Presence Detection and Location Determination for
Law Enforcement, Public Safety and Homeland Security

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Overview: This course explains network and application technologies and capabilities enabling detection and location determination of entities such as mobile cellular phones. The course attendee will obtain a great understanding of network element function and interaction to enable law enforcement personnel and homeland security officials to detect, position, and track the whereabouts of target entities.  The course attendee will receive an excellent foundation in support of the design and implementation of presence detection, location determination, and entity tracking system functionality and requirements for law enforcement and homeland security.

Primary Audience for the Course*:

• Governmental agencies including: Air Force Intelligence, Army Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Coast Guard Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Treasury, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Marine Corps Intelligence, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Security Agency, Navy Intelligence
• Vendors and suppliers of products and services within the pubic safety, homeland security and/or law enforcement industries
• Public safety agencies such as APCO, NENA, and/others
• Analysts, research, and consulting firms

*Note: Mind Commerce reserves the right to withhold delivery of this course to any organization that may represent a threat or otherwise be detrimental to the security of the United States of America. Proof of national origin an/or citizenship may be required to receive this course.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of the workshop the student will be able to:

• Understand the major functional elements of a wireless network including signaling and control systems
• Identity the standards based architecture for position determination and management of location information in GSM and ANSI-based networks
• Understand the principles and methods for identifying the presence of entities, capturing and managing presence information
• Understand the benefits and limitations of each presence detection and location determination method
• Identify the law enforcement and homeland security applications using presence and location information as well as the application-to-network interfaces and interactions

Duration: 1 – 3 days (depending on depth of information desired by students)

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of wireless and/or cellular communications is helpful but not necessary

Course Outline:

1.      Introduction

2.      Telecommunications Introduction

2.1.  Overview of Network Signaling and Control

2.2.  Overview of Wireless Systems

3.      Location Determination Systems

3.1.  Positioning Introduction

3.2.  Positioning in GSM Networks

3.3.  Positioning in ANSI Networks

3.4.  Alternative Positioning Systems

3.4.1.     WLAN

3.4.2.     RFID

3.4.3.     UWB

3.4.4.     Others

3.5.  Managing Location Information

3.5.1.     GIS Systems

3.5.2.     Location Management: MPC and GMLC

3.5.3.     Provisioning, Administration and Operations

3.5.4.     Security and Privacy

3.5.5.     AAA and Managing Location Information

4.      Presence Detection Systems

4.1.  Introduction to Presence

4.1.1.     Presence Defined

4.1.2.     Presence and Availability

4.2.  Sources of Presence Information

4.2.1.     Physical Detection

4.2.2.     Logical Detection

4.2.2.1.          Network Attachment and Usage

4.2.2.1.1.    Bearer Channel

4.2.2.1.2.    Signaling and Control Channel

4.2.2.1.3.    Application Usage

4.3.   Managing Presence Information

4.3.1.     Presence Management: Presence Server

4.3.2.     Provisioning, Administration and Operations

4.3.3.     Security and Privacy

4.3.4.     AAA and Managing Location Information

4.3.5.     Machine-to-Machine Communications

5.      Presence and Location-based Applications

5.1.  Mobile Instant Messaging

5.2.  Push-to-Talk

5.3.  Mobile Advertising

5.4.  Mobile Address Book and “Friend Finder”

6.      Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Applications

6.1.  Detecting, Locating and Tracking Target Entities

6.2.  Extension to Lawful Intercept: Lawful Presence and Location Monitoring

6.3.  Public Safety and Homeland Security Notification

7.      Systems Integration, Implementation, and Operations Issues

7.1.  Network Access and Control Issues

7.2.  Brokering Presence and Location Information

7.3.  Integration of Presence, Location, and Database Resources

7.4.  Correlating Presence, Location, and Usage Data

7.5.  Behavior Profile Establishment and Type Matching

7.6.  System Limitations

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