towers along the highway. Each
program called “Oratory” these
antenna
computers
is
directional
link
to
digitize
voice
another tower. 100% of the signal
communications to be sent to the
is not caught by the receiving
Analysis computers.
antenna. Much less than 1% is
usually received by the receiving
antenna. The rest of the signal
ANALYSIS:
continues on in a straight line into
Digitized
data
is
sent
to the
Analysis computers which scan the
space.
data
for
keywords,
using
the
echelon dictionary.
TRANSLATION:
Once a signal is captured, computer
breaks it up into thousands of discrete
When we use a built-in dictionary
and use the word “gaffer”, the
communications. Computers route each
voice recognition software might
communication to the proper system,
translate that as “gather”, because
based upon what type of communication it
gaffer is not in the dictionary.
contains (voice, fax, data etc…)
DIGITAL DATA: If a particular
words of interest to the spies. It
communication is a digital data, it
includes a certain number of fixed
will pass directly on to the Analysis
words,
computer.
Echelon dictionary contains only
used
by
all
echelon
stations.
FAX DATA: Fax traffic is passed on
to high speed Optical Character
Recognition
(OCR)
which
the
have
are capable of recognizing any of
computers
capability
The echelon analysis computers
these words in virtually every
to
language and dialect.
recognize virtually every language
and every font on earth. Once the
CONCLUSION:
OCR software has digitized the fax,
the digitized data is sent on to the
If our conversation, fax or email
triggers any one of the automatic
Analysis computers.
mechanisms, it is forwarded to a
VOICE
DATA:
routed
to
Voice
high
traffic
speed
is
human analyst for determination.
Voice
Recognition Computers. Using a
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