CoAX Coalition TIE Technology Integration Experiment AFRL Rome, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DARPA CoAX Coalition TIE Technology Integration Experiment AFRL Rome, AIAI, Boeing, Dartmouth, DERA Malvern, Lockheed Martin ATL, Michigan, OBJS, USC/ISI, UWF/IHMC Support from BBN, GITI, ISX, MITRE, MIT Sloan, Schafer, Stanford Coalition
Support from BBN, GITI, ISX, MITRE, MIT Sloan, Schafer, Stanford
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Aims and Contributions Demonstration Next Steps and Summary
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Increasing military requirements for coalition
Belief that agent computational model is a good fit
US and UK Agent Research Programmes
US DARPA Control of Agent Based Systems (CoABS) UK DERA Agents Project
Need for “middleware” such as is provided by
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To address unique aspects of coalition operations
agent domain management services agent task, process and event management services
Aim will be met through delivery of:
Phased technical demonstrations of increasing
Connection of a variety of diverse agent systems Development of generic Coalition-oriented grid
Requirements:
Use of a wide variety of different agent systems Use of existing military (non-agent) applications
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Different cultures, doctrines, and languages:
Different doctrine, decision making, rules of engagement and,
in general, mission “agendas”
Command authorities - agreement and transfers Different interpretation of situational information
Incompatibility of respective national information
Different technology skill and equipment levels Lack of information systems resource sharing agreements Variable reliability of components and infrastructures Lack of compatible security architectures Need for rapid configuration and reconfiguration by personnel
with limited training Limited models for coalition force operations
Derived from LeRoy Pearce (Canadian MOD), 1999
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Cannot assume interoperability, reliability or
Need for partial (secure) sharing and
Need to work with agents in multiple dynamically
Need for flexible inter-agent task, process &
Need for rapid formation, management and
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Grid
DARPA CoABS Grid (GITI, ISX) Agent Frameworks KAoS Agents (Boeing, IHMC) NOMADS Mobile Agents (IHMC) EMAA/CAST Agents (LM-ATL) D’Agents (Dartmouth) eGents (OBJS) Agent Grid Services Task and Process Management (AIAI) Domain Management Services (IHMC, Boeing) Asynchronous Wireless Connectivity (OBJS) Plan Deconfliction (Michigan) Military Systems CAMPS (AFRL,GITI, BBN) MBP (DERA) … Agents on the Grid AODB Agent (LM-ATL) Observer Agents (Dartmouth) eGents E-mail Agents (OBJS) Malicious Agents (IHMC) Web Weather Agent (USC/ISI) …
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Broadens typical distributed security concerns to include:
Access management: Who can access what services?
Registration management: Who can join the domain under what circumstances?
Resource management: Who can have which kind and how much of a given computing resource?
Mobility management: What constraints should be placed on mobile code?
Communication management: What constraints govern interaction between conversing agents?
Obligation management: Are agents meeting their commitments?
Initial capability shown in 9-month demo Initial Capability slated for 18-month demo Initial capability slated for 30-month demo
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Initially maintains an overview of the current status of the
Can take on and address “issues” in the C2 process. Later adds the ability to monitor, plan and control the coalition
Links to and assists with domain management, authority,
To be packaged as generic task and process management
Initial capability shown in 9-month demo Initial Capability slated for 18-month demo Initial capability slated for 30-month demo
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Focus on information-gathering phase of a Coalition Operation First interoperation of agent-wrapped legacy and existing US
Agents and domains
6 agent domains and ~25 agents USC/ISI Ariadne agent providing publicly-available weather info Initial AIAI Process Panel
Domain management functionality
Malicious observer agent thwarted by IHMC KAoS domain
management and NOMADS resource control mechanisms
IHMC KAoS Policy Administration Tool (KPAT) administering
communication, registration, and resource policies
Stand-alone demonstrations:
MIT exception handling U. Michigan plan deconfliction Dartmouth ‘observer agents’ OBJS eGents
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Aims and Contributions Demonstration Next Steps and Summary
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Other Nation's 'Domain' US Country 'Domain' UK Country 'Domain' JFAC HQ's Organizational 'Domain' JTFHQ's Organizational 'Domain' Tactical Air Operations Functional 'Domain'
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NOMADS Guarded “Observers”
AODB
Weather
ALDB Dbii Dbi
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Rathmell, R.A. (1999) A Coalition Force Scenario 'Binni - Gateway to the Golden Bowl of Africa', In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Knowledge-Based Planning for Coalition Forces, (ed. Tate, A.) pp. 115-125, Edinburgh, Scotland, 10th-11th May 1999.
