Net Centric Enterprise Systems

R&D Experience

Extensive experience developing systems to meet secure Networking Requirements.

System Requirements Assessment, Design, Development, Testing and Accreditation

Exercise Support and Field testing Operational Deployment and Support

Flexible, Fast-paced, Iterative Development Cycle Integration and extension of COTS components Experienced in net-centric and web services focused

development Experienced in spiral development and incremental field

delivery Deep understanding of COCOM and Theatre

Requirements

Transitioning R&D toReal World OperationsNetwork Traffic Analysis System (NTAS): LocalView/TheaterView - Real Time Performance based Network Management for USFK, PACOM, SOCOM

RemoteView – One stop shopping for voice and data network performance reports for the entire CENTCOM AOR

NETWARS Interfaces – Communications Planning and Assessments for COCOMS (JFCOM, JCSE, NORTHCOM, PACOM, USFK), the Services, and Major DoD Programs (JNMS, TCA, JTRS)

Designed from the ground up as a distributed Net Centric data collection system. Currently operational with ATO.

Set of infrastructure services including a standard database, web access, web services, and internal APIs

Integrated from COTS components and standard libraries Secure Remote Management (SSH)

Collector Agents – C++ or Perl Modules that collect data from Network Elements (using SNMP, RMON2, NetFlow) or Flat Files (NetFlow Collector)Separate programs posting data to NTAS infrastructures

Network Traffic Analysis System

Database Re-usable Procedure Library for data moderating

Data Posting Secure SOAP/XML interface for exporting data to other systemsSSL enabled Java Applets viewable from Standard Web Browsers

Web Clients

WAN Probe

Data Collectors(C/C++, Java, Perl)

RMON2 SNMP

NetFlow,Etc.

Display Manager

IIS 5.0SOAPXML

Java AppletsSSL/SSH/PKI

DataManager

MS SQLServer

UserAppli-cation

Remote

Management

NTAS LocalView & TheaterView

Status Pulls

Interactive Web Access Dri

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• Real-time performance monitoring

• Based on USFK Requirements

• Distributed Net-Centric data collection

GCCS-K

NETWARS

Circuit Down Bad Crypto

Current Circuit Utilization

Real Time Circuit Status Average Hourly Utilization

High Hourly Utilization

Drill Down

Web TrafficWorkstations

Generated 35% of Traffic

Sample NTAS Capabilities

Cisco Rtr

LocalView

Netflow,

SNMP

SNMP

Netflow,

SNMP

SNMP

Netflow,

SNMP

HTTP, HTTPs, SOAP, SSL

SOAP, SSL

SOAP, SSL HTTP, HTTPs,

SOAP, SSL

Browser (IE, NetScape)JavascriptHTMLPKI

Applets

HTTP, HTTPs

SSL

SNMP CollectorPerl, ODBC

Database (MS SQL)stored procsdata transforms

Sim’n “Collector”Perl, ODBC

Java App’n Server (Tomcat)Java, JDBCNetflow Collector

C++, ADO

Web Server (IIS)

Net

flow

For-

ward

SNMP

Netflow

Servlet

Netflow

SOAP, SSL

HTTP, HTTPs

ServletRequests

SNMP CollectorPerl, ODBC

Database (MS SQL)stored procsdata transforms

Sim’n “Collector”Perl, ODBC

Java App’n Server (Tomcat)

localview CollectorPerl, ODBC

Web Server (IIS)

SNMP

SOAP, SSL

Servlet

SOAP, SSL

ServletRequests

NTAS System Architecture

LocalView

Theater View

RMON Probe

HTTP, HTTPs

Warfighter SupportUSCENTCOM

Operation Iraqi Freedom theater instrumentation Theater network visualization (RemoteView)

USSOCOM- Collecting Configuration, Performance and Traffic information on

critical SIPRNET and SCAMPI circuits for HQSOCOM and SOCCENT

USPACOM SOCPAC traffic collection and analytical support for mission

circuits Provided TCCC real-time traffic monitoring capability of

operational theater ITSDN/Teleport circuit

CFC/USFK Supported exercises RSO&I and UFL Provided NTAS real-time network performance monitoring for

MARFORPAC and all GCCS-K circuits

Customer TestimonialsUSCENTCOM

“For the first time detailed theater-wide performance information [is] available to communicators across Southwest Asia, from my headquarters to the TCCC forward and the component commands in the Persian Gulf. This capability is being used daily to solve problems in the field and keep senior communicators informed. [The TIS] team … has made a major contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom and the War Against Terrorism.” 

DENNIS C. MORANBrigadier General, US ArmyDirector of Command and ControlCommunications and Computer

SystemsUnited States Central Command

SOCCENT “…the support we got and continue to receive from your folks at DISA/TIS office is outstanding. We used the network performance analysis charts extensively. … We were proactive and able to anticipate network problems during the entire conflict. … This technology and support is worth enhancing to support future conflicts and other communication services.”

SOCCENT J6 LTC Santiago in e-mail to MG Bryan

SOCPAC“This is a great tool and exactly what we need to manage our critical circuits.” “The greatest thing since sliced bread”

Timothy A. Manning, Lt Col, USAFSOCPAC / J6

Customer Testimonials (Ctd)

CFC/UCFK“The results [using LocalView] were extremely beneficial.  Of note, it allowed us to go back to the component participants, before we even completed the exercise, and clearly show them, with real time system telemetry, how their limited exercise circuits were killing us with chokepoints.  As a result, we are now able to specify minimal bandwidth requirements that the components must meet for future exercises and operations.”

Colonel David A. AdamsUSFK J6Assistant Chief of Staff,C4 Systems

 “It [LocalView] is enhancing our situational awareness accuracy and timeliness as well as influencing our situational understanding and ability to appropriately leverage KIG (TIG) resources; also facilitating our obligation to accurately advise the warfighter on the KIG's ability to support operations.”

COL Theodore M Mayer Chief, J6 OperationsUnited States Forces Korea

MARFORPAC “Thanks to everyone that supported us over in Korea! NTAS was a hit at the 3-star level. LtGen Gregson loved it! I must get it into our architecture permanently now. “

“This system is GREAT STUFF!!! Would like to see it replace HP OPENVIEW as the network manager in JNMS. “

Maj Eric L. Litchfield, USMCUSMARFORPAC

Summary

Experienced at inserting state-of-the-art technology to meet real world operational requirements.Skilled at applying Net Centric principles to complex integration problems