Study of Automation of Message Handling Functions at USCG COMSTA/RADSTA and Communication Centers.
Abstract
This study examines current Coast Guard message handling functions to (1) confirm the need for the application of communications automation techniques to such operations and (2) develop alternative approaches to accomplishing such automation. Information collected during surveys of four facilities is presented in detail then extrapolated to establish system-wide requirements. Several design options are described and evaluated for responsiveness and operational, technical, and cost benefits. Three configurations of the recommended alternative are proposed for installation in high, medium, and low volume Communications Centers and a fourth, for Communication and Radio Stations. The study identifies several administrative actions which must be accomplished preliminary to implementation of an automation program and, further, recommends a detailed analysis of systemwide operations to determine whether a major reconfiguration of the record traffic portion of the Coast Guard Communication System, to include consolidation of relay activity, would provide the basis for a more cost effective application of communications automation techniques. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA060464
Entities
People
- D. Smiley
- G. Keene
- P. Kennedy
Organizations
- Computer Sciences Corporation