Download - 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?
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