DTOC Flashcards
What does GCCS-A provide?
A joint picture from all branches of DoD.
What does DCGS-A provide?
Correlated and uncorrelated data that’s verified and unverified.
What does S2MC provide?
Logistical Data (replaced BCS3)
What does AMDWS provide?
Air and Missile Defense
Weapons and sensor coverage
Ground approach
What does TAIS provide?
Air traffic controller services
What does FDS provide?
Fire support (formerly AFATDS)
What does DTSS provide?
Hard and digital copies of maps
What does IMETS provide?
Weather
What does CPOF provide?
Collaboration
What does TSG provide?
EPLRS - Line of site
Primary mission to push and pull info to DDS.
What does FBCB2/JCR provide?
SA - Situational Awareness
C2 - Messages, reports, orders, and overlays
What are the 11 components that make up MCIS?
FBCB2, TSG, CPOF, GCCS-A, DCG-A, S2MC, AMDWS, TAIS, FDS, DTSS, IMETS
What is a Joint Node Network (JNN) or Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T)?
Backbone that provides network connectivity back to a step site. BDE level ISP.
What is a CPN?
Battalion-level asset that provides network connectivity to a Joint Node Network (JNN).
What file gets loaded into the Internet Controller (INC)?
Management Information Base (MIB)
What does the DAGR provide?
Provides accurate datetime and location
Replaced plugr
What does the Army use VLAN 5 used for?
VLAN 5 is for the Internet Controller (INC)
What does the Army use VLAN 6 used for?
VLAN 6 is for the JNN/WIN-T
What does the Army use VLAN 58 used for?
58 is for Voice
What does the Army use VLAN 59 used for?
59 is for Data
What does the Army use VLAN 222 used for?
222 is for Management
What are the 6 components of the Upper Tactical Internet (UTI)?
- JNN
- WIN-T
- HCLOS
- CPN
- SMART-T
- BFT I and II
What are the 5 components of the ITNE Mid/Lower Tactical Internet (LTI)?
- Radio platforms (Soldier Radio Waveform and SINCGARS)
- Waveforms and Waveform Applications
- Network operations Management System
- Ancillary Devices
- Mission /Mounted Application Management
What does GCCS-A stand for?
Global Command and Control System - Army
What does DCGS-A stand for?
Distributed Common Ground System - Army
What does CPOF stand for?
Command Post of the Future
What does AMDWS stand for?
Air and Missile Defense Workstation
What does TAIS stand for?
Tactical Airspace Integration System
What does FDS stand for?
Fire Direct Support
What does FBCB2/JCR stand for?
Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below / Joint Capability Release
What does ITNE stand for?
Integrated Tactical Networking Environment
What are the two exchange LAYERS of the Tactical Internet?
Upper Tactical Internet (UTI) and Lower Tactical Internet (LTI)
What are the two ARCHITECTURES of the Tactical Internet?
Celestial and Terrestrial
What are the two MEDIUMS of the Tactical Internet?
Satellite and Line of Sight (LOS)
What does LDIF stand for?
Lightweight Data Interchange Format
In the LDIF, what do the IP address octets represent? (IP Recognition)
IP: aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
aaa - Branch of Service
bbb - Division
ccc - Specified TOC within Division
ddd - Specified Node with TOC
What are the 3 most important things on the LDIF?
Role
URN
IP Address
What does URN stand for?
Unit Reference Number
On LDIF what does CP1 represent?
TAC
On LDIF what does CP2 represent?
TOC
What two types of data traverse the network?
- Command and Control (C2) messages
2. Situational Awareness messages
What are the 4 important servers at the Mission Command Support Center (MCSC)?
- Radiant Mercury High Assurance Guard - firewall between classified and unclassified
- Communications Control Server (CCS) - support fragmentation, reassembly, and distribution of C2
- Enhanced Information System (EIS) - support aggregation of SA data
- Inter-Brigade Server - filters SA information by Area of Interest (AOI)
What does NRTS do in relation to DDS?
Deconflicts data being aggregated from multiple sources
What server supports aggregation of SA?
Enhanced Information Server (EIS)
Which server supports the fragmentation and/or reassembly and distribution of C2 messages?
Communications Control Server (CCS)
What does BFT2 use to communicate with the satellite?
RT-1981 transceiver
What server filters SA by Area of Interest (AOI)?
Inter-Brigade Server (IBS)
Where are the CCS, EIS, and Radiant Mercury servers located?
Mission Command Support Center (MCSC)
What is the new name for Blueforce Tracker Global Network Operations Center (BGN)?
Mission Command Support Center (MCSC)
What kind of advertisements does DDS use?
Unsolicited advertisements
What is the heart of the CPOF?
Master repository
What is the mid-tier server used for in CPOF?
Load balancing
What does DDS stand for?
Data Dissemination Server
What is the heart of Mission Command Information Services (MCIS)?
DDS
What are the 2 main components of TOCNET?
eMCSU & CAU
How many satellite ground stations are there?
8
An eMCSU supports up to how many users?
32
How many soft CAUs can be on an eMCSU?
32 soft CAUs
How many hard CAUs can be on an eMCSU?
16 hard CAUs
How many CAUs can be connected per bus?
8 hard CAUs per bus
What does the acronym CCS stand for?
Command Center System
How many inputs are on the CCS?
16 inputs
How many outputs are on the CCS?
4 outputs
The Tactical Service Security System (TS3) provides security for what system?
DDS - Data Dissemination Service
What are the 3 DDS Access Groups?
DDS Admin
DDS Publisher
DDS Subscriber
How is DDS secured?
TS3 -Tactical Service Security System
True or False: An advertisement in DDS indicates the intent of a DDS client to publish solicited data to another DDS.
False
What type of data is provided by NRTS?
Correlated Blue
What is the purpose of having NRTS?
The de-conflicting of data so that duplicate data is not stored on DDS.
What will DDS be using that will take the place of NRTS?
Aggregation
What panel does the JNN/WiN-T connect to on the CPP?
Signal Entry Panel (SEP)
What type of RAID does the CCS use?
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
