National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Broadband Network

CISA/ ECD/NGN PS is researching options for public safety broadband networks for priority data, video, and information services. Each service is described below. Priority Data: Capability to obtain priority data communications. This capability involves human-to-machine type communications such as web browsing as well as human-to-human communications such as messaging (includes information services e.g., short message service (SMS) text delivery). Priority Video: Capability to obtain priority video communications. This capability can be categorized as conversational video representing a point-to-point combined audio and video communications call, conferencing, and streaming. Priority Information Services: Capability consisting of an integrated set of components used for gathering, processing, storing, communicating, and the exchange of, multiple types of data. NS/EP Mission Operations: Capability to establish, authenticate, and authorize NS/EP Priority Services users. This capability provides the mechanism to establish an NS/EP organizational Point of Contact (POC), for the POC to initiate and approve the addition of individuals within the POC organization as NS/EP users, and to provide a mechanism for each priority service to authenticate and authorize service requests in the respective service provider's operational environment. Response instruction in attached RFI document.