Wireless Analysis and Real-Time Monitoring for Improving Public Safety Answering Point Performance Presented by Christopher Duxler Operations Director for ECaTS, a product of Direct Technology.
Agenda and Introduction Introduction to ECaTS and Direct Technology Wireless Analysis Technical Analysis Routing Analysis Optimizing Wireless Routing and Working with Carriers Real-Time Monitoring Legacy and Next Generation Data Sources Sensors in the PSAP Widgets, Dashboards and Mapping Examples of real-time monitoring State and Federal Collaboration in a real-time world Questions
Company Overview Direct Technology began as an IT Services Company in 1995 Complex database management application development Data center hosting and networking services Professional/technical staffing. ECaTS division operational since 1997 Originally developed for the State of California Strategic Alliances: LEC s Manufacturers Service Providers MIS & Data Analytics Text To 911 Dashboard Data Migration 3 rd Party Integration Wireless Routing Analysis Customized Reporting
ECaTS MIS System Product Definition: The ECaTS MIS Reporting System is a secure Internet-based Enterprise MIS application with the ability to report on individual PSAPs, countywide, statewide and/or any given size jurisdiction with the same level of simplicity. Intuitive one click reporting Call and Trunk statistics information CDR and ALI information Local call taker statistics Hassle-free & Low-maintenance No servers or expensive equipment at PSAP Built in System Monitoring and Response Role-based Accessibility via an Internet Browser Carrier-Manufacturer-Service Provider Agnostic Customer Care & Ongoing Training Included
ECaTS Nationally In the industry since 1997 and originally custom built for the State of California Customer Base Statewide Regional Solutions State of California Statewide Colorado Florida State of Utah Statewide Texas Louisiana State of Oregon Statewide Kentucky Mississippi State of North Carolina Statewide Oklahoma So Carolina State of Kansas (Awarded State NG911 RFP) Washington Missouri State of Indiana (Awarded State NG911 RFP) Illinois Ohio State of Delaware (Awarded State NG911 RFP) Currently monitoring and managing data for 1,800+ PSAPs across the country National strategic alliances with telecommunications and CPE service providers
Wireless Analysis What is Wireless Analysis Technical Analysis Validation of Carrier Data Comparison with field programming Maintaining accurate Routing Sheets Routing Analysis Identifying legacy routing challenges Improving response time to the public Reducing Primary-To-Primary transfers
Wireless Technical Analysis What is a Routing Sheet Critical Routing Sheet Data that can be Validated Sector Direction Sector Azimuth Carrier Name ESN Programming Tower Address Typical ALI Record Contents Sector Direction Sector ESN Assignment Carrier Tower Address (Phase 1)
Routing Sheet Sample
Technical Analysis Described Azimuth and Direction Compute Azimuth based on 0 as North and rotate clockwise Compare computed Azimuth to ALI Directional ESN Programming Routing sheet indicates expected sector ESN Value ALI provides actual programming value Tower Address Routing sheet indicates tower address and LAT/LONG value Phase 1 - Address 1 and 2 values compared to routing sheet Phase 1 - LAT/LONG values compared to routing sheet Carrier Name Compare ALI record Carrier to Routing Sheet Carrier Entry
Technical Analysis Sector Direction
Technical Analysis Visualized
Wireless Routing Analysis What is needed Individual cell sector s for call analysis Primary PSAP-to-PSAP Transfer paths Star code mapping to the destinations Dialed numbers (10 and 7 Digit) mapped to their destinations (ex: Poison control, Another PSAP) Shape Files Polygon file that describes the PSAP jurisdictional boundaries. ESN Values for each PSAP All Primary PSAP s and their operating hours, if they are not 24/7
Wireless Routing Described Goal is to find the optimal route for a call on a per sector basis. Analyze a sector at a time for the PSAP that owns the sector as designated by ESN programming. Route analysis driven by: Reduction in transfer frequency to another primary PSAP Optimizing sector routing by presence of majority of calls within PSAP Shape Visually examining call patterns and layout to determine if routing adjustment is needed (ex: calls on highway/freeway vs. frontage roads)
Misroute Reporting Routing Validation
Validation Visualized
Validation Visualized (Zoom)
Why Does This Matter? Enables a PSAP to monitor that a carrier fulfills requested updates and changes to sector routing, ALI data, etc. Enables adjustments to ESN (legacy) sector routing to reduce Primary-to-Primary transfers (faster public response) Enables faster NG911 provisioning rules (you ll already have legacy optimized). Enables validation of Phase 1 Tower information against routing sheets to ensure ALI information is correct.
Real Time Monitoring
Legacy vs. Next Gen Real-Time Monitoring Next Gen is meant for real-time analysis, but legacy systems can also be monitored ALI and CAD are closest and provide real-time as it happens data feeds. ESINet i3 Logging analysis Network Monitoring at the PSAP Station and floor activity monitoring Wireless network monitoring possible through ALI analysis by carrier and class For some data though, we still need to wait for the call to end to do all calculations (Ex: call duration, hold times, etc)
Dashboard Widgets Call volume over time Class of service area graphs Call volume over time Call timing ring charts
Dashboard Widgets NENA/NFPA Answer time Bullets Point in Time Abandoned Rate Call plotting
Functional Overview How it works Real-Time gathering of data at the PSAP using the a sensor to support both legacy and Next Gen i3 data Connection to multiple sources CPE Call Data ALI Controllers CAD Data PBX Data Utilizing stream processing technology of incoming data for real-time analytics. Display on HTML 5 compliant web browser
Dashboards and Alerts Alerting Call volume alerting Geospatial alerting (id3 spatial algorithm) Call storm monitoring and effected PSAP s (ex: active shooter) Tower/Carrier call delivery to the PSAP (impedance or overflow) Types of Dashboards Relevant to 911 Call Handling (measures of overall call handling performance) Floor activity and call taker availability Carrier call delivery frequency Call plotting and spatial volume
Call Handling in Real-Time
Federal and State Collaboration