Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Broadband and Public Safety: The Importance of Governance and Planning 1 Dusty Rhoads Office of Emergency Communications April 26, 2010

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Wireless Broadband for Emergency Communications  In 2009, Congress directed the FCC to develop a National Broadband Plan to ensure every American has “access to broadband capability.”  The Department of Homeland Security is working with the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice to support the successful deployment of a nationwide, interoperable mobile broadband network.  OEC is partnering with States, localities, and the emergency response community to support strategic planning initiatives and to provide technical assistance and guidance documents.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Public Safety Radio Systems Current State: Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Systems:  Reliability - they work every day  Major Public Safety investment  Mission Critical Voice  Slow Data Speed  55,000 Public Safety Agencies  Operating Across 6 Radio Bands What is Needed Now  A National Architecture for Public Safety Wireless Communications

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Public Safety’s Vision for Broadband  Commercial investment and government funding to build out and maintain the infrastructure  Public/Private Partnership(s) that will facilitate building a nationwide shared wireless broadband network  Network reliability and security greater than currently provided by commercial carriers  Coverage greater than currently provided by commercial carriers  Public safety access to the latest commercial technologies  Priority access and adequate spectrum for public safety  A satellite component that will provide coverage when terrestrial service is disrupted or not available

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Public Safety Communications Evolution

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Recap of Key Recent FCC Actions  ERIC (April 22, 2010): The FCC establishes the Emergency Response Interoperability Center to ensure 700 MHz public safety broadband wireless network will be fully operable and interoperable on a nationwide basis  Waiver Order (May 12, 2010): The FCC issues the Waiver Order approving waivers for 21 petitioners (previously discussed) and establishing conditions and requirements for Waiver Cities  Interoperability Showing Guidance (May 21, 2010): Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau releases guidance on completing the interoperability showings  Waiver City Interoperability Order (December 10, 2010): The FCC issues a Waiver City Interoperability Order with further technical requirements, as specified by ERIC  Third Report and Order… (January 26, 2011): The FCC issues a Third Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on technical and operating requirements for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

Presenter’s Name June 17, Waiver Recipients  Adams County, CO  Alabama  Boston, MA  Northern California Consortium (Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose)  Charlotte, NC  Chesapeake, VA  District of Columbia  Hawaii and Counties of Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, and City and County of Honolulu  Iowa  Los Angeles County  Mesa, AZ and TOPAZ Regional Wireless Cooperative  Mississippi  New Jersey  New Mexico  New York City  New York State  Oregon  Pembroke Pines, FL  San Antonio, TX  Seattle, WA  Wisconsin Consortium (Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties)

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Long Term Evolution (LTE)  Global Standard: LTE represents the convergence of global cellular standards and provides evolution paths from and backward compatibility to older cellular standards that evolved through North American, European and global standards bodies  Key features of LTE include an all Internet Protocol (IP) packet switched network and interworking with other cellular technologies  In the Waiver Order, the FCC required use of LTE as a radio access network and associated network core technology:  Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (“E-UTRA”), Release 8 (“LTE”)  Evolved Packet Core (“EPC”)  The FCC imposed this technology standard to ensure nationwide interoperability and roaming  LTE had the support of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust and was recommended in the NPSTC Broadband Taskforce Report

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Applications  CAD Interface  Incident Management  Situational Awareness  Law Enforcement 9

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Suggested Reading  NPSTC Broadband Taskforce Report ( rt_ _v1_1.pdf) rt_ _v1_1.pdf  FCC Waiver Order  FCC Waiver City Interoperability Order  FCC 3rd Report and Order and 4th Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  FCC Homeland Security Public Safety Bureau broadband website (

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 OEC WEB Search Keyword: OEC Contact Information 11

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Presenter’s Name June 17, The Department of Homeland Security is working with the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice to support the successful deployment of a 700 MHz nationwide, interoperable mobile broadband network. OEC is partnering with 14 Federal Agencies, States, localities, and the emergency response community to support strategic planning initiatives, provide technical assistance, guidance documents, and continuing support. One Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network National Emergency Communications Plan Vision – Emergency responders can communicate as needed, on demand, as authorized; at all levels of government; and across all disciplines

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Additional Waiver Requests Pending  State of Georgia (Georgia Broadband Alliance)  State of Louisiana  State of Maryland  State of Nevada  State of Oklahoma  State of Pennsylvania  State of Texas  State of Washington  Pennsylvania South Central Task Force (Pennsylvania Counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York)  Pennsylvania Regional Southeastern Task Force (City of Philadelphia and counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery)  City of Baton Rouge, LA  City of Chicago, IL  City of New Orleans, LA  City of Tucson, AZ  Nassau County, NY  Fairfax County, VA  Harris County, TX  Lackawanna County, PA  Tennessee Valley Regional Communication System (TVRCS), (includes10 Counties, 2 Cities in Tennessee and 3 Counties in Georgia)  State of Arkansas  State of Florida

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Chapter 16: Public Safety cont Promoting Public Safety Wireless Broadband Communications  Recommendation: Create a public safety broadband network  Create an administrative system that ensures access to sufficient capacity on a day-to-day and emergency basis  Ensure there is a mechanism in place to promote interoperability and operability of the network  Establish a funding mechanism to ensure the network is deployed throughout the United States and has necessary coverage, resiliency and redundancy  Conform existing programs to operate with the public safety broadband network  Recommendation: Establish the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC) under the FCC Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau 15

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 ERIC: Emergency Response Interoperability Center  Division within PSHSB and recommended by the National Broadband Plan  Advisement from Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) comprised of 19 state and local public safety officials  Advisement from Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) on policy and technical matters. Membership includes individuals from of all levels of government, service providers, equipment provides, etc. 16 Chapter 16: Public Safety cont.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 ERIC Mission: “The mission of the Emergency Response Interoperability Center is to establish a technical and operational framework that will ensure nationwide operability and interoperability in deployment and operation of the 700 MHz public safety broadband wireless network. ERIC will adopt, implement, and coordinate interoperability regulations, license requirements, grant conditions and technical standards. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Commerce (DOC) will contribute to ERIC's functions.” 17 Chapter 16: Public Safety cont.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Long Term Evolution (LTE) User Equipment EP C External Networks HSS eNodeB RAN eNodeB

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 Applications- Situational Awareness  Geospatial applications deliver information relative to a geographic area encompass a broad range of potential information.  Geo-fencing event notifications (e.g., receipt of notifications when officer or unit cross a predetermined region) such as the photo of a person of interest could be delivered and displayed to the officer when the officer drives into an area where the person was last seen, or believed to be. Rather than overload an officer with many photos, provide the information at the right time.  CBRN sensors deployed throughout a city or a region provide early and continuing information about a potentially hazardous environment. Sensor information, coupled with advanced plume modeling applications present a view of where the hazardous environment is, and where it will be. Occupancy, construction, and contact information of buildings in the path of the plume will enable decision making regarding evacuations, runoff, utility control, shelters, and mitigation efforts. All this information may be displayed on maps providing a geospatial context to the information