Battle Force Email 66 Battle Force Email 66

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Battle Force Email 66 (Battle Force Email
66) Status
HFIA Conference 17 January 2001
Battle Force Email 66-FZ-1
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Outline

• System Overview
• Operational Experience/Lessons Learned
• The Way Ahead
• Points of Contact

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Overview

• Current systems Capabilities
• HF Messenger 2.1 S/W with Service Packs 1 2
• 9.6 Kbps MIL-STD-188-110B HF modem
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)/Post Office
  Protocol (POP) v. 3
• Half-Duplex Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA)
• MS Exchange LAN/Email Support
• Fielding Status
• 141 systems to USN/USCG/MSC Ships
• 4 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case systems
• 4 Allied direct purchase systems

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Battle Force E-Mail 66 System Diagram
Battle Force Email 66 System
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Operational Experience

• HARRY S. TRUMAN CVBG/NASSAU ARG
• ENTERPRISE CVBG/KEARSARGE ARG
• THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVBG/BATAAN ARG
• VINSON CVBG/PELELIU ARG
• STENNIS CVBG/BONHOMME RICHARD ARG
• LINCOLN CVBG/BELLEAU WOOD ARG
• JOHN F KENNEDY CVBG/WASP ARG
• WASHINGTON CVBG/NASSAU ARG
• CONSTELLATION CVBG/TARAWA ARG
• NIMITZ CVBG/BOXER ARG

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Operational Lessons Learned

• Frequency managers must be attuned to selecting
  which frequencies support ground wave propagation
• Signal to Noise Ratio must be monitored to ensure
  adequate strength for high speed HF data
  connectivity
• Legacy HF systems may not be initially capable of
  operating at specified performance levels
• Extensive operator training and simulations speed
  up users familiarity with system
• Crypto key management remains as a recurring
  issue in establishing connectivity

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Battle Force Email 66 Way Ahead

• Near Term Efforts
• Distribute HF Messenger 3.X software for enhanced
  performance, throughput and troubleshooting
  capabilities
• Modem firmware and installation upgrade to
  implement 19.2 Kbps operation
• Accelerate fielding
• Future Capabilities to be Implemented
• Adaptive Channel Access Protocol (CAP)
• Generic Transmission Control Protocol
  (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP) capability
• Adaptive Modem Control

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Battle Force Email 66 Points of Contact

• CNO
• Program Sponsor CNO
• CDR Guy Brocklebank RN, N610Q
• [phone]
• guy.brocklebank_at_hq.navy.mil
• SPAWAR
• Acquisition Program Manager Felix Zamora (619)
  524-7688 zamoraf_at_spawar.navy.mil
• ISEA Lindell Edwards [phone]
• edwardsl_at_spawar.navy.mil
• Engineer Mark Clawson [phone]
• clawsonm_at_spawar.navy.mil

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Battle Force Email 66 Points of Contact (Cont.)

• Foreign Military Sales Data Exchange Agreement
  POCs
• Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
• Mike Taylor [phone]
• taylorm_at_spawar.navy.mil
• Data Exchange Agreement (DEA) Program
• Mary Chrysler [phone]
• chrysler_at_spawar.navy.mil
• or
• John Laia Technical Project Officer,
• (619) 553- 6798
• laia_at_spawar.navy.mil

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Battle Force Email 66 Points of Contact (Cont.)

• DIRECT COMMERCIAL SALES
• Rockwell-Collins (HF Messenger Q9600 Modem)
• Technical James L. Mahan [phone]
  jlmahan_at_rockwellcollins.com
• Contractual David M. House [phone]
  dmhouse_at_rockwellcollins.com
• Harris Corporation (RF-5710A Modem)
• Primary Gail Soldi, Manager of Order
  Administration
• [phone] gsoldi_at_Harris.com
• Secondary William Beamish, Manager of Product
  Management
• [phone] wbeamish_at_Harris.com