tactical radio update: technet augusta 2015

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TCM TR

Tactical Radio Update

AUG 15

Paul ChernekDeputy TCM TR

US Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon



→ Provide an overview of the TRADOC Capability Manager for Tactical Radios (TCM-TR) mission and assigned capabilities.

Purpose



• Charter

• TCM TR Charter/Organization

• Army Essential Capabilities, Capability Gap Linkage, Capability Requirements

• Integrated Tactical Networking Environment (ITNE)

• Radio Networking/Network Transport OV

• Lower Tier Systems

• Mid Tier Systems

• NetOps Systems

• Key Takeaways

• Questions

Agenda



Charter – TRADOC Capability Manager for Tactical Radios

• Army’s centralized coordinator for evolutionary capability development and user activities associated with tactical radio platforms, waveforms, PNT, ancillary devices, mobile/mounted application network transport management and network operations for items which are components of the Integrated Tactical Networking Environment (ITNE).

• User advocate, for DOTMLPF-P solutions and other issues impacting development, fielding, deployment, and sustainment of ITNE components.

Chartered by CG TRADOC



TRADOC Capability Manager for Tactical Radios (TCM-TR) Organization Chart

5 Military 4 DA Civilians12 Contractors

Mr Paul Chernek Deputy TCM-TR

Mr Jon LundeenGround Domain Lead

Ms Toni McDavidExecutive Assistant

Mr David McCollumHMS Operations

Mr Ron HigginsPNT / GPS Lead

Ms Jackie ConeyJCIDS Documents

Mr Ken SmithMNVR Operations

Mr Tito OliveraHMS Operations

Mr Danny BooherNetwork Management

Operations

Mr Roger SpearsPNT / GPS Support

Mr Charlie Schrader

MUOS Ops

Mr Stan PustarfiIntegration & BOIPs

Mr. Jon DefalcoAMF Operations

Mr. Jacob YadenAMF Operations

Mr Tante LealTest Lead

= DA Civilian

= Military

LEGEND

= Contractors

= Vacant

Mr Kevin SearcyJENM Field Support

VacantAssistant TCM-TR

COL Troy DouglasTCM-TR

CPT Isaac SimpsonRadio Platforms/ CoE Sprt

SFC Sean WestRadio Operations

MAJ “Ronnie” Enguillado

NETOPS Management

CW3 Arnold LewisRadio Lab, NIE Support

VacantGS-13 NETOPs

VacantNETOPs

VacantWaveforms

VacantMobile/Mounted CE

VacantITNE CONOPs

VacantLegacy Radio Support

VacantTraining Support



Gap 1 - Lack of protected networked line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) voice and data communications for command and control (C2)

Gap 2 - Current tactical radios do not adequately provide continuous levels of situational awareness (SA) required of future conflicts

Gap 3 - Geographically separated Warfighters don’t have the ability to pass critical battle command information to the appropriate echelons of command while operating in various tactical environments

JTRS ORD Rifleman CPD MNVR CPD Manpack CPD AMF CPD

• Multi-tiered transport layer access for soldiers and key leaders at the soldier level (multi-path data routes and redundancy)• Higher capacity transport layer providing increased data security• Highly flexible transport layer implementation to meet METT-TC• Responsive, flexible, scalable, and available network management capability that directly supports the rapid task organization of combat forces’ networks under the highest OPTEMPO (proper network C2 capability to plan, engineer, manage and monitor all transport layer networks)

TCM-TR Focus Areas

NetworkTransport Capability

BasedAssessment

(CBA)

Robust network capabilityExecute Network OperationsBattle Command on the Move

Mission CommandEssential Capabilities

(MCEC)

ITNE IS CDD

Army Essential Capabilities & Capability Gaps



•Army Mission Command Transport Strategy (Army G-8)

•MTTP Tactical Radios (ALSA / SigCoE Doctrine Branch)

•Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Concept of Operations (CONOPs) – (STRATCOM)

