Transcript WXXI case study by Ing. Jan Pazral

DATACASTING
WITH A BUSINESS PLAN @
Emergency, Training and Information Network
Ing. Jan Pazral
Chief Engineer
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
Rochester, New York
Project Overview
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The problem
The solution
The funding
The implementation
The Rochester FD problem
Secure and cost effective distribution with
guaranteed QoS of the following:
> Emergency data to first responders
> Alerts and messages
> Training materials (slides, videos, etc.)
> Manuals and standard operating guidelines
> Weather brief, river water speed and temperature
> Live video etc., etc., etc.
The solution
Partnership with WXXI that would provide
> Expertise in IP technology (consulting)
> Project management
> Wireless data delivery
What is MMRS?
MMRS (Metropolitan Medical Response System)
supports local jurisdictions in enhancing and
maintaining all-hazards response capabilities
during early hours critical to life-saving and
population protection
Metropolitan Medical Response Systems
Original
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Anchorage, Baltimore,
Boston, Chicago,
Columbus, Dallas,
Denver, Detroit,
Honolulu, Houston,
Indianapolis,
Jacksonville, Kansas
City (MO), Los Angeles,
Memphis, Miami,
Milwaukee, New York,
Philadelphia, Phoenix,
San Antonio, San Diego,
San Francisco, San Jose,
Seattle, Washington DC
(MMST) [Note: Atlanta
was also a MMST]
Albuquerque, Austin,
Charlotte, Cleveland,
El Paso, Fort Worth,
Hampton Roads
(Virginia Beach) Area,
Long Beach, Nashville,
New Orleans, Oakland,
Oklahoma City,
Pittsburgh, Portland
(OR), Sacramento, Salt
Lake City, St. Louis,
Tucson, Tulsa, Twin
Cities (Minneapolis)
Akron, Anaheim,
Arlington TX, Aurora,
Birmingham, Buffalo,
Cincinnati, Corpus
Christi, Fresno, Hampton
Roads (Norfolk) Area,
Jersey City, Las Vegas,
Lexington-Fayette,
Louisville, Mesa,
Newark, Omaha,
Riverside, Rochester,
Santa Ana, St.
Petersburg, Tampa,
Toledo, Twin Cities (St.
Paul), Wichita
Baton Rouge, Colorado
Springs, Columbus
(GA), Dayton, Des
Moines, Garland,
Glendale (CA), Grand
Rapids, Greensboro,
Hialeah, Huntington
Beach, Jackson, Lincoln,
Little Rock, Lubbock,
Madison, Mobile,
Montgomery, Raleigh,
Richmond (VA),
Shreveport, Spokane,
Stockton, Tacoma,
Yonkers
Amarillo, Arlington VA,
Bakersfield,
Chattanooga, Columbia,
Fremont, Ft. Lauderdale,
Ft. Wayne, Glendale,
Hampton Roads
(Newport News,
Chesapeake) Area,
Hartford, Huntsville,
Irving, Jefferson Parish,
Kansas City (KS),
Knoxville, Modesto,
Orlando, Providence,
San Bernardino,
Springfield, Syracuse,
Warren, Worcester
Atlanta Regional
Coalition, Northern
New England
Region (New
Hampshire, Maine,
Vermont),
Southern Rio
Grande Region
(TX), Southeast
Alaska Region
As of March 31, 2004
MMRS: Linking Response Systems
First Responders
Fire/EMS
Public Health
Emergency Management
Medical &
Mental Health
Services
The funding
RFD applied for a grant from MMRS
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A total of $3.4 million available
Innovative projects preferred
Required submission of a detailed proposal
ETIN special project received grant $641,480.00
Technology
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Reference web site on a server at WXXI
Data delivery to WXXI via Wi-MAX (IEEE 802.16)
MPEG-4 IP encoder Logic Innovations MSE-1200)
Edge Appliance 400 GB LI ECD-1300
Encapsulator Digicast Mencap-50
Multiplexer Terayon Cherrypicker DM-6400
KenCast Fazzt ® Suite
The “30,000-foot view”
FAZZT ® graphics courtesy of KenCast, Inc.
Edge appliance requirements
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Easy to use even for “non-techies”
Operated by remote control with TiVo-like
functionality
Robust, crash-proof, tamper-proof
Hardened Linux kernel
Provides high-resolution 16x9 WXGA (1366x768)
video to a 32” flat panel display (LCD)
Edge Appliance ECD-1300
The word is spreading
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Tremendous interest among various agencies
The number of sites quadrupled since the grant
was applied for
Currently 100+ sites
Phased rollout starting in summer of 2005
Thank You!
Ing. Jan Pazral
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
Rochester, NY
Phone: 585-258-0294
Email: jpazral @ wxxi.org