Milstar and DoD teleport

Currently, the DoD is establishing the requirements for a DoD teleport system. The DoD teleport will integrate, manage, and control the communications interfaces between the Defense Information System Network (DISN) terrestrial and SATCOM assets at single point of presence. The DoD teleport provide for satellite communications at X, C, Ku, civil and military Ka, EHF, and possibly other frequency bands to provide the throughput required by deployed users. Deployed warfighters will be able to access pre-positioned DISN services at DoD teleport sites strategically located around the world. This paper describes the interfaces required at the DoD Teleport to successfully integrated current EHF SATCOM system, Milstar, with the DISN. This paper also demonstrates how the DoD teleport can reduce the number of satellite resources used in situations where tactical EHF users require reach-back capability.