4. 4
New approach for developing CIS capabilities
Other centersOperations
Foresight and
analysis
Media Logistics Third parties General public
UsersCIScapabilities
COMMON services: YARIS (portal, msa, chat, log, analysis) and TESS (Education, Training and Lessons learned)
CORE services: SSO, LDAP, Backup/Restore, Anti-vírus, Virtualization, Secure email, VOIP, Videoconference, Helpdesk, System monitoring…
Hardware and operating systems: Computers, Desk monitors, Wall-mounted monitors, KVM switches, Printers, Scanners, Servers, …
LAN/WLAN: Routers, Switches, Firewalls, WLAN repeaters, Cabling, …
WAN: Internet service, Public IPs, DNS names, Cabling, …
Assorted material: Communications, sensors and power material such as generators, batteries, AIS antenas and software, HF antenas, cabling,
…
5. 5
New approach for developing CIS capabilities
DEC2019
IOC
OCT2020
FOC
IP #1
IP #2
IP #3
IP #1
IP #2
IP #3
ImplementationSpecification
Gap analysis
YARIS
TESS
LAN+WLAN + Hardware + Core services
Assorted material (communications, sensors and power supply)
Specification, procurement, implementation & handover
ToR (IOC)
ToR (IOC)
ToR (IOC)
Procurement
IP #4 IP #4 WANToR (IOC)
6. Activities performed
1. Technical works in operations centres
a) Monrovia, Liberia (Octobre, 2018)
b) Abidjan, Benin (Novembre, 2018)
c) Cotonou, Côte d’Ivoire (Novembre, 2018)
d) Douala, Cameroun (Novembre, 2018)
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7. Activities performed
2. Study about internet providers in the region
a) RFI sent to 91 national/international operators
b) 16 operators replied
c) 2 – 8 operators per country
d) 10 Mbps – 100 Mbps
e) Fiber optics, xDSL and microwaves
f) Wide range of prices
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8. Activities performed
3. Reinforcement of the IT team
a) STE Communications, sensors and energy
b) STE WAN/LAN
c) STE Digital services (web sites, email, collaboration
tools, SSO, helpdesk)
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10. Activities performed
5. Study of existing/related developments
a) YARIS technical documentation
b) eLog application
c) IORIS
d) Seavision ( and interoperation features)
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11. Activities performed
6. Survey about the internet and operational
services available in the centres
a) Launched last november
b) Information is still needed
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12. Activities performed
7. Mobile AIS station
a) Technical specifications
b) Acquisition of components
c) Development and testing
d) Deployment in Monrovia
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17. Future activities
1. YARIS (Portal, MSA, Chat, eLog) [Priority 1]
a) Report with the results of the RFI
b) Discussions with ICC and CRESMS (to be planned)
c) Request for proposals (RFP)
d) Selection of the best proposal
e) Contract the supplier
f) Development
g) Deployment (installation and configuration)
h) Training of users
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18. Future activities
2. Internet services (WAN) [Priority 2]
a) Report about internet services and providers in the GoG
b) Report about operational and internet services available
c) Report with possible approaches
d) Discussions with ICC and CRESMS (to be planned)
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19. Future activities
3. Centres local capabilities (LAN/WLAN/Hardware/Core services) [Priority 3]
a) Development of a RFI
b) Report with the results of the RFI
c) Discussions with ICC and CRESMS (to be planned)
d) Request for proposals (RFP)
e) Selection of the best proposal
f) Contract the supplier
g) Deployment (provisioning, installation and configuration)
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20. Future activities
4. Training and education support system (TESS) [Priority 4]
a) Report with the results of the RFI
b) Discussions with ICC and CRESMS (to be planned)
c) Request for proposals (RFP)
d) Selection of the best proposal
e) Contract the supplier
f) Development
g) Deployment (configuration)
h) Training of users
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21. Future activities
5. Technical works in operations centres [Priority 5]
a) Case by case
i. Monrovia, Liberia
i. Overcome HF communications limitations
ii. Study possible coastal radar solution
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Users are divided into those within the centre (operations, foresight and analysis, media and logostics), those from other centres, those from third parties and those from the general public (public information only)
Common services are used by all operations centres. The information available depends on the sharing decisions
Core services are infrastructural to common services. These services are deployed in the centres as necessary.
LAN/WLAN is the communications (IT) infrastructure within each operational centre
WAN comprises the internet services that will enable the interconnection between the various centres
Communications, sensors and power supply components are complementary to those already available
The provisioning, installation and configuration of the different CIS capabilities is divided into five different parts (YARIS, TESS, WAN, LAN and Assorted equipment)
In 2019 an initial operational capability will be deployed
In 2020 the final operational capability will be deployed and the handover will be made to the Yaoundé architecture
Until october 2020 assorted material may be provided to support information sharing
Until october 2020 a permanent gap analysis will take place (e.g. during training) to improve the capabilities deployed
Technical visits were carried out to analyse existing CIS capabilities
Several limitations found
HF communications limitations in Liberia Coast Guard Centre
Coastal AIS information not available in Liberia Coast Guard Centre
Very limited internet service in general in the centres visited
A study is being finished about the internet providers in the region to determine types of service, possible costs and potential suppliers, which will help defining the internet backbone that will be used to share information across the various centres
Various alternative solutions will be determined based on this study to maximize the service features and quality and to minimize costs for the WAN
The result of the study will also help determining special requirements for the development of the common and core services
Countries with only 2 operators: S. Tomé, Guinea Equatorial and Gambia
Rough estimate: 10 Mbps minimum required – 50 Mbps ideal (for all CIS capabilities foreseen)
Afterwards we will present the various options and support their implementation
Specialized experts in the various areas were/are in the process of being contracted to reinforce the existing knowledge and expertise and divide the effort, thus allowing for parallel work in different areas,as long as well coordinated
STE comms, sensors and energy is from the GoG (Cote d’Ivoire). The remainder from Portugal
Various hardware (computers, wall monitors, ups) was supplied, installed and configured, late last year, for operations centres in the region
The existing specifications for YARIS were analyzed as well as the eLog application
The IORIS system was also analyzed
Discussions were carried out with SeaVision team members to foresee the interoperation of both systems
Survey launched last november
Answers are still very incomplete and insufficient
Important to gather basic information that will be necessary for future activities (centres addresses, points of contact)
Important to determine the added value of the initiatives herein presented
Followed the limitations found in the Monrovia MOC and special needs of the GoGIN training team
Comprises hardware (antena, AIS receiver and cables) and software (AIS data viewer, maps)
The system was deployed successfully and is being used
Several services were affected following the departure of the previous GoGIN IT experts
The present GoGIN IT experts are commited to fully recover any limitation that still exists and to fully support the users of the Yaoundé architecture
To finish the report about existing operational and internet services we need more information and a direct point of contact (name and email) in each centre. How to obtain it for:
Angola, RDC, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, S, Tomé, Senegal
For YARIS/TESS
The STE communications, sensors and power supply will start the process
Centres will be contacted to validate the needs and provide information about potential suppliers
Any activity in the centre shall be previously articulated with the centre point of contact