Digital television as a backupwarning system for the means

of Civil Defense and Emergency Management

Modern television

Modern digital television provides not only multi programming, but also targeting

Operators are able to communicate with the subscriber through targeted communication, including public warning messages about Emergency situations and for the needs of Civil Defense.

Tele Internet

Video on demand

TV chatTargeted messages with

Emergency warning

Modern television

Modern digital television operators are able to act as a backup public warning system throughout Russia for the means of Civil Defense and Emergency notification.

• Has 20 million subscribers in Russia;

• Provides delivery of targeted information

about Civil Defense and Emergency situations to

subscribers;

• Safe technical platform for reception of the

target information about Civil Defense and

Emergencies by the subscribers;

• Resources for the modernization of “Tricolor

TV” systems to provide this public warning

services.

For instance: the digital TV operator «Tricolor TV»

Technical background

«Tricolor TV» already now provides technical background for the receival of messages about Civil Defense and Emergencies by the Russian population.

Set-top box GS-8300

• Built-in speaker which audiably allerts the audience

• Support of the control system middleware for operators functioning

(CSMW) GS 3.0

Built-in speaker

Technical background

Messages about Civil Defense and Emergency situations are delivered to the addressee even when the television is switched off

Requirements for system performance

Functioning Satellite√√ The presence of trained staff at the control station

√ Provision of current or backup generator at the satellite's service

station

Availability of the turned-on television

The built-in speaker allows the sending of an audio message

about Civil Defense and Emergency even whn the television

is switched off

CSMW GS 3.0

Has been used by the largest satellite TV operator in

Russia “Tricolor TV” for the last 2 years. 20 mln

subscribers in the European territory of Russia, in the

Urals, Siberia and parts of the Far Eastern Federal

District.

• CSMW GS 3.0. allows the creation of a single network of

television broadcasting, uniting terrestrial, satellite and

cable digital TV;• Provides the centralized management of national

broadcasting system and Civil Defence & Emergency

warning;• Allows the maximum use of opportunities of digital

broadcasting transition.

Opportunities of TV digitalization

With the planned coverage of 95% of the population with digital

television there are opportunities for:

• Prompt deployment of back-up public warning system in Russia

on occasions of Civil Defense and Emergencies;

• Implementation of the part of e-Government functions*

*Full implementation of electronic government function is possible in case of availability of feedback channel

23 мая 2009 года

Вступили в силу изменения штрафов за нарушение ПДД РФ

Means of Emergency warning

Single control center

TV is OFF

Total disconnectionof electricity!

Speaker

EMERGENCYSITUATION!

Urgently show up at meeting point № 1

In digital satellite television

Means of Emergency warning

Single control center

TV is OFF!

Speaker

EMERGENCYSITUATION!

Urgently show up at meeting

point № 1

In digital terrestrial TV

Total disconnectionof electricity!

Deployment of alarm system

The operator on request of the regional center of Emergency Control Ministry sends message to subscribers by a certain criteria:

• Regional (region, republic, area)

• Territorial (area of disaster)

Informational message is accompanied with the audio command from the built-in receiver’s speaker

Means of emergency warning

Single control center

Saint Petersburg

Flooding on Vasiljevsky Island

On regional criteria

Kiev

Ammonia spill!Chemical Alert

Means of emergency warning

Single control center

Saint Petersburg

Flooding on Vasiljevsky Island

On regional criteria

Kiev

Ammonia spill!Chemical Alert

Deployment of alarm system

For the creation of an efficient warning system it is

necessary to:

• Create a single focal point for digital TV operators and emergency

control ministry;

• to provide citizens, places when large numbers of people gather and

social institutions with digital TV receiving equipment (set-top boxes);

• to equip offices of top management, responsible for Civil Defence and

Emergency management with set-top boxes.

Advantages

• Reduces the cost of a backup warning system for the means of Civil Defense and Emergency management due to the use of existing infrastructure and operators experience;

• Guaranteed public warning with the help of main and backup warning systems;

• Centralized management of backup alarm system of Civil Defense and Emergency occurrence;

• Implementation of a television digitalization program in Russia provides general public access to the backup warning system of Civil Defense and Emergency occurrence;

• Development and successful functioning of the technological platform of the backup warning system.

General Satellite Corporation

18 years experienve in the satellite and over-the-air television markets of Russia. The largest European manufacturer of set-top boxes (terrestrial, satellite, cable, IPTV, SD & HD, MPEG 2 & MPEG 4) Its own unique for the CIS territory developments of conditional access systems and middleware Developer of the unique control system middleware for operator functioning (CSMW) Experience of participation in digitalization programs of terrestrial and satellite television and High Definition television in Russia, CIS and far abroad.

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