************************************************************************ DDN MGT Bulletin: 9502 DISA DDN Defense Communications System 30 January 1995 Published by: DDN Network Info Center (NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL) (800) 365-3642 DEFENSE DATA NETWORK MANAGEMENT BULLETIN The DDN MANAGEMENT BULLETIN is distributed online by the DDN Network Information Center under DISA contract as a means of communicating official policy, procedures and other information of concern to management personnel at DDN facilities. Back issues may be read through the TACNEWS server ("@n" command at the TAC) or may be obtained by FTP (or Kermit) from the NIC.DDN.MIL host [192.112.36.5] using login="anonymous" and password="guest". The pathname for bulletins is ddn-news/ddn-mgt-bulletin-nn.txt (where "nn" is the bulletin number). ************************************************************************ ################################################################ U I FM DISA WASHINGTON DC//WE335// TO CONUSDSNET1STA INFO DISA COLUMBUS OH//WE3-UNRRB// DISA PAC WHEELER AAF HI//DP/DPD/DPO// DISA EUR VAIHINGEN GE//DEA/DEIS/DEO// ZEN DISA WASHINGTON DC//WE335/WE3351/WE3353// BT UNCLAS OPER/CONUSDSNET1STA 2/95// MSGID/GENADMIN/DISA WE335// SUBJ/DSNET1 TRANSITION TO SIPRNET// POC/JOSEPH BOYD/GS/WE3351/LOC:DISA WASH/TEL:DSN 364-8290/TEL:CML 703-487-8290/OR ANDREW HOGAN/GS/WE3353/TEL:DSN 364-8068/TEL:CML 703-487-8068// RMKS/1. DISA WESTHEM IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING SERVICE/AGENCY USERS FROM THE DEFENSE SECURE NETWORK 1 (DSNET1) TO THE DISN SECRET INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTER NETWORK (SIPRNET). TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH THIS TRANSITION FROM A PACKET SWITCHED NETWORK TO A ROUTER BASED NETWORK, THE FOLLOWING STEPS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EACH COMMUNITY OF INTEREST NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR (E.G., ADNET, EFRRS, JMIE, NODDES, ETC.): STEP 1: IF YOU ARE USING A NETWORK ID (IP ADDRESS), CONTACT THE DOD NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (NIC) AT 1-800-365-6542 AND VERIFY THAT YOUR IP ADDRESS IS REGISTERED. A. IF YOUR IP ADDRESS IS NOT REGISTERED, YOU MUST OBTAIN A REGISTERED IP ADDRESS FROM THE DOD NIC. [NOTE: IP ADDRESS FOR CUSTOMER ROUTERS AND HOSTS FOR INTERFACE TO THE SIPRNET WILL BE ASSIGNED BY DISA DURING THE SERVICE PROVISIONING PROCESS. THIS WILL BE A SUBNETTED CLASS B IP ADDRESS.] IP ADDRESSES OF LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (LANS) BEHIND CUSTOMER ROUTERS OR HOSTS MUST BE OBTAINED AND REGISTERED WITH THE NIC. B. PROVIDE YOUR REGISTERED IP ADDRESS TO DISA HQ IAW PARAGRAPH 5 BELOW. C. NO UNREGISTERED IP ADDRESS WILL BE USED ON THE SIPRNET. STEP 2: BECAUSE DSNET1 WAS USING UNREGISTERED, FICTICIOUS, AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM (AS) NUMBERS, EACH COMMUNITY OF INTEREST MUST OBTAIN REGISTERED AS NUMBERS FROM THE DOD NIC. A. IF YOU ARE USING AN EXISTING AS NUMBER, YOU MUST CONTACT THE DOD NIC TO VERIFY THAT YOUR AS NUMBER IS REGISTERED. B. IF YOUR AS NUMBER IS NOT REGISTERED, YOU MUST OBTAIN A REGISTERED AS NUMBER FROM THE DOD NIC. C. THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF