Emergency Response Grid

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Emergency Response Grid
Bob Marcus
robert.marcus_at_sri.com 720-352-0784

SRI International


1100 Wilson
Boulevard Arlington,
VA 22209
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Emergency Response Grid (ERG)

• ERGs provide the technical support for responding
  to natural or man-made disasters
• Katrina proved the need to create ERGs to prevent
  unnecessary loss of life and property
• ERGs must enable deployed groups to securely
  collaborate on a quickly deployed edge network
  include mobile units
• ERGs must support secure shared access from the
  edge network to real time data feeds and
  reference databases

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Emergency Response Grid
Responders Interoperability Grid interfaced
to Foundation Information Grid
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Definitions

• Responder Interoperability Grids are used by
  client devices to communicate locally and access
  remote resources. Examples include tactical
  networks, first responder networks, mobile
  enterprise, and consumer applications
• Foundation Information Grids provide unified
  access to data independently of location,
  database, and storage device. Examples include
  the Global Information Grid, NCOIC Foundation
  Information Grid, and Enterprise Data Grids

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Hastily Formed Networks Databases

• Needed when networking and/or database
  infrastructure is not available or has been
  destroyed (e.g. Katrina and Asian tsunami)
• Hastily formed networks can be created by
  bringing mobile communication centers that can
  support mobile client collaboration and/or
  connectivity to back-end networks
• Hastily formed databases can be used in the
  aftermath of an incident to support recovery e.g.
  reuniting survivors (Katrina) or analyzing data
  on disaster effects (tsunami)

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ERG RIG FIG
Responders Interoperability Grid (RIG) Mobile
Collaboration Services Hastily Formed Networks
Secure Service Based Interface
Foundation information Grid (FIG) Access to
Shared Data Hastily Formed Data Sources
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Motivation

• Interfacing Responder Interoperability Grids and
  Foundation Information Grids is essential for
  Network Centric architectures
• For the DHS, the interface is necessary for
  access to real time and reference data
• Securing critical communication and data from
  interference and interception is essential for
  terrorist incidents
• For the DoD, the Emergency Response Grid
  architecture could be used in future Stability
  Operations requiring rapidly organized
  collaboration across multiple forces

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Example CapWIN Architecture
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Possible Future ERG Demonstrations
In San Diego (2006)
June Trident Warrior August Urban Strong Angel
IIISeptember Bay Shield