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UAS ROADMAP 2005
KPP will be used to assess net readiness, information assurance requirements, and both the technical
exchange of information and the end-to-end operational effectiveness of that exchange.
IT Standards Profile
The Department of Defense Information Technology Standards Registry (DISR) replaces the Joint
Technical Architecture (JT A). The DISR provides DoD systems with the basis for seamless
interoperability. In DISRonline, the Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) document was parsed and
populates an Oracle database that serves as the back-end repository for all of the web-based applications.
It defines the DISR services and standards applicable to all DoD information technology (IT) systems.
The DISR is mandated for the management, development, and acquisition of new or improved IT systems
throughout DoD. Standards and guidelines in the DISR are stable, technically mature, and publicly
available. The standards selected are essential for providing interoperability and net-centric services
across the DoD enterprise and are consistent with the GIG architecture. These standards do not include
vendor-unique standards. http://disronline.disa.mil.
The command, control, communications, and computer systems directorate of the joint staff (J-6)
interoperability and supportability tool supported by JCPAT-E enables component program managers
(PM) to develop IT Standards Profiles IAW the DOD IT Standards Registry (DISRonline). The IT
standards profile is required as a supporting JCIDS predecessor document for capability development
document and CPDs. The standards profile generated by the DISRonline shall be submitted with its
related CDDs, and CPDs to the KM/DS during the JCIDS process, and the ISP.
The JCIDS predecessor requirement mandates the use of the J6 interoperability and supportability tool
access, use of the JCPAT-E registration number for IT and NSS, and development of IT standards profile
by component PMs.
Supported by the J-6 interoperability and supportability tool, DISR online enables system developers to
identify applicable DISR standards and provides users with an easy method to identify the applicable
DOD standards needed and to build an IT system Standards Profile through analysis of the IT and NSS
capability/system requirements. The J-6 interoperability and supportability tool may be accessed via the
SIPRNET at http://jcpat.ncr.disa.smil.mil.
Open Systems Interconnection/STANAG 4250
The NATO reference module for open systems interconnection is defined in STANAG 4250. This model
is based on the ISO open systems interconnect model, using seven layers to define the elements of the
interface protocol. The lowest level is the physical layer, defining the physical and electrical parameters
of the actual connection. The highest layer defines the support for the applications that use the data being
transported across the interface. The next part of the Standards appendix will describe standards for OSI.
NETWORK STANDARDS
The transport infrastructure is a foundation for net-centric transformation in DoD and the intelligence
community (IC). To realize the vision of a global information grid, ASD/NII has called for a dependable,
reliable, and ubiquitous network that eliminates stovepipes and responds to the dynamics of the
operational scenario— bringing power to the edge. To construct the transport infrastructure DoD will:
� Follow the Internet Model
� Create the GIG from smaller component building blocks
� Design with interoperability, evolvability, and simplicity in mind
The Transport layer (OSI Layer 4)
The OSI reference model transport layer (layer 4) defines the rules for information exchange and manages
end-to-end delivery of information within and between networks, including making provision for error
recovery and flow control. It also repackages long messages when necessary into smaller packets for
transmission and, at the receiving end, rebuilds packets into the original message. Depending upon which
APPENDIX E – INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS
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