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HEADQUARTERS
U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613-5300 |
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HEADQUARTERS
U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613-5300 |
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Automated Information System (AIS)
Design Guidance
Long-Haul Transmission Systems
As discussed earlier, most long-haul transmission systems are part of the Defense Information System Network (DISN) program, which is designed, managed, and system engineered by DISA and falls under the JTA for design. The projects that fall under this include the Defense Satellite Communication Systems (DSCS), World Wide Technical Control Improvement Program (WWTCIP), and Terrestrial Systems (e.g. DEB, WAWS, EKIP, HF, T&S). For Army sites affected by these projects, the United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (USACECOM), United States Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC), and United States Army Signal Command (USASC) have different responsibilities in operating, engineering, designing, and implementing these systems. In addition, there are the DISA DISN CONUS and OCONUS series of contract communication services that are available for long-haul communications at each Army post, camp, or station. Two other Army transmission systems are also identified as applicable for engineering and implementation purposes in this guide: the TROJAN Communication Network and the Army Base Support Trunked Radio System (BSTRS).
The following paragraphs identify a summary paragraph of available engineering, implementation, or testing tools, programs, data bases, handbooks, spreadsheets, text books, government or industry technical documentation typically used in the engineering process for applicable USAISEC responsibilities in the following long-haul transmission systems and projects. Points of contact (POC) are identified where possible, with their Defense Switched Network (DSN) telephone numbers and E-mail addresses, along with World Wide Web URLs, local server access, and references. The MIL-STDs identified are for reference purposes only and are not mandated. The plan is to expand this Long-Haul Transmission System Design Guide into three guides (Satellite, Technical Control, and Terrestrial) to cover these areas properly. An example engineering design process for each area will be included.
Most USAISEC responsibilities in this area include interfacing and implementation engineering for the DSCS and MILSTAR systems; design and engineering of the Interconnect Facility (ICF) between the earth terminals (ET) and the Technical Control Facility (TCF) or special users; and the design, engineering and implementation of the Army's TROJAN worldwide intelligence communications network, which includes using available military (CSCI, GBS, DSCS) satellite systems.
The following projects or generic areas of expertise within these categories follow with applicable design standards and engineering tools identified.
Overall DSCS USAISEC POC: S. Danna, DSN 879-3045, E-mail: dannas@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
USAISEC POC: Mr J. Hinkle, DSN: 879-3020; E-mail: hinklej@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (DSCS standard drawings, DERMS, standard test plans, DSCS Satellite Look Angle Program; Satellite Link Budget Program).
USAISEC POC: Mr. H. Stacy, DSN: 879-3031; E-mail: stacyh@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (DSCS HT/MT standard drawings, ERMS, database, standard test plan, SABN).
USAISEC POC: Ms M. Lavery, DSN: 879-3037; E-mail: laverym@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (DSCS standard drawings, DERMS, SABN, standard cable running list, EIP).
USAISEC POC: Mr. B. Caldwell, DSN: 879-3035; E-mail: caldwellb@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (ITS ICF program, Fiber Optic Engineering Handbook, standard drawings, Fiber Optic Link Budget Program, Fiber Optic in Reference).
USAISEC POC: Mr. O. Witt, DSN: 879-3402; E-mail: witto@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (OCONUS and CONUS building codes, standard drawings, DERMS, civil and mechanical engineering text books and handbooks).
USAISEC POC: Mr. J. Kimbell, DSN: 879-3050; E-mail: kimbellj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (Oracle 7 data base with documentation shell for DSCS drawings, documents, and data management, SDPs, site drawings, EIPs, STDs, and FMs).
USAISEC POC: Mr. D. Pressler, DSN: 879-3036; E-mail: presslerd@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (DERMS, SABN, standard drawings, Communication Interface STDs in Reference, mux plans).
USAISEC POC: Mr. T. Maunu, DSN: 879-3351; E-mail: maunut@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (standard drawings, EIPs, ICF Handbook, civil and mechanical engineering textbooks and Guides).
USAISEC responsibilities in this area include the design, engineering, implementation, and testing of commercial communications services, which include the use of commercial satellites. The predominate users of satellite services are the DISN, TROJAN, GBS, EKIP, and other IEW programs. Commercial satellites provide connectivity on a worldwide basis, which includes several U.S. domestic service providers and international satellite organizations. U.S. domestic service providers include GE American Communications, AT&T, and Hughes. International satellite service providers include INTELSAT, ORION, PanAmSat, and Columbia Communications. Commercial satellite services are obtained through the Government program, Commercial Satellite Communications Initiative (CSCI), and through separate Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (DITCO) contracts such as TROJAN. Because the utilization of commercial satellite service is cost-driven, it is critical that requirements be examined to determine the correct architecture to minimize the cost and provide the greatest service capacity, considering the satellite link transmission parameters. The parameters to be optimized are satellite downlink beam coverage, earth terminal performance in terms of uplink effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) and downlink antenna gain to noise temperature (G/T), satellite modem optimization in terms of coding rates, and coder/encoder techniques. The earth terminal G/T depends upon the antenna size and the receiver performance. The commercial satellites operate in two frequency bands, C and Ku, and each satellite service provider has satellite performance that needs to be considered to ensure that optimum service for the user is provided. The important satellite parameters include the satellite saturated flux density requirement, which determines the required earth terminal uplink capability; the satellite downlink power (EIRP), which defines the earth terminal receiver performance requirement; and the satellite station keeping capability, which in turn defines the earth terminal tracking requirement. Some of the Army worldwide communications networks using commercial satellites include TROJAN, GBS, EKIP, classified Intel programs, other C3, logistics support, and training.
