Request for Information (RFI) on Advanced Radio Technologies for Public Safety Applications

Overview: The Wireless Innovation Forum (www.wirelessinnovation.org) is seeking information on current and proposed technology developments for addressing communications requirements for public safety. We are soliciting inputs from industry, academia, government researchers and users, public safety agencies, and other interested entities. The Forum's Public Safety Special Interest Group (PS SIG), which coordinates the Forum's activities that relate to public safety, will use this information for compiling a publicly available "technology assessment" report, which will be delivered to government officials in the public safety and defense community for immediate use in :

• Setting requirements for purchasing decisions
• Setting research agendas for making funding available

Additional Background: Over the past four years the Public Safety Special Interest Group has developed a number of innovative concepts on how cognitive and other advanced radio technologies can be applied to public safety communications [1][2]. There is a significant amount of ongoing cognitive radio research and development in academia, as well as government and industry labs. Responses to this RFI will help the Forum assess the current state-of-the-art and maturity of cognitive and other advanced radio technologies, near-term deployment opportunities and long-term research challenges. 

The primary output of this technology assessment effort will be a report, generated by the SIG, which will be directed at readers in positions of public safety community leadership, users, researchers and product developers. These responses will help set a broad research, development and implementation agenda to the community, and will be communicated to entities such as the FCC and public safety audiences. Organizations and individuals providing responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will be referenced in the report for their contributions (unless they elect to remain anonymous) and thus can benefit from the enhanced exposure to their potential customers. Furthermore, these responses can help steer the direction taken by potential customers for future systems and technologies.

This information will also be incorporated into the Forum’s ongoing technology roadmap project.

Instructions: The survey is organized into 7 sections. It is anticipated that each section can be typically be completed in 10 to 15 minutes, although longer answers are possible. PARTIAL RESPONSES ARE ACCEPTED AND COMPLETION OF MORE THAN 1 SECTION IS NOT EXPECTED. You can retake this survey as many times as you would like, providing partial responses in each section each time. Any information you can contribute is greatly valued and appreciated. Also, please include contact information that will allow members of the SIG to follow up in the event that clarification of a response is desired.

Click here to access the Word version of the RFI. 

Click here to access the online survey of the RFI. 

Individuals who respond to this survey by 21 October 2011 will be entered into a drawing to win an Android based tablet such as the Motorola Xoom. Only 1 entry per person will be made, and an entry will only be made if at least 1 section of the survey is completed.

This drawing is sponsored by the Forum's User Requirements Committee. 

[1]Wireless Innovation Forum, Use Cases for Cognitive Applications in Public Safety Communications Systems - Volume 1: Review of the 7 July Bombing of the London Underground, Report No. SDRF-07-P-0019-V1.0.0, available at http://groups.winnforum.org/d/do/1565.

[2] Wireless Innovation Forum, Use Cases for Cognitive Applications in Public Safety Communications Systems Volume 2: Chemical Plant Explosion Scenario, Report No. WINNF-09-P-0015-V1.0.0, available at http://groups.winnforum.org/d/do/2325.