1. National Weather Service Review
Program Manager, Integrated Dissemination Program: Luis Cano
National Weather Service
Integrated Dissemination Program
April 8, 2015

2. Agenda Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP)
IDP Overview
IDP Challenges / Benefits
IDP Timeline
IDP Architectural Structure
IDP Infrastructure
IDP Milestones
IDP NWSTG Re-Architecture
NWSTG Overview
NWSTG Re-architecture Project
Use Case – Radar Level III
Use Case – FTP Services

3. IDP Overview
IDP plans to deliver NOAA Wide Dissemination Services in a phased approach
In Phase 1, IDP’s focus is on executing against its 3 Program, Project and Activities (PPAs) requirements: 1) NWS Ground Readiness Project, 2) NWS Telecommunication Gateway (Re-architecture), and, 3) NWS Next Generation IT Web Services.

4. Integrated Dissemination Program Target State (Benefits)
IDP Challenges / Benefits
Integrated Dissemination Program
Phase 1 Initiatives
Current State (Challenges)
Target State (Benefits)
Aging Infrastructure
Backup Telecommunication Gateway
Disbursed dissemination applications
Multiple sources of weather data
Inadequate Networks
Next generation of satellite (volume increase) about to launch
Super Computer Upgrade (volume increase)
Redundant Dissemination Infrastructure at diverse locations with 100% primary and backup operational capability
NWSTG Re-architected functionality
Disseminate a single source of weather data to NWSTG consumers, aviation decision makers, and others
Fully exploit and benefit from new observations and products
Improved and upgraded NWS Networks with increased bandwidth
IDP
Dissemination Infrastructure
NWSTG Re-architecture Functionality
NextGen IT
Direct Readout (GRB Antennas)
SBN Upgrade
Network Upgrade & Optimization

5. GRP Network Upgrade & Opt.
IDP Timeline
High Level View
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
Primary Site (NCWCP)
Req’ts
Design & Build out
Phase 1
Design & Build out
Phase 2
O&M
IDP Infrastructure
Backup Site
(DSRC)
Eng’g Study, Req’ts & Acq’n
Design & Build Out
O&M
Phase 1 - Current NCWCP Compute Farm Augmented
Phase 2–NCWCP Build out complete
Backup Site Build out complete
Refresh
Site A - 100% / Site B - Build and Test
Site A - 100% / Site B - 74%
Retire Legacy NWSTG
NWSTG Re-arch Funct.
Re-architecture
Requirement Phase
Design / Build / Test
Cutover
O&M
Site B-74% Operational Capability
Re-arch Contract Award
NWSTG Functions at IDP Primary Site
NWSTG Functions at IDP Backup
Web Services Prototype
Prototype Dev & Impl
Experimental Operations
Augments & reuses same infrastructure
Acq’n for NextGen IT Web Services
Dev & Impl of NextGen IT Web Services
NextGen IT
NextGen IT Web Services
O&M
Web Services Prototype Delivered
NextGen IT Contract Award
IDP Web Services Implemented
Provide NWS Products for FAA Operations
GVAR
Antennas
O&M
Retiring GVAR Antennas
Direct Readout (GRB)
GRB
Antennas
& SBN Upgrade
GRB Assessment & Site Survey (Req’ts & Acq’n)
Dev & Impl
O&M
GRB Antenna
Contract Award
SBN Upgraded
to Full Transponder
GRB Antennas Installed
GOES-R Launch
Current
Networks
O&M
Retire Legacy
NWS Networks
GRP Network Upgrade & Opt.
GRP Network Upgrade & Optimization
Req’ts & Acq’n
Build & Transition to GRP Network
O&M
Upgrade & Optimization Contract Award
Network Upgraded & Optimized

