A moment in time when a change in the CNPS scenario occurs. These changes include: - Static Data changes (SDC) - Satellite Payload Configuration Changes - Service Start and Stop Times - Terminal Location Changes - Terminal Configuration Changes

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What does CNPS stand for?

Common Network Planning Software

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What does CNPS primarily focus on providing it’s planning capability for?

DSCS
WGS

*** it is also capable of planning on any transponded satellite operating in the X, C Ku or Ka bands

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What is CNPS?

SATCOM planning tool deployed globally

*** used by WSOCs, RSSCs and SSE (SATCOM system expert) under Delta 8

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Global data concurrency strategy is provided through CNPS via…?

a single master database schema with two sites as backup host (aka Master MPDB)

*** This ensures data continuity between all of the CNPS management, planning and control sites.

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How many servers are there for CNPS?

Three - Database, Application and RemoteApp

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What does the CNPS database server do?

Maintains all satellite, terminal, frequency converter, waveform, modem, and filter statics used as the building blocks in defining the satellite communications services contained in
the CNPS scenarios which reside in the Master Planning Database (MPDB). The
Database Server also holds the active satellite configuration and all the associated
communications services contained in the “active on the satellite” scenario in the Operational Scenario Database (OSDB)

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What does the CNPS application server provide?

Application Server processes information and forwards requests between the CNPS Client and the Database Server and hosts various software functions such as the
Supportability Analysis engine for DSCS; a SA engine for WGS; SA engine provides the link budget calculations necessary for determining the supportability of a particular satellite configuration and its associated communications services.

*** Receives requests for information from the WSOMS workstation and sends the request to the Database Server. The Database Server sends the responses back to the Application Server. The Application Server processes the information and sends the response to the WSOMS workstation user. The Application Server speeds up communication within the network by caching requests. This allows the Application Server to store the most frequently used
requests for immediate processing

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What does the CNPS RemoteApp server provide?

Human Computer Interface (HCI) Client software that resides on the WSOMS
workstation. In V7.0, CNPS Clients also become virtual machines (VMs) residing on the
RemoteApp server and are accessible by RemoteApp shortcut and Remote Desktop
Protocol connection from any desktop.

** RemApp Server host all remote client VMs and will point all clients to the correct
Database and Application server, using its registry settings. (Note with Version 7,
There will only be one active Database and Application Server Running)

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What is MPDB?

When talking about the database server, it contains two databases. MPDB is one of them.

Master Planning Database (MPDB) contains all of the CNPS static and instance data used for
communications planning and satellite configurations

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What is OSDB?

When talking about the database server, it contains two databases. OSDB is one of them.

This contains information in the incorporation phase. The OSDB stores the operational scenario data that is considered “active on the satellite.” The OSDB allows other subsystems access to its data via the WSOMS database
management service for use in other operational activities. This allows other subsystems communicating with CPS to use information for reporting and other operational activities.

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What is static data?

In order to create usable SATCOM links, CNPS employs the use of static data to describes types or instances of:

─ Satellites
─ Terminals
─ Frequency Converters
─ Waveforms
─ Modems
─ Filters
─ Jammers

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There are two categories of static data. They are…?

Static Types - this is a blueprint for any form of static data. It does not represent specific physical hardware. Instead, it represents the performance characteristics of the static type. For example, WGS satellite, DSCS satellite, MD-1366 modem.
Static Instances - this represent a physical piece of equipment. For example, the “Indian Ocean WGS satellite” is a static instance of a WGS satellite type.

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The CNPS operating system is…?

Windows Server

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Any changes made to the MPDB is replicated…?

across the entire network so that every site always has the most current version of the database

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What is the HCI client?

This is the user interface to perform all SATCOM planning, managing, and control fucntions and send requests to the Application server which passes those requests to the database server and that will be sent back to the HCI client

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Operators can only configure static instances of what?

satellites, frequency converters and terminals

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A satellite instance contains what specific information?

─ Includes orbital position

─ Includes payload configuration for beam forming, antenna pointing and channelizer
connections

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A terminals instance contains what specific information?

─ Includes one or more terminal locations

─ Performance parameters that represent a specific terminal’s performance

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What is an epoch?

A moment in time when a change in the CNPS scenario occurs. These changes include:

Static Data changes (SDC)
Satellite Payload Configuration Changes
Service Start and Stop Times
Terminal Location Changes
Terminal Configuration Changes

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What is CNPS Services?

This contains all of the necessary information to create a SATCOM link.

CNPS is hierarchial. Plans -> Missions -> Services

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What is the difference between a plan, mission and service?

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Plan - a folder containing one or more missions (the highest level of organization)

Mission - a subset of a plan containing one or more services

Services - subsets of missions (which are made up of associated terminals and the links that connect them)

Even if there is a single Service to be created, it still requires a…?

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associated mission and plan

This is a crucial feature of CNPS planning. It tests a service to determine if it is supportable on the satellite.

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Supportability Analysis (SA)

*** this examines each EPOCH to determine if it is supportable in conjunction with all other existing service and satellite configurations.

