Status of Public Safety Sector Discussions and Next Steps

1. Status of Public Safety Sector Discussions and Next Steps October 15, 2014

2. Summary of Energy & Utilities Discussion • September 24th task force meeting focused on energy and electrical utilities applications • Attendees included Utilities Telecom Council (presenter) and other sector representatives from NRECA and NPPD • Detailed discussion on core set of applications, utility and energy requirements and transition challenges • Most applications include one or more public leased analog circuits and carrier TDM circuit • Other stakeholder organizations identified – most already on ATIS’s Outreach program

3. Energy and Utilities Applications • Protective Relaying - isolate faults; station-to-station transmission protection • Special Protection Schemes – station-to-station transmission protection (using special protection schemes – can require multiple telecom channels) • Synchrophasor Data – retrieval of phasor data for monitoring, storage and dispatch • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) – transmission of data to network headend and dispatch center • Radio Control and Dispatch – radio/voice communications between dispatch and employees/vehicles • Telephone Lines – support voice telephones between locations

4. Specialized Requirements – Energy & Utilities Circuits • Bandwidth • For protection applications, can vary from 64-256 kbps • SCADA applications are generally lower rate (9.6 – 19.2 kbps typical) • Synchrophasor can range up to 1.5 Mbps • Latency • Protective relay, special protection and synchrophasor have most restrictive requirements (some in sub-msec to 4 msec range) • SCADA less restrictive • Jitter • Requirements vary by protection manufacturer • 10 msec typical for Synchrophaser • Reliability and Security • Protection applications require highest reliability, but all > 99% • SCADA requires very high level of security

5. Migration Challenges – Energy & Utilities • Biggest Challenges moving to IP or new media • Propagation delay, latency reliability, security, equipment investments, different carrier approaches • Potential Benefits • New technology, industry movement to IP, greater capacity supports increasing data, redundancy solutions and primary/secondary back-up • General conclusions from discussion • Not a one-step migration: layer 1 (physical transport) and layer 2 (protocol) • Very limited migration to IP solutions to date • SCADA and synchrophasor applications are best near-term opportunities • Any potential solutions must meet specialized transmission requirements and energy sector security and reliability needs

6. Summary of Alarm Applications Discussion • September 10th task force meeting focused on alarm applications • Attendees included Alarm Industry Communications Committee (presenter), and representatives from NFPA, SIA, UTC and the security industry • Detailed discussion on core set of unique requirements, trends in alarm industry and relevant fire safety codes • Current scope of task force does not explicitly cover residential alarm circuits, but agreed to explore overlap • Identified some key related initiatives like FirstNet and ASAP

7. Alarm Related Applications • 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 • Data collected by remote sensors transmitted directly or through central alarm monitoring services to public safety.

8. Key Stakeholder Organizations Identified • 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

9. Relevant Fire Safety Codes • 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)

10. Challenges to Migration (discussed on 9/10 call) • Pass alarm DACT signal formats in an undistorted fashion • Ensure Line Seizure is not compromised • The ability to provide for our control panels to "see” a telephone line equivalent (voltage and dialtone) • VoIP and cable/ISP hardware should have sufficient backup power. AICC discussed characteristics of a managed facilities voice network (MFVN) referenced in NFPA 72-2010.

11. Transportation Related Applications • ATIS invited targeted transpiration-related associations to Oct. 1st task force meeting – meeting cancelled due to limited response • This application includes railroads, light rail commuter systems, subways and related transit systems • Invitees included AAR and APTA • The following list of applications were identified by PSRA-TF: • Circuits that monitor railroad crossings • Extension of underground communications in subways and tunnels • POS swipe machine in underground transportation systems • Emergency communications facilities in passenger stations • Issues identified: • Reliability, security, latency, isolated locations, limited commercial power, underground path loss (radio), integration with other public safety needs

12. FAA Circuits • Held discussion during June 25th task force meeting on issues and challenges related to FAA circuits to towers and alarms • Short list of technology challenges identified: • Latency • Current perception of dedicated circuits over TDM • Clocking issues • Security • Planning for tests and trials on alternative technology have begun • Harris provides solutions in this area and agreed to establish points of contacts, as appropriate

13. Next Steps for Discussion • Determine the need for targeted Transportation related meeting (or other outreach approach) given limited response thus far • Best approach for engaging the FAA on airport related applications • Plan for identifying roadmap of solutions and alternative media given the “applications” and “requirements” input thus far • Begin to discuss the format for communicating the findings and recommendations from the task force (1Q15) • Continued Outreach to public safety associations and other relevant organizations as the task force begins to prepare output • Include Homeland Security and NIST, other government organizations. • DHS may provide access into FAA contacts as well.