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BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT
Description (continued):
for deployed bare base environments. TDC connects all levels of users, from base up to the President and Secretary of Defense , using various
C4 and intelligence (C4I) applications and the Tactical Internet. TDC funding supports Wing Initial Communication Packages (WICPs), Air
Operations Centers (AOC), Air Support Operations Centers (ASOCs), Battlefield Control Center/Radar Control Center (BCC/RCC), as well as
expeditionary and robusting units of the AEF. TDC is modular and adaptable--capable of supporting the war effort from deployment on day one
to the buildup of a fully operational base. The program utilizes a continuous spiral process to upgrade fielded systems with updated
communications capabilities and technologies to take advantage of commercial upgrades to meet evolving user requirements. FY01 is the first
year that TDC fielded units will benefit from implementation of the spiral upgrade process to incorporate new technology in the baseline.
a. LIGHTWEIGHT MULTIBAND SATELLITE TERMINALS (LMSTs): LMSTs are a critical link providing the two-way
communications connectivity between the deployed base and command authorities at other locations. LMSTs augment existing X-Band tactical
satellite terminals and provide a significant increase in capability, leveraging not only the military X-band satellite channels and military
Ka-bands when available, but also the bands available on commercial communications satellites. This alleviates many operational problems,
since the military X-band channels are nearing capacity. The LMST significantly reduces airlift, requiring just 25 percent of a C-130 load
versus a full C-130 load to move the terminal it replaces. The LMST has two functional configurations, hub and spoke, as well as two package
configurations, trailer and transit case. Funding includes implementation of a spiral upgrade process to incorporate new communications
technologies and capabilities into the baseline. FY01-03 funds continue procurement of LMSTs. FY03 funds also procure direct mission
support. FY02 and prior year funding included direct mission support as part of the equipment line.
b. INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS PACKAGE (ICAP): The ICAP program provides modular and scaleable packages of
hubs/routers, switches, multiplexers, on-base communications (lasers and microwave radios), crypto and timing equipment, secure voice
conferencing, secure and non-secure telephones. ICAP packages also include other accessories and configuration kits required to establish and
maintain the deployed base infrastructure, forming the communications backbone for a deployed base. Users will plug-in their computer,
telephones, and faxes into the backbone the ICAP provides. ICAP provides significant advantages over the legacy system in the areas of
bandwidth efficiency, adaptability, and airlift. ICAP employs "smart multiplexers" allowing sequencing of several messages over a single line,
versus the multiple dedicated lines used in Legacy System. Additionally, ICAP packages come in multiple configurations varying in
sizing/composition based on application. This allows for greater flexibility to meet different contingency operations. For example, the Wing
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