WAC 118-66-030   Definitions.  (1) "9-1-1 management information system" shall mean equipment that collects, stores and collates 9-1-1 call data into reports and statistics.

     (2) "9-1-1 voice network" shall mean switching systems and circuits which provide the connection between the caller's switching office and the public safety answering point (PSAP).

     (3) "Address" shall mean the identification of a unique physical location by street name, number, and postal community, latitude, longitude (and, when available, altitude). When applicable, the address may contain the identification of separately-occupied subunits, such as apartment or suite numbers, and where appropriate, other information such as building name or floor number which defines a unique physical location.

     (4) "Advisory committee" shall mean the enhanced 9-1-1 advisory committee as established by RCW 38.52.530.

     (5) "Alternate routing" shall mean a method of routing 9-1-1 calls to a designated alternate PSAP location when all 9-1-1 lines are busy at the primary PSAP location.

     (6) "ANI/ALI controllers" shall mean the stand-alone components that provide control functions for retrieving and interpreting information in the ANI and ALI data bases.

     (7) "ANI/ALI display equipment" shall mean the equipment at the PSAP call answering position necessary for the display of automatic number identification and automatic location identification.

     (8) "Automatic location identification (ALI)" shall mean a feature of the enhanced 9-1-1 system by which the name and address associated with the calling party's telephone number (identified by ANI feature) is forwarded to the PSAP for display.

     (9) "Automatic location identification (ALI) data base" shall mean the set of ALI records residing on a computer system at an E9-1-1 Service Provider

     (10) "Automatic location identification/data management system (ALI/DMS)" shall mean a system of manual procedures and computer programs used to create, store, and update the data required for automatic location identification in support of enhanced 9-1-1.

     (11) "Automatic number identification (ANI)" shall mean a feature of the enhanced 9-1-1 system that allows for the automatic display of the telephone number used to place a 9-1-1 call.

     (12) "B.01/P.01 grade of service" shall mean a level of service where the probability that one call out of one hundred (one percent) will be blocked during the average busy hour.

     (13) "Call detail recorder" shall mean equipment used to store, record and print ANI/ALI information for 9-1-1 calls.

     (14) "Cell sector" shall mean an area, geographically defined according to an RCSC's radio frequency coverage data, consisting of a certain portion or all of the total coverage area of a cell site.

     (15) "Cell site" shall mean an RCSC's radio frequency base station that receives calls from wireless end users.

     (16) "Computer aided dispatch (CAD)" shall mean equipment capable of receiving and disseminating detailed information related to emergency services call taking and dispatching.

     (17) "Department" shall mean the military department.

     (18) "E9-1-1 mapping administration" shall mean personnel, hardware, and software necessary to create and maintain map data necessary to interpret Phase II E9-1-1 latitude and longitude (and, when available, altitude), and to display the data on a PSAP call answering position.

     (19) "E9-1-1 service provider" shall mean a LEC providing the selective routing services for county wireline E9-1-1 service.

     (20) "Electronic mail" shall mean a means of delivering text, data, graphics and other electronic media via a private computer network or the internet.

     (21) "Emergency service number (ESN)" shall mean a number representing an emergency service zone, used to facilitate the selective routing and selective transfer of 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate PSAP.

     (22) "Emergency service zone (ESZ)" shall mean a geographical area with a combination of designated police, fire, and emergency medical service providers.

     (23) "Instant call check" shall mean equipment which records 9-1-1 call conversations for immediate playback on demand.

     (24) "Language line service" shall mean language interpreter services for 9-1-1 calls.

     (25) "Local exchange company (LEC)" shall mean every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership, and person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court, and every city or town making available facilities to provide telephone exchange service or exchange access. Such term does not include the provision of radio communications service.

     (26) "Location" has the same definition as "address" in this section.

     (27) "Location determination technology (LDT)" shall mean the technology used exclusively to determine position or geographic location using latitude and longitude (and, when available, altitude) of a wireless E9-1-1 caller when the mobile switching center (MSC) starts a call or while the MSC is engaged in a call.

     (28) "Logging recorder" shall mean a device that is capable of time stamping, recording and replaying 9-1-1 call conversations.

     (29) "Mapping display" shall mean equipment capable of displaying 9-1-1 call locations on a map.

     (30) "Master street address guide (MSAG)" shall mean a data base of street names and address ranges within their associated postal communities defining emergency service zones for 9-1-1 purposes.

