Exercise Specifications Conference (ESC) 23 - 27 Sep 201 3 Zagreb , Croatia Co-Chairs

1. Technical Working Group (TWG) Exercise Specifications Conference (ESC) 23-27Sep 2013 Zagreb, Croatia Co-Chairs CPT Zoran Hemetek COL Krasimir Andreev 22 CFR 126.4A APPLICABLE

2. Technical Working Group Introductions Please add your name and contact information to the TWG contact list on the presentation PC

3. Technical Working Group • Composition • Co-chaired by Croatia and Bulgaria • Representatives from each participating nation, SEEBRIG HQ, supporting nations, observer nations.

4. ESC TWG Objectives • Introduce SEESIM 14 technical objectives • Discuss TWG Responsibilities and Tasks • Review SEESIM 12 technical recommendations • Review Proposed Technical Planning and Execution Dates • Introduce Technical Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) • Introduce Exercise Design and Basic Network Diagram • Introduce Windsor Diagram (VISIO)

5. ESC TWG Objectives continued • Introduce Resource Requirements Matrix • Discuss locations of Exercise Control (EXCON) Forward and Training Audience for nations • Discuss proposed EXCON Forward site capabilities • Discuss Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation (JCATS) Database Workshop and JCATS Operator Requirements • Discuss Technical Manning Issues

6. ESC TWG Objectives continued • Discuss JCATS remote site requirements • Provide technical inputs to the Exercise Specification (EXSPEC) • Discuss Technical Training • Identify Outstanding Technical Issues • Determine TWG Objectives for the IPC • Draft Technical Working Group minutes

7. Technical Working Group • Responsibilities • Identify issues and provide recommendations to the Steering Group regarding technical aspects of the Exercise design • Provide a report of discussions and issues requiring Steering Group guidance • Provide technical solutions for requirements provided by the Operational Working Group

8. Technical Working Group • Specified Tasks • Provide a technical solution that supports EXCON requirements for managing the exercise • Provide communications between the EXCON and Training Audience (TA) though means normally available to the TA • Insure technical requirements for the Exercise (assets, information system services, support, etc) designated by the Operational Working Group are met

9. Technical Working Group • Specified Tasks (cont) • Examine methods to improve upon past technical solutions • Send unresolved issues to the Steering Group for resolution • Provide Technical Working Group input to all Conference Minutes

10. SEESIM 12 Technical Recommendations Technical Working Group

11. SEESIM 12 Technical Recommendations • Source of SEESIM 12 Recommendations • After-Action Review (AAR) • Final Exercise Report (FER) • National Lessions Lerned

12. Use of VTC communications also amongst national EOCs could facilitate the exchange of information and coordination activity. SEESIM 12 Technical Recommendations

13. Technical Working Group Questions ?

14. Technical Working Group Proposed Technical Planning and Execution Dates

15. CMC 27-29 Bulgaria EPC 25-27 Bulgaria SEESIM 14 Timeline Jan Jul Jul Jan Feb Feb Aug Aug Mar Mar Sep Sep Apr Apr Oct Oct May May Nov Nov Jun Jun Dec Dec 2013 ESC 24-27 Croatia MPC 1-4 Croatia IPC 21-24 Croatia Bilateral 19-21 Croatia FCC 3-5 Croatia Tech Trg 3-5 Croatia 2014 EPC = ExercisePlanners Course CMC = Crisis Management Course Setup/Trg 1-19 Croatia Execution 23-26 Croatia

16. SEESIM 14 Execution Schedule (Sep 14) All side HOT SM & AAR Training Final Setupand Testing JCATS Training EXCON Main Training Opening DV Day AAR Execution Closing

