interoperability

Capabilities Statement

Radionet

Communications, Inc.

2 November, 2009

Capabilities in Brief

Tune, test and repair of Land Mobile Radio

subscriber units

Programming/re-programming subscriber

units to work on federal systems and

local/regional interoperability systems

Program management experience deploying

‘gateways’ for interoperability with local/state

agencies ‘outside the fence’

Capabilities in Brief (more)

Consulting services – Project 25 updates and

procurement documentation review & editing

(Configuration Management)

Simulation of RF coverage using ‘non-

proprietary’ software tools

System ‘drive testing’ and integration of test

data into simulations – comparing actual

system performance vs. ‘idealized’ models

Tune, Test and Repair

Quotes obtained and

resources available for

an R2670B service

monitor and other

essential tools for ‘tune,

test & repair’ of trunked

and conventional

Project 25-compliant

subscriber units

‘Programming’

Radionet Communications has 17 years of experience programming subscriber units for both conventional and ‘trunking’ with vendor-specific software (e.g. Motorola, M/A-COM & EF Johnson)

A note about ‘Programming’

It IS NOT like ‘writing code’ in a ‘high level

language’

It IS easily learned by anyone with even

rudimentary computer skills

But, programmers must have particular

knowledge of frequencies, tones, ID’s and

other characteristics ‘unique to each

system’, to correctly program its subscriber

units

Program Management Experience

Navy Region Northeast Regional

Interoperability System experience from

initial planning, to design & deployment

Obtain vendor quotes

Vendor selection/acquisition/training

Onsite System Integration with existing LMR

assets

NAS Brunswick

239 Miles

2 Channels x 1 site

36 Mutual Aid Freqs

NAVSTA Newport

54 Miles

2 Channels x 1 site

8 Mutual Aid Freqs

COMNAVREG

NORTHEAST

‘Prime Site’/ROCC

Co-located with New London

NavWpnSta Earle

182 Miles

3 channels x 2 sites (simulcast)

68 Mutual Aid Freqs

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

160 Miles

2 Channels x 1 site

39 Mutual Aid Freqs

NavSubBase

New London/Groton

2 Channels x 1 site

51 Mutual Aid Freqs

Navy Region Northeast

CONOPS (Concept of Operations)

WAN

(Radio over IP)

Portsmouth

Naval Shipyard

New port, RI

Earle

Dispatch

NWPNSTA

Earle

Sub Base

New London

Groton

Dispatch

Radio over IP

(MPLS)

Site Visits for Planning Purposes

Identify ‘Line of Demarcation’ for network

connectivity

Ascertain location and type of existing

dispatch equipment, locations of

repeaters/tower sites and frequencies/PL

tones/other programming parameters

Look for technology reuse opportunities!

Sub Base New London

NOC in separate building from Dispatch Center

Dispatch equipment no longer supported by vendor, complicating audio extraction

But, surplus circuitry on base and unused antennae offered ‘degrees of freedom’ in the design

Similar work at WPNSTA Earle

Similar problems, with

networking equipment

located remotely from

dispatch center – onsite

management to obtain

local circuit support

New tower required for

wireless links to reach

repeaters, also

procured locally

Raytheon/JPS ACU-1000s selected for Interoperability equipment

Quotes obtained after

onsite surveys

completed and

requirements defined

Onsite program

management, and other

vendor coordination

performed for antennae

and other infrastructure

improvements

Detailed Designs

New equipment/links

shown in blue

Legacy Dispatch Path (wired)

New Wireless Link

New Wired Link

Existing Audio/Control Wiring

for Base Station/Repeaters

POP

(Bldg 77)

Bldg 462

ROC

(Bldg 439)

EOC

(Bldg 86)Bldg 87

Router (IP)T1T1

Dispatch PC

WorkstationFuture

Requirement

VHF

Repeaters

(2) VHF Link Transceivers

(programmed like subscriber units)Bldg 488

NorthBldg 488

South

Repeater Site(s)Channel Banks/

CEB

Channel Banks/

CEB

B

I

M

B

I

M

Repeaters in Building

488 include:

(1) Fire (north tower)

(1) Security (south tower)

Router (IP)

ACU-1000

5 spare BIM cards

(already in place)

Fiber/

Ethernet

N

X

U

Switch

Router (IP)

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

Switch

N

X

U

N

X

U

N

X

U

Centracomm 2

RF Link

New London, CT.

WAN

Legacy Wireless Link

New Wireless Link

New Wired Link

WAN

Gold Elite

Consoles

Dispatch

Center

Building C34

Radio

Shop

Existing copper connections

from Building C34 to

Building C2

(legacy)

Current Dispatch path

is via copper lines to

RF Links at Radio Shop

RF Links using

Throckmorton Hill

repeater ‘talk-in’

frequencies

(legacy)

Backup RF Link to

Throckmorton Hill

(legacy)

2 Antennae w/transceivers

programmed like subscriber

units for Throckmorton Hill

repeaters

Building C2

Ethernet Switch

ACU-

1000

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

Channel Banks/

CEB

Channel Banks/

CEB

B

I

M

B

I

M

D

S

P

D

S

P

Throckmorton Hill

Repeater Site

One Navy Fire and Security

Channel

(each)

Equipment

Shelter

Colt’s Neck, N.J.

