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DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Brought to You By System Installation & User Training In Affiliation With Presented By: Christian Reynolds IT Network Engineer, Bay Electronics • Nielson Networks

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DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications FHR Campus Brought to You By NATF NCT Flint Hills, located SE of Minneapolis, MN, occupies approximately 700 acres of land, and has access to a river barge port. In Affiliation With SWB

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Building the Infrastructure Brought to You Evaluation of Existing Infrastructure By Existing Analog and LMR systems had TX / RX sites at various locations at l the plant. Each TX/RX channel had different performance based on antenna location. Existing North Cellular Tower (NCT) located in an ideal location, but needed l a new shelter to house the equipment. Construction of a new tower at the South Warehouse Building (SWB) to l cover southern half of the plant, and provide failover options. Radio equipment installed inside a secured room within the SWB. RX Diversity antennas added at each location to enhance RX performance. l In Affiliation With IP Networking installed at each location, connected with fiber cable, l allowing communications among the towers, and the Dispatch System (CeCoCo) unit.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Building the Infrastructure Brought to You Antenna Systems By Installed 6 RFI Model FSA20-67 (5 dBd) l and 4 FSA10-67 (7 dBd) antennas. Offset (cardioid) pattern with 130 degree l Horizontal Beamwidth. High front to back ratio, allowing frequency l re-use, or aiming the antenna for greater gain. In Affiliation With Direct DC grounded for lightening l protection.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Building the Infrastructure Base Stations Brought to You By Site Base Stations (SBS) arrived from PowerTrunk l 90% configured. PowerTrunk built, tested, and certified at the l factory, along with the System Control Node (SCN) and Dispatch (CeCoCo) components. NCT and SAB have 6 transmitters each, with one l serving as redundant hot-standby. Current configuration of 5 frequencies at each site l allows for 19 talk paths at each site. 75 Watts delivered to the combiners; 32 Watts In Affiliation With l delivered to the antenna connector at the top of the cabinet. Triple RX Diversity, offering up to 5 dB RX gain, l using multiple antennas.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Building the Infrastructure Brought to You System Controllers By System Node Controllers (SCN) arrived from l PowerTrunk 90% configured. PowerTrunk built, tested, and certified at the l factory along with the Base Stations (SBS) and Dispatch (CeCoCo). Installed one SCN at each tower site, providing l redundant performance. SCN systems manage the registration of terminals, l along with gateways to external devices, such as In Affiliation With databases, IP network relays, and telephone connectivity. Network Management System (NMS) Client l manages components within the SCN.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Building the Infrastructure Brought to You CeCoCo Enhancement By Centralized Command and Control (CeCoCo) unit l installed at the South Admin Building (SAB), and connected to SCN’s over fiber network. CeCoCo provides a variety of TETRA system l enhancements, such as GPS integration, Dispatching solutions, and exporting of system audio from TETRA into other formats. FHR uses CeCoCo to connect with analog users l who have not migrated to TETRA yet. In Affiliation With

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Building the Infrastructure Brought to You By Fiber Network North Cell Tower: 1 SCN + 2 SBS South Warehouse Bldg 1 SCN + 2 SBS In Affiliation With South Admin Bldg CeCoCo

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DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Expanding the Infrastructure RF Gateways Brought to You By Portable Base Station Telephone Connectivity In Affiliation With Machine to Machine Data Machine / Device Control Dispatching

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Expanding the Infrastructure Brought to You TETRA RF Gateways By Using CeCoCo, TETRA audio conversations may l be linked to Analog / LTR systems. RF Gateways allow for a gradual transition from l legacy systems onto TETRA systems. Conversations are linked bi-directionally between a l TETRA talkgroup, and an external talkgroup, such as LTR, Analog, even P25 or DMR. FHR uses an RF Gateway to link TETRA to some l LTR repeaters. This supports units who have not In Affiliation With migrated to TETRA yet.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Expanding the Infrastructure Brought to You TETRA Data Gateways By TETRA supports full-duplex audio traffic, allowing l radio users to have a telephone conversation over the radio. Using SIP connections, telephone calls may be l routed into and out of the TETRA radio network. TETRA’s Status Message (pre-defined text codes) l allow for quick messages to be sent over the network. TETRA also supports TCP/UDP protocols on the l In Affiliation With network. Ideal uses include SCADA and Digital I/ O to control pumps, gates, valves, and other industrial controls. With proper connections, TETRA radios can l access databases and other external systems.

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DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Fleet Mapping Brought to You Good Paperwork è Less Programming Iterations! By FHR already has an operational radio network. How l do we migrate those conversations, with minimal impact to the end user? Some allocated channels were already “dead” – prune l them from the new programming. Each analog channel became a TETRA talkgroup. l Because TETRA allows for “folders”, auxiliary channels became talkgroups underneath the main In Affiliation With channel. Named the talkgroups after the unit numbers for easy reference. All-call and emergency channel selections were l preserved.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Brought to You By Programming the Radios In Affiliation With

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Programming the Radios Sepura’s Radio Manager Software Brought to You By Radio Manager comes in several versions – FHR uses l the Server version to allow several programming computers to access programming data simultaneously. Configurations are created in “batches” based upon l groups of settings prepared for the radio. USB cables connect the radio to the programming l computer. Each computer supports up to 32 physical USB connections at once. In Affiliation With Because FHR uses IS radios, they could not take l advantage of Sepura’s programming pods. Once the batch is prepared, simply connect the radio, l and programming will automatically begin.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Programming the Radios Brought to You Test and Re-Program By Made an initial program of about 30 radios for l technicians and select users to walk around the plant, and comment on system performance. Focused testing with users and features, such as l scan groups, to ensure that we had a valid program, and eliminated any oversights. Testing with analog RF gateways, and set audio l In Affiliation With levels for proper audio response. Tested emergency features. l

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DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Area Leaders and Training Brought to You Department Leaders meet TETRA By PowerTrunk and Bay Electronics lead a “Train l the Trainer” meeting with unit supervisors. Brief introduction to TETRA, followed by l instructions on how to operate the radio. Hands on demonstrations on how to make group l and private calls. Received feedback on modifications to consider l In Affiliation With before widespread deployment. Tweak programming slightly in response to user l feedback.

DESIGN | BUILD | MAINTAIN Wireless Communications Area Leaders and Training Brought to You Unit Leaders Train other Users By Unit leaders returned to their users, and l demonstrated radio use. When new employees begin working, they are l trained on the radio system. PowerTrunk staff train system operators on how l to care for infrastructure equipment. Full documentation “as built” released to FHR l In Affiliation With staff for complete reference.