ATIS Emergency Communications (EC) Standards Development

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ATIS Emergency Communications (EC) Standards
Development
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT GSC14-PLEN-019
FOR Presentation
SOURCE ATIS
AGENDA ITEM Plenary 6.2
CONTACT(S) Brian K. Daly, ATT (brian.k.daly_at_att.com)
Brian K. Daly, Director, Core Standards ATT
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Highlights (1)
General EC Types N. America Example ATIS Standards Role
Citizen-to-Authority E911 E911 for wireless, VoIP, NGN, NG911 in ESIF, PTSC, WTSC, NIIF, INC, PRQC
Authority-to-Citizen Emergency Alert System (EAS) Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) Emergency Notification System (ENS) EAS for IPTV in IIF CMAS and ENS for wireless in WTSC ENS for wireline voice in NIIF, PTSC
Authority-to-Authority ETS (Priority Services in support of National Security Emergency Preparedness) ETS in PTSC, PRQC, WTSC, NIIF and TMOC
See Supplementary Slides (11-14) for details regarding these ATIS committees See Supplementary Slides (11-14) for details regarding these ATIS committees See Supplementary Slides (11-14) for details regarding these ATIS committees
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Highlights (2)

• Citizen-to-Authority (E911)
• Focus on NG911 (e.g., NGN/IMS and Location
  Parameter Acquisition, Conveyance Architecture,
  and Protocols) and various near term/legacy
  matters (e.g., routing number administration for
  VoIP and wireless, NG Messaging to NG911)
• Authority-to-Citizen (EAS, CMAS, ENS)
• Focus on emergency notification standards support
  for various technologies
• IPTV EAS requirements and metadata
• Wireless CMAS functions and interfaces
• Common aspects (i.e., Gov-to-Service Provider
  gateway-to-gateway interface, and mobile device
  behavior) done in collaboration with TIA
• GSM/UMTS/LTE specific aspects
• Wireline ENS best practices
• Authority-to-Authority (ETS)
• Focus on ETS for NGN and VoIP and Data
  (incremental standards and standards changes)
• ETS service and security standards/recommendations
  in both ATIS and ITU

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Strategic Direction

• Work in response to regulatory mandates and
  statutory changes
• Work proactively with DHS/NCS to define Industry
  Requirements and Standards in support of ETS
• Work proactively to support Public Safety needs
• Public Safety Endorsement of LTE for 700MHz
  broadband
• Focus on regional needs (North America) and in
  coordination with global directions
• Coordinate/collaborate with other organizations
  where appropriate (e.g., 3GPP, TIA, ITU, IETF,
  NENA, etc.)

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Challenges

• Working at the nexus where law, regulation,
  technology, social trends, and standards come
  together
• Delivering standards to satisfy aggressive
  regulatory mandate target dates such that
  reliable implementations can be deployed (per
  target dates)
• Regarding E911, the NG911 standards can get far
  ahead of deployments given that there are 6,000
  PSAPs and there are generally different
  deployment timeframes
• Messaging to NG911 is receiving significant
  interest
• Regarding CMAS, development of an interface
  document to the Federal Government, and possible
  resulting impacts on standards (i.e., alert
  aggregation, system upgrades, testing, human
  behavior, etc.)
• Regarding ETS, providing priority
  routing/processing for NGN Services, including
  data services (e.g., messaging, email, etc.),
  enhanced authentication, authentication
  assurance, and Identity Management

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Next Steps/Actions

• Complete currently defined work program
• Continue appropriate changes to current standards
  suite
• Continue to proactively support Public Safety
  stakeholder needs
• Respond (at appropriate time) to additional
  Public Safety and FCC regulations (e.g.,
  regarding NG911 and Messaging to NG911)
• Continue with cross-organizational coordination
  and collaboration
• Continue with Emergency Services Coordination
  Workshops (Citizen-to-Authority)
• Participate in Government CMAS Stakeholder Forum

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Proposed Resolution

• N/A

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Supplementary Slides
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Overview of Emergency Communications Work in ATIS

• ATIS committee work is in support of initiatives
  by
• FCC/Federal government
• Regional/State governments and
• Local governments
• ATIS committees also act as a feeder group to the
  ITU-T in support of international general
  emergency communication services

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ATIS Involvement with FCC CMAS

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory
  Committee (CMSAAC)
• ATIS was a member of the FCC advisory committee,
  which completed in October 2007
• Advisory Committee recommendations was the basis
  for the FCC rules for CMAS
• ATIS is working closely with the government (DHS,
  FEMA) on the development of an interface
  specification to the Federal Alert Gateway

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Committee/Forum Mission/Scope

• Emergency Services Interconnection Forum (ESIF)
  The mission of ESIF is to provide a forum to
  facilitate the identification and resolution of
  technical and/or operational issues related to
  the interconnection of wireline, wireless, cable,
  satellites, Internet and emergency services
  networks.
• http//www.atis.org/esif
• Industry Numbering Committee (INC) INC is a
  standing committee of the Alliance for
  Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) that
  provides an open forum to address and resolve
  industry-wide issues associated with planning,
  administration, allocation, assignment and use of
  the North American Numbering Plan (NANP)
  numbering resources within the NANP area.
• http//www.atis.org/inc/index.asp
• IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF) The IIF
  enables the interoperability, interconnection,
  and implementation of IPTV systems/services by
  developing ATIS standards and facilitating
  related technical activities. This forum will
  place an emphasis on North American and ATIS
  Member Company needs in coordination with other
  regional and international standards development
  organizations.
• http//www.atis.org/iif/index.asp

