Transcript NC3A Technical Presentation 001

Future NATO
Secure Multimedia
Standard
Dr Michael Street
CIS Division
NATO C3 Agency
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Secure Multimedia Communications
Current status
• Using heterogeneous networks & commercial
communications infrastructure
• Whether we want to or not
• Security devices traditionally network dependent
• Heterogeneous networks drive use of non-interoperable
security devices
• No secure interoperability
• Fragmented market
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Non-Interoperability
Keys for
ISDN Phone
-Turkey
Turkey’s Secure
ISDN Phone
US Keys
For STE
STE
UK Keys
For BRENT
ISDN
BRENT
National
Keys for
TopSec-703
Homogeneous
Evolving
Telephone
Access
Networks
TopSec-703
TCE 500/B
GSM
Analog
Cellular
TopSec-GSM
NATO
Keys for
NSK 200
TIGER
NSK 200
NATO
Keys for
TCE 500/B
TCE 500/B
STU-III
Interoperability is not possible, even if keys are shared.
Slide taken from SHAPE / NC3A FNBDT workshop
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STU-III
US Keys
For STU-III
Future NATO Secure Multimedia
Standardisation
Objectives
• Provide secure communications for coalition (e.g.
NATO, multi-national peacekeeping), national and
eventually commercial use
• In a single piece of equipment
• For multiple services
• Provide end to end security over heterogeneous
networks
• Voice, video, data
• Because types of network are becoming more diverse
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Communications Networks Evolving
TACTICAL DIGITAL
RADIOS
TRI-TAC &
MSE
IP PHONE
ISDN
INTERNET
W-LAN
Emerging
Evolving
Transport
Access
Networks
MSS
TDM, ATM, IP, MPLS
GSM
Analog
Cellular
EDGE
TETRA,
APCO-25
CDMA
1X EV-D0
The Era of a Fragmented Communications Network
Slide taken from SHAPE / NC3A FNBDT workshop
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Characteristics
• Minimum requirement is end to end data bearer (2.4
kbps async)
• through PSTN, ISDN, GSM, PMR, IP, Tactical, Satcom etc
• Minimum interoperable mode (voice & data)
• Protocol allows for national / commercial proprietary
enhancements (private mode)
• Communities of interest separated by algorithms and
keys.
• Prior agreement on common protocol (FNBDT) in
NATO, and commitment by nations.
• Creating business opportunities for national industry
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Future NATO Secure Multimedia Standard
How ?
• Developing a NATO standard
• Independent document
configuration body
• Active standards development
• Independent test and validation of
equipment
• Industry can apply national / military
developments for commercial
security products
• Maybe known in NATO as the Secure Communication
Interoperability Protocol
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Way ahead
• National governments can obtain specs. through
liaison with National Security Agency (currently)
• Industry may get specs. through their national
government
• Identification of secure communications service
requirements which may drive future development of
standardised protocol for interoperable secure multimedia communication
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Status
• Basic standard available to NATO nations and to
others through bi-lateral agreement.
• Sweden, Australia, NZ,
• Products already available
• GSM, ISDN, CDMA, PSTN etc
• NATO working on standardisation
• FNBDT only candidate for secure tactical
communications
• Trials and development in several NATO nations
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Email: [email protected]
Tel: +31 70 374 3444
www.nc3a.info/MDS
www.nc3a.nato.int
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