The
Ohio Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
aka
The Ohio Electronic Life Safety and Security Association
The Indiana Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
PREVIOUS
- FOR REFERENCE
P.A.C.E.
Professional
Alarm Convention and Exhibition
May 1 &
2, 2007
Columbus, OH 43235
Information formerly appeared here, along with
the registration forms, for the OBFAA PACE show on May 1st & 2nd.
This includes info on the Networking 101 class and the NICET
Level I/II Fire Test Prep Course.
This years PACE Show is being jointly sponsored by the Ohio
and Indiana associations. American Response Center is a major
sponsor.
If you plan to attend the Networking 101 class and you are an
ARC Dealer, or buy your equipment from Security Source, be sure to
contact Jim Beck or Candace O'Connor, to be sure you get the
additional discount being offered through our two companies.
Be sure to stop by our booth, during exhibit hours, and say hi.
--- See you there!
NEW! VoIP solutions >
Support Services
NEW! Check out new links to
useful services at "Support Services" - buttons at
left. New Fire BBS and info, and Security Mission E-News.
NEW! Click here for more on internet
monitoring and other aspects >
News: American Response Center, Bosch,
partner on easy IP for dealers:
2006 Information, PDF file, click here >
Annual Meeting: The
successful 2005 ARC Annual Dealer meeting was held September 13, 2005. For more, go to Dealer Mtg.
2005 National Award Winner: American Response Center wins
the National
SECURING
AMERICA AWARD from SDM.
BULLETIN: ALERT
DO NOT
USE CID OR OTHER DTMF FORMATS
Based upon
what we have been made aware of and considering the facts, ARC recommends that you do not use Contact ID or other DTMF formats in
your panel communications. It is recommended that you use the slower
Pulsed Formats such as 3/1, 4/2 and SIA.
A good number of telephone carriers are now or soon may be using Voice
Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) for part of their transmissions
between their central offices. In an article written by Joan and
David Engebretson titled A Gathering Storm (published on SDM’s
website July 29, 2004) they discuss the problems that have already
occurred and what potential problems lie ahead. They suggest
solutions, too.
At ARC we have already seen that CID does not transmit reliably
on VoIP.
This is why VoIP and other emerging technologies were the main
topic of the ARC Dealer Meeting on December 9, 2004 and followed up
in 2005, 2006, and will continue to be addressed. During this
meeting and since then we have introduced available options
at ARC for dealing with this and other technological changes.
- - Jim Osborne, President
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