SATRAD Console Display User Manual
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1. 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 Talk Group 03 NI3005 State IDLE shia 3 Status online 5167 5168 5169 6201 6202 Signal Strength 99 Internal Clock 8671 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207 Talk Grot o alias 0 3 Talk Group 3 no allas OF 6208 6209 6210 6211 6212 2 Talk Group 3 no alias OL 35 Talk Group 3 no alias O SrA opaki a 6213 6214 6215 6216 6217 1 46 20 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 3 30 Talk Group 3 Mitch y a 6218 6219 6220 6221 6222 Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display The status display shows the last selected talk group number was 03 the transceiver is on beam 3 with a signal strength of 99 The NIS005 state is Idle indicating the system is not receiving voice The status in green online indicates the system is connected The number displayed in the internal clock field will change every second or so and is an indication that the system is refreshing The transaction log shows the last transmission as coming from user Mitch SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 10 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact nec Communicate Anywhere 3 3 Transmit State Display The display below shows the status of the system when a dispatcher is transmitting The talk group in the top right hand corner of the Talk Groups section is highlighted in green this indicates the satellite transceiver is currently transmitting on the NI Engineering talk group The alert field formerly displaying SATR2. NI Support Mitch 5021 5023 5024 5025 NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 5026 5029 5156 5160 5161 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 NW Zone k 5167 5158 5159 5160 5161 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 Talk Group 03 NI3005 State IDLE Beam 3 Status online 5167 5168 5169 6201 6202 Signal Strength 99 internal Clock 8671 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207 6208 6209 6210 6211 6212 6213 6214 6215 6216 6217 6218 6219 6220 6221 6222 a Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 5 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations gt Tact bse Communicate Anywhere Channels or talk group icons also may be customised by the dispatcher The channel icon and the user icon both illuminate on an incoming call This feature is of particular use where a dispatcher is managing incidents across several channels there is immediate visual information indicating which area or group of responders are communicating with the dispatcher The display has been organised with icons for the 16 possible channels on the left side of the screen and icons for individual terminals users vehicles on the right side of the screen The design is analogous to the number system with the higher value powers on the left proceeding to the individual units on the right This organisational strategy has been found to be most easily assimilated by users System status is reported in the area between the talk groups and the call history The c
3. SATRAD Console Display The status display shows the selected talk group number is 03 the transceiver is in the idle state on beam 3 with a signal strength of 99 The status in green online indicates the system is connected The number displayed in the internal clock field will change every second or so and is an indication that the system is refreshing SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 7 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact seca Communicate Anywhere 3 2 Receive State Display Receiving User with Alias The display below shows the status of the system when receiving from a user with an alias The talk group in the top right hand corner of the Talk Groups section is highlighted in red this indicates the satellite transceiver is currently receiving on the Nl Engineering talk group The SATRAD G2 at the top left hand corner of the SATRAD Gr section of the screen is highlighted in red this indicates the user with the alias Mitch is the current speaker on the talk group v1 0 SATRAD Console Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 a Talk Groups SATRAD G2 s NI Operations NI Support NI Engineering 5021 5023 5024 5025 NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 5026 5029 5156 5160 5161 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 NW Zone k 5167 5158 5159 5160 5161 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 Talk Group 03 NI3005 State R i Aip 3 R aA 5167 5168 5169 6201 6202 Si
