One issue that doesnt seem to want to die

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity

• One issue that doesnt seem to want to die
• Gary Skusek
• DAIM FDC
• Construction Program Manager
• [phone]
• skusekgs_at_hqda.army.mil

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity Previously
discussed Army Online University

• Soldier provided PC and tuition free courses.
• Access from barracks phone at soldier cost.
  There is no plan to reimburse soldiers for cost
  of having and using personal telephone service.
• There is an issue where phone service to barracks
  does not exist (Korea, Germany)
• There is no requirement to wire barracks for
  LAN/Internet connectivity.

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity New
Issue ACSIM Request

• Recently this issue has been raised to the GO
  level
• The ACSIM requests input from the JSC
• What do we need to do to build a barracks to
  provide connectivity, taking into account future
  requirements - 2015
• Copper / Fiber / Wireless / Whats next?)
• Need to put together an Info Paper upon return
• Need an Ad Hoc committee to discuss

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity VCSA
Request

• The Vice has put together a team to explore what
  the Army needs to do to insure that ALL soldiers
  have access to the Internet
• Will be briefing the Vice sometime in February
• Remote locations? Korea / Europe
• This request came out of a Tiger Team put
  together to try and enhance Koreas image
• Mr. Verbanick attended the 1st meeting to
  determine scope of the Vices question

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity

• The following slides were briefed to the ACSIM
• In attendance were
• ODASA(IH)
• G6
• CFSC
• AAFES
• DAIM-FD

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QUESTIONS WE MUST ANSWER

• 1. ACSIM - Are we putting the infrastructure in
  the barracks to allow soldiers to pay for hook up
  to the internet by modem or high speed? What are
  we doing to support distance learning with our
  barracks upgrades? What about MOS training?
• 2. VCSA wants to know the facts pertaining to
  communications connectivity in barracks rooms and
  unaccompanied NCO/officer quarters and the
  context is Army in general, Korea Europe
  Regions in particular.
• 3. What will the soldier use the Internet / Local
  Area Network (LAN) for?
• Online Education / Training (Earn a Degree, Army
  Training / Games)
• Army Knowledge Online
• Email (personal, etc.)
• Internet (personal, etc.)
• LAN Access FOUO issues (Fraud/Waste/Abuse
  Physical/Information Security Personnel/Funds
  Resourcing Legality )

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QUESTIONS WE MUST ANSWER

• 4. What level of Internet / LAN capability should
  the Army provide in Barracks Room?
• 56K Dial Up
• Broadband High Speed Internet (Cable/DSL/Satellit
  e) What should Installation provide?
• LAN access Not Recommended due to cost and
  other concerns
• 5. Who pays the bill for Infrastructure?
• 6. What will it cost?
• 7. How quickly will it be funded and what
  Installations should we do first?

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STAKEHOLDERS

• ACSIM (FDH, FDC, MD, RIO) Barracks / Funding /
  Connectivity
• G1 - Validates Barracks DD1391s for MILCON
• G3 Must determine the Internet / LAN
  Connectivity Requirements
• G6 Needs requirement identified to plan /
  program for installation infrastructure upgrade
• AAFES Testing DSL broadband access in
  barracks, if successful plan to provide for U.S.
• CFSC Possible funding source (Cyber Cafes,
  etc.)
• TRADOC Official training needs
• ASA (MRA) Personnel education
• eArmyU Distance education program
• IG Legal review, especially if LAN access
  provided

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CONNECTIVITY (U.S.)
Question Are we putting the infrastructure in
the barracks to allow soldiers to pay for hook up
to the internet by modem or high speed? What are
we doing to support distance learning with our
barracks upgrades? What about MOS
training? Answer Modernized barracks have the
capability within to provide high speed Internet,
however most U.S. Installation Infrastructure can
only support 56K Dial-Up (not considered high
speed). AAFES is testing DSL at two
Installations (Ft. Sam Houston Ft. Stewart)
with plans to provide across all Barracks
locations in U.S. At this time the only Barracks
supported with DSL is in Hawaii. DSL is
considered broadband (high speed) Internet
access.
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CONNECTIVITY (U.S.)
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CONNECTIVITY (EUROPE KOREA)
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INTERNET CONNECTIVITY PUZZLE

• Modernized Barracks Rooms Options Barracks Team
  Responsibility
• 56K Dial-Up Modem Phone line
• DSL Phone line with splitter (assuming
  connection to barracks can handle)
• ISDN Older version of DSL, where phone line is
  used
• Cable Modem Uses cable TV line (if service
  provider has available)
• Satellite Dish Uses cable line (new
  technology)
• LAN access (FOUO) soldiers likely charged with
  Fraud, Waste and Abuse
• Note Fiber Optic Lines not used within building.
  Normally fiber optic lines would be used to
  connect Central Dial Office to Barracks. The
  speed capacity of wiring within modernized
  Barracks matches what we use in the office
  environment today.
• Installation Infrastructure Normally G6
  Responsibility
• (Connection from Central Dial Office to Barracks)
• U.S. most Installations can support 56K
  Dial-Up Access
• OCONUS limited 56K Dial-Up Access due to old
  wiring

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BARRACKS INFRASTRUCTURE
Non-Modernized Barracks - U.S. most have 56K
modem capability - OCONUS limited 56K modem
capability, Germany / Korea have old lines
Modernized Barracks (at least since
1992) Internet wiring capability - 56K Dial-Up,
DSL, LAN, cable modem, satellite internet Note
Current Installation Infrastructure is limiting
factor. Each Barracks Sleeping Room Contains 1
Phone outlet - CAT5 or CAT6 8 wire strand
capable of phone, 56K Dial-Up/DSL, LAN Note with
use of splitter, can provide phone, LAN and
either DSL or 56K Dial Up 1 Cable outlet -
Capable of TV and Internet (either cable or
satellite) Limiting Connection Factors Installati
on Infrastructure normally can only provide 56K
Dial-Up. Some Installations may not have
capacity to do even that.
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CONCLUSION

• Installations Infrastructure (connectivity to
  the barracks) needs to be upgraded to offer
  broadband (high speed) Internet access.
• G3 determines the connectivity requirements and
  prioritizes the mission to include determining if
  LAN access is needed.
• G6 develop and implement a plan to upgrade the
  infrastructure.
• Recommendation
• We need a clear Army policy as to what type of
  uses they expect within the barracks rooms
• We need to construct barracks to be capable of
  accepting new technology to meet these policies
• Implementation Identify/validate requirement and
  resource in POM0509.

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity Previous
Discussions

• Every so often USAREUR asks about LAN connections
  in barracks dayrooms for access to Distance
  Learning
• Would require extension of LAN infrastructure
• - Construction / Equipment / Capacity
• AUO concept was phone line modem not LAN
• Neither G6/DISC4 nor G1/DCSPER validate this as a
  requirement

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity Previous
Discussions

• Who pays the bill if service is provided by ISP,
  and by what authority?
• Who buys and maintains the hardware / software
  for such access
• Significant infrastructure investment
• Security issues

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity Previous
Discussions

• Army does not provide unofficial phone service
  to soldiers in barrack ? per 25-1 AAFES does
• Current ARs preclude the Army paying if service
  access is through the phone system and is for
  personal use
• G6/DISC4 is under the impression that only
  Distance learning classrooms have access
• What about other government quarters
• Extend Army wide

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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity Bob Fites
Suggestion
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Agenda Item 7 Barracks Connectivity

• Questions?
• Comments?
• Open Discussion
• Need Ad Hoc Committee