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Binni Coalition - C2 Structure and Commanders' Responsibilities
Other Components: LOGISTICS, MARINES, SF etc NGOs UN UN Secretary General UN SRSG
JOINT TASK FORCE HQ (JTF HQ) Staffs: J1 - 9 + Nat'l Reps Joint Task Force Commander
JTFC
Coalition Air Units Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC in JFAC HQ) Staffs: A1 - 9 + Nat'l Reps
JFACC
Coalition Land Units Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC in JFLC HQ) Staffs: G1 - 9 + Nat'l Reps
JFLCC
Coalition Maritime Units Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC in JFMC HQ) Staffs: N1 - 9 + Nat'l Reps
JFMCC GRAND STRATEGIC MILITARY STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL TACTICAL HOME BASE THEATRE National Grand Strategic Joint HQs Nat'l Pers-
Nat'l Pers-
Nat'l Pers-
GOVERNMENTS OGDs US GAO
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Q Q Q Q Q Q
EASTERN REGION
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SIKASSO COSTA DEL MARIA LAKI BANDAR UGWULU UPPER REGION WESTERN REGION CACA REGION NORTHERN REGION CACA REGION ASHANTI REGION CENTRAL REGION BANDAR REGION AGADEZ
Kwanabouri Gambaga 268 Masembi Higgville Libar Zatu
To Cunmege
Dinga Anala 876 527 390 482 436 588 752 542 707 123 788 613 175 613 Kamongo Jinja Brongo Laval Biloo Sagiba Bave Gamba Kolla Antok Grandville Hakkali Dado Minga Kaso Nanga Caca Dam Esuko Blackman Laponga Zaribe Bonrope Tonka 775 Saltpond Achobo Adaido Diplombo Elmina Wonka Deanville Sonara Sandosta Komenda Gonobo Grandvache Polia Jamestown Slabo Donga Anguiba Kutchi Akimbo Sago- town Wazilla Suthertown Bisa Wampimba Belucar Salisbury Bisha St Andrews Sellerham Kingtown
To Petit Paris
Lissa Libretto Slafito Langford Asoba Nedalla Epidurango Aida
Laki Safari Park
Red Sea
False Agadez forces
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NOMADS Guarded “Observers”
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Aims and Contributions Demonstration Next Steps and Summary
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Initial Planning
Recovery
Execution
More Linear More Linear Is the focus of the current demo Dynamic / iterative uncertain Is the focus of the CoAX 18-month demo CoAX 30-month demo
Covers all the above, plus greater levels of dynamic response and adaptation to changes in Coalition structures, capabilities and services.
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More realism in coalition structures
All CoAX members integrated (9 domains and ~35 agents) Coalition agents playing multiple roles in different domains New policies provide additional robustness and
Added functionality in process and task management
Increased scope of Binni scenario demonstration
Richer information gathering phase Extend scope to execution phase with agent systems
Incorporating coalition functionality becomes easier
Package selected domain management functionality as KAoS
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AODB
Weather
ALDB Dbii Dbi
Dbiii
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Dynamic “come as you are” coalition formation
Dynamic creation of ‘virtual coalition organization’ Agents and domains added to coalition structure ‘on-the-fly’ Dynamic coalition tasks and processes
Tailored visualizations Tools to improve human / software agent interaction High-level tools usable without specialized training Packaged task, process, and event management
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Operational Message
Interoperability of different nations’ systems Agility and robustness Support to coalition and “virtual” organizations
Technical Message
Agents as an appropriate paradigm to facilitate
Middleware of CoABS Grid is valuable for rapid
Utility of domain management and task/process
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CoAX and Binni documentation available
100+ page ‘living document’ describing CoAX
http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/project/coax/
We encourage further participation…
In addressing key coalition and technical drivers In seeking operational opportunities In seeking inter-program links In future demonstrations
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Demonstration Schedule Coalition domains slide with final overlay to show
Further summarization slide
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1-month demo in February 2000: showing direct connection between DERA MBP and LM-ATL AODB
9-month demo in October 2000:
Brief the CoAX TIE and Binni scenario Show integration of selected CoAX components Show that selected components interoperate in a Binni-based
scenario
Tell a relevant “story” about agents for information gathering
phase
Additional stand-alone demos of other components
18-month demo in July 2001: showing full integration of CoAX components in a rich coalition scenario:
Expanded scope to cover execution phase Focal point to engage other nations and research teams
30-month demo in July 2002: showing dynamic aspects of domain management and tasking
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Other Nation's 'Domain' US Country 'Domain' UK Country 'Domain' JFAC HQ's Organizational 'Domain' JTFHQ's Organizational 'Domain' Tactical Air Operations Functional 'Domain'
JTFC's (from the UK) Individual 'Domain'
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Coalition operations is a matter of high concern
Binni provides mature rich source of realistic
Actual military tools used in true cross-national
Seventeen partners cooperating in phased
CoABS Grid provided necessary interoperability Significant new research issues being addressed