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Change in Date to Thurs. Feb 19 2009
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NOXX10 KWBC 221653
DATA MGT MESSAGE 01-09.04
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS
FROM: RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT: AMENDED: DISCONTINUATION OF THE MULTICAST
TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 19 2009
REF TO: DATA MGT MESSAGE 01-09.01 TRANSMITTED ON
JANUARY 9 2009
THIS DATA MGT NOTICE HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT A CHANGE
IN THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS DISCONTINUATION HAS BEEN
RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 2009.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATION
OPERATIONS CENTER ANNOUNCED THE MIGRATION
OF THE RADAR LEVEL III DATA DISTRIBUTION FROM THE MULTICAST
TECHNOLOGY TO THE LOCAL DATA MANAGER /LDM/ TECHNOLOGY
IN MARCH 2008. THE GOAL OF THIS MIGRATION WAS TO UPDATE THE
RADAR PRODUCT CENTRAL COLLECTION/DISSEMINATION SYSTEM
/RPCCDS/ TO CURRENT HARDWARE AND DISSEMINATION
TECHNOLOGY. THE NWSTG CONCLUDED TESTING WITH SELECTED
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS. THE MIGRATION OF THE RADAR
LEVEL III DATA DISTRIBUTION FROM A MULTICAST TECHNOLOGY TO
A LOCAL DATA MANAGER /LDM/ TECHNOLOGY BECAME
OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 5 2009.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 2009... THE MULTICAST
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RPCCDS AND LDM CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM THE FOLLOWING URL.
HTTP /COLON/ //WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/TG/RPCCDS.HTML
WILSON FONG 301-713-0877 EXTENSION 123 IS THE CONTACT
INDIVIDUAL.
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA
MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED
BELOW.
HTTP /COLON/ //WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/INDEX.HTML
DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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