High Frequency Test Facility HFTF Activities Update JUL DEC 2002

1
High Frequency Test Facility (HFTF) Activities
Update (JUL - DEC 2002)
JOINT INTEROPERABILITY TEST COMMAND (JITC)
Joseph Schulte
HFTF Action Officer
16 JANUARY 2003
2
AGENDA

• JITC Organization
• HFTF Mission
• Summary Test Activities (JUL DEC 2002)
• HFTF Over-the-Air Test Capabilities
• HF Certifications Issued or Under Review
• Planned Certification/Assessment Testing 2003
• Test Procedure Development
• STANAG 5066 Address Registry
• JITC POC/Web Page Information

3
JITC Organization

INDIAN HEAD,
MD CIVILIAN MILITARY CONTRACTOR TOTAL



47
33 111 191
4
HFTF MISSION

• ENSURE INTEROPERABILITY OF MILITARY HF RADIO
  SYSTEMS THROUGH VALIDATION OF THE HF SYSTEM
  COMPLIANCE TO APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.
• AUTHORITY FOR MISSION SUPPORT FROM
• CJCSI 3170.01B
• CJCSI 6212.01B
• DOD Reg 5000.2-R
• DODD 4630.5
• DODD 5105.11
• DODI 4630.8

5
HFTF MISSION (cont)

• HFTF PRIMARY TESTING SUPPORT
• 1) STANDARDS CONFORMANCE CERT TESTING 31
• - MIL-STD-188-110B/141B/148A
• 2) INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENT TESTING 3
• - Test Requirements Established by
  CUSTOMER/JITC
• 3) INTEROPERABILITY CERTIFICATION TESTING 6
• - Test Requirements from ORD approved by JS
• A. Information Exchange
  Requirements (IERs)
• B. Key Performance Parameters
  (KPPs)

6
HFTF MISSION (cont)

• HFTF TESTING PROCESS
• 1) Coordinate with JITC Action Officer
• 2) Identify Test Requirements for SC or
  Interoperability
• Assessment/Certification
• 3) Develop Cost Estimate and Test Schedule
• 4) Conduct Test and Award Certification Letter,
• if warranted.
• 5) For Interoperability Certification only, JS
  reviews Cert Letter and issues Validation Letter.
  

7
HFTF MISSION (cont)
Distribution List for Interoperability
Certification

• 1) Joint Staff J6I, Room-1E833, Pentagon,
  Washington, DC 20318-6000
• 2) Joint Staff J6E, Room-1E834, Pentagon,
  Washington, DC 20318-6000
• 3) Joint Interoperability Test Command,
  Washington Operations
• Division, NSWC, ATTN JTCA-IPTP, Building
  900, 101 Strauss
• Avenue, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035
• 4) Defense Information Systems Agency,
  Interoperability
• Directorate, Technical Interoperability
  Assessment Branch,
• ATTN Code IN11, 5600 Columbia Pike, Suite
  240, Falls Church,
• VA 22041
• 5) Office of Chief of Naval Operations (N612T2),
  2000 Navy
• Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350
• 6) Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and
  Information,
• AF/XI, 1250 Air Force Pentagon, Washington,
  DC 20330-1250
• 7) Department of the Army, Office of the
  Secretary of the Army,
• CIO/G6, Office Symbol SAIS-IOE-A, 107 Army
  Pentagon DISC4,
• Washington, DC 20310
• 8) Commander, MARCORSYSCOM, Code SEI, Suite 315,
  2033 Barnett
• Avenue, Quantico, VA 22134-5010
• 9) JS-J38, JCS, Pentagon, Washington, DC 20318

8
SUMMARY TEST ACTIVITIES

• MIL-STD-188-110B TESTS
• - none
• MIL-STD-188-141B TEST
• 1) Rohde and Schwarz XK-2900L HF
  Transceiver
• 2) Rockwell RT-2200 HF Transceiver
• STANAG 4203 TEST
• - Rohde and Schwarz XK-2900L HF
  Transceiver
• STANAG 5511 TEST
• - Rohde and Schwarz XK-2900L HF
  Transceiver

9
SUMMARY TEST ACTIVITIES (cont)

• INTEROPERABILITY TESTING

1) Data interoperability test between ARC-220
and PRC-150(C). 2) Interoperability
Assessment Test on RS XK-2900L A.
Voice B. Data C. ALE
D. Link 11 TADIL
10
SUMMARY TEST ACTIVITIES (cont)