4. Talk Group 3 no alias 0 2010 01 12 07 07 21 07 07 35 Talk Group 3 no alias 0 2010 02 17 08 45 36 08 45 42 Talk Group 3 no alias 0 2010 02 17 08 46 1 8 46 20 Talk Group 3 no alias 0 2010 02 17 08 47 47 30 Talk Group 3 Mitch 5026 5162 5167 5162 5167 6203 6208 6213 6218 SATRAD G2 s 5021 5029 5163 5158 5163 5168 6204 6209 6214 6219 5023 5024 5156 5160 5164 5165 k 5159 5160 5164 5165 5169 6201 6205 6206 6210 6211 6215 6216 6220 6221 5025 5161 5166 5161 5166 6202 6207 6212 6217 6222 Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display Where the user has no alias the DN will replace the user alias Mitch on the screen above The alarm will remain showing in the alert field until explicitly acknowledged cancelled by a dispatcher SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 12 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations gt Tact nec Communicate Anywhere 3 5 Communication History The lower left side of the screen provides information about the call history 2010 01 12 06 49 2010 01 12 06 51 2010 01 12 07 06 2010 01 12 07 07 2010 02 17 08 45 2010 02 17 08 46 2010 02 17 08 47 c Group no alias t Group no alias C Group 3 no alias 7 35 Talk Group no alias 08 45 42 Talk Group no alias 08 46 20 Talk Group no alias 08 47 30 Talk Group 3 Mitch wn 9 Vi ce ius W D
5. each of the various displays and the meanings of the display fields 3 1 Idle State Display The display below shows the state of the display when the system is idle The talk group in the top right hand corner of the Talk Groups section is highlighted this indicates the satellite transceiver currently has the Nl Engineering talk group selected Since none of the SATRAD G 2 icons are highlighted there were no recent incoming calls v1 0 j Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 j Talk Groups SATRAD G2 s NI Operations NI Support Mitch 5021 5023 5024 5025 NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 5026 5029 5156 5160 5161 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 NW Zone j 5167 5158 5159 5160 5161 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 Taik Group 03 NI3005 State IDLE Beam 3 Status online 5167 5168 5169 6201 6202 Signal Strength 99 Internal Clock 8671 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207 010 01 06 50 45 Talk Group 3 o alias 0 2010 01 12 06 51 08 06 51 29 Talk Group 3 no allas 01 6208 6209 6210 6211 6212 2010 01 12 07 06 22 07 07 12 Talk Group 3 no alias Ol 2010 01 12 07 07 21 07 07 35 Talk Group 3 no alias 0 Ut 2010 02 17 08 45 36 08 45 42 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 2010 02 17 08 46 13 08 46 20 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 6213 6214 6215 6216 6217 2010 02 17 08 47 20 08 47 30 Talk Group 3 Mitch _ s bas 6218 6219 6220 6221 6222 Figure 1
6. iHe N JW W u g gt a 2 1 5 Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display At the left side is the date in the form yyyy mm dd followed by the time stamp using a 24 hour clock The format of the time stamp is HH MM SS There are two time stamps shown the left most time stamp shows the start of the call the right hand time stamp shows when the call ended The next field shows the talk group or talk group alias The right hand most field shows the user s DN number preceded by no alias if the user does not have an alias registered on the system The latest history always populates the bottom of the screen with the older history rolling off the top of the display field The screen is able to display the last seven entries and it is possible to scroll up to see older history SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 13 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact nea Communicate Anywhere 3 6 System Status System status is provided in the middle window on the left side of the screen between the talk group icons and the communications history log The following text describes each field and the meaning of the values Talk Group 03 NI3005 State Rx Beam 3 Status online Signal Strength 99 Internal Clock 8671 Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display Talk Group Talk group shows the number of the currently selected talk group The number relates to the position of the talk group in the SATRAD
7. transceiver There is no significance of the number other than the position of this talk group in the transceivers table For example the MOH KEN talk group could be in position 01 in some transceivers and position 03 in other transceivers Beam The satellite has been configured with a number of beams The beams are numbered fas shown on the map below The beam number shown corresponds with the geographic beam on the map SATRAD Service Area and Beams Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 14 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations gt NETWORK INNOVATIONS The satellite is configured to permit maximum re use of communications frequencies In order to achieve this goal the satellite has been configured with a number of beams each of which are allocated specific frequencies Frequencies on one beam may be re used for different users on another beam provided that the same frequencies are not used on adjacent beams The beam coverage map above shows the geographic formation of the beams The frequency re use strategy suggests the same frequencies could be used for beams 0 and 5 and another set of frequencies could be shared between beams 1 and 3 since these beams are not adjacent Signal Strength The signal strength indicator reports the control channel signal strength when the transceiver is in the idle state The data or communications channel signal strength is reported when the system is
