Consortium II JITC Certified Conference Server

	Certified for use on all DSN Switching Systems
	Pre-set and Meet Me Conferencing
	Flexible Scheduling Options

The Consortium II is a powerful conference server which has met Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Certification and Department of Defense (DOD) Unified Capabilities Approved Products Listing Accreditation. The Forum Communications Consortium II Conference Server is certified for joint use with all digital switching systems listed on the DSN Approved Products List (APL) (http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/apl/dsn/apl_forum.html) that offer a T1 / ISDN PRI Interface.  The server is easy to use, offer comprehensive features, and can support from 24 to 384 participants over multiple conference types including Pre-set Blast Dial or Meet Me Conferencing, Recurring calls, or Quick Conferences.

	Multilevel Precedence and Preemption (MLPP)
	Integration via T1 ISDN PRI Interface
	Compatible with all DSN APL Listed Digital Voice Switches
	PreSet Blast Dial Conferences
	Ad Hoc Conferences
	Seamless Expansion from 24 to 384 Ports
	Flexibility and Control to Easily Administer Conferences

Enhanced Login Security Policy

As detailed in JITC approval process, there are stringent policies regarding authentication of users. At both the OS and application layers, we have greatly enhanced the security of user authentication:

	Password and IVR PIN strength is controlled.
	Password and IVR PIN must be changed periodically.
	Password and IVR PIN must be different from last N values.

In addition to the other security enhancements described here, several DOD-specific changes have been made, including the addition of a classification string to every UI page (which shows the classification level of the conferences conducted on the system), and warning messages displayed to users at login time, letting them know that they are logging into an official government system.

Multilevel Precedence and Preemption (MLPP)

During a crisis, when the DSN has been partially disabled due to physical attack or increased use, it is crucial for key personnel to be able to complete phone calls, rather than getting network congestion indications as they would on a disabled or overused civilian telephone network. To ensure that high-level calls go through, users can specify a precedence level for each phone call. In the case of network congestion, higher precedence calls will preempt lower precedence calls, and reuse their network resources.