FRRIP net Project: July 2007

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

E-mail sent to Illinois Firefighters Association -

To: colonachief@aol.com

To Whom It May Concern,

After watching some of the difficulties with communications that various First Responder organizations, including Fire Departments, faced during 9-11 and hurricane Katrina, I came up with the concept outlined at http://www.frripnet.blogspot.com . I am a telecommunications technician with over 14 years experience, but I need help in getting this concept off the ground. I'm not looking for financial help just yet, I'm looking for intellectual assistance, people-power, so to speak. The concept is called FRRIPnet, or First Responder Radio IP Network.

Please look over the website linked above to get an idea of the concept, and forward this message to anyone you feel might be able to contribute to this project in time or ideas and experience.

A brief description:

What is the FRRIP net Project?

Friday, July 6, 2007

New Yahoo Group created

New Yahoo Group Created:

Group name:		FRRIPnet-Project
Group home page:		http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FRRIPnet-Project
Group email:		FRRIPnet-Project@yahoogroups.com

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Sitemeter added to bottom of this page.

Time to search out some help...

...I'm good at concepts and know a great deal about telecom, (I work in the technical end of the industry and have for quite a few years) but software and hardware development is beyond my skills.

Welcome to FRRIPnet!

This project is an initial concept at this moment. Let's see where it goes.

Dan

What is the FRRIP net Project?

FRRIP stands for First Responder Radio IP, and FRRIPnet would be a network composed of hand-held communications units that also acted as network traffic routers. In other words, a FRRIPnet handset would use native VoIP technology, and the handsets would BE the network.

FRRIPnet handsets would also be able to utilize any available WiFi access point or cellular tower connection to relay traffic.

Priority would be given to FRRIPnet over all other traffic.

FRRIPnet handsets would be universally used by ALL United States emergency service agencies, such as police, fire, National Guard, FEMA, and local emergency management personnel. FRRIPnet would also be used by essential government officials at all levels.

Each FRRIPnet handset would have a unique identifier on the national network, which would include state, municipality or county, agency, division, and agent information.

FRRIPnet handsets would be security coded by emegency personnel and their immediate supervisors or a dedicated coding agent to allow use only by the authorized user. An emergency "guest user" mode would be available, and all traffic generated in that mode would be clearly flagged as such. Additionally, network locator mapping functions would be disabled in guest mode to prevent hostile use of this function should a FRRIPnet unit be stolen. The network could map the guest handset, but the guest handset could not see the network map.

Simply put, if FRRIPnet is developed, no First Responder group would be unable to contact another, nor be unable to contact at least one other unit on the network.

This would completely eliminate this issues with emergency workers not being able to establish cross-agency communications, or reach out and call for help.

FRRIPnet would need an effective communications range of at least five and preferably twenty miles.

This would allow un-interrupted communications throughput because it would be almost unheard of for one handset to be out of range of at least one other handset, WiFi point, cell tower, or commsat - and therefore it would be almost unheard of for any FRRIPnet device to lose connectivity to the network.

Additionally, FRRIPnet sets could be bluetooth connected to hands-free headsets and agent bio-monitors, allowing the network to self-generate a map of FRRIPnet agent locations and vital statistics via a rendundantly-located central mapping processor.

Additionally, this capability would allow a fully-integrated multi-agency directory of contacts.

Military FRRIPnet sets would also have the option of shutting down locator keep-alive and biometry signaling in potentially hostile situations. A "burst" mode could also be configured, allowing brief bursts of encrypted telemetry to be sent to the network if the agent so chooses.

The FRRIPnet Project is a call for open-source developement of the technology and signaling standards needed to make FRRIPnet possible.

If you are interested in doing development on FRRIPnet, please e-mail Dan Stafford at aqmstaffo@mailbag.com with "FRRIPnet team request" in the subject line.

This is a NOT FOR PROFIT project looking to provide first responders with a valuable tool to avoid difficulties that hampered both 9/11/2001 and hurricane Katrina rescue efforts as well as others.

All work on this project will be on a volunteer-only basis. None of us will make a dime off this project. Understand that from the start. This is strictly about saving lives.

As FRRIPnet will be developed in a team blog format, all those who work to help develope FRRIPnet will have access to a log of exactly what they deserve credit for helping with. Put it on resume's or whatever you wish.

This country can work miracles when we work together, indeed, this world can. It's time to make this one happen.

FRRIP net Project

Friday, July 20, 2007

Concept e-mailed to Google development teams

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

E-mail sent to Illinois Firefighters Association -

What is the FRRIP net Project?

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

New post on FRRIPnet at DANIWEB IT forums.

Friday, July 6, 2007

New Yahoo Group created

Sitemeter added

Time to search out some help...

Welcome to FRRIPnet!

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