Day-to-day Flashcards
What is the purpose of the MEL?
What are the three thresholds for ASI categories?
What is the Watch’s role related to Demand Maintenances?
Why do we monitor HAZCONs?
What is a Network impact assessment and who do we get it from?
Typically requested through future ops, but they ultimately come from NIA
What are some commercial vendors in the AOR?
When would we reach out to DITCO PAC?
During issues with vendors like who is responsible for certain circuits
When do we advocate for an alt route request?
ASI that may be non-concurred, we will request an alt-route to avoid control seizures
What is a POND?
o What is a control seizure?
When do we call in CONN EX for mission support?
Any mission 3 or higher that requires a change to the GAA
o What is the role of ES
o What is the difference between a circuit and a trunk?
o What is the role of the Web Content Filter (WCF)?
o What is an Field Service Engineer (FSE)?
What is the difference between a DCIR, DOJR and a PCIR?
DCIR- go to DISA Director, DOIR - go to Mr. Bennet the Director of Ops, and PCIR - reported to either Col Simmons or PACOM J6
What is the role of the JIOC (upstairs)?
Provide Intel to PACOM CC
Where is the rally point for DISA PAC in the case of a fire?
Patio area behind Ford Island Conference Center
What is a DISA Tasking Order (DTO)?
Essentially like TMT taskers, but PONDs and other taskers come this way that require our attention
What is the purpose of a Cyber Tasking Order (CTO)?
Cyber operations taskings from JFHQ DoDIN. Can be transitioned into to DTOs.
o What is a Telecommunications Service Order (TSO)?
o What is a Telecommunications Service Request (TSR)?
o What is a Status of Acquisition Message (SAM)?
Who is our Security POC for all things Secret?
Mr. Vasquez
Who is our Security POC for all things TS?
Ms. Stiner
o Who is our POC for all things Core Data Center (CDC)?
o What is Command and Control in a Degraded and Denied Environment (C2D2E)?
o What is Command and Control in a Degraded and Denied Environment (C2D2E)?
What is the difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 support?
Tier 1-first step of T /Sand tier 2 -engineering
What is the purpose of the Technical Service Desk (TSD)?
Touch point between NOCs and Watch offices
Who own’s DISA’s Emergency Action Plan (EAP) development to include COOP?
PC5
o When may you deny a Demand Maintenance request?
Which Satellite Gateways do we have in theater?
Wahiawa. Ft Buckner, Camp Roberts
o What is transmission security (TRANSEC) and why is it important for SATCOM?
What is a Cyber Security Service Provider?
NSA
o What is the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN)?
o What is the difference between a “fault” time and a total outage time?
What is the purpose of WWOLs and Mission Assurance Decision Support System
(MADSS)?
What are the two types of trunks for a network (e.g trunk port vs port trunking)?
port-trunking-combines multiple LANs for increased bandwidth as 1 virtually. Trunk port - takes all traffic across multiple VLANs
What is the difference between a working and a protect path?
MPLS protect path enables end to end failure path recovery.
What is the difference between the DoD Information Network (DODIN) and the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)?
North Island 1st and then Columbus
o What is the difference between EVOIP and ECVOIP?
o What is the difference between DMUC DMCC-S and DMCC-TS?
o Which vendors comprise mobility support for the Korean peninsula?
What is Pacific Enterprise Services-Korea (PES-K) and why is it important?
MPLS for Korea
o What is Pacific Enterprise Services-Hawaii (PES-HI)?
What is a SESS Switch used for (they sit in the corner of the floor}?
Phone switch
o What is the Unified Video Dissemination System (UVDS) used for?
What is the difference between Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET)?
SONET-fiber network backbone & MPLS-protocol based routing that uses labels for shortest path instead of long addresses.
o Why are there different satellite bands?
o What is the difference between DEE vs AF/ Army/Navy-provided email?
o What is the difference between an Enterprise Voice Kit and an Enterprise
What is the difference between a DOD Enterprise Classified Travel Kit (DECTK) and a non-DoD Enterprise Classified Travel Kit (nDECTK)?
DoD is a SIPRNet ECVolP capability and Non DoD allows them to talk to their counterparts in other nations. Like a REL
capability
o What is the difference between a switch (layer 2 only) and a rotuer?
What is the purpose of a network Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)?
A network outside of the actual internal LAN that helps to protect it from intrusion
o What is a Releasable (REL) Network (give an example)?
What is the difference between layers 1-4 in the OSI model?
Layer 4 is TCP allows client to connect to the host of the server.
What is the MPE (mission partner environment)?
Framework that enables C2 and
intelligence sharing amongst mission partners.
o What is encryption? Give an example.
What does it mean to adjust “En/NO”?
Signal to noise ratio can be adjusted at the tactical level by repositioning equipment.
What is the importance of a passphrase on a modem for SATCOM?
Layer of security to protect against unauthorized access
o What is the purpose of a timing source?
o How does weather impact SATCOM?
o What is a SMAT/RNG key used for?
o What is Acropolis used for under the DCO team?
o What is a Service Delivery Node (SDN) [for DISA]?
o What is a Point of Presence (PoP)?
What is the difference between Optical Digital Cross-Connect (ODXC), Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) and Promina technologies?
ODXC helps to integrate antiquated systems like the ATM into a more modern fiber solution. MSPP is a SONET based mux
o What is the difference between Defense Switched Network (DSN) and Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN)?
What is the Theater Thin Line?
Continuation of DoDIN operations if catastrophic isolation from global happens.
