Sacramento Regional Radio Communications System

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Sacramento Regional Radio Communications System

• A Presentation to the State Public Safety Radio
  Strategic Planning Committee 8-5-03

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Background

• The Sacramento Regional Radio Communications
  System (SRRCS) is a network of radio
  communications equipment that supports a regional
  partnership.

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History

• Why build originally
• Hard to maintain, deteriorating equipment
• Incomplete radio coverage
• Overloaded channels, additional ones not
  available
• Inadequate interoperability
• New channels available in 800 MHz
• Started in 1991- Operational July 1995
• Everyone converted July 1996

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Licensing Agreement

• Established Governing Organization.
• Classes of Participation
• Primary Participant
• Secondary User
• Fees and Options
• Operations and Maintenance
• Backbone payback
• Enhancement
• Buy-in
• Termination settlement

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Organization
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Participation
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Participation (continued)

• City of Roseville - 500
• UC Davis Medical Center - 500
• California Dept of Corrections Parole Div - 110
• California Highway Patrol - 99
• Sacramento Transportation Authority 50
• American Medical Response - 32
• Local Hospitals
• Local Colleges
• Local School Districts
• Local media listen only

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Operational Issues

• Jurisdictional Independence
• Ownership of resources
• Mutual Aid planned events Tac Channels
• Mutual Aid in a hurry / COMLINK
• Maintenance coordination common equipment
• Catalyst for finding solutions and planning ahead
  - TAC.

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Technical Issues

• Problems
• Manufacture discontinued equipment
• End of support 2010 analog system
• Digital compatibility
• Cellular interference
• Opportunity
• Enhance coverage
• Convergence of voice and data
• Continue Regional Cooperation

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Implementation Issues

• Funding - if you have it, they will come
• Comprehensive design and re-programming
• Conversion from one system to the next -
  coordination
• Time it takes time.

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Benefits

• Regional approach
• Affordable if we stick together
• Enhanced mutual aid
• Potential for Voice and Data information
  integration and sharing.

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Conclusions

• SRRCS - a successful regional partnership.
• Continue to protect the quality of life in the
  Sacramento region.
• Sharing resources is cost effective and enhances
  individual agency effectiveness.

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Questions

• For more information contact
• Andrew Hobson
• SRRCS Program Manager
• Office of Communications and
• Information Technology
• County of Sacramento
• 916-874-7777
• HobsonA_at_SacCounty.net