| | Multiple Source Correlation System (MSCS) |
| | Primary Purpose | The Multiple Source Correlation System (MSCS) |
| | provides automatically correlated air tracks from |
| | multiple sources. In January 2001, MSCS will |
| | display ground situation awareness information in |
| | tandem with the aviation track. MSCS allows for |
| | real time command decisions to be facilitated to |
| | support tactical operations and intelligence |
| | centers. It receives messages from a variety of |
| | sources, in a variety of formats, correlates |
| | information from these sources and distributes |
| | the correlated information to selected consumers. |
| | Sub-Functions | Joint interoperability is achieved through |
| | certification of the MSCS TADIL A/B/J interfaces |
| | by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) |
| | to operate within the Joint Tactical Air |
| | Operations network. The TIBS interface has been |
| | certified by the Air Intelligence Agency (AIA) to |
| | operate as a Master/Manager/Provider within the |
| | TIBS network. |
| | Equipment Requirements | Local/Wide Area Network interfaces are available |
| | that allow connection to a Logicon LMS-16, the |
| | Solipsys Multiple Source Correlator/Tracker, the |
| | Ground Control Processor (GCP), and the |
| | Deployable Ground Intercept Facility (DGIF). Work |
| | is under way to incorporate a Theater Battle |
| | Management Core System (TBMCS) interface that |
| | will allow MSCS to pass air track data for |
| | display. MSCS will also provide correlated TADIL |
| | data to the Common Operational Picture (COP) |
| | database within GCCS and receive the ground COP |
| | information to establish an integrated ground/air |
| | picture. This work focuses on the Global |
| | Command and Control System. A Multiple Tactical |
| | Data System (MTDS) LAN/serial interface is also |
| | available. Because of the modular architecture of |
| | the MCSC, other LAN/WAN applications can be |
| | added. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | TADIL A,B,J, TIBS, TRAP, NATO LINK-1, LAN. |
| | Crypto Requirements | KG-40, KG-84, KGV-8. |
| | Normal Locations | Worldwide NSA, USMC TACC, CAOC, U2 Deployable |
| | Ground Station, Army Aviation Missile Command. |
| | Information Managed | The MSCS can maintain over 1000 real-time |
| | tracks/special points (perishable data) and over |
| | 6000 emitters (retained from mission to mission). |
| | Information is displayed against a map |
| | background in the graphics display. This gives |
| | the operator a view of the selected air and |
| | ground situation. Current full duplex interfaces |
| | include Tactical Digital Information Link (TADIL) |
| | A, TADIL B, TADIL J (serial, LAN, and Class II |
| | terminal - future), the Tactical Information |
| | Broadcast Service (TIBS) (TIMF, TDIMF (Rev E), |
| | and 70 bit (Rev E)), and NSA's Near Real Time |
| | Dissemination (NRTD). Receive-only interfaces |
| | include NATO Link 1, PARSEC, Tactical Receive |
| | Equipment (TRE) and Related Applications (TRAP), |
| | and text-oriented messages (IPIR, TACELINT, |
| | TACREP, Opscom, RECCEXREP, RADARXREP, SENSOREP, |
| | SENSORREP, and others as required). |
| Products Created | MSCS primary function is to correlate information |
| from various and diverse sources to form a |
| single integrated operational picture of the |
| battlespace. MSCS provides Real-Time to |
| Real-Time, Real-Time to Non-Real-Time, |
| Non-Real-Time to Non-Real-Time, and LOBs to Air |
| Track correlation across all sources of |
| information. MSCS also correlates emitters, |
| convolving the error ellipse to obtain a more |
| precise location. |
| Lead Service/Contractor | USMC/Lockheed Martin. |
| Current Fielding Status | JITC Certified TADIL-A,B,J. |
| Known Problems | None noted. |
| DIICOE Compliance Rating | Level 4. |
| Point of Contact | Major Gallagher, MARCORSYSCOM, TACC Project |
| Officer, (703) 784-0781 |
| Updated by | Captain Chris Richie, USMC, CCSC-01 |
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