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Discussion topics for PSRA-TF meeting on alarm applications. September 10, 2014. Question 1: Scope of Applications. PSRA-TF has identified the following set of alarm-related applications. Are there additions to this list and which applications should be prioritized?
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Discussion topics for PSRA-TF meeting on alarm applications September 10, 2014
Question 1: Scope of Applications • PSRA-TF has identified the following set of alarm-related applications. Are there additions to this list and which applications should be prioritized? • Intrusion events and fire alerts to public/private buildings • Public safety communications and alarms on campuses and other secure locations • Alarms and communications on elevator systems • Dispatch console to EMS, Fire, • Firebar Conference Bridge • Base Station Control to EMS, Fire and Police • Private Line Automatic Ringdown circuits for EMS, Fire, Police • Circuit-based paging systems for public safety, i.e. page-out to responders • Residential wireline medical alert alarms linked directly to PSAPs
Question 2: Current Provisioning methods • What type of facilities and circuit provisioning currently supports this application? • Voicegrade circuits for communications • Voicegrade circuits delivering tones for alarm events • Voicegrade circuits delivering texts via modem • Contact closure on metallic circuits • Private Line Automatic Ringdown (PLAR) circuits • …
Question 3: Requirements • What are the unique requirements supporting this class of applications? • Reliability • Security • Latency • Station equipment • Dependencies on copper facilities • Special tagging of facilities in service providers • Power (Back-up, time available) • Quality of Service (codec performance, timing performance)
Question 4: Relationship to Fire Codes • What national, state and local fire codes are key to this discussion and would impact (or be impacted by) the transition to new media and IP solutions? • NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code)has already addressed the transition to IP in Chapter 26 • NFPA 1221 (Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems ) • NFPA 720 (Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide(CO) Detection and Warning Equipment) • NFPA 731 (Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems) • ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and. Escalators)
Question 5: Stakeholder organizations • Who are the major stakeholder organizations and industry groups that represent this public safety sector? • International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) • International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) • National Sherriff's Association (NSA) • APCO International • NENA • NPSTC • NFPA—NEMA, AFAA, ESA, • IAFF • NASFM • AICC and associated CSAA
Question 6: Future solution roadmap • Are there specific best-in-class solutions or examples of Smart City implementations that could represent a future pathway? • FirstNet • The ASAP Program (or The ASAP to PSAP Program)