5th Annual Virginia Interoperable Communications Conference

1. 5th Annual Virginia Interoperable Communications Conference September 30-October 1, 2008 Norfolk, VA

2. The Future of Interoperability A discussion of the options available for communications build-out in the Commonwealth October 1, 2008 2:15pm Moderator: Constance McGeorge, Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator Panelists: Chris McIntosh, Virginia Department of Emergency Management Karen Jackson, Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance Lynn Hadden, Fairfax County

3. Chris McIntosh Virginia Department of Emergency Management

4. Current Challenges • No ability to carry voice data on a state/locality isolated backbone.  Currently reliant on commercial pathways that could become easily overloaded. • No secure communications for sensitive information outside of telephone/fax • No common link to bring local/state/federal communications together in an event • No link to provide COOP/COG in the event of major facility evacuation and loss of infrastructure • STARS – available to a very limited degree for voice only • VCIN - Text only data exchange with localities • All reliant upon fixed infrastructure!

5. Satellite Communications • Commonwealth Systems Management (System of Systems) • Map current/future communications system availability • Develop a long haul, voice and data backbone • Independent of fixed infrastructure • Satellite Communications (Voice/Data) • HF Communications

6. Satellite Network

7. Fixed Site SatCom • Fixed VSAT (Basic) • 1.8 Meter 8 Watt • Antenna, Feed, Ballast and Roof Mount Frame • 8 Watt Power Amplifier (SSPA) • Low Noise Block Down Converter (LNB) • Infinity 7350 Modem • Cables, Connectors, and Integration Materials

8. Mobile Voice Designed for use on the MSAT Network, the MSAT-G2 supports continent-wide Push-to-Talk (PTT) Two-Way Radio and Circuit Switched Voice communications. In addition, the MSAT-G2 provides flexible interconnectivity to a variety of 3rd party interoperability interfaces, extending the reach of traditional Land Mobile Radio technology.

9. Transportable Terminals

10. Lynn Hadden Fairfax County Information Architect

11. The Challenge - NCR and Data Interoperability Challenges: Difficult to define requirements when response depends on access to any data, at any level of government, at any point in time ( Examples: 9-11 Pentagon Fire, DC Sniper Attacks, Daily Ambulance Dispatch) Difficult to define the information domain Difficult to calculate ROI which is more qualitative than quantitative Requirements: Real-time cross-agency information sharing that facilitates integration between operational systems Awareness of the overlap between processes performed across Emergency Support Functions (ESF’s) Just-in-time access to the data that supports processes A common vocabulary to describe emergency resources Secure access to heterogeneous data stores held around the region

12. Solution in Layman’s Terms Jurisdiction - 1 Jurisdiction - 3 Jurisdiction - 2 Jurisdiction - N ESF-1..N USERS FEDERAL/State USERS EXECUTIVE USERS EXECUTIVE ADMIN PUBLIC USERS ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD C R E D E N T I A L I N G D A T A E X C H A N G E H U B DATA EXCHANGE DATA SEARCH APPLICATION ACCESS ADMIN UI FEDERAL SOURCES FEDERAL INFORMATION NCRNet ESF-2 ESF-1 ESF-1 ESF-2 ESF-2 ESF-1 ESF-1 ESF-2

13. The Tracks – NCRNet

14. NCRnet Technical Overview • A Network of Networks - NCRnet router is the point of demarcation to jurisdiction networks • Firewall provided to jurisdictions to control traffic passing between their networks and NCRnet • Hardware components monitored end-to-end • Jurisdictions able to control security and performance end-to-end for network and application traffic

15. NCRnet Site Configuration Current IP Network

16. NCRnet Operational Framework • NCRnet operates as carrier providing IP transport service for part of the path of application traffic between jurisdictions • NCRnet Operational Demarcation and User guide drafted • In process of drafting network management policy • NOC support for NCRnet links provided by vendor • Operational and policy management support to be migrated during PSIC period • CIOs currently discussing governance and cost sharing models of NCRnet – including possibly application usage fees to non-jurisdictional partners • NOC support currently provided in regular business hours • 24x7 operational support would be driven by business case for application needs

