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IBET Radio Interoperability

IBET Radio Interoperability. Background Challenges and Impediments The way forward. IBET Mission Statement.

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IBET Radio Interoperability

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  1. IBET Radio Interoperability • Background • Challenges and Impediments • The way forward

  2. IBET Mission Statement Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) will enhance border integrity and security at our shared border by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons and organizations that pose a threat to national security or are engaged in other organized criminal activity. IBETs will incorporate a mobile response capability.

  3. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Border Patrol (CBP/OBP) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA/ASFC) Agence des services frontaliers du Canada

  4. U.S./Canada border spans about 6400 km from east coast to west coast, not to mention the additional shared border between Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia.

  5. US/Canadian Government Commitment • Develop interoperable radio communication, improve and expand existing radio communications though the establishment and evaluation of pilot sites, such as the Windsor-Detroit area. Based on the evaluation of the radio interoperability pilots, explore long-term solutions for across the land border. (SPP 6.4.6)

  6. IBET Radio Interoperability • Ability for US and Canadian Law Enforcement along the border to speak using their own radio systems.

  7. Why existing radio systems? • In an emergency, responding partners require accurate information in real time to manage the situation. • LMR systems are the backbone of emergency response organizations. • Wholesale National changes to Radio infrastructure are cost prohibitive.

  8. Challenges • Legacy radio systems • P25 radio standards • Regulatory restrictions

  9. Legacy Systems • RCMP • Have 16 different radio systems in 14 divisions • Have 1300 towers (shared/owned) – need to use existing infrastructure • Do not consider interoperability East to West – need local interoperability • Mandatory encryption

  10. Legacy Systems • Existing radios • Different frequencies • Same frequencies but different technologies • Time delay due to dispatching • Integrity of information due to dispatching • Possible problem with overlapping Spectrum

  11. P25 • In order to overcome the interoperability issues, P25 standards were introduced. • it will still take several years to change the existing radios • P25 supports multiple frequencies, interoperability is still an issue • P25 radios still need to be interoperable with PSTN, VoIP and cell phones and PC clients • In the future, there may be a requirement for video streaming

  12. Regulatory Issues • Industry Canada and FCC generally control radio spectrum. • Sharing of spectrum across the border must be coordinated and is subject to (cumbersome) legal agreements and memorandums.

  13. Progress to date • Varying levels of radio interoperability exist along our shared border (i.e. radio exchange/swap, gateways [console patch], and mutual aid channels), however, these solutions only provide limited interoperability. • User requirement surveys have been developed. • Participated in several demonstrations of emerging technologies which could be used to achieve radio interoperability. • RCMP IBET HQ has taken the lead in identifying and facilitating the aggressive pursuit of interoperable solutions. • At the November Leaders summit in Montebello Prime Minister Harper and President Bush stated that the Canadian and US IBET partners will conduct a radio interoperability pilot project with the goal of identifying a solution for cross border interoperability.

  14. Possible Solutions • Use same radio systems • Radios have a life cycle of 15-20 years – not feasible • Spectrum is scarce, frequency will get crowded in no time • Use interoperability gateway • Not scalable- can be used for a short term and in small scale • Not possible to create network of gateways - not interoperable with other vendor’s gateways

  15. IP gateways • IP gateways have many benefits. • RoIP • Limitless expansion • Capability to interoperate independent of radio system and vendor • Possible to use conventional LANs, regional / national WANs • Integration of Voice and data • Capability to handle different security levels • Capability to handle transcoding between multiple codecs • Reliable Multicasting • Conferencing • Interoperability to VoIP, PSTN, Cell phones, PC clients, PDAs..etc

  16. Impediments • Change Management • “Expert Think” – resistance to change and new ideas. • Focus is on radio infrastructure enhancement (towers and power)

  17. The Future • We have a strong mandate from the leaders to pursue an interoperability solution. • We will pursue a pilot project for US- Canadian Interoperability

  18. “We will never solve the problems of today thinking the same way as we did when we created them” - Albert Einstein

  19. Questions

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