An EU team is developing an interface for the various communication technologies of Europe's many crisis response services. The proposed system allows interoperability, and the team has so far produced a prototype architecture.
European emergency services use numerous incompatible communication
technologies, making trans-border cooperation difficult. Furthermore,
the respective agencies have already invested heavily and may be
reluctant to help fund a new pan-European system.
The answer is a gateway system, allowing the agencies to continue using existing equipment yet achieve full interoperability with other organisations. The EU-funded
HIT-GATE (Heterogeneous interoperable transportable gateway for first-responders) project planned to develop such a system. The proposal was intended to seamlessly support a long list of legacy technologies, while also being able to accommodate future systems. The 11-member consortium ran between February 2012 and July 2014.
Development began with an analysis of existing materials on first-responder operations, scenarios and exercises. Results focused on interoperability issues, including legal, operational and technical. Assessment included hardware components.
The team proceeded to specify the first version of a high-level system architecture, of the TISPAN type. The architecture was compliant with LTE network architecture and suitable as a plugin for current 4G LTE networks.
HIT-GATE also made preparations for a demonstration phase, scheduled to have begun during the second reporting period.
The project yielded a gateway system for allowing legacy emergency communication networks to smoothly work together.
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