Drivers for change in Pennsylvania

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Operates an always-on, statewide, emergency communications system

PA-STARNet is one of the largest public safety communications systems in North America, and is one of

the largest private microwave networks anywhere. Includes 890 operational locations: 276 high-profile

towers and 614 low-profile microcells

Customer Challenges

Needed to upgrade outdated network

Limited interoperability among agencies, counties and municipalities

Required advanced voice, data and video communications applications

Lacked quality of service

ALU Solution

Deployed a state-wide network including wireless and multiservice platforms

Supports diverse applications - 911 first response, land mobile radio, video image

capture and transmission

An Integrated network that is faster, more secure and easier to manage

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OPRS Transitioning to the Future

• Limited Services (LMR) • Advanced multiple services

• Manual reroute procedures • Automatic sub 50 msec reroute

• Heavy reliance on leased lines • Reduces dependency on leased lines

• Aging TDM network elements • MPLS based consolidated network

• Basic network management • Advanced management system

• Inflexible bandwidth utilization • Flexible bandwidth on demand

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~280 Digital Microwave Hops in Pennsylvania

DIAGRAM REMOVED

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Legacy TDM services:

FXS, ALARM, LMR

GigE

GigE

MDR 8000

Microwave

MDR 8000

Microwave

VoIP

Internet/

Data T1-TDM

Video

3630

Element

Management

VOIP

SoftSwtich NOC

Operations

LMR Consoles Collaboration

tools

Public Internet

Pa Network Architecture

MPLS

7705 SAR

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Mission Critical Next Generation Network: No Compromises!

Reliable Network: no single point of failure

At nodal level At Network level Sub 50 msec reroute for ALL applications

Secure Network: Multiple applications ( VPN )

Optimize bandwidth: Intelligent Bandwidth Management. (HQoS)

Ease of management: Single Network Management Interface.

Support advanced IP applications while continuing to support existing TDM

applications. Intelligent platform to migrate to IP.

Ubiquitous Traffic Flows

Point to Point, Point to Multipoint, Full Mesh, Spoke

Unicast, Multicast, Simulcast

Minimal Latency and Jitter

Deployable over multiple physical layers

Fiber, Copper, Wireless

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PA-STARNet System Was

Successfully Used During 2009 G-20 Summit

the STARNet system: provided the backbone for all communications during the G-20

Summit in Pittsburgh. Six state agencies, Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh, every

hospital emergency room in the region and several federal agencies were linked together

on the network.

The STARNet system processed more than 100,000 calls during the 2-day G-20 summit, far

and away the heaviest use for a single event in the system's history. The PA State Police

relied on the network to coordinate communications between police on the ground and PSP

helicopters and airplanes.

Security personnel on the ground were able to view video feeds from aircraft to monitor

the movements of protesters. The 'full motion video' capability is a first for the system and

was an essential tool.

The G-20 summit is the kind of event where the STARNet system provides the critical

ability for federal, state, and local officials to communicate in order to maintain public

safety.

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Non-Public Safety Application: Middle Mile Broadband Access

71 site Microwave and MPLS extension to existing OPRS network footprint

Public Private Partnership to bring Broadband internet services to rural and

underserved communities north of I-80

OPRS provides Middle Mile Internet traffic backhaul for local ISPs

MPLS QoS ensures internet traffic does not impact mission critical public

safety traffic

DIAGRAM REMOVED

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Non-Public Safety Application: Fixed Wireless Extensions

Multiple government agencies using OPRS

network for data connectivity services

using WiMax last mile connection:

County Seats

Medical Centers

Transportation Authorities

State Parks

Game Commission

Pennsylvania Gas and Electric: gas and

well data

MPLS QoS ensures internet traffic does

not impact mission critical public safety

traffic