Working Group 2:Next Generation Alerting

September 23, 2011

Co-Chairs:Damon Penn, Asst. Administrator, National Continuity Programs, DHS-FEMAScott Tollefsen, Co-Founder, Critical Alert Systems, LLC

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Working Group 2: Next Generation Alerting• Description: The Working Group shall explore all aspects of next generation alerting and develop

recommendations for CSRIC’s consideration regarding actions the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should take to promote deployment of next generation alerting systems. The Working Group shall review alerting architectures, such as those used for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), and the distributed architecture presented by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Authority to the Citizen Alert (ATOCA) Working Group. The Working Group shall consider the manner in which these architectures, and any others under development, may interoperate and interconnect to assure effective delivery of alerts. In addition, the Working Group shall examine different communications distribution platforms, (e.g., Internet, Satellite, Digital Television (DTV) Datacast, etc.) for alert delivery and discuss how the various architectures exploit these distribution platforms. The Working Group shall also explore what alert delivery media (e.g., video, audio, text, graphics, etc.) can be used for the most effective delivery of next generation alerts and develop recommendations regarding how the receiving platforms (e.g., mobile phone and other wireless devices, broadcast, cable, satellite, laptops, tablets etc.) may best present the transmitted alerts to users.

• In addition, the Working Group shall develop recommendations regarding the technical and operational criteria under which next generation alerting participants can utilize the Internet and other broadband-based architectures. The operational criteria shall include the relationships among different entities, including, local, tribal, state and federal governments in generating and distributing alerts. The technical requirements shall include consideration of the Common Alerting Protocol and any other protocols for generating, formatting, and distributing alerts, as well as any security requirements (including any trust models) to mitigate potential threats and attacks on the alerting systems.

• Finally, the Working Group will explore and develop recommendations regarding the role of social media in next generation alerting systems, including how governments may integrate social media into their own alerting systems.

Duration: TBD

Working Group 2 – Participants

Donna Bethea-Murphy IridiumAnnMarie CederbergCenturyLinkEdward Czarnecki Monroe Electronics, Inc. / Digital Alert SystemsThomas Dombrowsky Wiley Rein LLPTim Dunn T-MobileDenis Gusty DHS Science and Technology DirectorateAntwane Johnson DHS, FEMA, National Continuity Programs, IPAWSKathryn Martin Access PartnershipChristian Militeau Intrado, Inc.Charles Musgrove AT&T

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Working Group 2 – Participants (cont’d)

Mike Nawrocki VerizonRobert Ross CBS Broadcasting, Inc.Mark Titus TeleCommunicationsSystems, Inc.Christian Vogler RERC on telecommunications accessLarry Walke National Association of BroadcastersNorman Williams RERC on telecommunications accessWade Witmer DHS, FEMA, National Continuity Programs,

IPAWS

(Participants listed as of Sept. 20, with FCC vetting still in process)

Working Group 2 – Participants (cont’d)

Relevant Constituencies:

Alerting Architectures: EAS, PLAN, ATOCA, others.Distribution Platforms: wireless broadband providers, cable

operators, satellite direct-to-user operators, DTV datacast services, Internet service providers.

Receiving Platforms: manufacturers and service providers for Smart phones, mobile phones, other PDAs, enterprise computer systems, personal computers, televisions, radios.

Programming Providers: broadcast , cable, satellite, and Internet programmers, social networking services, on-line news services, Internet-based commercial and entertainment.

Working Group 2 - Current Activity

Summary of Assignment:(A)Explore all aspects of next generation alerting.(B)Develop recommendations for CSRIC’s consideration

regarding actions the FCC should take to promote development of next generation alerting systems.

Committee Structure:#1: Architectures and Platforms#2: Technical and Operational Criteria#3: Social Media Alerting

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Working Group 2 – Current Activity (cont’d)

Committee 1: Architectures and Platforms Committee

Topic: Develop recommendations regarding how various

combinations of alerting architectures, distribution platforms (transport infrastructures), and receiving

platforms (end-user devices) may best present transmitted alerts to users.

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Working Group 2 – Current Activity (cont’d)

Committee 2: Technical and Operational

Criteria Committee

Topic: Develop recommendations regarding the technical

and operational criteria under which next generation alerting participants can utilize the Internet and

other broadband-based architectures.

Working Group 2 – Current Activity (cont’d)

Committee 3:Social Media Alerting Committee

Topic: Develop recommendations regarding the role of

social media in next generation alerting systems, including how governments may integrate social

media into their own alerting systems.

Working Group 2 - Next Steps

September 2011:Began recruiting WG-2 members, established on-line share site.

October 2011:Orientation and planning with WG-2 members.

November 2011:Committees begin meeting, formulate goals, establish action items.

December 2011:Progress report at next quarterly CSRIC meeting.

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Working Group 2 - Project Timeline

TBD pending FCC input and addition of WG-2 members with expertise in appropriate subject matter areas.

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