1. The member organizations of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council are grateful to the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) and the National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) Points of view or opinions expressed are those of the originators and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Public Safety Broadband Update IWCE 2016 Conference Wednesday, March 23, 2016

2. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. Welcome and Opening Ralph Haller, NPSTC Chair 2

3. NPSTC Mission Statement NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 3

4. NPSTC Governing Board (Voting Member Organizations) 4

5. Presentation Harlin McEwen, Chair, FirstNet PSAC Stu Overby, Vice Chair, Spectrum Management Committee Don Root, Vice Chair, Interoperability Committee Barry Luke, NPSTC Deputy Executive Director 5

6. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee Chief Harlin McEwen, PSAC Chair 6

7. FirstNet PSAC PSAC Legislation –FirstNet legislation mandates the creation and use of a Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). –The PSAC is the designated voice representing public safety and providing input to FirstNet –Composed of 42 members who represent all segments of the public safety community and the local and state government. 7

8. FirstNet Board and PSAC Overview 8

9. FirstNet PSAC Membership List American Assoc. of State Hwy & Trans. OfficialsNational Association of Telecomm Officers and Advisors Assoc. Public-Safety Communications Officials-IntlNational Congress of American Indians American Public Works AssociationNational Criminal Justice Association Forestry Conservation Communications AssociationNational Conference of State Legislatures Governors Homeland Security Advisors CouncilNational Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators Interagency Board National Emergency Management Association International Association of Chiefs of PoliceNational EMS Management Association International Association of Emergency ManagersNational Emergency Number Association International Association of Fire ChiefsNational Governors Association International City/County Management AssociationNational League of Cities International Municipal Signal AssociationNational Public Safety Telecommunications Council Major Cities (Police) Chiefs AssociationNational Sheriffs’ Association Major County Sheriffs’ AssociationNational Volunteer Fire Council Metropolitan Fire Chiefs AssociationNlets National Association of CountiesSEARCH, Natl. Consortium of Justice Information Statistics National Assoc. of Emergency Medical TechniciansU.S. Conference of Mayors National Association of Regional CouncilsAt Large, SAFECOM Executive Committee National Assoc. of State Chief Information OfficersAt Large, Fire Non-Management First Line Responder National Association of State EMS OfficialsAt Large, Police Non-Management First Line Responder National Association of State 9-1-1 AdministratorsAt Large, Police Non-Management First Line Responder National Association of State Technology DirectorsFirstNet (Federal) 9

10. FirstNet PSAC PSAC Business –Receive official tasking orders from FirstNet leadership to engage on specific issues. The PSAC has been authorized to create two working groups to study issues and report back to the full committee: –Early Building Working Group –Tribal Working Group The PSAC has two task teams: –Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) task team –Local Control Task Team 10

11. FirstNet PSAC PSAC Business –The PSAC receives reports submitted by NPSTC –These reports are reviewed and forwarded to the FirstNet technical team with comments as deemed appropriate by the PSAC. 11

12. FirstNet PSAC and NPSTC Coordination Prior NPSTC Reports Submitted to the PSAC –Defining Public Safety Grade and Facilities (May 2014) –Public Safety Broadband Console Requirements (September 2014) –Local Control Report (October 2015) –Priority and Quality of Service of Service in the Nationwide Broadband Network (August 2015 ) 12

13. Completed PSAC Tasks The PSAC has previously completed reports on the following topics: –Human Factors –User Equipment (UE) –Priority and Preemption –Public Safety Grade –Use Cases for interfaces, applications and capabilities 13

14. Current PSAC Tasks The PSAC works closely with Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) and will be participating with several projects, including an examination of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) existing mission critical voice capabilities over LTE. 14

15. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 700 MHz Broadband Spectrum Issues Stu Overby, Vice Chair NPSTC Spectrum Management Committee 15

