SEESIM 14
Technical Working Group
IPC Notes 21-24 January 2014
I. Review of SEESIM 12 technical recommendations
A. A review of the following After Action Review items was conducted and
recommendations were made.
1) Use of VTC communications also amongst national EOCs
could facilitate the exchange of information and coordination
activity
II. Review and Changes to the Technical Timelines and POA&M
A. Site Surveys (is not required)
1) Nations Requiring Site Surveys (no site need survey)
B. Equipment Preparation and Shipping Schedule
1) No need for shipping any technical equipment at this time. Will
be reviewed at the MPC.
C. Technical Training
1) Technical training should be conducted in Croatia during the
period of 03-06 June 2014 (FCC).
2) JCATS operators’ training is nations’ responsibility. For the
nations without JCATS licensed operators other nations will
provide it for them. It will be determined under 6. B 1.
D. Site Setup Schedule
1) EXCON Main site initial setup will be conducted 01 – 08
September 2014 (“IR”).
2) EXCON Forward site initial setup will be conducted 08-12
September 2014.
3) Final setup is 15-17 September 2014 with final
communications testing 18-19 September 2014.
III. Nations and SEEBRIG HQ provided the following information on the location of
EXCON Forward, Training Audience and National Response Cell (NRC).
Example: A. Nation – EXCON Location / TA Location / NRC
A. Albania – Tirana/ TBD / TBD
B. Bosnia and Herzegovina – OC 112 / Same / TBD
C. Bulgaria – National Defense Academy / TBD / National Defense Academy
D. Croatia – Simulation Center Zagreb / Same / Same
E. Montenegro – Barracks Danilovgrad / Same / TBD
F. Romania – Simulation Training Center Bucharest / Same / Same
G. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 - Crises Management Center
/ Same / TBD
H. SEEBRIG HQ – SEEBRIG HQ, Greece / SEEBRIG HQ, Greece / TBD
IV. Proposed Site Capability
A. Internet Service Provider (ISP) Requirements / Standards
1. Croatia EXCON Main Site
a) ISP installation costs and user fees will be paid in accordance
with the Terms of Reference (TOR).
b) The host nation (Croatia) will provide 10 Mbps unfiltered
symmetrical dedicated bandwidth in support of a Virtual
Private Network (VPN), distributing video teleconferencing
(VTC), Exchange server, exercise data, JCATS and VoIP
telephone capability to all participating EXCON forward sites.
c) SEESIM 14 web portal, JEMM servers.
d) Internet café.
2. Nations and SEEBRIG HQ Sites
a) ISP Fees – Each participant will pay for installation and user
fees (if required).
b) ISP minimum bandwidth requirements for each EXCON
forward site: 2.0 Mbps unfiltered symmetrical dedicated
bandwidth for a VPN distributing VTC, information
management system (IMS), JCATS, VoIP back to the
EXCON Main site. This bandwidth does not include training
audience requirements.
c) Each nation and SEEBRIG HQ will provide the ISP name and
public facing IP address for Internet services NLT FCC.
Albania – TBD/IP TBD
Bosnia and Herzegovina – TBD/IP TBD
Bulgaria – VIVACOM/IP TBD
Croatia – MoD/IP TBD
Montenegro – Telecom CG/IP TBD
Romania – TBD/IP TBD
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* - MoD/IP
TBD
SEEBRIG HQ – OTENET/IP address: 79.129.114.37
ISP minimum bandwidth requirements for the training audience will be identified by
each nation and SEEBRIG HQ.
*
Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name
B. International phone - Each nation and SEEBRIG HQ will provide and pay
for international phone(s) and user fees.
C. Facility Support – All power, furniture, and equipment relating to support of
the exercise not specifically agreed upon with another participant will be
the responsibility of the nation and SEEBRIG HQ.
V. Equipment Requirements
A. At each EXCON Forward the host nation have to provide the following
equipment package:
Exercise computers – TBD
VTC equipment – TBD
Ethernet switch – TBD
VOIP tool – TBD
Fax/phone – 1 each
Black and White (B&W) Laser Printer – 1 each
Firewall/Router – 2 each (one plus spare)
Uninterruptible Power Supply – TBD
Network cables - TBD
B. EXCON-Main (Croatia)
Required primary and back up equipment to host JCATS
Portal, JEMM and Mail servers
Computers for the internet café
Network infrastructure
VTC equipment
VOIP tool
Exercise computers
Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Secretariat room equipment
VI. Technical Manning for SEESIM 14
A. Nations and SEEBRIG HQ EXCON Forward
1. Skill sets required:
Communications / Network Technician
Information Systems / Systems Administrator
VTC Operator / Technician
JCATS System Administrator (if necessary)
JCATS Operator
B. EXCON Manning
1. EXCON Forward
The number of JCATS operators will be determined at the MPC.
The operators should be trained on JCATS version TBD.
The following nations have offered to provide JCATS operators.
Albania – TBD
Bosnia and Herzegovina – TBD
Bulgaria – TBD
Croatia – TBD
Montenegro – None
Romania – TBD
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* - None
SEEBRIG HQ – None
2. The EUCOM will provide the following technical support to the
EXCON Main in Croatia.
JCATS SME
Terrain database support
VII. Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation (JCATS)
A. JCATS will be version 12. X.
B. The JCATS Licensees are asked to provide trained operators to support
the EXCON Forward sites.
C. JCATS operator training requirements:
Albania – No
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Yes
Bulgaria – No
Croatia – No
Montenegro – Yes
Romania – No
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* - Yes
SEEBRIG HQ – No
VIII. INFOSEC/Documentation software requirements
A. All information and data stored, processed and transmitted through the
Exercise LAN (VPN), Internet, and communications lines will be
UNCLASSIFIED.
B. All documentation will be saved in Microsoft Office 2007 format.
IX. Proposed MPC Agenda:
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Review technical planning and execution dates
Review and update technical POA&M
Review and approve Basic Network Diagram
Review, discuss and update the Windsor Diagram
Review the RRM
Review locations of EXCON Forward and Training Audience
Discuss remote site capabilities
Conduct JCATS Database Workshop
Discuss JCATS Operator Requirements
Discuss technical manning requirements
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Discuss technical and JCATS training requirements and schedule
Determine Technical Working Group Objectives for the FCC
Identify and discuss any remaining Technical Issues
Draft Technical Working Group minutes
22 CFR 126.4A APPLICABLE