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      "plan link budgets",
      "add redundancy",
      "secure the link"
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
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        "relation": "carries",
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        "Links carry private communications that people trust to stay confidential.",
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        "Emergency services",
        "Network operators"
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        "description": "Which link.",
        "rationale": "Medium decides limits.",
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                    "text": "What medium does the link use?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which standard?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Which points does it connect?",
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                    "text": "Over what distance?",
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                  }
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              }
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                    "text": "What is its capacity?",
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                    "text": "What availability is achieved?",
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            "description": "Backup.",
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                "id": "redundancy-finding",
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                    "text": "Is there a backup path?",
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                    "text": "How fast is failover?",
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            "name": "Encryption",
            "description": "Confidentiality.",
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                "id": "encryption-finding",
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                    "text": "Is traffic on the link encrypted?",
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            "description": "Radio.",
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                    "text": "Is the link subject to interference?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
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                  {
                    "text": "How is it reported to the regulator?",
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                  }
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    "Should link types be separate entries?",
    "How should link budgets be recorded?",
    "How should standards be linked?"
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
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}