Section IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES REQUIREMENTS

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unclassified information concerning circuit restoral,

(b) Patch the Pattern Generator output

quality control circuit engineering and other information

(EST MESSAGE jack) into the LINE jack appearance of

needed to maintain and build circuit integrity. Voice

the subscriber receive circuit at the DC patch bay, and

orderwire should be used for what they were intended

transmit the Fox test message to the subscriber station.

since the maximum efficiency of the control operation is

The range control of the subscriber teletype machine

through adherence to orderwire procedures.

should be adjusted by maintenance personnel to the

a. In answering the phone, you say (speaking

midpoint of the range over which perfect page copy is

assertively) Pentagon Technical Control, Specialist

obtained.

(give last name) speaking sir, may I help you (unless

otherwise directed by local SOP's).

condition, he should complete station records, trouble

b. On voice orderwire be courteous, speak slowly

reports, and log entries.

and enunciate clearly. These simple practices will

alleviate unnecessary and costly (both in time and

3-14. Orderwire Procedures

money) call backs to better explain the problem or to

Effective operation of DCS Transmission facilities

correct misunderstandings. Always close with your

requires frequent coordination between Technical

initials or call sign and request the same from the party

Control Facilities. The voice orderwire, the telephone

you are speaking to. This last practice might someday

and the intercom system to the various users

protect you from personal error.

maintenance personnel are used to rapidly disseminate

Section IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES REQUIREMENTS

3-15. Origination of Requirements

identifying the circuitry, channels, links, jacks, IDF

Communications services requirements can be

connections, panels and equipments used. The stations

originated at any command level, but must be

must also forward all detailed record data needed by

coordinated with, and approved by the command

DCA and ACC to keep the system records completely

echelon responsible for the operation of the system, or

current at all times.

at the level exercising control over the communications

c. The cross-connect instructions that constitute a

facilities in a particular area.

Communications

Circuit Order are issued directly to the stations

requirements affecting the Pentagon station are

concerned, by the agency responsible for circuit design

determined by DCA, processed through ACC and are

and channel allocation. ACC, however, must receive an

implemented under the direction and supervision of

information or record copy and has overall responsibility

ACC.

for the correct implementation of the Circuit Orders.

ACC furnishes technical advice to the stations, upon

3-16. Circuit Activation

request, and directs the stations in testing newly

When a request for circuit activation is initiated, all

established or rearranged circuits. It also maintains

known or determinable data pertaining to the service

centralized records of equipment assignments, cable

requirement normally accompanies the request. This

pairs, channelization, routing, and complete statistical

data will include the applicable items of circuit priority,

data on the entire system operation.

type of service required, number and locations of

subscribers or extensions involved, circuit time element

3-1 7. Circuit Deactivation

(full time, part time common user, trunk tributary), and

At such time as requirements for a particular

desired activation date.

communications service no longer exists, the circuits,

a. Upon receipt of the activation order, ACC, from

channels, equipments and facilities employed in

records on hand, determines: Any technical

providing that service are deactivated, and a status

requirements which must be satisfied; the stations

change of the facilities and equipments involved is

enroute; and types and amounts of equipments or

entered on all applicable records.

Normally, the

materials involved. Depending upon time availability

termination of requirements is foreseen in sufficient time

prior to the activation date, ACC processes the

that the deactivation requests and orders can be

activation order to the appropriate station or unit

scheduled for inclusion in the normal system workload.

concerned, either by normal administrative distribution

The sequence of authority for circuit deactivation is the

or over the teletype orderwire facilities.

same as for establishing new services. ACC issues the

b. Each station supervisor verifies that the order is

termination orders to include dates, times, and facilities

applicable to his station and schedules the work to

or equipments involved. The station supervisor includes

completion. At the indicated time, station personnel

the work in appropriate work schedules and, on

install the required cross-connections at the IDF and

completion, all station records are updated and a

associated equipments, and adjust appropriate patches,

detailed report forwarded to ACC. ACC records are

controls and equipments to optimum operating

then updated and all of the required change information

efficiency. As soon as the circuits are aligned and in

which is included in the station report is forwarded

operation, the stations complete in-station records

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