
E/LZB 119 1889 R1A OPERATION
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OPERATION
ENHANCED FEATURES
The operation of the additional features provided by a
site containing Enhanced GETCs (using Release 6 or later
software), and a SIM (using Release 1 application software)
that is connected to a System Manager (using Release 6 or
later software) is given here. For the operation of a Basic
EDACS or SCAT site, see the manuals provided for that
equipment.
Dynamic Site Reconfiguration
Parameters for the following trunking features may be
reconfigured remotely through the System Manager when
needed, without disrupting service on the system:
• Unit Enable/Disable by LID
• Validation by GID
• Priority Queuing by GID
• Message Trunking by GID
• Confirmed Call by GID
Unit Enable / Disable by LID
The Unit Enable / Disable feature allows the System
Manager to remotely enable or disable individual radio
units. This feature is intended to be used when a radio is
lost or stolen (to prevent unauthorized use), when a radio is
disrupting communications on the system (due to some
malfunction in the radio), or when the radio users don’t pay
their bills (to motivate them to pay up). To use this feature:
1. Select the Unit State Enable/Disable screen (menu
selection 50) in the System Manager.
2. Enter the desired Unit Number, LID, Unit Name or
Serial Number in the Selected Unit panel.
3. Press
F12
to disable the radio, or
F7
to enable the
radio.
The System Manager will then try to communicate the
enable/disable request to the SIM at each site connected to
the System Manager. The SIM at each contacted site will in
turn send the enable/disable request to the controlling
GETC, and the controlling GETC will then try to contact the
radio and send the enable/disable request. If the
controlling GETC is unable to contact the radio, the
controlling GETC will wait for the radio to log into the site
(until it is reset, told to stop, or successfully contacts the
radio). When the radio acknowledges compliance to the
enable/disable request, the controlling GETC at the site
controlling the radio will inform the System Manager
through the SIM. The System Manager will then update the
Current State field in the Current State panel, and tell the
other sites to stop trying to contact the radio.
Up to 64 open (unacknowledged or uncanceled)
enable/disable requests may stored by the SIM at each
contacted site. Up to 16 of these open enable/disable
requests may be processed at one time by the controlling
GETC. As each enable/disable request being processed by
the controlling GETC is closed (acknowledged or canceled),
any remaining open enable/disable request in the SIM will
take its place until all enable/disable requests are being
processed, are acknowledged, or are canceled.
Validation by GID
The GETC uses the GID database to validate each GID
call request before assigning a channel. Validation consists
of checking to see that the GID is defined for the site (see
System Manager screen 12, panel 1). The System Manager
default is no GIDs defined.
Priority Queuing by GID
The GETC uses the GID database to determine when
each queued group call gets assigned a channel. The
priority is reconfigurable for each call type (Voice, Data,
and Digital Voice) for each defined GID (see System
Manager screen 12, panel 2). A queued call with a higher
priority will be assigned a channel before a queued call with
a lower priority. Priorities range from a low of 0 to a high
of 7. The highest priority of 7 is reserved for emergency
calls. The System Manager default is 0.
Message Trunking by GID
The GETC uses the value of the Hang Time parameter
in the GID database to determine if a group call is message
trunked. The Hang Time parameter is reconfigurable for
each defined GID (see System Manager screen 12, panel 2).
The Hang Time can be set from 0 to 255 seconds. A Hang
Time greater than 0 is said to be message trunked (the same
channel will be used for each transmission provided that the
time between successive transmissions does not exceed the
Hang Time. The System Manager default is 0. (This
feature is not supported in a SCAT site.)
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