AECo (Automatic Electric Company) AUTOVON (Automatic Voice Network) Switch HEMP (High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse) Performance Study.

Abstract

The report comprises a description of the AECo AUTOVON switch, followed by a preliminary assessment of switch vulnerability to HEMP, in twenty critical circuits. The switch description covers the physical arrangement, the functional operations of the various subsystems in processing a call, the synchronization and timing of subsystem functions, and the automatic maintenance and diagnostic features of the switch. The vulnerability assessment takes into consideration the wiring, the interconnecting cable locations and lengths, and the component card circuits. The expected failure mode of each critical circuit is included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776671

Entities

People

  • E. Neal Clark
  • Jonathan A. Frost

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Voice Network
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • High Altitude
  • Maintenance
  • Networks
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.