Rugged Connectivity, Air/Sea Ops, Secure Portals — With Evidence
Ports, terminals, airports, vessels, and fleets demand coverage, determinism, and trust.
SolveForce builds and operates maritime & aviation infrastructure that is Zero-Trust by default, coverage-agnostic (fiber + private LTE/5G/CBRS + LTE/5G + fixed wireless + satellite), and auditable—so quay cranes, RTGs, BHS/SCADA, ramp ops, EFBs, and passenger/crew Wi-Fi stay online and proven.
Connective tissue:
🛡️ Security → /cybersecurity • 🧠 AI → /solveforce-ai
🖧 Fabric → /networks-and-data-centers • 🌐 Access → /connectivity
☁️ Cloud & On-ramps → /cloud • /direct-connect
🔀 SD-WAN → /sd-wan • 🚪 NAC → /nac • 🔐 ZTNA → /ztna • 🛡️ SASE → /sase
📶 Field/Edge → /cbrs • /private-5g • /mobile-connectivity • /fixed-wireless • /satellite-internet
🧮 Data → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
💾 Continuity → /cloud-backup • /backup-immutability • /draas
📊 Evidence/Automation → /siem-soar
🎯 Outcomes (Why SolveForce for Maritime & Aviation)
- Operational continuity — dual/tri-path sites with SD-WAN brownout steering; LEO/MEO/GEO satellite tertiary for vessels/remote stands.
- Deterministic ops — reliable RF for apron/quay (private LTE/5G/CBRS), tuned roaming on Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, engineered paths for BHS/TOS/SCADA.
- Zero-Trust footprint — identity/device-aware access for crew/ramp/handlers/vendors; encrypted links everywhere; microsegmentation for OT/IoT.
- Real-time visibility — AIS/ADS-B/telematics streams land fresh in the lake/warehouse; APIs to partners/carriers meet SLOs.
- Audit-grade operations — dashboards & artifacts for ISPS/IMO cyber guidance, ICAO/IATA/TSA, NIST/IEC 62443, PCI (concessions), GDPR/CCPA.
🧭 Scope (What We Build & Operate)
- Port/Terminal & Airport fabrics — LAN/CAN/MAN, Anycast edges, DCI; EVPN/VXLAN cores; jumbo MTUs for BHS/TOS/archives. → /lan • /man • /wavelength
- Airside/Seaside RF — Private LTE/5G/CBRS for apron/quay yards/RTG/AGV; Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 for gates/hangars/ops; LoRa/LPWAN where sensible. → /cbrs • /private-5g
- Backhaul & vessel/aircraft links — fiber where possible; fixed wireless, LTE/5G; LEO/MEO/GEO satellite for vessels and remote bays. → /fixed-wireless • /satellite-internet
- Edge compute — apron/quay edge data centers for CCTV/vision, gate readers, AODB/TOS cache; sync to core/cloud. → /edge-data-centers
- Secure access — 802.1X/NAC on ports; ZTNA per app for staff/crew/vendors (EFB portals, MRO, TOS/AODB); SASE for web/SaaS. → /nac • /ztna • /sase
- Portals/APIs — CDN + WAF/Bot; DDoS stance; rate/quotas; signed URLs; PNR/manifest privacy with DLP/tokenization. → /waf • /ddos • /dlp
- Data fabric — AIS/ADS-B/IoT/Kafka/CDC → lake/warehouse; ELT; vector search with “cite-or-refuse.” → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
🧱 Zero-Trust Ops (Spelled Out)
- Identity & posture — SSO/MFA; device certs; MDM/UEM + EDR on EFBs, ramp tablets, crane/RTG consoles, ship/airport laptops; PAM for OEM/vendor access. → /iam • /mdm • /mdr-xdr • /pam
- Segmentation — enclaves for BHS/SCADA/TOS/AODB/airfield lighting, CCTV/RTLS, concessions/PCI, crew/guest; microsegmentation allow-lists. → /microsegmentation
- Per-app access — ZTNA to AODB/TOS/MRO/EFB portals; retire flat VPNs; IPsec only for site-to-site enclaves. → /vpn
- Encrypted transport — IPsec/MACsec/L1; keys in HSM/KMS; vault-managed secrets; intact PMTUD/ICMPv6. → /encryption • /key-management • /secrets-management
🧩 Reference Architectures (Pick Your Fit)
A) Airport Campus (Airside/Landside Zero-Trust)
- Private 5G on apron; Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 in terminals/hangars; 802.1X/NAC; ZTNA for staff/vendors (AODB, MRO, BHS controls); SD-WAN dual underlays; Anycast APIs for FIDS/AIDX.
→ /nac • /ztna • /sd-wan
B) Seaport/Terminal Ops
- Private 5G/CBRS for RTGs/AGVs; quay crane PLC/SCADA enclave; edge vision for container OCR; TOS cache; LEO satellite tertiary for remote berths.
