NATO IETV /Battle Labs
Presented to the UNIS-TEM
1-3 December 2009
Mr. Edgar Harmsen
NC3A – Interoperability (CAT2)
Edgar.Harmsen@nc3a.nato.int
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The Interoperability
Experimentation, Test and
Validation (IETV)
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IETV: Interoperability Experimentation, Testing
and Validation Capability
 The IETV (Interoperability Experimentation, Testing and
Validation) is a capability in support of
 CIS formal validation (as an input to certification),
 Interoperability enhancement and
 Experimentation
for multinational, NATO-led expeditionary
operations.
 NC3B and ACT have sponsored the development
of the IETV capability
 High level of synergy with other programs:
 ACO has funded some process-supporting tools
 Several nations have actively participated as
validation/testing counterparts
IETV: Interoperability Experimentation, Testing
and Validation Capability
How IETV can be used?
The IETV is a distributed
capability (NGCS, CFBLNet).
Aims to reuse existing NATO
and National assets.
1. IETV can be used remotely
trough CFBLNET or NGCS
transmission networks.
2. IETV can deploy to a
national site and also use
NC3A static facilities.
3. IETV can deploy in an
exercise like SFCE, CWID
or CE to support
Interoperability,
Experimentation , Testing
and Validation activities.
IETV: Interoperability Experimentation, Testing
and Validation Capability
What can be tested with IETV?
IETV MODULES
FUNCTIONAL SERVICES
IP NETWORK SERVICES
VOICE NETWORK SERVICES
SECURITY
CORE SERVICES
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
SERVICES (IEG-LIGHT)
[SECURITY DOMAIN]
Overview of 2009 IETV Activities
 SFCE 09
• Validation campaign LCC NRF-14 DDIV (HQ/Bgde).
• Testing campaign LCC NRF-13 UK ARCC.
• Automated tests with IATT for secure data services (SFCE 09 PTA
NS and MS )
• Experiment campaign with 1GNC
• IEG-Light MIP-DEM Proxy
• IEG-Light VoIP Gateway
• Experiment JCOP-XML NRDC-SP
• Exercise Report.
• CWID 09
•Emulation of Deployable CIS (DCIS) deployable Point of Presence
(dPoP).
• Provision of C2 NATO systems ( NIRIS, JCHAT, ICC and LC2IS).
• Generation, Distribution and Visualization of the RAP.
• ADatP3, NFFI and TDL IO Assessment
• Automated tests, reports and assessment.
• Exercise Report.
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The IETV in SFCE 09
CWID 09 Experimentation Campaign
TMAP
SAT SIM
dPoP
FW
LC2IS
NIRIS
JCHAT
Core Services
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CWID 09 Experimentation Campaign
LC2IS
JCHAT
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IETV 2010 Proposals.
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TN-1174 Evolution
• Update / Review / Add Technical Requirement.
• Test Case Oriented – Facilitated direct reuse in exercises.
• Reference / standard alignment (NCT IOTRS , NISP, NNEC ..)
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SFCE 10
• Experimentation support.
• Validation campaign NRF 15-17
• using IEG scenario B NAT-S
• supporting IEG-C scenario.
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CWIX 10
•Support NRF assessment with IO analysis and expertise.
•Provision of NATO C2 System using DCIS dPoP emulation.
•Using IETV in a distributed way ( Trough CBLNET from the Hague ) in order to
support in most cost/effective way to the CWIX community.
•Generate, process, distribute and visualize CWIX scenario.
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Ad-Hoc National validation/experimentation campaign.
