COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM

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COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
Jack Cicone Telecommunications Prog Mgr, CECI-E
Pittsburgh District 25 Aug 09
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700 Day Objective

• Improve communications capabilities and services
  throughout USACE to meet the mission and prepare
  for future mission-enabling requirements.
• Everything over IP (voice, data, video, VTC)
• Unified Communications
• Mobility COOP
• USACE Learning Network Virtual Training
• Improve Remote Support Capabilities (Support
  Soft, IA patching, etc)

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Initiatives

• Bandwidth on Demand
• Enable VoIP Unified Communications
• Establish Maintain ESBL/OSBL Portfolios
• Standardization (radios, VoIP, wireless, network
  devices, etc)
• Future
• Network Access Control (NAC)
• WiMax, RFID 802.11n Wireless

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Bandwidth on Demand

• MPLS Initiative
• Primary Sites (Upgrade to 12 or 45 Mb/sec)
• OC-12 Processing Center Upgrade
• Failover Circuits
• Field Sites (1000)
• Tied in with Networx Transition
• Target Date N 1 year
• Outcomes
• Facilitates EoIP and other future requirements
• Service Level 99.95 availability future SLAs
• working OCONUS exempted site issues

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Voice Over IP

• Transitioning Current VoIP Sites to Enterprise
  Standard (Cisco)
• Site-by-Site Business Cases Decisions
• Exempted Site Support/MOU
• Outcomes
• Unified Communications
• Reduced Costs
• Consolidate OM Support Expertise
• New Features
• Service Level 99.95 availability future SLAs

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ESBL/OSBL Portfolios

• Primary Site Proc Center Circuits are ESBL
• Backup and Field Sites are OSBL
• Updated OSBL costs sent 31 Jul 09
• MPLS
• All other Commo Services (wireless, voice, etc)
• VoIP based on site specifics
• Sent Spreadsheet for ROM 20 Aug 09
• Outcomes
• Part of Commanders Portfolios
• Budgeting Tool for RIOs

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Radio and Frequency

• Frequency Management (all CONUS)
• Spectrum Relocation Act
• Radio Refresh/Transformation
• Radio Surge Change Management (CRQ)
• Radio Repair Incident Management (INC)
• Communications Towers inspections, lighting
• Radio Standard Policy

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Standardization - Radios

• Asst. Sec. of Defense Policy Memo (AUG 01)
• P25 Compliance mandate new radios
• AR 5-12 and DoD Directive 4650.1
• Prior to procurement
• Frequencies must be authorized
• Equipment certified via J/F12 process
• New requests ESD for routing to the Spectrum
  Center
• Local procurement waivers must be coordinated
  through the Spectrum Center
• USACE Standard Policy Forthcoming

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Standardization - Secure Wireless Data

• Audits discovered poorly configured systems
• Enterprise Wireless LAN Solution
• Active Directory/CAC authentication
• Secured Guest Access
• Status Ready, submit SOW
• Exempted Site Support/MOU
• Outcomes
• Centralized configuration and management
• Improved wireless configurations
• Improved security
• Consistent wireless access across USACE

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Future Strategies

• Network Access Controls (NAC)
• WiMax allows wireless connectivity up to 30
  mile radius
• RFID radio frequency identification
• Asset tracking
• Barge commodity tracking (security issue)
• 802.11n replace older 802.11a/b/g wireless
  networks
• Increased stability, range, speed

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