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SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 14-02
A. CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA 211200Z NOV 02 (CMB13-02)
1. IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE AREA, REGION AND STATE NETS IN THE
REORGANIZATION OF REF A, IT IS NECESSARY TO MODIFY THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NET DESIGNATORS IN NTP 8(C), ANNEX A. THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IS
EFFECTIVE FOR NATIONWIDE, PACIFIC AREA AND NEW REGIONS 8, 9 AND 0
IMMEDIATELY. AS OTHER AREAS ARE ESTABLISHED, THEY WILL BE DIRECTED TO
USE THESE NET DESIGNATORS BY SEPARATE BROADCAST. WHEN ALL AREAS HAVE
BEEN ESTABLISHED, THE FOLLOWING CHANGE WILL BE MADE PERMANENT.
2. FOR PACIFIC AREA AND THE NEW REGIONS 8, 9 AND 10, USE THE
FOLLOWING CHANGED ARTICLES A510. THROUGH A521. TO CONSTRUCT NET
DESIGNATORS:
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A510.  BASIC CONCEPT FOR ASSIGNING DESIGNATORS

   A. A UNIQUE NET DESIGNATOR WILL BE ASSIGNED TO EACH NET CONSISTING
OF AN ALPHANUMERIC SEQUENCE AS FOLLOWS:

   (NUMBER OR LETTER) (LETTER) (NUMBER) (LETTER)

   B. PARAGRAPH A520 DEFINES THE ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS IN SPECIFIC
NETWORK DESIGNATORS.

A520. METHOD TO ASSIGN NET DESIGNATORS

   A. THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE NET DESIGNATOR (A NUMERAL OR LETTER)
WILL DENOTE THE MARS AREA OR REGION IN WHICH THE NET IS LOCATED.
(NETWORKS UNDER THE COGNIZANCE OF CHIEF, NAVMARCORMARS SHALL BE
DESIGNATED BY THE LETTER 'U'.) REGIONS ARE REFERRED TO BY THE NUMBERS
0 THROUGH 9. AREAS ARE DENOTED BY THE FOLLOWING LETTERS:

         C - CENTRAL AREA
         N - NORTHEAST AREA
         P - PACIFIC AREA
         S - SOUTH AREA

   B. THE SECOND CHARACTER OF THE NET DESIGNATOR (A LETTER) WILL
INDICATE THE STATE IN WHICH THE NET IS LOCATED. THIS LETTER WILL BE
ASSIGNED BY THE COGNIZANT REGION DIRECTOR.

      (1) TO DENOTE AREA NETS, USE THE LETTER 'A'.

      (2) TO DEOTE REGION NETS, USE THE LETTER 'X'

      (2) TO DENOTE NATIONAL LEVEL NETS AND/OR NETS UNDER THE
COGNIZANCE OF CHIEF, NAVMARCORMARS, USE THE LETTER "Z".

   C. THE THIRD CHARACTER OF THE NET DESIGNATOR (A NUMERAL) WILL
DENOTE THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, ETC., NET WITHIN THE AREA, REGION,
OR STATE (REGARDLESS OF ITS PURPOSE OR MODE OF OPERATION).  THE
THIRD CHARACTER IN DESIGNATORS FOR NETS UNDER THE COGNIZANCE OF
CHIEF, NAVMARCORMARS WILL DENOTE THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, ETC., NET
WITHIN EACH SPECIALTY NETWORK.

   D. THE FOURTH CHARACTER OF THE NET DESIGNATOR (A LETTER) WILL
DENOTE THE TYPE OF NET AS FOLLOWS:

   ADMINISTRATIVE             'A'
   TRAFFIC                    'B'
   TRAINING                   'C'
   ECOM NET                   'E'
   RADIO-TELEPHONE            'V'
   RADIO-TELETYPEWRITER       'W'
   SLOW-SCAN TV               'X'
   SINGLE CHANNEL DATA (SCD)  'Y'
      (SEE NOTE 1)
   OTHER                      'Z'

NOTE 1:  SINGLE CHANNEL DATA (SCD) INCLUDES BAUDOT, ASCII, PACKET,
AMTOR, ARQ (FEC), PACTOR, CLOVER OR OTHER DIGITAL MODES AS DIRECTED.

A521.    EXAMPLES OF NET DESIGNATORS

   A. UZ1Z:  THE FIRST NATION WIDE MARS DATA SYSTEM NET;

   B. PA1A:  THE FIRST PACIFIC AREA ADMINISTRATIVE NET;

   C. 5X1B:  THE FIRST TRAFFIC NET IN THE FIFTH NAVY-MARINE CORPS
MARS REGION;

   D. 8U3C:  THE THIRD TRAINING NET IN THE STATE OF UTAH, EIGHTH
NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS REGION;

   E. 4D1E:  THE FIRST ECOM NET IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, FOURTH
NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS REGION.

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3. NAVMARCORMARS: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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