Los Angeles Interoperable Regional Communications System

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CPRA UpdateJanuary 15, 2015

LA-RICS LMR System

Project Progress

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• Early Equipment Deployment– UHF and 700 MHz.– User equipment dispersed to Member

Agencies– Redundant cores energized and

operating

• Site on Wheels • System Design– System Design is complete pending

final frequency plan

Technical Progress

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• CEQA– Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

• Scoping meetings concluded 3rd Quarter 2014• Data collection is on-going and documentation

has begun.• CEQA Exemption

• National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)– On-going discussions with FEMA to clear sites

for construction.

• Site Access Agreements

Environmental Progress

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• Install and operate 80 – 90 LMR facilities at sites located primarily in L.A. County.– One in both San Bernardino and Orange

County

• Approximately 115 sites being considered– 74 required to meet coverage and capacity

requirements of the contract– 15 additional sites required to meet Bounded

Area Coverage and Train requirements of the contract

– Remaining 26 intended as alternate locations if sites become unavailable.

LMR Sites

LARICS LTE PSBN

Project Progress

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Site Build Progress• DOC FONSI and Supplemental EA• Permit submissions and CUP processes• Incomplete Construction Drawings

– No Power– No Transmission

• Sites dropping out – impacting the anticipated site pipeline– Lack of SAA/Denial by Host Cities

• Construction timeframe shrinkage• Per Site Construction timing• Number of crews required to make Build• Site, System and Optimization test plans and timing

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Transmission/Backhaul Progress

• Lock down design for Microwave and Fixed Fiber services with least cost Operations Expense mix

• Trenching and connection from Site to Carrier POP not in Construction Designs

• Satellite interim solution not verified as viable backhaul solution– Testing required to pass Satellite RFI questions– Verify MVPN operability with Satellite solution

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Devices Progress

• Device and UICC RFSQ issuance, vendor selection and current product availability & breadth

• UICC logistics management, procurement and provisioning• UE device ordering, warehousing, distribution and installation

management• Device service provisioning process and roles• Asset system and provisioning system synchronization• Longer term – new device evaluation & acceptance

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Operational Considerations• NOC placement, sizing and staffing• NOC roles and responsibilities after warranty period• Field support roles before, during and after warranty period for microwave, and site

maintenance• Network Issue Notifications to LARICS and Agencies• Operations Daily Weekly and Monthly Reports covering Core, Transmission and Sites

operational health• Operations Governance structure for managing Motorola to meet agreed to SLA and

KPI performance requirements• Change Management Structure to ensure network and agency changes (established

& new) are managed and do not unintentionally disrupt ongoing operations

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Special Operations Test (SOT)

• Install and Deploy 25 In-Vehicle Routers• Create workflows • Create test plans• Identify personnel for test• Provide and complete training for systems and tests• Set Test start date (based on current construction schedule)• Create Criteria for Success and Measure for SOT

– Expected performance in the field– Measurement and Assessment of Actual Performance– Identify steps to fix areas of deficiencies as needed