17. The Train Switching Station - DEH Establish a Data Exchange Hub (DEH) architecture using middleware to facilitate information sharing between ESFs to improve emergency response, reduce response times, and enable appropriate deployment of resources Data sharing without DEH Data sharing with DEH

18. Data Interoperability Continuum

19. Data Interoperability Continuum - Examples in in the NCR Two Way Standards Based Sharing One Way Standards Based Sharing Custom Interfaced Applications Common Applications Data Elements Swap Files Exiting CAD Interfaces CAD 2 CAD GIS MEDS WebEOC NCR Fire Incident Map

20. Data Integration Standards National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) v 1.0 • Emergency Data • Exchange Language • (EDXL) • Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)

21. Challenge - Actual Implementation of Standards NIEM IEPD Life Cycle Mapping Schema WSDL User Manual NIEM CAP EDXL NIST NCR Implementation

22. Where to start?…www.ncrnet.us Implementation of National Standards Staff Training and Support

23. NCR DEH Project - Deliverables to Date • Exchanges • NCR CIMS Data Exchange IEPD • http://www.ncrnet.us/deh/iepd/cims-exchange.htm • NCR Fire Incident Mapping Data Exchange IEPD • http://http//www.ncrnet.us/deh/iepd/rms-exchange.htm • NCR Resource Typing Data Exchange IEPD • http://www.ncrnet.us/deh/IEPD/index.htm • Policies • NCR-IS Security Policy • NCR-IS Information Management Policy • NCR Technical Standards • NCR Developer Tool Kit

24. Data Interoperability How Do I Get from Here to There? Know where you are on the data interoperability continuum … Know the technical standards that apply … Know what technology is currently available to help you … Have a roadmap …

26. Karen Jackson Community Broadband in Virginia Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance

27. Ambitious Goal Focused on “Last-Mile” Broadband Challenge Governor Kaine’s Economic Development Strategic Plan Focused on Broadband Kaine Administration Approach • Economic Development Strategic Plan: Enhance Virginia’s strong business climate to expand economic opportunities and job growth • Broadband: Ensure that every business in the Commonwealth has access to broadband services anywhere and anytime by 2010 • Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance: Established by Executive Order to coordinate strategy

28. Address Coverage Gaps Through Local, Regional Policymakers through Public-Private Partnerships County Signs Public-Private Partnership to Address Underserved Areas Capital Investment Private Partner, $000s County Economics By Source Cash Flow Customer Distribution Public safety grant covers 50% of County investment, funds tower County participates as a customer, pre-pays five-years of service at $24K Residential (220) 43% County Spend – 14% $500 Waived Lease Revenue – 18% Business (104) 57% Capital Savings $123 Access to Public Infrastructure (Non-Cash) - 69% Build-out Estimate Actual Cash flow generated from wireless operations ($260k) exceeds initial capital investment, accelerates further build-out Capital spend covers 70% of geographic region Publicly-owned towers support 6 of 7 infrastructure locations

29. Private Providers Voluntarily Signing “NDA” to ProvideNeeded Data Need Address-Level Coverage Gap Detail to Prioritize Public Investments VA Mapping Initiative In Brief Goal: Establish a baseline of broadband service availability across the Commonwealth Voluntary Reporting: Carriers voluntarily agreed to participate in the process Broad Stakeholder Support: Initiative receiving extraordinary support from industry associations – VTIA and VCTA No-Cost Partnership: Virginia able to execute data capture at no additional cost to the taxpayer Respecting Market Privacy: Through Virginia’s CIT, carriers protected against risk of competitive disadvantage due to data loss Results: Initial returns promising – 12 NDAs signed, five data sets mapped; completed map expected by end of 2008 SAMPLE Technical Advantages Standard Definition: Virginia now recognizes the “new” FCC definition of at least 768Kbps download speed and at least 200Kbps upload speed as the minimum definition of broadband service Address-Level Data: Virginia has a process in place to collect and map geo-coded address-level broadband availability data and geo-spatial and demographic information displayed at the County level - at no additional cost

30. Coordinated Effort to Attract Needed Broadband Capital Roundtable “Tool-Kit” To Support Community Policy-Makers www.otpba.vi.virginia.gov

31. Questions?

32. 5th Annual Virginia Interoperable Communications Conference September 30-October 1, 2008 Norfolk, VA