Assessing the Performance and Impact of an Open-Source RTI in Distributed Real-Time Military Simulation
Resumo
Este estudo avalia o desempenho do PORTICO, uma Infraestrutura de Tempo Real (RTI) de código aberto, para simulações militares em tempo real. A pesquisa compara sua eficiência com a versão comercial pRTI, analisando serviços-chave da Arquitetura de Alto Nível (HLA) como interações entre federados e atualizações de atributos. Os resultados indicam que a solução de código aberto é viável mesmo em cenários além do uso convencional, considerando parâmetros de configuração e composição da federação. Adicionalmente, o trabalho estabelece bases para desenvolver um Produto Minimamente Viável de Modelagem e Simulação como Serviço utilizando conceitos HLA, possibilitando simulações distribuídas escaláveis e eficientes.
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Moller, B., Wihlborg, A., Klasson, F., Karlsson, M., Eriksson, S., Svensson, P., Lofstrand, B., Johansson, M., and Aktanius, P. (2012). The HLA tutorial: A practical guide for developing distributed simulations.
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Technologies, P. (2023). Free HLA tutorial and software.
Tu, Z., Zacharewicz, G., and Chen, D. (2012). Developing a Web-Enabled HLA Federate Based on PORTICO RTI. In Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), pages 2289–2301. IEEE.
Erciyes, K. (2019). Distributed Real-Time Systems: Theory and Practice. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1st edition.
Falcone, A. and Garro, A. (2018). Reactive HLA-based distributed simulation systems with RxHLA. In 2018 IEEE/ACM 22nd International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT), pages 1–8. IEEE.
Falcone, A., Garro, A., Anagnostou, A., and Taylor, S. J. E. (2017a). An introduction to developing federations with the high level architecture (HLA). In 2017 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), pages 617–631.
Falcone, A., Garro, A., Taylor, S. J. E., and Anagnostou, A. (2017b). Simplifying the development of HLA-based distributed simulations with the HLA Development Kit Software Framework (DKF). In 2017 IEEE/ACM 21st International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT), pages 1–2. IEEE.
Grogan, P. T. and de Weck, O. L. (2018). Infrastructure system simulation interoperability using the high-level architecture. IEEE Systems Journal, 12(1):103–114.
Gütlein, M., Baron, W., Renner, C., and Djanatliev, A. (2020). Performance evaluation of HLA RTI implementations. In 2020 IEEE/ACM 24th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT), pages 1–8. IEEE.
Gütlein, M. and Djanatliev, A. (2020). Coupled traffic simulation by detached translation federates: An HLA-based approach. In 2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), pages 1378–1389. IEEE.
IEEE (2010a). IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA)– Federate Interface Specification. IEEE Std 1516.2-2010 (Revision of IEEE Std 1516.2-2000) Redline, pages 1–378.
IEEE (2010b). IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA)– Framework and Rules. IEEE Std 1516-2010 (Revision of IEEE Std 1516-2000), pages 1–38.
IEEE (2010c). IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA) – Object Model Template (OMT) Specification. IEEE Std 1516.2-2010 (Revision of IEEE Std 1516.2-2000), pages 1–110.
Kuhl, F., Weatherly, R., and Dahmann, J. (1999). Creating Computer Simulation Systems: An Introduction to the High Level Architecture. Prentice Hall PTR.
Malinga, L. and Le Roux, W. H. (2009). HLA RTI Performance Evaluation. In 2009 SISO European Simulation Interoperability Workshop, pages 1–6. Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization.
Moller, B., Wihlborg, A., Klasson, F., Karlsson, M., Eriksson, S., Svensson, P., Lofstrand, B., Johansson, M., and Aktanius, P. (2012). The HLA tutorial: A practical guide for developing distributed simulations.
Nielsen, J. (1994). Usability Engineering. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc.
Oliveira Rosa, J. R. (2023). HLA performance github.
Pokorny, T. (2023). PORTICO Runtime Infrastructure.
Pokorny, T. and Fraser, M. (2023). The PORTICO Project.
Russo, D. (2016). Benefits of Open Source Software in Defense Environments, pages 123–131. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer International Publishing.
Tanenbaum, A. S. and Steen, M. V. (2007). Sistemas Distribuídos: Princípios e Paradigmas. Pearson.
Technologies, P. (2023). Free HLA tutorial and software.
Tu, Z., Zacharewicz, G., and Chen, D. (2012). Developing a Web-Enabled HLA Federate Based on PORTICO RTI. In Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), pages 2289–2301. IEEE.
Publicado
28/10/2025
Como Citar
ROSA, João Rodolfo de Oliveira; FAZENDA, Álvaro Luiz.
Assessing the Performance and Impact of an Open-Source RTI in Distributed Real-Time Military Simulation. In: SIMPÓSIO EM SISTEMAS COMPUTACIONAIS DE ALTO DESEMPENHO (SSCAD), 26. , 2025, Bonito/MS.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2025
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p. 25-36.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sscad.2025.15637.
