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The Coastal Port ProjectTXWARN (Texas Wide Area Radio Network)
Public Safety IT Cyber Security Challenges In Today’s Information Sharing WorldApril 4 2013
9/11 Changed Public Safety Communications Focus
• Stressed the need for better collaboration• Stressed the need for better situational awareness• Stressed the need to better share information
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9-1-1 WTC
Harris County • Had already started building a regional Land
Mobile Radio (LMR) system in 1996 for public safety first responders.
• Today through partnerships with other counties, cities and public safety agencies it’s one of the largest LMR networks in the country with numerous public safety partners on the infrastructure and approximately 85,000 Federal, State and Local public safety users sharing one radio network.
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TxWARN Public Safety Land Mobile Radio
System
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Why Are Shared Networks Important?
Harris County Hurricane Evacuation DFW Tornadoes 2012
9/11 Terrorist treats as well as our daily treats
Harris County Overview
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• 1777 square miles • Over 4.1 million people• 2nd largest port based on exports• 3rd largest county in U.S. by population• 34 cities• 54 fire departments• Over 125 law enforcement agencies • 22 major watersheds • Over 1200 water and electrical districts• 8800 miles of pipeline • 35 Presidential Declarations of Disaster
In 2011, Harris County had 52
EOC activations and monitoring
incidents
The Region Ranks #1 in…
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•U.S. manufacturing cities
•Largest Port in the US for international commerce
•Energy capital of US
•Largest IT service economy in US
•Port generate $178.5 billion+ in statewide economic impact
•1 million jobs in Texas are dependent upon port activity
Port of Houston
Comal County Floods
DFW Tornadoes
Amarillo Ice Storms
Texas Wildland Fires
Texas: Leading the Nation in Disasters
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Fire Management Assistance Dec-larations (Prior to 2003: Fire Suppression Authorizations)
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Texas: Leading the Nation in Disasters
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Texas has faced far more catastrophic incidents than even the second place state, California.
Public Safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G is Vital to Public Safety First Responders
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Hurricane Ike 2008
9-1-1 WTC
Man Made/Terrorist
Natural Disasters
• Usually result in the lose of life• Impact our economy
The Importance Is These Events Either Terrorist Or Natural
A Nationwide PS 4G Shared Network WillHelp Minimize & Faster Recover From The TreatsThrough better collaboration and information sharing
USCoast Guard
HCSO
City ofHouston
City of Baytown
HCITC & PID
State of TexasTxDOT & DPS
HSCSDA Complete
Solution
Collaboration Is A Must
FederalStateLocal &Private Public Partnership
Houston Ship Channel Security District
Infrastructure and equipment to minimize or reduce our Man Made/Terrorist threat
This Private Public Partnership has not only helped with our LTE deployment for better information sharing
Infrastructure Sharing View• Remarkable diversity of tower
owners (7) of current (14) sites– TxDoT, Harris County ITC , Texas DPS,
City of Baytown, Transtar, Cypress Creek EMS and T-Mobile
• Core Equipment Facilities– Texas A&M, TxDoT/Harris Co.
• Backhaul– LEARN, TxDoT Fiber, HSCSD, Harris Co.
Public Infrastructure Dept, HC Toll Road Authority
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Sharing Arrangements
Commercial Site Sharing• Existing T-Mobile Agreement
User Site Sharing• Baytown – Reduced Fees
Early partnerships with tower providers, carrier and local agencies enabled a viable business model.
