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Workshop on Telecommunications for Disaster Relief |
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Geneva, 17-19 February 2003 |
Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int |
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Session 5 - Project MESA: Broadband Telecommunications for PPDR
Mr D. Thompson, TIA, USA
Abstract
The Public Safety Partnership Project MESA (Mobility for Emergency and Safety Applications) is an
international partnership producing globally applicable PPDR User requirements and technical specifications for digital
mobile broadband technology, involving advanced and future PPDR communications. The combined work efforts provide a forum
in which key players and users can contribute actively to the elaboration of user requirements (e.g., Statement of
Requirements--SoR) and corresponding technical specifications. MESA activity reflects the vision of a mobile broadband-shared
network (ad-hoc) that can be simultaneously accessed by multiple users, with multiple applications, in a specified geographical
area that may be fully independent from availability of public networks and supply of electrical power. Additionally it is
intended that a MESA ad-hoc network will have full capability to interface at a number of levels to both public and private
networks and carriers. This includes capabilities for priority treatment of PPDR communications (i.e., prioritization service).
Emphasis has been placed on those applications that current applied technology cannot carry out to the fullest extent, but
have been identified by the users and their agencies to be key requirements. Please refer to the www.projectmesa.org
website for further information.
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