PAMELA J. STEGORA AXBERG Chair, NRIC VI Steering Committee

1. PAMELA J. STEGORA AXBERG Chair, NRIC VI Steering Committee Qwest Senior Vice President Network Reliability Office: (763) 531-6000 Fax: (763) 536-5041 Mobile: (651) 274-1401 Email: pstegor@qwest.com 9700 Schmidt Lake Road, Room 300 Plymouth, MN 55442

2. Steering Committee, comprised of focus group chairs will meet monthly • Focus groups make recommendations to the Council at the quarterly meetings for approval • Council members need to identify representatives from their Companies/organizations to participate in the focus group ……this is key! • This work is instrumental to the success!

3. STRUCTURE FOCUS GROUPS Focus Group 1 Homeland Security A. Physical Security B. Cyber Security C. Public Safety D. Disaster Recovery and Mutual Aid Focus Group 2 Network Reliability Focus Group 3 Network Interoperability Focus Group 4 Broadband

4. Focus Group 1 Homeland Security A. Physical Security Chair: Karl Rauscher, Lucent B. Cyber Security Chair: Dr. Bill Hancock, Exodus C. Public Safety Chair: TBD, request extended D. Disaster Recovery and Mutual Aid Chair: TBD Focus Group 2 Network Reliability Co-Chair: P. J. Aduskevicz, AT&T Co-Chair: Ross Callon, Juniper Co-Chair: Tom Donahue, Comcast Focus Group 3 Network Interoperability Chair: Cliff Naughton, Boeing Focus Group 4 Broadband Chair: TBD

5. Focus Group 1: Homeland Security A. Physical Security Chair: Karl Rauscher Lucent 610-966-3252 Mission: Assess physical vulnerabilities and survey current practices that address Homeland defense, and identify existing and new best practices to mitigate consequences of physical attack on infrastructure (prevention) Report on best practices for disaster recovery after an attack on physical infrastructure. restoration) Deliverables: December, 2002 & 12 months after first meeting

6. Focus Group 1: Homeland Security B. Cyber Security Chair: Dr. Bill Hancock Exodus 817-457-5679 Mission: Assess cyber vulnerabilities and survey current practices that address Homeland defense, and identify best practices to mitigate consequences of cyber attacks. (prevention) Report on best practices for recovery from cyber attacks (SS7, OSS, etc). (restoration) Deliverables: December, 2002 & 12 months after first meeting

7. Focus Group 1: Homeland Security C. Public Safety Chair: TBD Mission: Ensure that commercial telecom service networks can meet the special needs of public safety communications. Explore and report on actions that may be necessary to ensure that commercial telecom service networks can meet the special needs of public safety communications including the means to prioritize communications. Deliverables: January, 2004

8. Focus Group 1: Homeland Security D. Disaster Recovery and Mutual Aid Chair: TBD Mission: Prepare and institute mechanisms for distributing contact information for telecommunications industry personnel essential to telecommunications services restoration. Report on the viability of past or present mutual aid agreements and develop, and report on, any additional perspectives that may be appropriate to facilitate effective telecommunications restorations. Deliverables: Within six months of first meeting.

9. Focus Group 2: Network Reliability Co-Chairs: P.J. Aduskevicz Ross Callon Tom Donahue AT&T Juniper Comcast 908-234-5790 978-692-6724 Mission: Recommend requirements and associated measurements for network reliability and report on the reliability of public telecom network services in the U.S. for circuit switch networks and for packet switched networks. Report on the reliability of the public telecom network services in the U.S. Deliverables: Within 12 months of first meeting and January 6, 2004

10. Focus Group 3: Network Interoperability Chair: Cliff Naughton Boeing 425 957 5144 Mission: Identify interoperability between circuit-switched and packet-switched networks. Prepare analyses and, where appropriate, make recommendations to identify and address interoperability between circuit-switched and packet-switched networks. Deliverables: January 6, 2004

11. Focus Group 4: Broadband Chair: TBD Mission: Produce recommendations concerning the need for technical standards to ensure compatibility between alternative broadband access platforms. Deliverables: January 6, 2004

12. NRIC HOME PAGE can be found at the following url http://www.nric.org/

13. 2002 QUARTERLY MEETING DATES Friday, June 14, 10 - 1 Friday, September 13, 10 - 1 Friday, December 6, 10 - 1

14. To Do’s For Council members: • Identify individuals for focus groups • Communicate your support and commitment to these individuals • Help address any roadblocks with the committee on relevant issues • Understand the recommendations as they come forth before the council