DVB-RCS integration with the DISN OSS to provide Situational Awareness and an end-to-end NetOps solution

With the continued evolution of technology in support of the overseas contingency operations (OCO), the need for effective situational awareness (SA) and efficient command & control (C2) becomes increasingly important for successful mission planning, management, and execution. The digital video broadcast - return channel satellite (DVB-RCS) NetOps vision for remote management and monitoring aims to provide visibility and situational awareness to required communities of interest as well as the ability to view and configure all the operational layers DVB-RCS, including the devices and technology, operations and management, and missions and objectives. An effective management and monitoring solution for DVB-RCS must provide the capability to centrally manage and monitor the system, interoperate between SATCOM and terrestrial networks, consolidate technology, standardize processes, and be proactive rather than reactive. The DISN OSS is DISA´s enterprise-wide service oriented architecture for information sharing, management, and monitoring capabilities, based on the telecommunications management network industry standards. The DISN OSS puts the information into the hands of the operators and system managers while making the processes, tools, and technology transparent to the consumer. This paper examines how DVB-RCS implemented the NetOps portal as an immediate and interim solution to provide situational awareness to CENTCOM, as well as how leveraging the DISN OSS can help DVB-RCS achieve assured system and network availability, assured information protection, and assured information delivery in support of high-bandwidth, two-way services for the tactical warfighter.