8. will permit editing of the selected icon Alias MOH SSM Talk Group Enabled Cancel h Enter the desired alias into the Alias field Enter the talk group number into the talk group field enable your selection and tick the Enabled field and click save You may arrange the mapping of the talk groups in any order you desire SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 18 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations OS Tact bene Communicate Anywhere 4 2 Configuring a Transceiver Alias You may configure each transceiver icon by placing the mouse on the selected icon and performing a right click A popup window will be displayed Alias SUD DSP DN 0737 Talk Group Enabled Cancel Enter the desired alias into the Alias field Enter the DN of the desired transceiver into the DN field enable your selection and tick the Enabled field and click save You may arrange the mapping of the user icons in any order you desire 4 3 Configuring the User Area You may configure the user area with any information desired Place the mouse in the user area and perform a right click a pop up window will be displayed Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 16415419 Save Cancel Enter any information desired and click the save button to save your changes SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 19 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations NT Communicate
9. 3 the transceiver is on beam 3 with a signal strength of 99 The NI3005 state is Rx indicating an incoming transmission the system is receiving voice The status in green online indicates the system is connected The number displayed in the internal clock field will change every second or so and is an indication that the system is refreshing The transaction log will show this transmission as coming from user no alias 0301 Receiving Immediately after Message Reception SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 9 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations gt Tact bse Communicate Anywhere The display below shows the status of the system after receiving a message from a user with an alias The talk group in the top right hand corner of the Talk Groups section is highlighted in yellow this indicates the satellite transceiver last received a message on the NI Engineering talk group The SATRAD G2 at the top left hand corner of the SATRAD Gr section of the screen is highlighted in yellow this indicates the user with the alias Mitch was the last speaker on the talk group v1 0 SATRAD Console Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 I Talk Groups SATRAD G2 s NI Operations NI Support 5021 5023 5024 5025 NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 5026 5029 5156 5160 5161 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 NW Zone k 5167 5158 5159 5160 5161
10. AD Console has been replaced with a warning to indicate the dispatcher is currently transmitting Note that none of the icons in the SATRAD G2s section of the display are highlighted Active Voice ____ Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 I Talk Groups SATRAD G2 s NI Operations NI Support DN Engineering Mitch 5021 5023 5024 5025 NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 5026 5029 5156 5160 5161 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 NW Zone j 5167 5158 5159 5160 5161 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 Talk Group 03 NI3005 State T ahia 3 Status Seine 5167 5168 5169 6201 6202 Signal Strength 99 Internal Clock 8671 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207 010 01 12 0 55 06 50 45 Talk Gra 0 Re SOL ak te A rE E TUE eu 2 7 20 WAS ae 6208 6209 6210 6211 6212 110 01 12 07 06 22 07 07 12 Talk Group 3 no alias O 1 2010 01 12 07 07 21 07 07 35 Talk Group 3 no alias O 2010 02 17 08 45 36 08 45 42 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 2010 02 17 08 46 13 08 46 20 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 6213 6214 6215 6216 6217 2010 02 17 08 47 20 08 47 30 Talk Group 3 Mitch s 6218 6219 6220 6221 6222 beas Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display The status display shows the selected talk group number is 03 the transceiver is on beam 3 with a signal strength of 99 The NI3005 state is Tx indicating an incoming transmission the system is transmitting voice The
