Data distribution management migration from DoD 1.3 to IEEE 1516

Abstract: In September 2000, the IEEE approved the three High Level Architecture (HLA) documents as standards, 1516, 1516.1, and 1516.2. The form, functionality, and content of these documents are significantly the same as their DoD sources, the HLA 1.3 standards. Unlike the other service areas, Data Distribution Management (DDM) experienced noticeable changes in response to input from the community and a focused re-engineering effort. These changes included the removal or routing spaces and the introduction of default ranges. While these changes did not affect the fundamental functionality of DDM, they simplified implementation of some approaches for users. With little effort, users can design DDM approaches which will migrate smoothly from DoD 1.3 to IEEE 1516.