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DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY

P.O. Box 4502

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22204-4502

DISAC 310-130-1* 4 April 2000 Latest changes made 08 October 2002

COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

Submission of Telecommunications Service Requests

1. Purpose. This Circular prescribes instructions for the preparation and submission of Telecommunications Service Requests (TSRs) in support of the departments, agencies, and offices of the Department of Defense (DOD) and other U.S.

Government agencies authorized by the Secretary of Defense to contract for service through the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

2. Applicability. This Circular applies to all DOD and non-DOD departments, agencies, commands, and offices having authorized requirements for Global Information Grid (GIG) (formerly named Defense Information Infrastructure [DII]) services or for other services that are acquired by DISA, to include the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO).

3. Authority. This Circular is published in accordance with the authority contained in DOD Directive 5105.19, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), 25 June 1991.

4. References.

4.1 DOD Instruction 4640.14, Base and Long-Haul

Telecommunications Equipment and Services, 6 December 1991.

4.2 ASD/C3I Memorandum, Policy Clarification Letter - Long-Haul and Regional Telecommunications Systems and Services for the Department of Defense (DOD), 5 May 1997.

4.3 DISA-EUR Circular 310-140-2, Connection Approval

Procedures, 1 July 1989.

4.4 DISA-DITCO Circular 350-135-1, Defense Commercial

Communications Acquisition Procedures, 12 February 1996.

4.5 NCS Directive 3-1, Telecommunications Service Priority

(TSP) System for National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP), 5 July 1990.

4.6 NCS Manual 3-1-1, Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System for National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) Service User Manual, 9 July 1990.

4.7 DISA Circular 310-130-4, Defense Users Guide to the

Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System, 8 September 1997.

4.8 DISA Circular 300-175-9, GIG Operating-Maintenance

Electrical Performance Standards, 8 June 1998.

4.9 DISA Circular 310-50-6, DCS Orderwires, 13 November 1980.

4.10 DOD Directive 4640.13, Management of Base and Long-Haul

Telecommunications Equipment and Services, 5 December 1991.

4.11 Joint Pub 2, Unified Action Armed Forces (UNAAF), 24

February 1995.

4.12 DISA Circular 310-D70-30, Defense Information

Infrastructure (DII) Defense Message System Transition Hub (DTH) and Subscriber Operations, 21 April 2001.

4.13 DISA Instruction 630-225-2, Management and Control

of Information Requirements, 13 December 2000.

4.14 DISA Circular 310-65-1, Circuit and Trunk File Data

Elements and Codes Manual of the Global Information Grid (GIG), 25 April 2002.

4.15 Allied Long Lines Agency (ALLA) Compendium 334-90, Enclosure 5, Annex B to Chapter 2 of Section VII of Volume II (NATO Restricted).

4.16 CJCS Instruction 6215.01, Policy for the Defense Switched Network Service, 1 February 1995.

4.17 Allied Communication Publication (ACP) 121 Series, Communications Instructions, General, 15 April 1983, US Supplement 1, 1 June 1981.

4.18 Defense Intelligence Agency Operating Instruction (DOI)

103, Defense Special Security Communications System (DSSCS) Operating Instructions System/Data Procedures, 3 September 1991.

4.19 DISA OPLAN 1-95, Worldwide AUTODIN Restoral Plan, October 1995.

4.20 DISA Circular 310-70-1, DII Technical Control, 25 June

1998.

4.21 DOD 5220.22-R, Industrial Security Regulation, December

1985.

4.22 CJCS Instruction 5721.01A, The Defense Message System and Associated Message Processing Systems, 1 May 1999.

4.23 CJCS Instruction 6740.01, Military Telecommunications

Agreements and Arrangements Between the United States and Regional Defense Organizations or Friendly Nations, 18 September 1996.

4.24 DISA Instruction 100-50-5, International Agreements, 21

November 1997.

4.25 DISA Circular 310-225-1, DSN Users Services Guide, 2 April 1998.

4.26 DISA Circular 310-70-78, DSN Phase I Systems Management

Guide, 24 February 1998.

4.27 Allied Communication Publication (ACP) 117 Series, Allied Routing Indicator (RI) Book Basic, 10 July 1998; Canadian-US Supplement 1, 17 March 1993; and US Supplement 4, 30 August 1993.

4.28 CJCS Instruction 6250.01(v3), Satellite Communications, 22 October 1998.

4.29 ASD/C3I Memorandum, Global Information Grid, 22 September 1999.

5. Definitions. Definitions immediately follow the table of contents. Additional terms and definitions are contained in FED-STD-1037C, Glossary of Telecommunication Terms, 7 August 1996.

6. Scope. The methods and procedures contained in this Circular pertain to telecommunications service that is required within 360 days (for leased service) and 180 days (for GIG service) from submission date of the TSR.

7. Operation Considerations. DOD GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services requested under the provisions of this Circular will be operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the references listed in paragraph 4.

