EAS User's Group - October 2011

Preparing for the Nationwide EAN Test

The FCC is planning the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) at 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

During the test, FEMA will transmit a "live" Emergency Action Notification (EAN) code to all EAS participants and notice to the general public that the EAS has been activated for a national emergency, along with an audible notice that "This is a test."

Important information:
Handbook for National Test Day
National Test Reporting System

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What's New: EASyCAP Encoder/Decoder

A next-generation EAS platform, the new EASyCAP encoder/decoder is an integrated solution that includes everything system operators need to deliver CAP-based audio and video alerts. The one-box solution offers EAS, CAP, local access messages, audio/video peripherals, control over serial and network-based devices, interfaces to management systems, and network protocols and interfaces.

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Tech Tips: Three EASy Solutions for CAP Compliance

Trilithic offers video delivery system operators three simple solutions for CAP compliance. The best solution for you depends on your current system infrastructure and hardware.

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Planning for the IPAWS-CAP Compliance Deadline.

EAS alert providers recognize the significance of the date that FEMA adopted the new CAP, or Common Alerting Protocol, standard for delivering next-generation EAS alerts.

And for video providers, it’s also the deadline to have CAP-compliant equipment ready to deliver alerts from the new Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, or IPAWS.

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