Transcript JPS Retreat Interoperability PowerPoint

Why Interoperability is Essential
for County Government
Jeff Arnold
NACo Deputy Legislative Director
Why Interoperability is Essential for
County Government
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Operability before interoperability
What really is interoperability?
Voice, data and records
Horizontal and vertical
Who gets to decide?
How do you know where you are?
What does it have to do with
continuity?
Why Interoperability is Essential for
County Government
 Things to think about…
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First response
Second response
Jail
Hospital
Data
Records
Mutual aid
Why Interoperability is Essential for
County Government
 Other things to think about
 Offsite records retention
 Out of region assistance
 Other resources
Why Interoperability is Essential for
County Government
 Urban/Metro assessment
 Good progress
 Uneven
 Governance
 SOPs
 Training, exercise, usage
“Best Practice”
Interoperability Examples
Mike Sumnicht
Motorola
Maricopa County, AZ
Six Degrees of Interoperability
Method
Standards-Based
Shared Systems
System-Specific
Roaming
Gateway
(Console Patch)
Fit
Best Long-Term
Solution
Full-featured, Wide Area
Short-Term
System Modification
Easily deployed
Mutual Aid Channels
Talkaround
Swap Radios
Simple ShortTerm
Solutions
Time-consuming
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San Diego County
REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
RCS Overview
Regional Communications System
Vision
 To provide seamless wireless
communications and interoperability for
public safety/service agencies serving
3,000,000 people in San Diego County and
Imperial County.
 No one should lose their life or property
because public safety personnel cannot
communicate with each other.
San Diego County RCS
At a Glance
 18,000 users
 Over 200 agencies
 68 sites
 150 frequency pairs (power of sharing)
 95% coverage requirement
 Achieving 97%
 Participants share ongoing network
operating costs
 High speed mobile data to be
implemented
Regional Communications System
Proven Benefits of RCS Approach
 The RCS provides key benefits to users:
 Interoperability.
 Improved user safety
 Increased efficiency of diminishing resources.
 Enhanced wireless coverage.
 Enhanced disaster communications capability.
 Economies of scale and scope.
Regional Communications System
Shared Governance
 Partners approved a “Participating
Agency Agreement”.
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized RCS
Board of Directors to administer system.
 Member agency representatives select
the RCS Board of Directors.
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13 members: Chief/Department Head level fire, law,
public service, representing their peer agencies.
No politicians on Board of Directors.
Regional Communications System
Milestones - Timeline
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December 1992
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March 1995
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March 1996
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December 1996
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May 1998
December 1999
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Board of Supervisors approved
the RCS Business Plan.
Governing bodies signed the
Participating Agency Agreement.
Board authorized contract with
Motorola & financing of remaining
RCS components.
Construction of 43 radio system
transmission sites began.
Participating agencies began
using the RCS.
Project Completion - San Diego
County
Minnesota
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency
Response (ARMER)
ARMER Overview
ARMER (Minnesota)
Phased Approach
ARMER (Minnesota)
At a Glance
 Phase 1 & 2
 Approximately 63 sites in 9 counties
 17,000 users
 158 dispatch positions at 20 centers
 Phase 3
 Adds 52 sites and 23 counties
 Zones in Rochester and St. Cloud
 Primary funding from E9-1-1 surcharge
 New sources being sought
 High speed mobile data to be implemented
Department of Homeland Security
 Tactical Interoperable Communications
Scorecards: Summary Report and Findings
 http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/grantsscorecard-report-010207.pdf
 170 page Summary and Findings Report
Early
Implementation
Intermediate
Implementation
Established
Advanced
Implementation Implementation
Department of Homeland Security
Governance
San Diego
Minn
NCR
Columbus,
OH
Sioux Falls
Laramie
County
Std. Op. Proc.
Usage
DTV / 700MHz Funding Update
 No less than $1B for Public Safety Agencies for
Interoperable Communications Systems no later
than September 30, 2007
 DOC/NTIA in consultation with DHS (MOU)
 This program is to fund equipment that utilize
the 700 MHz spectrum band or enable other
equipment to utilize the band.
DTV / 700MHz Funding Update
 20% match requirement from non-federal
sources is a condition of the grant.
 Consistent with SAFECOM Guidance
 Consistent with state interoperability plans and
state/urban area homeland security strategies
 High risk areas to get priority for a portion of the
funding
Summary and Discussion
 Interoperability requires a vision
 Data and records interoperability becoming as
important as voice
 Governance can be more difficult than funding
and technology
 What are the other obstacles?
Contacts
 Jeff Arnold
 [email protected]
 202-942-4286
 Mike Sumnicht
 [email protected]
 480-596-3894
Backup slides
Regional Communications System
Parties - Cost
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Local, county, state and federal participants
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Agencies may join as equity partners or as customers
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Currently over 200 government agencies and 13
dispatch centers receiving RCS service
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SD County and Imperial County network cost: $125 M
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Participants share ongoing network operating costs
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Current Network Operating Charge (NOC) $26.50 per radio/month
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Estimated system life is more than 15 years
Regional Communications System
Technical Summary - Data
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Voice and data systems are separate networks
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29 Data System Repeater sites
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Motorola 800 MHz
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19.2 KBPS (currently under contract to upgrade to
96KBPS)
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Supports other frequency spectrum
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Wireless Network Gateway
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Supports TCP/IP
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Permits various data applications, including AVL
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Data network provides significant growth
capability
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95% Coverage requirement; exceeds 97%.
Regional Communications System
User/Revenue Growth
Actual
Users
Revenue from Network
Operating Charges
1998
5,177
$225,000
1999
8,685
$1,956,115
2000
9,796
$2,250,752
2001
14,225
$3,425,323
2002
16,861
$4,619,374
Exceeds expected capacity
Forecast1
2003
18,250
$5,171,925
20072
32,000
$8,403,854
2012
34,000
$9,057,867
Regional Communications System
Wireless Design Goals
 The RCS design goals:
 Improve compatibility with existing 800
MHz systems.
 Provide highly reliable wireless voice and
data networks.
 Provide minimum 95% wireless coverage
of the roadway network.
 Provide wireless data access for
computer applications, including:
 Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
 Law enforcement databases
 Computerized dispatch operations