National Communications System Emergency Support Function ESF2 Communications Training

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National Communications SystemEmergency
Support Function (ESF-2)Communications Training
Presented By Elizabeth A. Wilson President CE
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Cell-Tel Government Systems, Inc. May 2006
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Topics
Qualifications and ExperienceResponder
LogisticsWireless Solution Satellite
Microwave Power System Radio
Interoperability WiFi, Mesh GSM/CDMA
Cellular PBX, VoIP, VTC
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Qualifications and Experience

• Hurricane Andrew (Commercial Assistance)
• Oklahoma City Bombing (Commercial Assistance)
• 9/11 at Capitol Hill (Support DoD and Congress)
• Guantanamo Bay Cuba (JTF Interoperable and Secure
  Communications Support)
  
• Tsunami Relief (USNS Mercy Shipboard Cellular)
• Hurricane Katrina (FEMA)
• Hurricane Rita (FEMA)

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Qualifications and Experience
Guantanamo Bay Cuba
New Orleans Hurricane Katrina
Capitol Building September 2001
Indonesia Tsunami
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Responder Logistics

• Whats the disaster?
• Chemical - Biological - Nuclear
• Pandemic
• Earthquake
• Flood
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Volcano
• Fire
• Airline Disasters

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Responder Logistics

• Where is the disaster?
• Urban
• Rural
• Topography
• Environment Considerations
• Desert
• Mountainous

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Responder Logistics
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Responder Logistics

• Responding Agencies
• Local
• State
• National Guard
• Federal
• International
• Volunteer Agencies
• Red Cross
• Salvation Army

• Police
• Fire
• EMS
• Elected Officials
• Media
• Televised Media
• Printed Media

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Responder Logistics
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Responder Logistics

• What equipment is available and can be used?
• Existing Structures / Buildings
• Power
• Telecommunications
• Transportation / Logistics

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Responder Logistics

• How should equipment be deployed?
• Mobile vehicle mounted
• Transit cases deployable
• Trailer mounted
• Lightweight man portable

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Wireless Solution
(1) Satellite System
(2) Cellular Antenna
(3) Microwave Radio
(4) Wi-Fi Mesh Radio
(5) Air to Ground Antenna System
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Satellite

• Satellite (Backhaul)
• EOC requirements
• Bandwidths available
• Equipment needed
• Staging and operations
• Ease of use

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Satellite
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Satellite
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Radio Interoperability

• Radio Interoperability
• Link-Comm (TCB Series)
• JPS (ACU-1000, Tactical)
• Sytech (RIOS)
• Spherecom (PacStar 5500)

• VHF
• UHF
• 800 Mhz
• Sincgars
• Air to Ground
• UHF Satcom

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Radio Interoperability
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Radio Interoperability

• Radio Port Accessibility
• Local/Remote Port Programming
• Group or Network Management
• Local/Remote Access and Control
• Frequency Agile Radio System

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Wi-Fi Mesh Radios

• Spectrum Availability
• Programming (Web Based/Telnet)
• Backhaul (4.9Ghz Public Service Band)
• Security (WEP, WPA, AES)
• FIPS 140-2 Compliant
• Power Requirements

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Wi-Fi Devices
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Wi-Fi Devices

• WIRELESS LAN
• Desktops (VTC, Voice, Data/E-Mail)
• Laptops (VTC, Voice, Data/E-Mail)
• IP Phones (Wired/Wireless)
• PDAs
• VTC
• FIPS 140-2

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Cellular

• GSM-CDMA
• Spectrum (Government/Commercial)
• Secure and Non Secure
• Data Capacity
• Scalability
• Portability
• Power Requirements

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Wireless Solution

• PBX
• PSTN Connectivity
• Feature Functionality
• (MLPP, Conference Bridging, Global
  Broadcast)

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System Anatomy
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Phases of Communications
Customer Support Capabilities Include
Incident Period
Post Incident
Deactivation
Pre-Incident

• Commercial Power restored
• PSTN/Broadband
• connectivity
• MERS Vehicle
• Departure
• Customer Support
• provide Satellite
• Backhaul (if required)
• Customer Support to
• maintain Cellular
• Communications,
• Cross-Spectrum
• Interoperability
• Internet Access,
• Wi-Fi Mesh (as
• required)

• Deployment of Multiple
• Response Teams within
• the affected areas
• Cross-Spectrum
• Interoperability
• Communication with local
• Emergency Responders
• online within one hour
• Satellite Backhaul for phone,
• data and video
• Internet Access
• Wi-Fi Mesh (local)

• Deployment of GSM
• Cellular System
• Provide Remote Site
• Connectivity via
• Microwave
• MERS Vehicle Arrival
• High Bandwidth
• SATCOM in place
• PSTN Connectivity
• upon
• arrival of MERS
• Vehicle

• Cellular User Database
• Coordination
• Local Responder
• Frequency Coordination
• Pre-Position
• Deployable
• Assets

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Pre-incident to Incident Periods Initial
Response Team Positioned and then Conducts
Damage/Incident Assessment Surveys

• On the day after the event, initial response
  teams deploy from safe sites with essential
  communications equipment to conduct the damage
  and incident assessment surveys.
• Equipment easily mounts to small vehicles or
  portable transit cases.
  
• Each site is operational with 20 minute set up
  time.
  
• Components
• Tracstar 960 Satellite Backhaul (supports
  Broadband / VoIP applications.)
  