A Service can be placed on the schedule after what occurred?

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It passes the SA (supportability analysis)

Services and Satellite Configuration changes progress through a set of steps:

1. Plan Definition - the defining of day-to day plan, mission and service requirements and the defining of equipment characteristics (static data) 2. Supportability Analysis - the model of satellite links or satellite configuration changes to determine supportability of new communication requirements. Used to analyze the effect satellite reconfiguration and static data changes have on existing communications, to evaluate all new Services against existing communications allocations and to confirm scheduled Services are supportable. 3. Service Scheduling - the reservation of satellite resources for new communication requirements 4. Service Implementation - Designation (part I) - is the process used to transition a service or satellite configuration change from scheduled to incorporation. Incorporation (part II) - the incorporation of the scheduled requirements into the operational scenario database (OSDB) resulting in the actual implementation of the modeled satellite links on the satellite.

Changes to CNPS elements transition through system states as they progress through the workflow. To easily tell the status of that workflow, elements have been...?

color coded

What is the order of operation for CNPS change transition?

1. Create Plan/Mission/Service 2. Definition 3. Scheduled 4. Designated 5. Incorporated 6. Complete

Which state in the CNPS change transition is the following referring to? * The initial planning state where the operator defines the Plan, Mission and Service or satellite configuration change * Once the operator completes defining the elements of the Service or Satellite Configuration change, he or she runs SA ─ If the Service or Satellite Configuration change passes SA, it can be automatically transitioned to the scheduled state via the Auto Schedule feature ─ Any attempt to Schedule will run SA

Definition (cyan)

Which state in the CNPS change transition is the following referring to? * An auto-scheduled Service transitions to ___ when it passes SA from Definition state * Once Service enters the Scheduled state, satellite resources are reserved * A Scheduled Service can be unscheduled and returned to the Definition state

Scheduled (yellow)

Which state in the CNPS change transition is the following referring to? * A Scheduled Service/Satellite Configuration is transitioned to ___ after a Manager reviews the Service and verifies correctness ─ SA not run during Designation ─ Epochs may be Designated out of order * When the Manager Designates the Service/Satellite Configuration, it signifies the approval has been given for the Controller to Incorporate it

Designated (magenta)

Which state in the CNPS change transition is the following referring to? * A Designated Service transitions to Incorporated after a Controller reviews the Service for any schedule conflicts ─ All epochs must be incorporated in chronological order ─ Conflicts are any epochs which must be incorporated prior to attempting incorporation of a new epoch * Once Incorporated, the Service is active in the OSDB, and the change can then be implemented by the various control subsystems

Incorporated (green)

Which state in the CNPS change transition is the following referring to? * An Incorporated Service transitions to Completed when the Controller incorporates the end epoch * Once a Service enters the Completed state, it is no longer considered active on the satellite, and the Service no longer exists in the OSDB * The Controller can also transition a Service to this state prior to its end epoch by selecting the Terminate Now function

Complete (black)

CNPS has five privilege categories:

Manager Planner Controller Database Manager System Admin ** right can be revoked but extra privileges may not be added

What default privileges does "manager" have?

What default privileges does "planner" have?

What default privileges does "controller" have?

What default privileges does "database manager" have?

What default privileges does "system admin" have?

What does a yellow background indicate on the epoch control functions workspace?

not synchronized

What does DIMS stand for?

DSCS Integrated Management System

The primary objective of this is to simply network management tasks by providing an integrated system that manages database distribution from CNPS to DSCS and WGS subsystems include RSCCE, GSCCE, and WRMS.

DIMS

DIMS retrieves planning information from...?

CNPS

DIMS stores information extracted from the CNPS ____ for subsequent dissemination to the subsystems. This information is stored in the ___.

OSDB ODB (Operational Database)

When conducting retrieval and dissemination operations ,the ____ is the primary report that will be utilized.

ODB Control Report

Where can the retrieval procedure for DIMS be found?

WCG 9.2

It is important that you ensure CNPS successfully completes a ___ since the incorporation of the epoch you are attempting to disseminate.

OSDB refresh *** In CNPS, this can be found under Tools -> Activity Log then filter the activity type to "OSDB refresh"

When running a DIMS ODB control report, make sure you wait for...?

the listed items in the job queue to complete

This procedure can only be conducted after an operational scenario has been retrieved into DIMS.

DIMS dissemination procedure *** Before conducting this, ensure that all WRMS subsystems associated with the IRON being disseminated are offline using the DIMS subsystem status report. You will want to make sure that both the operational state and collection state is OFF.

After you open the ODB control report for the IRON being disseminated, you should ensure what?

That the stored scenario matches the epoch that should be disseminated and that you are selecting the correct subsystem in the menu.

What is the difference between "selected" and ordered" in the ODB menu?

Ordered will disseminate to all listed subsystems for the IRON in a previously determined order. Selected will only apply to the chosen option.

What does a yellow color indicate when monitoring the "dissem status" column?

in progress

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