EMERGENCY EXERCISES LESSONS LEARNED FROM PUTTING DEVICES IN THE HANDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS

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1 Broadband Summit EMERGENCY EXERCISES LESSONS LEARNED FROM PUTTING DEVICES IN THE HANDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS Dr. Walt Magnussen Public Safety Advocate Internet2 Director Texas A&M University Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center 5 May, 2014

2 Winter Institute 2014 Objectives (Draft) Demonstrate and Test Impact and Value of 4G LTE 700 MHz Networks in Support of First Responder Operations Test the use of Internet 2 as a viable communication link for disaster operations Demonstrate Army/NG communications networks and mission command systems in support of disaster response operations Demonstrate and Test Integration of End User Devices and Sensors, from the open ecosystem of partners, into a 4G LTE 700 MHz network Assess Agility and Flexibility of Technology to Adapt to Dynamics of First Responder Techniques and Procedures Identify Potential Evolution of Techniques and Procedures based on Net-Centric First Responder Operations to include integration of Army common operating picture Collect/Assess Metrics that help Focus Technology Providers on Gaps and Needs Identify and Shape Advanced Broadband Network Concepts of Support for Future TEEX Exercises 5/13/2014

3 History of TAMU ITEC Founded 2004 under MOU with Internet Funded under US DoT and US DoC to do NG Proof of Concept 2009 to Present Supporting NENA ICE Industry Plug Fests 2011 Began work with Harris County on Band General Dynamics Band 14 Core added to ITEC 2013 Applications Testing Sandbox development

4 Applications Testing Sandbox Tools NG System LIS, BCF, LoST, ESRP, PSAP complete ESInet (RedSky, Geocomm, Acme Packet, Experient) Band 14 Public Safety Broadband Network (General Dynamics and Motorola) EPC, RAN, Deployable or COW Interconnection Devices IMS Core (Acme Packet) PSTN Network Class 5 Central Office (Broadsoft) Applications GeoSuite, Video Servers, Automatic Multicast Tunnel (Juniper)

5 Winter Institute 2014 Scenario Overview Hurricane swath runs across Texas from TAMU to Ft Bliss Two distinct areas of operation Setup : TAMU Disaster City AO and El Paso/Ft Bliss First Responders conduct operations to include: Command and Control of inter-agency response team (TX TF1 Incident Cdr) Participants Texas National Guard Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Texas Department of Public Safety Local Law Enforcement/Fire/EMS Army at Ft Bliss Wide Area Search (WAS) for survivors Assessment of damage/persistent hazards Evaluation/Response to hazardous materials Base of Operations (BoO) established at TAMU Ft Bliss, Texas Ft Bliss/ GDC4S EDGE Facility NIE 15.1 G eo Su ite CPN/JNN 86 th ESB JBC- P/TIGR College Station Texas WIN-T B-LOS WIN- T ARN G TAMU TEEX UTEP US-UCAN Fiber El Paso, Texas P2 TI 5 G GeoSu R ite LTE enode B GeoSuite SharePoint + 700MHz BC14 PC + LTE BC14 LTE Dongle Handset Liaison/Joint Agencies JTF NOR UTEP NMARNG TMF/T-DEM HRF DHS 5/13/ PC + LTE Access Point

6 US-UCAN Fiber Network

7 Winter Institute In Action

8 Upcoming Exercises Summer Institute TAMU Center for Emergency Informatics, June 2014 Winter Institute General Dynamics at TAMU Disaster City October 2014 NIE 15.1 United States Army Fort Bliss Texas, November 2014 CAUSE III Cross Border Exercise between US and Canada - Center for Security Science, Government of Canada May or June of 2015

9 Learning Outcomes Use existing of infrastructure in support of a disaster (Internet2) Cross Border RF interference Internetwork Prioritization (PSBN to ESInet) What are and how do we manage the applications How do we roam onto other networks How do we authenticate users from other networks At least a million other unanswered questions

10 Q & A Follow APCO at