C3 Classification Taxonomy

Operational Context
Missions and Operations

Strategic Concept

Political Guidance

Collective Defence (CD)

Allied Publications

Counter Terrorism (Failed State) (CT(FS))

Consequence Management (CM)

Conflict Prevention (CP)

CD Tasks

Military Guidance

Support to Disaster Relief (DR)

CT (FS) Tasks

Policy and
Guidance

Enforcement of Sanctions and Embargoes (ESE)

Extraction Operation (EOP)

Counter Terrorism (State Sponsored Covert) (CT(SSC))

CM Tasks

C3 Policies

CT (SSC) Tasks

Peacekeeping (PK)

Peace Enforcement (PE)

PK Tasks

PE Tasks

Anti-Terrorism (AT)

Peacebuilding (PB)

Peacemaking (PM)

Support of Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO)

Support to Humanitarian Assistance (SHA)

CP Tasks

SHA Tasks

DR Tasks

Other Missions (permanent tasks)

Military Aid/Support to Civil Authorities (SCA)

EOP Tasks

Mission
Types

ESE Tasks
Tasks

Operational Capabilities

Prepare

Project

Engage

Sustain

IA Processes

SMC Processes (ITIL)

IA Information

SMC Information

Protect

Inform

C3

Capability Hierarchy,
Codes and Statements

Business
Processes

Intent & Guidance

Rules & Measures

Plans

Tasking & Orders

Situational Awareness

Resource Status

Requests & Responses

Information
Products

Communication and Information Systems (CIS) Capabilities

User-Facing Capabilities

Joint COI Applications

IA Applications

SMC Applications

Space COI Applications

Maritime COI
Applications

Air COI Applications

Missile Defence COI

Applications

Environmental COI
Applications

JISR COI Applications

Special Operations COI

Applications

Land COI Applications

Logistics COI
Applications

EW COI Applications

ETEE COI Applications

CBRN COI Applications

CIMIC COI Applications

Generic Applications

CIS COI Applications

User
Applications

User
Appliances

Technical Services
Community Of Interest (COI) Services

Joint COI Services

COI-Specific IA
Services

COI-Specific SMC
Services

Air COI Services

Space COI Services

Maritime COI
Services

Land COI Services

COI-Enabling IA
Services

Core Enterprise IA
Services

Infrastructure IA
Services

COI-Enabling SMC
Services

Logistics COI
Services

Enterprise Support Services

CIMIC COI Services

Environmental COI
Services

JISR COI Services

Special Operations
COI Services

Augmentation Services

EW COI Services

CIS COI Services

CBRN COI Services

Missile Defence COI

Services

C4ISR-Enabling Services

ETEE COI Services

COI-Specific
Services

Reference Data Services

Discovery Services

Repository Services

Content and Document Management Services

Interaction Services

Mediation Services

Geographic Information Services

COI-Enabling
Services

Core Enterprise SMC

Services

Infrastructure SMC
Services

Infrastructure Computing Services

Infrastructure Storage Services

Core Enterprise
Services

Infrastructure Networking Services

Infrastructure
Services
Information & Integration Services

Analogue Access Services

Communications
Access IA Services

Transport SMC
Services

Edge Transport Services

Circuit-based Access Services

Packet-based Access Services

Core Network Services

Wired Local Area Transmission

Services
Transmission IA
Services

Frame-based Access Services

Multimedia Access Services

Communications
Access SMC Services
Digital (Link) Access Services

Transport IA Services

Message-based Access Services

Aggregation Services

Wired Wide Area Transmission

Services

Broadcast Services

Wireless LOS Mobile Transmission

Services

Communications
Access Services

Distribution Services

Transport
Services

Wireless BLOS Mobile Transmission

Services

Transmission SMC
Services
Wired Metropolitan Area Transmission
Services

Wireless LOS Static Transmission

Services

Wireless BLOS Static Transmission

Services

Transmission
Services
Communications Services

IA

Information
Systems
Equipment

SMC

Groupings

Communications
Equipment

Baseline 0.9 - Monday, 05 December 2011