www.firstnet.gov

AnOverviewofTheFirstResponderNetworkAuthority

(FirstNet)JeffBratcher

ChiefTechnologyOfficerFirstNet– Boulder,CO

February22,2017

WhatisFirstNet?§Mission− Basedon9/11CommissionReportrecommendations,FirstNetwillensurethebuilding,deployment,andoperationofthenationwidepublicsafetybroadbandnetwork

§Organization− FirstNetisanindependentauthorityauthorizedbyCongressin2012

§FundingandAssets− FirstNethas$7Btodeployanationwidepublicsafetymobilebroadbandnetwork− FirstNethaslicenseto20MHzofBand14spectrumtoenableaPublic-PrivatePartnership− FirstNetisauthorizedtochargefees,includinguserfees,corefeesandinfrastructurefees

§Governance− 15memberBoard,CEO,PresidentandC-Levelmanagementteam− Consultationwiththe50states,5territories,andWashington,D.C.− AdvisedbyPublicSafetyAdvisoryCommittee(PSAC),a43-membercommitteeconsistingofpublicsafetyassociations,advisorygroups,state/localgovernmentassociations,andotherindustrygroups

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FirstNet:ABroadbandNetworkforPublicSafety,ByPublicSafety

3Feb.22,2017

https://youtu.be/p-zyDCSaDug

YouTube(FirstNetGov)

Goal:MissionCriticalDataForPublicSafety

Mission Critical

Non-Mission Critical

CAD RMS AVLMessaging Video

DataApplications LandMobileRadio(UHF/VHF/800)

CommercialVoice(2G/3G)

MDT/Laptop Smartphone Radio

CurrentChallenges§ PSCompeteswithcommercialusersforwirelessresources

§ InsufficientCoverage§ Congestionatlargescaleevents

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PublicSafety’sNetwork

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THELAW2.22.12

FirstNetbecomeslawPL112-96

Feb.22,2017

FirstNetResponsibilities

“TheFirstResponderNetworkAuthorityshallholdthesinglepublicsafetywirelesslicenseand

takeallactionsnecessarytoensurethebuilding,deployment,andoperation

ofthenationwidepublicsafetybroadbandnetwork”

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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

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GOVERNANCE

THELAW FUNDING$7B authorizedtotheFirstNetnetwork– allfundedviaspectrum

auctionsthrough2022

FirstNetBoard has15 members,includingthosewithtelecommunicationsandpublicsafetybackgrounds.

EachGovernorappoints1 SinglePointofContact(SPOC) andgoverningbodytorepresenttheState’sintereststoFirstNet.

43 memberPublicSafetyAdvisoryCommittee(PSAC)advisesFirstNetonpublicsafetyintergovernmentalmatters.

NATIONWIDESPECTRUM20MHz ofbandwidthdedicatedtopublicsafetyinprime700MHz frequencyrange

(BAND14).

BC12

AT&T

AT&T

Dish

AT&T

Verizon

PSBroadband

PSNarrow

band

Verizon

PSBroadband

PSNarrow

band

6 MHz 12MHz 12MHz 6MHz 12MHz 11MHz 10MHz 6MHz 11MHz 10MHz 6MHz

BC13 BC14BC13 BC14BC17

BC29BC12BC17

1MHzGuardBands

LMR LMR

DOWNLINK DOWNLINKDOWNLINKDOWNLINK UPLINK UPLINKUPLINK DLUL

2.22.12FirstNetbecomeslaw(PublicLaw112-96)

ImplementingtheVision

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TheFirstNetBoard

http://www.firstnet.gov/board

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PublicSafetyAdvisoryCommittee

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FirstNetSpectrum– Band14

20MHzofSpectrum@700MHz§ 3rd GenerationPartnershipProject(3GPP)standardizedasLTE“Band14”§ 10MHzDownlink+10MHzUplink(FDD)§ Entire20MHzswathplusguardbandslicensednationwidetoFirstNet§ Allowshigherpowerportable/mobiledevices– benefittoruralareas

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BC12

AT&T

AT&T

Dish

AT&T

Verizon

PSBroadband

PSNarrow

band

Verizon

PSBroadband

PSNarrow

band

6 MHz 12MHz 12MHz 6MHz 12MHz 11MHz 10MHz 6MHz 11MHz 10MHz 6MHz

BC13 BC14BC13 BC14BC17

BC29BC12BC17

1MHzGuardBands

LMR LMR

DOWNLINK DOWNLINKDOWNLINKDOWNLINK UPLINK UPLINKUPLINK DLUL

Band17 Band17Band29 Band13 Band13Band14 Band14Band12Band12

3GPPLTEBands

698MHz 805MHz758 768 788 798

FirstNetNetworkGoals

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§ Providenationwidecoverage,includingruralandremoteareas

