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ATH

At-the-Halt

BLOS

Beyond-Line-of-Sight

CONUS

Continental United States

COOP

Continuity of Operations Planning

COTM

Communications-on-the-move

COTS

Commercial-off-the-Shelf

DISA

U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency

DISD

Hughes Defense & Intelligence Systems Division

DoD

U.S. Department of Defense

FIPS 140-2

Federal Information Processing Standards issued by NIST to accredit cryptographic modules in both hardware and software

FCSA

Future Commercial SATCOM Acquisition, a federal effort for commercial SATCOM [link w/in glossary]procurement spearheaded by GSA and DISA

General Dynamic

GIG

Global Information Grid

GSA

U.S. General Services Administration

GSM

Global Systems for Mobile

HAIPE

High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor encrypts a device to comply with NSA’s interoperability specifications

IDIQ

Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract

Internet Protocol

IPOS

Internet Protocol Over Satellite

Jupiter

Hughes next-generation satellite that will process over 100 Gpbs using Ka-band and utilize spot beam technology, allowing multiple wave fronts as well as providing easy integration into existing systems. Jupiter has a launch date of 2012 and will service CONUS.

LOS

Line-of-Sight

MCI – Mass Casualty Incident

MILSATCOM

Military Satellite Communications

MSS

Mobile Satellite Systems

MWR

Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Net-centric – Network Centric

architectural foundation of the GIG to integrate all DoD communication systems

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOC

Network Operations Center that offers complete managed network solutions, including program management, installation, training, maintenance and support. Hughes NOCs are located in the U.S., Europe, Brazil and India.

NSA

National Security Agency

SATCOM

Satellite Communications

SOTM

Satellite Communications-on-the-move

SPACEWAY 3

the world’s first satellite system with onboard switching. SPACEWAY 3 operates on the Ka-band spectrum, employs high-performance onboard digital processing, packet switching and spot-beam technology. SPACEWAY 3 provides service to CONUS

TSAT

Transformational Satellite Communications System to sustain MILSATCOM. The program was cancelled in April 2008

VoIP

Voice-over-Internet Protocol

VSAT

Very Small Aperture Terminal – two-way satellite terminal with an antenna smaller than 3 meters

Win-T

Warfighter Information Network-Tactical – a communications system for the U.S. Army. For more information, click here.

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