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LVC Overview
Topics of Discussion
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Why Use LVC?
How LVC Operates (VBS2 Perspective, Simplified)
Basic Setup
Dedicated Servers & LVC
Practical Example
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Why Use LVC?
What is LVC?
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Interface created by Calytrix
Bi-directional DIS/HLA interactions to share data
Can potentially support more than “just” DIS/HLA
Entity Mapping – Receiving and Transmitting Entity Information
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Benefits of Use
 Link up with other simulations
 Distribute VBS2 mission workload
 Automated use; minimal to no setup required to run LVC
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How LVC Operates
Distributing VBS2 workload amongst multiple
Dedicated Servers
LVC acts as the gateway to share information
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How LVC Operates
Entities received through LVC are realized in 3D
 Can be observed and destroyed, but controlled by external simulation
 Simultaneously transmit/receive VBS2 entity information
Entity Sent via LVC
Entity Received via LVC
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Basic Setup
Setting a Unique DIS Application ID (Server Only)
 C:\Bohemia Interactive\VBS2\config\DIS\DIS.config
 Required when two or more Dedicated Servers running LVC
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Basic Setup
Starting a Dedicated Server
 For each group of clients, one dedicated server
will be started as a host for that group
 Only the Dedicated Servers are running with
LVC activated
 All clients start VBS2 normally and connect to
the network session
LVC Interface
Sharing entity information
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Practical Example
Multiple Dedicated Servers & LVC
 Each server has its own concept of a larger scenario
• BLUFOR hosted Dedicated Server
• OPFOR hosted Dedicated Server
 Both servers operate independently on the same Network
 Dedicated Servers share information about its Network Scenario
• Dedicated Servers relay shared information to its respective clients
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