§ Meetpublicsafetyrequirements– providepriorityandpreemptionduringemergencies

§ Buildinresiliencyandreliability

§ Evolvewithtechnologytoprovideaccesstoapplicationsandinnovativeservices

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FirstNetNetworkBenefits

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DedicatedtoPublicSafety

QoS,Priority&Preemption

LocalControl

PublicSafetyApps/Services

SituationalAwareness

PublicSafetyGrade

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OpenStandardsBenefits

Adoptinggloballyavailablestandardized solutionswillensure:• Interoperability

- SinglesolutionforallPSservices(AvoidcurrentissuewithdozensofLMRsystemimplementationsandthousandsofnon-interoperablesystems)

•Economiesofscale- Costeffectivedevicesandinfrastructure

•Off-the-shelfsolutions- Lowercostsandfasterdeployment

•Backwardcompatibility• Innovation– newreleases– globalmarketdemand

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LTETechnologyEvolution

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Analog

Digital

1980’s 1990’s 2000’s 2010’s 2020’s

Release 99(1999)

W-CDMALTE enhancementsITU-R M.1457

IMT-2000 RecommendationITU-R IMT 2020

5G (Phase 2)

Release 16

Release 9(2009)

Release 4(2001)

LCR TDD Release 8(2007)

LTE LTE-Advanced

Release 14

Pre 5G

Release 5(2002)

HSDPA HSPA+ (MIMO, etc.)Further LTE enhancements

Release 11(2011)

LTE-ARelease 13

Release 7(2006)

Release 6(2004)

HSUPA, MBMS ITU-R M.2012 [IMT.RSPEC]IMT-Advanced Recommendation

LTE-A Release 12(2012)

Release 10(2010)

Data/PS3GPPR99

1G (AMPS)

2G (GSM)

3G (384K)

3.9G (300M)4G (1G) 5G 20G

3.5G (42M)

LTE,R8

LTE-A,R10NR,R15/R16

HSPA,R5

Voice/SMS Services

App/SNS ServicesCloud/BigData Services 20X4G+DiverseServices

5G (Phase 1)

Release 15

Feb.22,2017

FirstNetDriving3GPPStandardsforPublicSafety

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§ FirstNetstandardsteamdirectinvolvementensuresnewmissioncriticalfeaturesareincludedinstandardstomeetPublicSafetyneeds

§ Past:CompletedMCPTT*standardsinRelease13(enablersstartedin2011andcompletedin2016)

§ Current:DrivingstandardsforMissionCriticalServices andfeaturestosupportPublicSafetyqMissionCriticalVideoqMissionCriticalDataqMCPTTCoreRealignmentandenhancementsqProximityServices(ProSe)enhancementsqQoS,PriorityandPreemption(QPP)andDynamicController

q5G

*3rdGenerationPartnershipProject(http://www.3gpp.org)*MCPTT=MissionCriticalPush-To-Talk

Release12(March2015)&Release13(March2016)

Release12:• ProximityServices(ProSe)• GroupCommunicationsSystemEnablersforLTE(GCSE_LTE)

Release13:• MissionCriticalPushToTalkoverLTE(MCPTT)

• IsolatedE-UTRANOperations(IOPS)• enhancementsofpriorfeatures(D2Dandgroup)

Release14(March-June2017)

MissionCriticalVideo(MCVideo)MissionCriticalData(MCData)MissionCriticalServicesCommonRequirements(MCCoRe)MissionCriticalPushToTalkoverLTE- Realignment(MCPTT-R)enhancementsofpriorfeatures(D2D,IOPS,andgroup)

Release15(Nov.2018)&Release16(March2020)

MCVideo EnhancementsMCData EnhancementsMCPTTEnhancementsMCCoRe Enhancements5GsupportforQualityofService(QoS),Priority,andPreemption5GsupportforDynamicControllerImprovementofDirectModecapabilities

3GPPStandardsforMissionCriticalServices

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https://youtu.be/E-8ZUTaG0lA

YouTube(FirstNetGov)

TheFirstNetRequestforProposal(RFP)-- releasedJanuary2016

RFPStatementofObjectives(16)

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Building,Deployment,Operation&MaintenanceoftheNPSBN

FinancialSustainability

FirstResponderUserAdoption

DeviceEcosystem

ApplicationsEcosystem

AcceleratedSpeedtoMarket

UserServiceAvailability

ServiceCapacity

CyberSecurity PriorityServices

IntegrationOfOpt-outStateRANs

IntegrationofExisting

Commercial/Federal/

State/Tribal/LocalInfrastructureToSupportNPSBN

Services

Life-cycleInnovation

ProgramandBusiness

Management

CustomerCareandMarketing

FacilitationofFirstNet’sComplianceWithTheAct&OtherLaws

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PublicPrivatePartnership

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§ 20MHzofprimespectrum§ Upto$6.5Billionincashtooffsetnetworkcosts

§ Relationshipwithpublicsafetystakeholders§ Totalofupto25yearcontractterm

FirstNetProvides

AUniquePublic/PrivatePartnershipWillAchieveFirstNet’sMission

§ Nationwidepublicsafetymissionachievedwithpriority,preemptionandaresilientnetwork

