City-Wide Public Safety Wireless Broadband Communications in Washington, D.C. Why we did it; How we...

City-Wide Public Safety Wireless Broadband Communications in Washington, D.C. Why we did it; How we did it; and

How you can do it…

Presented byRobert LeGrande, II.Former CTO, District of Columbia Government Founder, The Digital Decision, LLC www.thedigitaldecision.com

http://www.thedigitaldecision.com/

Overview: The District’s Public Safety Wireless Communications Network

• In 2001 Washington, D.C. had non-interoperable Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks, no communications in the metro tunnels, very poor in-building communications and no wireless data capabilities.

• Today, the District has one of the best LMR communications systems in the US and the Nation’s first city-wide 700 MHz wireless broadband network.

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What Applications are we trying to use wirelessly?

AVL, 3D GIS and Aerial PhotographyHelicopter Video

Chem detection System

Graphics Rich Web Sites

Surveillance and Tactical Video

Public Safety voice



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Comprehensive Public Safety Communications Vision

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Early Build outs

Early Build outs

GOAL:National

Interoperable700MHz BB Network(s)

700MHz PS and D-Block

Broadband

700MHz PS and D-Block

Broadband

Broadband700MHZ

Experimental

Broadband700MHZ

Experimental

700/800MHZVoice

700/800MHZVoice

LMRLMR

FullMultimedia

Apps

FullMultimedia

Apps

DesktopExtensionDesktop

Extension

VideoVideo

Law EnforcementField Queries

Law EnforcementField Queries

CAD/AVLCAD/AVL

Ruggedized voice, video and

data Devices

Ruggedized voice, video and

data Devices

Land MobileRadios

Land MobileRadios

3G Air cards

3G Air cards

IxRTT/CDPDModems

IxRTT/CDPDModems

DC and NYCNetworks

DC and NYCNetworks

Roaming, Priority,

Preemption

Roaming, Priority,

Preemption

FCC Plan Meet PS Requirements

FCC Plan does Not meet Ps Requirements

Completed/In Progress

Concerns Exist FCC Plan



Established a Comprehensive Interoperability Communications Plan for The Regional Wireless Broadband Network (RWBN)

FairfaxCounty

Montgomery County

Prince George’s County

Washington, D.C.

Loudoun County

Prince William County

Bowie

Gaithersburg

GreenbeltRockville

Fairfax

Montgomery

Falls ChurchManassas

Park

Manassas

College Park

Takoma Park

Public SafetyHealthTransportationEmergency Preparedness

Information


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LEGENDExisting Fiber Connected I-Net Site or Hub

Candidate I -Net Site

Existing I -Net Fiber

Candidate I -Net Fiber

Broadband Wireless Phase 1

Information

Broadband Wireless Phase 2

Broadband Wireless Future Phases

Field Mobile Operations

Data & Applications

OfficesEOCs

Government Centers

Operational Centers“Tracks”

“Tracks” “ Tr a

cks”

“Users”

“Trains”

“Users”Core Elements

Shared ServicesStandardsGovernanceOutreach



Control usage (priority of users)

Disaster protection Core network – primary/secondary Quick switch over between cores Full redundancy

Roaming visited

jurisdiction

home jurisdiction

home jurisdiction

Secondary Core Primary CoreRemote (Geo Located)

must allow quick switch over

End-User Provisioning

How did we address the multi-jurisdiction control issue?



Recent network uses: President Obama's 2009 Inauguration and 2/24 State of the Union Address

USERS USESUS Park Police (USPP) Streamed live video from locations at the monument, reflecting pool,

Jefferson & Madison, and one "other location" to USPP vehicles throughout DC.

USPP, MPD, Capitol Police, DC Fire and EMS (FEMS), DC Homeland Security/Emergency Management Agency (HS/EMA)

Used RWBN to downlink video from the USPP helicopter to mobile command vehicals, command centers, and anyone using the laptop in the field.

