MIL-HDBK-188
31 JULY 1985
1. SCOPE
1.1 PURPOSE
This Handbook has been developed as a Guide in selecting standards,
specifications, and handbooks related to various aspects of
telecommunications. The Guide is to serve only as a convenient index and does
not preclude the user's responsibility to read the actual documents selected
in order to determine applicability. The Guide is intended primarily for use
by acquisition managers and personnel involved in procurement of
telecommunications systems and equipment. General information about documents
referenced in the Handbook is specified below.
a. The Guide indexes only those standardization documents which have
been adopted by the DOD and included in the Department of Defense Index of
Specifications and Standards (DODISS). Such documents include North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agreements (STANAGs), Quadripartite
Standardization Agreements (QSTAGs), American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) documents, Electronic Industries Association (EIA) documents, Federal
Standards (FED-STDs), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS),
Military Standards, Military Specifications, and Military Handbooks.
b. Other telecommunications-related documents, though not indexed, are
included in the synopses portion of the Guide for information purposes. These
additional documents include International Telegraph and Telephone
Consultative Committee (CCITT) and International Radio Consultative Committee
(CCIR) recommendations, and selected industry standards.
c. Additionally, Appendix B provides a listing of instructions,
directives and other service/agency unique design guidance documents related
to telecommunications.
d. All publication dates appearing in this Handbook were valid only at
the time of writing. The reader is urged to verify publication dates and
current editions and amendments of documents. To facilitate this, Federal
Supply Classifications (FSCs) and DOD standardization area assignment codes
have been included in the synopses of DOD adopted documents. The reader can
then refer by FSC/Area to Part 111 of the DODISS to determine current
publication dates and latest validation dates.
e. MIL-HDBK-188, Volume I, Appendix D provides some helpful information
regarding obtaining standardization documents. The reader is reminded to
first ascertain if the desired documentation is available through established
individual command channels.
f. Due to security considerations, synopses of NATO documents are not
contained in this Guide.
g. All terms employed in this Guide are used according to the
definitions provided by FED-STD-1037.
h.
Appendices C and D are provided for information purposes only.
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