FOR THE DIRECTOR:

PAUL T. HAUSER

Captain, USN Chief of Staff

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. This revision incorporates information previously disseminated by interim message changes 1-1 through 8-1 and errata sheets. References to the following terms included in the previous version were changed: DCS (Defense Communications System) to DII (Defense Information Infrastructure), DBOF (Defense Business Operating Fund) to DWCF (Defense Working Capital Fund), and DECCO (Defense Commercial Communications Office) to DITCO (Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization). References to DISA Allocation and Engineering (A&E) were changed to either DISA Action Agency or DISA-DSC (DISA-DISN Service Center) as applicable. References to NCS/DISANOC/DISANOC (DISA Network Operations Center) were changed to GNOSC (Global Network Operations Security Center) and references to ACOCs (Area Control Operations Centers) were changed to RNOSCs (Regional Network Operations Security Centers). References to DPIC, AUTOVON, AUTOSEVOCOM, DDN, and DCTN were removed.

CHANGE 1: (20 June 2001) This revision incorporates information previously disseminated by interim message changes 9-1 through 11-1, corrects numerous TCO Codes, changes DII Area 6 and 9 DISA Provisioning Activity responsibilities, adds information concerning Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS), and makes several administrative changes. The original reference 4.8, Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR), 8 August 1996 was deleted and all remaining references were moved up one and renumbered throughout the Circular. Tables T4.3A, T4.3B, T4.4, T4.4A, T4.4B have been added and updated. Any parts of this Circular not changed will have a 4 April 2000 date at the end of the file.

CHANGE 2: (8 October 2002) This revision changes the term “Defense Information Infrastructure (DII)” to “Global Information Grid (GIG)”, updates the “Glossary of Terms”, replaces all information associated with the former AUTODIN system with guidance about the Defense Messaging System (DMS), and makes several administrative changes.

*This Circular cancels DISAC 310-130-1, 23 January 1992.

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CONTENTS

BASIC CIRCULAR

1. Purpose

2. Applicability

3. Authority

4. References

5. Definitions

6. Scope

7. Operation Considerations

C1. CHAPTER 1. DISA ACTIVITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CERTIFICATION OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES

C1.1 General C1.2 DISA Activities C1.3 Telecommunications Certification Office (TCO) C1.4 Basic Factors to be Considered by the Telecommunications Certification Office Prior to Submission of the TSR C1.5 Use of the GIG Technical Schedules by the TCO C1.6 Identification of GIG Circuit

C2. CHAPTER 2. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO SUBMISSION OF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE REQUESTS (TSRs) C2.1 General C2.2 Other Special Considerations Related to the Authority of the TCO to Submit a TSR C2.3 Requirements Necessitating Additional GIG Government-Owned Facilities for Their Fulfillment C2.4 Disposition of GIG Resources C2.5 Reallocation of GIG Resources to Meet New Service Requirements C2.6 Public Data Network Performance Specifications (PS) C2.7 Requirements Which Cannot be Fulfilled C2.8 Unified or Specified Command Approval C2.9 NCS Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) Authorization Procedures C2.10 Completion Reports C2.11 Acceptance Report

C3. CHAPTER 3. FORMAT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE REQUESTS

(TSRs) AND DETAILED PREPARATION PROCEDURES

C3.1 General C3.2 Telecommunications Service Request (TSR) Numbered Sequences C3.3 Submission of a TSR C3.4 Transmission of a TSR C3.5 Detailed Instructions for Preparing TSR Worksheet

C4. CHAPTER 4. SUBMISSION OF VALIDATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICE REQUESTS (TSRs)

C4.1 General C4.2 Service Provided by DISA Action Activities C4.3 Submission of a TSR for GIG Service C4.4 Exceptions to Normal TSR Processing Procedures

ILLUSTRATIONS

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F1.1 GIG GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

F2.1 Flow of Reaward Requirements F3.1 Flow of Non-GIG Leased Requirements F3.2 Determining Restoration Priority Level F3.3 Determining Provisioning Priority Level F4.1 Flow of Interarea and Special User Requirements F4.2 Flow of Leased Equipment Only Requirements, Excluding Special User Requirements F4.3 Flow of Point-to-Point and DSN Requirements for GIG Areas 1 and 2 Other Than CONUS DSN Access Lines, CADIN, Leased Equipment and Special User Requirements F4.4A Flow of DSN/CSN Switched/Dedicated CADIN Circuit Ordering (Cost Shared) - Intra-Canada (CSN) - U.S. Originated Requirement F4.4B Flow of DSN/CSN Switched/Dedicated CADIN Circuit Ordering (Cost Shared) - Intra-Canada (CSN) - Canadian Originated Requirement F4.4C Flow of DSN/CSN Switched/Dedicated CADIN Circuit Ordering (Cost Shared) - Cross Border (DSN/CSN) U.S. Originated Requirement F4.4D Flow of DSN/CSN Switched/Dedicated CADIN Circuit Ordering (Cost Shared) - Cross Border (DSN/CSN) Canadian Originated Requirement F4.4E Flow of DSN/CSN Interswitch Trunk Ordering - Cross Border

- U.S. Originated Requirement F4.4F Flow of DSN/CSN Interswitch Trunk Ordering - Cross Border

