Navigating hospital IT constraints is pivotal for integrating advanced MedTech solutions. Join us as we dive into three of the typical constraints, explore their challenges, and introduce proven approaches to overcoming them.

- Multicast Prohibition: What is another option when unicast increases latency and network usage and multicast is prohibited?
- Port Number Restrictions: How can dynamic systems manage applications that come and go?
- Cybersecurity Controls: How can we effectively manage the trade-off between secure communications and interoperability?

Discover how to achieve a flexible and performant framework, facilitating scalable and interoperable systems in the competitive MedTech landscape.

Top 3 Tips to Break Through Hospital IT Silos

In 2010, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) released their General Vehicle Architecture standard (Def Stan 23-009), widely known as GVA. It defined a set of requirements for the development of military vehicles aimed at reducing project risk, reducing costs and improving equipment capability.

In the intervening years, GVA has evolved as lessons have been learned, technology has improved and requirements have changed. 

This webinar outlines the key technical aspects of GVA. It will focus on how Data Distribution Service (DDS) is used as part of the underlying structure of a GVA based system, and will review some of the more recent changes in the GVA standard itself.

Understanding GVA: An Evolving Platform for Land Vehicles

Next-generation healthcare systems promise to deliver more targeted treatments, improve patient outcomes, and lower patient and hospital costs. To make this vision a reality, the industry must overcome key blockers, particularly around medical device interoperability.

While a connected device ecosystem will deliver better outcomes, it also increases system complexity. The solution is an open, interoperable connectivity architecture that can enable future-forward flexibility and scalability while maintaining reliability, cybersecurity, and performance.

In this webinar we'll discuss how the right architectural framework connects systems of medical devices so they work as a single integrated solution – reliably, securely and in real-time. It will discuss how using commercial off-the-shelf software, based on open standards, can manage the necessary infrastructure to optimize outcomes and productivity, allowing developers  to focus on application development and the integration of new technologies, instead of infrastructure.

Connectivity for Next-Gen Medical Devices: Real-Time, Secure, Scalable

Software-defined systems rely on rapid, dependable communication throughout a vast interconnected system of devices and subsystems. Yet as the systems evolve, those based on a message-centric paradigm simply cannot keep up.  

Choosing a data-centric framework solves the scalability challenge. RTI Connext, built on the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard, uses a publish/subscribe approach that enables loose coupling of system elements to make data available where and when it’s needed - regardless of system size.  

This webinar will compare DDS to traditional socket-based network communication. It will introduce key aspects of discovery-based publish-and-subscribe communication and discuss how to manage different data flows with reliable Quality of Service (QoS). 

The presentation will be followed by audience Q&A.

Data-Centric Communications in Software-Defined Systems: An introduction to DDS

Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) require flexibility from the middleware and networking layers, while maintaining a reliable data flow. They need to be able to adjust dynamically to new platforms and enable new features to be introduced at a rapid pace, without overhauling the system architecture. In order to enable this future-forward flexibility, it’s crucial to allow collaboration between different partners and rely on open standards.

By putting Data Distribution Service (DDS™) on top of TSN, system architects and application developers can leverage the DDS software databus with the advanced networking capabilities of TSN to create a powerful distributed data-centric software integration framework.

This webinar will review the OMG® DDS-TSN standardization efforts to extend DDS with a configuration model and a set of guidelines in order to successfully deploy DDS applications over TSN. It will illustrate how to map DDS messages to TSN frames and configure TSN to meet timing related DDS-level QoS for automotive use cases.

Deploying DDS applications over TSN for Software-Defined Vehicles

RTI Connext Tools provide visibility into operational systems, help troubleshoot application connectivity, solve complex data integration problems and speed time to market. Connext Tools add unique value, easing the entire development lifecycle, from design to production.

In 40 minutes, we will introduce RTI's proprietary debug tool, Admin Console, and its abilities to quickly identify connectivity problems, display Topic structure and real-time data, and many other capabilities. 

We will also explore other Connext Tools which assist developers in:
 · Creating and running applications
 · Debugging connectivity issues between applications
 · Optimizing application behavior
 · Characterizing and optimizing network performance prior to deployment.

Optimizing Development: An Overview of Connext Tools

DDS turns 20! In 2024, we celebrate 20 years of DDS innovation. From its first use case that enabled distributed communications for US Navy ships to the autonomous systems of today, the DDS family of standards has enabled new generations of applications to run reliably, rapidly and securely, regardless of distance or scale. 

To commemorate this milestone, the DDS Foundation will be running a year-long celebration to highlight the 14 specifications in the DDS standard, along with selected real-world use cases. 

Kicking it off on January 18 is a webinar that starts at the beginning: A discussion with the original Principal Developer of the original Proof of Concept experiments, along with the lead developer of the original DDS standard. Audience Q&A is encouraged. 

The audience will gain insights into the development of the original DDS standard, including:
- Why the US Navy needed a distributed communication protocol
- Insights from the original developer of the core technology
- How it became a standard
- And more! 

Speakers
Gerardo Pardo, co-Author of the original DDS standard and CTO, Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
Mark Swick, Former Principal on US Navy project that formed the DDS standard; currently Systems Architect, Real-Time Innovations

DDS, the US Navy, and the Need for Distributed Software

There’s one thing that system administrators can all agree on: Deploying and managing large-scale distributed systems is complex. And if you have hundreds of applications, trying to do everything manually would not work. So, to overcome this problem, container technologies have been widely adopted for large-scale distributed systems across a variety of industries. 
 