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Committee/Forum Mission/Scope

• Network Interconnection Interoperability Forum
  (NIIF) NIIF provides an open forum to encourage
  the discussion and resolution, on a voluntary
  basis, of industry-wide issues associated with
  telecommunications network interconnection and
  interoperability which involve network
  architecture, management, testing and operations
  and facilitates the exchange of information
  concerning these topics.
• http//www.atis.org/niif/index.asp
• Network Performance, Reliability, QoS Committee
  (PRQC) PRQC Develops and recommends standards
  related to the performance, reliability, and
  associated security aspects of communications
  networks, as well as the processing of voice,
  audio, data, image, and video signals, and their
  multimedia integration.
• http//www.atis.org/0010/index.asp

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Committee/Forum Mission/Scope

• Packet Technologies and Systems Committee (PTSC)
  Mission - Develops and recommends standards
  related to services, architectures, and
  signaling, in addition to related subjects under
  consideration in other North American and
  international standards bodies.
• http//www.atis.org/0191/index.asp
• Telecom Management and Operations Committee
  (TMOC) TMOC develops operations, administration,
  maintenance and provisioning standards, and other
  documentation related to Operations Support
  System (OSS) and Network Element (NE) functions
  and interfaces for communications networks - with
  an emphasis on standards development related to
  U.S.A. communication networks in coordination
  with the development of international standards.
• http//www.atis.org/0130/index.asp

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Committee/Forum Mission/Scope

• Wireless Technologies and Systems Committee
  (WTSC) WTSC develops and recommends standards
  and technical reports related to wireless and/or
  mobile services and systems, including service
  descriptions and wireless technologies. WTSC
  develops and recommends positions on related
  subjects under consideration in other North
  American, regional and international standards
  bodies.
• http//www.atis.org/0160/index.asp

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ATIS Emergency Communications Standards (recent
deliverables)

• ESIF Standards
• Initial Stage 2/3 NG9-1-1 Standard Based on
  NGN/IMS (ATIS-0500014)
• Standardization of location parameter conveyance
  architecture and protocols (ATIS-0500015)
• Process to Remove Dialable p-ANIs from 9-1-1
  Networks (ATIS-0500016)

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ATIS Emergency Communications Standards (recent
deliverables)

• NIIF Standards
• ATIS -0300098, Best Practices for Emergency
  Notification System (ENS) Call Volume Testing
  Procedure Wireline (June 2009)
• ATIS-0300013, NIIF Reference Document, Part III,
  Attachment B, ISUP Compatibility Tests. (November
  2008)
• NIIF Reference Document ATIS-0300016, Part III,
  Installation, Testing and Maintenance
  Responsibilities for SS7 Links and Trunks,
  Attachment E, SS7 Network Gateway Screening (May
  2009)

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ATIS Emergency Communications Standards (recent
deliverables)

• ATIS Document Center https//www.atis.org/docstor
  e/default.aspx

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Issue Listing by Committee

• Active ESIF Issues
• Issue 62 Approaches to Wireless E911 Indoor
  Location Performance Testing
• Issue 63 Request for Assistance Interface (RFAI)
  Specification
• Issue 64 Conveying Access Subscription and Other
  Access Information to the PSAP in the Context of
  an IP Originated Emergency Call
• Issue 65 Flexible LDF-AMF Protocol (FLAP)
  Specification
• Issue 66 Ingress SIP Interface specification
  between IP Originating Networks and an ES-NGN
• ESIF Issues http//www.atis.org/esif/issues.asp
• Active IIF Issues
• Issue 51 IPTV EAS Update and Maintenance
• IIF Issues http//www.atis.org/iif/issues.asp

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Issue Listing by Committee

• Active NIIF Issues
• Issue 0258, NS/EP calls may encounter
  difficulties when some portion of the call is
  served by VoIP technology
• Issue 0278, Interoperability and Services
  Restoration Guidelines for Telecommunications
  Disaster Recovery
• Issue 0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification
  Best Practices
• Issue 0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer Controlled
  (TFC) support will degrade the probability of
  completion for NS/EP calls
• Issue 0291, Removal of LERG15 (E911
  tandem/county data)
• Issue 0294, ENS Survey Questions while
  interfacing with the telecommunication network
• NIIF Issues http//www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp

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Issue Listing by Committee

• Active PRQC Issues
• Issue A0019 Requirements for ETS Authentication
  in Multiple IP-based Service Domains
• PRQC Issues http//www.atis.org/0010/issues.asp
• Active PTSC Issues
• Issue S0038 NGN 9-1-1 Service
• Issue S0039 - Packet Priority and Priority Call
  Processing - Phase 2
• Issue S0045 Service Requirements for ETS in NGN
• Issue S0063 ATIS ETS Authentication
• PTSC Issues http//www.atis.org/0191/issues.asp
  
• Active WTSC Issues
• Issue P0018 Proposed Joint ATIS/TIA Standards on
  Commercial Mobile Alerts Service (CMAS)
• Issue P0019 ATIS Standard on Commercial Mobile
  Alerts Service (CMAS) Air Interface Specification
  for GSM/UMTS
• Issue P0025 Enhanced Wireless 9-1-1 Phase 2
  (modification of J-STD-036B in support of
  Femtocells)
• Issue P0026 CMAS via LTE Broadcast Capability
  Specification
• WTSC Issues http//www.atis.org/0160/issues.asp