- Canadian Originating Requirement F4.5 Flow of Requirements for USCINCCENT (Area 6) F4.6 Flow of Requirements Wholly Within or Between GIG Areas 3, 4, 5, and 6, (DISA-EUR) F4.7 Flow of Requirements Within the DISA-Pacific Area, Excluding Special User Requirements and Switched Networks Access Lines Requirements F4.8 Flow of CONUS Only DSN Access Line Requirements, Excluding Special User Requirements F4.9 Flow of Requirements for GIG Areas 1 and 2, Excluding CONUS DSN and Overseas for GIG Switched Voice Access Lines, Excluding Special User Requirements and Hawaii On-Island Requirements F4.10 Flow of Hawaii On-Island GIG Switched Voice Access Line

Requirements, Excluding Special User Requirements F4.11 Flow of Areas 1 and 2 DTH Access Line Requirements, Excluding Special User Requirements F4.12 Flow of Requirements for Overseas AUTODIN Access Lines, Excluding Special User Requirements and Hawaii On-Island Requirements F4.13 Flow of Hawaii On-Island Legacy AUTODIN Access Line Requirements, Excluding Special User Requirements F4.14 Flow of Weather Requirements Within CONUS for USAF- Controlled Weather Service F4.15 Flow of Canadian Government Military (Non-CADIN) Requirements Within and Between GIG Areas 1 and 2 and Nonmilitary Requirements Within Area 2 F4.16 Flow of Network Service PDN Requirements F4.17 Flow of Requirements for Overseas Dial Access to PDN F4.18 Flow of PDN Electronic Mail Requirements F4.19 Flow of Requirements for NWS Weather Service Within Alaska

Tables

T1.1 Telecommunications Certification Offices T1.2 GIG Technical Schedules T2.1 DISA Global Network Operations Center Complex Locations and Points of Contact T3.1 Community of Interest (COI) Europe T3.2 Subscriber Rate Codes CONUS DSN Subscribers T3.3A DSN Maximum Calling Area Indicator Codes for Europe T3.3B DSN Maximum Calling Area Indicator Codes for CONUS T3.3C DSN Maximum Calling Area Indicator Codes for Caribbean T3.3D DSN Maximum Calling Area Indicator Codes for Pacific T3.4 Community of Interest Precedence (COIP) T3.5 Subscriber Rate Codes (AUTODIN) T3.6 CONUS AUTODIN Equipment Designator Codes--Capabilities and Restrictions T3.7 Overseas AUTODIN Equipment Codes (LMF Capability) T4.1 Leadtimes for Service T4.2A Leadtimes for European Service T4.2B Leadtimes for Pacific Service T4.3 Leadtimes for FTS2001 Service T4.3A Leadtimes for FTS2001 Service Worksheet for Starts/Reawards T4.3B Leadtimes for FTS2001 Service Worksheet for Changes/Discontinue T4.4 Leadtimes for EMSS/INMARSAT/ID3 Service T4.4A Leadtimes for EMSS/INMARSAT/ID3 Service Worksheet for Starts T4.4B Leadtimes for EMSS/INMARSAT/ID3 Service Worksheet for Changes/Discontinue

Supplements S1. Examples of In-Effect Reports S2. Examples of Exception Reports S3. Examples of Delayed Service Reports S4. Example of an DSN Start Electronic Message S5. Example of a Single Discontinue TSR Electronic Message S6. Example of a Multiple TSR Electronic Message S7. Suggested Format on Which Locally Prepared Worksheets May Be Based S8. TSR Item Submission Matrix S9. TSR to TSO Conversion by Item Number S10. TSO Paragraph Headings S11. National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) Provisioning Priority Procedures S12. Defense Information System Network (DISN) Service Provisioning Procedures

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DEFINITIONS

Access Line. A circuit connecting a switched network subscriber directly to a switching center, or to a node in packet switching systems.

Approval. The unified or specified command concurrence in the use of the communication resources in its area of responsibility to fulfill the requirement of another unified or specified command, military department, or DOD agency.

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). A data transfer mode in which a multiplexing technique for fast packet switching in Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph (CCITT) broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is used. This technique inserts information in small, fixed-sized cells (32-120 octets) that are multiplexed and switched in a slotted operation, based upon header content, over a virtual circuit established immediately upon a request for service.

Callup Authority. User, GIG operating activity, or person(s) designated in the Telecommunications Service Request (TSR) as authorized to order activation of a contingency or oncall circuit.

Circuit. A means of one- or two-way communication between two points, comprising associated "transmit" and/or "receive" channels.

1. Allocated Circuit. A circuit designated for use (whether common user or dedicated).

2. Dedicated Circuit. A circuit designated for the specific use of one or more users.

3. Duplex Circuit. A circuit which permits independent communication transmission in both directions simultaneously (often called a full-duplex circuit).

Communications Control Office (CCO). A CCO exercises direct technical supervision over assigned GIG trunks and circuits. A CCO must have the capability to test and monitor the trunk or circuit, ascertain that the trunk or circuit meets specified technical parameters, direct necessary adjustments, assess operational status, and perform other such functions required to establish and maintain high quality, user-to-user communications. These capabilities may be either automated or manual. All other facilities that the trunk or circuit traverses must respond to the technical direction of the CCO.