6. IDP Timeline IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Sites
Capability Improvements Provided by IDP Dissemination Infrastructure:
Redundant primary and backup capability in two diverse locations (College Park, MD and
Boulder, CO)
Scalable architecture
Hot Backup
Centralized and consolidated infrastructure
Ability to disseminate large amount of data
Secured sites at (near) Trusted Internet Connections Access Providers (TICAP) locations
IDP Primary Site
at NCWCP
(College Park, MD)
FY13
FY17
FY16
FY15
FY14
IDP Primary Site (Phase 1)
Current Compute Farm
Augmented at NCWCP
O&M
Cutover
Build out
Phase 2
Phase 1
Facilities Study,
Planning &
Initiate Construction
IDP Backup Site
at DSRC
(Boulder, CO)
Build out IDP
Primary Site (Phase 2) at
NCWCP (College Park, MD)
Phase 3
Requirement and Acquisition Phase
Build out IDP
Backup Site (Phase 3) at
DSRC (Boulder, CO)
Design, Build, and Test Phase
Cutover
Operations and Maintenance
Retire/Phase Out

7. IDP Timeline NWSTG Re-Architecture Functionality
Capability Improvements Provided by NWSTG Re-architecture:
Redundant primary and backup capability in two diverse locations with 100% hot-hot operational capability on primary (NCWCP College Park, MD) and backup (DSRC Boulder, CO) sites.
Ability to process anticipated increases in environmental data volume from new satellites (e.g. GOES-R and JPSS), increases and enhancements to environmental model prediction (e.g. HRRR), and radar data.
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
Site A – 100%
Site B -Build and Test
Site A – 100%
Site B – 74%
Site A – 100%
Site B – 80%
Site A – 100%
Site B – 90%
Retire Legacy
NWSTG
NWSTG Refresh
Retire Legacy NWSTG
NWSTG Site B -74% Operational Capability
NWSTG
Re-architecture
Design & Build &Test of NWSTG Function
IDP A – 100%
IDP B – 100%
Requirement Phase
Cutover
Cutover
O&M
O&M
NWSTG Functions
on IDP Primary
Dissemination Service
NWSTG Refresh
Site A = SSMC2 Silver Spring, MD
Site B = NESCC Fairmont, WV
NWSTG Re-architecture
IDP Primary = NCWCP College Park, MD
IDP Backup = DSRC Boulder, CO
Requirement and Acquisition Phase
Design, Build, and Test Phase
Cutover
Operations and Maintenance
Retire/Phase Out

8. IDP Timeline NextGen IT
Capability Improvements Provided by NextGen IT Web Services:
Common logical entry point for data discovery and access
Consolidation and standardization of data formats
Standardized OGC-compliant Web Services access
Standards-based registry/repository
Near term replaces legacy FAA Bulk Weather Telecommunications Gateway (FBWTG) connection from NWS to FAA
Mid term support for NWS AWIPS consumers
Long term support for other users (NOAA, DoD, DHS, public)
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
NextGen
Prototype
Web Services Prototype Dev & Impl
Experimental Operations
Augments & reuses same infrastructure
NOAA IDP NextGen Web Services Prototype Delivered Sept 2013 (~400 Products)
Acq’n for NextGen IT Web Services
Dev & Impl of NextGen IT Web Services
NextGen IT
O&M
Requirement and Acquisition Phase
NextGen IT Contract Award
NOAA IDP Web Services Implemented
Dec 2015
(~1300 Products)
NOAA IDP
Web Services Provides NWS Products to FAA SEP 2016
Design, Build, and Test Phase
Cutover
Operations and Maintenance
Retire/Phase Out

9. IDP Timeline Direct Readout (GRB Antennas)
Capability Improvements Provided by Direct Readout:
Ensure NCEP Remote Centers and Alaska and Pacific Regions can fully exploit GOES-R observations by GOES-R launch (currently scheduled for September 2016)
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
Retiring GVAR
Antennas
GVAR Antennas
Operations and Maintenance
GOES-R Launch
March 2016
Direct Readout
(GRB Antennas)
& SBN Upgrade
GRB Assessment and Site Survey
(Requirement & Acquisition Phase)
Development & Implementation
O&M
Direct Readout (GRB Antenna) Contract Award
SBN Upgraded to
a Full Transponder
GRB Antenna
Installed at
Guam
Complete GRB Antenna Installations
Requirement and Acquisition Phase
Design, Build, and Test Phase
Cutover
Operations and Maintenance
Retire/Phase Out

