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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 by
Robert LeGrande, II.
Former CTO, District of Columbia Government
Founder, The Digital Decision, LLC
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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?
Helicopter Video
AVL, 3D GIS and Aerial Photography
Chem detection System
Graphics Rich
Web Sites
Surveillance and Tactical Video
Public Safety voice
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Comprehensive Public Safety Communications Vision
Spectrum
700MHz
PS and D-Block
Broadband
CAD/AVL
Desktop
Extension
Broadband
700MHZ
Experimental
GOAL:
National
Full
Multimedia Interoperable
Apps
700MHz BB
Land Mobile
Radios
Ruggedized
voice, video and
data Devices
3G
Air cards
Network(s)
Video
Roaming,
Priority,
Law
Enforcement
Field Queries
Preemption
Early
Build outs
Subscriber
Devices
Applications
700/800MHZ
Voice
IxRTT/CDPD
Modems
DC and NYC
Networks
LMR
Completed/In Progress
Networks
Concerns Exist FCC Plan
FCC Plan Meet PS Requirements
FCC Plan does Not meet Ps Requirements
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Established a Comprehensive Interoperability Communications
Plan for The Regional Wireless Broadband Network (RWBN)
Offices
EOCs
Government
Centers
Operational Centers
“Tracks”
Field
Mobile Operations
“Users”
“Users”
Core Elements
Shared Services
Standards
Governance
Outreach
Information
Public Safety
Health
Transportation
Emergency
Preparedness
Data &
Applications
Information
Montgomery
County
“Trains”
Public Safety
Health
Transportation
Emergency
Preparedness
Gaithersburg
Rockville
Takoma Greenbelt
Park College
Park
Montgomery
Loudoun
County
Fairfax
LEGEND
Candidate I -Net Site
Information
Existing I -Net Fiber
Candidate I -Net Fiber
Broadband Wireless
Phase 1
Broadband Wireless
Phase 2
Public Safety
Health
Transportation
Emergency
Preparedness
Manassas
Prince
William
County
Prince
George’s Bowie
Falls
Church
Manassas
Park
Existing Fiber Connected
I-Net Site or Hub
Washington,
Washington,
D.C.
DC
Fairfax
County
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Prince
George’s
County
Information
Public Safety
Health
Transportation
Emergency
Preparedness
Information
Broadband Wireless
Future Phases
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How did we address the multi-jurisdiction control issue?
Roaming
visited
jurisdiction
Control usage (priority of users)
End-User
Provisioning
Disaster protection
 Core network – primary/secondary
 Quick switch over between cores
 Full redundancy
Secondary Core
home
jurisdiction
Remote (Geo Located)
home
jurisdiction
Primary Core
must allow quick switch over
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Recent network uses: President Obama's 2009
Inauguration and 2/24 State of the Union Address
USERS
US Park Police (USPP)
USES
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, Used RWBN to downlink video from the USPP helicopter to mobile
DC Fire and EMS (FEMS), command vehicals, command centers, and anyone using the laptop in
DC Homeland
the field.
Security/Emergency
Management Agency
(HS/EMA)
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.
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Video Demonstration of Network use
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Which broadband technology? LTE compelling performances
Latency Reduction
65 ms
60 ms
50 ms
LTE is the converged
WW 4G technology
50 ms
10 ms
HSPA
RevA/RevB
HSPA+
WiMAX
LTE
Higher Peak throughput
326 Mbps
173 Mbps
86 Mbps
36 Mbps
5 Mbps14 Mbps
HSPA 5MHz
11 Mbps
LTE ensures real-time transfer
of data and video
55 Mbps
42 Mbps
5 Mbps
HSPA+ 5MHz
WiMAX
10MHz
LTE 20MHz
MIMO2x2
LTE 20MHz
MIMO4x4
Mission Critical Communications target architecture
OPERATIONS
Sensors
& Digital
Signage
Network
Supervision
& OSS
Mobile
Cmd Ctr
Telephony
LTE
Command
Center
Video
Surveillance
Police
Station
Emergency
Communications
Medical
Unified
Communications
SAFETY &
SECURITY
Fire services
Hospital
Video
Apps
Augmented
Reality Apps
IP/MPLS
Control Room
& 911 Centers
Access
Control
Police
LMR
Application
Servers &
Databases
Voice
Gateways &
Controllers
Fire
Station
Microwave
Multimedia
Applications
Mission-critical
Voice & data
Non-critical
Voice & data
FIRST RESPONDER
EXPERIENCE
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!!
