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?

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