Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Wireless Phase .5

Definition:

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

Wireless Phase I & II

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...

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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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PSAP, Secondary

The Secondary PSAP receives emergency calls from the 9‐1‐1 network only as a result of a transfer. The Secondary PSAP never receives first routed...

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Manual Transfer

A feature that enables the PSAP attendant to transfer incoming 9‐1‐1 calls by manually obtaining dial tone through use of the telephone switch or...

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