Brian K' Larson

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Brian K. Larson

• PowerPoint SamplesRebanding Communications
• These Samples show how Ive used PowerPoint tools
  and animation to help simplify the complex

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High Level View of Rebanding Process
TA and/or Nextel Action
Customer Notified
Customer Notified
TA, FCC Nextel Notified
Contact Motorola
Customer Submits Consolidated Request for All
Planning Costs
Customer Presents Consolidated Rebanding Design
Execute Rebanding
Customer Acceptance
Customer Meeting(s)
Generate Detailed Rebanding Design
Customer Action

• Develop Submit Preparation of Estimate (POE)
  Proposal
• Includes
• Cover letter
• Statement of Work
• Terms Conditions
• Pricing

• Prepare a Detailed Rebanding Design
• Inventory
• Suitability Assessment
• Equipment Counts
• Sample Templates
• Detailed Method of Procedure (MOP)
• Failsoft Plan
• Cutover Plan
• Capacity
• Interoperability
• Redundancy
• Finalized Equipment List
• Scope of Work
• IM Studies
• Detailed Design Review

• Rebanding
• System Baseline
• Reband Subscribers
• Reband Infrastructure
• Execute Customer Acceptance Plan
• Validate Baseline
• Deliver As-Built

• Schedule Initial Meeting
• Informational
• Checklist
• General Inventory

Motorola Action
Subject to revision as TA provides guidelines -
Current as of June 16, 2005
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Key Dates for Rebanding
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 4
Wave 3
Tentative Date. Actual dates depend upon border
treaties
Adapted from TA 800 MHz Band Reconfiguration
Handbook, Rev 1.1, June 3, 2005, pp. 15, 20 23
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Band Plan Migration
Old Plan New Plan (Includes Old Plan)
Site 1
Site 2

• Step 1 Update Mobile with New Plan (Includes
  Old Plan)

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Band Plan Migration
Old Plan New Plan (Includes Old Plan)
Site 1
Site 2

• Step 1 Update Mobile with New Plan (Includes
  Old Plan)
• Step 2 Update Site 1 with New Plan

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Band Plan Migration
Old Plan New Plan (Includes Old Plan)
Site 1
Site 2

• Step 1 Update Mobile with New Plan (Includes
  Old Plan)
• Step 2 Update Site 1 with New Plan
• Step 3 Update Site 2 with New Plan

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Controller Upgrade Process Current
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Ch 17
Ch 18
Ch 19
Ch 20
Ch 21
Ch 22
Ch 23
Ch 24
Ch 25
Ch 26
Ch 27
Ch 28
Ch 1
Ch 2
Ch 3
Ch 4

• Full 28 Channel System (All Channels are NPSPAC)
• 4 Control Channels are split over 4 combiners
• Conduct a CSAVE Backup procedure
• Via System Manager Terminal (if system is not
  running default records)

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Controller Upgrade Process Step 1
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Ch 21
Ch 22
Ch 23
Ch 24
Ch 25
Ch 26
Ch 27
Ch 28
Ch 1
Ch 2
Ch 3
Ch 4

• Disable half of the channels (even channels)
• System will be running at half capacity
• Split channels by combiners as needed
• Retune stations
• Retune combiners, verify power output
• Check receiver sensitivity through multicoupler

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Controller Upgrade Process Step 2
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Combiner 4
Combiner 2
Combiner 4
Combiner 1
Combiner 3
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Ch 12
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Ch 16
Ch 18
Ch 20
Ch 22
Ch 24
Ch 26
Ch 28
Ch 5
Ch 7
Ch 9
Ch 11
Ch 13
Ch 15
Ch 17
Ch 19
Ch 21
Ch 23
Ch 25
Ch 27
Ch 1
Ch 3
Ch 5
Ch 7
Ch 9
Ch 11
Ch 13
Ch 15
Ch 17
Ch 19
Ch 21
Ch 23
Ch 25
Ch 27
Ch 1
Ch 3
Ch 2
Ch 4

• Power Down the Controller
• System will revert to Failsoft
• Install Rebanding Software into Controller
• Including new codeplug
• System will now be ready to bring on-line and
  capable of operation with new band plan at half
  capacity

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Controller Upgrade Process Step 3
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Combiner 2
Combiner 3
Combiner 4
Combiner 4
Combiner 2
Combiner 4
Ch 1
Ch 3
Ch 2
Ch 4
Ch 2
Ch 4
Ch 6
Ch 8
Ch 10
Ch 12
Ch 14
Ch 16
Ch 18
Ch 20
Ch 22
Ch 24
Ch 26
Ch 28
Ch 6
Ch 8
Ch 10
Ch 12
Ch 14
Ch 16
Ch 18
Ch 20
Ch 22
Ch 24
Ch 26
Ch 28
Ch 5
Ch 7
Ch 9
Ch 11
Ch 13
Ch 15
Ch 17
Ch 19
Ch 21
Ch 23
Ch 25
Ch 27

• Disable the odd channels
• System Outages will begin (Approx 15 Minutes)
• Power-up site controller and bring rebanded even
  channels back into service
• Site will be in Failsoft after channels complete
  power up and during Site Recovery
• System will transition to trunking using new band
  plan once controller completes power up
• System will be running in default state without
  subscriber records

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Controller Upgrade Process Step 4
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Combiner 2
Combiner 3
Combiner 4
Ch 5
Ch 7
Ch 9
Ch 11
Ch 13
Ch 15
Ch 17
Ch 19
Ch 21
Ch 23
Ch 25
Ch 27
Ch 1
Ch 3
Ch 6
Ch 8
Ch 10
Ch 12
Ch 14
Ch 16
Ch 18
Ch 20
Ch 22
Ch 24
Ch 26
Ch 28
Ch 2
Ch 4

• Verify trunking operation on the newly
  implemented (even) channels
• Leave other channels (odd) out of service
• Retune stations
• Retune combiners, verify power output
• Check receiver sensitivity through multicoupler

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Controller Upgrade Process Final
Combiner 1
Combiner 3
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Combiner 2
Combiner 3
Combiner 4
Ch 5
Ch 7
Ch 9
Ch 11
Ch 13
Ch 15
Ch 17
Ch 19
Ch 21
Ch 23
Ch 25
Ch 27
Ch 1
Ch 3
Ch 5
Ch 7
Ch 9
Ch 11
Ch 13
Ch 15
Ch 17
Ch 19
Ch 21
Ch 23
Ch 25
Ch 27
Ch 1
Ch 3
Ch 6
Ch 8
Ch 10
Ch 12
Ch 14
Ch 16
Ch 18
Ch 20
Ch 22
Ch 24
Ch 26
Ch 28
Ch 2
Ch 4

• Enable remaining Channels
• System Returns to full capacity
• Perform CLOAD from System Manager Terminal (if
  system does not run default records)
• Test site to ensure site trunking functionality
  for all channels
• Result Rebanded 28 Channel System