§ MeetpublicsafetyneedsthroughpartnershipSLAs

PublicSafetyReceives

PartnerProvides

PartnerReceives

§ Cashpaymentsbasedonbuildoutmilestones

§ Rightstomonetize20MHzofspectrum,marketvalueinthetensofbillionsofdollars

§ Totalofupto25yearcontractterm

§ Assets,capabilitiesandsynergiestomeetFirstNetstatedobjectives:− NationwideCoreNetwork− NationwideRadioAccessNetwork(RAN)− NationwideBackhaul− Deployment,Operation,Maintenance

§ FixedpaymenttoFirstNetforsustainability

Feb.22,2017

TruePriorityandFirstNet

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https://youtu.be/-7TUABYoXrM

Feb.22,2017

YouTube(FirstNetGov)

TheFirstNetNetwork

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Exit

Entrance

Imaginea6LaneHighway(Onlyonedirectionshownhere)Every~5MilesofHighwaySupports:

• 300-400ActiveUsers• 1000’sofIdleUsers

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QualityofService

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Exit

Entrance

QualityofService=SettingCruiseControlat70MilesPerHouranddriving70MilesPerHour 70

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Priority

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Exit

Entrance

Priority =ThisLaneisYours,everyoneelsemoveover

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Preemption

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Exit

Entrance

CommercialUsersareremovedinstantaneouslyfromthehighwaywhenPublicSafetyusedemandsit.Preemption =Commercialusersmustexit

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Consultation

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WhatisaStatePlan?

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ContainstheInformationtheActRequires

ContainstheInformationtheStateDesires

CapturesaSnapShotinTime

AllowstheGovernortoMakeanInformedDecisionontheFirstNetValue

IsaNon-BindingDocument

IsImplementableandAffordable

SupportstheFCCandNTIAinEvaluationofaState’sAlternativeRANPlan

Feb.22,2017

GovernorsDecision

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UndertheAct,theGovernorhas90daystochoosewhetherto1. ParticipateintheFirstNetproposedradioaccessnetwork(RAN)deploymentor

2. AssumeresponsibilitytoconductitsownstateRANdeployment

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Band14EarlyBuilders

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FirstNetInnovation&TestLab

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ToTest:

ü QualityofServiceü Priorityü Preemptionü Mission-Critical

ServicesandApplication

State-of-the-artLaboratoryforFirstNetanditsfuturepartnertotestpublicsafetyfunctionalityandfeatureslocatedinBoulder,Colorado

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48-volt power systemBattery backupFeb.22,2017 30

300-kw backup power generator

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secure area for testing prototype devices

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RF isolation cabinetsminimize interference

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RF isolation room for device/RAN testing

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hardwood test bench protects sensitive electronics Feb.22,2017 35

dual polarized antennasFeb.22,2017 36

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InnovationandTestLabBuild

https://youtu.be/qcN5QIJz_pU

YouTube(FirstNetGov)

2017Priorities

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StatePlans CoreNetwork

Feb.22,2017

FirstNetBoulderInternships–PlannedSummer2017

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Internpositionsinthefollowingareas:

§ ApplicationsTeam– OpportunitytoexploreapplicationsneedsofFirstResponders,andsupportprototypeappdevelopment.TechnicalfocusonappsanddevicetechnologiessuchasAndroid,iOS,opensource,andAPIs.

§ RadioAccessNetworkTeam– Opportunitytosupportadvancedradionetworkplanningandmodeling,focusingonthesupportofstateplancreation.

§ LabTeam– Opportunitytotestandvalidate4GLTEpublicsafetyfeatures,devicesandapplicationsusingstateoftheartwirelesstelecomlabequipment,andsupportthedevelopmentoftestcasesandprocedures.

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InternshipPrograms

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Program Eligibility Website/Contact Timing

CUWork-StudyProgram(Contractinprogress)

• Allstudentsreceivingfinancialaid,includingGraduate&InternationalStudents

• http://studentjobs.colorado.edu/

• BrendaDuranorTrishPottersmith - 303-492-7349

• PostingopportunitiesonCUWebsiteNLTApril28

USAJOBSPathwaysProgram

• Allcurrentstudents• U.S.CitizensOnly

• www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/

• https://firstnet.usajobs.gov(currentopportunities)

• PostingopportunitiesNLTMarch30

WorkforceRecruitmentProgram

• Currentstudentswithdisabilities

• MustworkthroughCU CareerServiceswww.Colorado.edu/career

• Fall2017applicationfor2018internship

FirstNetPOC– JordanAndrews,CTOChiefofStaff– Jordan.Andrews@firstnet.gov

Feb.22,2017

ConnectWithFirstNet

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SPOCList:www.firstnet.gov/consultationPSAC:www.firstnet.gov/about/public-safety-advisory-committee

www.firstnet.gov• FactSheets• Blogs• Presentations• CurrentEvents• Boardmeetingsandmaterials

• StateConsultation• State/LocalOutreachActivities• PublicComment• Environmental&Historic/CulturalTopics(PEIScomments@firstnet.gov)

Facebook(FirstNetGov)Twitter(@FirstNetGov)Google+(+FirstNetGov)YouTube(FirstNetGov)Flickr(FirstNetGov)LinkedIn

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Thankyou!

Feb.22,2017

JeffBratcherChiefTechnologyOfficerFirstNet– Boulder,CO

February22,2017