Fylde Infrastructure
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1. FEATURES amp SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS TSC Channel Card TSCCO2f o DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATION POWER REQUIREMENTS operational DC only 8 18Vdc 375mA POWER REQ Maximum current switch on 10A pk 250US max OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE 10 C to 70 C OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE 10 to 90 nc MAXIMUM number of RF Channels per site 24 O MINIMUM number of RF Channels per site POT MAXIMUM Speech NPD Call Queue Depth Te PBT MAXIMUM Short Data Call Queue Depth PB MAXIMUM population not limited by ch card 1 036 800 DEDICATED Low Forward Power Alarm TTL input ooo DEDICATED High Reverse Power Alarm TTL input DEDICATED Line Interface Unit Alarm TTL input O DEDICATED Receiver Mute Alarm TTLinput ooo UNDEDICATED Alarms JL 3TTILinputs O O BASE STATION INTERFACE connectors 2x 15 way D types SIO BUS INTERFACE connector JL 9 wayD type POWER connector ee 9wayD ype APPROVALS TSCC02f EMC Dir civ 89 336 EEC 143 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 19 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications TSC Channel Card TSCCO03 DESCRIPTION __ SPECIFICATION POWER REQUIREMENTS operational DC only 8 18Vdc 225mA POWER REO Maximum current switch on 10A pk 250uS max OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE 10 Cto 70C OPERATING HUM2. Call Types Calling Radio oo1 1000 to Joo1y1ze0 Speech Mon prescribed data Called Radio to Shortdata Status message Interprefix calls only O Select All Radios Emergency Priority Normal Intersite M Local ri Phone Calls started when Individual Grou E Broadcast Date from 1 January 2001 Select All F Dates through to E April rj 2001 El Network Resources Time from but before CAH Mini Calle trom Day of week through Region 1 Al Sites Limit search ta channel number and seconds Calls to Call duration between and hhmm El Call cleared by call timer exceeded Limit search to channel number Call Parameters QUEUE time between Back Mext Cancel Figure 27 Call Record Analysis Record Selection Filter 38 O Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuper Trunk APPENDIX Glossary of Terms ARQ ASCII AVL BCD CSV DTMF FFSK GPS IPS LCD LED LIFU LSB MDB MHD IRP PABX POTS PSTN PCM PIT RAM ROM RCP SCI SIO bus SSTAK TSC gege Auto Repeat Request a method of error correction gege American Standard Code for Information Interchange ZRNA Automatic Vehicle Location ee Binary Coded Decimal ee Comma Separated Variables text based universal file format get Dual Tone Multiple Frequency tone dialling used in telephone systems Fast Frequency Shif
3. NT4 on a PC with As many as 16 sets of control parameters are 200MHz processor and 32Mbytes of RAM or defined assigning to each site in the region as better SYSCON performs all network and Ka D EE ER subscriber management functions Industry site is using 3 parameter sets Sunley day eee time Sunley busy hours and Sunley standard file formats are used to simplify export and post processing of data by weekend Once data has been transferred to Microsoft Office applications the system control sequences will change automatically dependent upon time and day NOTE MICROSOFT OFFICE and WINDOWS are registered SYSCON need not remain on line trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation Group Letter D Sunley day time Main Timer Subscriber Timers Dynamic Call Time Max 120 Secs Timer 1 iso Tecs Call Answer 15 Anti Jam enabled Z Dynamic Call Time Min BO Secs Timer 2 E hlina Traffic Inactivity 10 Control Revert Subsidiary Timers i Channel Hold Timer 5 CES Priority TO PSTN Calltime 240 Secs IR Frins zl e e PSTN Enabled Z ESM on registration Z PABX Call Time 150 Secs mers amins z cu le EJ Secs z Tiner E it Mins z FABY Enabled Z Emergency Preempt M MPD Call time so secs z Timer E famn z User function D Static Frame length 3 Local group calls ra Intersite calls Z Call diversion M Data calls M Intersite group calls M Inter prefix calls M Call
4. A i H W Ee WEEK aL Ea ry le ME este re el o Soa DH sol Ch a se zl bk VER re Created by Factors on 2406000 TUE EC WEE ENER lgl Dit be Le ee ENEE an TE ra RI a Poo E ve TURN FEI ET LEONE ams Kim zt io za D ui Zen ame Ka len SA A Ze Su Z ee ehr Ed EE te EE Fylde Trunked Network connection is operational O HUM Figure 20 Customer Agreement Record Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 33 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications FYLDE Subscriber Identity 2510 208 MPT 1327 Prefix i MPT 1327 Ident poze Vehicle Reg ABC 123 MPT 1343 Pretix 201 Individual Fleet 2510 Unit number 1208 Period 1 16 NENNEN eso E ee sooo P l r RadioMHD Radio Si Coverage All E Access Emergency sz ESM 002087046944 Start Date End Date Speech calls NM Group Control ALL amp Wide Ar z Timers Dynamic Timer e Radio to Radia MN Broadcast M Timer Lock IT Call Home Mode w Inter Site M Duplex O Inter Prefix M Data Calla w SOM w MPO Je All ads Iv Line Connect M PSTN In M MHD Jh PABX Ctrl WI groups valid Divert Service ai Services PSTH Out international OK Figure 21 Individual Subscriber Record Group Identity 5000300 Es MPT 1327 Prefix i MPT 1327 Ident boon MPT 1343 Pretix 201 Group number 900 Period 1 16 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Days of the week EEN Coverage All Access Emergency v Automati
5. TECHNI KAL ESON PTION INFRASTRUCTURE Version 5 30 Date 15 April 2002 Mr CE Fylde Microsystems Ltd APPLICABILITY This document is intended as an introduction to the Fylde Microsystems Trunking product range The information necessary to enable routine service maintenance and set up work by competent engineering staff on infrastructure fitted with series IV software is contained in the full service manual which is supplied with each system sale ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS Operation and Service Manual for Fylde Trunked Infrastructure Inter Regional Processor Service and Maintenance manual MHD Message Handling Despatcher software manual PCM Switch Matrix service and maintenance manual SYSCON System Terminal Manual for Fylde Trunking DOS SYSCON for NT System Terminal Manual for Fylde Trunking COPYRIGHT The information contained within this document remains copyright of Fylde Microsystems Limited and may be used freely in the sale and promotion of the Fylde Microsystems Limited product range All information either explicit or inferred is subject to change without notice or recourse to Fylde Microsystems Limited DISCLAIMER This document does not constitute an offer All features and facilities described within are subject to change without notice Fylde Microsystems Ltd does not accept any liability whatsoever arising out of the use of this document Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Descriptio
6. Inter Regional Processor The nter Regional Processor ties together as many as 16 regions where 160 site capacity is required RPs can run in parallel connected by LAN or high speed WAN running TCP IP to give 800 site coverage Inter regional working is seamless and fully automatic Users may roam anywhere in the network so long as they are authorised by the system management terminals SYSCON to do so A PCM Switch may be optionally connected to the RP to enable multi region group calls or simply to maximise fixed link efficiency 12 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION FYLDE Let s Build a System Step 1 First a repeater is required Step 3 Add more channels Step 2 Attach a TSC Channel Card for Step 4 Add an SCI for subscriber MPT1327 operation validation and system control Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 13 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION FYLDE Step 5 Connect SYSCON to the SCI for Step 6 Add a local PCM Switch or SSTAK for network management and control PSTN Interconnect 14 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Step 7 Going regional up to 10 sites s tSs UN KLU Dispatcher domi di l Hin T Regional Control Processor a r PSTN x za PSTN x 24 PEM ateke PABX x 24 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperT
