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DATA MGT MESSAGE 01-09.01
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT DISCONTINUATION OF THE MULTICAST TECHNOLOGY
EFFECTIVE DATE FEBRUARY 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
ANNOUNCED THE MIGRATION
OF THE RADAR LEVEL III DATA DISTRIBUTION FROM THE MULTICAST TECHNOLOGY
TO THE LOCAL DATA
MANAGER /LDM/ TECHNOLOGY IN MARCH 2008. THE GOAL OF THIS MIGRATION WAS
TO UPDATE THE RADAR
PRODUCT CENTRAL COLLECTION/DISSEMINATION SYSTEM /RPCCDS/ TO CURRENT
HARDWARE AND DISSEMINATION
TECHNOLOGY. THE NWSTG CONCLUDED TESTING WITH SELECTED INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
CUSTOMERS. THE
MIGRATION OF THE RADAR LEVEL III DATA DISTRIBUTION FROM A MULTICAST
TECHNOLOGY TO A LOCAL DATA
MANAGER (LDM) TECHNOLOGY BECAME OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 5 2009.
ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE THE MULTICAST TECHNOLOGY WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RPCCDS AND LDM CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
FOLLOWING URL.
HTTP /COLON/ //WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/TG/RPCCDS.HTML
WILSON FONG 301-713-0877 EXTENSION 123 IS THE CONTACT INDIVIDUAL.
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT
CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
HTTP /COLON/ //WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/INDEX.HTML
DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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