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Utah Communications Agency Network. Rebanding Presentation May 2006. What is Rebanding ?. It is changing the operational frequencies of the 800 MHz radio systems “Nationwide” to another portion of the frequency spectrum. Who decided to do this?

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  1. Utah Communications AgencyNetwork Rebanding Presentation May 2006

  2. What is Rebanding ? • It is changing the operational frequencies of the 800 MHz radio systems “Nationwide” to another portion of the frequency spectrum. • Who decided to do this? • The FCC implemented this plan after 2-1/2 years of research and input from industry and public safety • This is a compromise plan which was driven by public safety

  3. 806 824 762 764 776 777 792 794 849 851 747 Mobile D B A C D B A C B A B A 700 MHz Public Safety (Base) 700 MHz Public Safety (Mobile) 800 MHz Band Upper 700 MHz Commercial† Upper 700 MHz Commercial† Upper 700 MHz Commercial Cellular ATG Base 894 = 700 MHz Guard Band† 869 851 †700 MHz Commercial and 700 MHz Guard Band do not have specified Base and Mobile channels Mobile and Control Station Transmit Frequencies (in MHz) 824 806 809.75 816 821 NPSPAC (Public Safety) General Category Interleaved Spectrum ESMR (Upper 200) 851 854.75 861 866 869 Base Station Transmit Frequencies (in MHz) General Category -7.5 MHz 150 Channels Licensed by EA Blocks of 25 channels (SMR) Some Incumbent Operators Remain Interleaved Spectrum -12.5 MHz 250 Channels 80 SMR Channels (Licensed by EA, Some Incumbent Operators Remain) 70 Public Safety Channels 50 Business Channels 50 Industrial Land Transportation Channels NPSPAC - 6 MHz 225 Channels @ 12.5 kHz spacing 5 Channels @ 25 kHz spacing 5 Mutual Aid Channels ESMR/Upper 200 – 10 MHz 200 Channels Licensed by EA Non EA incumbents are currently undergoing mandatory relocation TODAY

  4. AFTER REBANDING 806 824 762 764 776 777 792 794 849 851 747 Mobile D B A C D B A C B A B A 700 MHz Public Safety (Base) 700 MHz Public Safety (Mobile) 800 MHz Band Upper 700 MHz Commercial† Upper 700 MHz Commercial† Cellular ATG Base 894 = 700 MHz Guard Band† 851 869 †700 MHz Commercial and 700 MHz Guard Band do not have specified Base and Mobile channels Mobile and Control Station Transmit Frequencies (in MHz) 824 806 809 815 816 817 Public Safety B/ILT Non-Cellular SMR 809 NPSPAC (Public Safety) Guard Band** Expansion Band* ESMR NPSPAC 869 861 851 854 860 862 Base Station Transmit Frequencies (in MHz) *No public safety system will be required to remain in or relocate to the Expansion Band; although they may do so if they choose. **No public safety or CII licensee may be involuntarily relocated to occupy the Guard Band.

  5. What the Re-banding Plan Does • It will move UCAN users (and others nationwide) to another portion of the 800 MHz frequency band. • Who pays for the costs? Sprint/Nextel Pays for the Move costs, reprogramming infrastructure, replacement user radios, legal expenses, licensing and coordination. • Timing of the move: Projected at 36 months. • UCAN will be in Wave 1- the process started June 2005 • Transition Administrator (TA) is in place to monitor the process for FCC, Sprint/Nextel and Users. • TA is the mediator between Sprint/Nextel and the Licensee (UCAN)

  6. Benefits of the Move • Reduction or elimination of interference issues currently taking place. • Places a “Guard band” between the frequency blocks—future protection against possible interference. • Provides an additional 4-1/2 MHz of spectrum to public safety users. • Moves the two public safety blocks of 700 MHz and 800 MHz frequencies next to each other—enhances future. development of public safety systems and products. Puts public safety services in one contiguous band.

  7. Work to be Done • Meetings, seminars to explain process to users. • Develop a task list, work plan and schedule. • Inventory all user equipment and site infrastructure. • Install new software on sites (each of 400 repeaters located on 58 sites). • Install new software and reprogram radios (total of 15,500) by setting up depots at strategic locations in the coverage area convenient to the users to minimize travel times to get radio work done. • Sprint/Nextel will replace radios which are unable to be changed.

