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2010 04-13 nmrr-status
1. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 1
Current Status of NATO
Metadata Registry and
Repository
Lynda Dallas
U.S. Mission
XMLSWG, Chair
22 April 2010
2. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 2
WG Transformations
Revisions in WG structure occurred in
2004
Resulted in creation of the XML
Management Services Working Group
(XMLSWG) under the Information
Services Sub Committee (ISSC) of the C3
Board
NATO and DISA MOU allowed
XMLSWG (under the NATO C3 Board)
to utilize a Namespace within the U.S.
MDR for the last 3 years
3. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 3
Issues Originally Raised to the
ISSC
Status of developing an approach to identify
NATO XML Services
“XML Services” is a very ambiguous and all
encompassing term.
Should be defined perhaps as NATO XML Registry
Services.
Not all of the “Big Picture” interrelationships
are defined.
Operational Registries
Interrelationship with National Registries,
Federation of Registries
Role in NNEC
Primary Service is the Registry warehousing capability
itself.
4. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 4
Funding for 2008 work on Registry was not approved!
200k€ request not funded.
90K€ in NC3B POW is enough to continue NC3A support, but not
development for the registry.
Funded development work will focus on the Program of Work
funded by ACT for development of Operational concepts of the
registry.
US Registry is NOT the final solution, but without funds, no
development or procurement of a NATO Registry is possible!!!
ISSC Requested XMLSWG to develop a project plan for the future
NATO Registry (NMRR)
Background on Establishment and
Operation of Registry
5. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 5
Background on Establishment and
Operation of Registry
XMLSWG developed 4 Possible Courses of Action for ISSC
Consideration:
COA-1: Centralized NMRR
COA-2: Distributed System
COA-3: Federated without
NATO instance but with
a NATO Interface
COA-4: Federated with
NATO instance And NATO
Interface
Any COA may be:
a) run by NATO
b) run by Host Country
c) run by contractor
6. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 6
Background on Establishment and
Operation of Registry (Continued)
Technical Syndicate made the following
recommendations:
•Federation of multiple registries is required to
efficiently support NNEC.
•A NATO owned NMRR is required to support NATO COIs
and achieve interoperability on NATO operations.
•The hosting and administration of the NMRR can be
accomplished by NATO, by Host Nation or by
contractor.
7. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 7
2008 Timeline for NMRR
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
NATO-US MOU
Requirements for
NMRR
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Of Possible Options
ISSC #4
Agreed Reqmts
End 2007
2009
Funding
Approved
ISSC
#5
XMLSWG
#6
XMLSWG
#5
120 days
2009
Contract
Prototype
2006/07 NC3B
User /
Functional
Requirements
Selection of Option
and Agreement to
Request Funding
Preparation of
Funding Package for
Board Consideration
Issue Call for Bids
ACT POW
Lessons Learned
We Are HERE
and preparing a
specific plan
8. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 8
2009-10 Timeline for NMRR
Jan 09 Jun 09 Jan 10 Jun 10
NATO-US MOU
NMRR Development
2009 ACT User
/ Functional
Requirements
We Are HERE and
ACT re-assessing
funding situation
ACT funded
ACT Prototype planned
industrialization via CP 150
9. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 9
Status of NATO Namespace
Manager Position
Official VNC post created by the DIMS in 2007
Post advertised to all nations three times from
2007-2009
NO NATIONAL NOMINATIONS!
Announcement closed since no nation
indicated interest in filling the position.
10. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 10
Current Status of the NMRR
NATO Namespace is fully functional within the U.S.
Metadata Registry and Clearinghouse and available
for additional NATO XML entries.
NMRR is a beta prototype, funded by ACT and
managed by ACT cell at ACO and developed by
NC3A
XMLSWG pursued the federation of the NMRR and
national registries from U.S., DEU, and ESP.
11. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 11
Status of NATO METADATA
REGISTRY & REPOSITORY (NMRR)
Documents
Policy for XML Registration and Namespace Management
Custodian:DEU
APPROVED BY ISSC
Directive for XML Registration and Namespace Management
Custodian:DEU
APPROVED BY ISSC
Guidance for XML Registration and Namespace Management
Custodian:DEU
APPROVED BY ISSC
Guidance for XML Naming and Design
Custodian:USA
APPROVED BY ISSC-Needs to be updated
XMLSWG Handbook for use by XMLSWG members
Custodian:ESP
U.S. MDR VERSION 7.0 UPDATE is an annex
NC3A Technical Documents
12. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 12
Current Status
NATO under an extreme funding crisis.
Hosting of meetings outside NATO has been stopped
NC3B staff travel to support WG meetings curtailed
for FY 2nd Quarter
ISB staff has questioned whether NATO requires its
own registry, yet acknowledges a registry is a bedrock
of net centricity
Some NATO organizations questioning the expense of
implementation of net centricity
13. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 13
NC3A Funding Cuts
Impact of cuts to NC3A funding to the
XMLSWG
Chair of the Technical Advisory Syndicate
Technical Analyses Documents
Federation Specification
Administrative NMRR User Requirements
Administrative NMRR Functional Requirements
Administrative NMRR Architecture and Design
Development of the ACT-sponsored beta prototype-
NMRR
14. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 14
Namespace Management
NATO Namespace Manager
LTC Robert Hunt
NC3 Staff, ISB Division
VC to the XMLSWG
Namespace Managers’ Forum
Syndicate of the XMLSWG
Chair-Greek Delegate to the XMLSWG
NMRR Administrator-Ms. Georgina Beck, ACT
15. NATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED 15
Meeting Schedules
11th Meeting of the XMLSWG, 4-7 May 2010 at
NATO HQ, Brussels, Belgium.
Including Technical Syndicate and Namespace Managers’
Forum
12th Meeting of the XMLSWG 13-16 Sep 2010 in
Athens, Greece
Location subject to NATO budget constraints