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The article mentions that individuals placing calls though GETS, with a valid access code, receive "alternate carrier routing, high probability of completion, trunk queuing and exemptions from network management controls". I find this fascinating, and it's hard not to wonder if any (rough) equivalent exists for government-related internet traffic. As in, perhaps some special/cryptographic data can be provided in network traffic data that ensures higher-priority treatment in an emergency or crisis, like GETS. Can anyone enlighten me here?


Presumably they just have dedicated fibre lines between critical infrastructure? With dedicated routing hardware


GETS supports modems and secured telephones (STU-III), which in turn support secure modem connections: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/STU-III

There are also VPN via VSAT connection too: http://www.vsat-systems.com/PDFs/VPN-over-satellite-large.pd...




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