9-Jul-85 09:15:44-PDT,3026;000000000001 Return-Path: Received: FROM SRI-NIC.ARPA BY USC-ISIF.ARPA WITH TCP ; 1 Jul 85 18:25:57 PDT Date: Mon 1 Jul 85 14:23:27-PDT From: DDN Reference Subject: DDN News 40 To: DDN-NEWS: ; cc: nic@SRI-NIC.ARPA ====================================================================== DDN NEWS 40 DCA DDN Program Mgt Office 1 Jul 85 Published by: Network Info Center (NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA) 1-800-235-3155 DEFENSE DATA NETWORK NEWSLETTER Maximum Distribution Requested. The DDN NEWSLETTER is distributed by the Network Information Center under DCA contract. For addition to the online mailing list, contact NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA. Back issues may be read through the TACNEWS server ("@n" command at the TAC) or by FTP from the SRI-NIC host [26.0.0.73 or 10.0.0.51] using the filename DDN-NEWS:DDN-NEWS-xx.TXT (where "xx" is the newsletter number.) ====================================================================== MILNET TAC MANAGEMENT DDN Management Bulletin 26, 30 Jan 85 and DCA AUTODIN message 211531Z Nov 84 (with amendments) advised that the Defense Data Network Program Management Office (DDN PMO) would be establishing configuration management for the DDN Terminal Access Controllers (TACs) for a number of reasons: to provide centralized TAC port allocation, to validate those connections to TAC ports that were authorized and operational, and to identify those connections requiring transfer of billing from the current organization to DDN. Supporting commands of the TACs were requested to submit Request for Service (RFS)/Feeder Telecommunications Service Request (TSR) to justify and validate the current port connections. This was to be accomplished by 1 May 85. The DDN PMO also advised that any connections not validated would be disabled effective 15 May 85. (Quite frankly, the response to validate the connections has been less than favorable.) Effective 1 Aug 85, all TAC port connections that have not been validated by an RFS/Feeder TSR will be disabled. 10 TACs per week will be selected for this action, until all the TACs have been covered. The DDN PMO will accept requests to stay a port disablement for 60 days to allow for submission of the appropriate RFS/Feeder TSR. Ten days after port disablement, formal action will be taken by the DDN PMO to disconnect the circuit and remove any equipment from the node site, as appropriate, providing no arrangements with the DDN PMO have been made to the contrary. To verify if a port connection has been validated, call John Saunders, (703) 734-1360 (AV) 356-5527/8. Effective 1 Aug 85, problems associated with the TAC connection should be referred to the MILNET Mgr, Lt Fennig, DCA/B646, (703) 285-5230 (AV) 356-5230. JOHN W. MILTON Chief, Operations Management Division DDN PMO -------