Robert A. Sherry, ENP Systems Architect direct line: Warrenville Rd, 4 th Floor Lisle, IL phone: fax: I ntrado TM

NRIC VII Council Charter  The Council has been tasked to report on ways to improve emergency communications networks and related network architectures  This means ensuring that emergency communications networks are reliable, survivable and secure.  It also means that emergency communications networks (including E911 ) can be accessed with currently available technologies as well as with new technologies. 

Focus Groups 1A Emergency Networks – Near Term –Address Current Issues – Location Accuracy and Reporting 1B Emergency Networks – Long Term –Network by C Emergency Networks – Network Outages and Best Practices –Recommendations on Reporting 1D Emergency Networks – PSAP/Emergency Communications –Recommendations for PSAP/First Responders 2A Homeland Security – Infrastructure –Best Practices Recommendations 2B Homeland Security – Cyber Security –Best Practices Recommendations

Focus Groups (Cont) 3A Network Reliability –Wireless –Wireless Best Practices 3B Network Reliability – Public Data –Data Networks Best Practices 4 Broadband –Network Architecture Reference Models –Internet Access

NRIC Council – VII Charters of (1b) & (1d) Groups 1 st Responders PSAP NRIC VII - (1b) group Long Term Issues for Emergency/E9-1-1 Services network focus NRIC VII - (1d) group Communication Issues for Emergency Communications Beyond E9-1-1 PSAP to 1 st Responder network focus Caller Homeland Security Created June 2, 2004 Draft 1

9-1-1 Call Value Chain Caller Providers Network PSAP Air Interface Network 1 st Responder NRIC VII – (1b) GroupNRIC VII – (1d) Group CURRENT Wireline Wireless VoIP FUTURE Satellite Radio Pager Other ILEC CLEC Wireless Carrier VoIP Provider BellSouth Qwest Verizon SBC Other Many (1000s)800 Mhz CDPD GPRS GSM CDMA x Others (?) Police Fire EMS Roadside Assist Emer Comm Hazmat Poison Control Animal Control USFS BLM Created June 2, 2004 Draft 1