The workshop will feature a preview of changes included in the much anticipated SCA 4.1 Standard. Held in cooperation with the Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC), it will be hosted by the MITRE Corporation in Aberdeen, Maryland, following MILCOM on 9-10 October 2014.

The Forum’s Coordinating Committee on International SCA Standards has been collaborating with the JTNC to develop technical recommendations for the next version of the SCA since the November 2013 kick-off workshop (http://groups.winnforum.org/p/cm/ld/fid=403). 

The meeting will be held at:

The MITRE Corporation
Northgate Building A
Suite #200A
209 Research Blvd.
Aberdeen, Maryland 21001 



Workshop presentations will be made available to Forum members and event attendees only. 
They may be available at a later date, pending presenter permission.

If you are registering internationally, please note that you MUST be pre-registered to be admitted to the event.

Tentative Agenda:

Thursday

8:00-8:30

Registration and participant welcome

8:30 – 8:45       

Opening Remarks:
Lee Pucker, CEO, Wireless Innovation Forum
Ken Dingman, Harris, co-chair of WInnF CC SCA
Jeff Mercer, Deputy Director (Acting), JTNC

8:45 – 9:15

Keynote: 
Major General Daniel Hughes, US Army (Canceled; replacement to be announced soon)

9:15 – 10:00  

SCA 4.1 Value Proposition
Eric Nicollet, Thales and Ken Dingman, Harris
Co-chairs of the WInnF CC SCA

10:00 – 10:30

Networking Break

10:30 – 11:30

Testimonials on Benefits and Usage of SCA 4.1
Chaired by Lee Pucker, WInnF CEO

  • Government Stakeholders
    - French MoD, presented by Colonel Geoffroy Lenglin, Embassy of France

  • Programs
    - ESSOR Community, presented by Philippe Margot, OCCAR
    - German SVFuA, presented by Marc Adrat, Fraunhofer FKIE

  • Industry Representatives
    - Aeroflex, presented by David Hagood
    - Harris, presented by Ken Dingman
    - Nordiasoft, presented by Steve Bernier
    - Prismtech, presented by Vince Kovarik
    - Raytheon, presented by Wendell Kishaba
    - Reservoir labs, presented by James Ezick
    - Selex ES, presented by Fabio Casalino
    - Thales, presented by Eric Nicollet

11:30 - 11:45

JTNC Overview
Jeff Mercer, Deputy Director (Acting), JTNC

11:45 – 12:00

JTNC Standards Update
Frank Van Syckle, JTNC Standards Lead

12:00 – 1:00   

Lunch

1:00 – 1:30

WINNF Contributions to SCA 4.1
Eric Nicollet, Thales and Ken Dingman, Harris
Co-chairs of the WInnF CC SCA

1:30 – 2:30     

WInnF Recommendations for SCA 4.1: Backwards Compatibility Recommendations, Part 1
Chaired by Steve Bernier, Nordiasoft
Leader of WInnF project "SCA 4.1 Backwards Compatibility"

Topics (tentative, speakers to be announced soon):
- Backwards compatibility
- Application mixture
- Naming improvements
- Q&A

2:30 - 3:00

Networking Break

3:00 - 4:00

WInnF Recommendations for SCA 4.1: Backwards Compatibility Recommendations, Part 2
Chaired by Steve Bernier, Nordiasoft
Leader of WInnF project "SCA 4.1 Backwards Compatibility"

Topics (tentative, speakers to be announced soon):
- Components Scalability - presented by Chuck Linn, Harris
- Manager Scalability - presented by Chuck Linn, Harris
- Late Registration
- Replaceable Component
- Q&A

4:00 - 4:30

Integration of WInnF Recommendations in SCA 4.1: Status and Propositions
Kevin Richardson, MITRE
SCA 4.1 Project and Technical Leader, JTNC Standards

 

Friday

7:30 - 8:00

Participant welcome

8:00 – 8:45       

WInnF Specifications for SCA 4.1: Lightweight and Ultra Lightweight AEPs
Chaired by Eric Nicollet, Thales
Leader of WInnF project "AEPs Improvements for SCA 4.1"

Topics:

  • Introduction: Eric Nicollet, Thales
  • Spec review: Jimmie Marks, Raytheon
  • Selected rationale items: Dave Carlson, Harris (presented by Ken Dingman, Harris)
  • Perspectives: Eric Nicollet, Thales
  • Q&As

8:45 - 9:30

WInnF Specifications for SCA 4.1: PIM IDL Profiles
Chaired by Eric Nicollet, Thales
Leader of the WInnF project "IDL Profiles Improvements for SCA 4.1"

Topics:

  • Introduction: Eric Nicollet, Thales
  • Spec review: David Hagood, Aeroflex
  • Selected rationale items: David Hagood, Aeroflex
  • Perspectives: Eric Nicollet, Thales
  • Q&As

9:30 - 10:00

Usage of WInnF Specifications in SCA 4.1: Status and Propositions
Kevin Richardson, MITRE
SCA 4.1 Project and Technical Leader, JTNC Standards

10:00 – 10:30

Networking Break

10:30 – 12:00

Roundtable Discussion on Future SCA Updates
Moderated by Kevin Richardson, MITRE
SCA 4.1 Project and Technical Leader, JTNC Standards

Topics:
- Status from November 2013 SCA 4.1 Workshop
- Additional suggestions based on SCA 4.1 development experience
- Wrap-up toward future steps

 12:00 - 1:00

Closing Lunch
Featuring closing remarks from 
Lee Pucker, WInnF CEO
Eric Nicollet, Thales, co-chair of WInnF CC SCA
Frank Van Syckle, JTNC Standards Lead

1:00 - 5:00

CC SCA Advisory Council Meeting (closed meeting)