IT2 Ward Flashcards

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ANCC components.

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X Terminal – Allows you to use a graphical interface to connect equipment together. We have 7 at NCTS Naples (3 in Tech Control, 1 in Crypto, 1 in Wideband, 1 in the Training room, and 1 with CSG-8 downstairs.)

Control System Terminal – Used to conduct maintenance on the ANCC and perform backups.

C3U – (Consolidated Cable Converter Unit Chassis) Houses up to 16 TELENEX CCU cards.

Red Switch – Located in Crypto (Capacity of 2048 Ports)

Black Switch – 1 in Tech Control (Capacity of 4096 Ports) and 1 in Wideband (Capacity of 2048 Ports)

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KWT-46

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Crypto unit used for Broadcast transmit side (TD-1150) of Fleet broadcast

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KWR-46

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Crypto unit used for Broadcast receive side (SSR-1) of fleet broadcast

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FCC-100

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Used to multiplex the message traffic to different sites.

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INMARSAT data configurations?

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A 64K Phones (Voice)/Data
B 64K Phones (Voice)/Data
C 64K Data Only

D 128K Phones (Voice)/Data
E 128K Phones (Voice)/Data
F 128K Data Only

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EAM?

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Emergency Action Message

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VTC Components?

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MPS - Bridge (connects conferences)
Gate Keeper - (VCS) resolves IP addresses into Alias
*Madge - Telephone switch. How we dial DSN

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KIV-7?

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Encrypts data and transfer rate of up to 1.544Mbps

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ASW?

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ASW-Anti Submarine Warfare: uses surface ships, aircraft, and other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy subs.

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SUW?

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Anti Surface Warfare: Naval Warfare directed toward surface ships; any weapons, sensors or operations intended to attack or limit effectiveness of adversary’s surface ships

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IW?

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Information Warfare: Use and management of information in pursuit of competitive advantage over opponent; may involve collection of tactical information, validation of own information, spreading propaganda to demoralize enemy, undermining quality of opposing force information and denial of information collection operations to opposing forces.

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AW?

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Air Warfare: use of aircraft to provide defense and protection for surface vessels.

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STW?

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Strike Warfare: use of tactical aircraft and/or cruise missile strikes against land targets in an offensive power projection role

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NSW?

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Naval Special Warfare: a designated naval warfare specialty that conducts operations in the coastal riverine and maritime environments with emphasis on small, flexible, mobile units operating under, on and from the sea.

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Blue Team?

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provide training and technical expertise during inter deployment training cycle to system administrators to assist personnel in Red Team attacks. Act as safety observers to ensure safety is not compromised

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Red Team?

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an independent and threat based effort by an interdisciplinary, simulated opposing force, which uses both active and passive capabilities on a formal, time bounded task to expose and exploit IA vulnerabilities of friendly forces.

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FES?

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Fleet Electronics Support

Maintains operational readiness of surface and subsurface combatants throughout specific AOR’s through installation, certification, maintenance, and removal of CCOP DSE equipment. FES also deploys maintenance personnel in support of fleet and national mission objectives.

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USC Title 10?

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outlines the role of armed forces in the United States Code. It provides the legal basis for the roles, missions and organization of each of the services as well as the United States Department of Defense. Each of the five subtitles deals with a separate aspect or component of the armed services.

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USC Title 50?

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Title 50 of the United States Code outlines the role of War and National Defense.

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CRITIC?

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Critical information and reporting system

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MOC?

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An operational initiative focused on defining and developing operational level headquarters around the globe with some degree of baseline commonality. Also a framework from which Navy commanders at the operational level exercise command and control.

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JFTOC?

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The JFTOC Watch Officer is the Fleets 24/7 point of contact (POC) for any and all telecommunications anomalies and service requests at the NCTAMS.

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Role of NCTS?

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They are strategically located around the world in customer concentration areas for ease in providing C4I support.Their primary mission is to provide the Navy Information Technology infrastructure and support services required for rapid and reliable voice and data communications within a specified Area of

Responsibility (AOR).

24
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SAR/SAA procedures for CWSP/CBSP?

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A unit will send what is called an (SAR) Satellite Access Request requesting to come up on CWSP/CBSP resources. The respective Fleet i.e. COMSIXTHFLT will receive this request and recommend it to RSSC EUR. If approved RSSC EUR will send an (SAA) Satellite Access Authorization for access to CWSP/
CBSP resources.

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ASI?

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Authorized Service Interruption

The DISA CONUS ASI Manager is the approval authority
for routine service interruption requests on DISN stations, nodes, links, trunks, and circuits. The DISA CONUS Commander is the sole authority for approving/canceling ASIs with the CONUS Theatre. Cancellations and rescheduling will be accomplished by the DISA CONUS ASI Manager in conjunction with the guidance provided by the DISA CONUS Commander in coordination with the Global NetOps Center (GNC). Types: Urgent service interruptions and Routine Request.

26
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CCS?

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Each Strike group is assigned to a Communications Control Ship (CCS), normally an aircraft carrier (CV/CVN) or large deck amphibious ship (LHA/LHD).

Act as Net Control Station (NECOS) on all strike group circuits

Provide missing crypto key, as the designated Over The Air Transfer (OTAT) ship to all ships in the strike group. Perform crypto roll-overs, OTATs and loading.

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Frequency?

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Frequency describes the number of waves that pass a fixed place in a given amount of time. So if the time it takes for a wave to pass is is 1/2 second, the frequency is 2 per second. If it takes 1/100 of an hour, the frequency

is 100 per hour.

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Wavelength?

