The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is implementing the Department of Defense (DoD) Teleport System. The system will integrate, manage, and control a variety of communications interfaces between the Defense Information System Network (DISN) terrestrial and tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) assets at a single point of presence.
The Teleport System is a telecommunications collection and distribution point that provides deployed warfighters with multiband, multimedia, and worldwide reach-back capabilities to the DISN that far exceed current capabilities. Teleport is an extension of the Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP) program, which currently provides reach-back for deployed warfighters via the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) X-band satellites.
This new system provides additional connectivity via multiple military and commercial SATCOM systems and provides a seamless interface into the DISN. The system provides inter-and intra-theater communications through a variety of SATCOM choices and increased DISN access capabilities.
The system will be implemented in three phases:
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Generation One - (FY02-08) architecture added capabilities to a subset of existing STEP sites. It provided satellite connectivity for deployed tactical communications systems operating in X-band (DSCS and follow-on X-band satellites), commercial C- and Ku-bands, Ultra High Frequency (UHF), Extremely High Frequency (EHF) SATCOM and initial Ka-band capabilities.
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Generation Two - (FY06-10) consisted of implementing additional Ka-band terminals and a NETCENTRIC capability. The Ka-band terminals provide interfaces to the Wideband Global System (WGS) program, which provide Ka-band and X-band coverage with throughput far that exceeded current DSCS satellite constellation.
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Generation Three - (FY10-15) will consist of implementing Advanced Extremely High Frequency Extended Data capability and will provide enhanced Wideband Global System X/Ka-band (WGS X/Ka) capability to warfighters worldwide. Additionally it will provide interoperability between Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) users and Legacy UHF users by installing MUOS-to-Legacy UHF SATCOM Gateway Component (MLGC) suites of equipment at teleport/gateway sites.