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NM Industry-Defense Technical Exchange29 October 2013

DoD DCIO C4&IIC, C4 & Information InfrastructureCAPT Gardner Rhea, USN

Network Management Working Group (NMWG)

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NM Interoperability Challenge

• Characteristics of DoD Networks– Networks with Global Reach– Special Purpose Networks to operate in difficult environments

across the world– Network span Space, Aerial, Ground and Maritime segments– Gateways to work alongside Coalition and Allied Partners– Gateways to collaborate with Federal Civilian Partners

• Challenge– End-End Management of Networks in mission space is poor,

laborious and unwieldy– Very Limited holistic understanding of network configuration,

connectivity, throughput, performance, availability and security

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NM - Comprehensive Approach

Radio-COMSEC Migration

Radio-Networking

Evolution

Policy Directives

2012 2030Timeline

Waveform Management

Crypto Transition

2014 2024

Network Management

AIR

2012 2030Timeline2014 2024

SEA

GROUND

A Comprehensive Approach for achieving Network Management

Waveform Roadmaps and Migration Plans

DoDI 4630.09 Waveform Management

DoDI 8410.03 Network Management

NM Interoperability Technical Profiles

NM Ontology & Data Models

NIEM Products Reference Implementation

Concurrent Development Activities

Comprehensive Approach

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SPACE

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JIE – Tactical NM

Joint Communications Nodes

Tactical NM Focus Area

• JIE Enabler for the Warfighter

• Defined set of standards, specifications and capabilities

• Facilitates the same JIE Services available at B/P/C/S to Tactical Edge

DoD Enterprise

Forward Deployed

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NM Industry-Defense Technical Exchange• Educate Us, Guide Us, Help us

Modernize• Break-Out Sessions – Opportunities for

vibrant technical discussions• Looking Forward

– Plug-fest

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Introduction: Mr. Fred Wettling

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Back Up Slides

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Background For Network Management (NM)

• DoD CIO Campaign Plan (v1) Task 2.2.1.10– “Develop a strategy to improve the integration of network situational awareness,

management, and control across SATCOM, DISN, and other networks comprising the GIG.”

• DoD CIO Campaign Plan (v2) Task 1.1.1.3– “Develop DoDI 8410 – Network Management (NM) Instruction

• DoD CIO Campaign Plan (v2) Task 2.2.1.7– “Develop Strategy to Improve Tactical Integration of Network Management Tools.”

• JTF Ground, Air and Maritime Domains • Thread Analysis Completed

– Baselined NM Information Exchange Requirements – Determined WHAT NM function information must be shared– Determined between WHOM NM information needs to be shared

• Framework Analysis Completed– Determined HOW NM information should be exchanged– Foundation for NM architectural artifacts

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NM Ontology

Definition: A shared conceptualization of a domain

– Shared – accepted by the community of interest

– Conceptualization – an information model (classes, properties) of the relevant portion of a domain

Achieve Interoperability, Improve Understanding, Enable Innovation/Efficiency

Benefits:• Enables specification of a rich information

model• Provides a shared understanding of the

structure of information• Enables dynamic modelling of complex

problem domains• Enhances semantic search and query

expansion, mapping and merging data, and interoperabilityBuilding Blocks:

• Basic Information Organization– Classes and class hierarchies – what kinds

of things we want to talk about• Information about Information

– Properties and property hierarchies – what are the relationships between classes

• Technology and Tools– Modeling languages (RDFS OWL)

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Ontological Form Data Model Form

NIEM XML Form

Core

Domain

<xml>

</xml>

SOAP/REST XML Form

Header

Envelope

<xml>

</xml>

Common Representation (Ontology/Data Model)

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NM Interoperability GTPs – Interface and Information Exchange Technical Guidance

Overarching GTP developed in parallel to tie Subordinate GTPs together

GTP: GIG Technical Profile12

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Service Level Management• Task originates in the DoDI 8410.03 – Network

Management – The DoD CIO, shall “Develop, in coordination with the Heads of the

DoD Components, guidelines for network [Service Level Agreements] SLAs, a DoD service level management governance framework, and a process for reviewing and coordinating SLAs.”