7. MAXIMUM number of simultaneous speech calls MAXIMUM number of Inter regional gateways CO 39 23 traffic channels and 16 VDU despatchers All INTERFACE TYPES APPROVALS Inter Regional Processor DESCRIPTION ai SPECIFICATION POWER REQUIREMENTS AC ONLY 110 240VAC 500VA OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE 0 C to 55 C OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE 10 to 90 nic MAXIMUM number of Regional Interfaces Ip MAXIMUM number of speech ccts per region 128 port switch capacity 2 RS232 25 way D type EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 143 MAXIMUM number of Diagnostic Terminals MAXIMUM number of simultaneous speech calls All INTERFACE TYPES ADVANTECH industrial PC chassis Gees fas ome auai 16 Lee 24 MAXIMUM number of PCM switch interfaces la 1 optiona EME lk kal Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 21 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications PCM Switch Matrix DESCRIPTION JI SPECIFICATION POWER REQUIREMENTS AC ee 110 240VAC 100VA POWER REQUIREMENTS DC n 11 14VDC 104 OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE bo 10 C to 70 C ZOO OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE 10 to 90 nic MAXIMUM number of PCM ports w 92O MAXIMUM number of phone interfaces 2 per 4 port card CONTROL INTERFACE TYPE RS232 25 way D APPROVALS BABT UK EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 143 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications FYLDE FEATURES Single Si
8. Region Destination Site 4 Destination Channel 1459 16 06 2000 2017251029 PSTN 00441253407 O40 Orcirating Region O Destination Region Destination Site Sunley Destination Channel 1613 16 06 2000 201251028 002000 Ori rating Region OD Destination Site J Destination Region Destination hannel Figure 25 HERBS AND SPICES Chanel Type Level D I IRF Lines fin out Cleared By BE IRF Lines in oLt 1 3 Cleared By SD IRF Lines in ot Cleared By F2 IRF Lines fin ot Cleared By Mode GA DS duewe Di Units Ras High Local 5 O 00 0 52 SA B Site Queue tine 0 00 Called Party ROE Emerg I Site 5 0 00 1310 13 10 B Site Queue time 0 00 Called Party Ros Nom l Site B Site Quere time O00 Calling Party Rae NE Site D 0 00 0 02 O02 B Site Que we tine 0 00 SOM Trargacdtion completed OK Billing Report Example 36 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuper Trunk SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications Figure 26 Call Record Analysis Graph output Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 3 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications Call Record Analyser Wizard Create Filter Alter the fiter criteria to select the required range of radios used resources used and call parameters Radio Usage
9. could be better Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 25 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications Inter Regional Systems Inter regional systems provide all the major call types over the whole system DESCRIPTION FUNCTION Calls from the PSTN will be routed through the EEN IRP to the called party wherever registered With the optional PCM switch at the inter 52 Alternate speech call routing regional node maximum economy of speech circuits between regions can be achieved SC Inter regional usage statistics and registration REIS change logs are available at the RP Calls to a PABX are routed back to the caller s 54 Home PABX home region RCP so that connection to the appropriate exchange is made Full seamless roaming over 160 radio sites 95 Inter Regional calls with fast call set up per IRP Call set up times are increased by less than 350mS over regional calls Must have the optional PCM Switch to enable Inter regional Group Calls AE een l All circuits are continuously monitored and MET TEJON A CNE E faults reported to the system terminal Upto 5 RPs can be networked via economical 58 Wide Area expansion TCP IP control links to allow 800 sites to be interconnected 26 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications Controlling the system SYSCON Features System Control Running under Windows
10. jitter on the link e Drop out indicates when the ARQ retry logic has failed to maintain the link When counters are reset the time date is noted In this way error rate over a period may be known Overrun Parity Time Out Sum Check Drop Out O TUCO THE O Win Wi CH HET THEN Counter Pees l Last reset was 7022000 14 03 Reset Mow Figure 17 Error Counters Auxiliary Alarms are provided at each and every site a number of which are available for free use by the network operator In summary each site provides e 5 discrete open collector outputs capable of sinking 100mA e 5 analogue inputs of range 0 51volts with a resolution of 200mV Alarm thresholds may be defined independently with either a positive or negative slope and variable hysteresis Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyideSuperTrunk e Alarms are reported to SYSCON and forwarded to e mail in the same manner as the main system alarms In the example overleaf 2 outputs have been assigned to test start the diesel generator and to switch over to a standby antenna system Generator running and antenna switch confirmation is fed in the 2 TTL discrete inputs Analogue channel O has been allocated to measuring the diesel generator fuel level An alarm will occur when the fuel level drops too low 31 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications FYLDE Analogue channel 2 is tied to the main 12v DC Anal
11. mt mt mi mt nj nt mij m dii 4 dii dii 4 dii a a 4 a a 4 me Ire rei pa reit ei re te pe k TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI TI d d d d d d d d d OSE ile 126 Figure 10 Line Testing Thresholds in dbm Vote Now Advice controls the voting instructions that the system periodically transmits to radio units Flexibility in use is assured through the ability to enter either RF channel numbers or site names into the voting list The duration between voting messages may be specified between 20 seconds and 4 minutes PSTN Translation is designed to take IDD Inbound Direct Dialling strings of 3 digits Where IDD is not available PSTN Translation can nevertheless reduce the amount of inbound dialling required by a telephone user Just 3 digits are required these being assigned to as many as 1000 users Low Level reset allows the operator to clear any memory store or reboot any processor form the SYSCON terminal 28 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk FYLDE SYSCON Features System Status SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications General Status Paged BAM No errors Billing Data Store hb O Sophisticated status and error reporting ensure SpeechSynihesiser carino rrtea Validation Store fs that the health of a Fylde Trunking system Regional Expansion F n Service ExpectedSites f Sieson 7 need never be left to chance Engineering Terminal C
