Rugged Connectivity, Precision Data, Secure Ops — With Evidence
Modern agriculture depends on coverage, telemetry, and timing—from soil sensors and irrigation to drones, tractors, packing lines, and cold chain logistics.
SolveForce builds and runs farm/field, greenhouse, processing/packing, and ag-supply infrastructure that’s Zero-Trust by default, coverage-agnostic (fiber + CBRS/Private 5G + LTE/5G + fixed wireless + satellite), and auditable—so operations stay online and decisions stay data-driven.
Connective tissue:
📶 Field access → /cbrs • /private-5g • /mobile-connectivity • /fixed-wireless • /satellite-internet
🔀 Control → /sd-wan • 🚪 Edge → /nac • 🔐 Per-App → /ztna / /sase • 🧩 East–West → /microsegmentation
🧭 Edge/DCs → /edge-data-centers • ☁️ Cloud & on-ramps → /cloud • /direct-connect
🧮 Data & AI → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
🔒 Security/Evidence → /cybersecurity • /siem-soar
💾 Continuity → /cloud-backup • /backup-immutability • /draas
🎯 Outcomes (Why SolveForce for Agriculture)
- Coverage anywhere — barns, pivots, orchards, rangeland, and mobile fleets stay connected with the right mix of CBRS/Private 5G, LTE/5G, fixed wireless, and satellite.
- Precision decisions — sensor, machine, and weather data land fresh in lakes/warehouses; AI/analytics run on clean feeds with lineage.
- Zero-Trust operations — identity/device-aware access, per-app connectivity, and microsegmentation for OT/IoT.
- Operational resilience — dual underlays per site, solar/UPS edge nodes, immutable backups, and DR runbooks with artifacts.
- Compliance with proof — FSMA/traceability, worker safety, data privacy—exportable evidence for auditors and partners.
🧭 Scope (What We Build & Operate)
- Field & facility networks — CBRS/Private 5G for tractors, RTK bases, sensors, and robots; Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 in barns/packing; LoRa/LPWAN where appropriate. → /cbrs • /private-5g • /lan
- Backhaul — fiber where possible; fixed wireless, LTE/5G, satellite tertiary; SD-WAN policy by app/flow. → /fixed-wireless • /mobile-connectivity • /satellite-internet • /sd-wan
- Edge compute — rugged edge data centers for telemetry aggregation, label/vision/controls, and caching. → /edge-data-centers
- OT/IoT integration — PLC/SCADA (irrigation, pumps, packing lines), telematics (implements, ISOBUS), drones/UAVs video ingest.
- Data fabric — IoT/Kafka/CDC → lake/warehouse; ELT; vector search with “cite-or-refuse”. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
- Security & identity — 802.1X/NAC at edges, ZTNA per app for staff/contractors, SASE for web/SaaS, PAM for OEM vendors. → /nac • /ztna • /sase • /pam
🧱 Zero-Trust Ag Operations (Spelled Out)
- Identity & posture — SSO/MFA; device certs; MDM/UEM + EDR on tablets, harvesters, drones stations, and packing workstations. → /iam • /mdm • /mdr-xdr
- Segmentation — WMS/ERP, irrigation/PLC, cold-chain sensors, drones/cameras, guest; microsegmentation allows only the flows you approve. → /microsegmentation
- Per-app access — ZTNA for agronomists, mechanics, vendors; retire flat VPNs. → /ztna
- Encrypted transport — IPsec/MACsec/L1; keys in HSM/KMS; secrets in vault; ICMPv6/PMTUD intact. → /encryption • /key-management • /secrets-management
🧩 Reference Architectures (Pick Your Fit)
A) Row-Crop & Orchards (Field Coverage + RTK)
- Private 5G/CBRS across fields; RTK correction backhaul; sensor/implement telemetry via edge; SD-WAN dual backhaul (fixed wireless + LTE/5G; satellite tertiary).
→ /cbrs • /private-5g • /sd-wan • /satellite-internet
B) Greenhouse / Vertical Farm (Deterministic Control)
- Leaf/spine LAN; NAC on ports; PLC/SCADA enclave; microseg rules to climate/irrigation only; local edge for vision and dosing control; DR runbooks.
C) Drones & Autonomous Implements
- Private 5G + Wi-Fi for command/video; ZTNA for flight portal; object storage ingest with checksums; governed data to lake; WAF/Bot for partner APIs.
→ /waf
D) Packing / Processing Facilities
- Sanitized, sealed Wi-Fi; label/vision QC at edge; CDE segmentation for payments if retail; DLP for trade docs; immutable backups.