16. 700 MHz Broadband Spectrum 700 MHz Public Safety Incumbent Relocation: –A few public safety agencies operate narrowband land mobile radio (LMR) systems in spectrum now designated for broadband and assigned to FirstNet. –These systems need to be relocated to the 700 MHz narrowband spectrum 16

17. Original Band Plan - Upper 700 MHz PS WB 4 A1A1 Commercial Wireless 15 B2B2 60616263646566676869 B2B2 Commercial Wireless 15 A1A1 Base Transmit Mobile Transmit 746 747 762 764 767 773 776 777 792 794 797 803 806 PSNB3PSNB3 PSNB3PSNB3 PSNB3PSNB3 PSNB3PSNB3 PS WB 4 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806 GB1GB1 GB1GB1 GB1GB1 GB1GB1 746 758 768 769 775 776 788 798 799 805 806 C 11 Commercial Wireless 6061 A1A1 62 Public Safety Broadband 10 63 GB1GB1 PS NB 6 64 B1B1 C 11 Commercial Wireless 6566 A1A1 67 Public Safety Broadband 10 68 GB1GB1 69 B1B1 PS NB 6 Today’s Band Plan - Upper 700 MHz 700 MHz: Incumbent Relocation 17

18. 700 MHz Incumbent Relocation FirstNet petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to clear users from the broadband spectrum by July 31, 2017. FCC issued a Public Notice November 5, 2015 seeking comments on FirstNet’s request. 18

19. 700 MHz Incumbent Relocation NPSTC filed comments with the FCC December 2015: –Broadband spectrum needs to be cleared. –Incumbent LMR operations should not be compromised during or after relocation. –On its face, July 31, 2017 deadline appears reasonable. –Need to consider actual grant fund availability and time required for relocation work in setting clearing deadline. –The process should include availability of 700 MHz guardband spectrum to help relocate vehicular repeaters. 19

20. March 16, 2016 FirstNet and NTIA announced Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) –Grant funds to relocate incumbents –Up to $40M available to fund grants –Applications due May 16 to www.grants.govwww.grants.gov –Matching funds not required –FFO Name: 2016-NTIA-SRGP-01 20 700 MHz Incumbent Relocation

21. 700 MHz Broadband Spectrum at the Borders U.S. / Canadian Border: –Compatible bandplans –Same Technology (LTE) –Potential opportunity for cross border interoperability when needed –Coordination under discussion 21

22. 700 MHz Broadband Spectrum at the Borders U.S. / Mexican Border: –Incompatible bandplans –Uplink/downlink conflicts reduce benefit of both countries using LTE technology –Mexico’s plan has commercial blocks only –Potential border interference is a key concern –Coordination under discussion 22

23. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. NPSTC Broadband Working Groups Don Root, Vice Chair Interoperability Committee 23

24. Broadband Emerging Technologies Working Group Broadband Emerging Technologies –Kim Coleman-Madsen, Chair –Meets on the 4 th Wednesday of the month at 12:00 noon ET –Monitor the 3GPP standards and requirements work, including the efforts of the 3GPP Public Safety “SA6” working group. –NPSTC has previously created requirements for mission critical push to talk, but those have been passed on to FirstNet and PSCR and are now being finalized in a new 3GPP standard. –The United Kingdom and South Korea are both implementing mission critical voice on LTE, well in advance of FirstNet. 24

25. Broadband Emerging Technologies Working Group Broadband Emerging Technologies, (cont.) –Receive presentations on new broadband services, research work and emerging technology. –Examine several issues to determine if additional work is needed, including: Use of sensors and analytics by public safety agencies Unique implications for rural use of public safety broadband Examine role of web incident status page described in NPSTC 700 MHz SOR 25

26. LMR to LTE Migration Working Group –Chris Kindelspire, Chair –Meets on the 1 st and 3 rd Wednesday at 12:00 pm ET –Examine LMR and LTE interoperability Public safety agencies may be using LTE at the same time other adjacent agencies are continuing to use LMR systems. –Examine existing interoperability systems and technologies that are in use today. –Review the minimum requirements needed to support mission critical voice interoperability between LMR and LTE networks. 26

