[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anonymous) writes: > http://www.bartec.com/content/whatshotCOPS.html > > "CALEA OPERATIONS" > > BARTEC's simple, affordable, intelligent solution for CALEA > intercepts! > > What Is COPS? CALEA Operations (COPS) is BARTEC's solution for the > Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) which > will begin implementation on June 1, 2000. COPS serves as the > primary interface for delivery of J-025 standard messages from the > Telecommunications Service Provider (TSP) to the law enforcement > agency (LEA), as defined in CALEA legislation. > > A COPS workstation consists of: > BARTEC COPS Software > PC (configured for COPS specs) > 8 Port Cisco Router / Modem Pool > 100 base T Hub > > How Does COPS Work? > > A COPS workstation supports three critical tasks in the CALEA pen > register intercept environment, as follows: > > #CALEA "D" and "E" Interface > > CALEA legislation defines "D" and "E" interfaces for telephone > surveillance. The "D" interface is located in the TSP switch or > regional facility. The "E" interface is located at the LEA. The > "D" interface will require a TCP/IP wide area network (WAN) to be > established between the TSP and the LEA. The WAN may be on a dial-up > or dedicated private lease line (PVC) that is defined by the TSP or > LEA. To meet interface requirements, the COPS workstation includes > a Cisco router with eight modem ports. Modem ports one to seven are > dedicated for "E" interface - one for each TSP. Modem port eight is > reserved for communication with existing BARTEC devices for analog > pen register intercepts. Remote command and control and automatic > downloads for BARTEC's Micro DNR, SSL-12 Smart Slave and DLP-14/400 > Wireless Intelligent Transmitter will be accessible via port eight. > This feature is not available on any other CALEA intercept system, and > will prove important and useful as telephone surveillance makes the > transition from analog to digital over the next several years. #Data > Compilation In a CALEA pen register intercept environment, TSPs will > deliver J-025 standard messages, as defined in the CALEA legislation, > over a call data channel (CDC). Each of the modem ports on the Cisco > router supports CDC delivery of data in a number of formats. Analog > data received on port will be in ASCII format. COPS assembles and > converts all data in all formats for compatibility with many different > analytical software packages. > > #Creation of Files and Distribution of Collected Data > > Once data is assembled and converted, it is compiled into files. Once > files are created at the COPS workstation, data can be distributed for > analysis or other CALEA functions. Distribution can take place via the > LEA network to a secure server, on a daily or periodic basis. Data > may be loaded manually or on demand to the server by the LEA network > administrator. Analysis software typically resides on the server. > > In a CALEA wiretap intercept environment, COPS will test J-025 > messages received from the TSP to determine if immediate distribution > is required. Messages are routed through the LEA network to the > appropriate BARTEC Digital Audio Recording Environment (DARE) > workstation. At the DARE workstation, analog voice and data will be > assembled by the COPS Micro DNR for real time access by the DNR. > > Why Buy COPS? > > COPS offers multiple CALEA intercept capability and supports both > pen register and wiretap configurations COPS can interface with > BARTEC analog pen registers/remote devices as telephone surveillance > transitions to CALEA COPS offers future expansion to accommodate > additional CALEA interfaces COPS is affordably priced, allowing even > small law enforcement agencies to perform CALEA intercepts
