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Todays Cable Program

Three AccessPortfolios

RAMPARTA (3rd Party)

WINDSTOP (2nd Party)

Foreign

Corporate

BLARNEY - FISA

FAIRVIEW

STORMBREW

OAKSTARPRISM

FAA

Unilateral

RAMPART-I/X

RAMPARTT (ClanSIG)

-MYSTIC

TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN



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Got Fiber??UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY


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(TS//SI//REL)

(TS//SI//REL)

International Internet Growth

(Billions of bits/second)

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2000

3000

40005000

6000

2003 2004 2005 2006

1 Cable

Incredible ChallengesHow To Find Target Communication on a Typical Fiber Optic Cable?

X X X =

SimultaneousTelephone or Internet Sessions

100 Million12 Fibers 10 B bits/Sec64 wavelengths




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Partnerships developed jointly with

Foreign Affairs Directorate

Partnering with Foreign SIGINT partners toenable access to foreign intelligence




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RAMPART A

(TS//SI//NF) Unconventional special access programleveraging Third Party partnerships:

High-capacity international fiber transiting majorcongestion points around the world

Foreign Partners provide access to cables andhost U.S. equipment U.S. provides equipment for transport,

processing and analysis

No U.S. collection by Partner and No HostCountry collection by U.S. there ARE exceptions! Shared tasking and collection




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Typical RAM-A ConfigurationSECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL

SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL


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Cable to Database

Front EndCable

SwitchController

PINWALEWC-2 &

DEEP DIVE

FASCIALOPERS

MARINA

TRAFFICTHIEFTURMOILTipping

ACS

BLACKPEARL

TWISTEDPATH



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