• TCB-4 or TCB 332 (UHF, VHF, Deployable Trunked
  Radio System with Antenna Package)
  
• Laptop access for Responder4 WAN Applications.
• WiFi IP Mesh Network
• Power Supply (95-265 VAC 50/60 Hz, 12-48 VDC)
• Router / Firewall
• 3.9 kw Portable Diesel Generator (48 hour
  operation)

Four toll free telephone numbers for State EOC
Coordination
Phone Fax support (800) xxx-xxxx
Satellite Ku Band Modem
IP Phone(s)
Laptops
802.11 WiFi Mesh FIPS 140-2 Compliant
Data
Router (DHCP)
VTC
Deployable Trunked Radio
VHF (138-174 MHz)
Radio Interoperability
SINCGARS or other Tactical Radio System
HF Radio (2-30 MHz)
UHF SATCOM
UHF (406 470 MHz)
800 MHz Trunking
Typical Configuration
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Post-Incident Period Initial Response Team
Remote Sites are Linked with the MERS and the
Ancillary Hub Node
FEMA Network
VHF
KU

• This deployment includes the arrival of the
  state or federal MERS vehicle(s) on day two or
  three following the event.
  
• Additional Ancillary Hub Node Equipment
  Includes
  
• Network Management and Portal Resources
• TCB-4 Radio Interoperability
• Switch for voice PSTN and Broadband Connectivity
• Secure GSM Cellular System
• Microwave connection to remote sites.

TCB-4
MERS
SINGARS or other radio systems
800 Mhz Trunking
UHF
PBX
DHCP
Portal
ANCILLARY NODE SITE DEPLOYED BY CELL-TEL CO
-LOCATED W/MERS VEHICLE
NETOPS
BSC
BTS
MSC
Router
SMS
Crypto
IWF
SINGLE/MULTIPLE REMOTE DEPLOYED SURVEY SITES

WITH ENABLED EQUIPMENT
Government Controlled Spectrum
802.11
Microwave
T1 x 2
32 MB
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Post-Incident Period Initial Response Team
Remote Sites are Linked with the MERS and the
Ancillary Hub Node
This event includes the activation of the
microwave and BTS for extended secure cellular
functionality to each of the initial remote
survey sites.
Local number for FEMA order wire communications
for coordination
BGAN/IMS /MotoSat
IP Phone
Fire Wall
SINGLE REMOTE SURVEY SITE ENABLED TO LINK WITH M
ERS AND ANCILLARY NODE SITE AND WITH ANY OTHER
INCIDENT NETWORK SITE
802.11
Data
WiFi Mesh DHCP
Laptop Applications
Router
VTC
95-265 VAC 50/60 Hz 12-48 VDC Power
Crypto
Microwave
32 MB
TCB-4
FEMA Network
VHF
Government Controlled Spectrum
BTS
T1 x 2
SINGARS or other radio systems
UHF
800 Mhz Trunking
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Post-Incident through De-Activation Periods
Initial Response Team Remote Sites Remain Linked
with the Leave-Behind Hub Node Autonomously
Linked with the NII
VHF

• Deployment continues with the departure of the
  state or federal MERS vehicle(s) when directed.
  
  
• Additional Leave Behind Hub Node Equipment
  Includes
  
• Network Management and Portal Resources to
  interface with the NII (federal, NGO, and
  commercial resources)
  
• Broadband router and or modem with network
  firewall.
  
• Switch configured for voice PSTN and selected
  Broadband Connectivity
  
• Secure Type 1 Broadband GW
• Microwave connection to remote sites.

Satellite or Commercial Broadband (DSL or Cable)
to Route Traffic to the National Information
Infrastructure (NII)
TCB-4
800 Mhz Trunking
FEMA Network
Type 1 Crypto
UHF
SINGARS or other radio systems
GW Router/Modem/FW
ANCILLARY NODE SITE DEPLOYED BY CELL-TEL CO-
LOCATED W/MERS VEHICLE
DHCP
Portal
NETOPS
BTS
BSC
MSC
Router
SMS
Crypto
IWF
Government Controlled Spectrum
802.11
SINGLE/MULTIPLE REMOTE DEPLOYED SURVEY SITES
WITH ENABLED EQUIPMENT
T1 x 2
Microwave
32 MB
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• Questions?

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• Back up Slides
• Not for use

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Distance Ratio
Remote Site(One of Five Sites)
HUB(Main Site)
(WPA/WEP)
TriBand Antenna
5.8 MHz Backhaul
4.9 MHz
(AES)
2.4 MHz
POLYCOM
VoIP
WLAN/Router
VTC
Laptop
POLYCOM
SATCOM
Components Backhaul Antenna SATCOM Router w/Fir
ewall Wireless Radio (WiFi) IP VTC Laptop Two
Servers
VoIP Two Phones One POLYCOM
Router (Firewall)
VTC
Laptop
Components Router w/Wireless LAN IP VTC Laptop
VoIP Two Phones One POLYCOM
EDICS
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Equipment

• Must be autonomous
• Operational ready
• Novice user set up
• Portable
• Bandwidth Management

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LMR

• Essential Coordination
• Multiple Devices reduction of bandwidth
• Capabilities
• Voice
• Data
• Video
• Data Rates
• Avoiding High Bandwidth Fees
• Alternatives
• Equipment
• See notes below

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Spectrum and Analysis
Spectrum Concerns-Spectrum Analysis -Radio
Frequency (RF) Technologies- Wireless RF LAN
Deployment- Wireless RF and Wireless LAN
Implementation and Management- Wireless Networks
Security- Troubleshooting Wireless LAN
Installations- Wireless RF LAN Site Survey
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Bandwidth Availability

• What each EOC must have
• See notes below