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G/A/G Radio Circuits and RADAR Data Services

G/A/G Radio Circuits - CONUS Exterior (SVC-301) Did Site Survey (Tyndall AFB)

• Description: Provides access from the MVP operator position to the sensor site radios at exterior locations around the CONUS.

• BCC Terminal Equipment:

• MVP Radio Page: Provides radio access.

• MVP: Controls the operator position, routing the user's audio to the correct radio trunk module.

• DCS: Maps all MVP T-1 trunks to the appropriate Cisco Router.

• Cisco ISR: Implements Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) by assigning each exterior site radio a unique IP multicast address.

• Circuit Specifications:

• DISA MPLS

• FAR End Terminal Equipment:

• L-COM: Provides failover capability in the event the primary router fails.

• Cisco ISR: Converts RoIP packets into analog signals and provides a separate 4W E&M interface for each radio.

• GAG Restoration System (GRS): Provides outgoing E-lead to PTT conversion toward the radio and PTTC (CODAN) to M-lead conversion from the radio.

G/A/G Radio Circuits - CONUS Interior (Legacy) (SVC-302A) Did Site Survey (Semmes, AL)

• Description: Provides access from the MVP operator position to the sensor site radios at interior locations within the CONUS.

• BCC Terminal Equipment:

• MVP Radio Page: Provides radio access.

• MVP: Controls the operator position, routing the user's audio to the correct radio trunk module.

• DCS: Maps all MVP T-1 trunks to the appropriate Cisco 3745 devices.

• Cisco Router: Combines all radio trunks from up to 8 remote sites into a single fractional T-1 stream.

• Circuit Specifications:

• Trunk Type: Fractional T-1 at 64Kbps (1 DS0) or other rates

• Line Specification: ANSI T1.403

• Encoding: B8ZS

• Framing: ESF

• Signaling: Transparent (network); robbed-bit (BCC); E&M (site)

• User interface: T-1 (BCC); 4W E&M Type V (Site)

• FAR End Terminal Equipment:

• Cisco MC3810: Converts the incoming fractional T-1 stream to a discrete 4W E&M trunk for each radio.

G/A/G Radio Circuits - CONUS Interior Dual-Homed (Legacy) (SVC-302B)

• Description: Some legacy interior radio sites are dual-homed to East and West BCCs.

• BCC Terminal Equipment:

• MVP Radio Page: Provides radio access.

• MVP: Controls the operator position, routing the user's audio to the correct radio trunk module.

• DCS: Maps all MVP T-1 trunks to the appropriate Cisco c3745 devices.

• Cisco c3745 Router: Combines all radio trunks from up to 8 remote sites into a single fractional T-1 stream.

• Circuit Specifications:

• Trunk Type: Fractional T-1 at 128Kbps (2 DS0s)

• Line Specification: ANSI T1.403

• Encoding: B8ZS

• Framing: ESF

• Signaling: Transparent (network); robbed-bit (BCC); E&M (site)

• User interface: T-1 (BCC); 4W E&M Type V (Site)

• FAR End Terminal Equipment:

• RAD DXC-30: Maps the two DS0s within a single 128Kbps tail circuit to two separate MC3810s.

Scramble Circuits (SVC-408)

• Description: Utilize a 64Kbps (in most cases) fractional T-1 circuit via the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) network between each CONUS BCC and remote site.

• BCC Terminal Equipment:

• MVP: Controls the operator position, routing the user's audio to the correct radio trunk module.

• DCS: Maps all MVP T-1 trunks to the appropriate Cisco Router.

• Cisco Router: Combines all radio trunks from up to 8 remote sites into a single fractional T-1 stream.

• Circuit Specifications:

• Trunk Type: Fractional T-1 at 64Kbps (1 DS0) or other rates

• Line Specification: ANSI T1.403

• Encoding: B8ZS

• Framing: ESF

• Signaling: Transparent (network); robbed-bit (BCC); E&M (site)

• User interface: T-1 (BCC); 4W E&M Type V (Site)

• FAR End Terminal Equipment:

• Cisco MC3810: Converts the incoming fractional T-1 stream to a discrete 4W E&M trunk for each radio.

RADAR Data Circuits - CONUS Exterior Radio Sites (SVC-601A) Did Site Survey (Tyndall

AFB)

• Description: Transport one 9.6Kbps synchronous RADAR data channel between each sensor site and the BCCs.

• BCC Terminal Equipment:

• Patch Panel: Provides a patch, test, and demarcation point between the Government RADAR display processor and General Dynamics.

• Port Sharing Unit (PSU): Accepts one data feed from the sensor site (master port) and broadcasts the data to a maximum of 8 end users (sub-channel ports).

• Cisco 3945 ISR: Receives RADAR and transmits Mode IV IP traffic using via the connection to the Exterior Edge Routers (4331/4431).

• Circuit Specifications:

• DISA MPLS

• FAR End Terminal Equipment:

• L-COM: Provides failover capability in the event the primary router fails.

• Sunhillo's RICI: Converts received IP Mode IV data to EIA-232 serial format and packetizes serial RADAR data.

RADAR Data Circuits - CONUS Exterior DTO Sites (SVC-601B)

• Description: Transport up to two 2.4 Kbps or one 9.6Kbps synchronous RADAR data channels between each sensor site and the BCC.

• BCC Terminal Equipment:

• Patch Panel: Provides a patch, test, and demarcation point between the Government RADAR display processor and General Dynamics.

• Port Sharing Unit (PSU): Accepts one data feed from the sensor site (master port) and broadcasts the data to a maximum of 8 end users (sub-channel ports).

• Cisco 3945 ISR: Receives RADAR and transmits Mode IV IP traffic using via the connection to the Exterior Edge Routers (4331/4431).

• Circuit Specifications:

• DISA MPLS

• FAR End Terminal Equipment:

• L-COM: Provides failover capability in the event the primary router fails.

• Sunhillo's RICI: Converts received IP Mode IV data to EIA-232 serial format and packetizes serial RADAR data.

RADAR Data Circuits - CONUS Interior, RAPCON and TARs (SVC-601C)

• Description: Transport RADAR data from FAA interior sites, U.S. Customs RADAR Approach Control (RAPCON), and Tethered Aerostat RADAR (TAR) sites to the BCCs.

• BCC Terminal Equipment:

• Patch Panel: Provides a patch, test, and demarcation point between the Government RADAR serial display processor and General Dynamics.

• Sunhillo DCG: Receives RADAR data encapsulated in IP packets and strips off the IP information.

• Cisco Catalyst Switch: Provides a local area network (LAN) connection between the FTI nodes and the DCGs.

• Circuit Specifications:

• Circuit provided by FTI (no circuit information provided)

• FAR End Terminal Equipment:

• The far end equipment is operated and maintained by the FAA, and is not specified in this document.