27. LMR to LTE Migration Working Group –Starting work on use case development –Comparing 3GPP standards to expected operational requirements to determine what gaps may exist –Examining the roles of LMR and LTE consoles –Identifying different public safety LMR configurations that would need interoperability with LTE Trunked, Conventional Repeater, and Simplex 27

28. LMR to LTE Migration Working Group –Potential LMR-LTE interfaces ISSI (Inter Radio Frequency Sub System Interface) BSI (Bridging System Interface) Hybrid backroom LMR to LTE device tether Wired Bluetooth 28

29. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. Broadband Deployable Systems Barry Luke, NPSTC Deputy Executive Director 29

30. LMR to LTE Migration Working Group 30

31. Broadband Deployable Systems Working Group –Claudio Lucente, Chair –Joint Working Group with Canada –Meets on the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday at 11:00 am ET –This group is examining the role of deployable systems that support public safety broadband, including: Back packs Vehicle based networks Aerial support units Trailer systems 31

32. Broadband Deployable Systems Working Group, continued This group has completed the development of several incident based use cases which identify unique operational circumstances for deployable system use: Wild land fire in an isolated area Large scale public event at a sports stadium Additional capacity to support visiting foreign dignitary EMS patient monitoring at the scene of a mass casualty incident Search and rescue mission in a forest Public safety response to an earthquake 32

33. Broadband Deployable Systems Working Group, continued The working group is finalizing a list of 45 public safety requirements documenting needed functionality. 33 The DS shall be capable of operating with limited or absent backhaul providing essential public safety services locally. The DS shall be capable to interface with satellite, microwave radio, and other backhaul technologies to provide the option for an alternative backup in the event the terrestrial infrastructure becomes unavailable due to natural or manmade disasters. The DS solution shall accommodate the arrival and departure of active Deployable Systems, A Deployable System shall provide or support backhaul to the NPSBN core network. This backhaul SHOULD be capable of providing sufficient bandwidth to the PSBN to support required public safety operations. If a DS uses a Satellite system, it SHOULD include automatic alignment of satellite antennas. The DS should support self-configuration to prevent system disruption when operating/activating near other fixed and DS systems.

34. Broadband Deployable Systems Working Group, continued Broadband Deployable Systems Working Group, cont. –The working group is finalizing a checklist to assist with the selection and ordering of the correct Deployable System for a given incident. 34

35. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. NPSTC Working Group Objectives 35

36. NPSTC Working Group Objectives Inclusive –Public safety representatives from all disciplines law enforcement, fire, EMS urban, rural, suburban, tribal –Industry participants are critical Transparent –Open meetings and conference calls –Publish documents and meeting notes Thorough –Serial document reviews –Collaboration with NPSTC Governing Board representatives 36

37. Working Group Activity Process 37

38. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. How To Get Involved www.npstc.org 38

39. NPSTC Website and Calendar 39

40. National Interoperability Exchange (NIIX) NIIX –A free centralized, secure warehouse to store and share National Repository and community documents. –A website with tools to allow easy collaboration, communication, and sharing of information within communities. –Locally controlled. 40

41. Social Media Outreach Outreach and Distribution –Constant Contact –NPSTC Web Site –NPSTC Blog –Linked-In –Facebook –Twitter –Coordinate with industry publications –Broadband Directory 41

42. Reports Available for Review Reports located on NPSTC website, www.npstc.org –Master 700 MHz Broadband SOR –Launch SOR Qualitative –Mission Critical Voice Over LTE –Public Safety Grade and Site Hardening Requirements –Local Control Definitions –Priority and Quality of Service –Push to Talk Requirements for Public Safety 42

43. NPSTC Participation Sign Up 43

44. The member organizations of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council are grateful to the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) and the National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) Points of view or opinions expressed are those of the originators and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Questions ? Information support@npstc.org | 1.800.807.4755