MIL-STD-188-115 Base Document:1986

1. SCOPE
   1.1 Purpose
   1.2 Application
   1.3 Objectives
   1.4 System standards and design objectives
2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
   2.1 Government documents
   2.2 Order of precedence
3. DEFINITIONS
   3.1 Definition of terms
   3.2 Abbreviations and acronyms
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
   4.1 Networks
   4.2 Links
   4.3 Nodes
   4.4 Timing at subscriber terminals
   4.5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)/Electromagnetic
       interference (EMI)
5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
FIGURES
TABLES
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A MEMORANDUM FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
           FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, 16 AUGUST 1983, SUBJECT:
           MANDATORY USE OF MILITARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS
           IN THE MIL-STD-188 SERIES
APPENDIX B DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN MIL-STD- 188-115
APPENDIX C LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED IN MIL-STD-188-115
APPENDIX D DERIVATION OF BUFFER SIZE REQUIREMENTS
APPENDIX E ANALYSIS OF SYNCHRONIZATION PERFORMANCE
APPENDIX F ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF NETWORK INTERNAL TIMING
           METHODS
APPENDIX G EXAMPLE OF NETWORK TIMING DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN TACTICAL NODES
APPENDIX H NETWORK TIMING FOR THE DEFENSE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (DCS)
APPENDIX I EXAMPLE OF TIME-DEPENDENT SYSTEM AND TIME-DISSEMINATION
           SYSTEMS
APPENDIX J SUBSERVIENT OSCILLATORS
APPENDIX K JITTER
APPENDIX L LORAN C, OMEGA, VLF TRANSMITTING STATIONS, AND TIME-SIGNALS
           EMITTED IN THE UTC SYSTEM
APPENDIX H TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FREQUENCY SOURCES

Gives method of timing to fully support Department of Defense communications timing requirements, and support new communications functions.