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STE RAN Standard

The STE RAN Standard was developed with the Department of Defense to support large-scale Augmented Reality and Mix Reality training events. It is a new open standard managed by the modeling and simulation community. 

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We encourage visitors to join and be a member of this growing community.

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STE RAN Standard

Differences between 
Traditional Protocols/Standards

There are many challenges with existing protocols for Modeling and Simulation. The STE RAN is an innovative methodology that differs from traditional simulation and training protocols such as DDS, DIS, TENA, HLA, and TSPI because it also incorporates compute, storage, latency, security, and other requirements as part of its methodology. In addition, the STE RAN Standard also differs from these legacy protocols because it includes the protocol and cloud microservice management to provide efficient, low-latency network and microservices management. This reduction in overhead and latency inherent in legacy protocols are required to meet the low latency requirements for Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality (AR/MR) operating in large-scale training events, and the increased network data/bandwidth requirements associated with the convergence of Synthetic and Live Training.  

Challenges

STE RAN Standard Components

The STE RAN Standard consists of two-component types: microservices and IoT devices. The STE RAN Standard concept for developing simulation solutions is grouping STE RAN Standard microservices and STE RAN Standard IoT devices together. There are endless possibilities to what developers can build with the STE RAN Standard as long as the latency, compute, and storage requirements are physically possible.

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The STE RAN Standard simplifies how simulation solutions are built. Developers no longer have to deal with network management, microservice management, server management, and security because they are all managed by the network. All a developer has to do is build to the STE RAN Standard. The information in each of the STE RAN Standard Components (IoT devices and microservices) provides the information the network needs to connect the services while maintaining latency requirements. In the member's area, we will walk through an example of building a simulation system using the STE RAN Standard, how enhancements are made, and explain how a creator's IP is protected.  

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Learn more in the member's area by joining.

Component

STE RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (STE RAN)

The STE RAN is the network that supports the STE RAN Standard. The STE RAN Standard offers network vendors a set of parameters to develop their own version of an STE RAN. Network vendors can find new ways to optimize performance and create cost differentiation or different value propositions for their network.

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The requirement for a vendor to build an STE RAN is that their network must support the STE RAN Standard, which mainly consists of maintaining network and latency requirements between many STE RAN Standard microservices and STE RAN Standard IoT devices.

 

This creates an opportunity for different network vendors to build their own STE RAN. Network vendors can tailor their solutions for specific use cases based on a given mission.

 

More importantly, any simulation solutions built to the STE RAN Standard will operate on any compliant STE RAN. This approach provides a standard MOSA product line approach for the networks and the simulation solutions. 

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Establish STE RAN Standard

TITENN and UCF IST are leading the effort to make the STE RAN Standard an open standard managed by the community. As part of the effort, we will be publishing the standard in the member's area of the STE RAN website and providing updates regarding research and prototypes to our blogs.

 

We have selected a few companies to be early testers of the STE RAN Standard running on the prototyped STE RAN and collecting their feedback. We welcome others companies (large and small) to apply if interested in this Early Access Program.

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Become a Member

Membership is free. As a member, you will have access to the membership area which includes technical help for creators, information on the submission process, access to the latest blogs, and more. Below provides an overview of the membership section. Become a member and shape the standard as it evolves. 

 

In addition, member companies can request to be part of the "Early Access Program" which will allow them to test on the beta network currently being developed. Below is an outline of the membership area.   

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The member's area :

  • Explains the STE RAN Standard Components and how to build simulations using the standard.

  • ​Describes the process to submit an STE RAN Standard component for approval.

  • Includes blogs on current research and other efforts.

  • Development Help (Under Development - Coming Mid 2023)

    • Source examples of STE RAN Standard microservices. 

    • Source examples of IoT device designs.

  • Published (Under Development - Coming Mid 2023)

    • Libraries of all the messages for all the STE RAN Components accepted by the committee to operate on the STE RAN.

  • Submission (Under Development - Coming Mid 2023)

    • Where developers will submit their STE RAN Standard packages for review. 

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