Emergency Communications in ETSI

1. Emergency Communications in ETSI Presenter: Adrian Scrase, ETSI VP IPP Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) GSC-15

2. SC EMTEL (Emergency Communications) Highlight of Current Activities • Revision of existing deliverables: • Use of SMS complementing an emergency call (TR 102 180) • Use of Cell Broadcast Services (TR 102 182) • Development of new deliverables: • Application of Cell broadcast services (draft TR 102 900) • In conjunction with an EU-Alert project • Significant collaboration with 3GPP • To take place with CMAS (US) and ETWS (Japan) specification • Testing the performance of the emergency call service • Published in July 2010 (SR 002 777) • Establishing closer ties with EU • Contribution to the Expert Group on Emergency Access • In summary, a significant activity in 2010

3. SC EMTEL Strategic Direction • Maintain the momentum of activity based on a combined participation of vendors, operators and emergency services representatives • Develop requirements based on service and functional description • Be an observatory of work performed in various groups: • 3GPP (SA1, CT1) • NENA (north America) and EENA (Europe) • PSCE forum • IETF and ECRIT (issues linked with localisation information) • ITU-T (SG2) • Promote the activity and recognition of EMTEL • Through pragmatic actions (conferences, website) • Initiatives (e.g. contact with EGEA)

4. SC EMTEL Challenges • Improve promotion of EMTEL documents to users and other groups (e.g. other TBs and 3GPP groups, other SDOs, European projects). • Continuous effort to get users’ requirements through more public safety users (e.g. fire and rescue services, ambulances, police, Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP etc)) involved in the EMTEL work. • Promote global harmonisation of public safety spectrum needs and provision of dedicated spectrum capacity for public safety use only. next Steps/Actions • Special Report on call forwarding and the referral of emergency calls is being compiled (SR 002 776): • In some countries, emergency calls have to be redialled if more than one service is required • EMTEL is looking at ways in which the call can be forwarded, to save crucial time and increase efficiency

5. SC EMTEL Liaisons • EMTEL has regular liaisons with other groups such as: • other ETSI TBs • 3GPP groups • ITU-T • IETF-ECRIT • CoCom EGEA (Expert Group on Emergency Access) • BAPCO (British Association of Public Safety Communications Officers) • NENA, PSE (Public Safety Europe) Forum

6. TC SES SatEC(Satellite Emergency Communications) • Early warning systems • WG-SatEC is developing a protocol allowing the transport/distribution of polymorph alert messages over satellite links • Easily Deployable Emergency Communication Cells • WG-SatEC is studying the characteristics and requirements for easily deployable communication cells providing seamless backhauling and interconnection of terrestrial networks via satellite • Key to successful emergency communications = common data formats + interoperable systems + common spectrum

7. TC TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) • One of ETSI’s success stories • TC TETRA has overall responsibility within ETSI for the development and maintenance of standards for TETRA and further evolutions thereof • TETRA is a standard defined to meet the needs of the most demanding professional mobile radio users • TETRA has reached a great acceptancein the world and is widely established (117 countries) • Challenges • Additional spectrum requirements for future TETRA systems (TR 102 628 to be published shortly) • Inter-System Interface (ISI cross boarder communication) Note: support for these activities received from Police Cooperation WG (within Europe)

8. PSPP MESA activities • International Public Safety Partnership Project between ETSI (Europe) and TIA (North America) • Produce globally applicable technical specifications for an integrated and innovative digital mobile broadband “System of Systems” for public protection and disaster response sectors • For a better coordination of national and international responses to manage emergencies, disasters, planned events and day-by-day monitoring • MESA system is based on existing technologies such as TETRA • Transmission and reception of voice, video, high speed data • MESA Statement of requirements (SoR) - TS 170 001 • a profile of the operational and functional requirements of aeronautical and terrestrial-based digital, wireless, broadband systems

9. PSPP MESA status • MESA has achieved its goal ...... and is about to close ! • Today different goals in North America and in Europe • Effort of US Federal Government, the private sector, and Public Safety to use newly allocated 700 MHz spectrum for the creation of a nationwide Public Safety and public broadband service • North American Public Safety community chose to adopt LTE as their technology of choice for the future

10. Mobile cellular, such as GSM/UMTS with eCall • eCall project initiated as WG of the eSafety Forum • eCall aims at issuing an automated call to emergency services, including data • To reduce response time of emergency services • Standards developed in CEN, 3GPP and ETSI • Content and format of the Minimum Set of Data (MSD). MSD generated by the vehicle to the PSAP at eCall establishment.MSD defined in CEN/TS 15722 • Transport protocol to send the MSD from the In Vehicle System (IVS) to the PSAP, via the GSM/UTS network, defined in 3GPP • “eCall Data Transfer – In-band modem solution” • Initial Test cases on system done by 3GPP • Currently completion of broader tests by STF 399 related to ETSI TC MSG

11. TC ERM TG DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) • ETSI standard defining a direct digital replacement for analogue PMR • TS 102 361-x first published in March 2005 • DMR standard produced in TC ERM (EMC and Radio spectrum Matters) TGDMR • DMR has the capability to serve: • Consumer and short-range industrial • Professional / Business-Critical applications • Public Safety / Mission-Critical applications(Tier 3: licensed trunking) • The technology promises improved range, higher data rates, more efficient use of spectrum, and improved battery

12. TC RRS (Reconfigurable Radio Systems) • Today the shortage of suitable radio spectrum is the major hurdle for the rollout of reliable high speed data networks for Public Safety organizations. • Traditionally spectrum allocation is made on a static basis. In the future, spectrum allocation may be based on a flexible basis. • RRS technology may be an enabler for a flexible approach to spectrum allocation • TC RRS WG4 on Public Safety has recently published a TR on System Aspects for Public Safety (TR 102 733) • Focuses on overall system design and terminal architecture for an RRS-based Public Safety communication infrastructure • Feasibility study to cope with current situation of heterogeneous set of networks and ICT systems among Public Safety community

13. Misconceptionsabout emergency communications • Emergency telecommunications are only about supporting disaster response • Wrong: mitigation, preparedness and relief are equally important. • Emergency telecommunications are only of interest during major disasters • Wrong: in addition daily emergencies (e.g. EMS) and disasters must be supported by the same systems • emergency telecomms solutions are mostly a technology issue just like standard telecoms networks • Wrong: they are mostly user driven and the major blocking issues are political and economic, not technical. • The higher the throughput, the better ! • Wrong: 56 kbit/s now is better than 512 kbit/s in one hour !