• RTO for SCOPE Command 1) Site Acceptance
  Testing
• 2) Test Plan Development
• a. STANAG 5066
• b. HF E-Mail Acceptance Test
• c. HF E-mail Interoperability
  

11
SUMMARY TEST ACTIVITIES (cont)
SCOPE COMMAND WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS

Elmendorf
Croughton
Iceland
Sigonella
Offutt
Andrews
West Coast
Lajes
Yokota
Puerto Rico
Guam
Hawaii
Ascension
Diego Garcia
12
HFTF Over-the-Air TEST CAPABILITY
JITC SCOPE Command Station
Receiver Site (3 RLPs)
13
HF CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED

• MIL-STD-188-110B
• 1) Rockwell AN/ARC-220 HF Transceiver
  internal Modem
• MIL-STD-188-141B 1) Rockwell
  RT-2200 HF Transceiver
• 2) Rockwell AN/ARC-220 HF Transceiver

14

HF CERTIFICATIONS under GOVT REVIEW

• MIL-STD-188-110B
• - none
• MIL-STD-188-141B
• - Rohde and Schwarz XK-2900L HF
  Transceiver
• STANAG 4203
• - Rohde and Schwarz XK-2900L HF
  Transceiver
• STANAG 5511
• - Rohde and Schwarz XK-2900L HF
  Transceiver

15
UPCOMING CERTIFICATION TESTS

• MIL-STD-188-110B Tests (1)
  Harris RF-5800H HF Transceiver
  (2) DRS Communications GA-123 Modem
• MIL-STD-188-141B Tests (1) Harris
  RF-5800H HF Transceiver (2) Micom 2E/2R HF
  Transceiver (3) Talla-Com VRC-6100 HF
  Transceiver (4) Datron RT-7000 HF
  Transceiver (5) Thales Mackay TMR 8090 HF
  Transceiver

16
UPCOMING CERTIFICATION TESTS

• STANAG 5066 Test - SCOPE
  Command with HF Messenger V3.2
  Software

17
UPCOMING ASSESSMENT TESTS

• INTEROPERABILITY
• 1) HF Messenger V2.1/V3.2
  Interoperability Assessment Test
• 2) Thales Mackay 8090 Interoperability
  Assessment Test

18
HFTF Test Procedure Development

• SCOPE Command
• - STANAG 5066 Test Procedures (to be
  completed FEB03)
• JTRS Test Procedure Development a.
  MIL-STD-188-110B Update (FEB03) b.
  MIL-STD-188-141B Update (FEB03) c.
  MIL-STD-188-148A (Start Spring03) d. Others
  as Required

19
STANAG 5066 ADDRESS LISTING
STANAG 5066 ADDRESSING SCHEMA SUPPORT
- NAVY SPAWAR 5066 Addressing Scheme Used
(developed by Martin Jordan) - NAVY SPAWAR has
been Unofficially Central Repository for
STANAG 5066 Address Assignment - JITC
Developing Web Site to Officially Support
STANAG 5066 Address Assignment and act as
Central Repository.
20
JITC STANAG 5066 Proposed
Web Page
- JITC Home Page (http//jitc.fhu.disa) to HF
Web Page at http//jitc.fhu.disa.mil/it/
hf.htm with Link to a.
STANAG 5066 Address Registry
b. Request Form to have new 5066 address
assigned and added to registry
21
INITIAL PROPOSED STANAG 5066 Address Registry
Initial STANAG 5066 Address Registry Layout
22
PRESENT PROPOSED STANAG 5066 Address Registry
Proposed STANAG 5066 Address Registry Layout
23
JITC POC/Web Page Information

• Mr. JOE SCHULTE
• [phone]
• schultej_at_fhu.disa.mil
• Mr. ROBIN MOORE
• [phone]
• moorer_at_fhu.disa.mil
• JITC HOTLINE
• 1-800-LET-JITC
• hotline_at_fhu.disa.mil

GLOBAL ALE Network Callsigns JTF, JTA, and JTC
JITCs Homepage http//jitc.fhu.disa.mil with
link to HFTF web page or http//jitc.fhu.disa.m
il/it/hf.htm
JITC HF Test Facility [phone] DSN 879-2574
24
QUESTIONS

• Questions/
• Comments