AUTOMATED NET CONTROL DEVICE (ANCD) (AN/CYZ-10)

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AUTOMATED NET CONTROL DEVICE (ANCD) (AN/CYZ-10)

3.1.

ANCD Capabilities

3.1 a.

Capable of receiving, storing, and transferring data from ANCD to

FUNCTIONS

ANCD, from ANCD to SINCGARS radios, and from ANCD to other

compatible communications/electronic equipment.

The ANCD is used primarily for handling of COMSEC keys, FH data,

PRIMARY USE

sync time, and signal operating instructions (SOI) information.

For SINCGARS applications, the ANCD replaces COMSEC devices

REPLACEMENT

such as KYK- 13, KYX- 15, and KOI- 18 as well as electronic counter

counter-measure (ECCM) fill MX- 18290.

A typical ANCD data load at the operator level consists of two loadsets

DATA LOADS

(COMSEC keys and FH data for all six radio channels), each good for

30 days of operation, plus 60 days of SOI information, structured in five

ten-day editions, containing two 5-day sets each.

When used for a single or special purpose, an ANCD can store as many

CAPACITIES

as 20 loadsets (COMSEC and FH data), and two or more

division-wide editions (10 days each). The number of smaller unit SOI

editions that can be stored in an ANCD depends entirely on the size of

the SOI extract. An ANCD will also store as many as 120 COMSEC keys

(traffic encryption key [TEK] or key encryption key [KEK]), or 280

transmission security keys (TSKs).

Figure 3-1. Automated Net Control Device (ANCD), AN/CYZ-10

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