Ensure Mission-Critical Connectivity: Air Force Comms. Agency

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The Air Force Communications Agency
Ensures Mission-Critical Connectivity with Network Analysis

Network-Centric Operations and Warfare is transforming the way the Air Force conducts its operations. The mission of the Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA) is to direct the integration of systems into the Air Force network to achieve integrated and interoperable Air Force CONOPS (Concepts of Operations) capabilities.

Network analysis software is used regularly by AFCA for rapid performance troubleshooting and predictive network planning. Recent representative examples include:

During Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), network flow and configuration analysis identified a single point of failure node that if destroyed, would have caused a critical communications outage in the command and control network.
Application diagnostics enabled an 80% reduction in response time of an integrated depot maintenance system application between the server at Tinker AFB and users in Baghdad, from 70 seconds to 14 seconds.
During an email server consolidation project for an Air Force Major Command, AFCA used network simulation to validate the bandwidth requirements to ensure the command leased the right sized links for optimum performance at the lowest cost.
Wargaming exercises with network simulation provide Air Staff planners with net-ops analysis for future battlefield scenarios to justify program funding.

“In order to effectively establish and sustain a net-centric environment, we need to integrate network and warfighter systems to achieve full mission capabilities. Software technologies that automate network and application analysis play an important role in making sure that warfighters have access to mission-critical information, wherever and whenever they need it.”

Mr. Ken Becker
Chief, Dynamic Network Analysis Division
Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA)
U.S. Air Force

This article does not suggest or imply any Air Force endorsement of vendor specific products.

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Network Performance Management Case Studies Network Performance Management Solutions	Please provide us with the following information, and we will respond as soon as possible. First Name Last Name Email Phone Company State Country How can we help you? Processing.. Close * All fields are required Additional contact information The Air Force Communications Agency Ensures Mission-Critical Connectivity with Network Analysis Network-Centric Operations and Warfare is transforming the way the Air Force conducts its operations. The mission of the Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA) is to direct the integration of systems into the Air Force network to achieve integrated and interoperable Air Force CONOPS (Concepts of Operations) capabilities. Network analysis software is used regularly by AFCA for rapid performance troubleshooting and predictive network planning. Recent representative examples include: During Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), network flow and configuration analysis identified a single point of failure node that if destroyed, would have caused a critical communications outage in the command and control network. Application diagnostics enabled an 80% reduction in response time of an integrated depot maintenance system application between the server at Tinker AFB and users in Baghdad, from 70 seconds to 14 seconds. During an email server consolidation project for an Air Force Major Command, AFCA used network simulation to validate the bandwidth requirements to ensure the command leased the right sized links for optimum performance at the lowest cost. Wargaming exercises with network simulation provide Air Staff planners with net-ops analysis for future battlefield scenarios to justify program funding. “In order to effectively establish and sustain a net-centric environment, we need to integrate network and warfighter systems to achieve full mission capabilities. Software technologies that automate network and application analysis play an important role in making sure that warfighters have access to mission-critical information, wherever and whenever they need it.” Mr. Ken Becker Chief, Dynamic Network Analysis Division Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA) U.S. Air Force This article does not suggest or imply any Air Force endorsement of vendor specific products.

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