Portable emergency call center
A generic portable PSAP comprises a field satellite link, a network element, an Internet Protocol (IP) based PSAP switch, and customer premises equipment. The generic portable PSAP is an end-to-end portable emergency call center that local and VoIP carriers can use to connect to a new “temporary” PSAP in emergency situations where a given PSAP is unable to function in its normal facility. The portable emergency call center routes and receives emergency services events from landline, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and/or wireless carriers without need for customization from a given network architecture. The generic portable PSAP enables local management of emergency event acquisition and dispatch in the case of a major disaster, or some other reason for use of a mobile PSAP.
1 . A portable Public Safety Access Point (PSAP), comprising:
an Internet Protocol (IP) input;
a field satellite link to receive an emergency call via said Internet Protocol (IP) input;
an IP based PSAP switch to receive said emergency call received by said field satellite link; and
customer premises equipment (CPE) allowing an emergency call center operator to handle said emergency call routed by said IP based PSAP switch to said CPE.
2 . The portable Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) according to claim 1 , wherein:
said IP input includes a TCP/IP interface.
3 . The portable Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a network element interposed between said field satellite link and said IP based PSAP switch.
4 . The portable Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) according to claim 3 , wherein:
said network element is a router.
5 . The portable Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) according to claim 4 , wherein:
said router is a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) based router.
6 . A method of providing a temporary Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) for use with landline, wireless and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emergency callers, comprising:
receiving an emergency call over an Internet Protocol (IP) interface;
a field satellite link receiving said emergency call via said Internet Protocol (IP) interface;
routing said emergency call received by said field satellite link to an IP based PSAP switch; and
presenting said emergency call to an operator at customer premises equipment (CPE) associated with said temporary PSAP.
7 . The method of providing a temporary Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) for use with landline, wireless and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emergency callers according to claim 6 , wherein:
said IP input includes a TCP/IP interface.
8 . The method of providing a temporary Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) for use with landline, wireless and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emergency callers according to claim 6 , further comprising:
interposing a network element between said field satellite link and said IP based PSAP switch.
9 . The method of providing a temporary Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) for use with landline, wireless and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emergency callers according to claim 8 , wherein:
said network element is a router.
10 . The method of providing a temporary Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) for use with landline, wireless and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emergency callers according to claim 9 , wherein:
said router is a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) based router.