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| What are the two most significant contributions the Promina has made to military communications? |
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| Robustness and Versatility |
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| What is described as the connection between two Promina Multiplexers? |
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| Which Promina Series is typically used only for remote, low traffic sites and available in an 8-slot configuration |
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| Which Promina series is compatible with larger systems, but is more commonly used in tactical situations due to its relatively small size? |
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| How many slots are available in a Promina 400? |
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| 12-slot configuration, but can be upgraded to 24 slots with an expansion unit |
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| Which Promina series is composed of one high speed shelf (HSS-2)and one standard (STS) or expansion (EXS) shelf with a comination of additional STS or EXS shelves for a maximum of up to 8 shelves? |
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| Which software interface is used to configure, monitor, and manage a Promina? |
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| Promina Operator Interface |
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| What is a point on a network where the network is connected together and also where users connect to the network? |
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| What is a logical grouping of nodes for security, organization, and management purposes? |
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| What is a logical connection between two nodes, known to eachother as neighbor nodes? |
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| What is a single physical bandwidth resource connecting two nodes and providing a path between them? |
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| What is a logical connection between two nodes that are in different domains? |
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| What is a mechanical assembly (chassis) containing card slots and a backplane? |
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| What are the three shelves used in the Promina 800? |
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| How many slots does the HSS-2 hold and what type of modules does it hold? |
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| 16 slots and holds SX, T3, and PPM Modules |
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| What is one of the possible expansion chassis for the Promina 800 used to hold feature and common equipment modules and consists of 12 slots? |
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| What is one of two expansion chassis for the Promina 800 that has 16 slots, but no power supply? |
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| What is an assembly caontaining connectors and electrical busses which connect modules together in a shelf? |
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| What is an electrical path containing circuit elements, modules, and other system components together within a node? |
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| What is an amount of a T-Bus bandwidth alloted to a module installed in a shelf? |
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| What is a set of one or more cards that performs a single, logical function and consists of a front card and rear interface card that connect through the backplane on a shelf? |
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| What is a required module that is needed for an operation node? |
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| What are optional modules (such as trunk, voice, and data) that add capabilities to nodes to meet specific requirements? |
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| What is a feature module used to connect two nodes and connect to a network? |
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| What is a feature module used to interface customer DTE equipment with a node? |
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| What is a physical interface between a node and customer equipment? |
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| What is a logical port-to-port connection or circuit (channel) built between two ports by a Promina network? |
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| What is the version of a card called? |
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| What is backup equipment that protects against network failure called? |
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| The Promina can connect customers to multiple services such as voice, video, and data over the same network. Which platform? |
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| Multiservice Access Platform |
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| Which function of the Promina automatically reroutes circuits around faults and is capable of automatically preemting circuits to make room for higher priority circuits? |
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| What are the 6 common requirements for every Promina node? |
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| Power, Processor, Bus, Backplane, Timing, Memory |
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| How many power supplies are needed in a redundant Promina system? |
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| Which module does not provide timing for the Promina node? |
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| Which processor card is used for the Promina 200 and 400 series, also providing timing for both? |
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| Which Promina module is used for internal timing and distributing timing to other modules? |
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| Switching Exchange (SX) or (SX-2) |
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| What provides system configuration storage, module configuration storage, events logs storage, and memory? |
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| Promina Sever Module (PSM) |
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| What do Promina nodes use to transport data between cards in a node? |
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| What are the 3 different buses a Promina uses? |
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| Which bus uses the processor module to carry signaling and control information between modules? |
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| Which bus carries real-time user data and is the vehicle for intra-nodal communications? |
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| Which bus is used to connect the shelves on a Promina 800 node, from the SX or SX-2 module to the BX module? |
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| What is common connection point between the various modules of the Promina? |
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| What is the point at which a call leaves the node and enters the network or arrives at a node from the network? |
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| How many trunk modules can the Promina 200 and 400 support? |
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200 supports 7 400 supports 15 |
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| What is a testing device that permits a user to access individual leads of an interface cable, using jumper wires, in order to monitor, switch, or patch the electrical output of the cable? |
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| What are some types of BOBs included but not limited to? |
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| EIA/RS 232, EIA 530, EIA 449 |
