In 2003 the IEEE Computer Society Standards Activities Board (SAB) recognized the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) Standards Activity Committee (SAC) as the Computer / Simulation Interoperability (C/SI) SISO SAC Standards Committee.
The Computer/Simulation Interoperability (C/SI) Standards Committee is represented by the SISO SAC. It is responsible for the maintenance of an existing portfolio of standards via 3 working groups, each with active projects:
C/SI sponsors three series of IEEE Standards:
In 2015 the IEEE Standards Association Standards Board (SASB) re-authorized C/SI for standards development. The C/SI SISO SAC Representative is SISO's primary contact for all IEEE Standards activities. C/SI policies and procedures for standards development are valid thru 31 Dec 2020.
SISO is an international organization dedicated to the promotion of modeling and simulation (M&S) interoperability and reuse for the benefit of a broad range of M&S communities including developers, procurers, and users worldwide.
Stakeholders: anyone involved with the acquisition, development or operation of simulation systems that will be used in a distributed manner. These standards are required to support a coherent approach to distributed simulation
Standards Products shall be as general as possible, while still maintaining usefulness, to support the broadest community of current and future users.
Standards Products shall be established and changed only as necessary. They shall be prototyped and tested before being proposed for adoption to demonstrate their maturity.
Standards Products shall maintain the integrity of the existing product suite and the needs of the user.
IEEE 1278 series - Each standard and recommended practice in this set describes one or more of the elements that constitute the DIS environment. DIS consists of the following standards:
IEEE 1516 series – This standard, describing the framework and rules of the HLA, is the capstone document for a family of related HLA standards. It defines the HLA, its components, and the rules that outline the responsibilities of HLA federates and federations to ensure a consistent implementation. Simulations are abstractions of the real world, and no one simulation can solve all of the functional needs for the modeling and simulation community. HLA consists of the following standards:
IEEE 1730 - DSEEP can be used together with several interoperability standards, such as HLA or DIS.
I/ITSEC - Special Event - Simulation Standards: Delivering Multi-National Interoperability. A joint event between the NATO M&S Group (NMSG), SISO, the Khronos Group and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Wednesday 29 November, 08:30 - 10:00, Room W305AB
SISO Simulation Innovation Workshop (SIW). Florida Hotel and Conference Center, Orlando, Florida. February 26 - March 1, 2024. www.sisostandards.org