ACP 201

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ACP 201
a. COI – The term Community of Interest (COI) refers to a collaborative group of
users within a domain that must exchange information in pursuit of its shared goals,
interests, missions, or business processes and therefore must have shared vocabulary
for the information it exchanges.
b. Tier 1 Network - A coalition capability or application that can be accessed from a
national C2 network. At Tier 1, allied nations will exchange information between
permanently inter-connected national classified C2 systems over multiple security
domains.
c. Tier 2 Network - A coalition capability or application that is not
integrated/connected to national C2 systems and can be accessed from a stand-alone
C2 system. At Tier 2, information sharing at all command levels within a coalition
or with nations without national C2 systems will be by means of standalone
networks and systems.
d. Web Services - A standardized means of integrating web-based applications using
open standards over an Internet Protocol backbone. Web services allow applications
developed in various programming languages and running on various platforms to
exchange data without intimate knowledge of each application‘s underlying IT
systems.
MODUS OPERANDI
117. In addition to the TG/TF COMPLAN, high-level guidance for Information Management
(IM) is normally articulated in the Information Management Plan (IMP). The Operational or
Tactical Commander will also stipulate the tactical level IM requirements in an OPTASK IM,
including the Information Dissemination Plan (IDP). Delivery of tactical messages within the
TF/TG must follow the IDP using the C2 medium specified.
118. The use of TCP/IP based tools is encouraged and should be used wherever possible to
facilitate MNTG coordination and reduce voice circuit loading. Many contemporary applications
however, have some inherent limitations that make the use of voice circuits the preferred
communications path in certain situations.
119. In general, voice circuits should be used to issue orders whilst chat and e-mail should be
used to pass information and provide coordinating instructions. There are occasions when critical
information must be expeditiously directed to, and acknowledged by, a specific person as opposed
to a proxy. Such occasions will also require a high degree of confidence in both sender and
receiver identity. While coordination of these types of events may be accomplished via voice, e-
mail or chat, executive orders must be passed via the appropriate voice circuit. The conduct of
these activities must be clearly articulated prior, by the Commander in the OPTASK IM, taking
into consideration information management best practices. Information relating to the order may
be passed via chat or e-mail to support and / or reinforce the voice transmission. Orders will not
normally be given in a whisper box.
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