When a message exceeds five textual pages, themessage must be divided into transmission sections.The message should be separated at a convenient pointon the last permissible page of a transmission section.This normally will be at the end of a sentence orcryptopart. Each section must be numbered in plainlanguage at the beginning of the text following theclassification or abbreviation “UNCLAS.” Forexample:UNCLAS SECTION 1 OF 2In long encrypted messages, when a transmissionsection starts with a new cryptopart, the designation ofthe cryptopart follows the designation of thetransmission section. Also, when a numerical groupcount is associated with an off-line encrypted messageand is indicated in format line 10, the count mustindicate the number of groups in the textual sectionbeing transmitted— not the number in the completemessage. Cryptopart identification is included in thegroup count; the page identification and transmissionsection are not.Statistical and meteorological messages can haveup to 100 lines of text without paging when theinclusion of paging information would disruptprocessing by the user. However, you should dividethese types of messages into transmission sections ifthey exceed 100 lines of text.Misrouted and Missent MessagesA misrouted message is one that contains anincorrect routing instruction. This normally occurswhen the originating communications center assigns anincorrect routing indicator during message headerpreparation. Misrouted messages are usually notdiscovered until they reach the communications centerof the called routing indicator. Communicationspersonnel of a tributary station in receipt of a misroutedmessage must take the following actions:Obtain the correct routing indicator, if possible;Apply a header change to the misrouted messageand retransmit it to the correct routing indicator;andOriginate a service message to the originatingstation advising of the reroute action and thecorrect routing indicator.A missent message is one that contains a correctrouting indicator but is transmitted to a station otherthan the one represented by the routing indicator.Missent messages can be caused by an equipmentmalfunction, incorrect switching, or operator error.Communications personnel of a tributary station inreceipt of a missent message must take the followingactions:Reintroduce the message into the AUTODINsystem as a suspected duplicate (SUSDUPE)after applying a header change; andForward a routine service message to theconnected ASC citing the complete header andtime of receipt (TOR) and advising that themessage has been protected.Suspected DuplicatesWhen a station suspects that a message may havebeen previously transmitted, but definite proof or priortransmission cannot be determined, the message shouldbe forwarded as a suspected duplicate (SUSDUPE) byapplying a header change. However, if a stationreceives a message that is already marked“SUSDUPE,” the station should file the message if themessage was previously received and delivered to theaddressee. If there is no indication that the message waspreviously received and delivered, it should beforwarded.Stations receiving unmarked duplicatetransmissions should immediately forward a routineservice message to the originating station. This servicemessage should cite the complete header format of theduplicated message, including the TOR of the originaland duplicate transmissions. If the initial copy wasdelivered to the addressee, the station should file themessage.Upon receipt of service messages concerningduplicates, communications personnel at theoriginating station must take the following actions:Check transmission records to determine thevalidity of the duplication report;Ensure that in-station procedures are adequate toguide operating personnel in the retransmissionof SUSDUPE messages;Have maintenance personnel performequipment checks if an equipment malfunctionis suspected to be the cause of duplication; and1-10
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