NESI - Net-Centric Enterprise Solutions for Interoperability

NESI provides actionable guidance for acquiring net-centric solutions that meet DoD Network Centric Warfare goals. The concepts in various directives, policies and mandates are the basis for NESI guidance. The NESI Net-Centric Implementation documentation does the following: addresses architecture, design and implementation; provides compliance checklists; and includes a collaboration environment (DoD PKI required) with a tools and a reuse repository.

More specifically, NESI is a body of architectural and engineering knowledge that guides the design, implementation, maintenance, evolution, and use of the Information Technology (IT) portion of net-centric solutions for defense application. NESI provides specific technical recommendations that a DoD organization can use as references. NESI serves in many areas as a reference set of compliant instantiations of DoD directives, policies, and mandates.

NESI is a Cross-Service effort that includes Air Force (ESC and SMC), Navy (PEO C4I), and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) participation.

The latest version is v3.1.0 dated 22 December 2009.

• Part 1 - Overview: introduction and vision, Net-Centric Enterprise strategy
• Part 2 - Traceability: mapping of NESI guidance to high-level DoD net-centric and interoperability efforts
• Part 3 - Migration Guidance: guidance for maintenance / upgrade activities leading to net-centric systems
• Part 4 - Node Guidance: guidance for developing nodes and their infrastructure to support net-centric applications and services
• Part 5 - Developer Guidance: detailed development guidance focusing on new starts and major updates
• Part 6 - Contracting Guidance for Acquisition: applying NESI during the acquisition process, incorporating Government data rights and intellectual property rights into contracts

Current Release

v3.1.0 - 22 December 2009