12. 0 16 00 16 00 20 00 22 00 00 00 Mean Busy call Duration 36 s Peak to Mean time ratio 2 00 Figure 16 Operational Statistics 30 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuper Trunk FYLDE Error Counters show the state of all the control links running to the Regional Control Processor Good links are fundamentally important to the correct operation of any network To know exactly the error performance of the links is crucial to the well being of the system Eight parameters are monitored for each link e Line Looping some fixed link providers e Spurious Rx microwave in particular can produce random spurious noise on control links e Framing indicates noise or jitter on the link Link Diagnostics Serial Link Looping Spurious Fix Framing Sunley Towers foo foo oo Wwerneth Low foo o o Bennet Street In foo 0 Cow Lane 0 0 o Mew Site foo foo o Mew Site In In o TSC Site 6 AM TSC Site 7 UN TSC Site amp e NE TSC Site 9 PCM Switch o MW o nv MHD o nv MW o Reserved foo o o Syscon Port 1 In foo o Syzcon Port z o o o Inter Regional o foo In SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications e Overrun indicates software error in RCP e Parity indicates noise or jitter on the link e Time out indicates noise jitter or a line break condition e Sumcheck indicates noise or
13. 2 0770 00140518 _ Channel 05 EER 0021032 0017033 No Call Intersite Called SS Channel 07 SO No Call 2 2 M Tallys amp Status Number of Queued calls 2 Intersite Channels 3 Calls on channel 3 Local Channels 2 Figure 14 Dynamic Activity Display Status Log records the last 300 events for quick and easy revue All entries are time and date stamped When the store is full the new one replaces the oldest entry Operational Statistics Collect from EES Towers Wenst saren Meda oe oo o ooo oo o 5 0 00 00 O2 O 04 00 06 00 OS O 10 00 Busy Hour i 3 00 00 13 59 59 Busy Time Occupied 50 00 E Position cursor over data for readout Number of Busy Calls f 17 Mean Busy Traffic Channels 4 00 Total number of calls f 147 Logged Events Date 25 February 1999 Time fi 0 09 05 User ID Factory Authorisation FACTORY Message Type Network Status Message Status change at AAA Channel No 0 Digital Channel Card Total Failure cause unknown Figure 15 Status Log Operational Statistics enable the network operator to determine the actual load experienced by radio sites and fixed link speech paths to the regional node This information can be used to fine tune the system and ensure that all expensive resources are used to maximum benefit These statistics meet the requirements laid down in MPT1318 Current time period Average Time Occupancy 14 0
14. 4 d FFSK Levels LIFU OUTPUT set to 10 dm set to 13 dm Line Gut Level Connected to FyldeSuper Trunk ill Figure 3 TSCC03 Field Programmer showing virtual scope 10 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk System Control Interface ew L 6 0 Figure 4 System Control Interface The System Control Interface operates in conjunction with the TSC Channel Cards to form the complete trunking site Its primary function is to connect the channel cards to the outside world This could be a system terminal PC for a single site system or the Regional Control Processor if a multi site wide area network However several other important facilities are provided as well i Individual subscriber validation everyone is now black listed until a record enabling access is entered ii Call records stored on a call by call basis UN Call statistics are compiled over a rolling 24 hour period iv Operational control parameters can be altered via the system terminal v System alarms are presented to the system terminal vi Rack temperature may be monitored remotely via the system terminal vii Auxiliary monitoring and output drivers available for custom use accessible via the system terminal viii Multi site connection interface ix Interface for PSTN interconnect SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Regional Control Processor Figure 5 Regional Control Processor
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16. Divert Time Out 24 Late Entry GT C 15 Call Queuing Control Block With PSTN With PAB With Radio Units Emergency Priority Calls Channel M Unit Buey 4 Channel Z Unit Busy Je Channel Unit Busy M High Priority Calls Channel M Unit Busy M Channel M Unit Busy M Channel M Unit Busy NM Mormal Priority Calls Channel Unit Busy M Channel Unit Busy N Channel Unit Busy M High Priority B Site Queue Time 20 Queue Depth 5 Inter Site Group B Site Queuing M Normal Priarity B Site Queue Time 10 Local call Hand Off Threshold 2 SOM Queue for busy Z Figure 8 Control Parameters Definition Time Perinds SUR MO TUES WED THURS FRI SAT Available Control Parameters 00 00 to 02 59 Sunley day time Sunley busy hours Sunley weekend Bennet Street day time Bennet Street busy how Bennet Street weekenc Defaut Detaut Defaults Defaut9 Defaults DefautB Defautte DefauttD DetautE DetautF 03 00 to 05 59 06 00 to 06 59 OF 00 to 07 59 08 00 to 06 59 09 00 to 09 59 10 00 to 11 59 12 00 to 13 59 14 00 to 15 59 16 00 to 16 59 17 00 to 17 59 16 00 to 15 59 Available sites Sunley Towers 19 00 to 19 59 20 00 to 20 59 21 00 to 21 59 22 00 to 23 59 ddddddddddddddde Figure 9 Applicability Map Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyideSuperTrunk 27 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications Pooled Channels allows for the reuse of frequencies in overlapping coverage areas Up to 6 c
17. IDITY RANGE 10 to 90 n c MAXIMUM number of RF Channels per site 24 MINIMUM number of RF Channels per site In MAXIMUM Speech NPD Call Queue Depth PST MAXIMUM Short Data Call Queue Depth 16 MAXIMUM population not limited by ch card 1 036 800 DEDICATED Low Forward PowerAlarm TTL input DEDICATED High Reverse Power Alarm TTL input DEDICATED Line Interface Unit Alarm TTL input DEDICATED Receiver Mute Alarm TTL input UNDEDICATEDAla ms JI 3TTLinputs vv BASE STATION INTERFACE connectors JI 25 way D type SIO BUS INTERFACE connector JL ss QWay D type POWER connector Powered via BASE STATION interface connector Line Interface Unit connector RJ45 Line Interface Unit Interface 4 Wire 600 ohm ee D a adjustable 89 336 EEC 143 System Control Interface SCI03e o DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATION POWER REQUIREMENTS operational DC only 8 18Vdc 200mA OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE 10 C to 70 C OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE ee 10 to 90 nic MAXIMUM number of Validatable Radio Units gt 100 000 Idents MAXIMUM item billing store capacity gt 20 000 calls INTERFACE to System Terminal RCP Port A RS232 9 way D type INTERFACE to Programming Terminal and optional local PCM RS232 9 way D e Switch Port B SIO DE Been connector 9 way D ty
18. Site Interconnect Unit part of SSTAK E 21 NATE T INCGIOMAl PROCES SOP E 21 I RS UT RE LU EE 22 PLATOURI So 23 Single e 23 FS CONV Rei EEN 25 Inter Regional o VS CMS en eee eee emo nee due vebocadduaunsesasionsstclciegsiedane tears 26 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 3 CONTENTS Controllino he SYMEM ins EE EE EE 27 SYSCON Features System Control sise 27 SYSCON Features System Status AA 29 SYSCON Features Subscriber Control 33 SYSCON Features Subscriber Status ss 36 APPREND eee eee eee ee eee ee eee ee ee eee eee eee 39 GOTOSS ANY OR KC 39 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk CONTENTS LIST of FIGURES Figure 1 1U TSCCO2f Channel Cards 9 Figure 2 TSCCUS Channel Cards E 9 Figure 3 TSCCO3 Field Programmer showing virtual scope VU 10 Figure 4 System Control Interface sise 11 Figure 5 Regional Control Processor iii 11 lei ER Es ei RER a E Ra 11 Figure 7 Inter Regional Processor iii 12 Figure 8 Control Parameters Definition sn 27 Figure 9 Applicability Map 27 Figure 10 Line Testing Thresholds in dom 28 Figure 11 System Overview 29 FCN 12 ROF LEE LOUE PP PE a a rna 29 Figure 13 TSC SNe EEN 29 Figure 14 Dynamic Activity DIS UE 30 Foue o e oa a a ea a Mi MaMa 30 Figure 16 Operational Gtatstce ss 30 Figure 17 Stegen 31 Figure 18 User Outputs and AlarmS E 32 Figure 19 Customer Agreements Structu
