text: Signal Planning
  Table B-1. Example primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency communications plan by
  warfighting function
  Movement and Intelligence Fires Sustainment
  Maneuver
  Primary VHF (CMD net) VHF (O&I) AFATDS VHF (A&L)
  Alternate SC TACSAT JBCP VHF (voice) JBCP
  Contingency JBCP SC TACSAT VHF (digital) SC TACSAT
  (voice) (voice)
  Emergency HF (chat) TIGR JBCP BCS3
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  AFATDS Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data HF high frequency
  System JBCP Joint Battle Command Platform
  A&L administrative and logistics O&I operations and intelligence
  BCS3 Battle Command Sustainment and Support SC single-channel
  System TACSAT tactical satellite
  CMD command TIGR tactical ground reporting
  FM frequency modulation VHF very high frequency
  RECEIPT OF MISSION (STEP 1)
  B-9. Commanders initiate the military decision-making process upon receipt, or in anticipation of, a
  mission. The signal staff coordinates with higher and adjacent headquarters staff counterparts to collect
  information on current and future signal support, running estimates, and other signal planning products.
  Planners collect—
  * Paper and digital maps for the area of operations.
  * Signal plans and annexes from higher headquarters.
  * List of available signal equipment and personnel assets.
  * Resource allocation—frequencies, satellite access, bandwidth, information services.
  * Tactical standard operating procedure of the unit and higher headquarters.
  * Reporting requirements.
  * Cybersecurity procedures.
  * COMSEC procedures.
  * Applicable field and technical manuals.
  B-10. On receiving a mission, G-6 (S-6) planners begin collaborating with higher, adjacent, and subordinate
  signal elements.
  * Higher.
   Confirm higher headquarters communications assets and requirements.
   Higher headquarters network architecture, COMSEC, and spectrum management.
   Retransmission locations for possible collocation.
   Systems under operational management.
  * Adjacent.
   Retransmission locations for possible collocation.
   Operational management of equipment, as directed.
   Possibility of sharing signal assets.
  * Subordinate.
   Tasks required of subordinate elements.
   Resources available to augment subordinate units’ capabilities.
   Assistance requesting outside augmentation, such as pooled theater resources.
  B-11. During the receipt of mission step, planners prepare the initial signal estimate. Table B-2 on page B-4
  identifies the key inputs, planning process, and key outputs for step 1.