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                   MIL-HDBK-188 (VOL 3 OF 3)., MILITARY HANDBOOK: GUIDE FOR DEVELOPERS AND USERS OF COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS STANDARDS IN THE MIL-STD-188 SERIES - SELECTION GUIDE FOR PUBLISHED TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED STANDARDS SPECIFICATIONS AND HANDBOOKS (31 JUL 1985)., Standards (DODISS). Such documents include North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agreements (STANAGs), Quadripartite Standardization Agreements (QSTAGs), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) documents, Electronic Industries Association (EIA) documents, Federal Standards (FED-STDs), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Military Standards, Military Specifications, and Military Handbooks. b. Other telecommunications-related documents, though not indexed, are included in the synopses portion of the Guide for information purposes. These additional documents include International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) and International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) recommendations, and selected industry standards. c. Additionally, Appendix B provides a listing of instructions, directives and other service/agency unique design guidance documents related to telecommunications. d. All publication dates appearing in this Handbook were valid only at the time of writing. The reader is urged to verify publication dates and current editions and amendments of documents. To facilitate this, Federal Supply Classifications (FSCs) and DOD standardization area assignment codes have been included in the synopses of DOD adopted documents. The reader can then refer by FSC/Area to Part 111 of the DODISS to determine current publication dates and latest validation dates. e. MIL-HDBK-188, Volume I, Appendix D provides some helpful information regarding obtaining standardization documents. The reader is reminded to first ascertain if the desired documentation is available through established individual command channels. f. Due to security considerations, synopses of NATO documents are not contained in this Guide. g. All terms employed in this Guide are used according to the definitions provided by FED-STD-1037. h. Appendices C and D are provided for information purposes only.