•Army Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Migration Strategy

• Tactical Assured GPS Regional (TAGR) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

•Military Global Positioning System User Equipment (MGUE) Capability Development Document (CDD) (Working Ground Domain and Precision Guided Munitions appendixes)

Chartered JCIDS Capability Documents

Supported DoD Documents• Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Operational Requirements Document (ORD) is the parent capability document for the Rifleman Radio, Manpack, and MNVR, and Airborne Maritime Fixed Station (AMF) Capability Production Documents (CPDs)• Rifleman Radio CPD articulates the key leader and soldier level networking Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) Handheld Radio requirements• The Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) CPD articulates the capability requirements for a non-developmental item Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) enabled radio to replace the cancelled Ground Mobile Radio (GMR)• The Manpack CPD provides the capability requirements for the production of the Manpack (mounted and dismounted) multichannel radio hosting SRW, SINCGARS, and Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveforms.•The Airborne, Maritime, Fixed-Station (AMF) CPD provides the capability requirements for a multichannel radio that operates in airborne and seaborne environments hosting the SINCGARS, SRW, WNW, and Link 16.• The Integrated Tactical Networking Environment (ITNE) Information System (IS) Capability Development Document (CDD) provides the capability requirements for the network operations (NetOps) integration of all the ITNE components within the radio environment to include the radio platforms, waveform and waveform applications, mission command mobile/mounted application management, ancillary devices, and the NetOps management system.

Capability Requirements Status

Approved In Staffing

JTRS ORD Rifleman CPD MNVR CPDManpack CPD AMF CPD APNT CDD TAGR AoA

9 April 2003 7 March 2011 6 May 201312 May 2012 SIGCoE

PendingITNE IS CDD

TRADOC 15 January 2013SIGCoE

Completed



Where We Are(Software/Networking)

• Complexity Growth 300% Increase of Networking Radios and

Waveforms Introduction of 10 Networking Devices (i.e.

tactical routers, cross domain solutions) 1,150% - 2,400% Increase of Loadsets 100% Increase of Security Enclaves Introduction of Enterprise Network Management

(NM) Capability

• Complexity Growth Outcomes Requires Intensive Manpower to Configure Requires Integrated Training and Testing Requires Single Organic NM Capability to Plan,

Configure, Manage and Monitor

• Challenges Subnet Scalability SWaP-C Routing Interfaces/Capabilities IA Architecture Spectrum Task Reorganization

Where We’ve Been(Legacy/Analog)

Where We Need to Go(Simplification)

Radio Standardization Across Operating

Systems

IntegratedNetwork Management

System

SWAP-C Reduction

Integrated Training Integrated Testing

Management Simplification

(battlefield roaming, task reorganization)

Modify MC Mounted/ Mobile Applications

System Architectures Modification

Spectrum Requirements

Reduction and Agility Improvement

LDIF/Data Product and Design Modification

Performance Across a Range of Operational

Environments Improvement

Quality of Service Capable Radios

Rapid Reprogramming

CONOPS“MDMP”

Network Ready

Architectures

Scalability

TaskReorganization

Spectrum Availability

Integrated Training and

Testing

Standardization

ManpowerEstimate

Integrated Tactical

Networking Environment

(ITNE)“More tha n just a Radio”

Network Operations

Management

COTS/GOTS Waveform

Applications

Ancillary Networking

Devices

COTS/GOTS Tactical Radio

Platforms/ Ancillaries

MC Mounted /Mobile

Applications Management

SWAP-C QOS

Integrated Network

• Navigation

• Positioning

• Location

• Identification

• Air to Ground

• Air to Air

• Groundto

Ground

• SATCOM

AN/ARC-210

AN/WCS-3 UHF SATCOM/LOS

AN/ARC-201A SINCGARS

AN/PSC-5

ANPRC-119 SINCGARS

AN/PSQ-6A EPLRS

MNVRAN/PRC 118 Rifleman

AN/PRC-154Manpack

AN/PRC-155 SALT/SANR

Paradigm Shift in the Radio Environment



Integrated Tactical Networking Environment (ITNE) Capability Definition

Components & SystemsThe ITNE operates as a two tiered network (Lower/Mid) and is composed of five primary functional components; Radio Platforms, Waveform Applications, Mission Command Mobile/Mounted Applications Transport Management, Ancillary Devices, and the NetOps Management System. When combined, these components form a complete system of systems network capability enabling the commander to exchange secure and protected voice and data across their formation

