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Focus Group Committee Chairs

Focus Group Committee Chairs. Cable: John Thrower (Cox Communications) CLECs: Robert Smith (McLeod USA) Equipment Manufacturers: Greg Garrett (Lucent) IECs: Dante Hawkins (Sprint LD) ILECs: Jim Sampson (Qwest)

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Focus Group Committee Chairs

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  1. Focus Group Committee Chairs • Cable: John Thrower (Cox Communications) • CLECs: Robert Smith (McLeod USA) • Equipment Manufacturers: Greg Garrett (Lucent) • IECs: Dante Hawkins (Sprint LD) • ILECs: Jim Sampson (Qwest) • Industry Services and Consulting: Maria Estefania (ATIS) Choa-Ming Liu (Telcordia) • Satellite: Bill McHargue (Hughes Network System) • Wireless: Rich Moczygemba (ATT Wireless)

  2. DR/MA Committee Representation • 62 Industry Representatives • >1000 Years experience • 13 Business Segments • Service Providers, Network Operators, Equipment Providers, Government, etc. • 34 Companies/Government Entities • 5K to 100K Employees • Single State to Global Footprints • New Entrants to Companies With Decades of Experience

  3. Mission • Prepare and institute mechanisms for distributing Contact Information for telecommunications industry personnel essential to telecommunications services restoration • Report on the viability of past or present Mutual AidAgreements and develop and report on any additional perspectives that may be appropriate to facilitate effective telecommunications restorations • Create Best Practices which focus on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

  4. Deliverables • Mechanism for Contact Information for industry personnel to ensure effective communication during restoration (August 2002) • Usefulness of Mutual Aid Agreements and additional efforts necessary to facilitate service restoration (August 2002) • Best Practices for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (March 2003)

  5. Summary of Statistics • >5000 Participant Hours in Working Meetings Developing Best Practices • 36 Best Practice Recommendations carried over from NRIC V • 68 New Best Practice Recommendations

  6. Principles and Guidance in Disaster Recovery BPs • Practices already implemented • Developed by industry consensus • Best Practices are verified by a broader set of industry members • Sufficient rigor and deliberation • Not all Best Practices are appropriate for all service providers • Best Practices are dynamic and must be frequently reviewed, updated, and refined • Best Practices are totally ineffective unless implemented and can never be implemented quickly enough

  7. Format of Best Practice Recommendations • Business Continuity • Emergency Preparedness • Migration /Prevention • Preparedness • Disaster Recovery • Response • Recovery • Resumption • Restoration/Return

  8. Business Continuity Template

  9. Example of Best PracticesFG 1D: 6-6-1001 • Service Providers, Network Operators and Equipment Suppliers should formally document their business continuity process • Key areas for consideration include: • Plan Scope • Responsibility • Risk Assessment • Business Impact Analysis • Plan Testing • Training and Plan Maintenance

  10. Example of Best PracticesFG 1D: 6-6-1030 • Service Providers and Network Operators should consider entering into Mutual Aid agreements with partners best able to assist them in a disaster situation using the templates provided on the NRIC and NCS websites URLs NRIC: http://www.nric.org/meetings/meeting20020913.html NCC: http://www.ncs.gov/ncc/main.html

  11. Example Best PracticeFG 1D: 6-6-1045 • Service Providers and Network Operators should consider when/where feasible maintaining sufficient hardware spares for critical elements to continue service after an incident without need to obtain spares from Equipment Suppliers

  12. Example Best PracticeFG 1D: 6-6-1034 • Disaster Recovery Exercises should include deployment of emergency mobile assets and should be conducted to train as many technicians and support personnel as possible in as realistic a manner as possible

  13. Recommendation NRIC VI-1D-01 The DR/MA Focus Group 1-D recommends that the NRIC VI Council approve Disaster Recovery and Mutual Aid Best Practices to be implemented, as appropriate, by the Cable, CLECs, Equipment Manufacturers, IECs, ILECs, Satellite, Wireless, and Industry Services and Consulting entities in order to promote Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery throughout the United States during and following events causing the disruption of communications services.

  14. RecommendationNRIC VI-1D-02 • The federal government should support an outreach program to expand awareness and use of NCS priority services including Telecommunication Service Priority (TSP), Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS), Wireless Priority Service (WPS), Shared Resources HF Radio Network (SHARES) and Telecommunications Electric Priority (TESP), by State and Local Organizations, including Public Safety entities, as well as applicable private sector organizations.

  15. Issues / Status From September 13 Council Meeting • Cost recovery for implementation of Best Practices • First Responder Status • Documented Requirements for access to Disaster Areas by communications personnel restoring service • Requests for proprietary information • Need to expand focus to other utilities

  16. Questions?

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