COG to COG communication

To communicate between COGs, use the CAP Exchange IPAWS device. You can create one mass communication end user for each organization involved. 

Before you begin, plan each sender and target COG name that you need along with common user names. Each COG represents an organization. You can create a mass communication end user for your COG (the sender) and for each target COG (another organization) to which you plan to send alerts. The other COGs creates a mass communication end user in their organizations and for any target COG.

For example, you use 

BlackBerry AtHoc

 and IPAWS for your medical center and you plan to communicate with two COGs in your area: the local police, and the local university. You need three mass communication end-users. Working with the other two organizations, you agree to the following user names:

Each COG creates three end users in their own organization using these common user names. The following table might help in planning for the sender and target COG user names for your organization. Each COG should do the same. Remember, the sender COG is your own organization and the target COGs are other organizations to which you are sending alerts.