Network Security and Emergency Communication Assurance

GSC11(06)_JOINT_14 Network Security and Emergency Communication Assurance Xiao Wei, Senior Engineer Institute of Planning and Designing Research, China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MII May,2006 GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Contents • Overview of Network Security • Emergency communication assurance for the public network • China has built the basic infrastructure that satisfies the emergency communication requirement • Development strategy for emergency communication • Integrated Emergency Response System(IERS) in city • Summary GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Overview of Network Security1/4 • Network interconnection, new technology introduction, natural disasters and human errors can make networks vulnerable • Network security mainly includes • Usability • connectivity • stability • They can be realized through careful planning and design of route, service nodes, and transport circuits • The security of the network elements plays the vital role of the network security • optical fiber failure • switching equipment malfunction GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Overview of Network Security 2/4 • Network planning, construction and standards contribute to network security • Provincial capitals and major metropolitan areas should have two or more major communication hubs • Multiple transport media, including fiber, satellite and microwave • Coastal developed areas and major cities should have multiple fiber routes • Network security and reliability enhancement should be introduced into network operation and maintenance GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Overview of Network Security 3/4 • The factors that affect the network security are : • Interconnection • It makes the networks prone to nature disasters and human errors • increase the complexity • New technology introduction may bring vulnerability to the networks • Network management • includes code, equipment and security technology management • Standards • Technology, quality and reliability of the network equipment can not be measured due to lack of standards and long standard creation cycle • Emergent events • Emergent events may damage network equipment and connections, and cause communication interruption GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Overview of Network Security 4/4 • Network security and un-interrupted communication are vital to national security, economy growth and society stability • Building the emergency communication assurance and management mechanism is an immediate necessity for national stability and economical development • Setting up an Integrated Emergency Response System (IERS) in city ensures the city respond to major emergent events orderly, quickly and efficiently, and also provides communication to the onsite commanders GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Contents • Overview of Network Security • Emergency communication assurance for the public network • China has built the basic infrastructure that satisfies the emergency communication requirement • Development strategy for emergency communication • Integrated Emergency Response System(IERS) in city • Summary GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Emergency communication assurance for the public network 1/4 • Emergency communication is an important supplement and strong support to the public communication networks • Based the public communication networks, utilizes various specialty emergency communication systems • When emergent event happens, it organizes emergency communication equipment and manpower, coordinates specialty communication system, and forms the onsite command and dispatch system to ensure un-interrupted communication GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Emergency communication assurance for the public network 2/4 • The emergency communication system can take over when the public network is not suitable • Foreseeable event. Emergency communication systems are expected to finish pre-set tasks with known time, location and content. • Partially foreseeable event. The location and time are within certain range and some preparation can be performed beforehand. • Un-predicted event. Time and location of the event are totally unknown. In this situation, the emergency communication system plays vital role in aftermath rescue and un-interrupted communication between major government departments GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Emergency communication assurance for the public network 3/4 • Besides serving government functions, emergency communication is also a necessary component for the telecommunication carrier • It serves a critical role to assure continuous communication of customer and improve the image of the carrier • Equipment can be utilized during network failure • Provides maintenance and service support to the telecommunication networks, • Increases the intangible asset for the telecommunication carrier, and builds carrier’s excellent brand name and image. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Emergency communication assurance for the public network 4/4 GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Contents • Overview of Network Security • Emergency communication assurance for the public network • The emergency communication in China • Development strategy for emergency communication • Integrated Emergency Response System(IERS) in city • Summary GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

The emergency communication in China 1/6 • China’s communication network has gone through decades’ development. Its size, capacity, and technical level are among the tops in the world . • By the end of 2005 • 350 million fixed-line telephone users, averaging 27 sets per 100 people • 393 million mobile phone users, averaging 30 sets per 100 people • 111 million internet users. The internet penetration rate is 8.6%. Broadband has become the main access methods • The total optical fiber length has reached 4.05 million kilometers GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

The emergency communication in China2/6 • The Establishment of Emergency Communication Management Organization. it has grown into three level organization, consisting : • The government administration layer • Ministry of Information Industry, and emergency management branches of provincial communication administration bureaus • The responsibility bearers layer • The emergency management groups in the carrier head quarters and their provincial subsidiaries • The execution layer • The emergency assurance teams at each carrier’s operation units • Each level has clearly defined responsibilities, and has developed corresponding code, and effective process GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

The emergency communication in China3/6 • The Formation of Multi-method Emergency System • Mainly based on wireless, with the combination of wireless and wire, and the combination of mobile and portable • It can deliver multiple services, such as voice, low speed data, and graphics • The system comprises the emergency networks between major cities, vehicle based communication systems, mobile satellite terminals, and adaptive transceivers GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

The emergency communication in China4/6 • Important contribution to the disaster relieves, and major domestic and international events • China has high rate of natural disasters. Almost every year sees flooding, earthquake, and wild fire • When natural disasters happened, public communication systems were severely damaged • The emergency communication were constructed with vehicle based systems and mobile systems • They provided the on-site command centers with emergency connections, kept the communication in disaster area from disruption, gained time for the damaged public networks to restore • The emergency communication really provided support for the public networks GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

The emergency communication in China5/6 • Together with the public communication systems, the emergency communication systems also made great contributions to various important national affairs and frequent domestic events in the 90s • International women’s conference in 1995 • Boao Forum for Asia • APEC • Co-operation conference in Shanghai • Visits by state leaders from many countries • The returns of Hong Kong and Macao • Guangdong Trade show • These events required the communication systems to be flexible, mobile, comprehensive, real time, and highly secure. The emergency communication have met all these requirements GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

