Re: [SWMP] Kicking things off

Jay C. Weber wrote:
> I should note that there does exist a related IEEE standard called HLA 
> (cf. https://www.dmso.mil/public/transition/hla/), but I think that not 
> even its proponents would claim that it is simple and practical in the 
> IETF tradition.  Please share your thoughts on this work, as well as any 
> other relevant standards-based work.
>

HLA took the course of standardizing an API interface.  There is no 
defined wire protocol at all.  Hence its basically useless as an 
interoperability standard.

TENA(HLA Competitor) is taking a similar approach.  I think this is done 
so the vendors can lock you into their systems.  The main claim is this 
allows the software vendor to optimize the wire protocol based on the 
features requested and networks its deployed on.  Doesn't seem worth the 
tradeoff.

DIS defined a wire protocol but did not have a good extension mechanism 
for new concepts beyond "bang your dead. "

Somewhere in the middle is hopefully a useful place.

-- 
Alan Hudson

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President Web3D Consortium                             www.web3d.org
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