Integrated Communications System-Next

Rite-Solutions proposes continued development of a new generation of Interior Communications System (ICS-Next) to reduce Total Ownership Costs (TOC) by lowering acquisition, installation, and maintenance cost while moving shipboard communications functionality into the 21"st century. To accomplish these goals, this proposal describes how the ICS-Next network, announcing, and information assurance architectures will be developed and documented. The proposal also describes how a prototype ICS-Next would be constructed with these architectures using commercial components. The proposal also describes how this prototype would then be used to confirm the ability of ICS-Next to meet all of the fundamental communication requirements in addition to demonstrating a number of new communications capabilities and services.