10. IDP Timeline NWS GRP Network (CONUS and OCONUS) Upgrade & Optimization
Capability Improvements Provided by NWS GRP Network Upgrade & Optimization:
Improve and consolidate NWS networks
Provide increased bandwidth
Upgrade information technology infrastructure and networks at Weather Forecast Offices (WFO), River Forecast Centers (RFC), National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), National Specialized Centers, and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) Network Control Facilities.
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
NWS Current
Networks
Retire Legacy
NWS Networks
O&M
NWS GRP
Network Upgrade
& Optimization
Requirement &
Acquisition Phase
Build & Transition to GRP Network
O&M
NWS GRP Network Upgrade & Optimization Contract Award
Complete NWS Dissemination Network Resilience and Capacity Site Audits
Requirement and Acquisition Phase
Design, Build, and Test Phase
Cutover
Operations and Maintenance
Retire/Phase Out

11. IDP Architectural Structure
Diagram illustrates IDP delivering an integrated enterprise-wide dissemination service

12. IDP Infrastructure NWS Ground Readiness Upgrade & Optimization
IDP is delivering Ground Readiness Capabilities
Network Upgrade and Optimization
Fixing and maintaining NWS operational networks
Delivering near-term incremental capability and reliability upgrades/improvements
Planning and executing long-term upgrade to comprehensively move NWS networks
to single end-to-end managed system that is reliable and meets capacity requirements
NWS Geostationary Weather Satellite Antenna Capabilities
Updating NWS geostationary downlink antennas and ingest systems for Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program (GOES-R)
SBN Expansion
Increasing NWS’ SBN from 30 to 60+ Mbps
SBN disseminates crucial satellite, radar, and
model data to NWS field offices/external partners

13. IDP Infrastructure Dissemination Upgrades & Optimization
IDP is optimizing Dissemination Infrastructure Capabilities
Building infrastructure at Primary Site (College Park, MD) and Backup Site (Boulder, CO)
Migrating operational dissemination applications to dissemination infrastructure
Centralized developmental capacities for operational dissemination applications
Building infrastructure to support the NWSTG Re-architecture
Capabilities being delivered include:
Scalable, robust, secure, and shared 7x24x365 operational dissemination infrastructure – FOC FY15 Q4
Operational onboarding of critical NOAA and NWS dissemination applications
IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Primary Site - Currently Fully Operational
IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Backup Site - Currently in Design and Construction Phase

14. IDP Infrastructure GIS Capabilities and NextGen IT Web Services
IDP is leveraging web services and GIS to disseminate
NOAA and NWS critical data to forecasters, NOAA users,
federal partners (Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
and Federal Emergency Management Agency),
International community and general public
GIS and NextGen IT Web Services/Capabilities being
provided:
NWS Initial Operating Capability (IOC) to support FAA NextGen (FY 2015 Q4)
Implement a net-centric weather information dissemination capability to fulfill NWS’ role in the congressionally mandated NextGen directive
Onboarding/migration of current GIS capabilities on operational dissemination infrastructure – Cross NOAA initiative
Establish common format framework for operating GIS data sets and consistent metadata and a consolidated catalog for discovery and access of NOAA and NWS geospatial content

15. IDP - 2015 Milestones NWS Ground Readiness
Initiate consolidated networking functionality
Maintain terrestrial network at the AWIPS NCF and MGS
Complete SBN augmentation and optimization
Continue installations of GOES-R Re-broadcast (GRB) and direct readout antenna upgrades
Complete successful capacity end-to-end testing for increase in satellite, model and radar data including conducting GOES-R readiness testing activities
Dissemination Infrastructure
Complete primary site augmentation and optimization
Complete backup site build-out and augmentation
Initiate NWSTG Re-architecture activities
GIS and NextGen IT Web Services
Continue on-boarding / migration of NOAA and NWS web services in support of the NextGen IT and GIS capabilities on operational primary and backup facility
Complete operational deployment of NWS initial operational NextGen IT Web Services capability at primary site for dissemination of products to the FAA

