European Public Safety European Public Safety Communication Research Communication Research

Challenges. PSCE SRI.Challenges. PSCE SRI.

HNPS and FT PSC projectsHNPS and FT PSC projects..

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PSCE. Research Initiative PSCE. Research Initiative (SRI) (SRI)

• PSCE - PSCE - Public Safety Communication Forum EuropePublic Safety Communication Forum Europe ((www.publicsafetycommunication.euwww.publicsafetycommunication.eu))

• SRI is engaged in aggregating and benchmarking SRI is engaged in aggregating and benchmarking research projects results of different research projects research projects results of different research projects and initiatives into one cohesive vision for the European and initiatives into one cohesive vision for the European research roadmap and development strategy platforms research roadmap and development strategy platforms addressing safety, emergency and crisis management.addressing safety, emergency and crisis management.

• This initiative will be the voice and space of the safety This initiative will be the voice and space of the safety

researchers to come to disseminate and cross-network researchers to come to disseminate and cross-network with peers  to define future first responders requirements, with peers  to define future first responders requirements, evolution of standards, evolution of Safety technologiesevolution of standards, evolution of Safety technologies

SRI motivationSRI motivation• Diversity of multidisciplinary research efforts in the area of Diversity of multidisciplinary research efforts in the area of

PSC PSC

• Lack of clearly defined evolutional roadmap in R&DLack of clearly defined evolutional roadmap in R&D

• There is no established European targeted international There is no established European targeted international research program or research agenda that will be focused research program or research agenda that will be focused on public safety communication on public safety communication

• There is lack of research toward the use and optimization of There is lack of research toward the use and optimization of existing technologies that will take into account private existing technologies that will take into account private public safety user requirements public safety user requirements

• The common European user requirements and scenarios to The common European user requirements and scenarios to be considered in R&D and has not been developed yet be considered in R&D and has not been developed yet

SRI objectivesSRI objectives

• To develop Vision of Future Public Safety Communication To develop Vision of Future Public Safety Communication (PSC) in Europe and in the World.(PSC) in Europe and in the World.

• To define the evolutionary path (Roadmap) in PSC To define the evolutionary path (Roadmap) in PSC technology development. To identify the key element and technology development. To identify the key element and milestones in PSC Technology Development Road Map. milestones in PSC Technology Development Road Map.

• To facilitate and establish new R&D projects To facilitate and establish new R&D projects

• To develop a research agenda for PSC and establish a To develop a research agenda for PSC and establish a dialog and consultations with national and international dialog and consultations with national and international research programs on its implementationresearch programs on its implementation (FP, (FP, EURECA/Celtic, Security research programme, National R&D EURECA/Celtic, Security research programme, National R&D agencies) agencies)

• To establish a permanent SRI WG within the PSCE To establish a permanent SRI WG within the PSCE

• To organize workshops , conferences , educational and To organize workshops , conferences , educational and coordination activitiescoordination activities

CELTIC Programme & PSC CELTIC Programme & PSC

• Integrated Communication Systems SolutionsIntegrated Communication Systems Solutions

• SecuritySecurity

• Services and Application Services and Application

• InfrastructuresInfrastructures

• Pan European Laboratory Pan European Laboratory

are the very important research areas for PSC are the very important research areas for PSC R&D R&D

Key PSC research interests Key PSC research interests areas areas

• PSC from system perspectivePSC from system perspective

• NGN and PSC (Heterogeneous networks incl. NGN and PSC (Heterogeneous networks incl. public, private and ad hoc networks) public, private and ad hoc networks)

• Federated test bed for European PSC Federated test bed for European PSC

• Interoperability at network and information Interoperability at network and information levels levels

• Information centric PSCInformation centric PSC

• Integration of CIIP and PSC systemsIntegration of CIIP and PSC systems

• Improvements /modifications of existing systems Improvements /modifications of existing systems

SRI research coordination SRI research coordination

• To facilitate exchange of information between To facilitate exchange of information between relevant research projects and activities relevant research projects and activities

• To establish a number of strategic research To establish a number of strategic research projects and long term initiatives in PSCprojects and long term initiatives in PSC

• To establish dialog with international and national To establish dialog with international and national research programmesresearch programmes

• To involve PSC user communities and To involve PSC user communities and standardization organizations standardization organizations

HHeterogeneous eterogeneous NNetwork for etwork for European European PPublic ublic SSafety afety

(HNPS)(HNPS)

Call 5 CELTIC Labeled Project Call 5 CELTIC Labeled Project

HNPS objectivesHNPS objectives

• Develop heterogeneous network system for public Develop heterogeneous network system for public safety communication safety communication

• Develop evolutional approach in heterogeneous Develop evolutional approach in heterogeneous network architectures (protocols interoperability –> network architectures (protocols interoperability –> ambient network architecture)ambient network architecture)

• Test bed Test bed • To map results of relevant IST and CELTIC projects To map results of relevant IST and CELTIC projects

into system design and test bed. Constellation of into system design and test bed. Constellation of projects.projects.

• User involvement in development process User involvement in development process • To define necessary harmonization efforts and road To define necessary harmonization efforts and road

map for standardization activities. Dissemination. map for standardization activities. Dissemination.

