Are we thinking about the same 'Phases'?
The phase one I'm familar with is getting Automatic Number Information (ANI - like callerid) from the wireless phones, phase two is getting locations.
The E9-1-1 center I work at has had phase I (as I know it) for a while. We've been bringing phase II online for a few months. The reason it's taking so long for us to do phase II is that the Feds didn't mandate one standard, leaving it up to the different carriers. This is causing us to configure a seperate interface for each carrier. The ones that are on line now (Sprint, Verizion, AT&T amoung others) are giving us good (for the most part) locations on the 9-1-1 calls.
Just curious.
below from:
HREF=http://www.nena.org/Wireless911/Overview.htm
"Three Phases of Wireless 9-1-1
There are 3 phases that are referred to in implementing Wireless 9-1-1. The most basic of these, sometimes called Wireless Phase 0, simply means that when you dial 9-1-1 from your cell phone a call taker at a public safety answering point (PSAP) answers. The call taker may be at a state highway patrol PSAP, at a city or county PSAP up to hundreds of miles away, or at a local PSAP, depending on how the wireless 9-1-1 call is routed.
Wireless Phase I is the first step in providing better emergency response service to wireless 9-1-1 callers. When Phase I has been implemented, a wireless 9-1-1 call will come into the PSAP with the wireless phone call back number. This is important in the event the cell phone call is dropped, and may even allow PSAP employees to work with the wireless company to identify the wireless subscriber. However, Phase I still doesn't help call takers locate emergency victims or callers.
To locate wireless 9-1-1 callers, Phase II must have been implemented in the area by local 9-1-1 systems and wireless carriers. Phase II allows call takers to receive both the caller's wireless phone number and their location information."
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Hear, Hear! Well Said...
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Jean Shepard
Well all I did was cut and past PSAP into the post, (no points for ANI?;) but My Secondary PSAP is in SW Florida (Fort Myers, Naples area.)
Are there still major open issues with the hardwired locations? Outside of PBX and other central switchboards, in practice it works pretty well.
If you have any more questions/comments we can go off board as I think this thread has gone from wandering to treking off topic:)
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Are we thinking about the same 'Phases'?
The phase one I'm familar with is getting Automatic Number Information (ANI - like callerid) from the wireless phones, phase two is getting locations.
The E9-1-1 center I work at has had phase I (as I know it) for a while. We've been bringing phase II online for a few months. The reason it's taking so long for us to do phase II is that the Feds didn't mandate one standard, leaving it up to the different carriers. This is causing us to configure a seperate interface for each carrier. The ones that are on line now (Sprint, Verizion, AT&T amoung others) are giving us good (for the most part) locations on the 9-1-1 calls.
Just curious.
below from: HREF=http://www.nena.org/Wireless911/Overview.htm
"Three Phases of Wireless 9-1-1 There are 3 phases that are referred to in implementing Wireless 9-1-1. The most basic of these, sometimes called Wireless Phase 0, simply means that when you dial 9-1-1 from your cell phone a call taker at a public safety answering point (PSAP) answers. The call taker may be at a state highway patrol PSAP, at a city or county PSAP up to hundreds of miles away, or at a local PSAP, depending on how the wireless 9-1-1 call is routed.
Wireless Phase I is the first step in providing better emergency response service to wireless 9-1-1 callers. When Phase I has been implemented, a wireless 9-1-1 call will come into the PSAP with the wireless phone call back number. This is important in the event the cell phone call is dropped, and may even allow PSAP employees to work with the wireless company to identify the wireless subscriber. However, Phase I still doesn't help call takers locate emergency victims or callers.
To locate wireless 9-1-1 callers, Phase II must have been implemented in the area by local 9-1-1 systems and wireless carriers. Phase II allows call takers to receive both the caller's wireless phone number and their location information."
Or is this the begining of 'If you don't buy XP the terrorists win!' sales campain?