BIG-Net: Born of Necessity• Cellular networks were completely lost during hurricane
evacuation due to congestion• LMR voice worked well but mobile data applications via
cellular were either lost or converted to satellite if available• Non-LMR responders were not reachable• After the storm, cellular networks were down and
responders were dependent upon carrier response• Carriers responded as quickly as possible but based upon
their own evaluation of priority• Harris County realized that mobile data is mission critical as
well -- An alternative was essential
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Texas PS LTE Background• Harris County began planning for PS LTE in 2009• Funded system efforts through Port Security grant program
and local contributions for match and O&M through the Port Security District
• Texas was one of the initial 21 waivers issued by FCC • In May 2011, Texas received a statewide waiver from the FCC
in the Texas Waiver Order (11-863)
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• In partnership with Harris County ITC, the State aggressively pursued authorization to operate – Since the Texas Waiver, DPS
has filed over 1800 pages and over 70 filings with FCC Represents original waiver entities
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PS LTE Addresses Critical Needs• Provides Public Safety First Responders better situational
awareness & capability Integration of video, computer aided dispatch, priority service and LMR
Push-to-Talk interoperability along with the ability to roam to a National Carrier with current subscribers being provisioned for the 3G network
Large disasters and weather events - hurricane season, tornados, flooding, wild fires
• Protects critical infrastructure through better information sharing Replacing antiquated equipment and
data services Supporting transportation
Hurricane Ike resulted in 195 deaths and $37.5 Billion in damage
Recent Developments• FCC approved Texas Interoperability Showing, v9, on
July 31, 2012 allowing operation for 31 days• In August, Texas applied for 6 month Special
Temporary Authority (STA)
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Super Bowl Ice Storm Dallas 2011
• FCC granted Texas STA for 14 sites for Harris County on August 31, 2012 (12-1432)
• Allowed use of all 20 MHz of spectrum
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Harris County System RequirementsEnable dedicated
services to support First Responders:
Essential for safety & efficiency
Enable group-based services:
Interagency response & collaboration is crucial
in this region of so many shared resources
Deliver service even when carrier networks
are most likely to be down or congested:
Evacuation of 3 million plus people in 36 hours
Deliver dynamic priorities to handle overload situations:
Dynamic and multiple local control; partitioning
Redundancy and hardening:
An infrastructure no less reliable than the regional Public Safety
LMR system – TxWARN
Enable high bandwidth for data intensive
applications:
Video especially key for port security and other
applications
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Additional State RequirementsFacilitate an open, standards-based
environment
Support diversity & choice while maintaining cohesive, long-term plan
Enable nationwide interoperability
Support integration into and deployment of the Nationwide PS
Broadband Network (NPSBN)
Strategically position Texas for the future
• Next Generation 9-1-1• Border operations• Integration with existing Land
Mobile Radio (P25)
Serve ALL of Texas
• Law Enforcement• Fire• EMS• Transportation
• Urban• Border• Rural• Tribal
Mission Critical Requirements
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LMR LTE
Available Today
Standardsevolution
3GPP, TIA, OMA
Featuredevelopment
R&D Investment
Feature rolloutTest, trial, & deploy
~500ms group communications setup, low latencyOne to Many
Site & zone trunking, failsoft, IP path re-routingNetwork Resiliency
High velocity, ruggedized, environment, accessoriesMission Critical Devices
Subscriber continuity, out-of-network coverageDirect Mode
Console control & interrupt, agency partitioningDispatch
95%+ guaranteed geographic coverage, in-buildingCoverage
LMR networks, legacy applications & servicesInteroperability
Subscriber ID, location, remote monitor, pre-emptionEmergency
Individual, group, jurisdictional, agency, voicePriority
E2E encryption, key management, access controlSecurity
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With The Need To Collaborate More & Integrate Our Systems Nationwide For
Better information Sharing Creates Bigger PotentialFor Cyber Treats
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How Do We Minimize Cyber Threats
• Mobile VPN CLIENTS• Proven Policies and Procedures• Intrusion Detection Software
Security Initiatives
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Harris County BIG-Net Overview
Illustration is conceptual, not all connections are shown.
Broadband Interoperability Gateway Network (BIG-Net)
• BIG-Net operates on PS PLMN ID 313-100– First one issued!
• BIG-NET Vehicular-based system using Vehicle Subscriber Modem (VSM)
• Distributed EPC components for operational efficiencies
• EPC connected to Harris County PSAN
• EPC connected TxWARN
• P25 to LTE PTT service
• Not connected to commercial carrier at network layer
• Initial applications include:
– video, PTT, database inquiries, and intranet access
• Approximately 40 Units in operational testing
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Multi-Network Operation
Nationwide Commercial 3G Coverage
CommercialEVDO (3G)
• Design allows coverage throughout region, but is not optimal– 3G not as robust, delivers fewer features and control mechanisms
BC14 Harris County Coverage
• Uses Mobile VPN Routers in both:• Connects to 3G EVDO OR 4G
PSLTE BC14• 3G requires separate subscription• Switch-over performed by VPN
Operating on BIG-Net
BC14
OperatingOn Verizon
Currently no connection between networks
BIG-Net System Diagram: Backhaul & Status
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BIG_Sys_Backhaul_v4.1
Kyle Field
McElroy ParkWARFN-I
Evergreen
Pinehurst
Cypress CreekTomball
DPS HQ
Transtar
WallisvilleBaytown N Main
TX99
WARFN-K
Gessner
WARFN-HHensel
BackhaulNetwork
HCPID
Harris County Coverage – Current
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Current coverage for (7) operational sites
Dark green = VSM UplinkLight green = VSM Downlink
Footprint of (14) sites as authorized
Dark green = VSM UplinkLight green = VSM Downlink
Harris County Coverage – 14 Sites
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BIG-Net Ownership View
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Evergreen
PinehurstMcElroy Park
Cypress CreekTomball
DPS HQ
Transtar
Wallisville Baytown N Main
TX99
WARFN-K
WARFN-I
Gessner
WARFN-H
Hensel
BackhaulNetwork
HCPID
Baytown
Harris County
Transtar
TX DPS
T-Mobile
TAMU
Houston
• Port Security is a constant concern as so much of the nations energy resources pass here
• Border violence is still very real and very intense
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Additional Coverage for Security Operations
April 2012
