tetra indoor coverage

CCW 2013Länsi-Uudenmaan pelastuslaitos | Västra Nylands räddningsverk | Länsi-Uusimaa Department for Rescue

Services

TETRAIndoor Coverage

Kimmo Markkanen

Director of Risk Management

VIRVE Network

• 1.400 base stations and 32.000 subscribers

• Nationwide coverage in operation since 2002

• Operated by State Security Networks ltd.

4 ,5 Million SDS messages/day it is growing100 000 group calls/day

Länsi-Uudenmaan pelastuslaitos | Västra Nylands räddningsverk | Länsi-Uusimaa Department for Rescue Services

Tetra (VIRVE) and Rescue Services

• Fire and Rescue Services is one of many users• Tetra (VIRVE) is part of Command and Control

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Organisation at Rescue OperationsOrganisation at Rescue Operations

RescueUnit

Rescue UnitRescue Unit(1+3 = 4)(1+3 = 4)

P3

RescueUnit

RescueUnit

Rescue PlatoonRescue Platoon(1+3+10 = 14)(1+3+10 = 14)

Government levelGovernment level Ministry of the Interior

Section 2 chief

RescueUnit

RescueUnit

RescueUnit

Section 3 chief

RescueUnit

RescueUnit

RescueUnit

Länsi-Uusimaa P2

Command Post(P3 +__ )

Section 4L4 (med. supervisor)

Ambulance

Ambulance

Ambulance

Rescue CompanyRescue Company(7+9+33) = 49)(7+9+33) = 49)

(Section 1 chief)

Municipality’s board

Command Center(Other Accident Areas ->)(Other Accident Areas ->)

Rescue Service RegionRescue Service Region


Demands for Radio Network

• The network has to be operational all the time 24/7/365

• The coverage should be adequate all the working area (including indoors)

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Indoor Coverage

• First the coverage should be assured without active extra installations

• Secondarily there may be need for active TMO repeaters or base stations (TBS)– big building complexes (for example malls)– underground spaces

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Why Active Repeaters?• Traditionally fire fighters communicated

from terminal to terminal without connection to base station– TETRA DMO

• But if we want to have full advantage from TETRA network, the terminal needs the base station connection– TBS– Fixed repeaters– DMO Gateway terminals

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Rule for VIRVE Indoor Coverage at New Buildings

• Common rule at Capitol area of Finland (four Fire & Rescue Departments)

• With collaboration of the network operator State Security Networks ltd (VIRVE)

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Rule for Securing the VIRVE-services in Buildings

• The State Security Networks rule for planners and contractors

• Technology and process, when there is need for built-in active solutions (repeaters)

• http://www.erillisverkot.fi/?lang=en – http://www.erillisverkot.fi/public/files/Ohje%20-%

20VIRVE-kuuluvuuden%20toteuttaminen.pdf (only in Finnish)

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http://www.erillisverkot.fi/?lang=en

http://www.erillisverkot.fi/public/files/Ohje%20-%20VIRVE-kuuluvuuden%20toteuttaminen.pdf

http://www.erillisverkot.fi/public/files/Ohje%20-%20VIRVE-kuuluvuuden%20toteuttaminen.pdf


TMO Repeater or TBS Solution

repeater repeater

aerial

leaky cable

cable

power splitter

cable

power splitter

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Active TMO Repeater

Active repeater needs external power (electricity)!

outdoor antenna

base station

rf-signalrepeater

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Passive Repeater

Low-loss cable

Passive repeater does not need external power. The covered area is quite small, like small basement or shelter.

outdoor antenna

base station

rf-signal

indoor antenna

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Three Ways for Indoor Coverage solution:

1. Authority specification for building license (new building)

2. Authority specification afterwards (existing building), Rescue Act

3. Owner specification (user demand, security level of building)

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Rescue Act 109 §: Special requirements concerning the operability of the public

authority network“If the operability of the public authority network referred to in section of the Communications Market Act (393/2003) in a building or structure with an unusually high risk to the safety of persons is obstructed as a result of a structural reason arising from the building or the structure, and if the operability of the public authority network is not sufficient for carrying out the rescue operations in an appropriate manner, regional rescue authorities may order the owner of the building or structure to purchase the necessary equipment for ensuring the operability of the public authority network and to keep the equipment in working order.”

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Rescue Act 109 §

• Restriction for human losses and rescue operations

• Emergency Medical and Police operations?• Preparedness and alerting (Malls and other

public places)?

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Services

The Process


The Evaluation for Needs

• Planner fills special form with Rescue Authority (similar as used with Fire Alarm Systems)

• The form will be attached to building license documents

• The evaluation is needed for– Major gathering- and business premises– Underground spaces (not for ordinary basements)– When there is need for Automatic Fire Extinguishing or

Alarm system

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The Evaluation for Needs

• The form is attached to Rescue Services Rule– Like the documentation of Fire Alarm System

• Probably there is no need for special repeater solution• If the repeater solution is needed

– National Emergency Supply Agency covers the cost of the repeater– Owner covers the cost of wiring and other installations (power supply)– The State Security Networks owns and maintains the repeater

• The State Security Networks ltd trains and maintain the valid list of planners and contractors trained by them– actually there is no validation method for the planners and contractors

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Procurement of the Repeater

• The State Security Networks ltd. defines the specifications for the repeater

• The State Security Networks ltd. runs the public tender process for the repeaters (app. every 3rd year) and makes general agreement with distributors

• Other active repeater installations are not allowed in the VIRVE-network

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Indoor Coverage

• Entire building (field strength ≥-86 dBm at 90 % probability)– Especially covered

• Escape and rescue routes• Technical rooms for safety and security (i.e. control rooms,

sprinkler centrals)

• Specially defined areas (marked to attached blueprints)– User needs i.e. hospitals and security premises– Underground spaces

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Kiinteistönomistaja/rakennuttaja

ERVE Oy toimittaaFICORAlle

Rakennuslupa-hakemus

Riskianalyysi

PÄÄTÖS

Merkintä raken-nuslupaan

Täytetään lomake L1

Yhteys RV-suunnittelijaan ja/tai asennusyritykseen.Työn tilaus.

