Broadband Summit

EMERGENCY EXERCISES LESSONS LEARNED FROM PUTTING DEVICES IN THE HANDS OF FIRST

RESPONDERS

Dr. Walt Magnussen

Public Safety Advocate – Internet2

Director Texas A&M University Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center

5 May, 2014

Winter Institute 2014

Objectives (Draft)

5/13/2014

• Demonstrate and Test Integration of End User Devices and Sensors, from the open ecosystem of

partners, into a 4G LTE 700 MHz network

• Assess Agility and Flexibility of Technology to Adapt to Dynamics of First Responder Techniques

and Procedures

• Identify Potential Evolution of Techniques and Procedures based on Net-Centric First Responder

Operations to include integration of Army common operating picture

• Collect/Assess Metrics that help Focus Technology Providers on Gaps and Needs

• Identify and Shape Advanced Broadband Network Concepts of Support for Future TEEX

Exercises

• Demonstrate and Test Impact and Value of 4G LTE 700 MHz Networks in

Support of First Responder Operations

• Test the use of Internet 2 as a viable communication link for disaster

operations

• Demonstrate Army/NG communications networks and mission

command systems in support of disaster response operations

History of TAMU ITEC

• Founded 2004 under MOU with Internet2

• 2005-2009 Funded under US DoT and US DoC to

do NG 9-1-1 Proof of Concept

• 2009 to Present Supporting NENA ICE “Industry

Plug Fests”

• 2011 Began work with Harris County on Band 14

• 2013 General Dynamics Band 14 Core added to

ITEC

• 2013 Applications Testing Sandbox development

Applications Testing Sandbox Tools • NG 9-1-1 System – LIS, BCF, LoST, ESRP, PSAP complete

ESInet (RedSky, Geocomm, Acme Packet, Experient)

• Band 14 Public Safety Broadband Network (General

Dynamics and Motorola) – EPC, RAN, Deployable or COW

• Interconnection Devices – IMS Core (Acme Packet)

• PSTN Network – Class 5 Central Office (Broadsoft)

• Applications – GeoSuite, Video Servers, Automatic Multicast

Tunnel (Juniper)

Winter Institute 2014

Scenario Overview

• Hurricane swath runs across Texas from TAMU to Ft Bliss

• Two distinct areas of operation Setup : TAMU Disaster City AO and El Paso/Ft Bliss

• First Responders conduct operations to include:

– Command and Control of inter-agency response team (TX TF1 Incident Cdr)

– Participants

• Texas National Guard

• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

• Texas Department of Public Safety

• Local Law Enforcement/Fire/EMS

• Army at Ft Bliss

– Wide Area Search (WAS) for survivors

– Assessment of damage/persistent hazards

– Evaluation/Response to hazardous materials

• Base of Operations (BoO) established at TAMU

5/13/2014

WIN-T

B-LOS

+

PC +

BC14 LTE Dongle

700MHz

BC14

LTE

Handset

Liaison/Joint

Agencies

•JTF NOR

•UTEP

•NMARNG

•TMF/T-DEM

•HRF

•DHS

•…

College Station

Texas Ft Bliss,

Texas

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PC + LTE

Access Point

El Paso,

Texas

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CPN/JNN 86th ESB

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Geo Suite

UTEP

US-UCAN

Fiber

TAMU

TEEX

WIN-T

ARNG

GeoSuite

LTE eNode

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TIGR

P25

Ft Bliss/

GDC4S EDGE Facility

NIE 15.1

US-UCAN Fiber Network

Winter Institute In Action

• Summer Institute – TAMU Center for Emergency

Informatics, June 2014

• Winter Institute – General Dynamics at TAMU Disaster City

October 2014

• NIE 15.1 – United States Army Fort Bliss Texas,

November 2014

• CAUSE III – Cross Border Exercise between US and

Canada - Center for Security Science, Government of

Canada May or June of 2015

Upcoming Exercises

Learning Outcomes

• Use existing of infrastructure in support of a disaster (Internet2)

• Cross Border RF interference

• Internetwork Prioritization (PSBN to ESInet)

• What are and how do we manage the applications

• How do we roam onto other networks

• How do we authenticate users from other networks

• At least a million other unanswered questions

Q & A

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