Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC)
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Assistant Chief Constable Johann Skwara - - CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS WORLD 2018 Head of the Authorised Office (AS) Bavaria Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) AUTORISIERTE STELLE BAYERN DIGIT ALF U NK Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - Outline 1. Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2. 54th Munich Security Conference 2018-the operation 3. Challenges to the Public Safety Digital Radio 4. Preparatory measures of the AS Bavaria 5. Special organisation during the event 6. Course of the Operation 7. Conclusion Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - 1. Munich Security Conference (MSC) > Since 1963 the MSC takes place annually, for several days and addresses politicians, high-ranking decision makers and security experts > Approx. 450 invitees > "... an independent venue [...] for open and constructive discussions about the most pressing security issues of the day - and of the future."." (Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of MSC)* *Source: www.securityconference.de Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - 2. 54th MSC 2018 - The Operation (Part I) > Friday 16/02/2018 to Sunday 18/02/2018 > Participants: • 9 Presidents (among others Estonia, Finland, Ukraine) • 13 Heads of State (among others Israel, Great Britain, France) • 32 Ministers of Defence • Secretary-Generals of the UN and NATO • 69 protected persons in total • 234 escorted transports by the police forces Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - 2. 54th MSC 2018 - The Operation (Part II) > a multi-part civil protest aiming to 'surround the NATO war conference' > demonstration with approx. 2,200 participants > in general, a peaceful course of the protests was expected Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - 3. Challenges in the Public Safety Digital Radio > approx. 4,000 federal and federal state police officers > increased number of emergency services and fire brigade personnel on call in case of large scale operations arise > maximum utilization of available resources (number of call-groups and radio terminals as well as usage of GPS positioning for single radio terminals) > guarantee of maximum network availability Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - CRITICAL iUNICATIONS WORLD 3. Challenges for the Public Safety Digital Radio Wei eh s Steinkirchei Fraun berg Vierkirchen Flughafen München Eitting Fahrenzhausen Inning am Holz ■ allbergrnoo! Ob er ding Haimh. 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Preparatory Measures of the Authorised Office Bavaria (Part I) tactical / operative > Request to reduce SLA Airbus, application for D-Flag und exclusive use of base stations during the operation > Supply of interference suppression technology, spare parts and extra staff > Constant control of network performance (among others of sleeping TTRX) > Arrangement of the Secondary Control Channel in relevant base stations > Deactivation of fail-back mode > Provision of additional possibilities for network monitoring (Tetra Air Analyser (TAA), vehicle to detect and locate radio interferences, etc.) Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - CRITICAL IUNICATIONS WORLD 4. Preparatory Measures of the Authorised Office Bavaria (Part II) organisational for the operation > Testing and approval of the scheduled communications plans considering the needs of different public safety user organisations and possible ad hoc operations > Support for the preparation of special services usage (GPS/SDS etc.) > creation of an informative letter to the Authorised Offices of the supporting federal states and the federal government (among others information about RG usage, TBZ groups, emergency call procedure, prohibited usage of especial services within the operation area) Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - CRITICAL IUNICATIONS WORLD 5. Special structural organisation during the event > operation section - mission coordination • liaison officers cooperating with Police Executive Staff and if necessary in further control rooms • Guarantee of information flow and advice to public safety users organisations > operation section - technology and operation • guarantee of stable operation of the public safety digital radio • trouble-shooting and support > operation section - location management • coordination and management of maintenance measures, power supply replacements, etc. > operation section - interference location and clarification • coordination and usage of TAA und interference location vehicle • processing of concrete measurement assignments (disturbance sources, etc.) Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - 6. Course of the Operation > in general, an interference-free course of MSC 2018 > peaceful and nearly disturbance-free course of the protests and the other events > Occurrence of non-planned call-groups, however with relevance to the operation and therefore only a few deactivations in consultation with Police Executive Staff > no queueing > for the most part stable and interference-free network availability of the Public Safety Digital Radio Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - 7. Conclusion (Part I) > Rising demand for the Public Safety Digital Radio at Large Scale Events > well prepared and executed information planning in advance highly important (information letters and coordination) > However, communication was not entirely assured upfront with public safety personnel from other federal states Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - 7. Conclusion (Part II) > use of vehicle to locate radio disturbance ad hoc during operation > Consistent monitoring of call-groups essential also for perspective operations > Resources for unexpected developments during operations must be assured at all times Experiences with the German Public Safety Digital Radio at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) - Johann Skwara - Questions? AUTORISIERTE STELLE BAYERN DtGlTALFUNK Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt .