TECH CONTROL/ COMMS (mand)

Question 1

Define HSGR.

Answer 1

HIGH SPEED GLOBAL RING, mesh topology between shore sites around the world, uses the TNX-1100, lots of redundancy

Question 2

TNX-1100.

Answer 2

used in the high speed global ring. used in 8 sites.

Question 3

List 5 major sites with TNX-1100.

Answer 3

NCTS BAHRAIN, NAPLES, SAN DIEGO, 
NCTAMS LANT, PAC
OTHER STATIONS:
LANT DETACHMENT HAMPTON ROADS
ST. JULIAN'S CREEK
CHARLESTON

Question 4

LDR/ LOW DATA RATE.

Answer 4

for EHF 75bps to 2400bps

Question 5

MDR/ MEDIUM DATA RATE.

Answer 5

4.8Kbps tp 1.544 Mbps

Question 6

EHF FOT (FOLLOW ON TERMINAL)

Answer 6

added capabilities to older legacy system

Question 7

Point to Point.

Answer 7

connection between two EHF terminals

Question 8

Degrees of coverage for earth coverage beams and spot beams.

Answer 8

17.5 for earth, 10,00nm diameter footprint

5 for spot beams, 2000nm diameter footprint

Question 9

Commercial Broadband Satellite Program

Answer 9

CBSP, approved MAR 07, rapid deployment capability program, replaced the commercial wide-band sat program and INMARSAT

Question 10

DSCS.

Answer 10

DEFENSE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS/ provides access to DII and DISN for improved C4ISR support, basically better comms

Question 11

4 CBSP land earth stations.

Answer 11

PEARL CITY HI
STEELE VALLEY CA
HOLMDEL NJ
MADLEY UK

Question 12

11 DEFENSE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SITES.

Answer 12

FT BELVOIR VA, CROUGHTON UK, NORTHWEST VA, FT MEADE AND FT DETRICK MD, CAMP ROBERT CA, FT BUCKER JPN, FINEGAYAN GUAM, WAHIAWA HI, LAGO IT, LANDSTUHL GERMENY

Question 13

What are the INMARSAT earth stations?

Answer 13

AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
LAURENTIDES CANANDA
BURUM NETHERLANDS

Question 14

What is replacing INMARSAT?

Answer 14

CBSP, Commercial Broadband Satellite Program

Question 15

How many configs for INMARSAT are there?

Answer 15

6, A- F 
A/B 64K VOICE DATA
C 64K DATA ONLY
D/E 128K VOICE DATA
F 128K DATA ONLY

Question 16

About the AUTOMATED NETWORK CONTROL CENTER, ANCC.

Answer 16

REPLACES MANUAL PATCHING

Question 17

Components of the ANCC.

Answer 17

X-TERMINAL- used to connect equipment together ( 5 total 1 in CTF-69
CONTROL SYSTEM TERMINAL- used to conduct maintenance and backups
CONSOLIDATED CABLE CONVERTER UNIT CHASSIS- holds up tp 16 TELENEX CARDS
RED SWITCH- 2048 PORTS IN CRYPTO
BLACK SWITCH (2)- #1 IN TECH CONTROL 4096 PORTS , #2 WIDEBAND 2048 PORTS

Question 18

What does INMARSAT stand for AND do?

Answer 18

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SATELLITE SYSTEM, provides sipr, nipr, telephone ship to shore up to 128kbps

Question 19

What is a AMCROSS message?

Answer 19

sent by the red cross, contains very personal information ( such as death in the immediate family), limited distribution

Question 20

Automated Digital Network System. ADNS

Answer 20

connects navy shipboard networks to other ships and shore networks

Question 21

Common User Digital Information Exchange Subsystem. CUDIXS

Answer 21

SHORE BASE, automated message store and forward system

Question 22

Define GINGERBREAD.

Answer 22

breach on the network

Question 23

Define BEADWINDOW.

Answer 23

notification on an insecure practice basically people opening their big mouths, at that time units only respond with roger out.

Question 24

Define RIVERCITY.

Answer 24

controls outgoing paths for email, internet, phones. basically who can send out stuff.

Question 25

5 type of Precedence.

Answer 25

R 6HRS
P 3HRS
O 30MINS
Z ASAP
W FASTER THAN Z

Question 26

Define EKMS.

Answer 26

electronic key management system.