Command Post of the Future (CPOF)

The CPOF Program

• Used 24/7 in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as a Key C2 System by Army and Marine Corps units
• Over 3,000 systems fielded and over 1,200 systems deployed from Corps to Battalion

Key CPOF Design Concepts

• Composability  - Commanders can access, view, configure, and tune data, visualizations, and workspace
• Collaboration - Commanders and staff have the ability to collaboratively generate, share and evaluate visual Courses of Action (COAs) and Operation Orders. The visual workspace supports self-synchronization with little interruption, allowing the commander and staff to manage, maintain and share their C2 resources and expertise.
• Visualization - Operators work with live, data, that moves easily across visualization products, automatically taking the appropriate form (geo-spatial, temporal, textual, etc). Information is displayed the way each user thinks about it.

System Performance

Operating System: Windows® XP Professional; Windows Vista®

Communication System: Fiber Optic — MSE — JNN (HCLOS & SATCOM)

System Interfaces: ABCS 6.3 — FBCB2 — ABCS 6.4 — C2PC — GCCS-J — TBMCS — TAIS — CIDNE

Hardware Recommendations

Main Server Hardware:

• High performance Server (Windows 2003, 64-Bit edition preferred)
• Two to four (2-4) Processor Cores and four (4) - 32 GB memory, depending on number of users' Ancillary Servers
• One Back-Up Server (as above)
• Other Low-End Servers
• VOIP,  Administration & Monitoring
• Mid Tier Server (data aggregation and forward caching)
• Low-end server- two (2) Processor Cores
• 4GB memory

Client System Hardware:

• Windows® desktop or laptop with high performance graphics card
• VOIP Headsets