Live Demonstrations
Description
- A Live Demonstration is conducted in real-time in a synthetic environment consisting of hardware, software, and humans under simulated scenarios for the purpose of demonstrating that a complex system possesses a set of quality characteristics.
- Example: Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID)
- CWID is conducted annually for the purpose of evaluating technologies and capabilities for the interoperability quality characteristic under a set of prescribed simulated scenarios.
- CWID evaluates technologies and capabilities for exchanging information among coalition partners, military services, government agencies, first responders, and U.S. combatant commanders under simulated scenarios using role players.
Example
CWID Technology Assessment under Simulated Scenarios

Reference:
Osman Balci and William F. Ormsby (2007), “Scenario Simulation for Network-Centric Technology Assessment,” In Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation Tools for Communication Networks and Services, A.N. Ince and A. Bragg, Eds, Springer, New York, NY, Chapter 10, pp. 203-226.
Intended Uses / Objectives
- Operational Test & Evaluation
- Acquisition
- Training