RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0565 3382255-UUUU--RUCRNAD.
ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF2793 3382251
R 042255Z DEC 06 PSN 731437K25
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6//
TO NAVADMIN
RHMFIUU/DON CIO WASHINGTON DC
RUENAAA/DON CIO WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/CMC WASHINGTON DC//C4//
INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6//
RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6//
BT
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 336/06
MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N6/DEC// 
SUBJ/NAVY VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) IMPLEMENTATION  APPROVAL 
PROCESS AND PROPOSAL REQUEST//
REF/A/DOC/DONCIO/19 SEP 06//
AMP//REF A IS DEPARTMENT OF NAVY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)  POLICY 
GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 07.// POC/TINA DONBECK/CNO N6113/-
/TEL:(703)601-1717/EMAIL:
TINA.DONBECK@NAVY.MIL OR MARK
KRAMER/CTR/CNO N6113/-/TEL:(703) 601-1708 /EMAIL:
MARK.KRAMER.CTR@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1.  BACKGROUND.  DEPUTY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CHIEF INFORMATION 
OFFICER (DON
CIO) NAVY (N6) IS PILOTING INITIATIVES TO REDUCE INFORMATION  
TECHNOLOGY (IT) FOOTPRINTS AND CREATE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO 
DELIVERING IT  AT THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE MEANS.  AN OPNAV N6 AREA OF 
INTEREST IS IN MIGRATING PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SYSTEM (POTS) TO VOIP.  
VOIP IS THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL PREFERENCE FOR CONVERGED VOICE AND DATA 
NETWORKS.  TO ENSURE CONSISTENT ARCHITECTURE, STANDARDS AND SECURITY 
ACROSS THE DON ENTERPRISE, REF A DIRECTS NAVY ACTIVITIES TO COORDINATE 
WITH OPNAV
N6 BEFORE EMPLOYING A  VOIP SOLUTION OTHER THAN NMCI.
2. ACTION.
A. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL NAVY COMMANDS, ASHORE AND AFLOAT, WILL 
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO OPNAV N6 PRIOR TO 
IMPLEMENTING/PILOTING VOIP, TO INCLUDE NMCI VOIP DEPLOYMENT: A DETAILED 
PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE MISSION REASON FOR VOIP IMPLEMENTATION/PILOT, 
EXPECTED RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) OR BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS (BCA), 
SECURITY IMPLICATIONS, STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION/PILOT, ARCHITECTURE, 
AND VENDOR TO BE USED TO INCLUDE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS.
B. ALL NAVY COMMANDS, ASHORE AND AFLOAT, WHO PREVIOUSLY OR CURRENTLY 
HAVE VOIP IMPLEMENTED OR IN PILOT WILL PROVIDE REQUESTED INFORMATION 
PER PARAGRAPH (A) ABOVE TO THE OPNAV N6 POCS LISTED NLT 31 JAN 07 VIA 
EMAIL.
3. RELEASED BY VADM MARK EDWARDS, OPNAV N6.// BT
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