Juniper Networks will support General Dynamics C4 Systems, the prime contractor developing the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program.

WIN-T is the U.S. Army's fully mobile, tactical communications network system, designed to provide reliable, secure and seamless video, data, imagery and voice services that enable decisive, on-the-move (OTM) information sharing among deployed forces. As the Army's tactical portion of the Global Information Grid (GIG), WIN-T will enable deployed forces to collaborate with GIG services and capabilities (databases, collectors, and national agencies) to increase information-enabled operations. WIN-T will use high-bandwidth radio systems with ground-ground, ground-air and satellite OTM capabilities, as well as robust network management to keep mobile forces connected, communicating and synchronized.

Juniper has been working with the General Dynamics WIN-T program team on integrating Juniper router technology into a solution that supports the WIN-T program's need for Increment 2 OTM communications between commanders, staff, and functional units via line-of-sight, satellite, air-to-ground, and ground-to-ground networks. Juniper's collaboration with General Dynamics has included the definition of interfaces between routers and radios necessary to support OTM functionality that will enable secure network access for defense personnel and their IP-related assets (live video, voice, data and other transmissions) in real time as they move from one operational theater to another. Juniper's design approach to WIN-T includes best-in-class router technology, firewalls, and intrusion prevention system solutions. Juniper's work with General Dynamics on WIN-T further extends the use of Juniper solutions throughout the GIG. Since 2003, Juniper has provided edge and core IP/MPLS routers for the DISA GIG Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) program, now known as the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Core.