27 APRIL 1995
DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION
(MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT)
DESIGNATION: -------- DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION
(HEAVY) (MSE)
1. MISSION. INSTALLS, OPERATES, AND MAINTAINS A
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF DIVISION LEVEL FUNCTION
INCLUDING COMMAND, CONTROL, INTELLIGENCE, FIRE CONTROL,
COMBAT SUPPORT AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT.
2. ASSIGNMENT. ORGANIC TO A HEAVY DIVISION, TOE 87000L,
AND THE INFANTRY DIVISION, TOE 37000L.
3. CAPABILITIES.
A. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES:
(1) A SIX NODE PORTION OF THE MSE SWITCHED SYSTEM.
(2) A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PLANNING ELEMENT (CSPE),
A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CONTROL ELEMENT (CSCE), AND AT
EACH OF THE AREA SIGNAL NODES, A COMMUNICATIONS NODAL
CONTROL ELEMENT (CNCE) FOR INTERNAL MANAGEMENT OF THE
NODE.
(3) A SYSTEM CONTROL MANAGEMENT CENTER (SCMC) AND A
SYSTEM CONTROL TECHNICAL CENTER (SCTC) TO PROVIDE THE
AUTOMATED TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL CONTROL FOR MSE
ASSEMBLAGES.
(4) ONE NET RADIO INTERFACE (NRI) AT EACH NODE TO BE
DEPLOYED WITH ONE OF THE SMALL EXTENSION SWITCHES (SES).
(5) THREE FM RETRANS TEAMS TO PROVIDE RETRANS FOR THE
DIVISION LEVEL FM NETS.
(6) SWITCHING FACILITIES TO PROVIDE MOBILE/WIRE
ACCESS, AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INTERFACE WITH THE AREA
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
B. THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE
FOR REDUCED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10%
FROM APPROXIMATELY 90% FOR LEVEL 2; AND TO APPROXIMATELY 80
FOR LEVEL 3. WHEN ORGANIZED AT LEVEL 3, THE FOLLOWING
FACILITIES ARE NOT OPERATED: TWO SMALL EXTENSION SWITCHES,
THREE LOS RADIOS, ONE RADIO ACCESS UNIT, AND ONE FM RETRANS
MISSION STATION.
C. THIS UNIT IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO A TYPE B ORGANIZATION
D. THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVELS 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
DESIGNED TO RELATE TO CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED BY AR 220-1,
UNIT STATUS REPORTING.
E. INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION CAN ASSIST IN THE
COORDINATED DEFENSE OF THE UNIT'S AREA OR INSTALLATION.
F. THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ORGANIC
EQUIPMENT, AND DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) MAINTENANCE ON
COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS AND COMSEC EQUIPMENT IN THE
BATTALION.
G. THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT ON APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF
THE DIVISION OR CORPS FOR PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES, FINANCE, UNIT LEVEL HEALTH SERVICES, RELIGIOUS
AND LEGAL SUPPORT.
4. BASIS OF ALLOCATION. ONE PER HEAVY DIVISION, TOE
87000L; AND THE INFANTRY DIVISION, TOE 37000L.
5. CATEGORY. THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY II UNIT
(AR 71-31).
6. MOBILITY. FOR MOBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL
COMPONENTS OF THIS BATTALION, SEE SECTION I, ORGANIZATION,
OF THE RESPECTIVE TABLES OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT
LISTED AS PARAGRAPHS IN SECTION II OF THIS TABLE.
7. DOCTRINE. THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF THIS UNIT:
FC 11-50, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE DIVISION
FC 11-50-1, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE LIGHT
DIVISION
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US Army Table of Organization and Equipment