Public Safety Broadband

Wireless (700 MHz)

Modernize Public Safety Communications

Public Safety Network Characteristics• High Availability (99.999%)• Enhanced Security• Overlapping RF coverage• Site hardening• Backup power• Priority access/preemption

Critical Aspects of Public Safety Network Design & OperationsEnd–to-end security• FIPS compliance• Device and network security• Access controls• Application layer securityApplication Integration• Incident management tools• Automatic Vehicle Location• Video surveillance• Biometry, telemetry & sensorsTesting and Validation• System level testing• Incident scenario testing• Application performance

testing• Security testing

Recent emergencies and the increase of complex threats demonstrate the criticality

to provide accurate information to first responders, in real-time, and across jurisdictional boundaries. The current public safety communi- cation infrastructure is stove-piped limited and outdated. Advances in wireless technologies have the potential to transform public safety and operational execution. Third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) mobile broadband wireless technologies, can signifi-cantly advance the operational capabilities of public safety by enabling a variety of mission-enhancing applications including, video streaming and surveillance, location based services, and license plate readers.

of Public-Safety Communication Officials (APCO) and National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) are working to develop a transparent and accountable governance model that provides local operational control without impacting the fundamental requirements of nationwide seamless roaming, interoperability, and security.

The Foundation for a Broadband Wireless Future For the last several years, the public safety community has led an effort to create a nationwide public safety interoperable broad-band wireless network that brings enhanced data services and new capabilities to first responders. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) paved the way for the realization of this network by allocating a 10 MHz block of spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band. There are legislative efforts underway to allocate an additional 10 MHz of spectrum (D-block) to ensure public safety’s broadband data needs will be adequately met.

With the events that occurred on September 11, 2001 there is a sense of urgency among public safety stakeholders to resolve spectrum allocation and funding issues so the long-awaited process of creating a nationwide public safety broadband network is able to start in earnest. Public safety leadership led by The Association

Adapt Commercial Technologies for Public Safety Use To leverage both the advances in the commercial wireless technolo- gies and market economies of scale for devices and infrastructure, public safety selected the Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. LTE is currently being deployed globally by commercial wireless carriers, as a technology standard for the public safety broadband wireless network.

Although the commercial and public safety broadband networks will both use LTE technology, there are key differences in design, implementation, and management. Public safety has unique and strin-gent requirements for network availability, reliability, survivability, and security due to the mission-critical nature of its operations in contrast to commercial carrier networks. First responders rely on the high availability of their networks in the execution of their mission, especially in disaster situations and situations that create a high concentration of users.

State and local jurisdictions must carefully consider critical aspects of network design and operations, as they develop requirements for broadband wireless networks to ensure their mission-needs are fully met.

The vision of a mission-critical public safety grade network that meets the operational needs of its users, requires proven systems engineering processes of an experienced systems integrator.

Northrop Grumman’s Role to Fulfill Public Safety’s Mission Northrop Grumman is a trusted partner for public safety providing innovative solutions to state and local organizations. Northrop Grumman provides large-scale Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems to seven out of the ten largest cities in the United States, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

Why a Systems Integrator?• Proven processes for designing, implementing and testing

requirements that span multiple agencies and mission needs• Single entity responsible for program implementation including

management of best-in-class technology suppliers• Vendor neutral approach to applications and products selection

process, enabling needs-based technology upgrade recommendations throughout the system lifecycle

• Integrating unique public safety requirements for security, reliability and resiliency

• Customized integration of the network with agency back-end enterprise systems without compromising operational efficiency and security

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NYCWiN Northrop Grumman engineered, designed and deployed a highly reliable and secure 3G broadband wireless network for the City of New York, called NYCWiN. NYCWiN expanded the City’s existing infrastructure to provide a multi-agency broadband communica-tions capability that met the City’s goals to mobilize its workforce, deliver real-time information to first responders, and enhance situational awareness with real-time monitoring and management capability. NYCWiN continues to demonstrate its value to the City’s public safety operations by integrating customized mission applications at more than 40 City agencies serving secondary responders with more agencies added every day. Some of these applications include: remote traffic control, mobile inspections, sensor management, wireless video, license plate recognition, wireless meter reading, emergency call boxes, automatic vehicle location (AVL).

NYCWIN is also helping the City find innovative ways to lower operations cost. The City is using NYCWiN to control thousands of traffic light signals eliminating leased lines, recurring costs, and for reading water meters eliminating manual inspection costs. As the largest operational broadband public safety network in the United States, the lessons learned from NYCWiN provide significant value in reducing risk and improving cost efficiencies in the design and deployment of the nationwide 700 MHz public safety broadband wireless network.

Industry CollaborationNorthrop Grumman actively works with wireless industry leaders and public safety stakeholders to identify and bridge gaps between commercial technologies and public safety requirements that could jeopardize the security and reliability of the public safety broadband wireless network. We chair the network security and user credentials working group of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that defines requirements for identity management and certification and accreditation of the public safety broadband network for federal, state and local use. We are also a key contributor in the development of 700 MHz Statement of Requirements for the public safety broadband wireless network and an active participant in the NIST 700 MHz LTE Demonstration network.

Northrop Grumman has also participated in the FCC’s 700 MHz band proceedings and has responded to various FCC Notices of Proposed Rulemaking on issues of interest to public safety.

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Northrop Grumman was an early visionary in recognizing the importance of broadband wireless technologies for public safety communication capabilities. Our extensive broadband wireless research and engineering efforts commenced more than seven years ago to accomplish public safety’s goal to deliver secure, high- speed mobile communications to first responders as well as secondary responders from other state, local, and Federal agencies.

In 2006, Northrop Grumman led the contract work for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFECOM program to develop requirements for future emergency communications.

Northrop Grumman’s extensive experience as a systems integrator derived from many years of integrating diverse and complex engineering and IT systems for various government and public safety enterprises. This helps public safety agencies to mitigate risk and achieve cost efficiencies as it makes the leap to the next generation of communications systems and applications. It was this experience, coupled with a thorough understanding of public safety mission needs, that enabled Northrop Grumman to win the highly competitive bid for designing and deploying the nation’s first public safety broadband wireless network for the City of New York.