Emergency Communication Plan and Equipment Requirements for

Your Organization

DRAFT 22 October 2007

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Objectives• Communicate when local telephone service is destroyed via

– Radio Telephone Interface

– OASIS Satellite via California OES or Out of State Sister Organization

• Communicate with other Sister Organizations in Southern California– HF / ALE radio (Voice, DATA)

• Communicate with evacuation centers / field sites– HF / ALE radio

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Local Area Radio Requirements

• Organizational Public Safety / Police

• Organizational Operations

• Organizational Administration

• Organizational Engineering / Maintenance

What can happen to Commercial Telecommunications during a Disaster

• Surviving Telephones and Automation circuits are overloaded (LA Riots and 9-11)

• Loss of commercial power places systems on emergency power life of 24 to 72 hours. Emergency power is depended on fuel and battery life. (LA Riots / San Diego Fires)

• Utility poles and equipment buildings damaged or destroyed. (LA Riots, Northridge earthquake, Hurricane Karina)

• FEMA has the right to seize communication assets. (Hurricane Karina)

Commercial Telecommunication Emergency Priority of Service

• Interstate circuits first

• Pay phone circuits (Inter-city trunk)

• Land Line circuits (Intra-city)

• Cell phone circuits

Solution to the loss of regional telecommunication support

Back up Telecom systems

Motorola Radio Telephone Interface (RWI) using repeatersMT63 via HF radio (VOIP and data)Satellite to another out of state Sister Organization

Motorola RWI with Repeaters

• RWI allows for Motorola STX 3000 /5000 series III radios to access the commercial telephone system.

• RWI allows for incoming and outgoing calls to a specific radio.

• One RWI system is required per phone number.

Motorola RWI with Repeaters

Motorola STX 3000 or 5000 Mod III

Repeater

Radio Telephone Interface (RWI)

RJ-45 connector to phone system

Distant end

MT63 via HF radio (VOIP and data)

• MT63 allows computer systems to transmit data on multiple radio systems.

• MT63 can be used on HF, FM, Satellite

• Limited to one system per frequency.

• Additional computer terminals will require their own MT63 interface.

Note: One MT63 system can be comprised of multiple computers

MT63 via HF radio (VOIP and data)

Field SiteBase Operations

HF Radio HF Radio

NOTE: Micom / Mobat has a software product similar to outlook that works very well with HF/ALE radios. MT63 can be used with just about any system

Why HF Radios

• HF Radios can communicate over mountains UHF and VHF can’t (HF is point to point)

• New ALE technology

• Long range capability 2000 miles +

• Access more Emergency support agencies

• More frequencies available in HF

• Greater power capability

Mutual AidUsing HF radios with out repeaters

Main FacilityOut of State

Sister Organization

Sister Organization

When commercial phone lines are down HF Radio will allow an organization tocoordinate support among the other distant sister organizations without the useof repeaters

SisterOrganization

Satellite to an out of state Sister organization

• Can link servers together to allow for data and VOIP communications

• Can access functioning communication systems 1500+ miles away

• Speed and number of users is depended on band width available

• Requires a like system at distant end

Satellite to an out of stateSister Organization

Main site at disaster location withNo outside communication access

Out of state Sister Organization with outside communication access

Number of Subscribersdependent on band width

KU Band satellite transceiverand antenna

Matching KU BandSatellite transceiverand antenna

How do we turn on the distant end if our communications are down.

• System always on– Many systems can be left in the always on

mode

• Remote radio switch– Systems can be in the off position and turned

on using a radio switch activated from the disaster site.

Inter-Operability Solution

Raytheon ACU 1000Provides interoperability for different RF equipment

Raytheon ACU 2000Provides interoperability between RF systems and Automation

Inter-Operability Solution

Raytheon ACU 1000 Raytheon ACU 2000

KU Band satellite transceiverand antenna

MICOM HF Radio

STX 5000 III

Host organization Telecom / Automation Gateway

Different radios fromlocal Law Enforcementlocal FireOther Government Agencies

P-25 Compliant

• Project 25 is a set of standards produced through the joint efforts of multiple government and private organizations

• Phase one requires radios to operate in 12.5 KHz analog, digital or mixed mode

• P25 radios must be capable of interlinking of different vendor systems.

SuggestedNew Equipment Requirements

Equipment type Manufacturer Model Projected QTY

HF base station w/ALE and USB port MICOM RM500 4

HF Mobile w/ALE and USB port MICOM RM500 5

Another high quality HF / ALE system is Harris Harris only military models available ?

Repeater Motorola or Tait Quantar or TB 8100 10

Radio Telephone Interface Patch Zetron Model 30 Worldpatch 10

Radio Telephone Interface Motorola or JPS Astro DIU 3000 / RTU-292 10

Hand held with key pad Up-grade Motorola STX 5000 mod I up-grade to mod III 30

Hand held with key pad Motorola STX 3000 / 5000 mod III 30

Programming unit for handheld radios  Equipment dependant   1

Satellite Transceiver Comtech KST-12000 2

Satellite Telecom network interface Tait TN2100 2

MT-63 NMARS   10

Interoperability JPS ACU-1000 1

Interoperability JPS ACU-2000 1

Interoperability JPS ACU-T (for special security Ops) 1

Antennas  Various Various TBA

NOTE: Motorola is a very difficult company to do business with. There are many other very good equipment manufactures. My organization has a large amount of Motorola equipment on hand which is why we elected to continue buying their equipment.