19. Status EL EE s A December 24 08 20 00 3 In Service B CS ee Site Specifications z Expected Channels Dynamic Updates O bee See ge Power Up Time vesi Contral Channel Validation Store Billing Store MPT 1318 Statistics Channel Config Control Parameters Applicability map M4 Cd e ad PA m fb SCI SCI Supply SCI Battery Float battery Diesel battery Generator Temp Generator Fuel Analogue 4 Temperature voltage alarm voltage alarm A AN si j ES SE System Fadures f Failure 1 po TT Failure 2 Failure 3 poo Failure 4 poo o ooo 5 kle Exit Site Status Me EME HAT LEE PA PS E REA E S ee i GE H SC E SE EE iv Fylde Trunked Network connection is operational Figure 13 TSC Site Status MASTS a s a AR AIS IA A Kr vat ca vi lali el Ze A mi 721 aaa Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 29 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications Dynamic Activity Display screen updates every 10 seconds with details of users currently on the system Each site is shown separately with tallies of calls on channel and calls on queue The top 5 channels are shown in detail M System Control Interface o a 5 5 Channel 00 ME Control o 2 o NM Channel 03 7 ED 001 1028 c02 1028 Queued Calls Local Call Channel 04 440514 001 051 m ae SE rg 002540 Intersite Origin 00
20. The Regional Control Processor is used to connect together up to 10 System Control Interfaces 10 sites to form da regional network Although schematic layouts suggest that this is a central processing element in fact it is essentially a router of calls but it does posses one or two value added extras i Gateway to the PSTN via a maximum of 24 lines li Gateway to up to 8 PABXS via a maximum of 24 lines UN Access to 16 PC based line connected dispatchers iv Call Diversion facilities v Pooled Channels freguency sharing vi Expansion port to the nter Regional Processor for very large networks of up to 800 sites PCM Switch Figure 6 6U PCM Switch 2U 4 port version also available The PCM Switch Matrix provides for all the switching of speech or non prescribed data Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 11 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION between radio sites line dispatchers the PSTN or PABXs There is no call set up logic as such in the switch but it does provide intelligent processing to interface with phone systems e g E amp M interfacing and DTMF dialling 10 i p s dialling is available outbound from the switch only All common 2 wire and 4 wire analogue private circuits can be accommodated All barriers and interfaces are built into every 4 port card as standard so that configuration and wiring is very straightforward Inter Regional Processor Figure 7
21. ard not Fitted Expected Lines p Lines On 12 Control Parameter Area 16 sets defined Dynamic Updates P Expected System Overview provides an at a glance System Failures report on the region Failue 04 01 1999 12 15 05 Speech Circuit 7 Failure Tl Failure 2 Ir O O II Site 0 Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Failure 3 Ce II Expected 5 Expected b Expected bh Expected F Expected RO Failure 4 mi Ta n FW on Pig Site 6 not Defined Expected on o x On bh v Site 7 Not Defined Expected E on On b v Site 5 New Site Expected 6 On In Site 9 Not Defined O Expected L on fo x Site 8 Met Defined Expected L on ER Figure 12 RCP Status Site Status takes a close look at equipment at the radio site General Configuration System Terminal 0 Master Logon Engineering Terminal Not Fitted System Terminal 1 Logged Off Speech Synthesiser Not Fitted System Terminal 2 Logged Off Inter Regional Expansion fin Service PCM Ports 0 8 PCM Ports 1 Spare Dynamic Updates O Transmitter and receiver condition TSC Channel Card condition System Control Interface memory status Auxiliary statuses such as rack temperature SC supply lithium battery condition and any user defined inputs Figure 11 System Overview Regional Control Processor Status reports on all links lines and memory modules associated with this regional controller Norms lab Site
22. c L Roaming Start Date End Date Timers Dynamic Timer Data calls w SOM Je MPO Jk Inter Pretix Je Line Connect PSTN In Z Speech calls Z Inter Site MW OK Figure 22 Group Subscriber Record 34 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications SYSCON also provides an easy way to find room to fit additional fleets dent Map shows at a glance where space is available System Details Available prefixes pot D Total Groups E Total Mobiles 277 Total Lines O Key Group o Radio Line oO Deleted go Barred E ASE FENETRE SEIL GAT ETS EE L D EEN SEN o ZE Ce PES As Ge E SS PIN RE ASE SE ME d E ele EE EE le EE e ET EE e EE SE Bra E E EE EN ee Jooot 0650 z E In telephony it is normal practice to charge different rate dependent upon time of day and day of week Fylde have incorporated this feature into radio trunking Four charge bands can be defined ranging from 0 to 1000 SYSCON multiplies actual call time call by the billing factor both fields appearing in billing reports Period Applicability SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 00 00 to 08 59 09 00 to 17 59 18 00 to 20 59 21 00 to 23 59 Billing Factors Factor A 200 Factor H 100 Factor C 50 Factor D 100 Figure 24 Billing Factor Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 2 Features amp Speci
23. cessary A summary of what you can do with 7SC Channel Cards on their own i Local RQS and RQE speech and non prescribed data NPD calls ii Local RQQ status calls UN Local Short Data Message SDM Il calls up to 184 bits free format or MPT1343 types iv With more than one channel call gueuing for channel v With more than one channel gueuing for called party busy vi Operates with default control parameters alterable with standard programmer SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION vii Monitor various alarms and provide visual indications of status The TSC03 channel card incorporates all the functionality of previous channel cards but also adds the following features i Smaller size allowing up to 4 units to be fitted into a 1U tray li Flash configuration and upgrade UN Optional plug in line interface LIFU for inter site audio switching including line mixing for inter site group calls and automatic line loop back for line testing iv Soft pot control of FFSK input and output levels v Soft pot control of inter site audio line levels when LIFU is fitted vi Built in virtual scope alignment tool for rapid in the field configuration and alignment Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 9 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION KE Fylde Microsystems Field Programmer 24 sla El Default Parameters Traffic Mode Control Made Channel Segregation Advanced Set Level Diag