•As requested by nations in coordination with NCT
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Battle Labs
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The Strategic Pillars of NATO’s Solution
Development Processes (NNEC)
 An Overarching Standardised Architectural
Framework
 A Services Framework with agreed standard
semantics and ontology
 A fundamental Acquisition Reform
 A federated networked validation and verification
environment
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Capability validation
Battle Lab
Battle Lab
Exercises
CONOPS evaluation,
organizations evaluation,
staff training, certification
Federation of systems
validation
Reference facitlity
Reference facitlity
Integrated systems
validation
Integration Test Bed
System validation
Integration Tests
Integrated Test Bed
Integrated Test Bed
Interoperability tests,
architecture design,
standards assessment,
system engineering and
risk reduction
Interoperability Tests
Functional, interfacing,
performance, reliability,
usability, compatibility,
regression, configuration,
security, installation,
recovery , supportability
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Harmonized Battle Laboratory capability
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Data Centres
State-of-the-art NU/NR/NS Infrastructure
 Core Services with support to projects
Hosting of databases, portals and web sites
Unlimited Storage Capacity
 High-End Virtual Storage Area Network
 Back-up and Restore Services
Virtualization technology
 For server farms NU/NR/NS and Battle Labs
 Deployable CIS, “JCOP-in-a-Box”, “AIS-in-a-Box”
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Networked Communications
Capabilities
Combined Battle Laboratories Network (CFBLNet) Point of Presence (PoP)
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Provide the infrastructure of choice for international C4ISR research,
development, trials, and assessment to explore, promote, and confirm
Coalition/Combined capabilities for the participants (US, CCEB and
NATO)
Interconnect 170+ sites for National / International Org. / Industry Battle
Labs
Cost shared multi-national infrastructure and core network services
National Defense Network (NDN) Infrastructures
 Dedicated National defense infrastructure between National defense
organisations and connected defense industry sites
 Interconnection points to other National, Organisational and Coalition
infrastructures
NGCS Infrastructure
 Dedicated NATO infrastructure between NATO organisations and NATO
nations in support of NATO Operations and NATO Exercises
 NATO Funded
NC3A specific: Dark Fibre
 Dedicated fibre optic link (213 km), High speed MPLS network
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NR Enterprise FOC Foundation
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Network infrastructure
CI
SE
A
NATO
S
GE
NCY
NCSA
RVICES
S R CG
J I
Industry
Nations
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Functional & Information Services
Core Services
Enterprise ESB
Publish:
•Met Data
•Geo/Map Data
• ICC
• JCOP
• Test suite
• JTLS
Communities of Interest
Information & Integration
Systems Management
Management
& Control
Multi-purpose Battle Lab
Users & Missions
Information Assurance
NNEC approach in
federation of Battle Labs
Communications
Example service
subscriptions
Subscribe:
Network Infrastructure
• FMV
• Intel reports
Specific Battle Lab
Publish:
NU/NRoI/
NS WAN
Dark fibre
CFBLNet
NGCS
Functional & Information Services
• LC2IS
• Intel summary
Core Services
• Intel collection plan
Enterprise ESB
Subscribe:
• JCOP
• Intel reports
• JTLS
Network Infrastructure
Deployed or remote Battle Lab
Publish:
Application
Light core
Light ESB
Network services
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• FMV
• Intel reports
Subscribe:
• Intel collection plan
• Met data for location
• Geo data for location
• Test tools
• JTLS
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Networking Battle Labs for JISR
 Participation
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ACT
NC3A
THALES
EADS
IABG
SELEX
TNO
INDRA
QinetiQ
Northrop Grumman
SAIC
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Distributed Networked Battle Labs
DNBL
 Enables early and
standardized
collaborative testing and
experimentation
 Improves operational
efficiency and coherence
for military capabilities
 Compress NATO
capability development
cycle
 A mechanism for NATOIndustry partnership
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C4ISR capability engineering
• Operational assessment
• Technical interoperability
• Diagnosis, limit states analysis
• 3rd level support
Eligibility
Confirmed
CUR
Capability development lifecycle
Technical
Solution
• Buy
or
• Adapt
or
• Build
Implementation
User Acceptance
• Develop
• Pre-test
• Train
• Deliver
• Validate (performance & function)
Validate (IV&T CCB)
Authorise for deployment
Initial User Acceptance
 in
Operation
NC3A  NCSA
Handover
User Acceptance
Decommission
Migrate to
new
capability
• Maintain
• Patch
• Monitor
• Control
• Functional compliance
• Operability test
• Commissioning, training
• 1st level support
DOTMLPFI
Capability Acquisition and
Delivery
NC3A / NCSA cooperation
Capability Operation and
Management
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Filling the gap in the system life cycle
User
Requirements
Acceptance
Test
Verified by
System
Requirements
Architectural
Design
Detailed
Design
Build
Assembly
Verified by
System
Test
Verified by
Integration
Test
Verified by
Sub-systems
Tests
Verified by
Unit
Tests
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NATO Federation of Battle Labs
NATO HQ &
Commands
Nations
• Doctrine
• Policy
• CONOPS
• TTP
• OPS Relevance
DOTMLPFI
NC3A / NCSA
Synergy, Collaboration
Coherence
Quick turnaround
Validation & Verification
Compressed spiral
• Battle labs
• Facilitator
• Unbiased
• NATO Expertise
• Scenarios
• Technical Requirem.
