Functional and Technical Requirements Definition: Wireless Public Alerting Service (WPAS) Development Project

Abstract

The Goal of the Wireless Public Alerting Service (WPAS) Project is to Define, Design, Build, Test and Operate an effective Level I (Cell Broadcast) Service that can subsequently be scaled-out to a National Wireless Public Alerting Service. Canadas Wireless Service Providers (WSP) will be enabled and interconnected to deliver Level I (Threat-to-Life) Broadcast Immediate (BI) Alerts using Cell Broadcast Technology to Canadian Mobile Phones (the most pervasively used electronic device in history). The Pilot (Technology Demonstration) will take place in the community surrounding the Darlington and Pickering Nuclear facilities on Lake Ontario in Durham Region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1000892

Entities

People

  • Tyler Cashion

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 4G Wireless Networks
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • French Language
  • Language
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Networks
  • Public Safety
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Text Messaging
  • United States
  • Voice Communications
  • Wireless Communications

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems