1 NATO HQ C 3 Staff The NATO HQ need for the Web: How policy requirements are affected by the need to take web development into account Georges D’hollander Maj Gen, BEAR Director, NHQ C3 Staff, and also Vice-Chairman NC3 Board

2 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Briefing Outline Background Transformation Interoperability Architectures NATO Maturity Levels NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles Information Management Information Assurance Conclusion

3 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Transformation (1) Dramatic slimming down of NATO command structure Establishment of: Allied Command for Operations (Mons, BE) Allied Command for Transformation (Norfolk, USA) Establishment of NATO response force: Small, agile, highly deployable Multinational composed of contributions from many nations, some contributions small in size NATO led operations include force contributions from many NATO and non-NATO nations

4 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Transformation (2) NRF seen as a key catalyst to help transform NATO: Rotation cycle of 6 months A challenge to interoperability at all levels NATO commands adopting an Effects Based Approach to Operations and have identified 7 key Transformational Area (ToAs) Political MilitaryEconomic Social Infrastructure Information Vulnerabilities Links Nodes Weaknesses Dependencies Strengths Relationships

5 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Development of other Transformation Objective Areas NEC National Initiatives and Coordination NNEC Foundation Document Political Guidance NNEC Strategic Framework Vision and Concept Compendium of NNEC related Architecture Roadmap Detailed Plan NNEC Feasibility Study Commercial world Transformation Objective Areas inputs Business Case

6 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Interoperability What is interoperability? Human Technical Procurement Interoperability epochs Yesterday Today Tomorrow

7 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Interoperability - Systems and Standards Key multinational initiatives: TACOMS (Post 2000) Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol (SCIP) Waveform development Exploitation of Software Defined Radio NATO Friendly Force Indicator (NFFI) Multilateral interoperability Program (MIP) Core enterprise services Many of these had been initiated well before the NNEC Feasibility Study, but fit well with the recommendations But also note: The good thing about standards is that we have so many to choose from! So need to focus on idea of net readiness and clear out the old standards Multiple Commercial Technologies! Web Services XML, OWL.Net, J2EE Data Mediation Portals Replication Intelligent

8 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Briefing Outline Background Transformation Interoperability Architectures NATO Maturity Levels NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles Information Management Information Assurance Conclusion

9 NATO HQ C 3 Staff NATO Architecture Development CP System CentricService Centric SoSE Service Orchestration Federation of Systems System of Services NML Evolution NISP Evolution 2006 Service Definition NNEC Convergence CP

10 NATO HQ C 3 Staff NNEC Architecture Framework Service Management & Control Information Assurance Users & Missions Community of Interest Information Integration Communications Governance Networking & Information Infrastructure (NII) 6 Service areas

11 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Architecture Companions: NML & NISP Mission Space InformationApplications Technical Infrastructure Functionality Construction Implementation Abstraction levels Aspect Areas Information Assurance Service Management & Control Community of Interest Information Integration Communi cations User Missions Operations Target Architectures Overarching Architecture EnterpriseReferenceArchitectures NML Service Categories & Groups NML Service Categories & Groups NISP Standards & Profiles NISP Standards & Profiles Requirements Guide & assess

12 NATO HQ C 3 Staff NISP Emerging Profiles Layer 1 Vision Policy Architecture Processes Layer 2 Communication Services Layer 3 Information & Integration Services Layer 4 Functional Area Services Layer 5 Users & Missions NRF NATION A Layer 1 Vision Policy Architecture Processes Layer 2 Communication Services Layer 3 Information & Integration Services Layer 4 Functional Area Services Layer 5 Users & Missions NRF NATION B Layer 1 Vision Policy Architecture Processes Layer 2 Communication Services Layer 3 Information & Integration Services Layer 4 Functional Area Services Layer 5 Users & Missions NRF LAND IPV6, TCP, UDP, FIBER OPTIC, ETHERNET, WEB BROWSING, MESSAGING, DISCOVERY, COLLABORATION Service Interoperability Point Service Oriented Net-Centric & Integrated Information Services for: − Information Sharing with various partners − Support across varying mission classification levels − Interconnected by diverse & transitional communications services − Meshed Functional COIs and Enterprise use Profiles for Services (e.g. Messaging, Discovery, Collaboration) Transport Layer Profiles based on IPv6 SECURITYSECURITY SECURITYSECURITY MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

13 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Briefing Outline Background Transformation Interoperability Architectures NATO Maturity Levels NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles Information Management Information Assurance Conclusion

14 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Key IM Objectives Support the achievement of Information Superiority Optimise the use of information resources Support the identification and preservation of information of permanent value

15 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Increased Information Flow Achieving interoperability more data can be transferred and more information will be exchanged and available Different information needs at different command levels

16 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Information Management What is IM about? IM aspects: Industry - Technology Human Doctrine Procedures Organisation (Chief Information Officer) Quality Security

17 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Briefing Outline Background Transformation Interoperability Architectures NATO Maturity Levels NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles Information Management Information Assurance Conclusion

18 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Information Assurance Challenges IA Roadmap and IA Business Case in support of NNEC Strategic Framework documents  Secure and Flexible Transport Services  Secure and Dynamic Information Sharing  NII Security Management and Cyber-defence  NEC Security concepts, Policy and Architecture Information Assurance Subcommittee Response  Cross domain Issues  Technical IA Services  Security Management Infrastructures  Cryptographic Services

19 NATO HQ C 3 Staff Conclusion Driven by the mission to ensure provision of interoperability allied with transformation and NNEC… policy and other regulatory documents, including governance are biased by the need to take web development into account