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Forms of electromagnetic radiation like radio waves, light waves or infrared (heat) waves make characteristic patterns as they travel through space. Each wave has a certain shape and length. The distance between peaks (high points) is called wavelength.

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Multiplexing?

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is a method for simultaneous transmission of two or more signals over a common carrier wave.

30
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3 Layers of the atmosphere?

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The earth’s atmosphere is divided into 3 separate regions, or layers, the troposphere, stratosphere and the ionosphere.

31
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RF?

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Radio Frequency

Energy that is transmitted to and reflects from the reflecting object.

32
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BW?

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Bandwidth

Is defined as the frequency spread between the half-power points on the receiver response curve

33
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Half Duplex?

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One way flow of information between terminals in either direction but not simultaneously. Terminal may be set to send only, receive only or send or receive.

34
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Duplex?

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Two way flow of information between terminals in both directions simultaneously using two separate frequencies. Duplex is synonymous with Full Duplex.

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Simplex?

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Uses a single frequency to exchange information. One way flow of information.

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Tech Control?

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Directs control, operation and patching of long-haul communications media (including satellite) and local circuits. Manages selection of transmitting, receiving and terminal equipment, use of cryptographic equipment including shifts and adjustments and all equipment on the air.
Ensures reliable communications through familiarity with all possible combinations of antennas, transmitters, receivers, frequencies, and terminal equipment.

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HSGR?

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The High Speed Global Ring (HSGR) is a Mesh Topology between major shore communication stations around the world. The purpose of the HSGR is to maintain connectivity with distant end shore stations that have access to the HSGR. The HSGR Mesh was mainly designed to have multiple redundant paths in the event of an outage one HSGR connection.

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TNX-1100?

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The TNX-1100 is part of the HSGR network called a “Mesh Topology”. The HSGR uses the TNX-1100 equipment to communicate with other TNX-1100’s this is how high amounts of data/information travel to other HSGR Communications sites

39
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8 TNX-1100 HSGR sites?

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BAH: NCTS BAHRAIN (IORNOC)
NAPLES: NCTS NAPLES (ECRNOC)
SD: NCTS SAN DIEGO 
PAC: NCTAMS PAC (PRNOC)
M51: NCTAMS LANT
NH95: NCTAMS LANT DETACHMENT HAMPTON ROADS (UARNOC)
STJ: ST. JULIANS CREEK (HSGR ISEA)
CHS: CHARLESTON (NOC ISEA)
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Spot Beam?

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The spot beam provides a 5 degree view of the earth as seen by the satellite and covers an area approximately 2000 nm diameter footprint and can be repositioned to any point in the field of view on the Earth’s surface by the user terminal designated as the spot beam controller.

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Earth Coverage?

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The earth coverage (EC) beam provides a 17.5 degree view of the Earth as seen by the satellite and covers an area approximately 10,000 nm diameter footprint.

42
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CWSP?

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Commercial Wideband Satellite Program (CWSP).

The C-band commercial SATCOM capability provides up to 4.096 Mbps throughput to ships configured with an AN/WSC-8 system and up to 512 Kbps throughput to ships configured with an AN/WSC-6 (v) 9 with the MD-1030 or MD-1366 SATCOM modems.

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CBSP?

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Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP).

CBSP was approved in March 2007 as a Rapid Deployment Capability (RDC) program. It replaces the Commercial Wideband Satellite Program (CWSP) and International Maritime Satellite

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DSCS?

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Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).

SHF DSCS provides tactical commanders and warfighters seamless and robust access to the DII/DISN for improved C4ISR support as well as enhanced communications interoperability with other U.S. forces operating in a Joint tactical environment.

45
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Four Land Earth Stations for CWSP/CBSP?

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  • Pearl City, Hi
  • Steele Valley, CA
  • Holmdel, NJ
  • Madley, UK
46
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3 INMARSAT Earth Stations

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Auckland, New Zealand

Laurentides, Canada

Burum, Netherlands

47
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ANCC?

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Automated Network Control Center

Digital Patch Panel

48
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MCS?

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Message Conversion System

Assigns RI’s to PLA’s

49
Q

Worldwide MCS RI?

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RHMCSUU

50
Q

Message Header?

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43-69 character starting point, and must be letter perfect

51
Q

ZNR UUUUU?

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Security Warning

This format line will begin with the appropriate 3 letter Operating Signal, followed by a classification character repeated five times.

52
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CUDIXS?

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Common User Digital Information Exchange Subsystem. CUDIXS provides a 2400 baud full duplex interface, over a satellite link with mobile platforms, for the receipt and transmission of narrative message traffic between FMX and mobile platforms equipped with afloat automated systems.

53
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Fleet Multichannel Broadcast Packages?

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PMUL: Fleet Multichannel Broadcast System for PACFLT

LMUL: Fleet Multichannel Broadcast System for LANTFLT

IMUL : Fleet Multichannel Broadcast System for Indian Ocean

54
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BCA?

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The Broadcast Control Authority (BCA) is the central hub where all message traffic sent to or received by submarines and shore stations gets disseminated.

55
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BKS?

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Broadcast Keying Station (BKS). The BKS introduces message or facsimile traffic into the Fleet Broadcast Network by generating a key stream of broadcast-bound information to the BCS for specific channel allocation before being forwarded to the BRS for broadcast transmission.

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BCS?

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Broadcast Control Station (BCS). The BCS provides all the technical aspects of affecting a Fleet Broadcast, which include assembling key streams received from the various Broadcast Keying Stations (BKS) into specific broadcast channels and delivering a composite key stream to the Broadcast Radiating Station (BRS) for transmission.