Next Generation 911

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Next Generation 9-1-1

• Laurie Flaherty Program Analyst
• Jenny Hansen Contractor Project Coordinator
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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9-1-1 Common Problems

• Urban America
• Technology
• High Rises
• Dense Population
• Large PSAPs
• Rural America
• Technology
• Out Buildings
• Sparse Population
• Small PSAPs

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9-1-1 Location, Location, Location

• 9-1-1 Call Flow
• 9-1-1 Network
• Database
• 9-1-1 PSAP
• ID Main Telephone Number
• Main Telephone Number ALI
• ALI Billing Location.

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9-1-1 Wireless Calls

• Phase 0
• 9-1-1 Call Delivery
• Phase 1
• 9-1-1 Call Delivery
• ANI
• Phase 2
• 9-1-1 Call Delivery
• ANI/ALI (w/in 50 meters)

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9-1-1 Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)

• 9-1-1 Call Delivery
• No Standards
• Database
• No Standards
• Consumer Information
• No Standards
• FCC Order Interconnected to E9-1-1 services

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9-1-1 Whats the Solution?

• Standardized Call Routing
• Accurate 9-1-1 Database
• Upgraded Technology
• Contingency Plans
• An Initiative for Change

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Next Generation 9-1-1 The Time is Right

• A concept
• Creating the vision
• Leveraging resources to make it happen
• Taking advantage of emerging technologies
• Long-term capitol and operating cost savings
• Businesses and residential communications already
  moving toward IP.
• Several agencies and organizations
• Coordinating the efforts

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Next Generation 9-1-1 Initiative Objectives
Goal To design a system that enables the
transmission of voice, data or video from
different types of communication devices to the
Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and onto
emergency responder networks. Milestones Nationa
l Architecture and High-level Design Transition
Plan
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Next Generation 9-1-1 - The Opportunities
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Next Generation 9-1-1 Current Activities

• Ongoing action on VOIP
• Current Events
• NHTSA FY 06 appropriations
• The Committee encourages NHTSA to develop a
  pilot project of Next Generation Enhanced 9-1-1
  activities
• H.R. 2418 and S. 1063
• Requires Implementation Coordination Office to
  develop and report to Congress on a national
  plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled
  emergency network capable of receiving and
  responding to all citizen activated emergency
  communications

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Questions? Laurie Flaherty Laurie.Flaherty_at_dot.g
ov Jenny Hansen Jenny.Hansen_at_dot.gov
http//www.its.dot.gov/ng911