• SLAs and the Tactical Environment Working Session– Intended to further understand how SLAs can and should be used in

the tactical environment and develop some specific use cases– Approach will be to invite Services tactical communications SME

participation

• Way Forward– Identify where SLAs should be captured and documented

• One option being investigated is to incorporate them into CONPLANS/OPLANS Annex K and/or Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JCSP) 1

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NM System NM SystemNM System

Intelligent Wrapper

GTP Ontology

Local Info. Model

Translation Rules Translation Code

Web Services

SOAP

REST

JMS

Web Services

SOAP

REST

JMS

Common Representation

Web Services

SOAP

REST

JMS

Wrapper with reasoning / ontological

mappingWrapper with Code

NMWG Ontology Used Internally

NM Reference Implementation – System Validates Interoperability: Implements GTP, Common RepresentationCommunity Resource – Software, Documentation on DISA’s forge.mil

Reference System

Ontological Translation with “intelligent wrapper”:

CandidateNMS with Native Model

Conventional Approach:

Candidate with Native Model

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• Key Objectives– Participation from DoD and IC - NM stakeholders – Participation from Industry Partners – NM vendors, Carriers, Comms Providers– Share NM Interoperability challenges in today’s joint tactical network operations– NMWG Vision, Background, Accomplishments and Future Directions

• Discuss inter-relationships between NMWG and DoD’s Joint Information Environment (JIE) Initiative

• Desired Outcomes– Compiled Notes, Short-term Action Items, Framework for follow-up Plug-fest

• APL Partnering with AFCEA to host the event– Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 @ APL, Laurel MD

• Break-out Session Topics– Standards – Interface, Data, Plug-fest– Service Level Management– Continuous Operations under Threat– Emerging Technologies

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Key Dates

14 Feb 2013: Formal Submission of GTP #1 (Trouble Ticket) to the DISA Chair, Configuration Control Board Working Group (WG)

21 Feb 2013 – GTP #1 (Trouble Ticket) Briefing to the DISA Configuration Control Board Developmental Group

10 April 2013 – GTP #1 (Trouble Ticket) Briefing to the Configuration Control Board Developmental Group Configuration Management Board (CMB)

2 May 2013 – TTE GTP Informal Review Process Complete 14 June 2013 – TTE GTP Formal Review Process Complete 25 June 2013 – Major General Wheeler (Deputy CIO for C4 & IIC) Briefing 26 June 2013 – Network SA GTP Deep-Dive 30 June 2013 – Revised SLM Framework Informal Comments Due 13 July 2013 – Overarching GTP and Network SA GTP Drafts for Review 17 July 2013 – NMWG Plenary Session 24 July 2013 – TTE GTP Up for DISA CMB Vote• 21 Aug 2013 – Network SA Ontology Deep-Dive• Aug 2013 – DoD CIO Deep Dive (Tentative)• Aug 2013 – 1st Version of Overarching GTP Complete• Sep 2013 – GTP #2 (Network SA) DISA Submission• 29 Oct 2013 – NM Industry-Defense Technical Exchange

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NMWG DoDAF Artifacts

AV-1

AV-2

CV-2

OV-1

OV-2

OV-3

OV-5a

OV-5b

OV-6a

OV-6b

OV-6c

SV-2

SV-4

DIV-1

DIV-2

DIV-3

StdV-1

StdV-2

TTOntology

SAOntology

Net ReqtsOntology

RA & PCOntology

Security Sync VerOntology

OV-5a

OV-5b

OV-6a

OV-6b

OV-6c

DIV-1

DIV-2

DIV-3

TT InfoModel

SA InfoModel

Net Reqts InfoModel

RA & PC InfoModel

Security Sync VerModel

DoDAF Product Updates

Final DoDAF Product Suite

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NMWG Architecture Product Status# View Name Status

1. AV-1 Overview and Summary Information2. AV-2 Integrated Dictionary3. CV-2 Capability Taxonomy

4. OV-1 High-Level Operational Concept Graphic

5. OV-2 Operational Resource Flow Description6. OV-3 Operational Resource Flow Matrix

7. OV-5a Operational Activity Decomposition Tree

8. OV-5b Operational Activity Model

9. OV-6a Operational Rules Model

10. OV-6b State Transition Description

11. OV-6c Event-Trace Description

12. SV-2 Systems Resource Flow Description13. SV-4 Systems Functionality Description

14. DIV-1 Conceptual Data Model

15. DIV-2 Logical Data Model

16. DIV-3 Physical Data Model

17. StdV-1 Standards Profile

18. StdV-2 Standards Forecast

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

TT SA Net RA P&C Sec S&V

LegendTitle

Title

Title

Title

S&V

- Not Yet Started- Behind Schedule- In Progress

- Complete

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