AN/VRC-118(V)



Non-Networking Radio

Line-of-Sight Point-to-Point PictorialSquad Leader



Non-Networking Radio (cont.)

Line-of-Sight Point-to-Point Pictorial with Obstruction

Squad Leader

The Squad Leader cannot talk to three members of his squad



Networking Radio

Line-of-Sight to One Provides Communications with All

Squad Leader

Networking radios mitigate the complex physical environments where the Army operates



Network Transport OV-1



ITNE Lower Tier Systems

ManPack(SRW, SINCGARS, UHF SATCOM)

Rifleman(SRW)

Sidehat - Appliqué(SRW)

SideFalcon - Appliqué(SRW)

SideWinder - Appliqué(SRW)

Definition: The lower tier portion of the ITNE is composed of organic network resources from each ITNE functional component designed to support company and below formations down to soldier. This tier is characterized by primarily single channel radios operating at both the unclassified and secret level along with two channel radios at platoon and company to ensure multi-network integration and connectivity.

The primary lower tier waveforms are the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) and SINCGARS. There is the potential that other lower tier waveforms could be added and/or combined as the ITNE evolves over time. SATCOM: Demand Assigned Multiple Access/Integrated Waveform DAMA/IW; add MUOS in CS 15

Rifleman• Weight: 2.2 lbs/32 cubic inches• Size: 2.5 w x 7.5 h x 1.6 d (includes battery)• Range: 2 KM in complex terrain or 1 KM in dense vegetation• Freq: 225-450 MHz, 1350-1450MHz, and 1755-1850 MHz• Power: Batteries common primary & rechargeable• Secure: Type I & II EncryptionManpack• Weight: 14.5 lbs. (w/ 1 battery)/19.6 lbs (Mission Weight) - Future <16 Lbs• Size: Without Battery Bucket 2.875” x 10.5” x 8.5”/With Battery Bucket 2.875” x 10.5” x 14.5” • Range: SRW (3KM)/SINCGARS (5-10 KM Dismount) (10-40 KM Mounted with vehicular PA)• Freq: SRW (225-450 MHz, 1350-1450MHz, and 1755-1850 MHz); SINCGARS (30-88 MHz); UHF SATCOM 181B (225-400 MHz) and SATCOM 183A (250-350 MHz) – Add MUOS late CS15• Power: Batteries common primary & rechargeable• Secure: Type I & II Encryption

* Note: Mission Command Mobile/Mounted Applications and Ancillary Devices not depicted

ManPackw/MUOS- Appliqué



NETT Warrior with Rifleman Radio

• Weight: 6.3 LBS• Radio & EUD Runtime: 20-24 hours (1 x RR battery and 1 conformal battery)•Each added conformal battery adds about 14 hours mission•4 more conformal batteries to get 72 hour OMS/MP

Hand Mic



Company SRW Net

2 channel PRC-155 Manpack

Lower TI Network Overview

JBC-P/JCR

NSG

Manpack

BFT Global NOCFixed Regional Hub

Home Station

BFT 2

Data & Voice

16

DataPLI/C2 Messaging

1st Platoon SRW Net

2nd PlatoonSRW Net



DoD MUOS Enterprise

Estimated $12.8B InvestmentSpace, Control, and Terminals

Combined

MUOS Supports the Highly Mobile Joint Warfighter

DoD will launch 5 satellites during the next four years to replace the aging UHF Follow-On constellation. MUOS satellites will provide the tactical warfighter:

- 10X the capacity of legacy satellites - Cellular-like mobile networking - Support for Hand-held terminals

MUOS System Overview

MUOS System Architecture

Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Overview

MUOS Launch Campaign (2012-2016)



ITNE Mid Tier Systems

Definition: The mid tier portion of the ITNE is composed of organic network resources from each ITNE functional component designed to support battalion and company level operations. The mid tier is the critical high capacity backbone of the radio environment. It provides the battalion and company commander with the means to process voice and larger amounts of data across their tactical formation over a terrestrial based network.

