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  The NPSTC Interoperability Committee currently oversees the activities of the following Working Groups:
  
  
    Emergency Medical Services
    ESF-2
    Interoperability Channel Naming
  The Radio Channel Naming Working Group, originally the Common Nomenclature Working Group and located within the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) Committee, is working to achieve a common nomenclature for all interoperability channels in all public safety bands.
  
  For more information on the NPSTC Channel Naming Report click here.
  
    Project MESA
  This Working Group will work with the TIA/ETSI Project MESA organization and coordinate with their work and advocacy for developing broadband public safety standards.
  
  The focus of this group will be to:
  
  1. Provide NPSTC representation and participation within the MESA process;
  2. Assist in the development and analysis of global broadband public safety communications scenarios; and
  3. Ensure that MESA meets and properly reflects public safety’s requirements for deployable broadband technologies.
    Software Defined Radio (SDR)
  This Working Group will focus upon facilitating the development and utilization of Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies for the support of public safety communications and operations.
  
  The activities of this group are to :
  
  1. Provide NPSTC representation and participation within the SDR Forum process;
  2. Provide documentation of NPSTC’s positions in related regulatory matters and filings;
  3. Assist in the development and analysis of public safety communications scenarios and in identifying the benefits and concerns related to the use of SDR-based technologies to support public safety operations;
  4. Ensure that the work of the SDR Forum meets and properly reflects public safety’s requirements for deployable SDR-based technologies; and
  5. Actively contribute within SDR Forum activities and working groups including:
     1. The SDR Forum Public Safety Special Interest Group (PSIG) activities (RFI for SDR Solutions to SAFECOM SDR).
  6. The SDR Forum Cognitive Radio/Spectrum Sharing Working Group (Report on Cognitive Radio Capabilities, Spectrum Monitoring at RNC).
  7. Click here to get additional documents regarding SDR.
    Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC)
  National Interoperability Information eXchange (NIIX) Steering Committee
  This Working Group will work as a focal coordination point for national SIEC activities. Its goal is to assist SIECs in the development of consistent interoperability processes and guidelines.
  
  The focus of this group will be to:
  
  1. Clarify NCC’s recommendations on the use of "Statewide" vs. "State" in the SIEC definition;
  2. Provide documentation of NPSTC’s positions in related regulatory matters and filings;
  3. Advocate the use of SIECs to establish Federal interoperability grant criteria;
  4. Develop and promote State plans; and
  5. Assist States to enact legislation to formally establish SIECs

Interoperability Committee

To participate in discussions relevant to Interoperability issues follow this link: NPSTC-PARTICIPANTS-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Emergency Medical Services
Chair: Kevin McGinnis
(207) 622-7203
mcginnis@nasemso.org

ESF-2
Chair: John Powell
(510) 410-2858
jpowell@berkeley.edu

Interoperability Channel Naming
Chair: Don Root
(858) 694-3903
don.root@sdsheriff.org

Project MESA
Chair: John Powell
(510) 410-2858
jpowell@berkeley.edu

Software Defined Radio
Chair: John Powell
(510) 410-2858
jpowell@berkeley.edu

Statewide Interoperability Executive Committees
Chair: Don Root
(858) 694-3903
don.root@sdsheriff.org