White Papers

A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that is often oriented toward a particular issue or problem. White papers are used to educate readers and help people make decisions, and are often requested and used in politics, policy, business, and technical fields. In commercial use, the term has also come to refer to documents used by businesses as a marketing or sales tool. Policy makers frequently request white papers from universities or academic personnel to inform policy developments with expert opinions or relevant research. – wikipedia.com

9-1-1magazine.com provides news and links to relevant white papers of interest to the emergency communications and 9-1-1 dispatch community.

Integrating V2V Functionality at 5.9 GHz Into an Existing Quad-Band Antenna for Automotive Applications

Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, has announced that two of its Telematics & Wireless M2M subject matter experts, Director of Engineering Dr. Ayman Duzdar and Senior Staff Engineer Dr. Cheikh Thiam, authored a technical paper discussing V2V (Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)) antenna integration into existing automotive quad-band antennas. The paper was presented by Dr. Duzdar at the ISAP 2011 conference that took place in Jeju, Korea on October 25-28, 2011.

The paper, titled “Integrating V2V Functionality at 5.9 GHz Into an Existing Quad-Band Antenna for Automotive Applications”, addressed how V2V (DSRC) functionality could be added to modern automotive wireless systems without affecting other wireless services that exist in that same vehicle. The paper was a result of a joint research project with a major North American automotive manufacturer.

It further explained how a DSRC antenna was used in tests conducted by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Crash Avoidance Partnership-Vehicle Safety Communications 2 (CAMP-VSC2) Consortium. These organizations have been investigating if DSRC at 5.9 GHz can be used for automotive safety applications. For further details, the paper is available free for download on Lairdtech.com.

Cloud Computing and Public Safety Services White Paper

InterAct has published an in-depth White Paper that examines the company’s core technology: "Cloud Computing and Public Safety Services" by Dr. Toufic Boubez.  Dr. Boubez pioneered the field of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) systems as the Chief Architect for Web Services at IBM’s Software Group.  While there, he drove IBM’s web strategies and authored several key industry specifications.  He is also the author of several major books on SOA.

This paper introduces the reader to the application of SOA to the unique challenges and requirements of Public Safety systems.  We’ve all heard a lot recently about Cloud computing services and how they will revolutionize information technologies.  This paper compares InterAct’s SOA architecture with the industry’s traditional Client/Server architecture and highlights the capability, flexibility and adaptability of SOA to meet the expanding requirements of today’s Public Safety services. 

Please click here to view the white paper

The Volunteer Immediate Responder

A new white paper entitled "The Volunteer Immediate Responder & Damage Assessment Team: A Guideline for Developing Neighborhood Volunteer Emergency Programs” is available for sale from Neighborhood Preparedness Solutions, a new web resource dedicated to the concept of neighborhood "Immediate Responders’" - ordinary citizens operating at their own homes or businesses who are willing and able to provide the most timely action during those critical first few moments following an emergency, before the availability of government public safety responders (which, during a major event, may be delayed).

This report is about the five basic historical problems that still have not been adequately addressed and will suggest a surprisingly cost effective solution to early stage disaster response in America.”

The report is available here at a cost of $18.95.

For further information on the Volunteer Immediate Responder and how Neighborhood Preparedness Solutions can assist government emergency managers and civilians, see http://www.immediateresponder.org

Radio DiagnostX Technology White Paper

DiagnostX is the only system that can diagnose the health of a radio, over-the-air in real time, 24/7. This "first-of-its-kind" technology uses the airwaves to diagnose a problem before it becomes an emergency by capturing and analyzing a radio's transmitting waveform. Bench techs can immediately scan and evaluate radios without bringing them into the shop. Faulty radios come in for maintenance, healthy radios stay in the field.

This paper provides an overview of Locus DiagnostX, an innovative approach to Over the Air Bench Testing resulting in early detection of potential mobile and portable radio transmission problems, narrowband performance verification and diagnostics in trunked and conventional radio networks.

By way of uplink metrics, downlink control channel tracking, real time signal processing and time based characterization of radio signals; a picture of each radio’s health can be attained and reported upon. By pre-identifying radio transmission problems, the organization will experience a higher level of system performance and reduced maintenance costs.

DiagnostX makes these measurements on all radio control channel transmissions i.e. registrations, affiliations and PTT access messaging, while the radios are in service, in the field.

The White Paper is available from Locus at http://www.locususa.com/

Data Center Efficiency With New Recycling Metrics

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity, has released Recycling Ratios: The Next Step for Data Center Sustainability, a new position paper to help data center staff address a key sustainability issue: reducing solid waste. In addition, an online calculator offers a resource for learning about the approach outlined in the position paper.

While metrics such as power usage effectiveness (PUE) measure the energy inputs and outputs of data centers, the new position paper outlines formulas for measuring the material inputs and outputs, including everything required to run a data center, from paper and toner cartridges to IT hardware and supporting equipment. Recycling Ratios provides a method for measuring efficiency over time as a data center evolves from startup, to an initial equipment refresh around year seven, through eventual relocation.  

“With organizations such as the Sierra Club promoting zero-waste policies, companies need an easily understood metric for assessing whether materials are handled in an environmentally responsible manner – and a tool for measuring progress,” said Jack Pouchet, director of energy initiatives for Emerson Network Power. “Just as our Energy Logic approach helped companies focus on reducing energy consumption, Recycling Ratios provides data center managers with ideas on taking sustainability to a new level.”

The position paper is available as a free download on Emerson Network Power’s Efficient Data Centers website along with the calculator

Building Support for E911 within your Organization

A new White Paper from RedSky

Building support inside your organization to implement E911 is an important task. There may be multiple stakeholders within your organization that will be affected in some way by the implementation of E911 and it is important to explain the project to them, identify how E911 will affect them and gain their support for the project. Not only does this approach ensure success in the implementation phase, but it is often the most important success factor in obtaining executive and financial approval to move forward with an E911 initiative.

This document will help you identify various organization that may exist within your enterprise that will be affected by an E911 project. The document will identify some of their likely concerns, helping you anticipate their response and equipping you with answers and suggestions to alleviate their concerns and gain their support.

Posted June, 2010.

To request a copy of the white paper, click here.

Nortel White Paper: 911 — Where’s your emergency?

In North America, we have been taught to dial 911 in an emergency. The news is riddled with stories of infants and even pets calling 911 when help is needed. We also expect that whenever we do dial 911, emergency response personnel will be able to find us and send help without delay. This is true for traditional telephony in our homes, but what if you’re calling from inside an enterprise PBX telephone network, where many extensions, some with their own numbers and some without, all share common trunk lines?

What if you are a teleworker calling from your laptop VoIP client and you are not in your office? Will your emergency call go to the correct Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)? Can emergency teams find you? Will someone on-site be notified automatically?

This white paper discusses the technology that can be used to enable emergency response teams, internal to your company as well as public safety, to find these callers in the increasingly expanding environment evolving in IP-enabled enterprise networks.

Posted 2008.

http://www.etelemetry.com/pdf/Nortel_E911.pdf