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Central Switching System The Source for Hydro Meteorological
Data & Products What is the Central Switching System The central
communications switching system (called the Gateway) is a major
component of the Telecommunications Operations Center's,
National Weather Service Telecommunication Gateway (NWSTG). The
organizational management is through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service
(NWS), Office of the Chief Information The Gateway is the
primary data communications switching system of the NWS. It is a
global destributor of weather messages in support of the NWS
commitment to the WMO World-Wide data exchange structure,
therefore, the Gateway maintains a recognition system for all
weather data and products for purposes of exchange to global
customers. This Center is a Region Telecommunication Hub (RTH)
of the WMO Global Telecommunication System (GTS) communications
network. The Gateway is the World A