17. Technical Working Group Technical Inputs to POA&M

18. POA&M (draft)

19. POA&M (draft)

20. POA&M • Technical items to add to POA&M

21. Technical Working Group Exercise Design and Basic Network Architecture

22. EOC EXCON Forward Site Manager AAR Analyst Role Players Other EOCs Exercise Architecture SEESIM 14 Exercise Design EXCON Main Remote Site Exercise Director EXCON Director Operations Control Scenario Manager AAR Manager Information Manager Coordination RFIs Guidance Coordination Coordination Information RFIs Coordination JCATS Information TRAINING AUDIENCE National Response Cell Liaison Officer MEL/MIL Tracker JCATS Operator MEL/MIL Injects International Response Cell (Role Players) Messages & Coordination Messages & Coordination

23. SEESIM 14 Exercise Design MPFSEE Croatia EXCON Main VTC, VOIP, Portal, Email, JCATS

24. Technical Working Group • SEESIM 2002-2006 • ISDN • Sites: 256 kbps dedicated VTC, 512 kbps data • Weak encryption of data • Expensive, complicated TELCO agreements • SEESIM 2008-Present • Internet via local ISP • Sites: 1-2 mbps • Strong point to point encryption • Nations fund their internet connection

25. Basic Network Architecture (draft) Mobile Phones Croatia EXCON Main EXCON Fwd TELCO ISP Virtualized Services (Email, Portal, VOIP Call Mgr, DNS, DC, JCATS) 1 of 8 Proposed Sites Phone/Fax VOIP Tool IM PC DMZ (OWA) Phone/Fax VOIP Tool VTC Tool 2-3 mbps 10 mbps Firewall VTC Tool Firewall IM PC Internet Printer JCATS Client JCATS Client Training Audience Internet PC Printer JCATS Technical Control DMZ (Webmail access for Training Audience) VPN for Exercise Network (VTC, VOIP, Portal, Mail, JCATS) EXCON MAIN TELCO (POTS/FAX) EXCON Fwd Internet 25 Mobile Phones

26. Technical Working Group Windsor Diagram and Resource Requirements Matrix (RRM)

27. Windsor Diagram • Why is it produced? To simplify the exercise communication architecture • What is it? Network drawing, including communication lines and assets • What is important? Who provides equipment (nations) What is provided (specific numbers) Where the equipment resides (sites) Compliments the Resource Requirements Matrix (RRM) Draft

28. RRM • Detailed equipment list for each site • Who provides equipment • Quantities of equipment • Site technical personnel • Site communication requirements Draft

29. Technical Working Group Locations of EXCON Forward and Training Audience

30. Technical Working Group • Identify Proposed Locations of EXCON Forward, Training Audience (TA) and National Response Cell for each site • May be co-located in same facility, but not same rooms • It is best if TA uses its everyday communication and information systems • TA location requires internet capability to access SEESIM 14 webmail • Need to work with counterpart in Operational Working Group to determine locations no later than MPC • National Response Cell for nations without JCATS may be located at other EXCON Forward sides.

31. Technical Working Group EXCON Forward Site Capabilities

32. Technical Working Group • EXCON Forward Site • Internet Connection Requirements • 2-3 Mbit/sec symmetrical bandwidth (minimum of 2 Mbps) • No firewalls or filtered ports on the circuit • RJ-45 Twisted Pair end-point • Minimum of 1 usable (real-world) IP address provided by your ISP • NoNetwork Address Translation (NAT) of the IP address • DNS addresses and default gateway provided by your ISP • Power • 220-240V AC 50 Hertz, Schuko European plug • Amperage – sufficient power for equipment used • UPS or backup power recommended

33. Technical Working Group • EXCON Forward Sitecontinued • National exercise equipment assets • Ethernet network switches • Network laser printers • UPS • Network Firewall and network cabling • VTC Suite • Projector • Information Management PCs • VOIP Phones • JCATS client computers (Nations with JCATS license) • POTS – Two or three Telephones with International Capability • FAX – One with International Capability • Furniture – To be determined by the number of participants

34. Technical Working Group Questions ?

35. Technical Working Group Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation (JCATS)

36. Technical Working Group • JCATS Database Requirements • Nations use national scenarios and MEL/MIL to build JCATS database. • all nations have to provide detailed draft of ORBAT at the IPCfor review and discussion. • Example: Eng Bn – NBC Coy – MP Plt...

