CMOSS/SOSA Open Standards Selection & Architecture Governance Training by Tonex
Open standards only improve naval interoperability when program teams select appropriate profiles and verify the interfaces that matter. This course examines the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS), Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), and their relationship to the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). Participants evaluate where hardware profiles, backplane standards, data exchanges, and architecture governance intersect. Particular attention is given to standards originally developed outside submarine programs and the qualification evidence needed before adapting them.
Cybersecurity can be weakened by poorly governed module substitutions and unmanaged interface exposure. Standards governance improves cybersecurity through trusted configuration baselines, component assurance, and documented access boundaries.
The practical training approach includes exercises, real-world case studies, and examples of processes and documentation used in submarine acquisition and open architecture projects, including standards applicability matrices, architecture decision records, profile comparison tables, and interface conformance plans.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish CMOSS and SOSA objectives from naval program requirements
- Select standards and profiles using traceable architecture criteria
- Evaluate interface conformance claims and interoperability evidence
- Define architecture authority and configuration approval responsibilities
- Identify platform-specific qualification gaps and technology risks
- Incorporate cybersecurity requirements into standards-based modular designs
Audience
- Open Architecture Engineers
- Naval Technical Authorities
- Embedded Hardware Architects
- Systems Integration Specialists
- Standards and Compliance Analysts
- Submarine Chief Engineers
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- Defense Acquisition Personnel
Course Modules
Module 1: Open Standards Ecosystem and Boundaries
- Explain the acquisition role of the Modular Open Systems Approach
- Describe intended uses of CMOSS and SOSA reference profiles
- Differentiate open standards from government program-specific requirements
- Identify baseline technologies underlying modular embedded processing environments
- Distinguish published profile conformity from functional system interoperability
- Define limitations when adapting cross-domain standards to submarine contexts
Module 2: Architecture Standards Selection Methodology
- Gather power, timing, environmental, security, and throughput requirements
- Select relevant physical and logical interface standard families
- Compare candidate profiles against physical integration constraints
- Define mandatory requirements separately from optional standards features
- Analyze compatibility and technical risk before committing to a profile
- Record standards selection justifications and rejected alternatives
Module 3: CMOSS and SOSA Profile Assessment
- Review modular hardware card and chassis interface declarations
- Compare slot, module, backplane, and timing compatibility assumptions
- Identify data plane, control plane, and management plane boundaries
- Check alignment between declared hardware profiles and procurement specifications
- Examine software dependencies that hardware profiles do not resolve
- Plan objective profile conformance evidence for supplier evaluation
Module 4: Architecture Governance and Decision Control
- Establish design authority, review gates, and escalation responsibilities
- Maintain approved architecture decisions with version and rationale
- Define waivers for unavoidable deviations from selected standards
- Coordinate software and hardware interface owners across supplier boundaries
- Control profile changes and downstream integration consequences
- Develop measurable governance indicators for recurring technical reviews
Module 5: Supplier Interoperability and Conformance Assurance
- Specify documentation needed to validate independent module replacement
- Distinguish connector compatibility from application-level behavioral equivalence
- Review timing, management, and error handling across interoperable modules
- Establish independent verification and acceptance evidence requirements
- Record unresolved interface limitations and qualification assumptions
- Plan ongoing conformance assessment after technology refresh
Module 6: Cybersecurity and Configuration Integrity Governance
- Review protected management interfaces and administrative access boundaries
- Evaluate firmware provenance and trustworthy component configuration records
- Define approved software and hardware baseline identification procedures
- Assess cybersecurity risk from changing suppliers and modular components
- Include vulnerability response duties in profile governance decisions
- Document trusted interface configurations for technical acceptance reviews
Improve decisions about open hardware profiles while avoiding unsupported claims of submarine certification. CMOSS/SOSA Open Standards Selection & Architecture Governance Training by Tonex supports professional engineering and cybersecurity decisions across complex modular submarine programs. Register with Tonex to strengthen your technical capabilities.