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LTR is a registered trademark of Transcrypt International, Inc
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Because of its system security, flexibility, and low cost, the SmarTrunk II Digital Trunking
System has become the world leader for trunked radio applications at VHF and UHF frequencies.
But in the Americas, customers often ask how SmarTrunk II compares with LTR
®
(Logic Trunked
Radio), which has been popular for use at 800 MHz for many years. This section presents a
comparison of the two systems, with an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of each
format.
A Difference in Channel Management
Perhaps the largest difference between LTR and SmarTrunk II is the
way that the radios are assigned a channel when a call is initiated. In
an LTR system, each mobile is managed by a home channel which
sends a continuous, sub audible signal during all conversations.
When a user initiates a call, the radio selects a channel based upon
the information it receives from its home channel controller.
Each time the PTT switch is pressed, the system must acquire a new
channel. And if all channels should become busy in the middle of a
conversation, the users are forced to wait until a channel becomes
available. This mode of operation is referred to as “transmission
trunking”.
In contrast, SmarTrunk II uses a mobile scan based protocol where the
mobiles, not the controller, select which channel to use. When a
SmarTrunk II user initiates a call, the radio scans for an available
channel and sends a digital datapack to the controller. The controller
then sends a datapack to all of the mobiles in the system and the
appropriate mobiles respond by answering the call. At that point, the
conversation takes place on the same channel until a programmable
hang timer expires or one of the users sends a disconnect signal.
Although the initial channel access time is slightly longer, once a
channel is acquired, it is held for the duration of the conversation. This
means that subsequent PTT’s are instantaneous for the balance of the
exchange. This is known as “message” or “conversation” trunking.
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