On 1/4/2010 5:32 PM, WA3GIN wrote:
Don,
You have pointed out some valid concerns but the world doesn't
care...VOIP is cost effective for day to day operations and everyone
is going there as fast as they can...the fact that everyone is going
there will bring the reliability you indicate is needed, before too long.
And you don't switch the dispatch office over to it until it is.
Just remember the telcos weren't that reliable for decades...
And dispatch offices used RF to avoid them.
but the world is changing and there ain't muc we can do about it
except trying to bring the best ideas and concepts to the planning
meetings to ensure as best we can that these networks have adequate
redundancy, cyber security, etc.
BS. You don't plan to lower quality in a dispatch office. You bring the
ideas to the meeting to say, "It's not really ready for us yet, sorry."
Or you work a little harder and analyze the redundancy and uptime of the
existing system, then do the same analysis on the system you're
switching to... and show they're not equal, and ask the public served by
the agency the their elected representatives if they can live with that
for the cost-savings.
(I haven't seen any tax refunds back because my local 911 dispatch
center went to VoIP yet. They haven't, but if they do... I'll enjoy you
guys handing back the cash. Yeah, right. Not happening. So keep the
money, and do it right please. Last I checked, I'm paying for it.)
Nate WY0X
