AGENDA
 Thursday, December 3
8:00 9:00 a.m.
9:00 9:15 a.m.
- Welcome – Bob Gojanovich, Bell Atlantic and Chair, NENA Network Technical Committee
9:15 9:45 a.m.
- Disaster Planning Guidelines and Their Application to 9-1-1 Systems
- Four phases of disaster planning – mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
- Five steps – analysis, procedures, agreements, testing, education
Bill Munn, Tarrant County 9-1-1
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
- Diversity: Importance of and Opportunities for Circuit route, sheath, shelf, fuse, DCS frame, switch, local loop, trunk
Bob Gojanovich, Bell Atlantic
Ken Easley, Proctor & Associates
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
- Backbone Network Architecture Options
MF · SS7 · Hybrid
Mike Meyer, Lucent (invited)
11:15 – Noon
- Multiple Switch Architectures
Mated selective routing tandems · Backup selective routing tandems
Wes Tilley, NORTEL
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
- Future Network Architecture(s)
A world without selective routers? · What will next generation 9-1-1 networks look like?
Debbie Guyton, Bellcore
Russ Russell, GTE
2:15 – 2:35 p.m.
- PSAP Interface Options
Traditional CAMA · Enhanced MF · ISDN
Bob Gojanovich, Bell Atlantic
2:35 – 3:00 p.m.
- Denver Case Study
Tim Dunn, Denver Department of Safety
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
- PSAP/CPE Configuration Options
Key telephone systems · PBX/ACD · Intelligent workstations · Power systems · Voice recorders · TTY and detectors · Printers
Billy Ragsdale, BellSouth
Phillip Rotheram, Positron
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
- Open Discussion of 9-1-1 Reliability Issues
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 4
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
- 9-1-1 Database Systems
Hardware, software and architecture considerations
Fault tolerance · Redundancy
Andy Humphries, HBF
9:15 – 10:00 a.m.
- 9-1-1 Network Surveillance Centers
A faster, better response through specialization
Pam Napier, BellSouth
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
- PSAP Disaster Plans
Disaster in PSAP serving area · Disaster at the PSAP
Bob Miller, NENA
Bill Munn, Tarrant County 9-1-1
11:00 – Noon
- Recap and Discussion of Unresolved Issues
Noon
Forum Adjourns – Have a Safe Trip Home
Conference Hotel Information
Conference Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Airport Marriott
4711 Best Road
College Park, GA 30337
For reservations call
800-228-9290 and ask for the NENA-CIF room block.
Rooms are available Wednesday, December 2nd and Thursday, December 3rd.
The Atlanta Airport Marriott is located just minutes from the airport, nestled in 14 wooded acres. The hotel provides a direct shuttle from the Atlanta Airport.
Hotel Room Rates
$119.00 per night plus tax, single or double occupancy.
Hotel Cut-off Dates
Call early for reservations. Make your reservations before November 18, 1998. After the cut-off date rooms may be offered on a space and rate available basis.
Seating is limited so register early!
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