Introduction to Joint Multi-TDL Network (MTN) Operations JT101 (FOUO) (Link-16 US Members Student Course

Introduction to Joint Multi-TDL Network
(MTN) Operations JT101 (FOUO) (Link-16
US Members Student Course) (20 hrs)
What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum do Link 16 terminals operate? [Remediation
Accessed :N] wrong:

225 - 400 MHz frequency band

175 - 255 MHz frequency band



What is the link margin value that must be achieved to force an enemy jammer at equal distance
to a receiving Link 16 terminal to use 128 times more power than the transmitting terminal?
[Remediation Accessed :N] wrong:

72 dB

31 dB

16 dB



Which of the following IS NOT true of the use of the Link 16 information assurance feature
known as double pulse transmissions? [Remediation Accessed :N] wrong:

Receiving terminal will decode the redundant information as normal

Provides redundancy to prevent against jamming-induced data loss



Which of the following IS NOT true of Link 16 spread spectrum processing? Decreases
the power transmitted over any single frequency

,Which Link 16 jam resistance characteristic defines the required distance between a jammer and
a receiver to jam Link 16 communications using equal power? [Remediation Accessed :N]
Range ratio

wrong:

Link margin



Link 16 line-of-sight connectivity is limited by what type of signal propagation? [Remediation
Accessed :N] wrong:

Skywave propagation



Each JTIDS/MIDS transmissions contains a ____________ pulse stream. [Remediation
Accessed :N] 72, 258 or 444

wrong:

51, 255 or 444



Which of the following are characteristics of a frame in Link 16 communications? Select all that
apply. [Remediation Accessed :N]

There are 112.5 frames in an epoch

The basic reoccurring unit of time

Each frame contains 1,536 timeslots

Each frame is 12 seconds in duration wrong:

4

,How many timeslots are in a frame in Link 16 communications? [Remediation Accessed :N]
1,536

wrong:

64



Which of the following are true about a JTIDS/MIDS pulse stream? Select all that apply.
[Remediation Accessed :N]

The pulse stream period is 13 microseconds

Incompatible with the National Airspace System (NAS)

6.6 microsecond interval of dead time between each pulse

Each pulse in stream maintains single pulse characteristics 3 w/o Each pulse



Which of the following are components of a timeslot in Link 16 communications? Select all that
apply.

Data

Frame

Jitter

Sync/Header

Propagation 4 w/o frame



Which type of relay requires only that at least one platform be assigned relay timeslots and has
enabled the relay function? Unconditional Relay

, What JTIDS/MIDS protocol dictates that platforms take turns transmitting and receiving data
according to time? [Remediation Accessed :N] wrong:

Joint Range Extension Application Protocol (JREAP)

Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)



Which of the following are disadvantages of Indirect (Relay) connectivity? Select all that apply.
[Remediation Accessed :N] wrong:

5



How many JTIDS/MIDS net numbers are there? [Remediation Accessed :N] wrong:

177



What are the two types of Link 16 capacity? Select all that apply. [Remediation Accessed :N]
wrong:

System capacity



Which JTIDS/MIDS access mode gives specific, unique transmit timeslots to participant(s) in
which all other participants will receive? [Remediation Accessed :N] wrong:

Contention access



Which JTIDS/MIDS access mode can be either operator-controlled or machine-controlled?
[Remediation Accessed :N] wrong:

Timeslot Reallocation (TSR)