Current DoD mechanisms to support distributed simulations have reached their limits in terms of size and fidelity. Several projects are underway to improve the state of the art in the DoD, defining a new class of distributed simulation: Advanced Distributed Simulation (ADS). This paper presents an architectural view of the problem area, i.e. identifying the conceptual objects in an ADS system, and describing their responsibilities and interactions. Classes of data transmission optimizations are identified and discussed in terms of scalability, flexibility, and current research efforts.
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