→ /private-5g • /edge-data-centers • /satellite-internet
C) Vessel Connectivity (At Sea & In Port)
- LEO/MEO VSAT + LTE coastal; SD-WAN policy; ZTNA for crew/EFB portals; IPsec to hub; object-lock backups for ECDIS/ops configs.
→ /sd-wan • /cloud-backup • /backup-immutability
D) Passenger & Partner Portals/APIs
- CDN + WAF/Bot + DDoS; OAuth2/OIDC + HMAC/JWS; PNR/manifest tokenization; Anycast edges; privacy overlays.
→ /waf • /ddos • /dlp
E) Baggage/Logistics & Yard
- BHS with deterministic LAN; RTLS and scanners on dedicated SSIDs or private 5G; SD-WAN rate guards; microseg enclaves; immutable backups for PLC configs.
→ /sd-wan • /microsegmentation • /backup-immutability
📐 SLO Guardrails (Targets You Can Measure)
| KPI / Service (p95 unless noted) | Target (Recommended) |
|---|---|
| Apron/quay private 5G attach | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Gate/stand Wi-Fi roam (same SSID) | ≤ 50–150 ms |
| BHS control LAN one-way latency | ≤ 1–3 ms |
| TOS/AODB API (in-region) | ≤ 50–150 ms |
| Vessel LEO round-trip (ship↔hub) | ≤ 60–120 ms typical |
| Site WAN availability (dual paths) | ≥ 99.95% |
| ZTNA attach (crew/staff/vendor) | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Backup immutability (ops/PLC/EFB configs) | = 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
🛡️ Compliance & Safety
- Maritime — IMO cyber risk mgmt (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3), ISPS Code, NIST CSF/800-82, IEC 62443; crew welfare privacy (GDPR/CCPA where applicable).
- Aviation — ICAO/IATA/ACI cyber guidance, TSA SD (airport security programs), NIST CSF; PNR/PII privacy controls; EFB security policy.
- PCI DSS — concessions/retail CDE segmentation, tokenization, WAF/Bot, key custody.
- Records & privacy — retention policies for CCTV/ANPR, passenger/manifest data; DLP/tokenization; lawful basis & residency.
📊 Observability & Evidence
- Ops SLO boards — attach/roam, BHS/TOS/AODB latency, WAN/SAT health, ZTNA attaches, WAF/Bot hits; AIS/ADS-B ingest freshness.
- Security & change — NAC/EDR/ZTNA decisions, PAM sessions, PLC/config diffs, key/DRM events (if applicable) to SIEM; SOAR automations.
→ /siem-soar
💾 Continuity & Incident Response
- Immutable backups (Object-Lock, MFA Delete, air-gap) for PLC/SCADA, EFB configs, TOS/BHS/AODB DBs; DRaaS runbooks; quarterly drills with artifacts.
→ /backup-immutability • /cloud-backup • /draas
🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (No-Surprise Rollout)
1) Protect surface — BHS/TOS/AODB/MRO/EFB, portals/APIs, CCTV/RTLS, PLC/SCADA; 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 — 802.1X/NAC; guest/contractor isolation; dynamic ACL/SGT. → /nac
4) Per-app access — ZTNA/SASE; retire broad VPNs; SD-WAN policy by app SLOs across dual/tri underlays. → /ztna • /sase • /sd-wan
5) Field coverage & backhaul — private 5G/CBRS, LTE/5G, fixed wireless; satellite tertiary; private APNs for fleets/vessels. → /private-5g • /satellite-internet
6) Data & AI — AIS/ADS-B/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
- 🧭 In-scope ops (airport: AODB/BHS/MRO/portals • maritime: TOS/RTG/AGV/portals • vessel/crew Wi-Fi).
- 🔐 Identity posture (SSO/MFA), device posture (MDM/UEM + EDR), vendor access (PAM).
- 🧭 Segmentation map (OT vs IT vs concessions/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 (AIS/ADS-B/IoT/Kafka/CDC → ELT/warehouse); vector/RAG; privacy labels.
- 💾 Backup/DR tiers; Object-Lock scope; drill cadence.
- 📊 SIEM/SOAR destinations; SLO targets; report cadence; audit calendar.
🔄 Where Maritime & Aviation Fit (Recursive View)
1) Grammar — air/sea traffic rides /connectivity & /networks-and-data-centers.
2) Syntax — composed via /cloud, SD-WAN, private 5G/CBRS, and secure edges.
3) Semantics — /cybersecurity preserves truth; keys/logs/backups prove control.
4) Pragmatics — /solveforce-ai predicts weather/slot/berth & RF risk, suggests safe optimizations.
5) Foundation — coherent terms via /primacy-of-language.
6) Map — indexed in /solveforce-codex & /knowledge-hub.