Zetron Dispatch Consoles & Interoperability

[jungle]

Does anybody have any experience with using the Zetron Series 4000 Consoles as the Command & Control for Interoperabity?

[DaveNF2G]

Console interoperability? Hmm, sounds like advertising copy. Interoperability involves RADIOS, not the furniture they are mounted in.

[N_Jay]

Originally Posted by DaveNF2G

Console interoperability? Hmm, sounds like advertising copy. Interoperability involves RADIOS, not the furniture they are mounted in.

1) Console Systems are not "Furniture", nor do they typically (or should they have) radios mounted in them.

2) Interoperability is about "Communications"

That includes the radios, the interconnect systems (consoles or other patching equipment) AND the opperational procedures.

None of the three works alone!

And yse, "Interoperability is the current advertising buzz word in the industry today!

[n4voxgill]

From MRT magazine:
"The Army National Guard’s Civil Support Teams have deployed Communications-Applied Technology’s Incident Commanders Radio Interface (ICRI) to communicate with first-responder agencies.
The ICRI, a cigar box-sized device, typically takes less than five minutes to configure and allows commercial and military land mobile radios, VoIP equipment, satellite phones, cell phones, land-line phones and hybrid cellular/walkie-talkie phones to communicate.
The Civil Support Teams--of which there are currently 32 nationwide--are trained and equipped to respond to weapons of mass destruction, and to test disaster sites for deadly chemical, biological, radiological or explosive agents."

Interoperability is often computer aided connections.

[DaveNF2G]

"Interoperability" is like a lot of communications terminology in that it means whatever the manufacturers say it means. The biggest corporate source gets to put their own spin on common words.

Remember "Private Line" and "Privacy Plus"? Now we have "True Interoperability" - a trademark of the same corporation. Like PL, True Interoperability is unlikely to do exactly what the expression conjures in the minds of those who will be buying the equipment.

[N_Jay]

Originally Posted by DaveNF2G

"Interoperability" is like a lot of communications terminology in that it means whatever the manufacturers say it means. The biggest corporate source gets to put their own spin on common words.

Remember "Private Line" and "Privacy Plus"? Now we have "True Interoperability" - a trademark of the same corporation. Like PL, True Interoperability is unlikely to do exactly what the expression conjures in the minds of those who will be buying the equipment.

Interoperability is what the client wants it to be. (At least if they use a good consultant)

Yes, there is a lot of buzz, spin and BS out there.

[n4voxgill]

who cares what the manufacturers say. WE bought TRP 1000 and Edicts and have the ability to let motorola, edacs, trunked and conventional all talk to each other.

Interoperability is something you do, not talk about. Maybe security guards don't use it, but real law enforcement does.

[DaveNF2G]

Originally Posted by n4voxgill

who cares what the manufacturers say. WE bought TRP 1000 and Edicts and have the ability to let motorola, edacs, trunked and conventional all talk to each other.

Interoperability is something you do, not talk about. Maybe security guards don't use it, but real law enforcement does.

Government officials who lack any real technical expertise are making the purchasing decisions in many cities. All they know is what the manufacturers say, which is why those of us (taxpayers) who will be footing the bills should be concerned about what they are telling these officials and whether it is accurate or not.

I agree about "doing it" but as N_Jay pointed out, there is a lot of talk happening. Much of the talk is misinformed.

I'm not sure what your point was with that last jab. I am not a security guard. I am a college-level instructor with an M.A. (working on PhD) in Criminal Justice and some expertise in law enforcement technology.

[Zman2]

Hello jungle,

Not sure about the Zetron 4000 / but DFW Communications in Arlington, TX. has a lot of understanding on the Zetron Model 6 and the Motorola console. They may be able to help.