Defense Information Systems Network

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United States Department of Defense network data communications network telecommunications network

The Defense Information Systems Network is the U.S. Department of Defense’s global, secure telecommunications and data network that provides critical information services to military and government users worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
DoD information transport network 1
Global Information Grid 1
Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Defense network ⓘ
data communications network ⓘ
telecommunications network ⓘ
abbreviation DISN ⓘ
alternativeName Defense Information Systems Network ⓘ
surface form: DoD information transport network
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedFor high availability ⓘ
secure communications ⓘ
survivability in contested environments ⓘ
hasComponent long-haul transmission infrastructure ⓘ
network operations centers ⓘ
satellite communications links ⓘ
secure gateways ⓘ
terrestrial communications links ⓘ
operator Defense Information Systems Agency ⓘ
surface form: DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency ⓘ
owner Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
parentOrganization Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf Defense Information Systems Network self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Global Information Grid
purpose provide global information services to U.S. government users ⓘ
provide global information services to military users ⓘ
support administrative communications ⓘ
support command and control communications ⓘ
support intelligence communications ⓘ
support logistics communications ⓘ
regulator Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
sector defense communications ⓘ
securityClassification supports classified communications ⓘ
supports unclassified communications ⓘ
serviceArea global ⓘ
standard uses Internet Protocol ⓘ
uses military communications standards ⓘ
supportsCapability command and control ⓘ
information sharing ⓘ
joint operations ⓘ
situational awareness ⓘ
use data communications ⓘ
transport of classified information ⓘ
transport of unclassified information ⓘ
video communications ⓘ
voice communications ⓘ
user Unified Combatant Commands ⓘ
surface form: U.S. combatant commands

Defense Agencies ⓘ
surface form: U.S. defense agencies

U.S. military services ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
other authorized U.S. government users ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Defense Information Systems Network → alternativeName → Defense Information Systems Network ⓘ
this entity surface form: DoD information transport network
U.S. Strategic Command → hasComponent → Defense Information Systems Network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network
Defense Information Systems Network → partOf → Defense Information Systems Network self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global Information Grid
MILNET → relatedTo → Defense Information Systems Network ⓘ
this entity surface form: NIPRNET
Defense Data Network → replacedBy → Defense Information Systems Network ⓘ
Defense Information Systems Agency → responsibleFor → Defense Information Systems Network ⓘ
this entity surface form: defense information systems network