SUUNNITELMA

Oma päätös

Täytetään asennuskansion suunnitelma- ja taajuus-lupahakemusosa ja tilataanlopputarkastus. Dokumentit toimitetaan ERVE Oy:lle

Taajuuslupa-hakemus

Sisäverkon asennussuunnitelman mukaisesti

KÄYTTÖÖNOTTO-mittaukset-kuuluvuuden todentaminen

Loput tiedotasennuskansioon,joka toimitetaan ERVE Oy:lle

Peittovaatimukset merkitään kiinteistön pohjapiirustuk-seen

Kiinteistönomistajanlopputarkastus ja

hyväksyntä

Lopputarkastusja hyväksyntä


Viranomainen

ViranomainenEI

KYLLÄ

Rakennuslupa-viranomainen

Viranomainen jakiinteistönomistaja/rakennuttaja

KYLLÄ


Suunnittelija ja/taiasennusyritys






Hyväksytty ja valmis

Ilmoitus viranomaiselle, mikäli näin vaadittu

ERVE Oy


KYLLÄKYLLÄ

EI

EIEI

Suoritetaan korjaavat toimenpiteet

Ei toteuteta


ERVE Oy toimittaaFICORAlle

Rakennuslupa-hakemus

Riskianalyysi

PÄÄTÖS

Merkintä raken-nuslupaan

Täytetään lomake L1

Yhteys RV-suunnittelijaan ja/tai asennusyritykseen.Työn tilaus.

SUUNNITELMA

Oma päätös

Täytetään asennuskansion suunnitelma- ja taajuus-lupahakemusosa ja tilataanlopputarkastus. Dokumentit toimitetaan ERVE Oy:lle

Taajuuslupa-hakemus

Sisäverkon asennussuunnitelman mukaisesti

KÄYTTÖÖNOTTO-mittaukset-kuuluvuuden todentaminen

Loput tiedotasennuskansioon,joka toimitetaan ERVE Oy:lle

Peittovaatimukset merkitään kiinteistön pohjapiirustuk-seen

Kiinteistönomistajanlopputarkastus ja

hyväksyntä

Lopputarkastusja hyväksyntä


Viranomainen

ViranomainenEI

KYLLÄ

Rakennuslupa-viranomainen

Viranomainen jakiinteistönomistaja/rakennuttaja

KYLLÄ








Hyväksytty ja valmis

Ilmoitus viranomaiselle, mikäli näin vaadittu

ERVE Oy


KYLLÄKYLLÄ

EI

EIEI

Suoritetaan korjaavat toimenpiteet

Ei toteuteta


Approval

• The contractor send the installation folder to the State Security Networks

• The subscriber makes the visual inspection that all of the installation are correct

• The contractor or the planner shows for the owner of the building (subscriber) that the need for indoor coverage is correctly secured

• After the installations and the needs of coverage seems to be correct, the subscriber accepts installation and informs the State Security Networks ltd that the indoor solution is ready for final inspection

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Final Inspection• Is done by the State Security Networks ltd

– The inspection and frequency license are subscribed from the State Security Networks

– The State Security Networks inspects the installations, rf-details, network service availability and that the indoor solution does not make any interference to outside of building or to other installations

• The contractor shows all the installation documents• In the form is given mark of approval

– The contractor confirms that all the installation has done as planned and documented

– The State Security Networks ltd has approved the repeater to be connected to VIRVE-network

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Initialization

• After the final inspection the State Security Networks gives the permit to use the repeater

• During the initialization process the repeater is connected to the monitoring system of the State Security Networks and the repeater is officially in use– For the stability of the network and frequency utilization it is necessary, that

the operator controls the active repeaters!

• The State Security Networks informs the subscriber (owner of building) that the repeater is in use

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Finally• The TETRA-technology is not the problem• What about the conditions that the system should

tolerate – Buildings and tunnels under construction– Fire and flooding (how to protect the installations?)– Lack of electricity (how long the indoor coverage is available without external

power?)– Building Collapse– Criminal acts– Exceptional circumstances– How does the rescue units know that there is built-in solution?

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How to secure the indoor coverage

• Duplicate the system– Douple repeaters feeding same leaky cable– Double repeaters, cables and antennas RF planning

• Back-up system– DMO gateways and repeaters– Fixed or portable telephone lines (field phone)

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Fire in underground worksite 8th December 2012

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Fire in underground worksite 8th December 2013Communication solution

DMO repeater

Field phone

Command Post

On-site commander


What about fixed repeaters at building sites?

Repeter or base station

Directional antennas

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The Sello Mall Shooting The Sello Mall Shooting 31.12.200931.12.2009

30Picture: Ilta-Sanomat


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