TETRA for Ulies

Presenta(ononbehalfoftheTCCA–TheCri(calCommunica(onsAssocia(on

Keith Ammons Member of NATF Board

VP Market Development, PowerTrunk, Inc.

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TETRAforU*li*es


Agenda

§  ConsiderU(li(escommunica(onneeds

§  UniqueTETRAfeatures§  CaseStudy:DiversePower


Essential ServicesU(li(esprovideessen(alservicestotheircommuni(es.MustmaintainthishighlevelofserviceRELIABILITYeven(especially)in(mesofdisastersandemergencies.§  Lightsmuststayon!§  Impacttohospitalsandessen6alinfrastructuremustbeminimized§  Powerplantincidentsmustbedealtwithswi=lyandaccurately§  Police,Fire,AmbulanceservicesrelyonU6li6esbeforeenteringahigh

voltageenvironment,downedpowerline,gasleak,etc.

Missioncri(calvoicecommunica(onsforworkersSAFETY

Crossdepartmentalcommunica(onsfordisastermanagementandCOORDINATION

Duplicatedservicesforessen(alDATAinforma(on

UTILITIESAREFIRSTRESPONDERS


Utility CommunicationsMission Critical Voice§  Trunked operations§  Dispatcher to crews§  Crew to crew - Direct

Mode§  Emergency calls§  Lone Worker §  Man Down§  Telephone interconnect§  Interoperability with other

networks

Mission Critical Data§  GPS and Location

services§  Status messaging§  Text messaging§  Telemetry devices§  SCADA Controls§  Integrated into central

command and controlTETRA

CentralCommand&Control

Cri(calData


U6li6es

Security

EmergenciesDaily

opera6onalcoordina6on

SECURITYofemployees,visitors,generalpublic,vehicles,equipment,powersites,etc.OPERATIONS:Powergenera6on,transporta6on&distribu6on,dailymaintenance,Informa6onTechnology,fieldcrews,interoperability

EMERGENCIES:Accidents,naturaldisasters,downedpowerlines,etc.

Coordina(on


CommercialvsPrivate

§  100% coverage for all users of the system.

§  Service-oriented for the users. §  Network availability is mandatory

and guaranteed. §  Reliability in case of critical

situation.

§  Coverage design conceived for

thousand users per m2. §  Telco oriented to maximize ROI:

priorities not guaranteed. §  Network availability is just

desirable. §  Best-effort strategy.

COMMERCIAL TELCO OPERATOR

OWNED PMR NETWORK

+ AVAILABILITY IN EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL SCENARIO –


WhyTETRA?

§  PurposeBuiltPlaTormdesignedforMissionCri(calCommunica(ons

§  85%ofusersaregovernmentorpublicaffiliatedagencies

§  MatureOpenStandardTechnologyinopera(onsinceearly2000’s§  Number1digitalradiotechnologyintheworld§  VoiceandDATAnetwork§  Interoperable

§  Withlegacyradionetworks§  Withtelephonysystems(FullDuplex)

§  FutureProof§  Migra6onpathtohybridnetworks(TETRA+LTE)


WorkerSafety

§  Easy to access emergency button §  Voice recording for training and playback§  Remote activation of speaker (ambient

listening)§  Lone or isolated worker§  Internal accelerometer detects the angle and or

tilt of the radio: Man Down §  Activate Emergency procedures: Alarm, Send

GPS, Central Command


Hands-FreeTalking

Wirelessconnec6onwithotherdevices(voiceanddata):§ CommercialPDAs§  TabletPCs§ CommercialandIndustrialheadsets§  Upto3accessoriescanbeconnected(audio,

PTT,data)Perform repairs or high risk tasks whilemaintaining constant communica6on withCentralDispatchorcolleaguesCOMPLIESWITHDISTRACTEDDRIVINGLAWS


TelephoneInterconnec(vity

§  Integrated through a standard SIP connection, every TETRA radio can become an extension of your corporate telephony system.

