Two New NENA Information Documents Approved by the Executive Board

NENA Emergency Services IP Network Design for NG9-1-1, NENA 08-506, Version 1, December 14, 2011, has been NENA Board approved and posted to the NENA website.

Many 9-1-1 entities have built, are building, or will build in the near future an Emergency Services IP network (ESInet) to connect PSAPs and other public safety agencies within a region and provide interconnect to other ESInets and originating service providers within a region or state.  The effort and expense required to build these facilities is significant. The purpose of this document is to provide network architects, consultants, 9-1-1 entities, and state authorities with the information that will assist them in developing the requirements for and/or designing ESInets today that will be capable of meeting the requirements of an NG9-1-1 system.

NENA Next Generation 9-1-1 Security (NG-SEC) Audit Checklist, NENA 75-502, Version 1, December 14, 2011, has been NENA Board approved and posted to the NENA website.

This Information Document is a companion to the NENA 75-001  -  NENA Security for Next-Generation 9-1-1 Standard (NG-SEC) Standard. To effectively use this document the user should have a clear understanding of the concepts and procedures described therein.

This checklist provides a summary of the requirements and recommendations detailed in the NG-SEC standard and provide the educated user a method to document a NG-SEC Audit.

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