24. erience in system design In practice e No unnecessary wait states on the control channel e Specific site registration rather than multiple registration avoids duplicate AHOY messages on adjacent cells e High speed real time processing ensures that call processing begins as soon as a request is received There is no processor latency Traffic Channel Efficiency Fylde realise that in many countries traffic channels are a scarce resource It is therefore essential that systems are quick to react when calls are held on queue Consider a one second delay when each traffic channel becomes free On a 20 channel site that would comprise a waste of 20 call seconds on that site Such resource could be used to support a better grade of service or additional users Below are some of the features that Fylde provide to help the network operator extract the best return from valuable spectrum e Dynamic Call Timer e Vote Now Advice e Low processor latency to ensure traffic channels stand idle for as short a time as possible when they become free e Fine grained subscriber control to accurately control features and coverage on a radio by radio basis SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION e Automatic Group Roaming ensures that traffic channels will be allocated only on sites where members of the group are registered EMC Policy Overall Responsibilities The overall responsibility for compliance with EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 143 rests wit
25. es are required and there is no redundant hardware either Gradual Degradation Gradual degradation is built into the system to greatly increase reliability and quality of service lf the System Control Interface fails the TSC Channel Cards will continue to process traffic Of course System Control Interface functions will cease and all subscribers will be white listed in this case If a TSC Channel Card or its associated RF Eguipment fails then it will be taken out of service automatically and the failure reported Should a Channel Card fail on a typical 5 channel site system capacity will be reduced by only 20 Functionality remains unchanged and there is no messy fall back mode Should the RCP fail in a multi site system the TSC sites will still operate in local mode with no loss of performance 6 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk FYLDE Achieving Spectral Efficiency In the UK trunking systems were promoted from the start as a means of improving spectral efficiency Fylde Trunking systems aim to be as efficient as possible in both control channel signalling and traffic channel management Control Channel Efficiency Today AVL e mail and other short data messages put an increased burden on the control channel Care must be taken to maximise data throughput whilst minimising delays to speech calls Fylde achieve this through careful design honed by over 15 years of practical exp
26. ethod With appropriate interfacing almost any bearer that exhibits a low end to end delay may be used such as 2 4 wire microwave UHF radio link or digital 64Kbits E1 T 1 RS232 port B can drive a PCM Switch to provide site level connection to the PSTN RS232 port B is also used for software upgrading and configuration In multi site systems speech circuits are fed directly from the base station audio interfaces to the regional node via 2 4 wire analogue or 64Kbits T1 E1 digital with the appropriate interfacing equipment Connecting to the Regional Control Processor All control links to the RCP may run at any rate between 1200 and 19200 Baud And with the exceptional of the connection to the PCM Switch the Fylde Binary Links protocol as described for the SC above is used Connecting to the PCM Switch Audio interfaces are provided for 2 4 wire analogue private circuits 2 wire telephone extension mode POTS and E amp M signalling to DCSA standard for telephones The PCM Switch is approved for operation in many parts of the world Connection to the Inter Regional Processor All control links to the RP may run at either 9600 or 19200 Baud And with the exception of the connection to the PCM Switch the Fylde Binary Links protocol as described for the SC above is used Connecting Inter Regional Systems together Up to 5 inter regional processors IRP S can be networked together using TCP IP connectio
27. fications SYSCON Features Subscriber Status Data from every call is recorded so that the usage of every subscriber on the network is accurately recorded to a resolution of 1 second Records can be used to produce item billing or exception reports or merely used as a background check on the airtime used in Microsoft so custom SYSCON stored call records ACCESS mdb file format processing couldn t be easier NOTE MICROSOFT ACCESS is registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation For each call the following are stored 1 Customer agreement number 2 Originating region 3 Originating site 4 Originating channel 5 Destination region 6 Destination site 7 Destination channel 8 Inter regional line in 9 Inter regional line out 10 Start Time and Date 11 Originating party 12 Called party 13 Call type 14 Call priority 15 Call duration 16 Call units used i e duration x billing factor 17 RQQ status if RQQ call 18 Dialled digits if call to PABX or PSTN 19 Time on queue 20 Reason for call clear Below are examples of the types of report available Item Billing Partial Listing Generated by SysconforNT on 26 06 2000 Company Name Company Number 1 Time Date Caller Called 10135 16 06 2000 201251031 2017251025 Origirating Region OD Destination Region Destination Site Sunley Destination Channel 1456 16062000 201251040 201251050 Orcirating Region OD Destination
28. h the complete radio system supplier Where Fylde supply complete turnkey systems we will ensure that all third party supplied parts either conform in isolation or have the necessary approved screened casings fitted The Fylde EMC Philosophy In order to simplify construction of systems for all customers modules are certified for compliance individually unless specifically otherwise stated Fylde have taken a great deal of care in manufacturing their equipment so that unsighily ferrite cores on interconnection leads are not required Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 1 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The FYLDE Trunking Concept Traditionally communications systems comprise of a large central processor with sometimes a separate backup system in case of eguipment failure These systems do not exhibit any gradual degradation and a single failure can present a complete loss of service to the user Wherever possible the Fylde Trunking System uses distributed processing structured so that equipment failures only have a limited effect on system operation i e on a radio site each RF channel has a digital processor card associated with it Therefore should any 1 channel fail Transmitter Receiver or Processor the other channels can continue normal operation If a 5 channel system is considered a failure of 1 channel simply reduces system capacity by 20 In fact 4 channels could fail and the sy
