Emergency Communications

1. Emergency Communications TIA DEL

2. Overview (1) • TIA continues to work on this important HIS area, in all four legs of the GSC framework for “Emergency Communications” • Individuals-to-Individuals also known as Citizen-to-Citizen, Employer-to-Employee, etc. • Individuals-to-Government or Authorities, such as calls to PSAPs, 9-1-1, etc. • Government-to-Individuals, such as Alerts and Warnings, Evacuation Orders, etc. • Government-to-Government or Authority-to-Authority, e.g., Project 25 (P25), TETRA, MESA, etc. • This framework has served our Sector well since it was adopted by GSC

3. Current Activities at TIA • TR-45 does work to support Government-to-Government, CMAS, and Wireless Priority Services • Many TR-45 participants also participate in MESA • TR-8 handles TIA’s Project 25 standards for Public Safety narrowband and wideband, and has work on SDR for Public Safety and broadband • Many TR-8 participants also participate in MESA • TR-34 has done standards for priority of packets on IP networks, such as TIA-1039 • TR-47 has begun to looks at Emergency Alerting Service (“EAS”) • TR-47 Meeting on EAS scheduled July 28th

4. Current Activities at TIA • TR-48 continues to monitor work on Next Gen 9-1-1 Systems (NG911) for standards needs. • TIA has participated in the Emergency Communications activities of the ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI HSSP) • Dan Bart continues on the ANSI HSSP Steering Committee as a past Co Chair of the ANSI HSSP

5. Current Activities at TIA TR-45 • TR-45 Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS): • TR-45.5, TR-45.8 and ATIS have been jointly developing the CMAS-related specifications common for the two groups • Mobile Device Behavior Standard, J-STD-100, published January 2009 • Reference Point C Interface Standard, scheduled for publication by 4Q09 • TR-45.5 published the core 1x cdma2000® CMAS Air Interface, TIA-1149 • TR-45.5, in conjunction with 3GPP2, is considering support of CMAS over HRPD standard • Support of granting priority access to cdma2000® services to a government-related special class of users. • TR-45.5 is working with 3GPP2 TSG-C for support of Multimedia Priority Services for 1X and HRPD • TR-45.8 is working with 3GPP2 TSG-X on a specification for Multimedia Priority Service. The project is currently on hold pending completion of the air interface definition • Support identification of emergency calls originated by the mobile station. This indication is passed to the network.

6. Current Activities at TIA TR-45 • TR-45 Emergency Communications: • TR-45.8 and ATIS WTSC have been jointly developing the Emergency Services support for Femto specification • Draft of this specification is stable and TR-45.8 is on track to complete the publication in 2H 2009.

7. Strategic Direction - CMAS • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is going to host a Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) Forum.  This meeting will be held on July 30, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia. • Purpose: • To convene the alerts and warnings community (including message originators, responder organizations, industry organizations, academia, and organizations representing special needs populations) to address critical issues and determine next steps for the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) Program. • Outcomes: • Shared understanding of the CMAS RDT&E effort • Identified gaps for the CMAS RDT&E Program to address defined clear next steps for stakeholder involvement (to include Working Group and/or Action Teams) • Coalition of local, state and Federal support for the CMAS RDT&E Program

8. Strategic Direction - NECP • After GSC-13 DHS issued the NECP • Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, requires the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) to develop a National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) that provides short- and long-term guidance to address national emergency communications deficiencies.  National studies, assessments, and after action reports from September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural and man-made disasters in the last decade have underscored the critical need for improved emergency communications nationwide.  These documents show that the lack of emergency communications interoperability across disciplines and jurisdictions hinders situational awareness, command and control, and the overall management of response and recovery efforts. • NECP Vision and Goals • The vision of the NECP is to ensure that emergency response personnel at all levels of government, and across disciplines, can communicate as needed, on demand, and as authorized.  To achieve this vision, the NECP identifies the capabilities and initiatives needed for communications operability, interoperability, and continuity of communications for emergency responders nationwide.   • http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1217534334567.shtm

9. Strategic Directions • TR-8 will continue to evolve the Project 25 Suite of standards for Public Safety • TIA/ETSI cooperation on TETRA discussed at TC TETRA meeting in March 2009 • FCC has issued NPRM for D-block for Public Safety and proposed use of LTE and WiMax • NENA, NPSTC, APCO have all endorsed use of LTE as starting point for Public Safety applications at 700 MHz

10. Next Steps/Actions Continuing cooperation among all PSOs and groups working on Emergency Communications.

11. Proposed Resolution Will determine based on HIS Panel Discussions