16. IDP - 2016 Milestones NWS Ground Readiness
Continue consolidated networking functionality
Complete installations of GOES-R GRB and direct readout antenna upgrades
Support GOES-R launch readiness and post-launch testing
Establish initial operational capability for GOES-R space weather products
Dissemination Infrastructure
Complete primary and backup site augmentation and optimization
Continue migration of all services to primary and backup sites, including NWSTG Re-architecture activities
GIS and NextGen IT Web Services
Continue on-boarding / migration of NOAA and NWS web services in support of the NextGen and GIS capabilities on operational primary and backup facility
Complete operational deployment of NextGen IT Web Services at backup site for dissemination of products to the FAA

17. National Weather Service Review
Integrated Dissemination Program
NWSTG Re-Architecture
April 8, 2015
NOAA IDP Manager: Luis Cano
NOAA IDP NWSTG Re-architecture Project Manager: Kevin Conaty

18. NWSTG Overview
NWSTG is Nation’s hub (24x7) for collection and distribution of an extensive range of weather data and products (surface observations, models, radar imagery, satellite imagery, buoy data, watches and warnings, and forecasts)
Customers worldwide use data distributed by NWSTG having an impact on a wide range of economic and emergency management decisions daily
NWSTG is the Region IV Global Information System Center (GISC)
Current NWSTG has the following issues
Limited backup capability: 74% backup operational capability that could result in more than a 90% loss in weather observations and degraded forecast accuracy
Limited capacity and infrastructure: Inadequate capacity to accommodate projected increases of satellite, model and radar data

19. NWSTG Re-Architecture Project
NWSTG Re-architecture Project will provide:
100% backup capability
Accommodate projected increases in satellite (e.g., GOES-R), model, & radar data
Leverage IDP dissemination infrastructure – Private Cloud to re-architect on a scalable, virtual, reliable and flexible infrastructure
Re-architecture will encompass fundamental changes to
Hardware footprint
Software design (encompasses more than porting over software to IDP dissemination infrastructure)
Network infrastructure equipment
Goal is to transparently de-construct all current NWSTG functionality and transition it to the IDP dissemination infrastructure

20. NWSTG Re-Architecture Project
NWSTG Re-architecture Project planned milestones to be completed between FY 2015 and FY 2017 Q1
FY 14 – Accomplishments
IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Private Cloud, primary site operational
Initiated build-out of back up facility in Boulder, CO.
Project Manager assigned and integrated working team (IWT) established
FY 16 – Planned Milestones
Transition all remaining functionality onto the IDP
Begin to mirror functions from the IDP primary site in College Park, MD onto the back-up site in Boulder, CO
FY 15 – Planned Milestones
Complete buildout of backup facility in Boulder, CO
Began transition of NWSTG functions to IDP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Services
Weather.noaa.gov
National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS)
Begin buildout of Message Switching functionality
FY 17 – Planned Milestones
All functionality operational at primary IDP site at College Park, MD and at the back up site in Boulder, CO on October 1, 2016
Retire Site B facility in Fairmont, WV
Retire Site A facility in Silver Spring, MD

21. NWSTG Re-Architecture Project
Radar Level III – Use Case
Current Radar Level 3:
Inefficient use of bandwidth
Persistent latency problems
Non-centralized data dissemination
Inefficient use of resources
Enhancements with Re-architected IDP Infrastructure
NWSTG retired and streamlined services support achieved
Family of Services (FOS) retired reducing resource requirements
More efficient and stable data dissemination process
IDP Infrastructure
Current NWSTG

22. NWSTG Re-Architecture Project
FTP Services
Current NWSTG
Current FTP Services:
Inefficient use of resources to maintain availability of data via various FTP services
Enhancements with Re-architected IDP Infrastructure
NWSTG retired and streamline services achieved
More efficient and stable data dissemination process
Consolidation allows all customers to draw data from one source
IDP Infrastructure

23. NWSTG Re-Architecture High Level Schedule
The overall project is scheduled to be completed by FY 2017 Q1

24. Backup Slides