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effective cross-agency radio
communications, due mainly to
incompatible systems and noncontiguous spectrum assignments. But
newly enacted Congressional
legislation 2 and FCC Rulings 3 have
created broadband spectrum cleared by
the Digital Television (DTV) transition
available to local, state and tribal public
safety agencies (i.e. fire, police,
emergency medical services), allowing
for a unified system that would foster
nationwide roaming and
interoperability. Though this spectrum
will provide ample opportunity for the
build-out of next-generation
communications systems that could
achieve true interoperability for public
safety, no government or independent
laboratory facilities exist in the United
States to test and demonstrate the
behaviors of this yet-to-be-deployed 700
MHz network and the applications that
could run on top of it.
To address this critical gap, the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), through its Public
Safety Communications Research
(PSCR) program, will begin building a
Public Safety Broadband Demonstration
Network. This Demonstration Network
will allow NIST, manufacturers and
public safety users a site for the early
deployment of their systems in order to
evaluate the Third Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term
Evolution (LTE) standard, in a multivendor environment and create
integration opportunities for
commercial service providers.
Public Safety Broadband
Demonstration Network
The goal of this project is to
demonstrate and evaluate the behaviors
of 3GPP LTE technology deployed in the
700 MHz bands, specific to the needs of
public safety agencies. NIST has
developed an initial network design that
must be evaluated by vendors, service
providers, academia, and other
stakeholders to ensure that it can
support all test cases. In this project,
emergency responders, vendors,
carriers, academia and other
stakeholders will have the opportunity
to participate in the development, test
planning and network design evaluation
of the Demonstration Network system.
Each participant may provide
individual input to NIST; no consensus
advice will be provided. Public Safety
users will see how these broadband
systems will function and determine
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Law No: 111–4.
a Nationwide, Broadband,
Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700
MHz Band, FCC WT Docket No. 06–150, PS Docket
No. 06–229.
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through hands-on experience how the
systems meet their unique needs.
Features and system performance that
commercial carriers may not be testing
for commercial purposes, but that are of
importance to public safety, will be a
primary area of assessing public safety
user requirements within the 3GPP LTE
standard. This will include multicast/
broadcast capabilities, priority access,
pre-emption, SMS, and voice. Vendors
who are developing LTE equipment
(Band Class 14) are eligible to
participate in this project.
On or before April 30, 2010,
interested parties wishing to participate
in the Demonstration Network should
submit to the e-mail address in the
ADDRESSES section, their name, address,
phone number, and an e-mail address.
After receiving all submissions, NIST
may contact any party that submitted an
expression of interest to follow-up on
how its technology would meet the
above evaluation criteria. As part of the
Demonstration Network project, NIST
will enter into Cooperative Research
and Development Agreements
(CRADAs) with participating equipment
stakeholders.
The following information details the
technical specifications of the
Demonstration Network as it relates to
radio frequency and the ability to
transmit over the air.
Demonstration Network Technology:
Equipment utilizing minimum 3GPP
LTE Release 8, Evolved Packet Core
(EPC) and IP Multimedia System (IMS).
Other air interfaces may be considered.
Demonstration Network Frequency
Band: 758–768 MHz & 788–798 MHz
(3GPP Band Class 14) Authorization to
transmit over-the-air for the
Demonstration Network: Via a request
for FCC Special Temporary Authority
(STA) for Part 90 and/or Part 27.
Phases for Stakeholder Participation:
The Demonstration Network will have
the following three major phases for
stakeholder participation:
Phase 1—Network and Test Planning:
Stakeholders will be involved in
creating a common test plan for all
vendors and creating a common
network deployment and coverage
scheme.
Phase 2—Deployment: Equipment is
scheduled for delivery to site locations.
Coverage, network planning, site
preparation completed. Installation and
commissioning takes place.
Phase 3—Testing and Demonstrations:
Test plan execution takes place. This
may be staggered into sub-phases as
equipment and features become
available. Network is available to
perform system level testing and
demonstrations on.
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Equipment Disposition: Stakeholder
equipment used for the demonstration
network will be returned to the
stakeholders, at their expense, after the
completion of the project or upon
withdrawal from the project.
Demonstration Network Timeline:
This demonstration network is currently
in the preliminary planning stages and
is expected to go live in mid 2010.
Webinar NIST intends to hold a
webinar meeting on March 15, 2010
webinar to bring together interested
stakeholders (vendors, carriers, public
safety practitioners, academics) to
specifically discuss how to move
forward on the Demonstration Network
and to establish the focus and goals of
the project. There is no charge for
participation in the meeting. The
registration deadline is 5 p.m. Mountain
Time on March 12, 2010. Please submit
your name, email address and phone
number to 700MHz@its.bldrdoc.gov and
you will be provided with the logistics
for the webinar meeting.
Dated: February 26, 2010.
Marc G. Stanley,
Acting Deputy Director.
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
Notice of Meeting
The next meeting of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled
for 18 March 2010, at 10 a.m. in the Commission offices at the National
Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary Square, 401 F Street, NW.,
Washington DC, 20001-2728. Items of discussion may include buildings,
parks and memorials.
Draft agendas and additional information regarding the Commission
are available on our Web site: https://www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding
the agenda and requests to submit written or oral statements should be
addressed to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, at
the above address; by e-mailing staff@cfa.gov; or by calling 202-504-
2200. Individuals requiring sign language interpretation for the
hearing impaired should contact the Secretary at least 10 days before
the meeting date.
Dated: February 24, 2010 in Washington DC.
Thomas Luebke,
AIA Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-4324 Filed 3-2-10; 8:45 am]
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