Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Wireless Phase I & II

Definition:

Phase I: 

Required by FCC Report and Order 96‐264 pursuant to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRN) 94‐102. The delivery of a
wireless 9‐1‐1 call with callback number and identification of the cell‐sector from which the call originated. Call routing
is determined by cell‐sector.
 
Phase II: 
 
Required by FCC Report and Order 96‐264 pursuant to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRN) 94‐102. The delivery of a
wireless 9‐1‐1 call with Phase I requirements plus location of the caller within 125 meters 67 percent of the time and
selective routing based upon those coordinates.

Cell Site/Sector Information

Cell sector location information for wireless E9‐1‐1 calls is identification information for the cell sector from which awireless 9‐1‐1 call has been...

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Wireless Phase .5

The delivery to a PSAP of either callback number or location information (but not both) for a wireless 9‐1‐1 call.

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SELECTIVE TRANSFER

Provides the PSAP with the ability to transfer the incoming 9-1-1 call to a fire, police, or ambulance for the particular number calling 9-1-1 by...

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Alternate PSAP

An Alternate PSAP is designated to receive 9‐1‐1 calls if the call cannot be delivered to the primary PSAP.

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