According to a spokesperson for the organisation, the white paper “explores what public safety agencies and operators need to consider to successfully deploy video services supporting mission-critical operations, especially where the scale of its usage is considered ‘massive’.”
The latter term, says TCCA, describes situations where “the amount of video could potentially saturate network resources, if not appropriately managed." The document provides recommendations and initial guidance in relation to these kinds of scenarios.
Discussing the publication in more detail, the spokesperson said: “Identifying the key questions and challenges posed by mass use of video was achieved by surveying representatives from government agencies and the critical communications industry.
“The most [frequently identified] key challenges related to, [firstly], being able to set priorities and maintain control over the video flows, [and secondly] ensuring seamless communications across different systems. And also avoiding network flooding due to excessive video traffic.”
The statement continued: “Key use cases representing different categories of operations are documented, for instance day-to-day routine operations, pre-planned events, and major incidents.
“When analysing these use cases, identifying video producers and consumers is fundamental to understanding the overall problem domain. Those identified include actors such as first responders, officers, dispatchers, operators, government agencies, and other stakeholders.”
TCCA board member and vice chair the organisation’s Broadband Industry Group, Jason Johur, said: "This white paper was created by a task force that gathered together the views from a cross-section of experts from the user community, government agencies, commercial operators, industry vendors and partner associations.
"The findings offer a new perspective on our understanding of how video is currently used and expected to evolve.
“The paper provides insights from user community early adopters, and the opportunities and challenges involved in the operational use of massive mission critical video, as well as what is likely to be demanded from the technologies involved, and the networks and services that will ultimately deliver them.”
The white paper is called ‘Guidance for the successful usage of Massive Mission Critical Video,’ and is available here.
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