HS/EMA Command bus used it to access google earth and overlay DC GIS data layers pertaining to inaugural events.

DC Department of Health Used RWBN to connect 30 remote health stations throughout DC with access to the DC WAN at broadband speeds.



Video Demonstration of Network use



Which broadband technology? LTE compelling performances

Higher Peak throughput

Latency Reduction

HSPA HSPA+ WiMAX

50 ms

65 ms

50 ms

LTE

10 ms

WiMAX10MHz

36 Mbps

RevA/RevB

60 ms

HSPA 5MHz HSPA+ 5MHz LTE 20MHzMIMO2x2

173 Mbps

55 Mbps

42 Mbps11 Mbps14 Mbps5 Mbps

LTE 20MHzMIMO4x4

326 Mbps

86 Mbps

5 Mbps

LTE ensures real-time transfer of data and video

LTE is the converged WW 4G technology

Mission Critical Communications target architecture

NetworkSupervision& OSS

Telephony

UnifiedCommunications

ApplicationServers &Databases

Sensors & DigitalSignage

VideoSurveillance

AccessControl

EmergencyCommunications

AugmentedReality Apps

VideoApps

FIRST RESPONDEREXPERIENCE

MultimediaApplications

SAFETY &SECURITY

OPERATIONS

VoiceGateways &Controllers

Non-criticalVoice & data

Mission-criticalVoice & data

Police

Fire services

Medical

LMR

LTE

IP/MPLSControl Room& 911 Centers

Microwave

CommandCenter

PoliceStation

FireStation

Hospital

MobileCmd Ctr

LTE complementing LMR infrastructure in support of mission-critical voice, video and data

700MHz Wireless Broadband LTE Deployments have Started in the US and Will be launched in 2011!!

• Hawaii - Counties of Maui, Hawaii, Kauai and Oahu

• New Mexico• Oregon • City of San Antonio, TX • City Seattle, WA • Alabama• City of Pembroke Pines, FL • New York City • New York State • City of Boston, MA • City of Chesapeake, VA• District of Columbia (OCTO) • Iowa• Wisconsin Consortium

• Fairfax, VA; • Harris County, TX; • Chicago; • Baton Rouge, LA; • County of Chester , PA ; • State of Maryland; • City of Tucson, Arizona; • Southeastern Pennsylvania

Regional Task Force; • State of Oklahoma; • New Orleans • UASI Region I; • State of Florida ; • State of Georgia; • City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • County of Bucks, Pennsylvania • Lackawanna County Department

of Emergency Services; County of Delaware, Pennsylvania ;

• South Central PA Task Force region; • Nassau County, NY; • State of Nevada; • North Dakota; • State of Louisiana

• Los Angeles County (LARICs)• City of Mesa, AZ and TOPAZ

Regional • Bay Area (BAYRICs)• Adams County, CO • City of Charlotte, NC• Mississippi• New Jersey (Northeast UASI)

Authorized and Funded Authorized/

Funding RequestedAuthorization

Requested

How we did it: Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications

Application/User Analysis

Network back-haul As-Is Analysis

Regulatory effort *Waiver if required*Regional Planning approval

Identify Funding

Governance Analysis

Submit Regulatory documents

Device Analysis

Network back-haul, Coverage, Throughput

To-Be Analysis

DevelopProcurement

Package

Regulatory Docs required?

Approved?

PurchasedThe Network Start

Yes

No

Develop Cost/Benefit

Analysis

Delay Purchase



Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications Cost/Benefit Example

• There is currently slightly over 35,000 First Responders in the National Capitol Region (NCR).

• Annual operations cost is estimated at $16.2 million. Commercial ‘data only’ services for the same number of devices (35,000) equals $25.2 million annually ($60/month per user).

• Breakeven subscribers equal 17,288.• NCR has spent an estimated $267 million ($134M in network infrastructure

and $133M in radios) on Public Safety Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks. Conversely, the RWBN is estimated to cost approximately $53 million, which includes infrastructure and 35,000 subscriber devices to build out the network in the NCR.

• Revenue from State, Federal and Authority users can supplement RWBN operations and maintenance fees. There is an estimated 30,000 Public Safety Federal agents in the NCR today.



Public safety communications transition period.

We must invest in both continuing Land Mobile Radio communications and 700MHz broadband wireless communications .

Land Mobile Radio Communications

700MHz Wireless Broadband Communications

1. Delays in startingPS 700MHz Wireless broadbandcommunications result in “2”.

2. Continuation of our dependence on LMR communications systems.

In 2004 the first 700MHz wide area wireless BB network was launched.

Public Safety Communications Evolution: Land Mobile Radio to 700MHz Wireless Broadband



Summary

• Broadband wireless is the future of all communications world-wide

• Public Safety organizations should move swiftly to deploy LTE broadband wireless communications to fully equip users with technology that will increase productivity and protect citizens

• Where possible multi-jurisdiction networks should be considered to lower costs and to create seamless interoperability

• Most importantly, you MUST prepare before you begin.

Additional Questions?



Appendix


Details on how to develop a public safety wireless broadband network….


Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications

• Before you start, you must establish a partnership between the CTOs/CIOs and user groups within a region. That partnership should consist of the following:

– Shared vision of what problem you are solving– Clear understanding of:

• Which group will lead the effort?• Public Safety users are the “Chief Customers.”

– Develop Executive and Programmatic organization– Establish a reporting structure that keeps everyone informed of the

progress, spending and results of analysis developed throughout the program

Start




• This is a critical step for determining costs, network back-haul, and device requirements. – Who are the Users?– What are the User priorities? – What do we want to do with wireless broadband?– What can’t we do now that we want to do?– What will we want to do in the next 5-10 years?

Application/User Analysis



Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications User Analysis Example



Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications Application Analysis Example

• The most desired wireless use is for Video, Digital Imaging, Wireless Report Management System, Mapping / Geographic Information System, and Automatic Vehicle Location.

• Survey demand of broadband applications

– 94% requested digital imaging

– 97% requested mapping/GIS

– 91% requested streaming video




Identify funding sources– UASI funding– Additional region communications grants

• Develop a Cost/Benefit analysis– Compare commercial costs of users vs. annual

operational cost of the network. This is critical to making go/no-go decisions.

Identify FundingDevelop

Cost/Benefit Analysis




• You must be able to answer these questions:– Who makes the decisions on the network use, i.e.

priority?– Who makes the decisions for technology upgrades?– Who sets the policy for data sharing and reuse?

Governance Analysis



Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications Governance Example

Fire, Police & EM

Liaisons

NCRIPPMO

CAOs

NetworkManagers

Help DeskManagers

CIOs

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NCR Organizational Framework Working Group

Information Security Officers



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Wireless Broadband

CDMA20001x EV-DO Rev A

3.1 Mbps down1.8 Mbps up

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Why did we need to move to Wireless Broadband?



• Public safety 700 MHz high speed wireless network, built by the National Capital Region (NCR) with Federal grant funds

• Deployment: 12 radio sites and primary core are deployed in the District of Columbia, providing adequate outdoor coverage; Additional five sites and one redundant core being stored in a warehouse.

• Devices: Currently, only PC cards; expect options to increase and prices to decrease as manufacturers prepare for 700 MHz commercial market.

• Users: 27 current agencies Police, Fire and EMS, USSS, FBI, US Park Police, and others.

Regional Wireless Broadband Network (RWBN) Project Overview



• Covers 80-95% of the 69 square miles of the District (outdoor);

• No contention with cellular or commercial users

• Uses EVDO revision A and supports commercial roaming at 1.9 GHz.

• Uplink rate -- 1.8 Mbps (peak) / 600 Kbps (average)

• Downlink rate -- 3 Mbps (peak) / 1.2 Mbps (average)

• Advanced security features including Quality of Service (QoS), DCWAN firewall protection, AAA access control

Network Attributes



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