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BOMs – Base Object Models Bj?rn L?fstrand Manager MS Services, Pitch Technologies Arkitekturdag 3, FMV, Stockholm, December 2006 BOM Definition Piece-part approach to Modeling Conceptual Models With focus on Simulation Information Exchange Data Models With focus on Federated Systems based on HLA Provides linkage from conceptual elements to constructs for information exchange in a federated system Basic Concept Background Simulation Conceptual Model Specification of types of entities, attributes, relations, behavior and actions relevant to be represented in the simulation Independent of how the responsibility of modeling these concepts is allocated to different components (federates) in a federated system (federation) HLA Object Model Template A template specification for documenting HLA Federation and Simulation Object Models (FOMs and SOMs) representing the information exchange data model (IEDM) Represents the type of information needed to be exchange during simulation in order to correctly represent the simulation conceptual model Federation Development and Execution Process (FEDEP) Guidance for developing HLA Federations Recognizes Reference Models and Base Object Models as important approaches to developing FOMs and SOMs Federation Development and Execution Process BOM History BOM Rationale Interoperability Common understanding on how information is exchanged and interpreted is key in achieving interoperability BOMs provide a way of documenting not only HLA mechanisms or constructs for information exchange, but also the pattern of interplay that is supported by the exchange. Reuse The BOM concept is based on the assumption that piece-parts of simulations and federations can be extracted and reused as modeling building-blocks or components. The interplay interface between conceptual entities within a simulation can be captured and characterized in the form of reusable patterns. Composability The implementation of a pattern of interplay using HLA object model c