Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Survivability of Telecommunications Assets

Abstract

This report focuses on the estimation of the effects of EMP on selected telecommunications assets. The list of critical assets identified in previous reports is refined to reflect the propose NETS network designs. The threat considered for the EMP effects evaluation if the 50 kV/m double exponential description of the early time portion of the high altitude EMP (HEMP) pulse which represents the most significant EMP threat to telecommunications assets. Intermediate time EMP and magnetohydrodynamic EMP (MHD EMP) effects are not explicitly evaluated in this report. This report is also limited to typical installations of the selected assets; although versions of some equipment that have been explicitly hardened against EMP effects exist, these versions are not considered for this analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 06, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183710

Entities

Organizations

  • Booz Allen Hamilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Circuit Testers
  • Coaxial Cables
  • Communication Systems
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Electron Tubes
  • High Altitude
  • Operating Systems
  • Power Converters
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Frequency Interference
  • Switching
  • Telephone Lines
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Theoretical Analysis.