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Figure 1-16.TESS-NC Transition hardware configuration for aircraft carrier METOC office.
INTERIM MOBILE OCEANOGRAPHIC SUPPORT SYSTEM (IMOSS)

Aerographers Mate, Module 04-Environmental Communications and Administration
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TESS-Next   Century Figure 1-17.—TESS-NC hardware configuration for afloat units. 1-30 The Tactical Environmental Support System-Next Century  or  TESS-NC  is  the  latest  in  a  series  of scheduled changes to shipboard (as well as shore-based communications) for the next century. The vision for this system is to provide easy access not only to a wide range of data from various sources, but also to interface with  remote  systems  to  access  a  variety  of environmental  applications  programs.  TESS-NC  will provide a METOC database containing climatological data,  on-scene  environmental  measurements,  and numerical forecasts. TESS-NC will have the capability to produce analyses and forecasts, to support weather briefings, and also provide tactical decision aids. The goal is to provide maximum flexibility to support the individual needs of each site. As of this writing, the final configuration of TESS- NC is not available. TESS-NC will retain the basic configuration of the TESS-NC Transition, but will be equipped with more powerful computer processors. It will consist of at least three PC workstations using 300 to  500  MHz  Pentium  processors.  Each  of  these workstations   will   have   SIPRNET   access.   An unclassified workstation, operating with a 300 to 500 MHz Pentium processor, will be used for NIPRNET access, HF facsimile download, and connection to the ship’s  LAN.  A  standard  166  MHz  laptop  with SIPRNET access is also included. Additionally, TESS- NC will have a Unix-based server and workstation for access to the Global Command and Control System- Maritime  (GCCS-M).  The  system  will  also  have connectivity to the SMQ-11 (fig. 1-17). Software for TESS-NC is discussed in chapter 2. TESS-NC  is  actually  included  with  several METOC-related support systems under the umbrella of the  Navy  Integrated  Tactical  Environmental  Subsystem (NITES). NITES incorporates five major subsystems identified as NITES I through V (fig. 1-18). NITES I will be the classified local data ingest center and principal  METOC  analysis  and  forecast  system. NITES I is in fact another designation for the TESS-NC. NITES II is the METOC-related software segment found on the Global Command and Control System- Maritime (GCCS-M). NITES II is actually a classified network  that  will  provide  access  to  a  distributed METOC database via a GCCS-M Unix workstation. NITES III is the  unclassified  forecast, briefing, and display  system  tailored  to  Naval  METOC  shore activities  in  support  of  aviation  operations.  This  system will  be  the  eventual  replacement  for  the  MIDDS,  which was discussed earlier in the chapter. NITES IV is the







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