Commission Announces Details of Technical Roundtable on Implementation of Automatic Location Identification for Enhanced 911 Technologies

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Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20554 News media information 202 / 418-0500
Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 202/418-2555

DA 99-1243
June 23, 1999

COMMISSION ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF TECHNICAL ROUNDTABLE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION FOR ENHANCED 911 TECHNOLOGIES
CC Docket No. 94-102

In a recent Public Notice (DA 99-1141, released June 9, 1999), the Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology, in cooperation with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, announced that it will host a roundtable discussion of technical issues involved in implementing the performance and accuracy standards for Enhanced 911 ("E911") Phase II Automatic Location Identification ("ALI") technologies on June 28, 1999. As announced previously, the roundtable will take place on June 28, 1999, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Commission meeting room, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. In this Notice, we describe the agenda and list the scheduled participants in the roundtable, which are subject to changes.
The roundtable will begin with an overview of ALI technologies by Mark Birchler of Motorola and will be followed by brief presentations of individual ALI technologies by:
Walter Bell, Vice President of Engineering, SnapTrack, Inc.
Beth Frasco, RF Planning Manager, Aerial Communications, Inc.
Dr. Oliver Hilsenrath, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Wireless Corporation
John Maloney, Vice President and Chief Scientist, KSI Inc.
Sandy Mayer, Vice President of Technology, SigmaOne Communications
Dan A. Preston, Chief Technology Officer, Integrated Data Communications (IDC)
Lou Stilp, Executive Vice President, TruePosition, Inc.
Following the presentations by the panelists, representatives of interested entities will join the panelists in a question and answer session moderated by Dale Hatfield, Chief of the Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology:
Mats Cedervall, Location Technology Researcher, Ericsson Inc.
Anthony Chadney, Principal Engineer, Network Engineering & Planning, AirTouch Communications, Inc.
Capt. Joe Hanna, President-Elect, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc. (APCO)
S. Robert Miller, Technical Issues Director, National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
Bob Montgomery, Senior Manager, Regulatory and Technology Department, Nextel Communications, Inc.
Jim Nixon, Manager, Public Safety Affairs, Omnipoint Communications, Inc.
Eamon O'Leary, Director - Intelligent Network Systems, Technology Development Group, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
Ron Rudokas, Executive Director, Performance Engineering and New Technologies, Western Wireless Corp.
Anna Sillantaa, Senior Standards Engineer for Location Technologies, Nokia Inc.
Tony Smith, Director, Strategic Marketing, Wireless Solutions, Nortel Networks
Samir Soliman, Vice President for Technology, QUALCOMM Inc.
Bhaskar Srinivasiah, Manager, Technology Support, GTE Wireless
The purpose of the roundtable is to develop a more complete record on the technical issues involved in the implementation of the performance and accuracy standards for Phase II ALI technologies. Among the questions expected to be posed to the panelists are: the level of accuracy and date of availability of particular ALI technologies; the air interfaces for which the technologies are suitable; application of the technologies to the embedded base of wireless phones; ability of the technologies to meet public safety needs; significant technical achievements or limitations associated with any technologies; and the appropriateness of current FCC rules for accuracy measurement and deployment schedules.
Roundtable participants and other interested parties are encouraged to submit information concerning the topics raised during the roundtable, including any information on additional ALI technologies, as ex parte filings in the pending E911 rulemaking proceeding. These submissions should be filed on or before July 2, 1999, consistent with the timetable for filing reply comments on wireless E911 Phase II ALI requirements. (See Public Notice, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Requests Targeted Comment on Wireless E911 Phase II Automatic Location Identification Requirements, DA 99-1049, rel. June 1, 1999; Public Notice, Reply Comment Deadline Changed for Targeted Comment on Wireless E911 Phase II Automatic Location Identification Requirements, DA 99-1135, rel. June 9, 1999.) Submissions should reference CC Docket No. 94-102. An original and five copies of all comments must be filed with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, TW-A325, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. One copy of each submission should be sent to Mindy Littell, Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., 3-B103, Washington, DC 20554. One copy should also be sent to: International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), CY-B400, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Attendance at this technical roundtable is open to the public. Seating will be available on a first come, first-served basis. The real-time audio portion of the roundtable will be available via the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page. Instructions and information regarding the equipment and software needed to access RealAudio are available on the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page at www.fcc.gov/realaudio. The audio will also be available in the Commission's RealAudio archives on completion of the meeting, at the same Home Page. Audio and video tapes of the roundtable may also be purchased from Infocus, 331 Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, by calling Infocus at (703) 834-0100 or by FAXing a request to Infocus at (703) 834-0111.
For additional information contact: Charles Iseman, Office of Engineering and Technology, Electromagnetic Compatibility Division, Room 7-A363, (202) 418-2444, ciseman@fcc.gov.