A container is a unit of software deployment that packages an application and its dependencies. Container technologies could be useful for Data Distribution Service™ (DDS) systems, especially if you have a large-scale system and need to remotely deploy, update and scale it. At RTI, we have been exploring Docker and Kubernetes for quite some time now and have learned many lessons. This webinar will focus on how containerized DDS applications can be managed and deployed using Kubernetes, the lessons learned and issues to avoid.

Kubernetes for Enhanced Software Delivery in Large-Scale DDS Systems

In the second episode of this device security webinar series we will explore the challenges of incorporating security in the most demanding environments of critical systems and demonstrate the related performance impact. In addressing these security challenges, we will continue to analyze how the DDS standard allows us to meet more requirements of the Zero Trust architecture.

Attendees will gain insight on:
- How security affects system performance and productivity.
- Device authorization and the principle of the “least privileged access.”
- Best options when resource-constrained devices or unpredictable networks intervene.

Join us for this webinar where we will explore relevant use cases and demonstrate the corresponding solutions using the new features available in RTI Connext Secure 7.2.

Securing Devices within Critical Systems on Unreliable Networks

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are rapidly expanding in logistics environments, as manufacturers seek to achieve safety, productivity and cost-saving goals. Technical innovation is fueling AMR expansion, particularly from gains in AI and data management that can process massive, uninterrupted streams of data for reliable operations.

This session will discuss the main protocols used in connected manufacturing environments to optimize AMR coordination, scalability and reliability. It will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of DDS, MQTT and OPC UA in AMR environments, where the dependence on low-latency, fault tolerance, and efficient data distribution is critical. 

The webinar will include audience Q&A.

IIoT Protocols for Autonomous Mobile Robots: Comparing DDS, MQTT and OPC UA

OEMs are learning that developing proprietary software architectures does not necessarily accelerate their progress towards electric and autonomous vehicles. Proprietary code, custom designs are giving way to a complete architectural revolution, centered on the concept of the software-defined vehicle (SDV).
 
Transitioning to a SDV is massively complex, requiring a combination of modern architectures, connected systems and a guaranteed interoperability with legacy technologies to fulfill the need for high-performing domains.
 
In this webinar, RTI will present the scope of modern architectures and discuss how the SDV transition has given rise to global industry cooperation and standardization, which is accelerating time to production while optimizing cost, time to market and flexibility.

Simplifying Development of Software-Defined Vehicles

As the number of embedded smart devices grows, distributed systems need to increase protection against fast-moving cybersecurity attacks. This webinar focuses on using digital certificates to protect information flow across connected devices using DDS, the data-centric, publish-subscribe protocol. It will discuss a flexible architectural approach that integrates automated certificate management, crypto libraries, observability and SIEM solutions to detect security breaches and take immediate action.

Attendees will learn best practice approaches to:
- Match device identification with their corresponding digital certificate
- Automate the identity management function  
- Rapid response to cybersecurity breaches to mitigate damage

Register now to gain actionable insights in the challenge to securely manage system access and configuration.

Securing Device Identity via Digital Certificates: A Data-Centric Approach

The US warfighter requires fast and accurate data to achieve a "decision advantage" on the battlefield, while operating across remote terrain. Containerization helps users to more easily build, deploy and manage their critical applications, and DDS is the proven technology in container development that can provide fast, reliable data transmission across systems in challenging environments.  This webinar will discuss the benefits of integrating DDS with containers to ensure seamless application discovery and communication across multiple environments using a single codebase. The webinar will feature  different use case scenarios from successful field deployments and will include audience Q&A.

The webinar will cover:
- Basic principles of container development
- How DDS works in container environments
- How to communicate between containers, and from container to host
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- How to deploy DDS application on Kubernetes

Data Communication Issues and Strategies in a Containerized Environment

The Object Management Group® (OMG®) has recently released the new DDS™ Extensions for Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) specification. This latest addition to the DDS family of specifications leverages the capabilities of the IEEE TSN collection of standards to provide system architects with an integrated solution to build data-centric highly reliable deterministic applications over standard Ethernet. In this presentation, we will discuss the new OMG specification, describe its most salient features and concepts, and explain how existing DDS applications that exchange time critical information can be deployed over TSN.

Introducing the DDS Extensions for TSN specification

Developing, testing and deploying next-generation distributed systems is challenging enough on its own. When developers and system architects then need to deploy over networks that may be unreliable or have unpredictable bandwidth and latency, such as shared, wireless or public networks, the challenges proliferate. Monitoring the health, security, and performance of applications in real-time can significantly decrease your development time, costs and risk. 

RTI, the largest software framework company for autonomous systems, is leading the software-defined future and working alongside the world’s leading companies building intelligent distributed systems. Join this webinar to be the first to hear about the latest software developments and tools for companies building observable next-generation DDS-based systems.

How to Develop and Deploy Observable Next-gen DDS Systems

This webinar builds on the previous introduction to the new OMG® specification DDS™ Extensions for TSN. In this episode, we explore the integration of DDS and TSN from a practical standpoint. We will introduce a simple DDS system, identify time-critical topics, and define the appropriate deployment requirements to configure the underlying TSN infrastructure. Audience Q&A will follow the presentation.

Designing and Configuring a DDS-TSN System

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