DDTI Bridges the Gap to NG9-1-1 at NENA Event

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Data Technologies Inc., (DDTI) a leader in 911 Emergency Response Software and accurate GIS data, participated in the fourth National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Industry Collaboration Event (ICE 4), in Irving, Texas at the AT&T Center for Learning the week of November, 14, 2011.

ICE 4 was the largest and most technically complex ICE to date and culminated in a successful, multi-vendor testing process that provided increased awareness and recognition of the requirements, interactions, and protocols necessary for interoperable call routing in a NENA i3 NG9-1-1 environment.

DDTI's AccuGlobe LoST services and products were tested, for compliance and interoperability with the NENA i3 NG9-1-1 Standards, in a multi-vendor environment. Specifically, DDTI tested their LoST functionality with their Location Validation Function (LVF) and Emergency Call Routing Function (ECRF) software. These "real world" simulations of varied call routing situations and environments resulted in mutually valuable insight and better understanding of the nuances of the specifications and requirements of  NENA NG9-1-1.

"DDTI was privileged to collaborate with NENA and come together with twenty-one other companies in the public safety industry to test product and services that allow call routing based on the LoST hierarchy and to ensure reliable and predictable emergency call routing and location validation," said Ron Cramer, President of DDTI.

The focus of the event was emergency call routing based on the LoST hierarchy. This is the core function required to assure reliable and predictable emergency call routing and location validation regardless of the media type or device being used to place a call. The largest and most complex ICE event ever undertaken, it culminated in a successful multi-vendor testing process, resulting in heightened awareness and recognition of the requirements necessary for interoperable call routing. The twenty-two companies involved evaluated multi-vendor interaction between Emergency Call Routing Functions and also included the following functional entities:

• Emergency Services Routing Proxies
• Location Validation Functions
• Location Information Servers
• Legacy Network Gateways
• Call logging and recording
• NG9-1-1 PSAP CPE
• SIP User Agents

The testing explored a greater detail of specification called for in the requirements in a variety of different "real world" situations focusing on call routing. Specifically, the following interactions and protocols were evaluated:

• Recursive and iterative LoST queries
• Multi-Hop routing cases involving a combination of a forest guide, state-level ECRF, and regional or local "leaf node" ECRF's
• Default routing and error handling at the ECRF and ESRP level
• LIS based location validation utilizing an LVF in a variety of different scenarios
• Call logging and recording interaction

ABOUT Digital Data Technologies Inc. (DDTI)
Digital Data Technologies Inc. (DDTI) is the world leader in creating field-verified GIS addressing and NG 9-1-1 mapping data that is accurate to within one meter. DDTI is based in Columbus, Ohio, and was the provider of choice for the pilot phase of Ohio's statewide initiative to build a unified set of highly accurate map data able to meet the vastly different needs of state, county and municipal governments. DDTI's suite of AccuGlobe® products includes: 9-1-1 Map Data for enhanced public safety, 9-1-1 Dispatch for locating emergency calls, Mobile Data Computer Software for optimized routing to emergency locations, Automatic Vehicle Location Software for tracking the whereabouts of emergency units, and GIS Data Maintenance for streamlined updating, merging and sharing of new map and address data.

DDTI's NG9-1-1 product line includes a broad range of both premise-based and fully managed public safety solutions that fully comply with the NENA i3 NG9-1-1 Standards. DDTI's AccuGlobe® 9-1-1 is recognized as the most accurate and reliable 9-1-1 mapping solution to aid first responders, improve response times and save lives.

For more information about DDTI and its products contact Bruce D'Autremont, President of DDTI, toll-free at 888.800.4003 or at [email protected].

Contact: Paula Volio- Marketing Manager
Digital Data Technologies Inc.
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Columbus, Ohio 43204
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SOURCE Digital Data Technologies Inc.