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1. Voice over IP andUnified Capabilities Presented By:
Mr. Art Olson
PM NSC, Technical Management Division
18 August 2008
2. 2 Agenda DoD Voice over IP (VoIP)
Army Enterprise VoIP
Unified Capabilities
3. 3 DoD Telephony Becomes Real Time Services
4. 4 Communications Serving the Army
5. 5 JITC-Approved Line-side VoIP Equipment VoIP Call Processors
MFS
Nortel (3)
SMEO
Avaya (1)
Nortel (1)
PBX1
Avaya (2)
Cisco (2)
Nortel (1)
Siemens (1)
Spherecomm (1)
PBX2
Cisco (1) ASLANs
Alcatel-Lucent (1)
3Com (1)
Cisco (2)
Enterasys (1)
Extreme (1)
Foundry (2)
Nortel (1)
6. 6 DISA Real Time Services Pilot
7. 7 Enterprise VoIP
8. 8 Taking Action on Army VoIP Needed for Enterprise VoIP:
Equipment
VoIP Call Processor or IP-enabled TDM switch
ASLAN
VoIP end instruments
Connectivity from outlying location to hub
CONOPS / NetOps
Monitoring and Administrative tools PM NSC Actions:
Proposed VoIP appendix for I3MP Master Plan (Jun 2008)
PdM Theater Enterprise VoIP Plans (Mar 2008) – Version 1
CONOPS/NetOps (Requested from Army Voice Telecommunications Working Group)
NSC PdMs are making initial investments to enable VoIP at Forts Drum, Bliss, and Echertdingen Germany (none regional)
9. 9
10. 10 Unified Capabilities in the DoD DISA Definition:“The seamless integration of voice, video and data applications services delivered ubiquitously across a secure and highly available IP infrastructure to provide increased mission effectiveness to the warfighter and business communities.”
ASD(NII) is advocating rapid introduction into DoD
DISA is including UC in the VoIP Pilot; plans to add UC requirements to UCR 2010
Army (PM NSC) is coordinating proof of concept testing
11. 11 Unified Capabilities Project - Purpose Gain early understanding of UC capabilities
Examine various integration methodologies and techniques
Two vendors: Microsoft and Cisco
Gather user feedback – ease of use, productivity, likes/dislikes
Capture data input for business case
Drive development of Army CONOPS, NetOps, Security Architecture, and integration with LandWarNet
Assess information assurance risks and develop mitigation techniques
Shape development of DoD policies and technical specifications
Support DoD Global Information Grid Architectural Vision, 2008-2015 Army CIO/G-6 Campaign Plan, Army CIO/G-6 500-Day Plan
12. 12 Unified Capabilities - Features Idealized – MS OC can do this; I’m not sure about CiscoIdealized – MS OC can do this; I’m not sure about Cisco
13. 13 Unified Capabilities Proof of Concept
14. 14 Summary Transition to VoIP is inevitable.
Army needs a migration plan
VoIP is a stepping stone to Unified Capabilities
Unified Capabilities has potential to be a significant productivity-enhancing tool
Unified Capabilities Pilot is well underway
Instantiations in CONUS and Germany (Microsoft) and Pacific (Cisco)
Expect initial service to users by end of calendar 2008
Expect analysis and recommendations in 12-18 months
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Discussion
16. 16 Acronyms
AMC: Army Materiel Command
APL: Approved Products List
ASD(NII): Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration)
ASLAN: Assured Service Local Area Network
ASVALAN: Assured Service Voice Application Local Area Network
ATEC: Army Test and Evaluation Command
CoE: Corps of Engineers
CONOPS: Concept of Operations
CONUS: Continental United States
DIACAP: DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process
DISA: Defense Information Systems Agency
DISN: Defense Information Systems Network
DoD: Department of Defense
DSN: Defense Switched Network
IA: Information Assurance
IM: Instant Messaging
IMCEN: Information Management Center
IO: Interoperability
IP: Internet Protocol
ISEC: Information Systems Engineering Command
JITC: Joint Interoperability Test Command
LSC : Local Session Controller
MFS: Multifunction Switch
MFSS: Multifunction Soft Switch
NetOps: Network Operations
NSC: Network Service Center
PBX1: Private Branch Exchange with Multi-level precedence and preemption
PBX2: Private Branch Exchange without Multi-level precedence and preemption
PdM: Product Manager
PM: Project Manager
PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network
SMEO: Small End Office
TDM: Time Division Multiplex
UC: Unified Capabilities
UCR: Unified Capabilities Requirements
VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol
VTC: Video Teleconference