The CCO is responsible for initially activating the trunk or circuit, accepting leased service on behalf of the U.S.

Government, and submit appropriate completion reports required by the service order issuing authority. The CCO is responsible for coordinating all realignment when necessary to maintain the end-to-end engineered values stated in the service order. A CCO is assigned to every circuit/trunk when possible, for the life of the circuit/trunk. A CCO is designation in the service order and will receive copies of subsequent orders issued on the circuit.

Communications Management Office (CMO). A CMO is a facility or office that is assigned administrative responsibility for GIG trunks and circuits when it is not possible to assign a GIG facility as the CCO. The CMO serves as the focal point for day-to-day monitoring of service performance, accepts service on behalf of the U.S. Government, and submits applicable completion reports. The CMO is responsible for the same basic functions as a CCO with the exception of actual monitoring, testing and troubleshooting. If any form of monitoring and testing capabilities do exist, the CMO must make every effort to assist when necessary.

Circuit Utilization Code (CUC). A 3-letter code which identifies the general and specific use of an international (i.e., intercountry) leased permanent ALLA (NATO) circuit.

Complex Requirements. Those customer service requirements that require changes or expansion of the DISN (topology changes), acquisition of new technology or major equipment to enable DISN to support the requirement or those requirements that are so large that the requirement requires a sub-network within DISN to be developed.

Customer. An entity or organization which orders, uses, subscribes, and/or pays for service.

Customer Assistance. The functional implementation of the operational aspects of customer service. It is the day-to-day assistance provided by the organization to its customers in support of their communication and information systems.

Customer Support. The functional implementation of the planning and requirements aspects of customer service. It is the identification of customer requirements and the determination of appropriate solutions to these requirements. It encompasses working with customers to inform them of what is available, to understand and satisfy their requirements, to develop technical criteria, and to ensure continued customer satisfaction.

Data Transmission Network (DTN). A GIG worldwide digital network structured to provide full-duplex, point-to-point, and multipoint digital data transmission service for a variety of applications, initially at user data transmission rates ranging from 35 b/s to 56 Kb/s and eventually at even higher bit rates.

DISA Action Agency. The DISA element(s) that will act upon the TSOs request for service. For example, the DISA action agency for an intra-area circuit requirement within GIG area 3, 4, 5, or 6 is DISA-EUR.

DISA Field Activities. Those elements of DISA that are under the command of the Director, DISA, but are organizationally separate from the DISA headquarters.

Defense Information System Network (DISN). A sub-element of the Global Information Grid (GIG), the DISN is the DOD’s consolidated worldwide enterprise-level telecommunications infrastructure that provides the end-to-end information transfer network for supporting military operations. It is transparent to its users, facilitates the management of information resources, and is responsive to national security and defense needs under all conditions in the most efficient manner.

DISN Switched/Bandwidth Manager Services-CONUS (DS/BMS-C). MCI Worldcom was awarded this contract in 28 August 1996. It is a fixed price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a three-year base period and six one-year renewal options. The DS/BMS-C will provide within the continental United States (CONUS) the switched circuit/voice and bandwidth manager service elements of the DISN. The DISN will allow warfighters to "reach back" and use the capabilities of the Global Information Grid (GIG) from any deployed location as well as supporting daily Department operational requirements. The purpose of the DS/BMS-C contract is to provide and manage transmission bandwidth managers at selected locations within CONUS that form the long-haul backbone of the DISN transport layer. These nodal points will concentrate information from within its serviced access area and transmit that information over the DISN CONUS SONET-based backbone to its terminating node. Both the SONET-based backbone and access area transmission services are being provided through a separate solicitation. Additionally, the DS/BMS-C contract will provide within CONUS the tandem circuit switch backbone element of the Defense Switched Network, the Department's command and control voice communications service.

Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Transmission Services

- CONUS (DTS-C). AT&T was awarded this contract in 28 January 1997. It is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract having a one year base period with eight one year options. AT&T, in response to Delivery Orders issued under the DTS-C contract, will provide wideband fiber based transmission bandwidth for a DISN CONUS Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) backbone and wideband, generally fiber based, transmission bandwidth connectivity to user locations at approximately 600 DOD user locations in CONUS. The SONET backbone will employ optical fiber and provide information transport between the DISN bandwidth managers acquired under the DISN Switched/Bandwidth Manager Services - CONUS contract. For the access areas, AT&T will provide information transport for the aggregate bandwidth of all customer service delivery points homed off the bandwidth managers located in their respective access areas. To take advantage of the bulk transmission rates, AT&T will bundle the access transmission into SONET for delivery to the bandwidth managers. At the customer access locations, transmission bandwidth interfaces at T1, T3 and SONET will be provided. AT&T will team with local access providers as required to accomplish the access area bandwidth requirements.

Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Transmission Services

- Europe (DTS-E). Will provide commercially-available transmission services which expands the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Transmission Services - CONUS (DTS-C) to the European region and interfaces with the Global DISN. (See

DTS-C)

Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Transmission Services

- Pacific (DTS-P). MCI Worldcom was awarded this contract on 26 October 1999. It is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract having a one year base period with five one year options. The contract provides Pacific intra- and inter-region point-to-point transmission services, commercial ATM overflow service to augment the government's ATM infrastructure and bulk encryption; network management; post camp station support services; and transmission media, speed or technical enhancement that becomes commercially available during the contract term to accomplish the foregoing service objectives.

