E911
911 Regulations
NG 9-1-1
CAIRS 9-1-1
100

This enhanced emergency system automatically provides a caller’s phone number and location to dispatchers.

What is E911?

100

This U.S. federal agency regulates communications systems, including aspects of E911 and NG9-1-1.

What is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)?

100

This modern upgrade to E911 allows text messages, images, and video to be sent to emergency services.

What is NG911 (Next Generation 911)?

100

This is the menu in which Site and Location records can be added.

What is Infrastructure menu?

200

The “E” in E911 stands for this word, highlighting improved capabilities over basic 911.

What is 'Enhanced'?

200

This law was named after a woman whose tragic death led to changes in direct 911 dialing requirements.

What is Kari’s Law?

200

NG911 relies heavily on this type of network protocol instead of traditional analog systems.

What is IP (Internet Protocol)?

200
The version of SNMP that adds authentication and encrytion.

What is SNMP v3?

300

In E911 terminology, this database stores telephone numbers and their associated addresses.

What is Automatic Location Identification (ALI) database?

300

This act requires that “dispatchable location” be provided with 911 calls

What is Ray Baum's Act

300

This secure, private IP network forms the backbone of NG9-1-1 systems.

What is an ESInet (Emergency Services IP Network)?

300

To designate more granular location information to phones on switch ports, these groups can be created and assigned room and floor. 

What are Port Groups?

400

This system component identifies the caller’s phone number before it is answered.

What is Automatic Number Identification (ANI)?

400

For fixed (non-movable) devices, the requirement to provide dispatchable location took effect in this year.

What is 2021?

400

In NG9-1-1 architecture, this component helps forward requests to the next hop in the call path.

What is a SIP Proxy?

400

CAIRS9-1-1 creates these records automatically for all phones when location is assigned. These records are sent to local or county PSAPs.

What is ALI (Automatic Location Information)?

500

The local facility where 911 calls are received and dispatched is known by this acronym.

What is a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point)?

500

The Law that madated 911 direct dialing also mandated implementation of this feature starting in 2020 for new systems.  This feature alerts the main office or people when 911 is dialed.

What is on-site notification?

500

This NG9-1-1 component provides location information for a device or caller.

What is an LIS (Location Information Server)?

500

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