The above engineering expertise is applied to the programs listed below, which include applicable design standards with engineering tools identified.
Overall commercial satellite systems USAISEC POC: Mr. B. Wagoner, DSN: 879-3069; E-mail: wagonerb@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
USAISEC POC: Mr J. Porter, DSN: 879-3093; E-mail: porterj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (Satellite Link Budget Program, Look Angle Program, commercial satellite database, EIP, test plans, facility criteria, commercial carrier URLs).
USAISEC POC: Mr. B. Wagoner, DSN: 879-3069; E-mail: wagonerb@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (CSCI, GBS, TENCAP, classified programs, satellite budget and angle programs and databases, and DISN contracts).
USAISEC POC: Mr. R. Lorentsen, DSN: 879-3105; E-mail: lorentsenr@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (DSAT, VSAT, facility criteria, link budget and angle program and data base, EIP, test plans).
USAISEC responsibilities in this area include requirements definition, design, systems engineering, and implementation engineering for the Army responsibilities in the BSTRS Project, DEB, WAWS, JRD, HAWS, EKIP, Modeling and Simulation (STRICOM), missile range upgrades (White Sands and Yuma), and strategic and base support radio upgrades (HF, VHF/UHF). The project or generic areas of expertise within this category follow with applicable design standards, references, and engineering tools identified along with POCs.
Overall USAISEC POC: Mr. R. Lorentsen, DSN: 879-3344; E-mail: lorentsenr@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Fiber optic systems design, engineering, and implementation engineering and test USAISEC POC: Mr. J. Protho, DSN: 879-3375; E-mail: prothoj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (Fiber Optic Engineering Handbook, MIL-STD-118-INA, etc.)
Strategic and base support engineering implementation and test USAISEC POC: Mr. K. Okada, DSN: 879-3374; E-mail: okadak@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
LOS microwave systems design, engineering, and test and interconnect facility design and implementation engineering and test.
Digital European Backbone (DEB) USAISEC POC: Mr. K. Okada, DSN: 879-3374; E-mail: okadak@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
EKIP Digital Microwave Upgrade (DMU) USAISEC POC: Mr. J. Prothro, DSN: 879-3375; E-mail: prothroj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. (LOS Propagation Program, Path Profiling Program, textbooks, ITV/IEEE technical documents).
Strategic and base support engineering implementation and test USAISEC POC: Mr. K. Okada, DSN: 879-3374; E-mail: okadak@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
USAISEC POC: Mr. S. Fulbright, DSN: 879-3960; E-mail: fulbrights@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Trunked Radio Systems design, engineering and test USAISEC POC: Mr. D. Pawlak, DSN: 879-3085; E-mail: pawlakd@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Copper cable design, engineering, and test USAISEC POC: Mr. J. Malarchik, DSN: 879-4876; E-mail: malarchikj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
USAISEC responsibilities in this area include requirements definition, design, systems engineering, and implementation engineering for the Army responsibilities in the World Wide Technical Control Improvement Project (WWTCIP), timing and synchronization, matrix switch, transmission network and systems management (TNSM), TCF facility upgrades (batteries, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), grounding, building), and transmission and network security. The following project or generic areas of expertise within this category follow with applicable design standards, references, and engineering tools identified along with POCs.
Overall USAISEC POC: Mr. R. Lorentsen, DSN: 879-3344; E-mail: lorentsenr@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
The efforts include design, engineering, implementation, and test.
USAISEC POC: Mr. J. Malarchik, DSN: 879-4876; E-mail: malarchikj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Matrix switch efforts include design, engineering, implementation, and test (Army Matrix Switch, IDIA Contract, Requirements and Design Criteria, EIPs, and test plans).
USAISEC POC: Mr. D. Oishi, DSN: 879-3546; E-mail: oishid@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Transmission System Network and Systems Management Design, Engineering, and Test. (ISEC NSM Guide, DISN NSM Architecture, Transmission Equipment Specifications, Interfaces, SNMP, CMIP, CORBA).
USAISEC POC: Mr. R. Lorentsen, DSN: 879-3344; E-mail: lorentsenr@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Design, engineering, and test USAISEC POC: Mr. R. Lorentsen, DSN: 879-3344; E-mail: lorentsenr@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Select here for a comprehensive listing of mobile and wireless commercial providers used for strategic or sustaining base applications.
USAISEC POC: Mr. P. Van Wie, DSN: 879-3504; E-mail: vanwiep@emh1.hqisec.army.mil.
Many of USAISEC's responsibilities are in "implementation engineering" for Army PEOs, PMs, and other customers. To this end, standard drawings, engineering installation plans, site survey checklists, and other software engineering tools have been created to assist the engineer in this area. The following have been preliminarily identified in each transmission system area.
TROJAN communications USAISEC POC: Mr. Jerry Porter, DSN 879-3093; E-mail: porterj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. Tools include satellite link analysis computer programs, satellite look angles computer programs, activation schedules, and testing procedures.
IEW communications USAISEC POC: Mr. Bill Wagoner, DSN 879-3089; E-mail: wagonerw@emh1.hqisec.army.mil. Tools include satellite link analysis computer programs, satellite look angles computer programs, activation schedules and testing procedures.
16 September 1997