Interoperability with WAVE

Public Safety Communications

PUBLIC SAFETY INTEROPERABILITY

YOU RETAIN CONTROL WITH WAVE

Public safety interoperability is a serious issue. Large

All interactions between WAVE and your radio system remain

incidents may span multiple jurisdictions and involve local,

under the control of your dispatchers. They patch audio

state, and national agencies, each with their own unique

channels together, assign speaking or listen-only privileges,

communications system. First responders, even if equipped

and monitor the conversations. Your dispatchers create the

with radios from different manufacturers or tuned to different

radio talk groups that span multiple organizations. They adjust

frequencies, still need to talk with each other. Public safety

volume levels, bring in remote users on phones, and break

agencies recognize interoperability as one of their most

down the talk group when the incident ends. Response

critical challenges, but are hampered by a lack of funds and

management can be shared or delegated to communications

the absence of a clear plan. How can first responders and

officers at the incident scene. Configurations for multi-agency

the communities they protect rapidly acquire interoperable

responses can be pre-tested and stored for instant recall

group communications?

during emergencies, or created on the fly. You always retain

control over how your organization interoperates with other

Twisted Pair Solutions' WAVE for LMRTM software is an

groups.

interoperability solution that works with your current radio

Although WAVE offers flexibility and control in emergency

system, connects with any radio equipment from any

situations, most customers purchase the system for everyday

manufacturer at any frequency, and always remains firmly

use. Patching a new radio works exactly the same as

under your control. WAVE for LMR uses IP data networks

connecting the radios you use every day. Large-scale

to create group communications within and between

communications interoperability with other organizations

organizations.

becomes a predictable event for dispatchers familiar with

WAVE.

WAVE IS A UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR

WAVE doesn't restrict you to equipment of a certain type,

WAVE IS SECURE AND RELIABLE

so there's no need to replace your existing radios. WAVE

WAVE was designed to be a secure, reliable, and survivable

integrates and mixes audio from any source, including analog

communications platform, and has been rigorously tested to

and digital UHF and VHF radios, analog and digital PBX

ensure dependability under extreme circumstances.

phones, cell phones, soft phones, IP phones, and users with

PCs. WAVE supports the specialized requirements of most

Inherent survivability characteristics include autonomous

radio systems, including tone injection, hardware signaling

offline operations and peer-to-peer "headless" operation.

devices, and voltage manipulation.

WAVE provides voice and network control traffic encryption,

and supports the plug-in encryption requirements of high-

Once the audio signals from radio transmissions are digitized,

security environments. PIN-based user authentication is

WAVE can route them to other devices and media. Your

built-in, as is Active Directory support. Fault-tolerant WAVE

dispatchers use straightforward PC software to interconnect

Media Servers can be placed in multiple locations and linked

digital audio channels from multiple independent radio

together. WAVE meets US Department of Homeland Security

systems.

requirements for interoperability and integration, and is used

worldwide by critical facilities, public safety and defense

agencies with the most stringent security requirements.