→ /dlp • /backup-immutability
E) Cold Chain & Logistics
- Telematics over private APNs; IPsec to hub; SD-WAN rate guards; DLP for shipment/PII; portals protected by WAF/Bot & quotas.
→ /mobile-connectivity • /waf
📐 SLO Guardrails (Targets You Can Measure)
| KPI / Service (p95 unless noted) | Target (Recommended) |
|---|---|
| Sensor telemetry freshness (edge→lake) | ≤ 5–30 s (by use-case) |
| Irrigation actuation (command→PLC) | ≤ 100–500 ms |
| Drone video E2E latency (local) | ≤ 80–150 ms |
| Warehouse/packing label print | ≤ 1.0–2.0 s |
| Site WAN availability (dual paths) | ≥ 99.95% |
| ZTNA attach (staff/vendor) | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Backup immutability (recipes/traceability) | = 100% |
| Evidence completeness (Sev-1/2, audits) | = 100% (logs/approvals/artifacts) |
SLO breaches auto-open tickets and trigger SOAR (reroute, rate-limit, rollback, revoke). → /siem-soar
🧯 Safety, Compliance & Traceability
- FSMA / Food Safety — traceability data protected (encryption, DLP), immutable logs/backups, auditable access.
- Worker Safety & Environmental — reliable RF/panic/telemetry; retention policies for vision/incident evidence.
- Privacy (GDPR/CCPA) — labels for PII (supplier/employee/customer), tokenization, subject-rights workflows; residency controls.
- Vendor & OEM access — ZTNA with time-boxed accounts; PAM session recording; least privilege. → /pam
📊 Observability & Evidence
- Ops SLO boards — telemetry freshness, actuation latency, roam/attach, WAN health, ZTNA attaches, WAF/DLP hits, backup/DR artifacts.
- Change & security — network/device diffs, admin actions, key events exported to SIEM with WORM options; SOAR automates contain/rollback/report.
→ /siem-soar
💾 Continuity & Incident Response
- Immutable backups (Object-Lock, MFA Delete, air-gap) for recipes, PLC/SCADA configs, WMS/ERP; DRaaS runbooks; quarterly drills with artifacts.
→ /cloud-backup • /backup-immutability • /draas
🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (No-Surprise Rollout)
1) Protect surface — irrigation/PLC, sensors, WMS/ERP, drones/vision, portals/APIs; data classes & tags.
2) Identity & posture — SSO/MFA; device certs; MDM/UEM + EDR baselines; PAM for OEM vendors. → /iam • /mdm • /mdr-xdr • /pam
3) Access edge — NAC 802.1X on wired/Wi-Fi; guest & contractor isolation; dynamic ACL/SGT. → /nac
4) Per-app access — ZTNA/SASE for staff/partners; retire broad VPNs; SD-WAN policy by app SLOs. → /ztna • /sase • /sd-wan
5) Field coverage & backhaul — CBRS/Private 5G, LTE/5G, fixed wireless; satellite tertiary; private APNs for fleets. → /cbrs • /private-5g • /satellite-internet
6) Data & AI — IoT/Kafka/CDC → ELT/warehouse; vector search with citations; privacy overlays. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
7) Continuity — immutable backups; DR tiers; clean-point catalog; drills with evidence. → /backup-immutability • /draas
8) Evidence — SIEM dashboards; SOAR playbooks; monthly compliance health. → /siem-soar
✅ Pre-Engagement Checklist
- 🧩 Systems: irrigation/PLC/SCADA, WMS/ERP, drones/vision, portals/APIs, cold-chain sensors.
- 🔐 Identity posture (SSO/MFA); device posture (MDM/UEM + EDR); vendor access (PAM).
- 🧭 Segmentation map (OT vs IT vs guest); NAC status.
- 🌐 Sites & backhaul (fiber/fixed wireless/LTE/5G/satellite); diversity letters.
- ☁️ Cloud regions & on-ramps; CDN/WAF plan for portals/APIs.
- 🧮 Data flows (IoT/Kafka/CDC → ELT/warehouse); vector/RAG; privacy labels.
- 💾 Backup/DR tiers; Object-Lock scope; drill cadence.
- 📊 SIEM/SOAR destinations; SLO targets; reporting cadence.
🔄 Where Agriculture Fits (Recursive View)
1) Grammar — field & facility traffic rides /connectivity & /networks-and-data-centers.
2) Syntax — composed via /cloud, SD-WAN, and secure edges.
3) Semantics — /cybersecurity preserves truth; keys/logs/backups prove control.
4) Pragmatics — /solveforce-ai predicts weather/fleet/irrigation windows and suggests safe optimizations.
5) Foundation — coherent terms via /primacy-of-language.
6) Map — indexed in the /solveforce-codex & /knowledge-hub.