The mid tier is the interoperability point for higher echelons, Joint integration, aviation integration, and multinational interoperability. The primary mid tier waveform is the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW).

MNVRAN/VRC-118(V)

(WNW, SRW, SINCGARS)

AMF – SALT/SANR(SINCGARS, SRW, WNW)

* Note: Mission Command Mobile/Mounted Applications and Ancillary Devices not depicted

Dimensions (approximate): 8” H x 15” W x 14” D

Frequency Range: 30-2000 MHz

Output Power: 5-20W

Max RF Bandwidth:Narrowband: 25kHzWideband: 10MHz

Internal commercial GPS with ability to accept external GPS

Waveforms supported for MNVR:WNW, SRW, SINCGARS

AN/VRC-118(V) – Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR)

Small Airborne Link-16 Terminal (SALT)Small Airborne Networking Radio (SANR)



BN CP

CO CDRCO CP

SRWCO Nets

PLT NetsSRW

CO CDR

WIN-T

Mid-Tier

Mid-Tier

Functions of the Mid-Tier subnets– Path Diversity: Connect BN to

CO CP/CDR and adjacent SRW nets (WIN-T SATCOM is not a single point of failure)

– Bridging SRW Nets: Connect SRW subnets together (SRW cannot scale to a single BCT-wide net)

– Extending Mission Command: Medium rate link for other nodes that need more than SRW but do not have WIN-T (e.g., SWAP constrained vehicles)

– Air to Ground Data Integration: WNW will provide the data link to rotary wing platforms.

12 3

Mid-Tier is generally 86-123 nodes per BCT

1

2

3

BFT-2 4

4

19WNW: Wideband Networking WaveformSRW: Soldier Radio Waveform



ITNE NetOps Systems

Description: The Joint Tactical-Networking-Environment (TNE) NetOps Toolkit (J-TNT) is a NetOps Tool that combines JENM, JACS/ACES and RBSAM using VMWare to create a single tactical network management tool to plan, configure, monitor, and manage the SRW, ANW2, WNW, MUOS and future networking waveforms and current tactical radios.

Capabilities Plans, configures, monitors, and manages waveforms: SRW, Mid-Tier, SATCOM, and future networking waveforms to the tactical edge. Supports the loading of legacy waveforms.Configures tactical radios: Rifleman Radio, Harris AN/PRC-117G, ITT SideHat/Soldier Radio; MBITR, and other SRW applications.Multiple instances of J-TNT can be distributed across the battle space with differing roles according to the position within the operational hierarchy. Provides ongoing operations support for fault, configuration, asset, and performance management.

Fielded Currently Fielded to the 75th Ranger Regt, 2/1AD and the 173d ABCT.Currently being used by the 2/75 Ranger Bn in Afghanistan.



TCM TR Takeaways

• ITNE gets data to the Soldier

• ITNE provides greater voice and data capacity and range extension over earlier Capability Set fieldings

• ITNE provides a self healing and self forming Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET)

Advantages

Challenges• Migration from a legacy radio environment to a fully integrated

computing environment (Training & Manpower)

• No personnel growth to manage the 200% increase in materiel equipment



COL Troy Douglas TRADOC Capability Manager for

Tactical Radios (TCM-TR)Fort Gordon, Georgia

(706) 791-7982DSN: 780-7982

[email protected]

Paul M. ChernekDeputy TCM-TR(706) 791-7490DSN: 780-7490

[email protected]

TCM-TR

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