NATO CIS Services Agency Interoperability in Afghanistan The perspective of NCSA The ISAF CIS Coordinator and Service Provider Dag Wilhelmsen Technical Director 16 June AFCEA Event SHAPE 2010

NATO UNCLASSIFIED NATO has discovered that times have changed 2

NATO UNCLASSIFIED needing capabilities that underpin mission success 3 Delivered on time and supported with excellence

NATO UNCLASSIFIED and securing freedom of movement cross country 4 NATO UNCLASSIFIED4

5 The Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN) Provide connectivity Ensure common C2 and situational awareness Establish single mission network (AMN) Migrate National applications to National Extensions

6 NATO UNCLASSIFIED Releasable to ISAF NATO SECRET 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

NATO UNCLASSIFIED7 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

8 NATO UNCLASSIFIED Releasable to ISAF AMN Current and Future Status NATO Secret UK OVER TASK US CENTRIX-ISAF NATO Secret BICES SIPRNet (U.S.) CENTRIXS-GCTF (80 COUNTRIES) Afghanistan Mission Network 45 Nations ISAF Secret Network Web Voice Chat CAN (LCSS) ITA (CAESARNet) GER (JCCIS) NOR FIS Basis IS SPN SIMACET Nationally Funded NATO Funded FOC +

NATO UNCLASSIFIED AMN NIP Design Solution 9

NATO UNCLASSIFIED10 NCSA Support to ISAF

NATO UNCLASSIFIED11 NCSA Support to ISAF Single CIS Service Coordinator In-Theatre Coherent Service Management Framework Based on new C2 arrangements with SACEUR

NATO UNCLASSIFIED12 CIS support to NATO Operations 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  SLAsOpPlans/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

NATO UNCLASSIFIED AMN Service Management Framework Established in full compliance with ITIL V3 and ISO 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 13

NATO UNCLASSIFIED14 AMN Federated Service Management (NETOPS)

NATO UNCLASSIFIED15 NCSA: NATO’s Driving Force for Efficient CIS Services Questions? NATO CIS Services Agency