UFC 4-021-01
18 DECEMBER 2002
Figure 2-4. Telephone Alerting System
Primary Control
Center
Primary Central
Control Unit
Switched
Phone(s)
Telephone
Network
Individual Facility or Building
Backup Control
Center
Backup Central
Control Unit
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2-4.3.2 Outsourcing. Telephone alerting system services are sometimes outsourced
to reduce the operation and maintenance burden on the base; however, outsourcing
increases reliance on systems not under direct control of the facility being serviced and
could impact the reliability or vulnerability of the mass notification capability.
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BASE-WIDE CONTROL SYSTEMS. A base-wide control system is not
required to comply with UFC 4-010-01 requirements for mass notification but is an
optional system that can enhance force protection capabilities. (Note: Base-wide control
is an optional feature.) A base-wide control system includes one or more central control
units and a communications network.
2-5.1
Central Control Unit. The central control unit monitors the individual building
systems. The central control unit is capable of remotely activating all functions of the
individual building systems, including delivery of pre-recorded voice messages. It is
capable of activating concurrent pre-recorded voice messages to multiple individual
building systems, including one message for the affected building and a separate
message for nearby unaffected buildings. It is capable of delivering live and recorded
voice messages originated at the central control unit. It is capable of patching through
live voice to individual building systems, including those originated on radio by mobile
security forces. A base-wide control system should provide redundant (primary and
backup) central control units.
2-5.2
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