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About the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program Project 25 (P25) is focused on developing standards that allow radios and other components to interoperate regardless of manufacturer—enabling emergency responders to exchange critical communications. The goal of P25 is to specify formal standards for interfaces between the various components of a land mobile radio (LMR) system—commonly used by emergency responders in portable handheld and mobile vehicle-mounted devices. There is currently no process in place that confirms that equipment advertised as P25-compliant actually meets all aspects of the P25 standards.
In response to these discrepancies, Congress passed legislation calling for the creation of the P25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP). CAP is a partnership of the Department of Homeland Security’s Command, Control and Interoperability Division, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, industry, and the emergency response community. The CAP establishes a process for ensuring that equipment complies with P25 standards and is capable of interoperating across manufacturers. P25 CAP is helping emergency response officials make informed purchasing decisions by providing manufacturers with a method for testing their equipment for compliance with P25 standards. The program will initially focus on the Common Air Interface which allows for over-the-air compatibility between mobile and portable radios and tower equipment.
List of DHS-Recognized Laboratories
P25 CAP Long-Term Goals:
- Ensure that emergency response technologies effectively meet the needs of practitioners in the field.
- Assist emergency response officials in making informed purchasing decisions.
- Provide vendors with a method of testing their equipment for P25 compliance.
- Support the migration of communications systems to standards-based infrastructure.
The Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program Governing Board welcomes ongoing feedback on the program. To provide your comments, please click the link below. This will launch your mail program which will allow you to send an email message to the P25 CAP Governing Board. Please do not include any personally identifiable information with your comments.
P25 CAP Program General Feedback
Compliance Assessment Bulletins
Compliance Assessment Bulletins (CABs) support the operation of the P25 CAP. The CABs constitute the collective body of information used by DHS Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) to develop the requirements that must be met by equipment suppliers that participate in the P25 CAP.
Final CABs
Supplier's Declaration of Compliance Requirements CAB - September 2009 (Leave Comments)
Meetings
June 23, 2009
February 4, 2009
October 8, 2008
August 14, 2008
P25 CAP – Open Session – August 14, 2008 – Agenda
P25 CAP – Open Session – August 14, 2008 – Meeting Minutes
June 25, 2008
May 21, 2008
Documents
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