[EAS] CAP Compliance and IP

[Ed Czarnecki]

Rich-  As specified in the guidelines adopted by FEMA, The governors mandatory alert is a CAP driven feature.  The message there for gets relayed over some form of IP connectivity to CAP EAS units.

The second report and order is ambiguous as to whether the ability to accept a CAP message requires an ability to maintain an IP connection.  That's probly another area for the commission to clear up in their NPRM.

Ed

Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D.
Senior Director - strategy, development and regulatory affairs
 Monroe Electronics / Digital Alert Systems

-----Original message-----
>From:Rich Parker <rparker at vpr.net>

>At the risk of this sounding like a really dumb question... I'm working
>on a presentation for our state broadcaster's meeting in mid-May and I'm
>sure this will come up.....

>There are a number of stations in our area which are quite rural - and
>in some cases, the only IP link they have is via dialup. In order to
>'comply' with the rules requiring EAS/CAP capable devices being in place
>this fall, is it sufficient to assure them that 'compliance' simply
>means having a CAP capable box 'in place' and 'operational' at the
>station - even if it cannot receive anything more than the standard
>'legacy' EAS off-air signals?

>I have no idea how this might actually work in practice for Governor's
>'alerts', but in our situation my assumption is that the Gov. would go
>to one of the local Emergency Management headquarters from which the
>existing RMT's are currently originated and 'speak into the mic' from
>that site - to the legacy system in place now.

>I'm sure that 'someday' the goal is to have better connectivity around
>the state, but for now I want to be able to put folks' minds at ease at
>the stations that they are not also being required to 'figure out' how
>to have some kind of IP access to the units in order to be considered
>'in compliance' with regard to the FCC CAP requirements.

>Thanks,

>Rich Parker
>Vermont

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