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SOURCE:
TIA
TITLE:
TIA Activities Supporting Wireless Alerts
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CONTACT:
David Su, NIST
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TIA Activities Supporting Wireless Alerts
David Su
Chief, Advanced Network Technologies Division
NIST
WARN ACT and FCC CMSAAC
– On October 13th, 2006, President Bush signed the Port
Security Bill (HR 4954), which includes a provision for
addressing a wireless Emergency Alert System (EAS). This
wireless EAS provision, Warning, Alert and Response
Network (WARN) Act, is an update to the EAS created in the
1960s.
– Pursuant to the WARN ACT, the FCC established the
Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee
(CMSAAC). The Committee is responsible for developing
recommendations on technical standards and protocols to
facilitate the ability of commercial mobile service providers
to transmit emergency alerts to their subscribers.
– Public documents from the CMSAAC can be found on the
www.fcc.gov Website.
FCC CMSAA Committee
– First meeting of the CMSAAC was held on December 12,
2006
– Chaired by FCC Chairman, Kevin Martin
– 41 members
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State, Local, and Tribal Government representatives
CMRS Service Providers, Equipment Providers
Third-Party Service Bureaus, Broadcasters
ATIS, CTIA, TIA, Rural Carriers Association
Organizations representing individuals with Special Needs
FEMA
DHS
Other Interested Parties
– CMSAAC met in March and May. Next meeting in July
FCC CMSAA Committee
– CMSAAC Structure
• Alerting Interface Group (AIG)
– Mission is “to recommend specific public alert and warning systems for
inclusion into a commercial mobile service alerting capability for CMS
providers that voluntarily elect to transmit emergency alerts
– To recommend the technical fashion by which electing CMS providers
can accept these alerts for distribution within their respective networks”
– Chair Kevin Briggs, FEMA
• Alerting Gateway Group (AGG)
– Mission is “to develop and submit recommendations for protocols,
technical capabilities and technical procedures through which CMS
providers, receive, verify and transmit alerts to subscribers”
– Chair Anthony Malone, Verizon Wireless
FCC CMSAA Committee
– CMSAAC Structure (cont)
• Communications Technology Group (CTG)
– Mission of the CTG is “to develop and submit recommendations for
relevant technical standards for devices and equipment and
technologies used by electing CMS providers to transmit emergency
alerts to subscribers”
– Chair Brian Daly, AT&T
• User Needs Group (UNG)
– Mission is “to address the needs of the customers of CMS providers
that voluntarily elect to transmit emergency alerts, particularly nonEnglish speaking customers and other special needs”
– Chair Jonathan Werbell, City of New York
FCC CMSAA Committee
– CMSAAC Structure (cont)
• Program Management Group (PMG)
– Overall management entity
– Chaired by the CMSAAC Chair, Kevin Martin
– Members of the Group include the Chairs of the other four groups
CMAS Functional Reference Model
CMSP Administered
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Federal
Agencies
C
Possibly Government Administered
CMSP Gateway
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CMSP Infrastructure
Alert
Aggregation
Local EOC
State EOC
Alert
Gateway
Mobile Device
CMAS Recommendations
• Based on Broadcast Technology
• Text-based Alerts is the Common Denominator
– Future Streaming audio and video, multimedia optional
• Distinguish alert messages from other text messages
delivered to subscriber
• Common Alerting Protocol (in use today by EAS) elements
used for alert initiation/distribution in wireless alerts
– CAP is not delivered to the mobile device
• New handsets will be required
• Other than Presidential Alerts, subscriber may opt-in/opt-out
of various classes of alerts
• Standardized alerting tone and vibrating cadence for
notification of alert message
• Support of languages, English required, other languages
under consideration
Timeline
October 2006
Warn Act Enactment
December 2006
FCC establishes Advisory
Committee
October 2007
Advisory Committee
Recommendations delivered to
FCC
January 2008
FCC issues rules on
broadcasters
April 2008
FCC adopts standards
August 2008
FCC issues rules allowing
mobile operators to transmit
alerts
September 2008
Operators file elections on
Alert Service (Voluntary)
Standards Impacts
• No standards work has been initiated, awaiting finalization of
FCC recommendations/requirements.
• Anticipate standards will be impacted
– Possible Impacts to Cell Broadcast
– Terminal Requirements
» Alert Tones, Vibration Cadence
• Several standards-setting bodies may be affected (TIA, ATIS,
OMA, 3GPP, 3GPP2)
TIA Standards Initiatives
• TIA CMSAA Working Group
– TIA established a TIA CMSAA Committee Working group
to guide and represent TIA member interests in the FCC
CMSAAC
» Provides input to designated TIA representative to
CSMAAC
• TR-45 Ad-Hoc for Wireless Alert Service
– Keep the TR-45 member companies, particularly those
that are not part of the FCC effort, informed on the
discussions and recommendations coming from the
FCC CMSAAC
– To address issues affecting CMRS providers and
equipment suppliers and establish technical consensus
positions that could be taken into the FCC CMSAAC