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Electronic Schedule Dissemination (ESD) Legacy

AFSCN Scheduling Ops Overview Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) operations require network management/scheduling function

• Avg 450 supports w/ 120+ real-time changes each day with 0 errors

• Supports 150+ satellites and 29 ops ctrs thru 15 worldwide antennas

• 1300 configurations possible for all satellite supports

7-day AFSCN scheduling process

• Pre-planned requests submitted 7 days from support execution

• Multi-day, priority-based de-confliction process

– Priorities based on individual contact purpose/requirement

• Network Tasking Order (NTO) published daily NLT 1900Z (covering

1600Z to 1600Z period)

– Published NLT 21-hours before execution

– NTO is always available to cover 21-45 hours of future ops

• Real time changes during execution period for constellation management, outages, launch and emergencies

• Effectiveness assessment via user reports post-execution

ESD Version 2.7 Ops Overview Electronic Schedule Dissemination (ESD) system allows operator to de-conflict requirements, create schedule, and publish NTO ESD provides “smart interface”

• View potential visibilities, RFI issues, resource conflicts

• View user requirements (shows requested window, constraints)

• No automated ability to create schedule

ESD provides user interface to ops centers, Remote Tracking Station (RTS) sites

• View schedule/changes in real-time window (text display only)

• Submit requirements/orbit data, request changes

ESD 2.7 System Architecture

• Highly redundant architecture

• Primary Network Ops Ctr (NOC) at SAFB has 6 workstations

• Temp NOC at SAFB has 2 workstations for contingency actions only

• Alternate NOC at Vandenberg Tracking Station provides full redundancy

• OPSCAP Yellow if 4 or less scheduling workstations OR only 1 APCS available

• OPSCAP Red if no scheduling workstations, no remote connectivity

• OPSCAP for Primary/Alternate nodes determined independently

Vandenberg AFB (VAFB)Schriever AFB (SAFB)

Limitations

DOS software/memory limitations Information Assurance vulnerabilities Curtailed software sustainment limited to emergency changes only Last remote user hardware added to core system in

Electronic Schedule Dissemination

(ESD) 3.0

Background

Background: AFSCN is replacing the current ESD 2.7 DOS 6.2.2.

scheduling system w/Windows based system, ESD 3.0 Autonomous ops for users, better constellation management Built from SOC perspective, complete control over Sat ops Will support 1800 users when fully implemented Evolvable “Lights out” operations, comm. RTS, SOC & C2 The current Operation Acceptance date for ESD 3.0 is planned for 24 Mar 15

Equipment

• ESD 3.0 provides:

– Increased availability (99.9% reliability)

– Dual Node Equipment suites allow OCN maintenance to be performed on off-line equipment

Ops floors (Sat Flyers and RTS Users)

• Dell 380 Precision Workstation

• 20” Dell 2001FP LCD Monitor

• Color Printer

Remote User Rack

Architecture

Operational Switch Replacement

(OSR)

Purpose Distributed Communications Controllers (DCC) are located throughout the AFSCN

• The DCC creates connections between the Satellite

Operations Centers (SOC) and the Remote Tracking Stations (RTS) through the Wide Area Network Interface Units (WANIU)

• 22 SOPS is the Primary DCC link over-ride authority when an NTO violation occurs!

• Connection Types:

– Primary & Backup Satellite Commanding

– Primary & Backup Status-Echo (Ranging, Antenna Azimuth and Elevation, station status, etc.)

– Primary & Backup Satellite Telemetry/Payload

– Inter-Range Instrumentation Group (Timing)

– Secure Voice Communications/ESD

Wide Area Network Interface Units (WANIU)

• WANIUs establish source & destination port connections between SOC and RTS upon DCC request

• WANIUs in essence are multiplexers/de-multiplexors and transports bi-directionally using Internet Protocol (IP) for routing to AFSCN CISCO routers

AFSCN CISCO Routers

• CISCO Routers provide the critical routing over primary and additional communications pathways between RTS and communication nodes at Schriever AFB and Vandenberg AFB

RTS – Node Architecture

User – Node Architecture

Orbital Analysis System (OAS) Legacy

Orbital Analysis System - Legacy

• Provides satellite visibilities to the ESD satellite scheduling system to enable contacts to be scheduled

• Delivers radio frequency interference (RFI) predictions for scheduled AFSCN supports

• Is utilized for orbit determination

• Supports custom orbital and RFI products based on

AFSCN user agency needs

OAS Legacy will be replaced by OAS 3.0 in the 4th quarter of 2014

Orbital Analysis System - Legacy

• Consists of a training suite and an operational suite

• OAS Legacy is composed administration computers, operator interface computers, orbital analysis computers and servers

• Utilizes an Oracle 10g database

• Utilizes the SIPRNet backbone to ingest Cheyenne

Mountain disseminated orbital information

AASAutomated Tape Backup

B/W Printer

Color Printer

4mm tape

10/100 Network Switch Administration and Access Control

DatabaseMission Processing

OAW 1 OAW 2 OAW 3

DMS

Government Furnished Equipment / Base Information Infrastructure

Fortezza½”TapeZip CD RW3½”Peripheral ConnectivitySecondary

Primary Fortezza½”TapeZip CD RW3½”

Peripheral Connectivity

External Interface

OIW 1

OIW 2

StandbyPrimary

DB 1 DB 2

SI

PR

N

ET

Orbital Analysis System 3.0

• OAS 3.0 will migrate existing OAS functionality into virtual environments

• OAS 3.0 will use VMware coupled with an oracle 11g database

• OAS 3.0 systems administrators will work with both Vmware and oracle 11g database

• OAS 3.0 will have a training suite as well as the live operational suite

AFSCN Link Protection System

(ALPS)

AFSCN Link Protection System (ALPS)

• Provides 22 SOPS with real-time radio frequency spectrum situational awareness of all mission downlinks from all AFSCN antennas

• Provides radio frequency interference alerts to the AFSCN Network Crew Commander necessary to direct NTO changes to mitigate loss of user mission data

• Provides situational awareness for all AFSCN supported launches and vehicle anomalies and emergencies

AFSCN Link Protection System (ALPS)

• ALPS at the RTS consists of windows client computers and spectrum analyzer equipment to monitor mission antennas to include an independent autonomous RF direction finders to protect the RTSs from unauthorized terrestrial and aerial emissions

• ALPS at the Schriever node consists of a database server and analysis workstation running government off the shelf software to display mission antennas and direction finder RF spectrums, while running interference detection algorithms

• ALPS at the RTSs communicates to the ALPS server and workstation over AFSCN OSR assigned communications ports managed by the 22 SOPS DCC computers

ALPS at the RTS ALPS at the Node

Spectrum Analyzers

Computer

KVM

DF Antenna

ALPS Equipment Rack

ALPS Node Server

KVM

ALPS Node Data Analysis Workstation

Critical Reporting

Critical Reporting 22 SOPS Mission Systems Reporting

• 22 SOPS must up-channel to the Joint Space

Operations Center (JSpOC) within 10 minutes of any OPSCAP/SYSCAP changes for ESD, OAS, and DCC

• 22 SOPS must up-channel to the JSpOC within 30 minutes of any OPSCAP/SYSCAP changes for the AFSCN RTS enterprise

Contractor Response to 22 SOPS Mission Outages

• Contractor responsiveness to, and restoration of mission impacting outages is key to 22 SOPS executing the AFSCN NTO for 16 user agencies across 29 satellite C2 complexes prosecuting National Strategic Objectives/National Security