Authorized/
Funding Requested
Authorized and Funded
•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)
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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
Authorization
Requested
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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
How we did it: Preparing for Wireless Broadband
Communications
Start
Network back-haul
As-Is Analysis
Network back-haul,
Coverage,
Throughput
To-Be Analysis
Identify Funding
Develop
Cost/Benefit
Analysis
Application/User
Analysis
Governance
Analysis
Develop
Procurement
Package
Regulatory
Docs required?
Approved?
Yes
Purchased
The Network
No
Device
Analysis
Regulatory effort
*Waiver if required
*Regional Planning
approval
Delay
Purchase
Submit
Regulatory
documents
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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.
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Public Safety Communications Evolution:
Land Mobile Radio to 700MHz Wireless Broadband
2. Continuation of our
dependence on LMR
communications
systems.
Land Mobile Radio Communications
In 2004 the
first
700MHz
wide area
wireless BB
network
was
launched.
700MHz Wireless Broadband Communications
1. Delays in starting
PS 700MHz Wireless
broadband
communications
result in “2”.
Public safety communications transition
period.
We must invest in both continuing Land
Mobile Radio communications and 700MHz
broadband wireless communications .
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Summary
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Broadband wireless is the future of all communications world-wide
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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
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Where possible multi-jurisdiction networks should be considered to lower
costs and to create seamless interoperability
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Most importantly, you MUST prepare before you begin.
Additional Questions?
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Appendix
Details on how to develop a public safety wireless broadband network….
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Preparing for Wireless
Broadband Communications
Start
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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
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Preparing for Wireless
Broadband Communications
Application/User
Analysis
• This is a critical step for determining costs, network back-haul,
and device requirements.
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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?
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Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications
User Analysis Example
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Preparing for Wireless Broadband Communications
Application Analysis Example
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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
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94% requested
digital imaging
97% requested
mapping/GIS
91% requested
streaming video
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Preparing for Wireless
Broadband Communications
Identify Funding
Develop
Cost/Benefit
Analysis
 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.
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Preparing for Wireless
Broadband Communications
Governance
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?
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Preparing for Wireless
Broadband Communications Governance Example
NCR Organizational Framework
Working Group
Help Desk
Managers
Information
Security
Officers
NCRIP
PMO
NCRIP
Project
Managers
COG
(Mutual Aid)
CIO Governance Committee
Network
Managers
Architecture Review Committee
Fire, Police
& EM
Liaisons
CIOs
CAOs
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Why did we need to move to Wireless Broadband?
Public
Safety
Narrowband
Wireless
Broadband
CDMA2000
1x EV-DO Rev A
9.6 kbps down
9.6 kbps up
3.1 Mbps down
1.8 Mbps up
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Regional Wireless Broadband Network (RWBN) Project Overview
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Public safety 700 MHz high speed wireless network, built by the National Capital Region
(NCR) with Federal grant funds
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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.
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Devices: Currently, only PC cards; expect options to increase and prices to decrease as
manufacturers prepare for 700 MHz commercial market.
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Users: 27 current agencies Police, Fire and EMS, USSS, FBI, US Park Police, and others.
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Network Attributes
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Covers 80-95% of the 69 square miles of the
District (outdoor);
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No contention with cellular or commercial users
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Uses EVDO revision A and supports commercial
roaming at 1.9 GHz.
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Uplink rate -- 1.8 Mbps (peak) / 600 Kbps
(average)
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Downlink rate -- 3 Mbps (peak) / 1.2 Mbps
(average)
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Advanced security features including Quality of
Service (QoS), DCWAN firewall protection, AAA
access control
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