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Defense Switched Network

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355: 89:(JCS) as the provider of long-distance communications service for the DOD. The DSN is designated as a primary system of communication during peacetime, periods of crisis, preattack, non-nuclear, and post-attack phases of war. The network assures nonblocking service for users with "flash" and "flash override" 136:, and remote switching units. Using the transmission, timing, and control elements of the DISN, they interconnect all military locations worldwide and provide end-to-end long-distance common user and dedicated voice, secure voice, data, and video services worldwide. 420: 415: 139:
In addition to nonsecure voice, data, and video services, the DSN will provide transmission, switching, and support services for Secure Telephone Units, Third Generation (
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are used to cover certain geographical areas for regular voice communications:
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Communication Service for the United States Department of Defense
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The DSN Switching Subsystem consists of multifunction,
58:(C2) elements, their supporting activities engaged in 39:. The DSN provides the worldwide non-secure voice, 241:Other area codes are assigned to functional areas: 249:'s Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) 342:US Government Defense Information Systems Agency 336:US Government Defense Information Systems Agency 330:US Government Defense Information Systems Agency 390: 8: 421:Military communications of the United States 416:United States Department of Defense agencies 289:"Sensitive but Unclassified Voice Training" 397: 383: 163:). The DSN can also provide access to the 280: 81:In 1982, the DSN was designated by the 165:Government Emergency Telephone System 159:), and the Secret IP Router Network ( 108:The DSN consists of four subsystems: 7: 351: 349: 270:'s Defence Telephone Network (DTelN) 99:Commanders of the Combatant Commands 27:) is a primary information transfer 37:United States Department of Defense 33:Defense Information Systems Network 369:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 317:Defense Information Systems Agency 83:Office of the Secretary of Defense 14: 237:(Canadian Switched Network (CSN)) 353: 118:Timing and Synchronization, and 263:'s Defence Voice Network (DVN) 1: 426:United States military stubs 95:National Command Authorities 245:20x for interface with the 442: 348: 328:A brief history of the DSN 149:Defense Red Switch Network 323:DISA Media Resources Page 191:Continental United States 145:Secure Terminal Equipment 93:. Key users include the 21:Defense Switched Network 266:715 for interface with 259:7xx for interface with 252:606 for interface with 91:precedence capabilities 363:United States military 122:Network Administration 49:video teleconferencing 256:'s Core Network (NCN) 155:(IP) Router Network ( 143:, now obsolete), the 87:Joint Chiefs of Staff 340:DSN Movie Transcript 293:DSN - Using the DSN 74:, as well as other 56:Command and Control 130:stand-alone tandem 378: 377: 153:Internet Protocol 433: 399: 392: 385: 357: 350: 304: 303: 301: 299: 285: 441: 440: 436: 435: 434: 432: 431: 430: 406: 405: 404: 403: 346: 313: 308: 307: 297: 295: 287: 286: 282: 277: 173: 124:and Management. 17: 12: 11: 5: 439: 437: 429: 428: 423: 418: 408: 407: 402: 401: 394: 387: 379: 376: 375: 358: 344: 343: 337: 331: 325: 320: 312: 311:External links 309: 306: 305: 279: 278: 276: 273: 272: 271: 264: 257: 250: 247:United Kingdom 239: 238: 231: 225: 219: 213: 207: 201: 187: 172: 169: 126: 125: 119: 116: 113: 85:(OSD) and the 35:(DISN) of the 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 438: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 413: 411: 400: 395: 393: 388: 386: 381: 380: 374: 372: 368: 365:article is a 364: 359: 356: 352: 347: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 326: 324: 321: 318: 315: 314: 310: 294: 290: 284: 281: 274: 269: 265: 262: 258: 255: 251: 248: 244: 243: 242: 236: 232: 230: 226: 224: 220: 218: 214: 212: 208: 206: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 186: 182: 181: 180: 178: 170: 168: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 137: 135: 131: 123: 120: 117: 115:Transmission, 114: 111: 110: 109: 106: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 54: 51:services for 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 371:expanding it 360: 345: 296:. Retrieved 292: 283: 240: 203:313 for the 189:312 for the 174: 138: 127: 107: 80: 72:intelligence 41:secure voice 24: 20: 18: 298:28 December 268:New Zealand 199:Puerto Rico 147:(STE), the 68:engineering 410:Categories 275:References 177:area codes 171:Area codes 134:end office 112:Switching, 78:agencies. 334:DSN Movie 261:Australia 217:INDOPACOM 205:Caribbean 64:personnel 60:logistics 45:facsimile 233:319 for 227:318 for 221:317 for 215:315 for 209:314 for 195:NORTHCOM 183:311 for 167:(GETS). 141:STU-IIIs 105:system. 43:, data, 31:for the 229:CENTCOM 185:AFRICOM 161:SIPRNet 157:NIPRNet 103:Autovon 76:federal 29:network 319:(DISA) 235:Canada 223:Alaska 197:) and 175:Eight 70:, and 47:, and 361:This 211:EUCOM 367:stub 300:2016 254:NATO 19:The 53:DOD 25:DSN 412:: 291:. 132:, 97:, 66:, 62:, 398:e 391:t 384:v 373:. 302:. 193:( 23:(

Index

network
Defense Information Systems Network
United States Department of Defense
secure voice
facsimile
video teleconferencing
DOD
Command and Control
logistics
personnel
engineering
intelligence
federal
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
precedence capabilities
National Command Authorities
Commanders of the Combatant Commands
Autovon
Network Administration
stand-alone tandem
end office
STU-IIIs
Secure Terminal Equipment
Defense Red Switch Network
Internet Protocol
NIPRNet
SIPRNet
Government Emergency Telephone System
area codes

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