System and Method for Managing Communication Interoperability Switches

• US 20080037461A1
• Filed: 04/14/2005
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paraclete Systems Integration, LLC
• Original Assignee: Paraclete Systems Integration, LLC
• Inventors: Biltz, Gregory, Ruegg, Gary
• Application Number:
  US11/578,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20080037461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0889 Techniques to speed-up the configuration process
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/24 between backbone network devices

Abstract

A method and system (100) can automatically configure a communication interoperability switch (10) and communication devices associated with the switch (10) to support first responder agency communications based on the type of event for which response is required and the jurisdictions in which the event occurs. The method and system (100) use jurisdiction data, agency data and rules. The jurisdiction data includes data representing one or more jurisdictions, wherein each jurisdiction defines operational boundaries of one or more agencies. The agency data includes one or more communication device frequencies associated with the one or more agencies. The rules include rules for selecting one or more communication device frequencies and one or more networks of the selected communication device frequencies. The rules are used to automatically determine configuration information for configuring the switch (10) to interconnect a communication device to be operated by an agency selected from the one or more agencies. The switch (10) can thereby be configured to interconnect the communication devices operated by a plurality of selected agencies.

Claims

1. A method for managing a communication interoperability switch and communication devices associated with the switch, the method comprising:

storing data in a computer database, the data including;

jurisdiction data representing one or more jurisdictions, wherein each jurisdiction defines operational boundaries of one or more agencies;

agency data including one or more communication device frequencies associated with the one or more agencies;

rules for selecting one or more communication device frequencies and one or more networks of the selected communication device frequencies; and

using the stored rules to automatically determine configuration information for configuring the switch to interconnect a communication device to be operated by an agency selected from the one or more agencies;

whereby the switch can be configured to interconnect the communication devices operated by the selected agencies.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the configuration information includes a plurality of communication devices and one or more nets of the selected communication device frequencies

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the switch configuration to the communications switch.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the rules for selecting communication device frequencies and nets are based on one or more selected event jurisdictions, a selected event type and a selected event nature

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the data stored in the computer database includes incident data including one or more event types and one or more event natures.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the rules for selecting communication device frequencies and nets are based on a selected incident including a selected event type, a selected event nature and one or more selected event jurisdictions.

7. A system for automatically configuring a communication interoperability switch and communication devices associated with the switch, the system comprising:

a database for storing data including;

jurisdiction data representing one or more jurisdictions, wherein each jurisdiction defines operational boundaries of one or more agencies;

agency data including one or more communication device frequencies associated with the one or more agencies;

rules for selecting one or more communication device frequencies and one or more networks of the selected communication device frequencies;

an application program operable with the database to;

use the stored rules to automatically determine configuration information for configuring the switch to interconnect a communication device to be operated by an agency selected from the one or more agencies;

whereby the switch can be configured to interconnect the communication device operated by the selected agency with other communication devices.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising a transmitter operable with the application program to transmit the switch configuration to the communication interoperability switch.

9. The system of claim 7 further comprising a mapping program operable with the database to pass the one or more selected event jurisdictions to the application program in response to an input representing an event location.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the configuration information includes a plurality of communication devices and one or more networks of the selected communication device frequencies

11. The system of claim 7 wherein the rules for selecting communication device frequencies and nets are based on one or more selected event jurisdictions, a selected event type and a selected event nature

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the data stored in the computer database includes incident data including one or more event types and one or more event natures.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the rules for selecting communication device frequencies and nets are based on a selected incident including a selected event type, a selected event nature and one or more selected event jurisdictions.