1 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Overview and Commercial Mobile Alert System CMAS Introduction August 2009

2 IPAWS Overview and CMAS Introduction  What is IPAWS  Why IPAWS  Who  IPAWS Architecture (Where)  What is CMAS  How CMAS Looks and Feels  CMAS Timeline  Questions

3 What is IPAWS?  The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is the nation’s next-generation infrastructure of alert and warning networks expanding upon the traditional audio-only radio and television Emergency Alert System (EAS) by providing one message over more media to more people before, during, and after a disaster.  The vision of IPAWS builds and maintains an effective, reliable, integrated, flexible and comprehensive system that enables the American people to receive alert and warning information through as many means as possible.  IPAWS ensures the President can alert and warn the public under all conditions. IPAWS will provide federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local warning authorities the capabilities to alert and warn their respective communities of all hazards impacting public safety and well-being via multiple communications pathways.

4 Why IPAWS?  Since 2004, FEMA has served as the Executive Office lead agency for developing IPAWS.  In June 2006, the President signed the Public Alert and Warning System Executive Order to drive the creation of a more “effective, reliable, integrated, flexible, and comprehensive system that enables the American people to receive alert and warning information through as many means as possible.”  In response, FEMA established the IPAWS Program Management Office (PMO) in April 2007.

5 IPAWS Supporting Stakeholders StakeholderRole Federal Stake-holders DHS Science and TechnologyResearch, Development, Testing and Engineering; Protocol development, interface testing and standardization Department of JusticeAmber Alert coordination & origination Defense Information Systems Agency, White House Communications Agency, Joint Interoperability Test Command, White House Situation Room National Architecture Support; Requirements testing and security testing; presidential message dissemination; Crisis Management System Department of Commerce & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Message dissemination and technology standards; hazard modeling capabilities; formal integration and implementation of EO Federal Communications CommissionRegulation, testing of commercial entities, and support, spectrum allocation

6 IPAWS Projects  The current IPAWS projects are categorized into the areas of systems engineering, integration and implementation. –EAS Modernization and Expansion Project –Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS) –Standards and Protocols Project (CAP) –Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) –Geo-Targeted Alerting System (GTAS) –NOAA Weather Radio Improvement Program (WRIP) –Inventory and Evaluation (I&E) –Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS)  Updates and more available at

7 Message Disseminators Emergency Managers IPAWS compliant CAP Alert Origination Tools IPAWS Vision Architecture Standards Based Alert Message data exchange format, alert message aggregation, shared, trusted access & distribution networks, alerts delivered to more public interface devices State Emergency Alert System Commercial Mobile Alert System Federal Local State / Local Unique Alerting Systems (e.g. ETN, Siren, Signage systems) Internet Services IPAWS NOAA Public IP access networks IP distribution networks Digital EAS PBS AM FM Satellite Radio; Digital Analog Cable Satellite TV Cellular Phones Web Browsers, widgets, web sites message aggregation, authentication, adaption Cellular Carriers Networks

8 What is the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)?  Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) is one of many IPAWS systems intended to provide services to emergency operations centers so they can warn the relevant public of imminent threats to life and property through geographically targeted messages using Commercial Mobile Service Providers (CMSP);  FEMA and DHS S&T are working with the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to finalize interface specifications between FEMA CMAS gateway and CMSP gateways;  CMAS will facilitate dissemination of 3 types of alerts: –Presidential Alerts –Imminent Threat Alerts –America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alerts

9 How CMAS Works

10 CMAS Capabilities  Centralized Reference Architecture  Four Service Profiles: –Text –Streaming Audio (future capability) –Streaming Video (future capability) –Downloaded Multimedia (future capability)  Geographic Targeting of Alerts to county level  Public opt-out rather than opt-in service  90-character text limit  Authentication to ensure trusted source  Optional Regular Monthly Testing

11 Planning Schedule for Initial CMAS Development. Federal Alert Gateway Timeline for Testing in 1Q FY12 Mar09 Jan09Apr09Oct09Jan10Apr10Jul10Oct10Jan11Apr11Jul 11 Oct11 18 Month CMAS Development, Testing & Deployment Integration of Federal CMAS Entities Federal Alert Gateway Available for Testing with CMSP Gateway Nov 11 FEMA Industry Standard Adoption Planning Design & Engineering Integration & Test Operations & Maintenance FEMA CMAS Requirements Kickoff Jul 09 Jan 12 Apr 12 Feb 12 System Implementation Requirements Analysis FEMA CMAS Planning Kickoff 10 Month Interval between Government Interface Specifications Available and Start of Development and Testing Aug 10 Jul 12 Feb 11

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