• OPS
• Battle labs
• National Expertise
• Systems
• Coalition
• OPS
• Policy
Deployment
Industry
• Battle labs
• Technology
• Markets
• Technical trends
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Verification & Validation environment
Federation of battle laboratories, reference
facilities and integrated test beds, between NATO
Commands, Agencies, Nations, industries and
academia, will become a key enabler to increase
C4ISR capability assurance to meet
effectiveness of information superiority.
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Point of contacts
NC3A “battle-lab” vision & DNBL
Dr. Pascal Trouvé
BLST Manager
NC3A- Battle Labs Services Team
Pascal .Trouve@nc3a.nato.int
IETV
Mr. Francisco Moreno
NATO IETV Project Manager
NC3A – Interoperability (CAT2)
Francisco.Moreno@nc3a.nato.int
NATO and European CFBLNet
Mr. Edgar Harmsen
NATO CFBLNet Project Manager
NC3A – Interoperability (CAT2)
Edgar.Harmsen@nc3a.nato.int
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CONTACTING NC3A
NC3A Brussels
NC3A The Hague
Visiting address:
Visiting address:
Bâtiment Z
Avenue du Bourget 140
B-1110 Brussels
Telephone +32 (0)2 7074111
Fax +32 (0)2 7078770
Oude Waalsdorperweg 61
2597 AK The Hague
Postal address:
NATO C3 Agency
Boulevard Leopold III
B-1110 Brussels - Belgium
Postal address:
NATO C3 Agency
P.O. Box 174
2501 CD The Hague
The Netherlands
Telephone +31 (0)70 3743000
Fax +31 (0)70 3743239
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Background slides
 IETV CWIX/FIX10
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IETV at CWID 09
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Emulation of DCIS
Provide NATO C2 FS
Dissemination of tactical data link information
Generation and replay of RAP CWID scenario
Data collection for IO assessment
Automatic report generation
Monitoring tool of CWID core services
NRF automated test
RAP visualization
JCHAT support
LC2IS support
TDL technical requirement capture.
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IETV CWIX 10 SERVICE CATALOGUE
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IETV CWIX 10
Level of Support.
1. Provide Systems,
connected and
configured to the
CWIX-10 network.
2. System Administration
support. Application
management and
configuration.
3. IO Testing Support.
Test plan, coordination
meetings, technical
support.
4. IO Assessment
Support. Tools &
Reports.
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IETV CWIX 10
1- NIRIS / NSCD
2- ICC
3- JCHAT
4- JCOP V0 R3.0/MR1
5- JCOP MR2
6- iGeoSIT
7- LC2IS FOC Inc 1
8- JTS/FST 3.0
9- NC3A NFFI Test Reference System
(Included Subset IFTS)
10- NATO Convoy Tracker
11- ITC/JPECT
12- MCCIS
13- JOCWatch
14- Intel Tool Box
14- LOGFAS (CONSOM/EVE)
15- TOPFAS
16- MIP-DEM (2/3)
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IETV CWIX
1. Provide servers,
physical/virtual
NC3ANL/Lillehammer.
2. Provide
preconfigured
clients. Distributed
in Lillehammer
(JChat, ICC ...),
connected and
configured.
3. Provide
visualization
systems. Projectors,
Big Screens.
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IETV CWIX 10-
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Satcom emulation. Eligible per service and per test case
Monitoring services.
Statistics reports.
TDL SIMPLE/JREAP Status and Quality.
Emulation of different security domain
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IETV CWIX 10-
1. Scenario generation
and distribution
1. Land
2. Air
3. Maritime.
2. Message generation
1. TDL
2. AdatP-3
3. NFFI
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IETV CWIX 10
Testing with DCIS equipment (cryptos included) , NRF
(NATO approved test events) test cases and automated
testing tool IATT
1. Secure / non secure data / voice / VoIP
2. Mail / GAL / Web
3. IEG B/C
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IETV CWIX 10
1.
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4.
MIP-DEM
Help-Desk
IETV-IO Portal
FS Training
Documentation.
5. Others ...
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IETV CWIX 10 - SUMMARY
 IETV is mainly to support NATO Interoperability
testing campaigns with its deployable CIS test bed,
process and NC3A personnel
 IETV will provide some NATO functional systems
requested at CWIX by ACO and nations.
 IETV will contribute to the CWIX 2010 goals but need
your inputs to provide the right level of support that
you need
 Please contact with me or any member of the
management group during this IPC or later to express
you wish testing-list
francisco.moreno@nc3a.nato.int
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