Heterogeneous PS Network Heterogeneous PS Network

Public AuthoritiesPress CentreHistorical &

GeographicalData Centre

Head Quarters

Map Data Centre

Co-ordinatedCommand Post

Ambulance

Police

Fire fighters

Project ConceptProject Concept

• Heterogeneous network that will integrate and Heterogeneous network that will integrate and dynamically control different available networks for the dynamically control different available networks for the needs of public safetyneeds of public safety

• Approach identification of PS user needs, mapping of Approach identification of PS user needs, mapping of available technologies identifying missing elements available technologies identifying missing elements

• Applied focus on improvements of existing networks Applied focus on improvements of existing networks (incl. public and PMR) and integration of deployable (incl. public and PMR) and integration of deployable networksnetworks

• Network control, re-configurability, adaptivity Network control, re-configurability, adaptivity

FT PSC partnersFT PSC partners

Company nameCompany name CountryCountry

HITEC S.A. (cooordinator)HITEC S.A. (cooordinator) LuxembourgLuxembourg

Université du Luxembourg - ULUniversité du Luxembourg - UL LuxembourgLuxembourg

Ministère d Etat – CCGMinistère d Etat – CCG Luxembourg Luxembourg

Entreprise des Postes et Télécommunications - EPTEntreprise des Postes et Télécommunications - EPT LuxembourgLuxembourg

Nokia - Siemens Networks Nokia - Siemens Networks Luxembourg Luxembourg

Thales Communications Thales Communications FranceFrance

Alcatel- LucentAlcatel- Lucent FranceFrance

France TelecomFrance Telecom FranceFrance

Telefonica R+DTelefonica R+D SpainSpain

Iber-xIber-x SpainSpain

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Universidad Politécnica de Madrid SpainSpain

SICE SICE SpainSpain

Open project.Open project.FFederated ederated TTest bed for est bed for

PPublic ublic SSafety afety CCommunicationsommunications

FT- PSCFT- PSC

CELTIC Call 6 project proposal CELTIC Call 6 project proposal

Project information Project information • FT- PSC is an open projectFT- PSC is an open project • Established jointly byEstablished jointly by PanLab (PanLab (www.www.panlabpanlab.net.net) and SRI PSCE ) and SRI PSCE ( ( www.publicsafetycommunication.euwww.publicsafetycommunication.eu) )

• The FT-PSC project is building federated European test bed for The FT-PSC project is building federated European test bed for interoperability testing of public safety communication and interoperability testing of public safety communication and information systems.information systems.

• The FT PSC is going to use and coordinate activities of several The FT PSC is going to use and coordinate activities of several projects that will be using different instruments and funding projects that will be using different instruments and funding possibilities provided by FP, CELTIC, Interreg, National and possibilities provided by FP, CELTIC, Interreg, National and industrial research programmes.industrial research programmes.

Project objectives Project objectives

• FT PSC will make possible to test large scale heterogeneous FT PSC will make possible to test large scale heterogeneous communication systems including GPRS, UMTS, WLAN, communication systems including GPRS, UMTS, WLAN, WiMax, PMR (TETRA, TETRPOL, P25). WiMax, PMR (TETRA, TETRPOL, P25).

• Cooperation with PanLab, PlugTest initiative of ETSI and Cooperation with PanLab, PlugTest initiative of ETSI and Public Safety Communication Europe Forum (PSCE)Public Safety Communication Europe Forum (PSCE)

• Will establish an administrative and legal framework for Will establish an administrative and legal framework for permanent entity for interoperability and conformance permanent entity for interoperability and conformance testing in Europe for public safety. testing in Europe for public safety.

• Project will develop evolutional road map for further Project will develop evolutional road map for further development, field trails and conformance testing for development, field trails and conformance testing for European public safety. European public safety.

• FT- PSC project field trials will involve international FT- PSC project field trials will involve international participation of public safety user organisations participation of public safety user organisations

FT-PSC open project FT-PSC open project consortia consortia

Participant organisation name Part. short name Country

1 Université de Luxembourg UL Luxembourg

2 EURESCOM EUR Germany

3 THALES COMMUNICATION SA THS France

4 Institut EURECOM EURC France

5 Joint Research Center JRC Italy

6 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR Italy

7 Nokia-Siemens NS Luxembourg

8 Fraunhofer FOKUS Institute FRNH Germany

9 Telecommunications Software and Systems Group TSSG Ireland

10 EADS Secure Networks EADS France

11 Centre de Communications du Gouvernement CCG Luxembourg

12 ASTRIUM ASTR France

Project structure Project structure

• WP0WP0 Project managementProject management • WP1WP1 General FederationGeneral Federation FrameworkFramework • WP2WP2 Test bed connectivityTest bed connectivity and protocolsand protocols. . Security Security • WP3 Field trials and link withWP3 Field trials and link with user communities user communities • WP4WP4 SoftwareSoftware integration integration • WP5WP5 DisseminationDissemination

WP0Project Management

WP3 Field trials

and linkwith user

communities

WP2 Test bed connectivity

and protocols. Security

WP5 Dissemination

WP1 General Federation

Framework

WP4 Software integration

FT PSC projectFT PSC project

• is open and welcome participation of is open and welcome participation of new partners including partners new partners including partners outside the European Union. outside the European Union.

• More information is available at: More information is available at:

www.panlab.net/initiatives/psc.htmlwww.panlab.net/initiatives/psc.html