Building the FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network

This new resource explains the critical steps involved in planning, designing, implementing, and sustaining the FirstNet (public safety) LTE network. Wireless network planners, engineers, and managers are presented with emerging broadband technologies and their immediate impact on FirstNet planning, such as LTE access-class mechanisms and digital television datacasting in its complementary role to LTE. Contents Overview: Introduction; Planning; Building the Business Case; Design Specifications and Technology Assessment; Nominal Design; Final Design and Deployment; Sustainment; Emerging Technologies and Their Impact.