CMDR can be combined with ISL to produce HLA-compliant Agents. CMDR is used to transfer data between RTI/HLA and ISL-enabled environments using protocols such as XML, DAML, and SOAP. CMDR can advertise federate capabilities to ISL Agents using the ISL Look Up Services.

Imagine having the capability to transform any simulation, at run-time, into an intelligent application capable of publishing and importing its data and interacting with intelligent software agents. Think about using that data in other systems on your network. Now, imagine building new applications by importing data and services that are available on the network to meet your immediate requirements. What could you do if the simulation systems available within your enterprise dynamically interacted with each other?

Global InfoTek has developed CMDR to make this reality. Leveraging the power of the ISL framework, CMDR quickly and easily integrates C4I, Simulation, and other systems with the RTI. Once integrated with your application, CMDR adds a publish-subscribe mechanism by which applications can search for needed information and request updates for data elements of interest.

CMDR has been used successfully in federations which include the following systems:

• GCCS
• ITEM
• JSAF
• JCATS
• OASES
• PeopleShop
   

What Can CMDR Do?

CMDR facilitates interaction with HLA-compliant applications. The product itself is a suite of Java applications and libraries which enable developers to quickly federate their systems using HLA-compliant techniques. CMDR provides a general framework for interacting with the standard RTI libraries. The current CMDR implementation has been tested with several versions of the RTI libraries. CMDR is a simple, comprehensive solution to your HLA data sharing and interoperability problems. It is easily adaptable to a number of different needs.

Integration with Software Agents:

CMDR interfaces your current systems with software agents using the ISL framework. ISL agents can dynamically discover and interact with an HLA federation using CMDR as a gateway. Using its agent interface, CMDR dynamically publishes the available data model (FOM) to the network. Agents are allowed to register for updates to this data. ISL agents can also push changes into the federation data model using the CMDR agent interface.

Multiple Federations:

Using CMDR agents and the ISL, it is possible to bring data from multiple HLA federations into a single application. By connecting each CMDR instance to a different set of simulations, you can publish several separate data models to your network. By registering with each of the CMDR agents, you can pull data from all your federations into a single application. This makes the integration of simulations that were written for use in different situations quite feasible without the need to modify the original applications.
Record and Playback:

As an HLA utility, CMDR provides the capability to record and then playback, with complete fidelity, the data and interactions of an HLA federation. When used in this way, CMDR creates a record of all Entities, Attribute Updates and Interactions which occur during recording. HLA data can then be replayed off-line, at normal speed or using a user-selected factor for time. The potential this provides is enormous.

Software Library:

As a software library, CMDR is capable of interfacing your application with virtually any RTI federation. Your application code is abstracted from the low-level RTI structures and data formats using the CMDR Application Programming Interface (API). CMDR adjusts to data model changes at run-time, reducing the need to recode your application when the Federation Object Model (FOM) changes.