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	PUBLIC NOTICE
	Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554	News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555

	DA 99-1243 June 23, 1999
	COMMISSION ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF TECHNICAL ROUNDTABLE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION FOR ENHANCED 911 TECHNOLOGIES CC Docket No. 94-102
	In a recent Public Notice (DA 99-1141, released June 9, 1999), the Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology, in cooperation with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, announced that it will host a roundtable discussion of technical issues involved in implementing the performance and accuracy standards for Enhanced 911 ("E911") Phase II Automatic Location Identification ("ALI") technologies on June 28, 1999. As announced previously, the roundtable will take place on June 28, 1999, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Commission meeting room, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. In this Notice, we describe the agenda and list the scheduled participants in the roundtable, which are subject to changes. The roundtable will begin with an overview of ALI technologies by Mark Birchler of Motorola and will be followed by brief presentations of individual ALI technologies by: Walter Bell, Vice President of Engineering, SnapTrack, Inc. Beth Frasco, RF Planning Manager, Aerial Communications, Inc. Dr. Oliver Hilsenrath, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Wireless Corporation John Maloney, Vice President and Chief Scientist, KSI Inc. Sandy Mayer, Vice President of Technology, SigmaOne Communications Dan A. Preston, Chief Technology Officer, Integrated Data Communications (IDC) Lou Stilp, Executive Vice President, TruePosition, Inc. Following the presentations by the panelists, representatives of interested entities will join the panelists in a question and answer session moderated by Dale Hatfield, Chief of the Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology: Mats Cedervall, Location Technology Researcher, Ericsson Inc. Anthony Chadney, Principal Engineer, Network Engineering & Planning, AirTouch Communications, Inc. Capt. Joe Hanna, President-Elect, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc. (APCO) S. Robert Miller, Technical Issues Director, National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Bob Montgomery, Senior Manager, Regulatory and Technology Department, Nextel Communications, Inc. Jim Nixon, Manager, Public Safety Affairs, Omnipoint Communications, Inc. Eamon O'Leary, Director - Intelligent Network Systems, Technology Development Group, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Ron Rudokas, Executive Director, Performance Engineering and New Technologies, Western Wireless Corp. Anna Sillantaa, Senior Standards Engineer for Location Technologies, Nokia Inc. Tony Smith, Director, Strategic Marketing, Wireless Solutions, Nortel Networks Samir Soliman, Vice President for Technology, QUALCOMM Inc. Bhaskar Srinivasiah, Manager, Technology Support, GTE Wireless The purpose of the roundtable is to develop a more complete record on the technical issues involved in the implementation of the performance and accuracy standards for Phase II ALI technologies. Among the questions expected to be posed to the panelists are: the level of accuracy and date of availability of particular ALI technologies; the air interfaces for which the technologies are suitable; application of the technologies to the embedded base of wireless phones; ability of the technologies to meet public safety needs; significant technical achievements or limitations associated with any technologies; and the appropriateness of current FCC rules for accuracy measurement and deployment schedules. Roundtable participants and other interested parties are encouraged to submit information concerning the topics raised during the roundtable, including any information on additional ALI technologies, as ex parte filings in the pending E911 rulemaking proceeding. These submissions should be filed on or before July 2, 1999, consistent with the timetable for filing reply comments on wireless E911 Phase II ALI requirements. (See Public Notice, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Requests Targeted Comment on Wireless E911 Phase II Automatic Location Identification Requirements, DA 99-1049, rel. June 1, 1999; Public Notice, Reply Comment Deadline Changed for Targeted Comment on Wireless E911 Phase II Automatic Location Identification Requirements, DA 99-1135, rel. June 9, 1999.) Submissions should reference CC Docket No. 94-102. An original and five copies of all comments must be filed with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, TW-A325, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. One copy of each submission should be sent to Mindy Littell, Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., 3-B103, Washington, DC 20554. One copy should also be sent to: International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), CY-B400, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Attendance at this technical roundtable is open to the public. Seating will be available on a first come, first-served basis. The real-time audio portion of the roundtable will be available via the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page. Instructions and information regarding the equipment and software needed to access RealAudio are available on the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page at www.fcc.gov/realaudio. The audio will also be available in the Commission's RealAudio archives on completion of the meeting, at the same Home Page. Audio and video tapes of the roundtable may also be purchased from Infocus, 331 Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, by calling Infocus at (703) 834-0100 or by FAXing a request to Infocus at (703) 834-0111. For additional information contact: Charles Iseman, Office of Engineering and Technology, Electromagnetic Compatibility Division, Room 7-A363, (202) 418-2444, ciseman@fcc.gov. - FCC -