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CONDORCONDOR

Marine Corps Systems CommandMarine Corps Systems CommandPM Communication SystemsPM Communication Systems

Mr. Bart SoucyMr. Bart SoucyAugust 2004August 2004

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EPLRS Community

EPLRS Community

BeyondLine of Sight

The CONDOR Gateway: Purpose: Connects EPLRS Communities over distance.-EPLRS Node-C2PC Gateway-Over-the-Horizon connection (INMARSAT, Iridium, TACSAT)

CONDOR “Gateway”

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CONDOR “PoP-V”

Cell phone

EPLRS Community

BeyondLine of Sight

INMARSATor TACSAT

The CONDOR Point of Presence Vehicle: Purpose: Connects Users without EPLRS to the TDN-SINCGARS-HaveQuick II-TACSAT DAMA-HF -HF ALE-EPLRS-Iridium - ETCS-…

PoP-V

Gateway

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The CONDOR Jump C2 Vehicle: Purpose: Maintains COP/SA during Displacement-Downsized JECCS Capability-SIPRNet-NIPRNet-Telephone-VTC

BeyondLine of Sight

UOCMAIN

Jump Command Vehicle

INMARSAT

Wireless TechnologyUp to 2 miles

INMARSAT

CONDOR “Jump C2”

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US Army & CONDOR

• 9 June USMC CONDOR Team met with US Army 9 June USMC CONDOR Team met with US Army Central Technical Support Facility (CTSF) Staff, Fort Hood, Texas

• Two US Army FBCB2 HMMWVS have been shipped to SPAWAR, Charleston for CONDOR Gateway Integration

• US Army, USMC, and CenGen will cooperate on US Army to USMC EPLRS issues concerning interoperability to include COP-B

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US Army CONDOR GW

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US Army CONDOR GWNomenclature Model/Part No. Source

Transit Case Mounted ComponentsMILEX Transit Case 7815.6602.02XX EDAK Inc. (US)

PDU DC to AC Inverter NCGL1.5k-2U-24-115-R-7647 Nova Electric

INMARSAT M4 Mobile ISDN TT-3082A LandSea Systems, Inc.

In-Line Network Encryptor Sectéra, KG-235 General Dynamics C4 Systems

Power Supply, DC (KG-235) 

General Dynamics C4 Systems

Ethernet Router (Red) CISCO2621XM Cisco Systems Corp.

Ethernet Router (Black) CISCO3725 Cisco Systems Corp.

Radio Set, EPLRS AN/VSQ2C (V) 2 Government Furnished Equipment

USB to 8-Port w/RS232 Adapter 2801 Sealink

Global Positioning System GPS76 Garmin International Inc.

Power Supply, DC (T-40) 

IBM Corporation

Internal ComponentsLaptop Computer T-40 IBM Corporation

Laptop Mount 01008B2230 Diversified Metal Technologies

Equipment Mounting Skid 03005J8100 Laurentide Inc.

Radio Set, AN/MRC-145A Government Furnished EquipmentExternal Components

Helmet Hard Top 8557-4D-C AMTECH Corp.

Antenna, VHF AS-3900 Government Furnished Equipment

Antenna, EPLRS AS-3449 Government Furnished Equipment

Antenna, INMARSAT TT-3008E LandSea Systems, Inc.

Antenna, GPS GA-29F Garmin International Inc.

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FY05 EventsFY05 Events

•Development Test and Evaluation:

•System of Systems Tests

•USMC Limited User Evaluation/Subject Matter Expert Demonstration

•USMC/US ARMY Limited User Evaluation/Subject Matter Expert Demonstration

•Possible Sea Viking ‘05 Integration

•Possible Trident Warrior ’05 Integration

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QuestionsQuestions

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Army CONDOR GW

•SSCC built CONDOR GW minus Marine Corps EPLRS Transmitter•Army Provided HMMWVs•Army Provided EPLRS Transmitter•Army Provided FBCB2 Terminal

Two CONDOR Gateways to be built, delivered, and integrated at Central Technical Support Facility(CTSF), Fort Hood, Texas

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Army Configuration

Cisco 3725

Cisco 2600

KG-235EPLRS

Bay

INMARSAT

GPSPower Module

“Hardhat”EPLRSFBCB2

C2PC

SPAWAR will provide GW with all equipment depicted in green, Army will equip with gear depicted in blue

Gateway Transit Case

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Army Integration Effort

Phase 1: Integrate existing GW configuration with Army EPLRS and FBCB2. Intent is to provide a viable “solution” to address US Army’s EPLRS/FBCB2 extended range requirement.

US Army EPLRS Community

US Army EPLRS CommunityBeyond

Line of Sight

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Army Integration Effort

Phase 2: Integrate existing GW configuration with Army EPLRS and extend “data pipe” from USMC Battalion EPLRS community to US Army Brigade EPLRS community. Intent is to create network extensions to allow TCP/IP communications between two units in a joint environment.

US Army EPLRS Community

USMC EPLRS CommunityBeyondLine of Sight

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Army Integration Effort

Phase 3: Utilize “data pipe” from USMC Battalion EPLRS community to US Army Brigade EPLRS community to enable passing of Situational Awareness (SA) and Position Location Information (PLI) utilizing each service’s C2 system. Intent is to utilize network extensions to enable C2PC and FBCB2 interoperability.

US Army EPLRS Community

USMC EPLRS CommunityBeyondLine of Sight

C2PC

FBCB2

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Army Integration EffortPhase 4: Integration of different EPLRS communities into one GW that accomplishes interoperability piece and allows two units to work side by side with common GW.

US Army Brigade EPLRS Community USMC Battalion EPLRS Community

C2PCFBCB2

Task Force CP

C2PC or FBCB2

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Assumptions for Phase 1

• FBCB2 3.6x with EPLRS 11.3

• Planned EPLRS fragmentation – not automatically “self-healing” capability

• Only two fragments, and both fragments share the same Bde-wide SA and C2 needlines

• If time permits, will relax some of these

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Scenarios for Phase 1

• 1-10 Cav unit is well forward of DTAC/4th Brigade, so that it has lost Bde-wide EPLRS connectivity

• A company of 1BN22 is well forward of 1BDE and 1BN22, so that it has lost Btn-local and Bde-wide EPLRS connectivity