IFR COM-120C - Mpt 1327 Trunking (Option 17)

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SECTION 6
OPTIONS
6-15 MPT 1327 TRUNKING (OPTION 17)
The MPT 1327 Trunking Option allows protocol and parametric testing of radio units and
trunking system controllers (repeaters) designed for operation on
MPT 1327 trunked private land mobile radio systems.
MPT 1327 is an open signaling standard, originally specified by the United Kingdom
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (now under the auspices of the Department of
Trade and Industry Radiocommunications Agency), and adopted for use world-wide.
The MPT 1327 Trunking Option 17 provides facilities for both automatic and manual
testing of radio units, repeater testing, off-air monitoring and network data
configuration/storage.
To access the MPT 1327 Trunking Option, press SPCL Test Mode Key and select the
option from the Special Menu. If the MPT 1327 Trunking Main screen is not displayed,
press SETUP Hard Key. Select Version information to verify the option is installed.
AUTOMATIC TEST MODE
An Automatic Test facility is
provided where a Radio Unit
(RU) is subjected to a series of
predefined tests with minimum
intervention.
REPEATER SIMULATOR
The COM-120C is configured to
simulate a trunked single site
repeater to manual test radio
units.
RADIO UNIT SIMULATOR
The COM-120C is configured to
simulate a trunked Radio Unit
to enable testing of the trunked
infrastructure.
OFF-AIR MONITOR
The COM-120C is configured to become an "off-air" monitor and displays the protocol
messages on screen from either a repeater or radio unit.
SETUP
The SETUP screen allows the network configuration parameters to be entered. These
parameters are required by the other test facilities.