     (31) "Mobile directory number (MDN)" shall mean the telephone number of the mobile handset used to originate the 9-1-1 call.

     (32) "Mobile positioning center (MPC)" shall mean a point of interface to a wireless network for the emergency service network. The gateway mobile location center (GMLC) serves as the point of interface to the global standard for mobile communications (GSM) wireless network. The MPC and GMLC serve as the entity that retrieves, forwards, stores and controls position data within the location network. The MPC/GMLC entity receives position information from the wireless network, forwards it to the emergency services network upon request and coordinates requests for position update.

     (33) "Mobile switching center (MSC)" shall mean the wireless equivalent of a switching office that provides switching functions for wireless calls.

     (34) "MSC Phase I software capabilities" shall mean software at an MSC that is necessary for the provision of Phase I E9-1-1 service and is used exclusively [for] this purpose.

     (35) "MSC Phase II software capabilities" shall mean software at the MSC that is necessary for the provision of Phase II E9-1-1 service, and is exclusively used for this purpose.

     (36) "Multicounty region" shall mean two or more counties served by a regional PSAP.

     (37) "Night service" shall mean a feature that forwards all 9-1-1 calls routed to a designated PSAP to an alternate directory number preassigned for that PSAP. The alternate directory number may be associated with another PSAP or other alternate destination.

     (38) "Phase I 9-1-1 voice network" shall mean the dedicated 9-1-1 trunks between an MSC and a selective router, and between a selective router and PSAPs.

     (39) "Phase I address" shall mean the identification of a cell site and cell sector from which a 9-1-1 call originates, and includes identification of a cell site address, cell sector orientation, and/or a text description of the area.

     (40) "Phase I ALI data base" shall mean a computer data base used to update the MDN information of wireless end user and cell site and cell sector information.

     (41) "Phase I ALI data circuit" shall mean a dedicated 9-1-1 data circuit between an MSC and a service control point (SCP), and between an SCP and an ALI data base.

     (42) "Phase I automatic location identification (ALI)" shall mean the MDN information of wireless end users and the cell site and cell sector information.

     (43) "Phase I E9-1-1 service" shall mean service that facilitates the selective routing of wireless 9-1-1 calls and the display of Phase I ALI at the PSAPs.

     (44) "Phase I implementation plan" shall mean a plan of an RCSC or county for implementation of Phase I E9-1-1 service in a county or counties in Washington state, including, but not limited to: Phase I E9-1-1 service activation date; network flowchart (including the company's relevant MSCs); specification of the technology used for interface to the selective router and the ALI/data management system (DMS) and a 9-1-1 call flow description; procedures for updating cell site and cell sector information; default and diverse routing plans; and an outline of Phase I E9-1-1 service testing procedures.

     (45) "Phase I interface to ALI data base" shall mean the physical connection of Phase I ALI data circuits from a service control point (SCP) or selective router to the ALI data base, and the ALI feature enabling of the circuits.

     (46) "Phase I interface to selective router" shall mean the physical connection of the Phase I 9-1-1 voice network from an MSC of an RCSC to a selective router, and the selective router feature enabling of the 9-1-1 trunks.

     (47) "Phase I master street address guide (MSAG)" shall mean records in a master street address guide associated with each cell sector that provide cell site and cell sector identification, address, coverage information, service provider name, and PSAP of the cell sector for automatic display at the PSAP when a wireless 9-1-1 call is processed by that cell sector.

     (48) "Phase I testing" shall mean testing conducted by an RCSC when Phase I E9-1-1 service is implemented to ensure the service is working correctly and testing after a company makes Phase I E9-1-1 service affecting additions or changes to their networks.

     (49) "Phase II address" shall mean the latitude and longitude (and, when available, altitude) of the wireless end user.

     (50) "Phase II ALI" shall mean the latitude and longitude (and, when available, altitude) of the wireless end user, in addition to the MDN information. When the latitude and longitude are not available the Phase II ALI defaults to Phase I ALI as defined in this chapter.

     (51) "Phase II ALI data stream" shall mean the location information and formatting required for data collected by the LDT and transmitted to the PSAP.

     (52) "Phase II computer aided dispatch (CAD) system upgrades" shall mean upgrades to the PSAP CAD system necessary to interpret the Phase II ALI data stream or to provide output to display Phase II location.

     (53) "Phase II E9-1-1 service" shall mean service provided by an RCSC that delivers Phase I E9-1-1 service and latitude and longitude (and, when available, altitude) of the wireless end user.

