L-3 Communications Office STE, User Manual

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STE User’s Manual Calls
Rel. 2.6 7-25
The security level established for the call is dependent on the strapping of both STEs (Traditional, Auto-
Secure, or Secure-Only) and on parameters set into the STEs (preferred vocoder type, data rate).
At the conclusion of the "initial call establishment period”, the display will indicate the security status of the
call and you will be presented with available secure and/or non-secure call options.
Follow the procedures in
Table 7-3 , depending of the call type.
Table 7-3. Procedures for Initiating BDI Calls
Mode Call Type Procedures
Non-secure
Voice After call is established, press NONSEC .
However, if far-end is strapped Secure-Only, establishment of NSV will
not be permitted
Secure
Voice After call is established, far-end strapping will determine whether
(1) the call automatically proceeds to Secure Voice or
(2) you have to press
SECVOICE .
Auto-
Secure
Secure Data After call is established, far end strapping will determine whether
(1) the call automatically proceeds to Secure Data or
(2) you have to press
SECDATA .
Non-secure
Voice If far-end is strapped Traditional, the initial call is established as the
desired NSV.
If far-end is strapped Auto-Secure, you will need to press
NONSEC after
the initial (secure) call establishment.
If far-end is strapped Secure-Only, establishment of NSV will not be
permitted.
Secure
Voice After call is established, far-end strapping will determine whether
(1) the call automatically proceeds to Secure Voice or
(2) you will have to press
SECVOICE .
Traditional
Secure Data After call is established, far-end strapping will determine whether
(1) the call automatically proceeds to Secure Date or
(2) you will have to press
SECDATA .
Non-Secure
Voice Not possible if STE is strapped for Secure-Only.
Secure
Voice After call is established, far-end strapping will determine whether
(1) the call automatically proceeds to Secure Voice or
(2) you have to press
SECVOICE .
Secure-
Only
Secure Data After call is established, far end strapping will determine whether
(1) the call automatically proceeds to Secure Data or
(2) you have to press
SECDATA .
NOTE
To view additional security information about the secure call, press SCROLL .
Information that cannot be validated (e.g., Caller ID) is enclosed in parenthesis.
7-5.2 BDI - Answering Calls
When the STE is on-hook and an incoming call is being received the BDI Incoming Call Menu ( Figure
7-38 ) is displayed and all information except “ mmm ” and “ ssss ”. When the STE is taken off-hook
(handset picked up, SPKR pressed or the corresponding CALL pressed), all information is displayed.