37. Technical Working Group • JCATS Operator Requirements • If possible JCATS Operators will be provided by JCATS licensee nations • Minimum one JCATS operator for each EXCON Forward site • A 2 day familiarization course will be held prior to the event execution • Each nation and SEEBRIG HQ will confirm the number of operators available at the MPC

38. Technical Working Group Questions ?

39. Technical Working Group Technical Manning

40. Exercise Director Deputy Exercise Director Visitor Observers Bureau (VOB) Public Information Center (PIC) Personnel located in Croatia Personnel located in Croatia and remote sites EXCON Director EXCON Admin Operations Group Technical Group Operations Officer Technical Coordinator Information Manager Systems Technicians (One per Exercise site, plus EXCON Main techs) Scenario Manager (One per Exercise site, plus EXCON Main techs) Comm Technicians MEL/MIL Trackers (One per Exercise site, alllocated in Croatia) VTC Bridge Operator (One per Exercise site, all located in Croatia) Liaison Officers VTC Operators (One per Exercise site) After Action Review Mgr JCATS Tech Controller AAR Analysts Database Manager (One per Exercise site) International Organizations Sr Model Controller (TBD) (One per Exercise site, alllocated in Croatia) Site Mgrs / Role Players JCATS Operators Exercise Architecture - cont. EXCON Organizational Chart

41. Technical Working Group • Proposed Technical Manning Requirements for EXCON Forward sites • Communications/Network Technician • Information System (IS) Administrator • VTC Operator/Technician • JCATS system administrator • JCATS Operator Note: These are recommended positions. If one person can fill multiple positions that is acceptable. We recommend that a minimum of two are used to provide adequate coverage.

42. Technical Working Group • All technical manning inputs need to be provided to the Operational Working Group • Please use your nation’s representative as a single point of contact to provide that information • Positions need to be Provided No Later Than (NLT) Initial Planning Conference (IPC) • Positions need to be Confirmed NLT Main Planning Conference (MPC) • Names need to be Provided NLT Final Coordination Conference (FCC)

43. Technical Working Group Provide Technical Inputs to the Exercise Specification (EXSPEC)

44. Technical Working Group Technical Training

45. Technical Working Group • Technical Training will be conducted in Croatia – “hands on”. • Scheduled for June 2014 in Croatia (FCC) • Areas that will be addressed • System diagrams and internet connectivity • Site setup • Firewall management • Information Management PC and JCATS client • VOIP Tool • VTC Tool and operation • Areas that need to be added or modified?

46. Technical Working Group Questions ?

47. Technical Working Group Technical Issues that have not beenaddressed? • Terrain database • Joint Planning, Execution and Coordination Tools (JPECT) – not mandatory • Network topology

48. Technical Working Group Technical Issues that have not been resolved? JEMM administration/compatibility JEMM trainer/training during MPC (mr. Thomas Lasch) VTC – no equipement on all side (VTC, Skype, Adobe Connect) JCATS – national response cell – where for nations without JCATS VOIP – no equipement on all side (BGR, MNE, BIH, MAC,ALB) Traffic bandwith – 10Mbps EXCON Main – 2-3Mbps EXCON Forward 48

49. Technical Working Group TWG Objectives for the Initial Planning Conference (IPC)

50. TWG Objectives for the IPC • Review Exercise Technical Planning and Execution dates • Review equipment requirements for Exercise Control (EXCON) • Review and Approve Basic Network Architecture • Review, discuss and update Windsor Diagram • Develop and review Resource Requirement Matrix (RRM) • Identify and confirm locations of EXCON Forward and Training Audience • Discuss and determine site capabilities