Teleport Program

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) Teleport system is a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) gateway that links the deployed warfighter to the sustaining base. It provides high-throughput, multi-band, and multi-media telecommunications services for deployed forces. The system provides centralized integration capabilities, contingency capacity, and the necessary interfaces to access the Defense Information System Network (DISN) in a seamless, interoperable, and economical manner. The Teleport system is an upgrade of satellite telecommunication capabilities at selected DoD gateways indentified as Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP) sites. Each Teleport investment increases the warfighters’ ability to communicate with a worldwide interconnected set of information capabilities, which is vital for the DoD to maintain a persistent presence among its adversaries. The Teleport program began fielding system capabilities incrementally using a multi-generational, evolutionary development approach. Generation 1 fielded capabilities for C, X, Ku, Ultra High Frequency (UHF)-band, Extremely High Frequency (EHF) (Low Data Rate [LDR] & Medium Data Rate [MDR]) band, and integrated military Ka-band into the Teleport system. Generation 1 added Commercial Satellite Communication (COMSATCOM) and expanded the Military Satellite communication (MILSATCOM) terminal, baseband equipment, and serial circuit based network services segment capabilities to six Standard Tactical Entry Point (STEP) sites. Generation One (FY2002 – FY2010) fielded capabilities in four Full Deployment Decision (FDD) events. FDD 1 completed in March 2004 and implemented C, X, and Ku band capability at six sites. FDD 2 completed in November 2006 and implemented UHF-band capability at four sites. FDD 3, completed in March 2007, implemented additional C, Ku, and UHF band capabilities, and added EHF and limited Internet Protocol (IP) capabilities. FDD 4 completed in August 2010 integrated military Ka-band SATCOM capabilities into Teleport. Generation Two (FY2006 – FY2010) added additional military Ka band and legacy capability and implemented IP Net-Centric communications to increase capacity at the Teleport sites. A Full Deployment was recommended by DISA on 23 December 2010. A Teleport Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) dated March 2, 2010 approved the Materiel Development Decision (MDD) for the next increment of Teleport, Generation 3. The current Teleport Generation 3 Production APB was signed 13 September 2010. The baseline is based on the three Gen 3 phases, satellite availability, and user availability for testing. Phase 1: Gateway Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) [Extended Data Rate (XDR)] terminals. This enhancement provides the President, Secretary of Defense, and Combatant Commanders with survivable, anti-jam communications through all peacetime and combat operations. Phase 2: Gateway Wideband Global SATCOM X/Ka-band terminals. This enhancement provides deployed commanders with sufficient bandwidth to rapidly transmit the largest video and data products to the battlefield warfighter, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) streaming video, digital imagery intelligence, and mapping and weather products and services. Phase 3: Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) to Legacy ultra high frequency systems interoperability. This enhancement allows tactical warfighters using the most capable and cost effective narrowband capabilities to communicate with users possessing outdated technology until those legacy systems are replaced. Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Legacy Gateway Component (MLGC): The MLGC program will provide the capability to interconnect all services between legacy UHF satellite systems and the MUOS. To sustain the current UHF SATCOM constellation capabilities, the MUOS satellites will also offer a legacy UHF communications payload that will provide capabilities to existing deployed UHF terminals. This will provide the warfighter the voice and data communications bridging between these satellite systems supporting maritime, airborne, and ground mobile tactical operations. Mobile User Objective System to Defense Switched Network (DSN): The MUOS to DSN project will allow MUOS users the ability to place secure but unclassified calls within the DSN network. Currently, MUOS users can only place secure classified calls to DSN users which only make up approximately 3% of the DSN users. The MUOS to DSN project will enable the Warfighter to place a secure but unclassified call to any DSN user. A reduction in funding would impact design and development efforts. Without this capability, warfighters in the field environment will have limited communication ability with the DSN network. Specifically, warfighters using the MUOS radio will be limited to placing calls to DSN users with auto secure cryptographic telephones. Generic Discovery Server Enclave: The purpose of the Generic Discovery Server (GDS) Enclave effort is to provide a dynamic discovery service capability for non-secret security enclaves (Cipher Text and Plain Text addresses). Presently, dynamic discovery services are only being provided for Secret-US only enclave. A decrease in funding will impact project initiation and procurement of required hardware and software. Without the GDS capability, the warfighters ability to communicate will be impacted. Specifically, a significant burden will be placed on communication planners and limit the flexibility of swapping terminals with users in the field. Static address tables will have to be used for thousands of unclassified users, reducing the flexibly to reach a user in a dynamic environment.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 0303610K_7_0400_PB_2013
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2011 decrease of -$0.945 supports ISOM mission requirements. The FY 2013 increase of +$0.063 is due to inflationary adjustments.
• Service Agency Name: Defense Information Systems Agency

Entities

Organizations

• Defense Information Systems Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Artificial Satellites
• Bandwidth
• Code Division Multiple Access
• Communication Systems
• Control Systems
• Data Rate
• Department Of Defense
• Digital Communications
• Engineering
• Frequency
• Information Systems
• Ka Band
• Multiple Access
• Network Protocols
• Satellite Communications
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Space
• Space - Satellites