“The Standard Talkgroup Nomenclature Framework for Public Safety Broadband” document outlines a Standard Talkgroup Nomenclature for Public Safety Interoperability Talkgroups that agencies may adopt. The need for a common naming convention for public safety’s interoperability talkgroups was identified by the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) in their 2018 report, “Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT) Considerations for Interoperability Talkgroup Naming and Management.” Further, public safety has had success with voluntary adoption of the current Association of Public Safety Officials (APCO)/NPSTC 1.104.2 ANSI standard “Standard Channel Nomenclature for the Public Safety Interoperability Channels.” This standard is intended to leverage the referenced ANSI standard to the extent possible to ensure a smooth and easy transition for public safety as they leverage mission critical services (MCX) for public safety communications.
With the ability for public safety to access nationwide networks comes the need for a common naming convention for interoperability talkgroups. The standard is general in nature, agnostic to the backhaul or transport layer, and can be applied to any public safety talkgroup-based PTT communications system.
The document also includes three public safety use cases.