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| Which BOBs have a male DB-25 connector on one side and a female on the other? |
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| Which BOB has a male DB-37 connector on one side and a female on the other? |
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| What is a graph-displaying device that draws a graph of an electrical signal? |
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| What does the vertical (Y) axis on the voltage (hieght) of a signal relate to? |
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| The signal's strength or amplitude |
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| What does the time relate to in reference to the oscilloscope horizontal (x) axis? |
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| Speed, delay, or frequency |
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| What is crucial to checking the overall quality of the medium used to pass digital information? |
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| Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) |
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| What is a multifunction comm analyzer that can terminate a variety of comm circuits and analyze the quality of a circuit under test? |
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| The FIREBERD 6000 can be configured to what analysis of circuits under test? |
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| In-service or Out-of-service |
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| What does the front card of a trunk module do? |
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| Contains the hardware or logic associated with the specific processing function of the module |
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| What component on the trunk module provides the physical connection between the node and external trunk equipment? |
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| What is a logical connection between 2 nodes? |
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| What are some types of trunk modules for the Promina? |
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| SA TRK, TRK-2, TRK-3, & the T-3 |
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| Which module provides asymetric trunking capability and primarily used in tactical environment? |
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| Which trunk module supports supports one T1 trunk at 1.544 Mbps? |
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| This trunk module supports 1.544 Mbps DS1 or Fractional T1? |
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| Which trunk module is specifically designed for the high speed shelf (HSS) on the Promina 800? |
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| What is allocated on the trunk module to carry calls across a network to the trunk module on the remote node? |
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| What are the two sources of trunk overhead? |
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| What is the sole means by which Promina nodes communicate with each other? |
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| What is a proprietary way the data stream is organized in the Promina? |
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| What are the points of interface where the customer's DTE equipment connects to the node? |
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| What two components make up the data modules and connects through the backplane? |
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| Front Card and Interface Card (Rear Card) |
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| What are the three types of data modules (feature cards) for the Promina? |
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Quad Asynchronous Synchronous Data (QASD) Universal Synchronous Data (USD) High Speed Data (HSD-2) |
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| Which data module has a maximum asynchronous data transmission rate of 19.2 kbps and a max synchronous rate of 64 kbps? |
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| Which data module has two independent synchronous data ports rating from 1.2-1.344 Mbps per port? |
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| Which data module has two independent ports that support up to 1.544 Mbps each? |
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| What term refers to processes which occur within a Promina node? |
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| Briefly describe the 4 levels of security, or operator status levels, that we use. |
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Level 1- Query all nodes in Domain Level 2- Query all nodes & modify local node in Domain Level 3- Query and modify all nodes in Domain Level 4- Query &modify all nodes in Domain & perform network sys. admin functions in Local Domain |
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| What are the 5 levels of the Promina Operator Interface? |
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| PIM, PPM, FAM, Action Menu, & Object Menu |
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| Which Promina menu is the entry point for accessing the Operator Interface and permits access to the CPU, PSM, & another Promina node? |
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| Promina Interface Menu (PIM) |
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| Which menu contains commands for managing operators and the operator console? |
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| Prolog Procedure Menu (PPM) |
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| Which menu contains commands for configuring the network, monitoring and controlling alarms and events, performing diagnostics and performing network ops? |
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| Functional Area Menu (FAM) |
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| Which menu provides the actions to be performed such as a query, modify, install, and delete? |
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| Which menu lists the network component on which the command (or action) is to be performed? |
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| Which command allows network operators to view the alarm entries in the local alarm log? |
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| How many Promina domains can be interconnected to form one network? |
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| What is a logical connection between two nodes? |
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| What is a logical connection between two nodes in different domains? |
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| How many nieghbors can a node have? |
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| What are parameters used to describe a type of trunk? |
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| What are complete listings of parameters used to configure a node, and are normally supplied to the technician on a DD Form 1441? |
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| What are the two zero suppression algorithms the TRK-2 module supports? |
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| What is the max number of PPM's in a node? |
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| If a problem is identified, what command can be used to change parameters and reactivate the card? |
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| What 3 areas is the card installation process divided into? |
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| Preparation, Rear Interface, & Front Card |
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| What is a logarithmic ratio used to express gain or loss of signal power? |
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