The National

Communications
System

else of the telecommunications functions and

tbilities in wartime and non-wartime emergencies

> In the coordination of the planning for and provision of national

security and emergency preparedness communications for the
Federal Government under all circumstances, including crisis or
emergency, attack, recovery and reconstitution.

Bottom line: we assure the nation's telecommunications backbone

> Telecommunications: "Any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals,
writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other
electromagnetic systems."
Source: Telecom Glossary 2000 and Government Convergence Task Force
Report (2000); similarly in 47Code of Federal Regulations (1997).

> National Security Emergency Preparedness: "Capabilities to maintain a state of

readiness or to respond to and manage any event or crisis (local, national, or
international) that causes or could cause injury or harm to the population, damage to or
loss of property, or degrade or threaten the national security or emergency
preparedness posture of the United States." source Telecom Glossary 2000
 1981-1993 1993- Present
EO 12382
NSTAC Established FRP PDD-63
(1982) Comm Annex CtP
(1992) (1998)
EO 12472
NCS Expanded National Plans
(1984) For CIP
(2000/2001)
EO 12656
Further NS/EP EOs 13231 & 13228
Definition CIP in Info Age &
(1988) Homeland Security
Cuban Missile (2001)
Crisis (1962)
NCS
(1963)
Cold War

National Security Divestiture Critical Infrastructure

(1984) Protection
& Emergency PCCIP
Homeland
NCC (1996) Security Act
Preparedness (1984)
Telecom ISAC (2°°2)
(NS/EP) (2000)

Industry Partnering
and Information Sharing Processes

Telecommunications
Infrastructure Information
Sharing and Analysis Center
(2000)

National Coordinating Center Network Security

for Telecommunications Information Exchange
(1984) (1991)
 National Coordinating Center for
Telecommunications (NCC) Mission
the initiation, coordination, restoration, and
of NS/EP telecommunications services or facilities
I under all conditions, crises, or emergencies
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under the Federal Response Plan

Military reservists
Disaster Field Office provide NCS with
regional Individual
Emergency Response Mobilization
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 NS/EP Priority Communications
One-Stop Shop Service

l-866-NCS-CALL
703-676-CALL

NS/EP User Community

Non-Federal users
require Federal Agency
r Posture and
i Attack Warning NCS Member sponsorship
Organizations
> Public Health Safety and
Maintenance of Law and Order
Federal Government
> Public WeKare and Maintenance i iNon-NCS'i
of National Economic Posture SEC. EPA. FDiC. DDL SBA

> Disaster Recovery State

Governor, Emergency Management,
National Guard, Public Safety, Health Services

Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services,

Public Safety, Fire & Rescue

NS/EP Industry & Non-Govt Organizations

Transportation. Utilities'Gas & Oil. Banking & Finance.
Jefense Contractors. Red Cross
 Post - 9/11 growth projection-*-.*

• industry

• State & Local

H Federal
 Government Emergency
Telecommunications Service (GETS)

^queuing of NS/EP calls using

710 area code across Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN)
123 456 789 012
> Accessible from any domestic or
Name: BRENTON GREENE
international PSTN phone
Organization: OFFICE OF THE MANAGER, NCS
> Over 80,000 Federal, State, Local
Government and industry NS/EP users
> Installed in key switches throughout the telecomm backbone
> Successful communications during the Attack on America:
-:• 10,000+ calls made in NY City and Washington, DC areas with
over 95% completion rate

„ Other NS/EP
Federal Non-NCS 2%
7%

85,000 PINS
as of March 2004
 Telecommunications Service
Priority (TSP) Program
> Program that registers vital
priority repair or installation
-25,000 circuits registered before 9/11
32,000 new circuits registered since 9/11
101 new agencies registering since 9/11
Major factor in Wall Street recovery on 9/17
Used by major carriers for prioritization

Telecommunications Service
Priority (TSP) Program
s TSP program contains two primary
and distinctive components:

Restoration
A restoration priority is
applied to new or existing
telecommunications
services to ensure
restoration before a non-
TSP program user.
Provisionini
A provisioning priority is
obtained to facilitate the
priority installation of new
telecommunications
services in a shorter than
normal interval.

Must be requested and Cannot be used to

assigned before a service compensate for inadequate
outage occurs planning
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CWIN: Alerting and Coordination Network

(ACN) & Network Operating Centers

AT&T Cisco
BellSouth Ericsson
Cincinnati Bell Hewlett Packard
Qwest Hluminet
SBC Lucent
• Amerftech Newbridge Networks
• Pacific Bell Nortel
• Southern New Siemens
England Telcordia
• Southwestern Bell
Sprint MSA GNOSC
TIE LINE Verizon NCC
MCI NCC Mt. Weather
Alcatel (DSC) FCC Watch Office

> Cyber Warning Information Network outer ring - IP-based

> Separate from SS7 based network - an NCS Telco
v Can be used to coordinate warnings and restoration
> Expanding ACN to more government and industry NOCs
> Success during 9/11 - used for NOC coordination on saturated networks