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0 8 Project completed and reported by end of September 2006 . the combination of this COPS funding, and the recent availability of the State of North Carolina 800 MHz network of local VIPER System radio sites in the various counties provides an ideal opportunity for the public safety agencies serving the Durham, NC MSA to greatly improve the ability for first responders to react to both everyday and large scale events Utilizing the technology provided by this grant local agencies will also acquire the ability to interopmate with agencies of State Government, The 800 MHz radios will enable direct, real time communications between individuals of the various local and state agencies In addition, the grant will provide for additional inter operability between otherwise incompatible systems by way of console patching Ihis capability will be used to enhance interoperability with those counties in the MSA who are not directly participating in the grant All radio equipment proposed in this request is capable of operating in a P25 Common Air Interface (CAI) mode, insuring interoperability and future use on P25 systems Ihis console equipment would be based on an appropriate system ar'chitectur'e that would utilize the latest communications technology and would be ANSI/TIA/EIAA -102 Phase I (P25) compliant and have the capability of upgrades to incorporate future technologies, such as 700 Iv1Hz The system will have the capability of being backwards compatible with legacy radio systems to allow robust inter perability with all surroundingjurisdictions' radio systems within the Durham MSA. Each of these counties will have the capability of interfacing with Durham and Orange County users through the patching feature present in the new consoles the project will include vendor provided "train the trainers" training on the use of all new equipment the trained trainers will then conduct in -house training of the users to insure a smooth migration and effective utilization of the new technology All training will be complete by the end of the one year project. Follow up user review and refresher sessions will be conducted by the agencies in future years and funded within the scope of normal operational budgeting the City of Durham was invited to apply for the FY 2005 COPS Technology Program, We plan to use the $197,329 from this program to enhance our use of mobile technology by expanding our mobile data computer and eCitation programs Additionally, these funds will be used to purchase additional laptops and VPN access to our systems in the field and DVD -based mobile video systems, Funding fiom the COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program and the 2005 COPS Technology Program will support two completely independent projects 4of9 Durham, NC MSA Interoperability Expansion Project FY 2005 COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program