11. Anywhere 5 Connections The SATRAD Display Console is tightly integrated with the SATRAD Console Interface In order to operate the SATRAD Display Console the SATRAD Console Interface must be loaded with special firmware to support the additional requirements There are a number of options available including an ability to support multiple displays A diagram showing the interconnects and architecture follows Satellite d Antenna Antenna Cable Satellite Handset Satellite Transceiver Satellite Link Handset Link Console Display Interconnect Feed to Console Console Display Video SATRAD Console SATRAD Console Interface Display SATRAD Console w roe tee amam ere hore Career eee Talk Groups SATRAD G2 s pfa r sie EXI u Dispatch Console Display Console Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display PEER TEETE m mer se no He i pe s e feet tae tom we we PEEPRERLGt if ii i _ SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 20 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact seca Communicate Anywhere 6 Support Contact Network Innovations 4424 Manilla Road S E Calgary Alberta Canada T2G 4B7 Tel 1 403 287 5000 Tel 1 866 708 1880 email support networkinv com Web www networkinv com SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 21 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations
12. IDLE Beam 3 Status online 5167 5168 5169 6201 6202 Signal Strength 99 Internal Clock 8671 i 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207 2010 01 1 alk Group 3 no alias Olaj 2010 01 1 51 1 Talk Group 3 no alias OU 2010 01 12 07 22 07 Talk Group 3 no alias OV 6209 gang 6210 6211 sal 2010 01 12 07 07 21 07 07 35 Talk Group 3 no alias 0 F 2010 02 17 08 45 36 08 45 42 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 2010 02 17 08 46 13 18 46 20 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 6213 6214 6215 6216 6217 2010 02 17 08 47 98 47 30 Talk Group 3 Mitch aI BE 6218 6219 6220 6221 6222 ja ee eS ee Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display The field is often used to hold static information relevant to the site such as the telephone number of the satellite transceiver the ESN Electronic Serial Number of the satellite transceiver and any other static information relevant to the installation or site SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 17 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations gt S Tact seca Communicate Anywhere 4 Configuration and Customisation The SATRAD Display Console has a number of user configurable fields Transceiver Alias Talk Group Alias Fixed Information The following sub sections describe in detail how to configure each icon or field 4 1 Configuring a Talk Group Alias To configure a Talk Group move the mouse such that it is over the icon you wish to configure Right click the mouse a small window will appear that
13. SATRAD Console Display User Manual as ym uy eIeIIUNWWOD SUOIZEAOUU JOMON 24 Sep 2014 gt Tact nec Communicate Anywhere DOCUMENT CONTROL REVISION HISTORY 11 Juy 2014 Creation of initial draf 24 Sep 2014 Revise and complete for first review SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 2 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact bse Communicate Anywhere TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction A 2 System Overview 5 3 System Operational Detail 7 3 1 Idle State Display 7 3 2 Receive State Display 8 3 3 Transmit State Display 11 3 4 Emergencies 12 3 5 Communication History 13 3 6 System Status 14 3 User Area 17 4 Configuration and Customisation 18 4 1 Configuring a Talk Group Alias 18 4 2 Configuring a Transceiver Alias 19 4 3 Configuring the User Area 19 5 Connections 20 6 Support 21 Notice Network Innovations is constantly refining and updating its products as such it reserves the right to make changes to the equipment and specifications without prior notice Information contained in this document is proprietary and confidential to Network Innovations This information may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written consent of Network Innovations Network Innovations 4424 Manilla Road Calgary Alberta Canada Tel 1 403 287 5000 SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 3 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations OS Tact nec Communicate Anyw
14. either transmitting or receiving The range of signal strength is from O0 to 99 NI 3005 State Dispatchers may a transmission simply by pressing PTT on a G 2 handset or the console equivalent and immediately begin to speak The SATRAD Console Interface saves the incoming voice while initiating satellite channel acquisition and performing the necessary tasks to transmit the message As soon as the satellite channel becomes available the SATRAD Console Interface will begin streaming the voice to the network The SATRAD Console Interface is capable of simultaneously recording and streaming recorded voice in other words time shifting the voice This feature permits the dispatcher to work in a consistent and efficient manner he or she never has to wait for the system to obtain a channel before speaking the SATRAD Console Interface provides terrestrial radio like performance and providing the dispatcher with a consistent user experience The SATRAD Console Interface employs dynamic voice optimisation to ensure voice is always transmitted as soon as possible while also being able to manage collisions on the network A collision could occur if another user commenced transmission immediately before the dispatcher In this case the dispatcher would hear the incoming voice and his or her own message will be queued such that as soon as the other user releases the channel the dispatchers message will be transmitted SATRAD Console Display User Manual Pa