29. hannels can be pooled which will e For single cell calls ensure that a pooled channel is used only on one radio site at one time e For dual cell calls ensure as far as is possible that the same pooled channel is used on both sites thus utilising just one freguency pair instead of two NOTE Pooled Channels cannot be used if multi site group calls are to be made on the system Channel Configuration makes it easy to e Inhibit channels e Restrict channels to handle only local calls Line Testing Port Numbers FYLDE e Force channels to handle only multi site calls e Instruct channels to share frequencies with community repeaters CBS Share e Reboot channels Line Testing is crucial if line faults are to be detected and lines inhibited from use before end user dissatisfaction occurs Since the fixed link technology connecting radio sites could differ across a region SYSCON allows for a line loss threshold to be entered individually for each port Channels associated with failed lines are automatically prevented for handling multi site calls until the fault is rectified CH CH CH EEN er Ok Ort Ok Ok Or Ok a Or Ok Or Ok Ott Or Ok Ort O D aj mn om Z r mf aj aj a Z r aj aj aj Z ot m mt mt mt mt mij mi mt ot mi mar mi mij mij m mt m aj a 4 aj a aj a 4 aj a aj a 4 aj a 4 033 OO 16 CH CO O34 OWS 25 019 O35 O04 29 O20 O36 CH CH Oh CH I
30. ith a suitable modem Remote Site Control Inhibit or restart any channel from system terminal 22 N 1 Remote Site Status Display of current site usage on system terminal 2 Status Calls 30 x 5 bit status fields available for custom use Up to 184 bits of free format data may be sent on e OR aa Messages the control channel or MPT 1343 format TSCCO3 channel cards allow for all FFSK and line levels to be set via the Field Programmer Flash C O O NO CH CO Soft Alignment and configuration program Built in Virtual Scope displays FFSK and line signals for precision alignment Up to 16 sets of control parameters can be defined 35 Time tagged System Control to become automatically active at predefined times days sle E N 6 Time tagged Customer Control Control by time of day of radio unit s ability to access the system 37 Traffic Channel Protection Protection is provided against interference or faulty receiver equipment 24 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications FYLDE Regional Systems Regional systems can comprise up to 10 radio sites Features include all those listed for single site installations plus DESCRIPTION FUNCTION 38 Additional PSTN Interconnect Inbound and outbound services via up to 24 PSTN phone lines Ensures that traffic channels are allocated 39 Automatic Group Roaming only on ce
31. list applications bh 25 fields provide control on a subscriber by subscriber basis Fixed Call Timers 6 Fixed call timers available on a subscriber basis TSCCO2e Channel Cards can be upgraded to 11 Fine Grained Subscriber Control 12 Flash by way of plug in modules TSCCO2f and 13 FLASH reprogramming and Configuration TSCCO3 units are flash equipped from new SCI03 System Control Interfaces are also flash equipped Normal high and emergency priority levels are 14 Group calls with 3 basic priority levels available for group calls Number of priority levels is multiplied when Channel Segregation is used Normal high and emergency priority levels are available for individual or private calls Number of priority levels is multiplied when Channel Segregation is used 16 Inter prefix calls Both common prefix and inter prefix addressing is supported for all call types Over 20 parameters are recorded for download to the system terminal Advanced sorting and filtering IS provided with outputs to tables printed reports or colour graphs File format is industry standard MDB or CSV for easy export and post processing 18 Late Entry Group Calls Repeat Go To Channel messages are available during group calls for certain applications Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 23 Individual calls with 3 basic priority levels Item Billing of all call types with Call Rec
32. lls where members of the group are registered 40 Automatic Line Testing All circuits are continuously tested and faults reported via the system terminal Call divert to another radio a group or a line connected destination A gateway to the internet or other network is provided by the Line Connected VDU Dispatcher see below Short text e mails to 42 41 Call Diversion Internet connection amp E Mail services radio units can be accomplished by conversion to Short Data Messages Conversion to Non Prescribed Data is also possible for long transactions 4 Inter site calling of all call types including Full roaming and automatic call routing with group Calls control of coverage via system terminal Up to 16 dispatchers can be accessed each 44 Line Connected VDU Dispatchers with network operator definable numbers which may include wild prefix 45 Maximum subscriber capacity gt 100 000 ees OTEA ISE NE ORA SNE MANA 46 Maximum call record storage gt 20 000 This is a cache store additional to the capacity provided at every radio site Up to 24 lines can be allocated in any EE combination with up to 8 different exchanges 48 Pooled Channels Allows the use of co frequency channels in areas of overlapping radio coverage 49 PSTN Shortform Dialling Global shortform PSTN destinations definable by network operator 50 Vote Now Advice Advises radio units of adjacent sites where signal strength
33. n of FyldeSuperTrunk 2 CONTENTS INTRODUC HON a ee er A ee eee ern ieee eer ee eee ene a a eee are 6 Company DacKoround una ia bei ee kk a a ae ea NENA eki 6 ENE PRO EE 6 MP I1327 SCC UNC AON aii a ee oa ee deda 6 Saleni TE 6 SJ PAOS ODINI serrin E E AE E E E A antessenuace 6 Gradual Rat Le 10 EE 6 Achieving Spectral Efficiency EE 7 Control Channel EMI OSNOV E 7 Traffic Channel Efficiency Se diese eese ment ann oe sans essences ee teens 7 EMO POMC E 7 Overall RESPODSIDIMUES E 7 The ele EMG IP AIO GODIN eege EE EE 7 The FYLDE Irunkino CONE pt au ae aa aaa 8 The basic Components OF the SYSTEM E 9 WG ae Kee EE 9 EE EE a a Rat 11 Regional Control Processor EE 11 PORNE SWIC a E E A O E a ne baie 11 Inter Regional Processor EE 12 Lers Biuld E E RAEN EANA peka ei ei an ANANN 13 How Do VOU Connect NN 18 Connecting TSC Channel Cards anni 18 Connecting the System Control Interface Re 18 Connecting to the Regional Control Processor ss 18 Connecting to the POM ET e EE 18 Connection to the Inter Regional Processor na 18 Connecting Inter Regional Systems together VV 18 Connection to SYSCON and MHDS EE 18 PEATURES amp SPECIFICATIONS 2 sienne sense ec ne iuritr 19 HARDWARE SPE CHBICA TIONS encres ns Aa ia dead sen esse ses 19 TSC Channel Card TSG EK RE 19 TSC Channel ard TSC G08 ae ea a EENE nee ne 20 System Control Interface SCI03e sn 20 Regional Control Processor RCP02e ire 21 Single
34. ns over a LAN or WAN An IRP server based on similar hardware to the standard IRP will act as the master controller for the network Each IRP will have a 10 100 Base T network card with suitable Packet TCP IP drivers This may then be connected to any suitable ethernet token ring LAN WAN or a dedicated LAN Each IRP and the IRP server will have a specific IP address which will be fixed at commissioning Note care must be taken to maximise the performance of the LAN WAN for IRP traffic otherwise call setup time may be affected All call setup and data transfer between IRP s will be via the TCP IP links to and from the IRP server The IRP server may also have an associated PCM switch Audio links between the IRP s may be routed via the PCM switch connected to the IRP server or direct between the IRP s An optional IRP server status monitor may also be connected to the IRP server network This is a Windows based software package which can display the current status of the IRP server and links including the TCP IP loading line status alarms calls in progress etc Connection to SYSCON and MHDs The system terminal SYSCON and Message Handling Despatchers MHDs can connect into the host at any rate between 1200 and 19200 Baud The Fylde Binary Links protocol as described for the SCI above is used 18 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications
35. ocol its workings and methods In fact Fylde are probably unique in that their representative is also responsible for the design of the hardware and software for their range of mobile radio unit signalling boards MPT1343 is the AIR INTERFACE SPECIFICATION intended to ensure that mobiles behave correctly on MPT1327 networks thus providing true compatibility between radio units and systems originating from differing manufacturers MPT1352 is the PERFORMANCE TEST SPECIFICATION for radio units operating under the above standards To approve a radio unit to MPT1352 it must undergo a FYLDE comprehensive and exhausting series of tests under the close scrutiny of the DTI All new radio unit signalling boards from Fylde Microsystems meet both MPT1343 and MPT1352 specifications before they are released onto the market Salient Issues Design Philosophy Modular design and construction allows the system to be expanded or contracted as operational experience is gained Any number of RF channels from 1 to 24 can be accommodated on a single site Since each sub rack houses a complete channel controller channels may be added or removed simply No software changes are necessary the system automatically reconfigures itself In fact changes may be made with the system live to minimise disruptions to service Single site installations can be upgraded to multi site later by adding the Regional Control Processor No software upgrad
36. ogue channel 1 is measuring the diesel supply rail There is an active alarm state here generator speed an alarm being generated if since the measured voltage has dropped to RPM is too high 11 8v below the threshold Site Specifications System Control Interface Beer Towers M vim Alarm Settings Threshold Release Dynamic Updates Jh Internal temperature 25 deg C 15 20 Supply Voltage jit D volts 10 0 110 CM Module Battery Voltage Gen Volts 2 20 2 50 Discrete Output Discrete Input Generator Test E antenne Change T au Out 2 H ken Running Low aux Out 3 Hl aux Out 4 ia Antenna changed Low Analogue Inputs Diesel Fuel Diesel RPM high h 2 bus bar P analogue 3 Analogue 4 Threshold 5 0 Threshold 6 0 Threshold 12 0 Threshold 0 0 Threshold 0 0 Release 6 0 Release 40 Release 13 0 Release 0 0 Release 0 0 Falling trigger Rising trigger Falling trigger Alarm Disabled Alarm Disabled Oy Oy dy oy Zi dl ov 11 8 volts dy oy Zi dl oy Zi dl Figure 18 User Outputs and Alarms 32 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications Every radio unit and line despatcher MHD on the system must first be validated SYSCON has a Customer Agreements database to hold the necessary control information SYSCON Features Subscriber Control Customer Agreement Record This structure aims to e g company or department e Keep in one place all subsc
37. ord Analysis Tools SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications FYLDE DESCRIPTION FUNCTION CO Maximum subscriber capacity gt 16 000 Unlikely to be a limit on a single site system 20 Maximum call record storage gt 20 000 Provides a buffer in case regular downloads to the system terminal cannot be made In addition to the basic MPT1327 numbering 21 MPT1327 MPT1343 and CPS numbering MPT1343 and Chinese Police System schemes are supported Normal high and emergency priority levels are Non prescribed Data calls with 3 basic available for individual and group calls Number of priority levels priority levels is multiplied when Channel Segregation is used 23 Pre emptive Emergency Call Ni Pro em or aaa ana ab Up to 23 lines can be connected at site level by ees connection of a PCM switch directly to the SCI RG 1st 4 digits of dialling string checked against 8 entry gaj seed barring table Includes wildcards DS Caters for PSTN exchanges that require area code EES digits to be stripped and other complex conditions 7 Queuing on all call types for resources and Ensures the maximum effect is derived from the for called party busy trunking philosophy Rack Temperature SCI supply and Lithium Battery monitoring at every site Provided by SCI03 to local display amp SYSCON Fylde Microsystems can perform in depth 29 Remote Diagnostics diagnostics by dial up access to any system eguipped w
38. pe POWER connector 9 way D type INTERFACE to Remote Monitoring 15 way sub D type APPROVALS SCI03e EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 143 SECTION 2 Features amp Specifications FYLDE Regional Control Processor RCP02e DESCRIPTION LL SPECIFICATION POWER REQUIREMENTS operational DC ONLY 10 to 18VDC 5A OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE 10 C to 70 C OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE 10 to 90 nc MAXIMUM number of TSC Sites ee IO MAXIMUM number of PSTN phone lines OA MAXIMUM number of PABX phone lines 24onBexchanges MAXIMUM number of VDU Line Dispatchers PIB MAXIMUM number of Inter regional gateways e PT MAXIMUM number of PCM switch interfaces e PT MAXIMUM number of System Terminal interfaces 2 MAXIMUM number of simultaneous speech calls 64 S All INTERFACE TYPES RS232 9 way D type APPROVALS EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 143 Single Site Interconnect Unit part of SSTAK DESCRIPTION IL SPECIFICATION POWER REQUIREMENTS operational DC ONLY OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE OPERATING HUMIDITY RANGE 1 MAXIMUM number of TSC Sites JE _24 on 8 exchanges MAXIMUM number of PSTN phone lines MAXIMUM number of PABX phone lines 24 on 8 exchanges PE Pie en a ua me MAXIMUM number of VDU Line Dispatchers 16 imena pe ea EE Es MAXIMUM number of PCM switch interfaces MAXIMUM number of System Terminal interfaces
39. re ane 33 Figure 20 Customer Agreement Record ENEE 33 Figure 21 Individual Subscriber Record ss 34 Figure 22 Group Subscriber E te DEE 34 Foe 2 An e EE 35 Figure 24 DI e ee EE 35 Figure 25 Billing Report Example AANEREN 36 Figure 26 Call Record Analysis Graph output sise 37 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Company Background Fylde Microsystems Ltd specialises in the design and development of digital equipment for trunked mobile radio systems The company which is based in the Northwest of England has over 15 years experience in this field To date Fylde Microsystems has supplied equipment into more than 50 countries throughout the world The Product FyldeSuperTrunk radio systems and ancillary equipment conform to the MPT1327 standard Systems range from single site single channel up to wide area networks of up to 800 sites MPT1327 Specification The Department of Trade and Industry DTI in the U K publish this specification It details a common signalling standard for land based trunked radio systems operating primarily in the UK s VHF Band Ill Sub band 1 8 2 This protocol has become a de facto standard for trunking systems across the world Fylde were pleased to be represented on the original MPT1327 drafting committee from the Spring of 1985 onwards and thus have a complete understanding and extensive experience of the prot
