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USER MANUAL EMERGENCYLINK ASCOM

As a rule, catastrophes result from a chain of unfortunate circumstances. The aim here is to penetrate this series of events and it should come as no surprise that time is the essence. It is also clear that for certain events experts and special equipment have to be mobilised, the authorities have to be informed and the population warned.

The EmergencyLink based on Ascom openTAS mobilisation system is just the system to handle complex situations of this nature and break them down into transparent processes.

As the head of an emergency organisation you really appreciate it if, when an emergency occurs, the right people turn up at the right time and in the right place.

As safety officer you decide yourself the level of intervention that is needed – choosing between the enhanced alerting techniques: analog, ISDN, paging GSM and radio.

In the hectic command center you, as operator, appreciate the high level of user-friendliness provided by EmergencyLink: Quick choice of response plans, access security, access controls and logging guide you easily and safely through all the alarm processes.

As technical manager you appreciate the modular construction of EmergencyLink: innovations come into their own and the system can always be upgraded to take advantage of the latest technologies.

"If the worst comes to the worst – in critical and extreme situations – EmergencyLink will serve you well."

What is EmergencyLink?

EmergencyLink is a mobilisation system that utilises the latest web-based Ascom openTAS platform.

The Ascom openTAS platform architecture comprises 3 levels (see figure). The first level incorporates the operator workplaces for data management and mobilisation. The middle level comprises the application server with the oracle database for data management and mobilisation. The third level consists of the network entry points to the different communication networks.

Alarms are activated via the mobilising workstations which are installed in the LAN/WAN as web clients.

Data management is undertaken on the Data-management centre MSTweb. This Ascom application allows data acquisition via the internet directly at the individual organisations. The central MSTweb receives these updates, approves them and sends them to the higher-ranking organisation.

EmergencyLink uses response plans to trigger an alarm. These and the appropriate keywords are also recorded by the data management centre.

Should an incident occur, a few clicks of the mouse opens the correct response plan and just one more click alarms all the units that have to be deployed in parallel via the configured resources such as fixed network telephone, mobile phone (voice and/or SMS) plus pager and radio.

The dispatcher can see how many parties have been contacted and, if necessary, summon additional assistance.

"Thanks to increased availability, the potential of the response system can be better exploited and teams and on-call planning can be optimised."

EmergencyLink CAN BE INSTALLED IN THE FOLLOWING VARIANTS:

Installed locally with the customer

The servers for application, database and network services are installed on the customer's premises. The operator workstations are linked via LAN / WAN. This system can also be integrated in a command centre.

As a private portal solution:

The customer obtains the complete mobilisation solution as a service from Ascom. In this way, flexible service and financing models can be agreed with Ascom. The hardware and the sensitive data are installed in the customer's private IT environment.

Installed as a service in a web portal

Application server, database and network services can be installed in a web portal so that the operator of the portal can sell the services exclusively. The user must install an operator workplace with web access. Speech is transmitted using Voice over IP.

As an alarm server controlled by a third system

Only the lowest level (network services) is installed for this option. The alarm server provides an interface for third systems (e.g. command centres). Alarms can be activated via telephone, SMS and pager.

DATA ACQUISITION

MSTweb is used for the acquisition of the mobilisation data via the internet directly at the individual organisations. This can be done using Swisscom's public portal or via the customer's local installation.

ALARM FACILITIES

ISDN
GSM mobile phone
SMS short message service
Pager
Radio receiver
Additional interfaces if required by the customer

FEATURES

• Fixed and mobile activation units
• A click of the mouse alerts various alarm facilities simultaneously
• Subscribers, groups or companies (response procedures) can be alerted simultaneously
  Conferencing
• Secure subscriber identification using a code
  Interface to the command centre systems
  Web-based data management

YOUR ADDED VALUE AT A GLANCE

System modularity

• You only pay for the services you really need
  The functional scope can be adapted to take account of requirements

Reducing operating costs

Efficient data capture / management system without media disruption
Multiple user server infrastructure
Intuitive operation - short instruction

Minimum initial costs

Flexible financing models
- Scalable construction

Flexible operation thanks to alarm response plans

Various rescue services
Different alarm levels
- Differentiation between day / night, workdays / public holidays
- Graded secondary alarm

Continuous deployment monitoring

• ISDN and GSM subscribers confirm they have received the alarm by means of a code
  Easy to use
  All processes are superimposed