Rel. 1, Ver. 0 Voice Communications Disaster Recovery Plan

The purpose of this business continuity plan is to prepare in the event of short-term or extended service outages affecting voice communications systems, networks and associated infrastructures. These events may be caused by factors beyond our control (e.g., natural disasters, man-made events). The goal is to restore voice communications services to the widest extent possible in a minimum time frame. All sites are expected to implement preventive measures whenever possible to minimize system and network disruptions and to recover as rapidly as possible when a failure occurs.

This plan identifies vulnerabilities and recommends necessary measures to prevent extended voice communications service outages. It is a plan that encompasses all system sites and operations facilities.

1.1Scope

The scope of this plan is limited to . This is a voice communications disaster recovery plan, not a daily problem resolution procedures document.

1.2Plan objectives

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   Serves as a guide for the recovery teams.
   
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   References and points to the location of any data that resides outside this document.
   
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   Provides procedures and resources needed to assist in voice assets recovery.
   
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   Identifies vendors and customers that must be notified in the event of a disaster.
   
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   Assists in avoiding confusion experienced during a crisis by documenting, testing and reviewing voice recovery procedures.
   
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   Identifies alternate sources for voice equipment, supplies and network resources.
   
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   Documents storage, safeguarding and retrieval procedures for vital records, such as system databases.