(See DTS-C)

Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Video Services - Global (DVS-G). AT&T was awarded this contact on 28 February 1997. It is a fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a ceiling price of $125M. The contract is for a three year multi-year base period with two one year options. The work will be performed at Department of Defense (DOD) locations worldwide. The contractor will provide multi-vendor interoperability, dedicated video services including secure and non-secure, point-to-point and multi-point bridging, a reservation/scheduling system, video services management and monitoring, provisioning and user-site network interface equipment.

Defense Message System (DMS). All hardware, software, procedures, standards, facilities, and personnel used to exchange messages electronically between organizations and individuals in DOD. The DMS relies upon DISN.

Defense Switched Network (DSN). An inter-base telecommunications system providing end-to-end, common-user and dedicated telephone service for the DOD with later capability of incorporating data and other traffic. The Automatic Voice Network (AUTOVON) has evolved into the DSN. DSN elements are the AUTOVON, Oahu Telephone System (OTS), Defense Transition Contract (DTC), European Telephone System (ETS), Korean Telephone Upgrade (KTU), Japan Telephone Upgrade (JTU), and other circuit switch projects that include all DOD non-secure telecommunications (voice, common-user, and dedicated) from user terminal to user terminals across all connectivity means (Government-owned and leased, terrestrial, and satellite transmission paths and switched facilities).

Detailed Engineering. That engineering necessary to prepare complete equipment and software technical design or performance specifications which provide a basis for procurement, design/development, and test and acceptance. It also includes that engineering performed to accomplish site surveys and to install and check out subsystem elements or components.

Developmental Inquiry. An inquiry issued by DITCO, as a result of a TSR or a TSO processed by a DISA action agency, to commercial sources for quotation which will be used for information or planning purposes.

DOD Common-User Systems. The portion of the GIG, both switched and dedicated, that serves the DOD community.

DMS Transition Hub (DTH). The switch nodal in the DTH legacy messaging network (formerly AUTODIN Switching Center (ASC) that performs the store-and-forward message switch function. The message switch uses a predetermined routing method, and message accountability is on a per message basis.

DMS Transition Hub (DTH) Legacy Messaging Network. The DOD worldwide common-user general record communications network (formerly the Automatic Digital Network, AUTODIN) which provides legacy messaging service to both the Defense Special Security Communications System (DSSCS) and General Service (GENSER) communities.

DTH Query Response Service. A data service intended primarily for use by remote legacy messaging users of computer base systems.

Emergency NS/EP Telecommunications Service Requirement. (NOTE:

The term "Emergency NS/EP" will be used for provisioning of emergency service leased within the United States, its territories, and possessions. The term "Emergency" is to be used only for emergency service in foreign areas not subject to NS/EP TSP provisioning priority procedures. See information in chapters C2, C3, and C4, and supplement S11 for an explanation of Emergency NS/EP TSP TSR procedures for emergency telecommunication requirements leased within the United States (i.e., 50 States, U.S. territories, and U.S. possessions)). To qualify as "Emergency NS/EP" the service must meet the criteria of at least one of the following:

1. A telecommunications service directly supporting Federal Government activity responding to a Presidentially declared disaster or emergency as defined in the Disaster Relief Act (42 U.S. Code 5122).

2. A telecommunications service directly resulting from any of the following circumstances:

2.1 State or local government activity responding to a

Presidentially, state, or locally declared disaster or emergency.

2.2 State of crisis declared by the National Command

Authorities.

2.3 Efforts to protect endangered U.S. personnel or property.

2.4 Enemy action, civil disturbance, natural disaster, or any other unpredictable occurrence that has damaged facilities whose uninterrupted operation is essential to national security emergency preparedness or the management of other ongoing crisis.

2.5 Certification by the head or director of a Federal agency, commander of a unified/specified command, chief of a military service, or commander of a major military command; e.g., TAC, COMSECONDFLT, etc. (CINCEUR ONLY IN THE EUROPEAN AREA), that a communications requirement is so critical to protection of life and property or to the national security that it must be processed immediately.

2.6 A request from an official authorized pursuant to the

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Emergency requirements will be provisioned before all others, on a first-come-first-served basis, without regard to the costs of providing the service. Emergency requirements will contain authorization for overtime and expediting charges for leased service.

End-to-End. The circuit from one user equipment or other terminal point on a private line service to the user(s) equipment or other terminal point(s) on the same private line service, as established by the requirement described in the TSR, TSO, Communications Service Authorization (CSA), Service Inquiry, or Order.

Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS). The Iridium system is the first commercially available, cross-linked, pole-to-pole global Mobile Satellite System (MSS). It is a satellite-based, global wireless personal communications network designed to permit any type of narrow-band wireless transmission (i.e., voice, data, fax, or paging) to reach its destination nearly anywhere on earth. The Iridium network consists of a space segment employing a constellation of 66 satellites.

