CP-11

CP-11 ALTERNATE COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS

Overview

Number	Title	Impact	Priority	Subject Area
CP-11	Alternate Communications Protocols		P0	Contingency Planning

Instructions
The information system provides the capability to employ Assignment: organization-defined alternative communications protocols in support of maintaining continuity of operations.

Guidance
Contingency plans and the associated training and testing for those plans, incorporate an alternate communications protocol capability as part of increasing the resilience of organizational information systems. Alternate communications protocols include, for example, switching from Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 4 to TCP/IP Version 6. Switching communications protocols may affect software applications and therefore, the potential side effects of introducing alternate communications protocols are analyzed prior to implementation.

Guidance

Contingency plans and the associated training and testing for those plans, incorporate an alternate communications protocol capability as part of increasing the resilience of organizational information systems. Alternate communications protocols include, for example, switching from Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 4 to TCP/IP Version 6. Switching communications protocols may affect software applications and therefore, the potential side effects of introducing alternate communications protocols are analyzed prior to implementation.

Enhancements