40. riber records associated with the end user fleet whether this is a company public access systems Individual Group or a department private access system Subscriber Subscriber e Force common prefix calls between Records Records members of the same fleet so maximising system efficiency A very high level of control is provided both for Individual and Group subscribers Figure 19 Customer Agreements Structure ais z Horrnos Region Customer Agreements File 5 sl SEET SE EE EE RA EE s Biss EE ERNE s Agreement Details s SH si val uje H e 4 R SCH St Agreement Number Customer Number 1 Agreement Prefix 1 MPT 1343 Prefix 201 E Fi Ze Ee zi E ZA Company Name HERBS AND SPICES Address 17 High Street Individual Fleet 251015 HE Anytown T Contact Name fat Green England Group Fleet TE Si Phone Number 441253 407040 Large Fleet 3 digit FF sij mm EE ET TU z leede Sr Agreement Statistics CS i eee x ni SE Ze are CNA Ge i 1025 S SOOOOO 6000 1029 ES 2510210 1030 pi 25101211 1031 2510212 1032 mi 2 2510213 1033 Average Use As of f 4 22 June OF 2000 SN Air Time Average MHD Calls Mi Month to Date o Mins a calls Last Month o Mins a calls 251014 1034 2510215 1035 EE EE 2510216 1036 i Comments SS 251047 1037 i Neng 1038 P 1039 10 Mia jal EN E ENEE V RE Cas
41. runk olte PSTN x 23 15 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Step 8 Connecting regions 16 regions per IRP x 5 IRPs 800 Sites ie r J 8 i b essssssseszacl en 7 e gt Ae Gees E ROP x 16 16 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Step 9 Connecting upto 800 sites 5 IRPs IRP REGION 3 IRP REGION LAN WAN SERVER CONNECTION STATUS MONITOR Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 17 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION How Do You Connect Them Connecting TSC Channel Cards TSC Channel Cards talk to one another and the SCI via a bi directional serial bus running at 63 000 126 000 Baud The SIO Bus uses a proprietary protocol optimised for MPT1327 applications with mild data compression to reduce processing overhead and provide additional security A single twisted pair overall screened cable makes for simple and robust connection Connecting the System Control Interface On one side the System Control Interface communicates with TSC Channel Cards on the other with the outside world This would be a system terminal SYSCON on single site systems or the Regional Control Processor if multi site RS232 port A is used for conveying data at rates of between 1200 to 19200 Baud The link protocol is binary with mild compression yielding an approximate 3 1 advantage over an equivalent ASCII m
42. stem would actually operate in single channel mode No messy fall back mode is required for the radio units so that impact on the user is kept to a minimum Modular construction allows easy configuration changes to the system Each site may have from 1 to 24 RF channels Each regional system may comprise up to 10 of these sites and 16 regions may be connected to an Inter Regional Processor In turn 5 IRPs can be networked making a total network capacity of 800 sites All site interconnections may be realised with low cost fixed links to minimise operating costs Of course where they can be provided digital circuits and microwave form an excellent bearer for site interconnection Even when using low cost lines system performance is good Fylde Trunking exhibits the fastest local call set up times possible using the MPT1327 protocol Inter site call set up time is approximately 2 0 seconds with the Go To Channel messages these are the messages which switch the mobiles to a traffic channel synchronised to within 0 5 seconds Group calls within a single cell are set up in just 217 ms System facilities are not compromised in achieving this here are a few of the features available Modular construction channels or even complete sites may be added or removed FYLDE without the need to change software or even power off the existing equipment Scalable Single site installations may be upgraded to multi site at any time wi
43. t Keying sometimes referred to as Minimum Shift Keying MSK ae Global Positioning System gees Impulses per second 10 l P S dialling used by traditional telephones ZNA Liguid Crystal Display EME Light Emitting Diode Se Line Interface Unit geg Least Significant Byte oe Microsoft DataBase file format S Message Handling Dispatcher connects into the system at the Regional Control Processor NEM Inter Regional Processor ZNAM Private Automatic Branch Exchange Seite Plain Ordinary Telephone System Dee Public Subscriber Telephone Network See Pulse Coded Modulation Press To Transmit used generally to mean transmit ere Random Access Memory woe Read Only Memory seuss Regional Control Processor eee System Control Interface provides billing status customer validation and enables system control Seen Serial Input Output bus connecting channel cards and System Control Interface nd Single Site Telephone Adaptor Kit Used on single site systems where PSTN interconnect is required SEA Trunking System Controller Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk 39
44. te Systems DESCRIPTION FUNCTION Alarms on Transmitter Line Interface and Monitoring amp reporting of alarms to the system controller card with optional forwarding to terminal with forwarding to e mail destinations such e mail destinations e g mobile phones as WAP phones and pagers 5 analogue 0 51 volt and 2 TTL inputs with 5 o c Auxiliary Alarm inputs control outputs outputs provided per site The user can define with optional alarm forwarding to e mail alarm thresholds Forwarding of auxiliary alarms to destinations e g mobile phones e mail destinations such as WAP phones and pagers is also provided Broadcast Group Calls Group calls where recipients cannot transmit Traffic channel usage statistics are recorded over a Call Statistics rolling 24 hour period as per UK specification MPT 1318 Can be selected to override other call timers for Call Type Dependant Timers Non Prescribed Data Calls Emergency Calls PSTN Calls and PABX Calls A trunked channel can share a frequency with a CBS Share Community Base Station repeater Either the CBS or trunking may be assigned priority 3 4 N Ner 5 6 Allows certain channels to be used only by defined Channel Segregation radio sub groups Co Control Channel Anti Jamming BP provided against jamming or Dynamic Call Timer cma call duration dependent upon Maximum call duration upto 18 hours is available Dj me for specia
45. thout any hardware being made redundant Full call logging Over 20 parameters stored for each call Operational Statistical Analysis graphs help determine system throughput and guality of service Control Parameters can be set for each individual site These may be changed automatically by time of day or day of week to optimise configuration 12 selectable call timers including a Dynamic Call Timer allows for total operator flexibility EVERY radio unit is validated at every call attempt to ascertain that the reguested service is available to that radio unit EVERY radio unit has over 25 control fields associated with it all accessible from the system management terminal for the ultimate in subscriber control Comprehensive system status reporting Control of the system and individual subscribers by time and day PSTN PABX access at both site and regional level 8 Fylde Microsystems Ltd Technical Description of FyldeSuperTrunk The basic components of the system TSC Channel Card Figure 2 TSCC03 Channel Cards The TSC Channel Card performs all the major MPT1327 trunked radio functions It controls the radio base station associated with it and manages any line interfaces that may be optionally connected so that audio paths may be correctly routed for both local and intersite calls A TSC Channel Card can operate on its own as a single channel MPT1327 repeater No other processors whatsoever are ne
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