[TrunkCom] Michigan State Police To Upgrade MPSCS TRS

[JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON]

Does anyone know if this will have any impact on the new digital scanners,
nan if it will stop the new scanners from working?





On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Ron Wilbanks wrote:

>      On Sept., 16, 2002, Michigan State Police Communications Division
> staff and Motorola will begin upgrading MPSCS tower sites in the Lower
> Peninsula to the new ASTRO 25 6.0 IP Voice Platform.  The process of
> upgrading the tower sites will begin in Zones 4 and 5 and will be
> completed statewide in Zone 1 by Oct., 8 2002.
>
>
>      Motorola will be the project leader with several teams moving
> across the state performing what is known as a "hot cut-over."  This
> means the radio technicians will be working on the tower sites while
> they are in fully powered.
>
>
>      During this project, the towers which are currently running version
> 5.0 will be taken off-line while the system upgrades take place from 8
> p.m. to 8 a.m.  When each site is reactivated they will be fully 6.0
> compliant.  Each tower should take roughly two hours to complete.
>
>
>      Because version 5.0 is not compatible with the 6.0 platform, users
> will not be able to communicate from zone-to-zone until the system
> upgrade is completed.  However, as each zone is switched over to the new
> platform, interzone communications can resume again.
>
>
>      The decision to switch over to the new ASTRO 25 6.0 platform was
> made on Nov., 6, 2001.  The new tower sites in the Upper Peninsula are
> already version 6.0 compliant and were the first in the state to receive
> the new upgraded system enhancements from Motorola.
>
>
>      The number of enhancements that are included with the new ASTRO 25,
> version 6.0 include:
>
>
>    * More user capacity with up to 64,000 user IDs vs. 48,000 on the old
>      platform.
>    * 16,000 talkgroups vs. 4096 on the old platform.
>    * Greatly improved dispatch console capacity, supporting wire-line
>      connections allowing for more county 9-1-1 dispatch centers to join
>      the system.
>    * Simulcast improvements that allow for more sites to be added to the
>      MPSCS TRS, without the need for more radio frequencies.  This
>      upgrade will allow greater coverage with in-building portable
>      users.
>    * Improved interzone bandwidth, that will use microwave connections
>      more efficiently.
>    * Redundant zone controllers that will provide additional failure
>      protecting compared to the present fault-tollerant "fallback"
>      design.
>    * Allows for full integration of 700 MHz frequencies into the system
>      that will fully support 700/800 MHz dual-band capable trunking
>      radios from vendors.
>    * Supports advanced encryption, packet based programs for MDTs,
>      alphanumeric text-service, and full CAD interface features for
>      subscribers.
>
>      The price tag for the systemwide upgrade is $20 million.  However,
> state police officials say the benefits outweigh the cost, as this will
> make the MPSCS one of the most advanced public safety communications
> systems available anywhere.  Likewise, this will make Michigan,
> compatible with other statewide Project 25 TRSs being implemented in
> Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona.
>
>
> 73's
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> Ron Wilbanks
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