[EAS] CAP Polling Interval Questions

[ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com]

Al - any parameters you could offer on the projected feed size and frequency of updates on the servers (aggregator) that would be polled by the "client" EAS CAP unit?  

Ed

Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D.
Senior Director - Strategy, Development and Regulatory Affairs
Monroe Electronics, Inc. / Digital Alert Systems
ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Al Kenyon [mailto:ASKenyon at cox.net]

So, what is the optimal polling interval for a CAP-EAS device? As anengineer at heart I have a tendency to over-specify and, in this case thatleads me to recommend a very short polling interval. What do you think isthe right number? And why? If all the stations in your market start out with a CAP polling interval ofonce every five minutes what happens if a competitor happens to air an alerttwo minutes before your station? Should stations in areas with different threats set their polling intervalsdifferently?Do you think management would care? What happens if one of your listeners is injured during that interval?Can the various device vendors on this forum comment on a default pollinginterval?As usual, all opinions are welcome.Al KenyonFEMA IPAWS Program Office_______________________________________________This is the EAS Forum Discussion ListPlease invite your friends to join our Forum!http://lists.radiolists.net/mailman/listinfo/easAnd, remember the main page: http://eas.radiolists.net