AS NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR EACH COMMUNITY OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED BY THE PHYSICAL NETWORK DESIGN OF EACH COMMUNITY OF INTEREST. D. PROVIDE YOUR REGISTERED AS NUMBERS TO DISA HQ IAW PARAGRAPH 5. E. NO UNREGISTERED AS NUMBERS WILL BE USED ON THE SIPRNET. STEP 3: IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE TRANSITION, PLEASE PROVIDE DISA HQ (PARA. 5) WITH EACH LOCAL NETWORK TOPOLOGY. THIS CAN BE IN GRAPHIC FORM OR AS A CONFIGURATION PRINTOUT. STEP 4: CORE ROUTE SERVERS ARE AVAILABLE ON DSNET1 TO AID COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST WHO ARE SPLIT BETWEEN DSNET1 AND SIPRNET DURING THE TRANSITION. COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST NEED TO ESTABLISH DYNAMIC ROUTING SESSIONS BETWEEN THEIR RESIDUAL DSNET1 SUBSCRIBERS AND THE CORE ROUTE SERVERS. A. REFERENCE DDN MANAGEMENT BULLETIN 9411, DSNET1 T/20 ROUTER SERVER ASSIGNMENTS, 26 OCT 94. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE UPCOMING ROUTING ASSIGNMENTS FOR DSNET1 HOSTS AND GATEWAYS. THE NEW T/20 ROUTING SERVICE WILL PROVIDE THE ROUTING ASSIGNMENTS FOR DSNET1 SUBSCRIBER GATEWAYS AND DEFAULT GATEWAY ASSIGNMENTS FOR DSNET1 HOSTS. AS NETWORKS MOVE FROM DSNET1 TO SIPRNET, THE T/20 ROUTING SERVICE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE NEW ROUTING INFORMATION SO THAT HOSTS DO NOT HAVE TO UPDATE THEIR ROUTING TABLES WITH EVERY MOVE. BULLETIN 9411 IS BEING RESENT VIA AUTODIN FOLLOWING THIS MESSAGE. B. TO ESTABLISH YOUR DYNAMIC ROUTING SESSION WITH THE CORE ROUTE SERVER, CONTACT THE SIPRNET MONITORING CENTER AT 1-800-451- 7413 FOR ASSISTANCE. 2. DURING THE TRANSITION, DSNET1 PSN'S WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HOST SYSTEMS THAT CANNOT OR HAVE NOT REHOMED TO THE SIPRNET IP ROUTERS. THIS WILL ENABLE THOSE SYSTEMS TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS UNTIL THEIR SOFTWARE CAN BE UPGRADED TO A SUPPORTED PROTOCOL OR OTHER ALTERNATIVES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. ALL SERVICES/AGENCIES SHOULD HAVE THEIR SYSTEMS UPGRADED TO A SUPPORTED PROTOCOL AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IF PLANNING TO TRANSITION TO THE SIPRNET. 3. FOR CUSTOMERS TO TRANSITION TO SIPRNET THEY MUST ESTABLISH AN EXTERIOR PROTOCOL ROUTING SESSION WITH THE SUPPORTING SIPRNET BACKBONE ROUTER AS THE NEIGHBOR. THIS EXTERIOR PROTOCOL SESSION CAN BE EGP OR BGP, BUT THE DISA PREFERRED ROUTING PROTOCOL IS BGP-4. THIS SESSION IS ESTABLISHED ONCE YOUR CONNECTION TO SIPRNET HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. THE SIPRNET CONNECTION REQUIRES THE REGISTERED IP ADDRESSES AND AS NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. 4. THE DDN X.25 BASIC PROTOCOL IS NOT SUPPORTED ON SIPRNET; HOWEVER, THE DDN X.25 STANDARD WILL BE SUPPORTED ON SIPRNET ROUTERS UNTIL 15 SEP 95. THE DISA PREFERRED LINE PROTOCOL IS POINT-TO-POINT PROTOCOL (PPP). 5. FOR THE DSNET1 TRANSITION TO SIPRNET, CUSTOMERS ARE TO CONTACT THE FOLLOWING DISA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FOR ASSISTANCE: DOD AGENCIES-TONY BREWER AT 703-487-3238; ARMY-JOHN STAPLES AT 703-487-3236; NAVY/MARINE CORPS-LCDR DOTT FRICKE AT 703-487-3236; AND AIR FORCE-JIM NOSTRANT AT 703-487-3238.