1. The OCONUS IDP Network Upgrade & Optimization Project Presented by Scott Denton National Weather Service 2015 OCONUS Technical Interchange Meeting May 12-15, 2015

2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2 Communications Network Upgrades The NWS is undertaking a major project to upgrade its networks and optimize the communications infrastructure to resolve weaknesses and gaps. The OCONUS Network Upgrade & Optimization Project: Designed to increase bandwidth to ensure the NWS’s terrestrial telecommunication infrastructure supports the delivery of critical weather data to internal and external stakeholders. A near-term network upgrade will bring increased bandwidth and “Trusted Internet Connections and Access Providers” (TICAP) compliance for NWS field sites throughout Alaska and Pacific Regions. The main focus is on fixing and maintaining NWS operational networks and delivering short-to-medium term capability and reliability upgrades and improvements. It will also address network single point of failure vulnerabilities.

3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 3 NCEP OCONUS – Alaska Region

4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NCEP OCONUS: Alaska Region Service Providers: ‒CenturyLink ‒ACS ‒MTA (sub to ACS) ‒Wire Comm (sub to ACS) Who will manage the Network: ‒NCEP Staff (College Park, ARH and PRH) ‒CenturyLink ‒ACS Bandwidth Limitation: ‒Dynamic to meet data needs 4

5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NCEP OCONUS: Alaska Region (Cont.) Connections and Routing ‒Any to Any within State ‒QOS within State ‒Redundant and diverse wherever possible »Diverse fiber paths into the building »Redundant and diverse paths between offices and telco CO’s »Redundant and diverse paths between Cities »Diverse paths between Alaska and long haul to CONUS NCEP Network »Alternate technology where fiber diversity is not possible ‒Connecting to OPSnet through NCEP ‒Internet access through TICAP via NCEP 5

6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 6 NCEP OCONUS: Pacific Region

7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NCEP OCONUS: Pacific Region Service Providers: ‒CenturyLink ‒Hawaiian Telecom ‒GTA (sub to CenturyLink) ‒ASTCA (Am. Sam. Telecom) ‒O3b Networks (Sat Comm to Am. Sam.) Who will manage the Network: ‒NCEP Staff (College Park, PRH and ARH) ‒CenturyLink ‒Hawaiian Telecom Bandwidth Limitation: ‒Dynamic to meet data needs 7

8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NCEP OCONUS: Pacific Region (Cont.) Connections and Routing ‒Any to Any within Hawaii ‒QOS within State and WFO Guam ‒Redundant and diverse wherever possible »Diverse fiber paths into the building »Redundant and diverse paths between offices and telco CO’s »Diverse paths between Hawaii, Guam, and Am Sam; and long haul to CONUS NCEP Network »Alternate technology where fiber diversity is not possible ‒Connecting to OPSnet through NCEP ‒Internet access through TICAP via NOAA IRC TIC 8

9. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 9 NCEP OCONUS Network

10. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 10 OCONUS Project Schedule Task NameDuration% CompleteStartFinish Phase 1: Installation and Test (Increased bandwidth with TICAP compliance)128 days83%Thu 12/18/14Wed 6/17/15 Primary Interconnect between NCEP/NCO and OPSnet configured for non-operational traffic 65 days100%Thu 1/15/15Tue 4/14/15 Networx primary circuits installed by Telco35 days100%Sat 2/28/15Thu 4/16/15 Non-Networx primary circuits installed by Telco89 days100%Thu 12/18/14Wed 4/22/15 Hardware Installed and circuits connected38 days100%Wed 3/4/15Fri 4/24/15 NTWC38 days100%Wed 3/4/15Fri 4/24/15 WFO Fairbanks and NESDIS (Gilmore Creek)35 days100%Mon 3/9/15Fri 4/24/15 ARH and WFO Anchorage30 days100%Mon 3/16/15Fri 4/24/15 WFO Juneau25 days100%Mon 3/23/15Fri 4/24/15 WSO Pago Pago2 days100%Fri 3/13/15Mon 3/16/15 WFO Honolulu2 days100%Mon 4/20/15Tue 4/21/15 PRH/PTWC: IRC10 days100%Wed 4/8/15Tue 4/21/15 WFO Guam5 days100%Mon 4/13/15Fri 4/17/15 JDSU stress testing20 days100%Mon 3/30/15Fri 4/24/15 Network Test (non-OPSnet traffic + Internet traffic thru TICAP site)48 days20%Wed 3/18/15Fri 5/22/15 Customer support processes developed by NCO for OCONUS locations25 days100%Mon 4/6/15Fri 5/8/15 Increase non-operational bandwidth w/TICAP Compliance20 days10%Fri 5/1/15Fri 5/29/15 Non-OPSnet circuits disconnected/services cancelled where possible23 days0%Fri 5/15/15Wed 6/17/15 H-8 Data Flow configuration and Testing42 days0%Fri 5/15/15Wed 7/15/15 IDP-to-AR/PR Network Configured for H-8 Data Flow1 day0%Fri 5/15/15 Test H8 Full-Res Imagery Ingest/Display (at WFO Test Bed?)20 days0%Mon 5/18/15Mon 6/15/15 End-to-End Real-Time IDP-to-WFO/HQ Live Data Flow Test20 days0%Wed 6/17/15Wed 7/15/15

11. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 11 OCONUS Project Schedule – Cont. Task NameDuration% CompleteStartFinish Phase 2: Installation and Test (OPSnet data added to new network)67 days22%Mon 4/6/15Thu 7/9/15 Routing changes identified for OPSnet/NECP interconnect to recognize currcent VRF in/out traffic to OCONUS sites 15 days100%Mon 4/6/15Fri 4/24/15 Routing changes made on OPSnet/NCEP routers to recognize currcent VRF in/out traffic to OCONUS sites 30 days25%Mon 4/27/15Mon 6/8/15 OPSnet data (A2 and L2 radar) redirected to new network and ready for testing11 days0%Tue 6/9/15Tue 6/23/15 AR and PR staff access to remote VPN access for admin and teleworkers25 days0%Fri 5/1/15Fri 6/5/15 Network Test (OPSnet traffic)10 days0%Wed 6/24/15Wed 7/8/15 Backup Interconnect between NCEP/NCO and OPSnet installed/established15 days10%Fri 5/22/15Fri 6/12/15 Increase Operational Bandwidth1 day0%Thu 7/9/15 Post Installation (Tear down of old network)53 days0%Mon 6/1/15Thu 8/13/15 Circuits disconnected and services cancelled52 days0%Mon 6/1/15Wed 8/12/15 Network hardware removed42 days0%Mon 6/15/15Wed 8/12/15 Tear down completed and duplicate costs of circuits eliminated where possible1 day0%Thu 8/13/15 Redundent/Diverse Path Circuit Installs85 days43%Fri 5/1/15Mon 8/31/15 Order Networx circuit upgrades for Reston and Orlando: 3G to 4G20 days100%Fri 5/1/15Fri 5/29/15 Installation of diverse circuit to ARH43 days100%Fri 5/1/15Wed 7/1/15 Installation of diverse circuit to NTWC43 days100%Fri 5/1/15Wed 7/1/15 Installation of diverse circuit to WFO Fairbanks42 days100%Fri 5/1/15Wed 7/1/15 Installation of diverse path for IRC33 days52%Fri 5/1/15Wed 6/17/15 Installation of diverse path for HFO Honolulu33 days52%Fri 5/1/15Wed 6/17/15 Fiber trenching and installation of diverse circuit to Guam31 days15%Fri 5/1/15Mon 6/15/15 Installation of diverse circuit to Am Sam (Sat Comm)85 days10%Fri 5/1/15Mon 8/31/15 Installation of diverse circuit to WFO Juneau (Microwave)85 days10%Fri 5/1/15Mon 8/31/15 Fiber installation of diverse circuit to WFO Anchorage85 days10%Fri 5/1/15Mon 8/31/15

12. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 12 H-8 Full Resolution

13. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 13 H-8 Dissemination Architecture - AR/PR

14. Progress & Schedule 14

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