5 FAH-2 H-600
MANAGING TELEPHONE NETWORKS
5 FAH-2 H-610
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
(CT:TEL-70; 10-12-2018)
(Office of Origin: IRM/BMP/GRP/GP)
5 FAH-2 H-611 TELEPHONE TERMS
(CT:TEL-70; 10-12-2018)
(Uniform all agencies)
a. Nonsecure telephone circuitry and equipment carry
voice and data signals and must be used only for unclassified communication.
Nonsecure telephones equipped with less than National Security Agency (NSA)
Type One encryption are only approved for unclassified use (see National
Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction
(NSTISSI #4009)).
b. Secure voice equipment (SVE) encrypts and decrypts
signals between units sharing a common cryptographic key.
c. A secure facsimile machine is certified to meet
electronic emanation standards and interfaces with a SVE that encrypts data.
Secure facsimile machines may or may not require TEMPEST protection (see 12 FAH-6 H-311
through H-314 (classified)).
d. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a method for
taking audio signals and converting them into a digital format that can be
transmitted over the Internet or U.S. Government networks. VoIP may only
utilize U.S. Government networks, on point-to-point (see 12 FAH-6 H-651 (classified) and 06 State 0951).
e. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C.
794d), as amended, requires Federal agencies to comply with broad new
electronic and information technology access standards for individuals with disabilities.
The law requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use
electronic and information technology, individuals with disabilities shall be
given access that is comparable to the access for individuals without
disabilities. Section 508 telephone equipment currently approved by the
Countermeasures Program Division of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security
(DS/ST/CMP) for individuals with special needs is available and shall be
requested by the information management officer (IMO) from the Foreign Posts
Telephone Branch of the Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM/FO/ITI/LWS/FPT), the Technical Surveillance
Counterintelligence Branch (DS/CMP/TSC), and the Office of Employee Relations
of the Bureau of Human Resources (HR/ER).
5 FAH-2 H-612 RESPONSIBILITIES
5 FAH-2 H-612.1 National
Telecommunications Security Working Group (NTSWG)
(CT:TEL-70; 10-12-2018)
(Uniform all agencies)
a. The National Telecommunications Security Working
Group (NTSWG), formerly known as the Telephone Security Group (TSG), is a joint
working group of the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), which was
established under E.O. 13231 to protect National Security Systems.
b. The NTSWG-issued standards constitute the primary
technical and policy resource for all aspects of the Technical Surveillance
Countermeasures (TSCM) Program within the U.S. Intelligence Community.
Regulations for Department telephone implementations derive from the NTSWG
standards (see 12
FAH-6 H-650 (classified)).
c. Only Department-approved telephone systems
NTSWG-approved instruments are to be used in controlled access areas (CAAs)
(see 5 FAM
525.4).
5 FAH-2 H-612.2 LAN/WAN Services
Division, Foreign Posts Telephone Branch (IRM/FO/ITI/LWS/FPT)
(CT:TEL-70; 10-12-2018)
(Uniform all agencies)
IRM/FO/ITI/LWS/FPT
oversees the procurement, installation, configuration and maintenance of all
Department telephone projects and issues for U.S. missions abroad. IRM/FO/ITI/LWS/FPT is the primary point of contact
between missions abroad and equipment manufacturers and vendors.
5 FAH-2 H-612.3 Regional
Information Management Center (RIMC)
(CT:TEL-27; 03-26-2008)
(Uniform State/USAID)
The RIMC provides telephone management guidance to posts
within its jurisdiction. In other cases, the Information Management Technical
Specialist/Telephone (IMTS/T) may not be physically onsite for a new
installation and may be consulted to provide technical guidance to onsite information
program center (IPC) personnel. RIMC technicians repair and program telephone
systems, instruct post personnel in maintaining and programming their systems,
and provide detailed price and ordering information for telephone parts and
peripherals.
5 FAH-2 H-612.4 Information
Program Center (IPC)
(CT:TEL-70; 10-12-2018)
(Uniform all agencies)
IPC personnel ensure that post telephone systems comply
with the standards and prohibitions described in this subchapter. IPC
personnel install telephone instruments, update programming, supervise the
locally employed staff (LE staff) telephone technician (if present at post),
liaise with local post telephone telegraph (PTT) and local exchange carrier
(LEC) personnel and coordinate visits from RIMC technicians. The IPC must have
at least one staff member who is knowledgeable about the various components of
posts telephone system and trained on the private branch exchange (PBX) and
cognizant of the requirements of 12 FAH-6 H-650 (classified). In addition, this individual
must be knowledgeable about:
(1) The LEC or PTT;
(2) The telecommunications service entrance facility
(TSEF) and main terminal space (MTS);
(3) The cross connect fields;
(4) The telecommunication closets;
(5) Main distribution frames (MDF);
(6) Intermediate distribution frames (IDF);
(7) The number and type of telephone trunk lines;
(8) The number of extensions; and
(9) The available capacity for expanding the system.
5 FAH-2 H-613 Voice Over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) Information
(CT:TEL-70; 10-12-2018)
(Uniform all agencies)
a. The Foreign Post Telephone Branch (IRM/FO/ITI/LWS/FPT), in collaboration with the
Countermeasures Program Division of the Office of Security Technology
(DS/ST/CMP) and the Information Technology Infrastructure Office (IRM/FO/ITI), has developed a checklist to assist
post in establishing VoIP in compliance with 12 FAH-6 H-651 (classified).
b. For non-secure telephone VoIP information, see the
Foreign Post Telephone Web site.
5 FAH-2 H-614 THROUGH H-619 UNASSIGNED