Essential NS/EP Telecommunication Service Requirements. (NOTE:

See information in chapters C2, C3, and supplement S11 for an explanation of Essential NS/EP TSP TSR procedures for Essential telecommunications requirements leased within the United States (i.e., 50 States, U.S. territories, and U.S. possessions). When not otherwise qualifying as Emergency NS/EP, Essential NS/EP telecommunications service requirements, leased within the United States, are those required to be provisioned by due dates specified by service users, or restored promptly, normally without regard to associated overtime expediting costs. They may be assigned priority levels of "1," "2," "3," "4," or "5" for both provisioning and restoration, depending upon the nature and urgency of the supported function, the impact of a lack of service or service interruption upon the supported function, and, for priority access to public switched services, the user's level of responsibility. Priority level assignments will be valid for no more than 3 years unless revalidated. To be categorized as Essential NS/EP, a telecommunications service must qualify under one of the following subcategories: National Security Leadership; National Security Posture and U.S.

Population Attack Warning; Public Health, Safety, and Maintenance of Law and Order; or Public Welfare and Maintenance of the National Economic Posture.

Expedite. Request for expeditious handling of CONUS and CONUS to OCONUS long haul telecommunications service requests not meeting NS/EP criteria. Major commands will ensure proper validation of expedite requests before submitting the requirements to the TCO. Major commands will review all such requirements to ensure expeditious handling outside the scope of DISAC 310-130-1 is warranted, and the conditions of DISAC 310- 130-1 are met (e.g., ensuring government-furnished equipment and services are ready). Lack of timely planning is not a valid reason for requesting expeditious handling of a requirement.

The major command, FOA, or DRU senior communicator will validate the necessity of all expedite requests. This validation will be documented in item 417 of the Request for Service (RFS) as described below. Major commands will prioritize requirements either at the time of submission or upon request by the TCO account manager. The TCO will process a particular customer’s expedite service request before that customer’s routine requirements on a first-come, first-served basis or as prioritized by the customer. The acceleration of an RFS by the TCO does not guarantee the RFS will be equally expedited by the service vendor. Vendors have established service lead-times and are not bound to honor requests for expedites even if overtime is authorized. The TCO account managers will contact and work with DISA action agencies to help ensure expedite requirements are satisfied as soon as possible. On expedited requirements item 417, remarks, will contain the statement, "This is an expedite requirement because (include a short justification).

The need to expedite this requirement is certified by name, rank, position, and phone number of certifying official."

Federal Agency. Any executive agency or any independent establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol, and any activities under the Architect's direction).

Federal Technology System (FTS) 2001. FTS 2001 follows the two FTS2000 contracts held by AT&T and Sprint and retains many key features, especially aggressive price competition. FTS 2001 will be provided by Sprint and MCI Worldcom and offer the following key features:

* Comprehensive range of service offerings.

* Long distance, toll-free, and 900 voice services.

* Internet and intranet based services.

* Data communications services from low-speed to very high-speed interconnections using latest technologies like Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Frame Relay.

* Special arrangements for mission-critical users (e.g., high-availability circuits, national security and emergency users).

* International services.

* Wide range of support services including state-of-the art ordering, billing, network troubleshooting, repair capabilities, etc.

* Continuous competition designed to allow agencies to act as "smart shoppers" in a commercial-like marketplace.

* Price management mechanisms will ensure continued competitive pricing.

* Government customers on par with commercial customers -government gets access to new services at same pace as commercial marketplace.

Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS) 2000. The FTS 2000 program provided long-distance voice and data services to Federal agencies. In December 1988, the General Services Administration (GSA) competitively awarded two separate contracts to AT&T and Sprint to provide long-distance telecommunications services to Federal agencies. This contract has since expired and services transitioned to other contracts (i.e., DTS-CE, FTS 2001, etc.).

Foreign Exchange. Service from a central office other than the one from which the customer would normally be served.

Frame Relay. An interface protocol for statistically multiplexed packet-switched data communications in which: (a) variable-sized packets (frames) are used that completely enclose the user packets they transport and (b) transmission rates are usually between 56 kb/s and 1.544 Mb/s (the T-1 rate).In frame relay, (a) there is neither flow-control nor an error-correction capability; (b) there is information-content independence; (c) there is a correspondence only to the ISO Open systems Interconnection--Reference Model Layers 1 and 2; (d) variable-sized user packets are enclosed in larger packets (frames) that add addressing and verification information; (e) frames may vary in length up to a design limit, usually 1 kilobyte or more; (f) one frame relay packet transports one user packet; (g) implementation of fast-packet technology is used for connection-oriented frame relay services; and, (h) there is a capability to handle time-delay insensitive traffic, such as LAN interworking and image transfer.

Global Command and Control System (GCCS). The GCCS is an automated information system designed to support deliberate and crisis planning with the use of an integrated set of analytic tools and the flexible data transfer capabilities. GCCS will become the single C4I system to support the warfighter from foxhole to command post. For additional information on the GCCS, refer to the DISA's Web Home Page at http://www.disa.mil.

