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Purpose of Circuit Switching |
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To provide end users voice services, dedicated circuits for the transfer of those services, and dedicated pathways for the use by packet switch networks |
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Advantages of Circuit Switching |
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- Multiple services
- High volume ofusers
- Scalable
- Security
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Disadvantages of Circuit Switching |
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- Line loss/damage
- Static
- More effort
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Functions of a Telephone Set |
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- Convert sound to electrical impluse & vice versa
- means of signaling switchboard
- informing switchboard of numberto call
- indication of incoming call
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Circuit Switching definition |
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Means by which individual electrical circuits are temporarily connected directly with each other for the purposes of communication and disconnected at the conclusion |
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Connects one switchboard to another IOT route, extend phone calls from one switchboard to another |
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"Hotline" Dedicated connection directly b/t two telephones w/o the aid of a switchboard |
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Connects a phone to a switchboard for processing by that switchboard |
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Switched Point-to-Point Circuit |
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- Dedicated channel within the switchboard to "permanently" connect two phones
- Elective dialing is not permitted
- Phones cannot dial or be dialed
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- Allows a user to dial a different user that is geographically separated through a connected switchboard
- Calling party can be routed through multiple trunks before reaching the called party
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- Used to ensure constant telephone service in the event of trunk circuit or local switch failure
- Provides direct connectivity off a distant unit switch
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A special key sequence which allows the user to "escape" from their switchboard (or area code) and access a trunk to another switchboard |
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- Deterministic routing: traffic is sent one route at a time via programmed routing tables
- Flood routing: traffic is sent to all possible routes available
- Gateway routing: routing of calls b/t dissimilar networks
- Alternate routing: next most direct route - does not have to be directly connected
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- Flash override
- Flash
- Immediate
- Priority
- Routine
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Switching Office Functions |
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ARC-B-ACTS - Attending
- Receiving
- Controlling
- Busy Testing
- Alerting
- Connecting
- Transmitting
- Supervising
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Information exchange governing the establishment and control of a telecommunications network |
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- Duration of pulses
- Combination ofpulses
- Frequency of signal
- Combination of frequencies
- Presence/Absence of signal
- Direction/Level of transmitted current
- Binary code
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- Register signaling: specific information required to complete a specific call
- Line signaling: line states during a call
- Start signaling: means an "in service trunk" gets activated to create the switch-to-switch connection
- Audio Visual signaling: signals subscriber can see/hear
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Uses frequencies or timeslots within the bandwidth or data stream occupied by the information channel |
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Digital In-Band Signaling |
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Signaling information travels within information (voice/data) frames |
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Channel Associated Signaling: signaling channel traveling "along side" the traffic |
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Analog Out-Band Signaling |
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Signaling that separates the upper range of the carrier frequency from the speech or information path |
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Digital Out-Band Signaling |
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When signaling bits travel in a separate channel from the associated traffic |
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Steps of Wave Form Coding |
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- Sampling: analog signal is measured at various intervals
- Quantizing: samples are assigned digital value
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PCM/Waveform Coding Technique |
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Pulse Code Modulation - Converts analog to digital bit stream of 64kbps
- waveform coding technique used by USMC
- Line code is NRZ
- Total data rate is 64 kbps
- "Digital Signal, level 0"
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- DS1
- Time Division Multiplexed aggregate of 24 DS0 "channels"
- Total data rate = 1.544 Mbps
- Channel Associated Signaling (CAS)
- In-Band
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T1 Data Rate computation formula |
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(8bits/chan.*24chan./frame+1frame)*8000fr/sec |
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- 32 individual channels
- Data rate = 2.048 Mbps
- Incompatible with T1
- European
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Integrated Services Digital Network - A circuit-switched telephone network system designed to allow digital transmission of voice, video, and data over copper wire
- Out-of-band signaling
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BRI: - Loop side
- Provides services for the user
- B/T STE and REDCOM switchboard
PRI: - SB to SB trunk
- REDCOM to REDCOM
- REDCOM to Commercial/DISA switch
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ISDN BRI: Channel composition |
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- 2B + D
- 2x64kbps B Channels (B)
- 1x16bps Channel (+D)
- 48Kbps O/H for framing and sync
64+64+16+48=192Kbps |
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ISDN T1 PRI: Channel composition |
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- 23B + D
- 23 @ 64 Kbps
- 1 @ 64 Kbps
- 8 Kbps O/H for framing and sync
24x64+8=1.544 Mbps |
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Digital Subscriber Line - Extend high data rate circuits over traditional analog telephone lines
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- Circuits always on
- Bit rate b/t 128 Kbps and 52.8 Mbps from 4500 and 18,000 ft
- Inexpensive
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- High Bit Rate DSL - used by TSM (HDSL)
- Symmetric DSL (SDSL)
- Asymmetric DSL (ADSL)
- Rat-Adaptive DSL (ADSL)
- Very-High Bit Rate DSL (VDSL)
- ISDN DSL (IDSL)
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Capabilities & Limitations of Phones |
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Capabilities: - Full duplex voice exchange
Limiations: - Inhibits OTM comms
- Time consuming installation
- No integrated/organic security
- SBs introduce O/H
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- TA-838/TT
- TA-938/TT
- TA-1/PT
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Phone Connection and Media Types |
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- TA-1/PT: point-to-point
- TA-838/TT: 2/4W, binding post poin-to-point
- TA-938/TT: 2W binding post/RJ-11
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Multiplexer Point-to-Point Phone |
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- COMSEC across commercial, foreign, DSN, and TAC networks
- LCD display
- Secure voice and data (128 kbps)
- CIK (Cryptographic Ignition Key)
- Compromise Key List
- Physical and electronic rekeying
- Analog and Digital
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- Key Encryption Key (KEK)
- Traffic Encryption Key (TEK)
- Cryptographic Ignition Key (CIK)
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- Terminals
- Fill Card
- NSA
- DCMS
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STE Community Roles and Responsibilities |
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Command Authority: manages STE, Est. DAO codes
- Unit Representative/EKMS Manager: Reporting, rekeying
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STE Unique COMSEC Incidents and PDS |
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- Eavesdropping
- Background speech or sound
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- POTS lines and ISDN BRI
- RJ-11: single loop
- RJ-14: double loop
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- RJ-48c: T1/E1/PRI
- RJ-45: all eight wires are used
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- 2-hook connectors
- 26 pairs of binding posts
- Bridge taps
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- SL-3 to TSM system
- 2 /RSAM
- 6 /DEOS
- 2 ISDN adaptors (ports)
- 12 POTS ports
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- 25,100,250,500 and 1000 ft lengths
- 26 pairs
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Transition Switch Module (TSM) Remote Subscriber Access Module Extend voice and dial-up data service to remote locations |
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Comm Capabilities of RSAM |
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- Voice service for up to 28 users (28 analog, 4 digital) w/ both secure and non-secure
- Integrating video and data
- connections to other circuit SBs for integration into larger circuit switch network
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- lack of doctrine, experience and training
- No OTM comms
- lengthly and complex installation
- No integrated security
- No organic secure voice
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- Power Distribution Panel (PDP)
- CSU/DSU (Channel/Data Service Unit) 1544 Kbps
- REDCOM "Slice" - switch (24 POTS, 2 PRI/T1)
- Slice power supply
- VX 900 "Shout" - media gateway
- UPS - 30 minutes
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