The emergency communication in China6/6 • Chinese emergency communication systems also went aboard, participating events in foreign countries • Setup satellite communication circuits for 1996 Atlanta Olympic • Supplied the satellite communication service for 2000 Sydney Olympic • Supplied the satellite communication service for APEC in Brunei • Constructed the emergency communication systems for 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Development strategy for emergency communication1/5 • Draft and issue related policy and regulation • The assurance of government policy and regulation is urgently needed • Currently, China does not have an official “telecommunication bill” • Detailed laws and regulations are also needed to ensure the emergency communication is done properly and accordingly GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Development strategy for emergency communication2/5 • Scrutinize and improve “Emergency communication assurance fore-project” • Ministry of Information Industry of China issued “National Emergency communication assurance fore-project” in February 2005.Each provincial communication administration bureaus and telecommunication operating company all have corresponding Emergency communication assurance fore-project as well • Prevention of the disaster and emergent events is highlighted as the key point and major task of the fore-project • Protection has two folds • prevent major emergent event from happening through prediction, monitoring and control • minimize the damage by taking precautious action GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Development strategy for emergency communication3/5 • Setup unified emergency communication administration system • Make each organization integrated, efficient and streamlined • The organization and administration should be scientific, institutional and standardized • Coordinated and synchronized development with public communication network • Adopt new technology • Setup efficient and flexible administration and decision mechanism • Reduce response time • Minimize the damage of the emergent events GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Development strategy for emergency communication4/5 • Diversify emergency communication methods and develop suitable technology • Video communication for on-site reporting • Broadband wireless for setting up flexible and easy to use network in short time period • Fiber communication for explosive traffic volume, • Mobile communication for not only voice transmission, but also rescuing, positioning and traffic guiding • In remote areas without ground communication networks, satellite can play an important role. Satellite provides large span, broad area, long distance and flexible mobile communication service • When fixed-line network, mobile network and satellite all severely damaged, shortwave is a critical method to maintain the communication between major government offices GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Development strategy for emergency communication5/5 • Complete the construction of the communication network and enhance the protection of the equipment • Complete the construction of all types of wire and wireless public telecommunication network • All safety regulations need to be followed • Protection to the equipment needs to be enhanced • Various networks can be interconnected as needed so that they can share resources and backup each other • Vehicle based, mobile, minimized, and various wireless equipped emergency communication systems should also be developed GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 1/9 • Setup integrated emergency response system in city is a necessity for the city development • Since 1980s, some emergency rescue service systems have been setup in certain cities in China • 110 for police alarm • 119 for fire alarm • 120 for first aid alarm • 122 for traffic alarm • Other services for water, electricity and gas IERS centre in Nanning GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 2/9 • But the above systems have many issues • They are individual systems and can’t provide comprehensive services • Lacking unified command and dispatch platform, it is difficult for different departments to cooperate and coordinate • Resources dispersed in different department can’t be shared • Each department has its own commanding center. No unified standard and regulations are defined • Manpower, supply, capital and resources are wasted due to repeat construction GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 3/9 • The meaning of IERS( Integrated Emergency Response System ) • The IERS integrate all kinds of the service resource for emergency response • All units related adopt the same number for asking for help, emergency reporting, processing, stage-managing and take actions united • IERS provides the citizen emergency helping service and the strong support for the urban public safety • By setting up the communication system of IERS, all units can work together more effectively and efficient reactions can be taken in order fast for the sudden emergency GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 4/9 • Besides the directing and regulating center, some other sub-systems of IRES are needed • Communication subsystem (wire and wireless communication) • Integrated services access subsystem • Services convergence and transact subsystem • CAD-based regulating subsystem • Geography information subsystem (GIS) • Satellite-based locating subsystem • Sound recording subsystem • Monitoring subsystem • Large screen display subsystem • Decision-making assistant subsystem • Data storage and analysis subsystem • Network management and security subsystem GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 5/9 • The construction of IERS has already started in the cities in China • Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Dalian, Jinan, Chengdu, Yangzhou and Qingdao • There are some other cities are plan and prepare to setup IRES IERS centre in Shanghai GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 6/9 • A few key points of IERS construction • Organization and mechanism • After the command system being built, all the main emergency reaction, which belong to the different system before, will be consolidated to a same platform. This will bring great benefits of good corporation and quick reaction speed, but it may also cause some conflict • Each previous system has already got effective procedure with its own characteristic, so great care should be taken when the different system are integrated together • The IERS should bring to success by government GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 7/9 • A full overcast commanding network should be set up • A multi-level full overcast commanding network is necessary for IERS to function well. The different levels of the network team deal with the different emergency events from different areas • All the elements of the network should have a strong connection with each other, keep high sensitivity to sudden events and react fast GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 8/9 • A well developed information network is essential to IERS • Information is vital to IERS • Many departments accumulate large amount of different information • The information integration of different structure from different departments is the top urgency of the IERS • A common information exchange platform must be set up for sharing the information. A full overcast commanding network will get the full support from it GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

IERS 9/9 • Enhance the ability of integrated service support • Very rare the commanding system which is special for the certain event can be seen • The structure of main commanding systems is open and flexible • The system designing is generally compatible for different purpose • The integrated service support for the system is the engine of IERS GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Summary • As the emergency communication system growing up， a lot of innovative emergency communication technology will be explored and developed • With the full support of ground and space, wire and wireless, fixed and mobile technology, a multi-dimensional emergency communication system will be founded • Meanwhile, IERS construction should also be push forward to assist the emergency communication system running successfully GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

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Network Security and Emergency Communication Assurance