§  With Call Forwarding users can be reached seamlessly whether

through their office phone, cell phone and / or TETRA radio §  Private duplex voice calls (32 concurrent calls per interface)

TETRA network

User 1205

Dialing Trunk Code + 1205

PABX


TelephoneInterconnec(vity

§  With Full Duplex capabilities, a TETRA radio can also be used to make direct one-to-one calls to an outside line or cell phone.

§  Text Messages can also be sent back and forth through a SDS to

cellular SMS gateway appliance server

TETRA network

Public Carrier Cellular network


VehicularRepeater§  DMO Gateway and Repeater built into the mobile

TETRA network

Control Room

Direct Mode

TransparentCommunica(onsTrunkedModeorDirectMode

Voice&GPS

GATEWAY


Vehicle Fleet Management§  GPS and operational positioning in REAL TIME

§  Ex: update a fleet of over 1,500 trucks every 20-30 secs§  Geo-fencing and notifications in central command§  Vehicle telemetry information

§  Speed & other vehicle information (maintenance)§  Controls activation / deactivation (bucket, lifts, tows, salt)§  Other I/O controls (doors opened / closed)

§  Coordination based on equipment, resources, skills


TheSmartGrid Broadband technologies not always necessary §  Only ”Essential Data” at Generation and Transmission are high priority

§  Crisis operators need only critical data information for resource management

Reality: TETRA narrowband data capabilities can handle all required critical information such as SCADA, Telemetry, GPS and integrate them into the Command and Control Center

where all company resources are geographically located and accessible

TETRA

CentralCommand&Control

Cri(calData


SCADASCADAiskeyforu6li6esinsuchapplica6onsas:§  remotemonitoringofoverheadpowerlines§  opera6onofvalves,monitoringliquidlevels§  Faultpassageindicatorsforlightningstrikedetec6on

TETRA Network

SCADA Application

Real Time Services

§  Remote Access §  Alarmes

Operational Services

§ Remote Control § Data Collection

TETRA Router/ Basic RTU SCADA RTU

Poll Request 350 B

SDS 3x 140 Bytes

Request 350 Bytes


Diverse Power Incorporated is a member-owned electric cooperative that provides reliable electric energy-related services to the Georgia Counties – Troup, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Muscogee, Coweta, Quitman, Randolph, Clay, Calhoun and parts of Early, Stewart, Terrell. As well as Chambers County, Alabama.

SCOPE:§  1SCN+1redundantSCN

§  50sitesof2and1BSRcarriers

§  >1500TETRAterminals

§  Integra6onofcurrentDiversePower

ControlCenterviaN2Aprotocol

§  AVLApplica(ons,SmartGrid,SCADA

Diverse Power


DiversePower


Diverse Power as MNO

USERS§  COBBEMC+4otherElectricMemberCoopera6ves

(andgrowing)§  HarrisCountySheriffOffice§  5localCityandCountyServices§  1WaterDistrict§  4localPoliceDepartments§  10localFireDepartments§  CountyEmergencyMedicalServices§  911DispatchCenter

The Diverse Power TETRA network covers about 67% of the state of Georgia and is a shared network. TETRA easily provides virtual private network segments offering control and privacy to each user Group, without comprising guaranteed service levels.


Diverse-Interoperability§  TheTETRAnetworkisconnectedto10differentradiosystems§  Someofthesearepermanentlinksandsomearecontrolledby

the911DispatchCenterusingahardenedsitewithmul6plefiberpathsconnec6ngthesiteincluding

§  VHFP25PhaseI,§  800MHzP25PhaseI,§  800MHzP25PhaseII,§  900MHzsystem,§  UHFConven6onalrepeater,§  TETRAnetwork,§  VHFConven6onalrepeater,§  UHFand900Mhz,

GeorgiaStatePatrol(VHFP25phaseI)iscurrentlyconduc6ngtestsbecauseoftheclarityoftheTETRAnetwork.


Conclusions

§  U6li6esrequiremissioncri6cal1stRespondergradecommunica6onswithbothvoiceanddataservices

§  Networkmustbereliableandprovideworkersafetyinemergencies

§  Comparedtoothertechnologies,TETRAoffersuniquefeaturesprovidingahighPrice–Benefitra6o


NATF

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Documents

TETRA for U*li*es

TETRA for Ulies