15. ge 15 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations gt Tact seca Communicate Anywhere System states messages are provided in the table following IDLE PHONE DIAL OUT TX Table 1 System State Messages Status The status shows whether there is an active connection possible statuses are online Offline An offline status should be investigated as it indicated there is an issue Internal Clock The internal clock filed should change approximately every second and provides a quick visual indication that the system is functioning properly If the clock indicator does not change the SATRAD Console Display is no longer communicating with the SATRAD Console Interface SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 16 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact seca Communicate Anywhere 3 User Area The SATRAD Console Display has an area available for user information This is the free form field shown in the illustration below as containing the text Network Innovations Demonstration v1 0 SATRAD Console Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 I Talk Groups SATRAD G2 s NI Operations NI Support NI Engineering Mitch 5021 5023 5024 5025 NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 5026 5029 5156 5160 5161 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 NW Zone yu ou k 5167 5158 5159 5160 5161 ati ee 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 Talk Group 03 NI3005 State
16. gnal Strength 99 internal Clock 8671 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207 0107 01 1 55 06 50 45 Talk Group 3 o alia 6 010 bbe Ae 90 5 ri ue i 1 e Tall rou 93 no a as OUN 6208 6209 6210 6211 6212 010 01 12 07 06 22 07 07 12 Talk Grou no alias Ol 2010 01 12 07 07 21 07 07 35 Talk Group 3 no alias O 1 2010 02 17 08 45 36 08 45 42 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 2010 02 17 08 46 13 08 46 20 Talk Group 3 no alias 03 esl gals es 9215 seir 2010 02 17 08 47 20 08 47 30 Talk Grou Mitch a i 6218 6219 6220 6221 6222 Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display The status display shows the selected talk group number is 03 the transceiver is on beam 3 with a signal strength of 99 The NI3005 state is Rx indicating an incoming transmission the system is receiving voice The status in green online indicates the system is connected The number displayed in the internal clock field will change every second or so and is an indication that the system is refreshing The transaction log will show this transmission as coming from user Mitch SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 8 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations gt Tact bene Communicate Anywhere Receiving User with no Alias The display below shows the status of the system when receiving from a user without an alias The talk group in the top right hand corner of the Talk Groups section is highlighted in red this indica
17. here 1 Introduction The dispatch system is the core communications gateway linking field resources to operations control Dispatchers need to do their jobs quickly effectively and efficiently The SATRAD Console Display is designed based on input from dispatchers incident managers and other users managing multiple field resources Key design requirements include a simple visual interface the use of colour to identify key operating modes a simple visual indication of the source of the last communication a scrollable date and time stamped log of the last incoming calls transceiver and system status a provision to add static information pertaining to the console or site user administrator customisable labels for channels talk groups user administrator customisable alias for transceivers support for desktop or a large wall mounted displays support for concurrent multiple displays O OOOO Dispatch centres typically have a limited amount of desk real estate available The SATRAD Console Display has been designed to minimise real estate requirements and requires only the footprint of the system monitor on a dispatcher s desk An alternative to placing a display on each dispatcher s desk is to mount a large display on a wall or at another location visible to dispatchers from their desks The SATRAD Console Display supports a variety of displays some as large as 1 6 m SATRAD Console Display User Man
