The Role of the DSCS Operational Support System (DOSS) in the Future DSCS Operations Control System (DOCS) Architecture

This paper describes role of the DOSS in the Defense Satellite Communication System (DSCS) Operations Control System (DOCS). The prime mission of the DOCS is to monitor and control the world-wide DSCS X-band communication networks. The DOCS is being developed in an evolutionary way from the current manual system to a highly automated system that will include specific control elements developed by several contractors. The DSCS Operational Control System (DOSS) is the heart of the DOCS. The DOSS will receive measurement data from the other DOCS Control elements, correlate this data by network elements (e.g. links, terminals, satellite channels) and provide alarms and supporting displays to SATCOM Network Controllers at both local and remote locations. The DOSS also serves to control all the DOCS elements and performs the monitoring and control necessary to switch control between collocated processors and between geographical disperse control sites.