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DocuSign Envelope ID:67496B91-FCOD-4188-A6C5-F7496722386E <br /> - 1 Orange County, North Carolina <br /> ORANGE Countywide Radio Communications <br /> COUNTY <br /> NVR['li(AHOLINA Interoperability and System Engineering Services <br /> Orange County, North Carolina <br /> Infrastructure Upgrade Plan and Coverage Analysis <br /> �o tra< <br /> Project Dates Situation <br /> Nov 2012—Sep 2013 Steeped in American history, Orange County is located in the middle of North <br /> Carolina and includes rolling terrain,forested areas,and many rural farming <br /> Project Snapshot communities. With a population of approximately 134,000,Orange County is <br /> • Assessed options for home to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, high technology <br /> improving radio coverage research areas,and growing suburban areas. These characteristics provide <br /> • Conducted a user needs diverse challenges for the public safety communications in the County, <br /> assessment including coverage and varied operational environments.The County selected <br /> • Conducted system FE to recommend a solution to resolve the County's public safety radio system <br /> requirements assessment coverage and capacity deficiencies. <br /> • Conducted a coverage <br /> workshop Approach <br /> • Developed alternatives FE conducted a thorough user needs assessment with County fire, law <br /> report enforcement,and EMS agencies to fill information gaps and gather <br /> • Performed coverage and requirements for the upgraded system. Our team explored the current portable, <br /> capacity analyses mobile,and in-building coverage and capacity issues in depth with County <br /> agency representatives during the needs assessment. <br /> Project Reference <br /> Jim Groves Using this information,FE developed a set of high-level requirements for <br /> Former Orange County enhancements to the VIPER network that can be used to provide an upgrade to <br /> Emergency Service Director a viable digital system for County agencies. Based on the County-approved <br /> 919-560-0660 requirements, <br /> FE performed coverage and capacity analyses to recommend a radio site <br /> constellation and set of channels,determine required modifications to existing <br /> towers,specify equipment needs to upgrade to P25,consider the inclusion of a <br /> backup conventional subsystem that includes a station and unit paging system, <br /> and outline the tower type and construction for any new sites. <br /> Results and Benefits <br /> FE's evaluation of user needs,combined with baseline assumptions,VIPER <br /> and technology trends,allowed for the identification of specific system <br /> requirements that will be used in the development of RF coverage <br /> improvements for the 800 MHz VIPER system,as well as for the station alerting <br /> and paging systems in use. <br /> Copyright Protected Do Not Duplicate 18 Gam' <br />