EOC

Dispatch PC

RF Link

NAT Router (IP)

Network Management

Office

CNI

Washington, DCWAN

New Site - Portsmouth, N.H.

Repeater Site

One Navy Fire and Security

Channel

(each)

Current Dispatch path is

unknown, but most likely

via copper lines directly to

repeaters, or via

RF Links

RF Link

2 Antennae w/

transceivers

programmed like

subscriber units

Dispatch Center/

Network Equipment Building

Channel

Banks

Channel

Banks

B

I

M

B

I

M

Ethernet Switch

NAT Router (IP)

ACU-

1000

Combiner

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

Current Dispatch Path

(Wired or Wireless)

Equipment

Shelter

Dispatch

Console(s)

New Site - Newport, R.I.

Repeater Site

One Navy Fire and Security

Channel

(each)

Current Dispatch path is

unknown, but most likely

via copper lines directly to

repeaters, or via

RF Links

RF Link

2 Antennae w/

transceivers

programmed like

subscriber units

Dispatch Center/

Network Equipment Building

Channel

Banks

Channel

Banks

B

I

M

B

I

M

Ethernet Switch

ACU-

1000

Combiner

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

Current Dispatch Path

(Wired or Wireless)

Equipment

Shelter

Dispatch

Console(s)NAT Router (IP)

Existing Audio/Control Wiring

for Base Station/Repeaters

POP

(Bldg 77)

Bldg 462

ROC

(Bldg 439)

EOC

(Bldg 86)Bldg 87

Router (IP)T1T1

Dispatch PC

WorkstationFuture

Requirement

VHF

Repeaters

(2) VHF Link Transceivers

(programmed like subscriber units)Bldg 488

NorthBldg 488

South

Repeater Site(s)Channel Banks/

CEB

Channel Banks/

CEB

B

I

M

B

I

M

Repeaters in Building

488 include:

(1) Fire (north tower)

(1) Security (south tower)

Router (IP)

ACU-1000

5 spare BIM cards

(already in place)

Fiber/

Ethernet

N

X

U

Switch

Router (IP)

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

Switch

N

X

U

N

X

U

N

X

U

Centracomm 2

RF Link

New London, CT.

Gold Elite

Consoles

Dispatch

Center

Building C34

Radio

Shop

Existing copper connections

from Building C34 to

Building C2

(legacy)

Current Dispatch path

is via copper lines to

RF Links at Radio Shop

RF Links using

Throckmorton Hill

repeater ‘talk-in’

frequencies

(legacy)

Backup RF Link to

Throckmorton Hill

(legacy)

2 Antennae w/transceivers

programmed like subscriber

units for Throckmorton Hill

repeaters

Building C2

Ethernet Switch

ACU-

1000

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

D

S

P

Channel Banks/

CEB

Channel Banks/

CEB

B

I

M

B

I

M

D

S

P

D

S

P

Throckmorton Hill

Repeater Site

One Navy Fire and Security

Channel

(each)

Equipment

Shelter

Colt’s Neck, N.J.

EOC

Dispatch PC

RF Link

NAT Router (IP)

Legacy Links

New Links

Hardware and Software Configuration

Configuring Interoperability Equipment

Local Dispatcher is now ‘Regional’

Regional Interoperability System Computer Control

Regional Operations Center

Connected to the same

IP network as the

interoperability

equipment, this

computer controls the

network from an office

at WPNSTA Earle.

Similar control point at

Sub Base New London

and NOC in Alexandria

Project 25

Radionet Communications has kept track of

emerging TIA standards, including the latest

addition to the console or ‘fixed station’

interface: TIA-102.BAHA.

This is an important development for

local/state system operators requiring

interoperability with federal systems built to

Project 25 standards.

It lets you do this, now:

WAN

(Radio over IP)

‘Remote’

P25 System

Create interoperability links to P25 neighbors…

…for very little money!

Documentation review and editing

With over 17 years of

experience with Land

Mobile Radio issues,

Radionet

Communications is an

authority you can trust.

Get the best value for

your federal dollars

spent, by having

Radionet review your

documents!

Other Capabilities

Radionet can also provide third-party software analysis of ‘promised’ coverage using open-source simulation tools (shown here: ‘Radiosoft’ ComStudy 2.2).

While all ‘simulators’ are based on mathematical models, some are more ‘optimistic’ than others.

Integrated Drive-Test Data

Radiosoft also allows for the importation of drive-test data, to compare actual field measurements with predicted performance.

This is an invaluable utility for those planning wide-area coverage systems who wish to verify promised coverage.

Procedures and Protocols

While new technology greatly enhances our ability to communicate, lacking proper procedures and protocols for use of these assets – particularly ‘interoperability’ assets -can be disastrous in a crisis situation.

Working with local/state and other federal agencies to obtain the necessary memoranda of agreement and understanding is only part of the equation.

Common language is important, too!

Radionet Communications can:

tune, test, repair and program your

subscriber units

manage interoperability projects with

local/state and other federal agencies

keep you up-to-date on new Project 25

technologies, and review your documents

perform simulations and drive-testing

develop effective procedures and protocols

for emergency communications

Questions?

radioman@radionetcommunications.com

www.radionetcommunications.com