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EGPS Configuration for IPSC

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Summary

This article provides a step-by-step guide for configuring Enhanced GPS in a MOTOTRBO system with TRBOnet.

Enhanced GPS requires calculating and configuring Window Size and Window Reservation parameters in both subscriber radios and repeaters. These parameters determine how many GPS packets can be transmitted in a given time window.

The configuration must be consistent across TRBOnet GPS profiles, radio codeplugs (CPS/RM), and repeater settings. Mismatched values will result in GPS data loss or reporting failures.

1. Calculate Window Size (TRBOnet Console)

1. Open TRBOnet Dispatch Console Administration GPS Profiles
2. Select the GPS profile → click Edit
3. Click the Calculator icon next to GPS data options
GPS Profiles in TRBOnet Console
4. Enter the required GPS reporting parameters and Window reservation value, then perform calculation
5. Record the Window size value for use in subscriber radios and repeater configuration

2. Radio Configuration example (CPS/RM)

Enhanced GPS requires using a dedicated Revert Channel on the second timeslot.

Create / Assign Channels

Slot 1 → Active voice/data channel
Slot 2 → GPS Revert channel (must be created in Channel Pool)

Channel 1 (Main Channel)

1. Set GPS Revert → select the GPS Revert Channel created in Channel Pool
Main channel TX Revert configuration

Channel 2 (Revert Channel)

1. Repeater Time Slot: Slot 2
2. Enhanced GPS: Enabled
3. Window Size: set to the value calculated in TRBOnet
4. Compressed UDP Data Header: MSI
Revert channel configuration

3. Repeater Configuration example (CPS/RM)

1. Open Repeater Channels Digital Channel
2. Enable Enhanced GPS
3. Set the same Window Size and Reservation values that were applied in radios
Repeater Enhanced GPS configuration
Radio and repeater values must match exactly.

4. TRBOnet GPS Profile Settings

1. Open TRBOnet Console Administration GPS Profiles Edit
TRBOnet GPS Profile settings
2. Set GPS Channel Type: Scheduled (Enhanced GPS over Data Revert Channel)
3. Select GPS data fields that were used when calculating and configuring the data window size and reservation in the repeater and subscriber radios

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