  8. Work Continued • Infrastructure will be reprogrammed with minimal disruption in service. • New software allows operation on old channels while new channels are being programmed. • Radio Template Talk Group layouts will remain as is: unless agencies wish to change or modify during the process at their own cost – Nextel will pay for the programming but not the template planning. • Because UCAN is the FCC “Licensee” for the infrastructure we represent the users we serve • Agreement handout.

  9. What Rebanding won’t Do • Change the coverage. • Eliminate any features or communications capabilities. • Change Dispatch capabilities or connectivity. • Cause the system to wear out any sooner. • Cause major outages while the change takes place. • Change Events, Ops or Regional Channels. • It simply “moves the frequencies we use today to a lower portion of the frequency spectrum away from commercial users”.

  10. Reprogram: -Motorola XTS 5000 XTS 2500 XTS 1500 XTS 3000 MCS 2000 MTS 2000 Astro Saber 1MB Astro Spectra (>95) VRM & PRM (Data Radios) Replace : -Motorola Spectra & Spectra E Saber SL STX Gemini Plus MTX 820 Maxtrac LCS, LTS 2000 MTS (256K) Astro Saber (512K) Astro Spectra (<96) Motorola Units to-Reprogram or Replace

  11. Reprogram 5100 Series 5300 Series Replace Models 8585 8560 8750 7780 9880 EF Johnson Radios to Reprogram or Replace

  12. Motorola Replacement Products XTS 2500 RB XTS1500 RB PORTABLES XTL 2500 RB XTL 1500 RB MOBILES

  13. EF Johnson Rebanded Radios 5300 Series Mobiles 5100 Series Portables

  14. Can I Upgrade or Change Radios? • Suppliers of equipment are here to answer your questions about specific models of equipment • Upgrade is possible, but the AGENCY is responsible for the cost difference between the rebanded radio and the current radio. • Can you change vendors—Answer unknown at this time

  15. What is the Rebanding Process • First step is to reprogram radios and mobiles with the new “rebanding” software and/or replace radios that can not be programmed-this will allow all radios to operate on the old and new channels at the same time. • Second step is to retune the infrastructure, repeaters, controllers, combiners, antennas ONE site at a time until all 58 sites and 26 Stand alone Rptrs are completed. • Third step is to test system for any operational issues such as coverage changes, site malfunctions etc. • Fourth is to identify and program radios that were missed during the process. • Final step is the Audit and financial settlement from Sprint/Nextel.

  16. Rebanding Timeline • May/June 06: Complete inventory process, identify all components, negotiate contracts with vendors for work. • June/July/August 06: Negotiate contract with Sprint/Nextel. • September 06: Gear up to do the work, Set the schedule, identify the depot locations, order and ship replacement radios. • October 06: Install and verify new software in user radios for test operations—begin changing all user radios. • November-March 07: Reprogram 15,500 user radios, control stations, portables, verify and inventory completion.

  17. Timeline Continued • April 07: 30 day window to catch all radios missed in the reprogramming. • May 07-December 08: Begin the process of retuning the infrastructure components (58 trunked, 26 standalone, 400 repeaters). • Verify completion of all Radios and Infrastructure • Audit of work done • Finalization of S/N contract

  18. Rebanding Information • FCC:http://wireless.fcc.gov/publicsafety/800MHz/bandreconfiguration/index2.html • TA web site:http://www.800ta.org • APCO Website: http://www.apcointl.org/frequency/800hp.htm • UCAN website: http://www.ucan800.org

  19. Questions ??

  20. Memory / Hardware LimitedProduct Replacement Rebanded Subscribers Replace Subscriber • Guidelines for choosing 1500 RB or 2500 RB • Portable • If portable is a Model III, requires encryption or 255 channels, its replacement is an XTS 2500 RB • LTS2000 is replaced by the XTS 2500 RB • Others are replaced with XTS 1500 RB • Mobile • If mobile requires encryption or 255 channels, its replacement is an XTL 2500 RB • LCS2000 is replaced by the XTL 2500 RB • Others should be replaced with XTS 1500 RB • Consolettes • Use XTL 5000 XTS 2500 RB XTS 1500 RB XTL 5000 XTL 2500 RB XTL 1500 RB LTS 2000 ASTRO Saber (512k) Saber SI MTS2000 (256k) STX Gemini Plus STX LCS 2000 ASTRO Spectra (<96) Motorcycle Spectra W7 Spectra W9 Spectra Spectra E MaxTrac Syntor 9000 Syntor X MICOR Mostar Traxar Motrar Encryption Model III Large Channel size No Encryption Model I Encryption Large Channel size No Encryption

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