     (54) "Phase II implementation plan" shall mean a plan of an RCSC or county for implementation of Phase II E9-1-1 service in a county or counties in Washington state, including, but not limited to: Phase II E9-1-1 service activation date; network flowchart (including specification of the technology used for Phase II); and an outline of Phase II E9-1-1 service testing procedures.

     (55) "Phase II testing" shall mean testing conducted by an RCSC when Phase II E9-1-1 service is implemented to ensure the service is working correctly, and periodic testing necessary for the maintenance of the service.

     (56) "Position determining entity (PDE)" is used interchangeably with and shall mean "location determination technology (LDT)" as defined herein.

     (57) "PSAP mapping" shall mean a system capable of converting Phase II latitude and longitude (and, when available, altitude) to a map display at the 9-1-1 call answering positions at the PSAPs.

     (58) "Pseudo-ANI (P-ANI)" shall mean a telephone number used to support routing of wireless 9-1-1 calls that may identify a wireless cell, cell sector, or PSAP to which the call should be routed.

     (59) "Public safety answering point (PSAP)" shall mean the public safety answering location for 9-1-1 calls originating in a given area. PSAPs are designated as primary or secondary, which refers to the order in which calls are directed for answering.

     (60) "Radio communications service company (RCSC)" shall mean every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership, and person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court, and every city or town making available facilities to provide commercial mobile radio communications services, or cellular communications service for hire, sale, and both facilities-based and nonfacilities-based resellers, and does not include radio-paging providers.

     (61) "Regional PSAP" shall mean a single facility answering 9-1-1 calls for multiple counties (two or more) on a twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week basis and operated under a single management and fiscal structure.

     (62) "Reverse ALI search" shall mean the ability to electronically query the ALI data base to obtain an address associated with a known telephone number.

     (63) "Route diversity" shall mean a method of assuring continuity of service by using multiple transmission routes to deliver a particular service between two points on a network.

     (64) "Selective router" shall mean a switching office that provides tandem switching of 9-1-1 calls and controls delivery of a voice call with ANI to the PSAP and provides selective routing, speed calling, selective transfer, fixed transfer, and certain maintenance functions for each PSAP.

     (65) "Selective routing" shall mean a feature that permits a 9-1-1 call to be routed to a predesignated PSAP based upon the address and/or location associated with the originating telephone number.

     (66) "Service control point (SCP)" (also referred to as "signal control point") shall mean a remote data base within the signaling system 7 (SS7) signaling network that supplies the translation and routing data needed to deliver advanced network services.

     (67) "Service control point (SCP) Phase I capabilities" shall mean data base and routing translations necessary for interpretation of data provided by the MSC on wireless 9-1-1 calls to allow 9-1-1 calls to be routed to the correct PSAP and display the correct MDN of the wireless phone and the correct cell site and cell sector information.

     (68) "Service control point (SCP) Phase II capabilities" shall mean specific functions and features necessary for interpretation of Phase II data provided by the MPC on wireless 9-1-1 calls to allow 9-1-1 calls to be routed to the correct PSAP and display the latitude and longitude (and, when available, altitude) of the caller.

     (69) "Signaling system 7 (SS7)" shall mean an out of band signaling system used to provide basic routing information, call set-up and other call termination functions in which signaling is removed from the voice channel itself and put on a separate data network.

     (70) "Switching office" shall mean a telecommunications provider facility that houses the switching and trunking equipment serving telephones in a defined area.

     (71) "Switching office enabling" shall mean the technology that allows the public network telephone switching office to recognize and accept the digits 9-1-1.

     (72) "Telecommunications provider" shall mean a telecommunications company as defined in RCW 80.04.010, a RCSC as defined herein, and a commercial mobile radio service provider as defined in 47 CFR, section 20.3.

     (73) "TTY" shall mean a telecommunications device that permits typed telephone conversations with or between deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired people with a machine at their location.

     (74) "Traffic studies" shall mean 9-1-1 call studies performed by a telecommunications provider.

     (75) "Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)" shall mean a system designed to provide power, without delay or electrical transients, during a period when the normal power supply is incapable of performing acceptably.

     (76) "Wireless end user" shall mean any person or entity placing a 9-1-1 call on an RCSC's network.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.540. 03-10-014, § 118-66-030, filed 4/25/03, effective 7/1/03.]