WICI Presentation to FLEWUG.ppt

WICI Presentation to FLEWUG Application of “Soft” “Hard” Technology to Improve Capacity Quality in Land Mobile Radio Networks June 13, 2000 Agenda Lumenix Corporate Overview VRI Corporate Overview Case Study - Nextel Communications Soft Hard Technology Application Conclusion Lumenix Corporate Capabilities Technical Business Consulting Strategic Wireless Planning Wireless Program Management Modeling Simulation IVV Technical Training Customer Support Information Technology Specialized Software Development ASP System Architecture Database Management System Design Integration VRI Corporate Capabilities Information Technology Information Systems Planning Requirements Definition Technology Evaluation Data Quality Engineering System Design Development System Installation Clients Department of Defense Department of Treasury Department of Health  Human Services OPIC States Commercial Case Study Nextel Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Nextel SMR network similar to LMR public safety radio network Original SMR network design (prior to 1990) High power/large coverage area base station design Five and ten channel – low capacity networks Current SMR network design (1990 to present) Low powered, smaller coverage area base station design Radio channel aggregation per market Extensive co-channel reuse per market to increase capacity Site-to-site “hand-off” incorporated into network “Soft” and “Hard” Technology Application Soft Technology Radio channel aggregation Tower top LNA application Convention directional antennas Frequency reuse and cell splitting Hard Technology Trunked LMR implementation Smart antenna technology Improved vo-coder to 6.25 MHz channel Multi-band radios LMR Channel Aggregation Independent radio channel management per bureau/agency Traditionally required for security of mission critical activity Low carrying capacity due to limited channel availability Channel sharing requires extensive radio unit programming Department/agency channel aggrega