UP Paper 1458 US-M-DDOWN
Shared Network for MUOS
Le,MinhLockheed Martin Space Systems Company
The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is a global satellite-based communications system that will provide Third Generation (3G) Wide Band Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) services including simultaneous voice, data, and video to subscribers. MUOS, being developed for the Department of Defense (DoD), has an advanced Network Management System (NMS) that enables network sharing to provide global mobile communications to currently un-served users including homeland defense and coalition partners. Network sharing technologies could be used to enhance MUOS future service offering with Virtual Satellite Private Network (VSPN) services. This would allow Virtual Satellite Private Network Operators (VSPNO) to have their own subscriber database and specific communications service requirements. There are different commercial off the shelf (COTS) based shared network solutions implemented by industry. This paper describes the Subscriber-based, Common Shared Network and Shared Radio Network solutions which are applicable to MUOS VSPN services.

Employed as a Systems Engineering Sr. Staff at Lockheed Martin (LM), Ms. Le leads a Technical Directive team with participants from the US Strategic Command, PMW146, LM Systems Engineering, General Dynamics, Boeing, RT Logics, and L3 to assess and implement emerging requirements in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Operational Requirements Document and the Security Classification Guides. Ms. Le’s responsibility includes identifying, evaluating and developing solutions for critical technical issues and opportunities submitted to the MUOS Chief Architecture Forum. Ms. Le is also the principle to evaluate changes in the Contract MUOS System Performance Specifications and Key Performance Parameters to allow maximum leverage on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf capabilities. Minh brings her 20 years of experience and expertise in systems engineering, satellite communications and networking to improve the MUOS transport system architecture with all-IP core, local switching implementation and IPv4 to IPv6 transition plan. Before MUOS, Minh was an Executive Director of Schlumberger (SLB). Minh led the SLB Mobile Communication Solutions division to develop customized products including Secure Subscriber Identification Module (SIM), Point-of-Sales Provisioning Terminal, Media Converter Gateway, and applications and generate steadily increasing annual revenue from a start-up. Under her leadership, SLB rolled out GSM equipment for Pac Bell, Microcell, and AT&T, including the JAVA SIM cards, Over-the-Air provisioning platforms Aremis and OASys, and Mobile Banking solution, achieving 95% of the SIM card market share in North America. Ms. Le is also a key executive to prepare for the successful spin-off of the SLB Network Solution Company by architecting the SLB global network and establishing the SLB North America R&D Center in Montreal including 120+ software developers specialized in C++ and JAVA programming. Minh holds a BS and MS degree in Engineering from UC Berkeley.