Moving Towards IPV6

This document describes the possibilities for Internet Protocol communications in crisis situations. Its main goal is to show IPv4 and IPv6 solutions developed during the lifetime of the SECRICOM project. Communications technologies in current use are showing their limitations. Whether reacting to a small incident or a great catastrophe, first responders increasingly need to share information such as video, images or other data. Society’s evolving expectations concerning safety can be compared with the development of Internet protocols. We examine IP-based communication for crisis management, and show that it is ready to bind together currently fragmented technologies such as TETRA and analogue radios, providing a new dimension of interoperability, including cross-border communication.