scope:

Purpose of This Order.

The purpose of this order is to formalize the management and assignment of National Airspace System (NAS) Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses for all device connections within the protected domain of the NAS. This order:

a. Defines the requirements and processes for NAS Systems Owners to acquire and use approved IP addresses from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) IP address pool within the NAS Domain, as issued by the Communications, Information, and Network Programs (CINP) Group (AJM-31);

b. Addresses the assignment of NAS device IP addresses required for inter-facility and intrafacility communication between NAS devices;

c. Addresses the assignment of NAS device IP addresses needed by NAS sponsoring programs and/or users requiring IP service connectivity outside of the NAS Domain, such as a non-NAS system/network connected via one of the approved NAS Enterprise Security Gateways (NESGs); and

d. Facilitates the smooth operation, management, and administration of IP addresses and the recovery of defunct address spaces from the current assignments.