Handbook of National Communication Networks for Public Safety Next-Generation Advances: Next-Generation Advances [Hardcover]

The book covers the evolution of National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN): its planning, design of network and services, deployment, operations and enhancements. It contains the technical details of the NPSBN and services accessible to public safety personnel over a dedicated and secure LTE/5G network.

I. Advent of FirstNet National Public Safety Broadband Network 1. Driving Force for an Advanced National Public Safety Network 2. FirstNet Authority: Organizational Structure 3. Public and Private Handshake for Public Safety NPSBN II. Evolution of National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) 4. Charter, Strategies, and Scope of NPSBN 5. The FNA National Public Safety Broadband Network 6. NPSBN Radio Access Network (RAN) 7. NPSBN Core Network 8. NPSBN Transport Network 9. The FirstNet Services 10. NPSBN Quality of Service and Performance 11. Satellite Networks and NPSBN Deployable 12. NPSBN in the Caribbean Territories of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 13. NPSBN in Pacific Territories 14. Rural Partners Networks and NPSBN Interoperability 15. NPSBN Devices 16. The NPSBN Security and Data Privacy 17. FN Operations and Emergency Management III. NPSBN Future Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges in Public Safety 18. NPSBN Operational Innovations and Interoperability

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security created the FirstNet Authority for the purpose of building and operating a nationwide public safety broadband network. Handbook of National Communication Networks for Public Safety: Next-Generation Advances traces the evolution of the National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). The book is composed of three major sections, each section containg specific contents:

• Advent of FirstNet National Public Safety Broadband Network
• Evolution of National Public SafelÃ/