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NATO CIS Services Agency
NCSA
LTC Duane L Kristensen
System Management Division
1 December 2009 UNIS TEM 6
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• Understanding NCSA
• CENTRIXS-ISAF
Outline
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To ensure the provision of secure end-to-end information exchange
services and information processing services required for NATO
Consultation, Command and Control, using fielded Communications and
Information Systems in the most cost effective manner.
NCSA Mission
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NCSA OrganisationCIS Operations Static CIS Support
Service Delivery
Systems Management
NATO INFOSEC Signal Battalions
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NATOCore Network
Voice
Data
VTC
Land, Air & MaritimeForces
Land, Air & MaritimeForces
Balkans
Balkans
NTMINTMIExercises
Exercises
Service Interface
NationsNations
NATO’s CIS Network
ISAFISAF
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AgencyActivation
Manpower Shortages
Operations*small footprint
Stabilised Organisation
SufficientManpower
CoordinationRole
Streamlined Organisation
Consolidated Services
Management Framework Role
Lean Organization
EfficientServices
Supporting Command
2004 - 2006 20142007 - 2009 2010 - 2013
InitialNCSA
SpearheadNCSA
FocusNCSA
Optimised NCSA
NCSA Strategic Phases
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CENTRIXS-ISAF
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Federated & Integrated Architecture for ISAF
SIPRNeT (US)
SIPRNeT (US)
CENTRIXSGCTF
80 nations
CENTRIXSGCTF
80 nations
CENTRIXSISAF
CENTRIXSISAF
ISAF Secret (FOC+, MP4,
IOC, Overtask)
ISAF Secret (FOC+, MP4,
IOC, Overtask)
NATOSecret
NATOSecretShared ISAF Information Domain
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National Mission Secret
National Mission Secret
NATO HQ Mission Secret
NATO HQ Mission Secret
NATO HQ Mission Secret
NATO HQ Mission Secret
National Mission Secret
National Mission Secret
National Mission Secret
National Mission Secret
ISAF General-Purpose Communication System
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ISAF Mission Networks ISAF Mission Networks ……
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ISAF Secret
NATO Managed & Administered
CENTRIXS GCTF
US Managed & Administered
SIPR & SIPR-CSD
NATO Secret
Stand-alone Mission Networks
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… … where we’re where we’re headedheaded
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SIPRSIPR
CENTRIXSCENTRIXSGCTFGCTF
ISAF SecretCENTRIXS ISAF
NATONATOSecretSecret
NationalNationalNetworksNetworks
US Managed & Administered
NATO Managed & Administered
Unified Mission Networks
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Why this is Why this is important?important?
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SIPRSIPR
CENTRIXSCENTRIXSGCTFGCTF
ISAF SecretCENTRIXS ISAF
NATONATOSecretSecret
NationalNationalNetworksNetworks
US Managed & Administered
NATO Managed & Administered
Unified Mission Networks
• No Boundary ProtectionNo Boundary Protection
• No FirewallsNo Firewalls
• Unified Information DomainUnified Information Domain
• Promotes Unity of CommandPromotes Unity of Command
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NCSA:NATO’s Driving Force for Efficient CIS Services
Questions?
NATO CIS Services Agency