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Monthly Archives: February 2024
2008 NG Partner Program Summaries
NG Partner Program Meeting Summaries: October 28-29, 2008, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to discuss NG project activities. This meeting was the third meeting of NENAs 2008 NG Partner Program. May 13 and 14, 2008, in Crystal City, Virginia, to discuss NG project activities that are occurring in 2008. This meeting was the second …
Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis
Mar 5 – 09:15 pm John Ellison Document Information Full name: Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis Operations Information Document Document type: Informational Standard number: 53-501 Document description: This document is provided to assist Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) with the development of Hazard and Vulnerability Analyses. These analyses are essentially audits that provide planning tools …
TTY Training Standard
Dec 31 – 08:43 am nena_admin Document Information Full name: NENA E9-1-1 TTY Training Operations Standard Document type: Standard Standard number: 52-001 Document description: With an estimated 54 million people in the United States who have disabilities, over 28 million have hearing loss or speech impairment and may utilize TTYs for telecommunications. This document …
Standards for Emergency Notification Systems
Mar 3 – 05:10 pm John Ellison Document Information Full name: Minimum Standards for Emergency Telephone Notification Systems Document type: Standard Standard number: 56-003 Document description: Emergency Telephone Notification Systems (ETNS) are fast becoming a necessary tool for public safety agencies nationwide. Large metropolitan areas and communities of all sizes have installed these systems …
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Glossary
1 | 3 | 9 | n | p Click one of the letters above to advance the page to terms beginning with that letter. NG9-1-1search for term NG9-1-1(?) is the next evolutionary step in the development of the 9-1-1 emergency communications system known as E9-1-1 since the 1970s. NG9-1-1 is a system comprised of …
NG9-1-1 Project: First Office Application (FOA)
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Video & IP Relay Service / PSAP Interaction
Mar 5 – 09:10 pm John Ellison Document Information Full name: Video Relay Service & IP Relay Service PSAP Interaction Operations Information Document Document type: Requirements Standard number: 52-502 Document description: This NENA Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay) PSAP Interaction OID is intended to provide guidelines for PSAPs …
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NG9-1-1 Project: NENA NG9-1-1 Product Certification
The Next Generation 9-1-1(?) System is based on a set of open standards. Vendors that implement any element of the NG9-1-1(?) system based on the standards have an expectation that their element(s) will interoperate appropriately with elements delivered by other vendors. Long term, this interoperability will not require a custom system integration effort. In the …
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Operations Committee Organization & Process
Mar 3 – 08:03 am John Ellison Document Information Full name: Operations Committee Organization, Document Development & Approval Process Document type: Informational Standard number: 51-001 Document description: The purpose of this document is to describe the Operations Committee, delineate its organization, and define the processes required for the Committee operations and document development. This …
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