Data converter for emergency service network

A method comprising:

• establishing, by an apparatus, a secure authenticated network connection between an apparatus located at an emergency communication center (ECC) location and operatively coupled to an ECC functional entity, and an application programming interface (API) endpoint in a cloud-based infrastructure;
• obtaining serial data from the functional entity by the apparatus;
• creating an API message comprising a data payload containing the serial data, and an ECC identifier;
• and
• sending the API message comprising the data payload to the API endpoint in a data packet;
• detecting loss of an internet connection over which the API message is being sent to the API endpoint in the cloud-based infrastructure;
• listening for restoration of the internet connection without caching data and without resetting the apparatus;
• and
• resuming sending API messages to the API endpoint after detection of restoration of the internet connection.

A method comprising:

• establishing, by an apparatus, a secure authenticated network connection between an apparatus located at an emergency communication center (ECC) location and operatively coupled to an ECC functional entity, and an application programming interface (API) endpoint in a cloud-based infrastructure;
• obtaining serial data from the functional entity by the apparatus;
• creating an API message comprising a data payload containing the serial data, and an ECC identifier;
• sending the API message comprising the data payload to the API endpoint in a data packet;
• establishing the secure authenticated network connection upon power up of the apparatus;
• and
• beginning receiving serial data and creating and sending API messages upon power up of the apparatus.

An apparatus comprising:

• a serial port and a network port operative to establish an internet connection;
• a processor operatively coupled to the serial port and the network port;
• and
• a thin script, stored in non-volatile, non-transitory memory that is operatively coupled to the processor, the thin script operative to:
• receive serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity operatively coupled to the serial port;
• establish a secure authenticated network connection to application programming interface (API) endpoint in a cloud-hosted infrastructure;
• obtain serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity;
• convert the serial data to packet data including an ECC identifier;
• send the packet data to the API endpoint;
• and
• resiliently handle connection failures without resetting the processor, comprising
• resiliently handling a serial port failure by re-initiation of the serial port without caching data and without resetting the processor.

An apparatus comprising:

• a serial port and a network port operative to establish an internet connection;
• a processor operatively coupled to the serial port and the network port;
• and
• a thin script, stored in non-volatile, non-transitory memory that is operatively coupled to the processor, the thin script operative to:
• receive serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity operatively coupled to the serial port;
• establish a secure authenticated network connection to application programming interface (API) endpoint in a cloud-hosted infrastructure;
• obtain serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity;
• convert the serial data to packet data including an ECC identifier;
• send the packet data to the API endpoint;
• and
• resiliently handle connection failures without resetting the processor comprising:
• resiliently handling internet connection loss without caching data and without resetting the processor by listening for restoration of the internet connection;
• and
• resuming sending packet data to the API endpoint in response to restoration of the internet connection.

An apparatus comprising:

• a serial port and a network port operative to connect to the internet;
• a processor operatively coupled to the serial port and the network port, the processor operative to:
• receive serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity operatively coupled to the serial port;
• establish a secure authenticated network connection to application programming interface (API) endpoint in a cloud-hosted infrastructure;
• obtain serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity;
• convert the serial data to packet data including an ECC identifier;
• send the packet data to the API endpoint;
• and
• resiliently handle connection failures without resetting the processor comprising
• resiliently handling a serial port failure by re-initiation of the serial port without caching data and without resetting the processor.

An apparatus comprising:

• a serial port and a network port operative to connect to the internet;
• a processor operatively coupled to the serial port and the network port, the processor operative to:
• receive serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity operatively coupled to the serial port;
• establish a secure authenticated network connection to application programming interface (API) endpoint in a cloud-hosted infrastructure;
• obtain serial data from an emergency communication center (ECC) functional entity;
• convert the serial data to packet data including an ECC identifier;
• send the packet data to the API endpoint;
• and
• resiliently handle connection failures without resetting the processor comprising:
• resiliently handling internet connection loss without caching data and without resetting the processor by listening for restoration of the internet connection;
• and
• resuming sending packet data to the API endpoint in response to restoration of the internet connection.