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Harris Network Management Supporting FAA Telecomsat Network
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jul 31, 2006 Harris announced Friday its NetBoss network management system is providing all command and control services for the nationwide FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure satellite communications network. FTI-SAT is replacing legacy satellite equipment at remote FAA sites to support radar, weather, and air/ground communications. Harris is the prime contractor and system architect for the overall FTI program for which NetBoss is providing other network management capabilities. Harris had announced July 19 that the first of two gateway teleports for the FTI-SAT program had been inaugurated in Woodbine, Md. FTI-SAT is a key component of the overall FTI program, enabling the FAA to utilize satellite, microwave or telecommunications technology to provide best- value communications. It also will enable the FAA to achieve significant cost savings over its legacy satellite network, the company said in a news release. The NetBoss system allows users to administer and manage multi-protocol communications networks from a single console through a set of applications that includes network management, performance management, service activation, electronic bonding and billing mediation. "FTI-SAT is an ideal application for the advanced capabilities of NetBoss, and brings a level of visibility to the FAA's satellite communications network never before available," said John O'Sullivan, FTI program vice president for Harris Government Communications Systems Division. "Using a single system in a single location, FAA and Harris personnel can better manage and check real-time operational status of the satellite terminals, microwave radios and other elements that (constitute) the FTI-SAT network," O'Sullivan said. During the 15-year FTI program, Harris is upgrading and improving telecommunications and operations functions at more than 4,400 FAA facilities nationwide, providing the FAA with a network that is expected to save hundreds of millions of dollars in operating costs over the life of the program. FTI equipment now has been installed and accepted at more than 1,600 FAA facilities, and nearly 7,000 operational services have been accepted and are in service nationwide. As the prime contractor and system integrator for the overall FTI program, Harris is leading a team of telecom companies including AT and T, BellSouth, Qwest, Sprint, Verizon and Raytheon. The team is consolidating the Leased Interfacility National Airspace System Communications System, the Data Multiplexing Network, the Bandwidth Manager, and the National Aviation Data Interchange Network, into an integrated telecommunications infrastructure. Requirements include replacing more than 20,000 circuits, upgrading switching and routing services, improving network monitoring and control, implementing a security system and providing network-engineering services. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Harris The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
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