Reliable communications are essential for public-safety first responders, who must keep connected with each other and the control center as well as acquire situational awareness in real time when responding to emergencies.
Requirements for public-safety communications networks are changing with the adoption of new broadband-based multimedia applications, IP-based Land Mobile Radio/Private Mobile Radio (LMR/PMR) and Long Term Evolution (LTE).
As a result, public safety agencies are replacing their dedicated TDM-based backhaul networks with converged WANs in preparation for such transitions.
The Nokia IP/MPLS-based solution for public safety communications networks offers strong resiliency and quality of service, network virtualization flexibility, fortified security and precise synchronization. Public safety agencies can migrate to converged networks that support both new IP-based applications and legacy TDM-based applications. Integrated with packet microwave backhaul and optics with Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM), converged IP/MPLS optimizes performance, reduces CAPEX/OPEX, and provides the foundation for eventual LTE deployment.