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Communications


Systems — 

Control Systems

  • Primary: microwave
  • Backup: satellite
  • Components: backbone communication system, remote gate valve, ARCS — alternate route communication system
  • Control systems are provided for supervisory control and telemetering, seismic monitoring, and remote gate valve status monitoring and control.

Enterprise Data Services

  • Primary: Fiber Optics
  • Backup: satellite
  • Components: voice, data, video, cable TV Enterprise data services are provided for business systems communication.

ARCS

  • Alternate Route Communications Systems: a private radio network that is used by technicians across TAPS.

Last updated June 23, 2004

 

 
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