Global Information Grid (GIG). The GIG is the globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities, associated processes and personnel for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and managing information on demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel. The GIG includes all owned and leased communications and computing systems and services, software (including applications), data, security services and other associated services necessary to achieve information superiority. It also includes National Security Systems as defined in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. The GIG supports all Department of Defense, National Security, and related intelligence community missions and functions (strategic, operational, tactical, business), in war and in peace. The GIG provides capabilities from all operating locations (bases, posts, camps, stations, facilities, mobile platforms and deployed sites). The GIG provides interfaces to coalition, allied, and non-DOD users and systems.

Global Network Operations and Security Center (GNOSC). The GNOSC executes management and operational oversight of the GIG.

This includes ensuring that policy, standards, and guidance for systems and network security, operations and management, and the standards as developed by DISA, the Services and Agencies are applied and enforced.

Hawaiian Information Transfer System (HITS). Leased services, providing switched voice, data ISDN, dedicated transmission with administration, operation and network management, maintenance and repair of the system, including purchase of customer premise equipment and intrabase cable for DOD users in Hawaii.

Head or Director of a Federal Agency. The Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency and, for the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary and any Assistant Secretary of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and the Director and Deputy Director of Defense agencies.

Information Technology (IT). Any equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment, that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency.

Implementation/Installation Plan (I/IP). The document which provides such detail as is necessary to serve as a guide for the implementation phase. It specifies the efforts required by participating organizations, establishes detailed schedules, and includes or identifies, as appropriate, supporting plans and documents containing technical and performance specifications, detailed work statements, applicable standards, advanced procurement plans, logistics, training, installation, and test plans, and supporting facility requirements. The I/IP responds to and supports the Management Engineering Plan (MEP).

Inter-DISA Area Service. Telecommunications service provided to users located in more than one DISA area of responsibility. For example, if one circuit user terminal is located in GIG area 1 and one or more of the other user terminals are located in GIG area 8, this would be an inter-DISA area circuit, and the responsible agency would be DISA-DSC (except for special user requirements).

International Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT). INMARSAT was established in 1979 to serve the maritime industry by developing satellite communications for ship management and distress and safety applications. It has since expanded into land, mobile and aeronautical communications, so that users now include thousands of people who live or work in remote areas without reliable terrestrial networks, or travelers anywhere. In addition to maritime customers, today's typical users include journalists and broadcasters, health teams and disaster relief workers, land transport fleet operators, airlines, airline passengers and air traffic controllers, government workers, national emergency and civil defense agencies, and heads of state.

Intra-DISA Area Service. Telecommunications service provided users when all user terminals of the circuit are located within one DISA area of responsibility. For example, a circuit originating in Hawaii (GIG area 8), transiting the Stockton tech control (GIG area 1) and terminating at Adak (GIG area 8), would be considered intra-DISA and would be the responsibility of

DISA-PAC.

Interstate Jurisdiction. Any telecommunications circuit which can carry a subscriber's signal between one state (or the District of Columbia/Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands/American Samoa/Guam) and another is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and is regulated as interstate commerce. The FCC has the same jurisdiction over links which carry traffic to/from foreign countries or to/from mobile stations located outside the United States. Included in interstate jurisdiction are all the DOD's "common user" networks, such as DSN/DISN/legacy AUTODIN, as well as any link that connects to a radio/broadcast termination, such as to air-to-ground transceivers. (Compare with "intrastate jurisdiction", below.)

Intrastate Jurisdiction. A telecommunications circuit which cannot carry a subscriber's signal beyond the borders of a single state (including the District of Columbia/Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands/American Samoa/Guam) is under the jurisdiction of that state's regulatory commission, and is not regulated by the FCC. Intrastate jurisdiction includes commercial services operated within an exchange area which are local in character, such as dial tone, as well as some services not local, such as some "foreign exchange" lines. (Compare with "interstate jurisdiction", above).

Long-Haul Telecommunications. All general purpose and special purpose long-distance facilities and services (including terminal equipment and local circuitry supporting the long-haul service) used to support the electromagnetic and/or optical dissemination, transmission, or reception of information via voice, data, video, integrated telecommunications, wire, or radio to or from post, camp, base, or station switch and/or main distribution frame (except for trunk lines to the first serving commercial central office for local communications services).

This includes Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), ATM edge devices, FTS2001, DSN, legacy AUTODIN, DMS, dedicated point-to-point service, and the Primary Inter-exchange Carrier (PIC) service associated with business or tie line to the local exchange carrier (e.g., DDD, Foreign Exchange, 800 service, etc.) Any telecommunication leaving post/camp/station premises, regardless of mileage, is considered long-haul.

Narrowband Signal. Any analog signal or analog representation of a digital signal whose essential spectral content is limited to that which can be contained within a voice channel of nominal 4 kHz bandwidth.

National Capital Region (NCR). The District of Columbia;

Montgomery and Prince George Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties in Virginia; and all the cities and towns included within the outer boundaries of the foregoing counties.

National Coordinating Center (NCC). A joint telecommunications industry-Federal Government operation established to assist in the initiation, coordination, restoration, and reconstitution of National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications services or facilities.

Network-Inward Dialing (NID). The phrase associated with an DSN service permitting a PABX user to receive DSN calls without the assistance of the PABX attendant. The four specific NID features are:

1. Immediate Diversion Network-Inward-Dialing (INID). All precedence (other than routine) DSN inward traffic will be routed to the attendant immediately. Routine traffic will be in-dialed to PBX extensions.

