NATO CIS Services Agency

Interoperability in AfghanistanThe perspective of NCSA

The ISAF CIS Coordinator and Service Provider

Dag WilhelmsenTechnical Director

16 June AFCEA Event SHAPE 2010

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NATO has discovered that times have changed

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needing capabilities that underpin mission success

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Delivered on time and supported with excellence

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and securing freedom of movement cross country

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The Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN)

• Provide connectivity

• Ensure common C2 and situational awareness

• Establish single mission network (AMN)

• Migrate National applications to National Extensions

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AMN Concept

ISAF SECRET

CENTRIXS(US)

OVERTASK (UK)

CAESAR (ITALY)

LCSS (CANADA)

OTHER NATIONS

ANSF

NATIONAL NETWORK

Primary Coalition Command Control Communication Computer

Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance

network for all ISAF forces

Replacing national networks

All information systems to be operational on the AMN

Integrated AMN Operation Centres

DATA ONLY

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AMN Areas of focus

• Network Architecture and Infrastructure• Functional Area Systems Integration• Joint ISR• IP based Interoperable VTC Services• Deployable CIS Nodes/ Micro-POPs• Network Operations/ Service Management• Information Assurance/ Cross Domain

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AMN Current and Future Status

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UK OVER TASK

US CENTRIX-ISAF

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BICES

SIPRNet(U.S.)

CENTRIXS-GCTF(80 COUNTRIES) AfghanistanAfghanistan

Mission Mission NetworkNetwork

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ISAF Secret Network

EmailWeb

VoiceChat CAN (LCSS)

ITA (CAESARNet)

GER (JCCIS)

NORFIS Basis IS

SPNSIMACET

NationallyFunded

NATOFunded

FOC +

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AMN NIP Design Solution

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NCSA Support to ISAF

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NCSA Support to ISAF

• Single CIS Service CoordinatorIn-Theatre

• Coherent Service Management Framework• Based on new C2 arrangements with

SACEUR

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CIS support to NATO Operations

NCSA “as a whole”NCSA “as a whole”(indivisible mission / organisation)

Military Committee

OPCON(for Operations)

SACEUR

NAC

Non-Operational direction

NCSA DCIS elements

• DCMs• CIS Logistic Depot

Supporting NATO

elements • NC3A• NAMSA• Contractors

Supporting National CIS

elements

CIS support to Static HQ structures

Reach back Reach back

SLAsSLAs OpPlans/OpOrdersOpPlans/OpOrders

C2 for NFS

• Nations’ customers

Consul-tation

• NATO HQ Brussels

C2 for NCS

• ACT• +Sub-structure

C2 for NCS

• ACO• +Sub-structure

NATO C3 Board

NCSA’s Position

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AMN Service Management Framework

• Established in full compliance with ITIL V3 and ISO 20000-2

• NETOPS implemented with due regard to the principles of federation (Unity of Effort)

• 3 essential processes implemented at IOC:– Change Management– Incident Management– Configuration and Asset Management

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AMN Federated Service Management (NETOPS)

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NCSA:NATO’s Driving Force for Efficient CIS Services

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