DEPLOYABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Harris RF ...

THE OPERATIONAL CHALLENGE
Providing essential public safety communications
for recovery after major incidents
Major incidents can happen anytime and anywhere, at
short notice. Civil riots, terrorist attacks, motor vehicle
accidents, and major fires and storms are unpredictable.
When these incidents occur, the public safety communications
infrastructure can become overloaded and impaired. It needs to be
augmented quickly so that people can be rescued and the process
of restoration can begin.
In the aftermath of a major incident, people may panic and make
unnecessary calls, and the sick and injured may be in need of
emergency services. Local police and first responders require
reliable and secure communications in order to carry out their
assigned tasks. Restoration of critical communications capabilities
must be the first order of business.
To support rapid recovery of essential public safety communications
after an incident, equipment typically must be brought into the
affected area. This can be accomplished by installation of the
equipment in a rugged transit case. Such a T-case can be fitted to
a trailer or installed in a vehicle.
This highly mobile communications system should enable:
l Rapid establishment of a Project 25 (P25) Land Mobile
Radio (LMR) public safety network to allow first responders
to communicate and coordinate relief activities within the
affected area
l Backhaul connection to an available network infrastructure
to allow for coordination with government agencies, utility
companies, and other relief agencies outside the area
Internationally deployed Project 25-compliant systems support
secure voice communications for public safety users like the police,
firefighters, ambulances, and emergency medical teams. It is
critical for these first responders to be able to coordinate their
responses to minimize loss of life and property damage.
Harris offers the Major Incident Response System which can be
rapidly deployed to the affected area to augment the essential
communications vital to successful recovery. The system provides
the capabilities necessary to supplement communications and
provide interoperability amongst first responders.