  Modern highly automated and autonomous traffic systems and subsystems require
new approaches to test their functional safety in the context of validation and
verification. One approach that has taken a leading role in current research is
scenario-based testing. For various reasons, simulation is considered to be the
most practicable solution for a wide range of test scenarios. However, this is
where many existing simulation systems in research reach their limits. In order
to be able to integrate the widest possible range of systems to be tested into
the simulation, the use of co-simulation has proven to be particularly useful.
In this work, the High Level Architecture defined in the IEEE 1516-2010
standard is specifically addressed and a concept is developed that establishes
the foundation for the feasible use of scenario-based distributed co-simulation
on its basis. The main challenge identified and addressed is the resolution of
the double-sided dependency between scenario and simulation models. The
solution was to fully automate the generation and instantiation of the
simulation environment on the basis of a scenario instance. Finally, the
developed concept was implemented as a prototype and the resulting process for
its use is presented here using an example scenario. Based on the experience
gained during the creation of the concept and the prototype, the next steps for
future work are outlined in conclusion.
