Naval MOSA, CMOSS, SOSA & Open Architecture Fundamentals Training by Tonex
Open standards can improve naval system modularity only when engineers understand what each framework governs and where its limits apply. Naval MOSA, CMOSS, SOSA & Open Architecture Fundamentals Training by Tonex examines the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS), and Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA). Participants compare business and technical drivers, standardized interfaces, modular processing profiles, and evidence for interoperability. The course distinguishes standards developed for particular defense environments from their possible adaptation to submarine applications.
Cybersecurity depends on securing interfaces and managing trusted components rather than assuming openness guarantees protection. Clearly documented integration boundaries support cybersecurity reviews, supply chain assurance, and accountable technology refresh decisions.
The practical training approach combines exercises, real-world case studies, and examples of standards-selection matrices, interface mappings, conformance plans, and architecture governance documentation used in naval open architecture projects.
Learning Objectives
- Explain MOSA as a combined technical, acquisition, and sustainment strategy.
- Distinguish CMOSS and SOSA purposes, profiles, interfaces, and applicable design contexts.
- Evaluate standard selection against defined naval mission and environmental requirements.
- Identify documentation needed to support modular component procurement and substitution.
- Assess interface-level interoperability separately from broader system acceptance.
- Recognize the limits of transferring non-submarine reference architectures into naval designs.
- Improve cybersecurity reviews of open interfaces, supplier components, and architecture changes.
Audience
- Naval Systems Architects
- Open Architecture Standards Engineers
- Submarine Systems Integrators
- Defense Acquisition Professionals
- Technical Program Managers
- Embedded Hardware and Software Engineers
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- Architecture Governance Personnel
Course Modules
Module 1: Naval Modular Open Systems Principles
- Explain MOSA business objectives spanning competition, interoperability, and lifecycle modernization.
- Describe modular design, key interfaces, open standards, and conformance evidence.
- Identify system boundaries suitable for independent subsystem development and replacement.
- Relate open architecture decisions to sustainment strategy and technical data rights.
- Compare claimed openness against measurable interface and substitution characteristics.
- Assess naval constraints that may limit adoption of selected standards.
Module 2: CMOSS Architecture and Interface Concepts
- Expand CMOSS terminology and identify its modular defense integration objectives.
- Describe shared processing resources, plug-in modules, and common chassis concepts.
- Review representative communication and electronic warfare integration use cases.
- Identify the role of profile requirements in module compatibility assessments.
- Distinguish CMOSS architectural intent from proven submarine platform suitability.
- Evaluate physical, logical, security, and environmental adaptation considerations.
Module 3: SOSA Profiles and Open Sensor Systems
- Describe SOSA technical architecture principles for sensor processing interoperability.
- Recognize standard profiles for processing, networking, and timing functions.
- Relate SOSA aligned module choices to OpenVPX ecosystem requirements.
- Distinguish profile alignment from complete system-level interoperability evidence.
- Identify interface declarations needed for multi-vendor sensor subsystem integration.
- Review configuration control and qualification implications of profile changes.
Module 4: Standards Selection and Architecture Mapping
- Translate mission needs into standards-selection criteria and documented constraints.
- Compare technical maturity, implementation availability, and supplier ecosystem considerations.
- Map candidate open standards to identified submarine subsystem boundaries.
- Address timing, data semantics, bandwidth, cybersecurity, and reliability requirements.
- Document standards deviations with technical justification and mitigation responsibilities.
- Develop traceable decisions for architecture review and acquisition governance.
Module 5: Interoperability Verification and Conformance Planning
- Define interface-specific acceptance criteria before selecting standards compliant components.
- Distinguish specification conformance from end-to-end functional interoperability.
- Outline verification activities for mechanical, electrical, software, and data interfaces.
- Plan evidence collection for module interchangeability and integration readiness.
- Assess supplier declarations against available independent test and review records.
- Capture integration discrepancies and ownership of corrective engineering actions.
Module 6: Cybersecurity and Lifecycle Standards Governance
- Evaluate security implications of standardized interfaces and shared processing assets.
- Identify configuration, firmware integrity, and supply chain assurance dependencies.
- Apply trust boundary analysis to components sourced from multiple suppliers.
- Align technology refresh decisions with security reassessment and regression evidence.
- Establish governance for standards revisions, exceptions, and legacy interface retention.
- Prepare an architecture review checklist connecting openness, assurance, and sustainment.
Strengthen the engineering knowledge needed to evaluate, integrate, and sustain reliable naval mission systems. Naval MOSA, CMOSS, SOSA & Open Architecture Fundamentals Training by Tonex connects architecture principles with disciplined engineering decisions and cybersecurity considerations. Register with Tonex to advance your expertise in submarine open architecture projects.