18. status in green online indicates the system is connected The number displayed in the internal clock field will change every second or so and is an indication that the system is refreshing There are a number of NI 3005 states that occur during a transmission see section 3 5 System Status for details SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 11 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact seca Communicate Anywhere 3 4 Emergencies Some mobile systems support emergency calls Emergency calls may be generated for example where a police officer is at serious risk In this case the mobile and vehicular radios are fitted with an Emergency button Pressing the button will cause the transmitting Matrix to send a special tone burst the tone burst indicates an emergency condition and is decoded by the SATRAD Console Interface and passed to the SATRAD Console Display The Console will display the emergency in the Alert field and where configured an audible alarm will sound EMERGENCY MITCH EMERGENCY Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 Talk Groups NI Operations NI Support NI Engineering NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone NW Zone Talk Group 03 NI3005 State Rx Beam 3 Status online Signal Strength 99 Internal Clock 8671 2010 01 12 06 4 oup 3 no alias 0 2010 01 12 06 51 51 29 Talk Group 3 no alias 0 2010 01 12 07 06 7 07 12
19. tes the satellite transceiver is currently receiving on the Nl Engineering talk group The alert field formerly displaying SATRAD Console has been replaced with the identifying number of the current speaker DN 0301 Note that none of the icons in the SATRAD G2s section of the display are highlighted Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 Talk Groups NI Operations NI Support NI Engineering NI Field 1 NI Field 2 NI Field 3 SE Zone SW Zone NE Zone NW Zone Talk Group 03 NI3005 State Rx Beam 3 Status online Signal Strength 99 Internal Clock 8671 O010 01 1 06 50 45 Talk Group 3 2010 01 12 06 51 08 06 51 29 Talk 2010 01 12 07 06 22 07 07 12 Talk 2010 01 12 07 07 21 07 07 35 Talk 2010 02 17 08 45 36 08 45 42 Talk 2010 02 17 08 46 13 08 46 20 Talk 2010 02 17 08 47 20 08 47 30 Talk 10 alias O Group 3 no alias 0 Group 3 no alias 0 Group 3 no alias C Group 3 no alias 03 Group 3 no alias 03 Group 3 Mitch Mitch 5026 5162 5167 5162 5167 6203 6208 6213 6218 SATRAD G2 s 5021 5023 5024 5029 5156 5160 5163 5164 5165 5158 5159 5160 5163 5164 5165 5168 5169 6201 6204 6205 6206 6209 6210 6211 6214 6215 6216 6219 6220 6221 5025 5161 5166 5161 5166 6202 6207 6212 6217 6222 Figure 1 SATRAD Console Display The status display shows the selected talk group number is 0
20. ual Page 4 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact nea Communicate Anywhere 2 System Overview The SATRAD Console Display is closely integrated with the SATRAD Console Interface The SATRAD Console Interface provides audio and basic signalling information to dispatch console systems however most dispatch systems do not have the means to display user and channel information User and channel talk group information can be critical especially if an incoming audio message is garbled or if the dispatcher was dealing with another audio feed at the time of an incoming message The SATRAD Console Display provides the dispatcher with an at a glance history in two ways for calls just missed the icon of the caller remains highlighted until another call comes in or until the last call timer times out secondly there is a scrollable log showing the identity of the last caller and the time of the call The scrollable log permits the dispatcher to easily look at the call history even if he or she is interested in a call that occurred several calls ago Individual user icons may be customised by the dispatcher to display an alias rather than the DN of the calling radio This assists the dispatcher as it is no longer necessary to manually translate a DN into a vehicle number or user name v1 0 Tel 600 700 1234 Network Innovations Demonstration ESN 1641234 I Talk Groups SATRAD G2 s NI Operations
21. urrent talk group and transceiver state are shown The satellite beam and signal strength are shown The status field reflects the connection status between the console and the satellite radio finally the internal clock shows the display refresh is active There is a user definable field above the talk group and user icon areas this field may be edited be the user as desired In the example screen above the telephone number of the satellite receiver has been added as a quick reference for the dispatcher To assist technical support should an issue arise or for the purposes of tracking capital equipment the ESN electronic serial number of the transceiver at this location 1s recorded The portion of the field shown as Network Innovations Demonstration could be replaced by the user with for example Kenora Communications and Control Centre The uppermost field currently showing SATRAD Console is used when a transceiver not tagged with an alias transmits on the network or when the dispatcher at the console transmits a message Note that the system is designed such that attaching a console to the SATRAD Console Interface adds functionality while preserving all the all the features and benefits of the SATRAD Console Interface SATRAD Console Display User Manual Page 6 of 21 Confidential Network Innovations N Tact seca Communicate Anywhere 3 System Operational Detail This section of the document describes in detail
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