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Question 1

The only way to connect to the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) and access Defense Information Service Network (DISN) services is through a

Answer 1

Satcom link

Question 2

When setting up a network in a deployed location, there are two options:

Answer 2

• the STEP sites connected to the DODIN

-commercial satellite access

Question 3

There are two critical documents required for users to connect to the DODIN through a STEP:

Answer 3

• the Gateway Access Request (GAR)
• the Gateway Access Authorization (GAA)

Question 4

Gateway Access Request (GAR)

Answer 4

official document requesting use of tactical use of DODIN/STEP services + equipment

Question 5

Communication planners will submit the GAR

via their respective combatant command and other high level authority to a DISA Contingency Exercise (CONEX) office.

If the request for access is approved, the CONEX office will generate a

Answer 5

Gateway Access Authorization

Question 6

Customers contact the ____________ _______________ _______________ ____________ if commercial satellite access is required for their mission

Answer 6

Regional Satelite Support Center (RSSC)

Question 7

Customers are required to submit a ____________ _____________ _____________ to authorize satellite access that is not part of DODIN.

Answer 7

Satellite Access Request (SAR)

Question 8

The ______________ has to write and approve any contracts for access.

Answer 8

DITCO

Question 9

The Gateway Access Request (GAR) provides the detailed information necessary to request, schedule, and configure what?

Answer 9

DOD Satcom Gateway Access

Question 10

DISA has 16 ________ _________ ___________ ___________ sites around the world that provide an access point into the DODIN for tactically deployed networks.

Answer 10

Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP)

Question 11

Each STEP site consists of a

Answer 11

satellite earth station and dedicated routers that connect tactical networks to the NIPRNET and SIPRNET

Question 12

Gateway Access Authorization (GAA)

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• authorization to connect to DISN through STEP site
• responsible = network security and incident handling
• lists transmission technicians specific configurations for multiplexer and cryptographic equipment

Question 13

What is a Gateway Access Request (GAR)?

Answer 13

official document used from** CONEX** for requesting tactical use of DODIN/STEP services and equipment

Question 14

Why would a GAR be requested?

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To request (DoDIN)/(STEP) Facility/Interim Teleport accesses worldwide for DoDIN Services

Question 15

Who issues a Gateway Access Authorization (GAA)

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the CONEX office

Question 16

What type of information does a GAA include?

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• responsible - network security + incident handling.
• lists transmission technicians configurations for their multiplexer and cryptographic equipment.

Question 17

Why is a Satellite Access Request (SAR) required?

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required if commercial satellite access is required for a mission

Question 18

When would a SAR be requested and by whom?

Answer 18

Customers are required to submit a Satellite Access Request (SAR) to authorize satellite access that is not part of DODIN. The DISA contract office Defense Information Telecommunications Contracting Office (DITCO) has to write and approve any contracts for access.

Question 19

What are the relationships between these documents?

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• gain access to satellites
• used to set up a network in a deployed environment

Question 20

service level agreement is required before

Answer 20

using non-contracted provider

Question 21

service level agreements (SLAs)

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provide an agreed upon framework for the delivery of services and the measurement of service quality

Question 22

SLAs are negotiated between

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the provider and the user to ensure that the expectations of services are realistic and within the provider’s capabilities

Question 23

GAR is only needed when

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landing at a DoD teleport

Question 24

___________ generates a Satellite Access Authorization (SAA) for the requested mission after the awarded lease.

Answer 24

RSSC