>More specifically, it's called GETS - Government Emergency >Telecommunications Service. It assigns priority over the local and long >distance public network of AT/T, WorldCom, and Sprint (maybe others now) as >well as the RBOC's. We do a lot of work with E-911 here, and I was involved >(limited) with this working at an RBOC. >More Info - http://gets.ncs.gov
GETS is one of the NCS Restoration subsystems. There are others, all the way up to preemption of dedicated lines. It's been a while, but I used to be on the Federal Telecommunications Standards Committee, an advisory body to the NCS. I even had a steenking NCS badge. :-) >HTH, > >Bill Creighton CCNP >Senior System Engineer >Motorola >iDEN CNRC Packet Data > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Howard C. Berkowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 3:30 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Cisco ExecNet [7:55573] > >>The Long and Winding Road wrote: >>> >>> ""Steven A. Ridder"" wrote in message >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... >>> > I always thought that the PSTN was based off of that fact >>> that not all >>> > phones would be calling at once, and if they did, then some >>> would get >>> > through while others wouldn't. >>> >>> CL: yes. true. however, decades ago the Bell folks knew and >>> practiced the >>> optimum manner in which to provision such that you or I or any >>> other >>> individual would experience dial tone almost all of the time. >>> We know this >>> through the Ehrlang calcualtions. >> >>Yes, but that's based on the assumption that not everyone will call at >once. >>It won't work in an emergency. It didn't in 1989, for example. > >Emergency services and the like can obtain special numbers that are >much more likely to be usable in a massive overload situation. >Consult the National Communications System (www.ncs.gov). >Essentially, the lines in question are preprovisioned with special >rights and often a PIN; there are several types of service available. > >You have to establish need for these services, as part of critical >national infrastructure, life-dependent local services, military >support, etc. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=55656&t=55573 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
