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Question 1

ID the purpose of the Remote Subscriber Access Module

Answer 1

Extend voice and limited data services to remote subscribers

Question 2

ID the subcomponents of the RSAM

Answer 2

• Signal Entry Panel
• CAT 5 Patch Panel
• Power Distribution Panel
• REDCOM SLICE

Question 3

ID the method of placing secure phone calls using the REDCOM SLICE

Answer 3

Secure telephone sets or OMNI line encryption devices are required to place secure calls since the SLICE has no organic secure call capabilities

Question 4

ID the total number of digital trunk interfaces supported by the REDCOM SLICE

Answer 4

Two T1 trunks

Question 5

ID the four common methods used to extend digital trunks from REDCOM switchboards

Answer 5

• Slice to Slice -Straight T1 (Cat5)
• DSL (CSU/DSU)
• BSP (VX900)
• Fiber optic modem/cable (FOM)

Question 6

ID the total number of analog loops supported by the REDCOM SLICE

Answer 6

24 analog POTS loops (2-wire)

Question 7

ID the total number of digital ISDN BRI loops supported by the REDCOM SLICE

Answer 7

4 digital ISDN BRI-S/T loops (4-wire)

Question 8

ID the total number of line modules supported by the REDCOM SLICE

Answer 8

2

Question 9

Define BESTFlow Signaling Protocol (BSP)

Answer 9

Unique framing software that transports up to 160 of any type of voice, fax, VoIP, secure voice or data modem calls into the payload of a single UDP IP packet for transmission over satellite or terrestrial links via layer 3 IP routing

Question 10

ID the purpose of the Voice Exchange 900 (VX-900)

Answer 10

Prepares T1 circuits for interface with multiplexing equipment and offers the capability to compress circuit data rates as well as fractionalize T1 circuits to conserve bandwidth across transmission links
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Provide additional connections to allow for greater redundancy on your CSN

Question 11

ID the purpose of the Secure Relay Codec

Answer 11

Provide the VX-900 with the ability to compress secure telephone calls at a data rate of 9.6 Kbps per channel

Question 12

ID the purpose of the Secure Relay Codec

Answer 12

Provide the VX-900 with the ability to compress secure telephone calls at a data rate of 9.6 Kbps per channel

Question 13

Identify the number of Trunk Level One (T1) ports with which the Voice Exchange 900 (VX-900) Remote Subscriber Module (RSAM) variant is equipped

Answer 13

Two T1/E1 ports

Question 14

Identify the number of Trunk Level One (T1) ports with which the Voice Exchange 900 (VX-900) Deployable End Office Suite (DEOS) variant is equipped

Answer 14

Eight T1/E1 ports

Question 15

Identify the number of serial interfaceswith which the Voice Exchange 900 (VX-900) Remote Subscriber Module (RSAM) variant is equipped

Answer 15

Four serial ports

Question 16

Identify the number of Ethernetports with which the Voice Exchange 900 (VX-900) Remote Subscriber Module (RSAM) variant is equipped

Answer 16

Two Ethernet ports

Question 17

Identify the number of serialinterfaces with which the Voice Exchange 900 (VX-900) DEOSvariant is equipped

Answer 17

Four serial ports

Question 18

Identify the number of Ethernetports with which the Voice Exchange 900 (VX-900) DEOSvariant is equipped

Answer 18

Two Ethernet ports

Question 19

Identify the purposeof a Voice Exchange Node Identification Number (VX Node ID), per Tri-MEF Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Answer 19

ID individual VX900 media gateways within a voice network for proper traffic routing

Question 20

Identify the Marine Corps standard used to create a Voice Exchange Node Identification Number (VX Node ID)

Answer 20

• Eight digit number expressed in four groups of two hex digits. E.g. 34:04:00:00
• If switchboard HMX code is 3440, VX Node ID would be 34:40:00:00

Question 21

port

Answer 21

Ports
T1 -Ethernet-Serial
RSAM 2-2-4
DEOS 8-2-4

Question 22

Identify the purpose of the Deployable End Office Suite (DEOS)

Answer 22

Designed to provide basic voice circuit switching, subscriber access and call service attendant capabilities

Question 23

Identify the total number of analogsubscribers supported by the Redcom High Density Exchange (HDX)

Answer 23

96

Question 24

Identify the total number of Digital Basic Rate Interface (BRI S/T) loops supported by the DEOS

Answer 24

8

Question 25

Identify the total number of digital trunk interfacessupported by the Redcom High Density Exchange (HDX)

Answer 25

8

Question 26

Identify the method of placing secure phone calls using the Redcom High Density Exchange (HDX)

Answer 26

DEOS has no organic secure call capability, with the use of STE or OMNI line encryption device, users have the ability to make secure calls

Question 27

Identify the common methods used to extend digital trunks from the Redcom High Density Exchange (HDX)

Answer 27

- Identical to RSAM methods | - Only difference is that the DEOS has a DSL multiplexer (DSLAM) to assist in trunk extension via DSL

Question 28

Identify the purpose of the Loop Start Ring Down (LSRD) trunk within the DEOS

Answer 28

Allows the DEOS to bring in a trunk from a local civilian or garrison telephone network pedestal, providing it with the ability to send and receive phone calls from the tactical telephone network out through the local telephone network infrastructure

Question 29

Identify the subcomponents of the Deployable End Office Suite (DEOS)

Answer 29

- Redcom HDX with two shelves -MSU-0 and MSU-1 - VX-900 - DSLAM - UPS - VIB x11 - Panasonic Tough Book x2 - CSU/DSU x4 per DEOS

Question 30

Identify the total number of Modular Switching Units (MSUs) with which the Redcom High Density Exchange (HDX) is equipped

Answer 30

2

Question 31

Define Precedence

Answer 31

Designation assigned to a phone call by a caller to indicate to communications personnel/equipment the relative urgency of the call

Question 32

Identify the five levels of Precedence

Answer 32

- Routine - Priority - Immediate - Flash - Flash Override

Question 33

Define Multi-Level Precedence Preemption (MLPP)

Answer 33

System in military circuit switching networks which allows selected users to exercise preemption capabilities to seize circuits being used for lower-precedence calls in order to place their higher-precedence call

Question 34

Identify the method of preemption utilized within the Marine Corps

Answer 34

Ruthless preemption is currently the only preemption method authorized within each MEF

Question 35

Define toll restriction

Answer 35

To curb a telephone user’s ability to make long distance calls.

Question 36

Given a Circuit Switching Network Diagram, match the correct Circuit Switch Network symbol to its definition

Answer 36

REDCOM Slice HDX VX900