[DTE2] Non-Traditional BAA Submission

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DIDO Solutions, Inc. Testing and Validation of Distributed Systems Using DIDO-TE. Non-Traditional submission under Broad Agency Announcement HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001. Submitted 8 January 2025.

This submission describes an Interoperability Testing Infrastructure based on DIDO-TE concepts. It proposes a controlled environment for testing distributed systems composed of different hardware, software, and component versions.

The submission addresses:

• Virtual twins of distributed-system nodes
• Controlled initial states
• Mixed component and software versions
• Interoperability testing
• Pre-deployment and post-deployment testing
• Hostile-agent and adversarial-condition simulations
• Phased deployment and system modernisation
• Scenario-based testing
• System resilience and adaptability
• Coalition and cross-platform interoperability
• Testing in degraded or contested communications environments
• Collection of performance results and operational metrics
• Catalogues of reusable virtual twins
• Prototype development, demonstration, and transition

This reference documents a proposed application of DIDO-TE to Department of Defense interoperability testing and validation.

It provides source material for DIDO-TE concepts associated with:

• Test Environment Configuration
• Nodes and Deployment Targets
• Twin Nodes
• Virtual Networks and Communication
• State Control
• Test Definition
• Test Execution
• Baselines and Comparison
• Validation