The Nevada Shared Radio System The Nevada Shared Radio System
The Nevada Shared Radio System A Public Private Radio System That Works Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator What is Nevada ? More than 500 miles north to south More than 300 Miles east to west More than 110,000 square miles in area Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator What is Nevada Its mostly mountains, desert and forest Much of it is federal land controlled by the Department of Energy or the military Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator What is Nevada It is the most mountainous of all the states And it only has two population centers Reno, Carson City area (490,000 population) Clark County (Las Vegas Area) ( 2.1 Million population) Less than 256,000 in the rest of theMark state D. Pallans Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Radio System Administrator What is the NSRS ? • 1995 - Nevada Power decides to go to 800 MHz for its utility radio system • 1995 - The State of Nevada Department of Transportation decides to upgrade its radio system to 800 MHz • 1997 Utilities and NDOT agreements • 2003 - Washoe County has SPPC (NSRS) join their system as an in -kind trade for site use in-kind • 2003 2003-- NHP comes on board Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Responsibilities • NPC ’s primary coverage requirement is NPC’s the power transmission lines and facilities in Clark County • Sierra Pacific ’s primary coverage Pacific’s requirement is the power transmission lines and facilities in northern Nevada • NDOT is mandated to provide radio coverage over all state roadways Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Responsibilities • NDOT maintains about 6,000 miles of roadways • Much of it in rural Nevada • Nevada Power operates and maintains more than 31,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines, hundreds of substations and 6 generating stations ( 10,000 sq. miles) • Sierra Pacific operates and maintains more than 24,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines, hundreds of substations and 4 generating stations (83,000 Sq miles) Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Responsibilities • Nevada Highway Patrol has to provide police services over all of these roadways and throughout rural Nevada Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Site Map Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Who are the participants ? The OWNERS Nevada State DOT Nevada Power Company Sierra Pacific Power Company Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Who are the participants ? The Washoe County Radio System ties into the network and has full rights on the system Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Who are the participants ? The following agencies use the NSRS either locally or statewide Nevada Power Sierra Pacific Power NDOT NHP Washoe County City of Reno University of Nevada Reno Police University of Nevada Las Vegas Police Taxicab Authority Nevada State Parks Nevada Air National Guard Reno International Airport Several Native American Tribes REMSA (ambulance) Capitol Police Lake Tahoe Fire District City of Sparks Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Why did they do it ? The key users all knew that a joint system would; bSave money bBe spectrally efficient bCould be built out faster bWould provide better coverage bWould allow for more effective maintenance bWould create inherent interoperability Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? Who had to get onboard to get this done? The organizations concerned The The key spectrum management people The The FCC The Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? The organizations concerned had to; Create MOU ’s Create MOU’s Coverage areas defined Coverage Maintenance responsibilities defined Maintenance Administration established Administration Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? The spectrum management people had to; Understand the public/private concept Understand Agree to frequency sharing Agree Concur with non -public safety entities Concur non-public using the spectrum Support the concept and convince the Support FCC Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? The FCC had to; Reconsider an entire history of separating public/private, commercial/non -commercial commercial/non-commercial Allow waivers that truly benefited the end user community Encourage the efficient use of the spectrum Maintain a level of control Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator The M.O.U. • • • • • • • Defined the Purpose Established the Advisory Committee Defined cost allocations Maintenance billing Provisions for termination Indemnification Dispute resolution Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator The Waiver Six Key Arguments 1. Reduce and contain costs 2. Interoperability 3. Spectrum Efficiency 4. Satisfy user needs 5. Increased reliance upon mobile networks 6. System is open to other users Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator The Waiver “Objections were filed” “Concern about the use of national plan channels” “Use is restricted to official activities of the State and the participants” “NPSPAC frequencies cannot be included until the Regional Plan is amended” Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? Site Acquisition and Development Use of existing sites Leverage with Forest Service, BLM Partner with the private sector It ’s easier to co -locate than to get It’s co-locate your own site !! Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? System Maintenance Resource sharing not cost sharing Stumbling Blocks Union labor agreements Use of public funds Division of responsibilities Site based or skill based M.O.U. ’s M.O.U.’s Centralized reporting Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? Maintenance Process From the user side 1. User Calls Reno Roads or NV Roads 2. NDOT calls appropriate system operator in Reno, Elko or Las V egas Vegas 3. System operator send e -mail to ““NSRS NSRS ALERTS e-mail ALERTS”” list 4. System operator effects diagnosis and repair 5. System Operator sends update and completion e -mail e-mail From the System Operator side 1. System operator send e -mail to ““NSRS NSRS ALERTS e-mail ALERTS”” list 2. System operator dispatches appropriate technical staff to eff ect effect diagnosis and repair 3. System Operator sends update and completion e -mail e-mail Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator How did they do it ? Programming and priorities Each agency responsible for its own programming NSRS Administrator is the repository for all programs NSRS Administrator assigns all user ID ’s and Group ID ’s ID’s ID’s All users have equal priority (some users assign lower priorities internally) Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Administration System Administrator CAC/TAC Communications Advisory Committee Administrators of the ““owners” owners” Technical Advisory Committee The technical staffs of the owners and major users Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Administration System Administrator NDOT STATE AGENCIES NPC SPPC WCRCS COUNTY/LOCAL AGENCIES Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator Contact Information Mark D. Pallans [email protected] Mark D. Pallans Radio System Administrator
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