2. Network-Inward-Dialing, Precedence Diversion (NIDPD).

Permits routine precedence calls destined for PABX extensions to be directly in-dialed without the assistance of the PABX attendant, while priority and above precedence calls are immediately routed to the attendant for attention. This service is synonymous with Immediate Diversion Network-Inward-Dialing

(INID).

3. Precedence Network-Inward-Dialing (PNID). DSN service which permits precedence inward-dialed calls (other than routine) to be routed directly to a PBX user. Precedence inward calls are routed to the PBX attendant for attention if the extension is busy or does not answer.

4. Routine Network-Inward-Dialing (RNID). Permits all calls destined for PABX extensions to be directly in-dialed without the assistance of the PABX attendant. If the called extension is busy, all calls, regardless of precedence, receive a busy signal.

Network-Inward-Dialing, Manual Outward (NIDMO). DSN network dial service combining the capabilities of RNID, PNID, or INID with manual outward operation. This service is normally associated with access lines that have a calling area capability which exceeds the number plan area, or that have the capability of originating priority and above precedence calls.

Network-Inward-Outward-Dialing (NIOD). DSN service which permits a PBX user to receive calls without the assistance of the PBX attendant, and permits origination of calls by the attendant.

Network-Outward-Dialing (NOD). Permits a PABX user to originate routine precedence calls within his number plan area without the assistance of the PABX attendant. Priority and above precedence calls and calls outside the number plan area can be originated only by the PABX attendant.

Non-complex Requirements. Those requirements that are single or multiple circuits that do not require changes or expansion to the DISN other than the addition of leased tail segments, and are capable of using existing technology or equipment to support the service requirement.

Non-GIG Requirements. Non-GIG requirements are those that meet one of the following criteria:

(See the definition of Global Information Grid (GIG).

a. Mobile/transportable communications facilities and assets organic to Army, Navy, Air Force, and Fleet Marine forces, unless specifically designated as components of the GIG.

b. Ship/ship, ship/shore/ship, air/air, ground/air/ground, and other tactical telecommunications as defined in DOD Directive 7750.5.

c. Post, camp, base, and station user and/or subscriber facilities and terminals.

d. On-site telecommunications facilities associated with or integral to weapon systems and to missile launch complexes, including those required for countdown, command, control, weapons destruct, and range safety.

e. Consoles and display devices integral to the Unified and Specified Command Centers, their DOD Component Headquarters, and the Military Services' Operations Centers.

f. The requirement is specifically designated as non-GIG through mutual agreement between DISA and the requester.

g. DITCO leased services for non-DOD agencies that do not interface with GIG transmission, switching, or relay facilities.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO was established in April of 1949 when the U. S. and 11 member countries signed a treaty to bolster the military defense of Europe with collective security.

NS/EP Telecommunications Services. Telecommunication services which are used to maintain a state of readiness or to respond to and manage any event or crisis (local, national or international), which causes or could cause injury or harm to the population, damage to or loss of property, or degrades or threatens the national security emergency preparedness posture of the United States. Within the TSP system, these services fall into two specific categories, Emergency NS/EP and Essential NS/EP, and are assigned priority levels. (Only NS/EP telecommunications services are eligible for TSP assignments.)

See information in chapters C2, c3, and C4, and supplement S11 for an explanation of NS/EP TSP TSR procedures.

Operational Direction. The authoritative direction necessary to ensure effective operation of the GIG. It includes authority to direct the operating elements of the GIG, assign tasks to those elements, and supervise the execution of those tasks; allocate and reallocate GIG facilities to accomplish the DISA mission;

develop technical standards, practices, methods, and procedures for the performance and operation of the DISA.

Packet Switching. The process of routing and transferring data by means of addressed packets so that a channel is occupied during the transmission of the packet only, and upon completion of the transmission the channel is made available for the transfer of other traffic.

Precedence Access Threshold (PAT). A software function residing in a DSN switch which limits the number of simultaneous calls that can enter the DSN at various precedence levels and calling area combinations.

Precedence--Incoming (PIN). All precedence DSN inward traffic to subscriber, indicated by precedence ringing. Routine is indicated by routine ringing.

Precedence Manual--Incoming (PMI). All inward DSN traffic routed to operator; flashing line lamp for precedence, steady lamp for routine.

Pre-Positioned Contingency Requirements. Unified and specified commands, major commands, DOD, and other governmental agencies can pre-position telecommunications requirements with commercial carriers through DITCO in support of Joint Staff sponsored operational contingency plans. Although they do not reserve or engineer facilities upon receipt of these requirements, carriers maintain them for rapid activation by designated authorities

(CINC representatives, major command officers, DITCO, etc.).

Pre-positioning provides the carrier with exact circuit parameters well in advance of activation. Pre-positioned contingency requirements will not be activated for exercise purposes (see chapter C2). Also, TSP assignments may be pre-positioned at NCS. (See reference 4.7 for additional information.)

Procurement Official. Any civilian or military official or employee of an agency who participates personally and substantially in the conduct…