National Centers for Environmental Prediction: COPC Data Distribution Systems – IDP & NWSTG

Michelle MainelliDeputy Director, NCEP Central OperationsNOAA/National Weather ServiceCOPC meeting4-5 November 2015

NCO’s New Organizational Structure

What does this mean for COPC? The realignment of our Organizations and IT infrastructure will better serve the needs of our partners

• On April 1, 2015, NCO and the TOC operations and staff merged as part of NWS HQ Reorg

• NCO Director became system owner of OPSnet and NWSTG systems

• All NWS network services, support, and maintenance centralized with reorganization

• On October 4, 2015, NCO was approved to add two new branches

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NWSTG Overview• NWSTG is a weather hub (24x7) for collection and distribution of weather data

• Current legacy NWSTG status:– Limited backup capability: 74% backup operational capability– Limited capacity and infrastructure: Inadequate capacity to accommodate projected increases of

satellite, model and radar data

• NOAA’s Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) NWSTG Re-architecture Project is providing:

– 100% backup capability – Accommodate for projected increases in satellite (e.g., GOES-R) model and radar data – Leverage IDP dissemination infrastructure at College Park, MD and Boulder, CO

• Re-architecture will encompass fundamental changes to:– Hardware, software and network infrastructure equipment

• All NWSTG existing functions will be transitioned with minimal impact to NWS and DoD customers by FY 2017

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NWSTG to IDP Schedule

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NWSTG Project Lifecycle

NWSTG Re-alignment

IDP NWSTG Re-architecture

FY13 FY17FY16FY15FY14

Retire Legacy NWSTG

O&MCutover

Legacy NWSTG Steady State Site A = SSMC2 Silver Spring, MD Site B = NESCC Fairmont, WV

IDP NWSTG Re-architecture IDP Primary = NCWCP College Park, MD IDP Backup = DSRC Boulder, CO

Retire Legacy NWSTG

O&M

Site A – 100%Site B -Build and Test

Requirement PhaseDesign & Build &Test of NWSTG Function Cutover

Requirement and Acquisition PhaseDesign, Build and Test Phase

CutoverOperations and MaintenanceRetire/Phase Out

Site A – 100%Site B – 74%

Site A – 100%Site B – 80%

Site A – 100%Site B – 90%

IDP A – 100%IDP B – 100%

NWSTG Steady State

NWSTGFY12

NWSTG FY12

Site A – 100%Site B –Plan & Design

IDP Exhibit 300

We are here

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COPC Impacts• Summary of the implementation schedule:

– NCO has separated each NWSTG application into its own project– The IDP System in Boulder will be operation by FY16Q2 with complete

integration / activation of all College Park IDP applications by FY16Q4– All applications will be migrated to IDP no later than FY17Q1

• Impacts to the COPC partners:– NWS eMail Data Input System (EDIS) – allows met. data providers the

capability to input weather bulletins to NWSTG via email.• One of the projects to migrate to IDP system• Due to security-related issues, NCO had to terminate the web entry service a couple

weeks ago• Customers who use the email input and ftpmail service will be migrated to other services

by FY16Q4

• Benefits– Full redundancy, support, larger networks, more data & cross-trained staff

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