9_Army Tactical Radio Relay

UNCLASSIFIED

Advanced Wireless Services-3 (AWS-3) 1755-1780 MHz

Early Entry Portal (EEP) version 2.3 Army Tactical Radio Relay (TRR) Training

June 2017

• Per the approved Army 1755-1780 MHz transition plan, “existing DoD Tactical Radio Relay (TRR)… operations will continue in the 1755-1780 MHz band in regions where there is no commercial broadband deployment in this band.”

• The AWS-3 Early Entry Portal (EEP) provides current information on where Army TRR operations still remain in the 1755-1780 MHz band (TRR Support Files). Although no formal coordination is required, the DoD requests to be notified when commercial operations begin in the same geographic area to prevent inadvertent interference from these remaining Army TRR operations.

• When a licensee plans to deploy inside one of the areas depicted in these files, the DoD requests that the licensee notify the DoD by submitting a memo through the 1755-1780 MHz portal.

Background

TRR Workflow

TRR Workflow, cont’d

• When a licensee submits a TRR request to the Portal, the Portal automatically generates a Case Identifier (ID) for that request, which becomes a unique identifier for that submission

• Case IDs are alphanumeric and are 13 characters long

• Each Case ID encapsulates a number of data elements and is structured as shown below

TRR Case Creation

Licensee Name (3 Characters)

Market Area (TRR) AWS-3 Frequency

Block (0)

Unique Computer-generated

Number (6 Digits)

• When TRR cases are displayed on the screen, there is an icon to the left of the Case ID that allows you to see, at a quick glance, where the TRR request is in the process. The following icons are used.

TRR Case Progress

• When the Army TRR

Coordination link is selected from the list at the left of the

Home Page, a list of current

TRR requests for the licensee will be listed. The icon to the left of the Case ID allows the user to see, at a quick glance, where the request is in the process

• To view a specific case, click on the link provided to display the

Case Details including a status history and several options.

TRR Requests

• The Event Details may indicate that there are files attached to the case. In that event, a link is provided allowing you to either download, or save the attachments. Options are available to Download Files, Change Status, Upload TRR Additional File, Send a Message, or to Close the screen.

TRR Request Details

Approve/Reject Withdrawal

Request

• When a Request for Withdrawal has been requested by the Licensee, the Army and the Administrative staff will receive a message in the Inbox and will see additional options when the Case Details are reviewed.

Withdrawal Request Approved - Request Withdrawn

• If the Request for Withdrawal is approved, a message will be sent to the Licensee and a status of Withdrawn will be displayed.

• If the Request for Withdrawal is Rejected, a message will be sent to the Licensee and the status will remain as before.

Withdrawal Request Rejected

• Once the TRR Case is acknowledged by the portal, the DSRMT and the Army SMO are notified. The Army SMO will download the memo for review, change the status to Coordinating and perform their own internal processing of the TRR Case.

Army Coordination

Upload/Remove TRR Additional Files

• At any time during the process, the Licensee, the Army or the DSRMT can upload\remove TRR Additional Files containing related documentation (meeting materials and minutes, email correspondence, etc.)

Army – TRR Closeout

• The Army will perform their own internal processing of the TRR case.

• The Army will develop a response memo with either a cessation date or request for coordination.

• The memo is then distributed to the Licensee and the Army sets the status to Closed. The Portal will notify the DSRMT.

Managing the TRR Support Files

• The Army TRR Support Files page contains various kinds of documents that are uploaded by the

Army and Portal Administration Staff members. They provide current information on where Army TRR operations still remain in the 1755-

1780 MHz band.

• The document list contains a column to select documents, an icon that represents the document type (e.g., Excel, Word, etc.), the document Name and Title, and the time/date the document was uploaded (Modified) and by whom

(Modified By).

Managing the TRR Support Files

• The Name column will display a green star to indicate a new document and provides a direct link to the document.

The green star will remain for 2 days.

• At the top of the page there are two tabs. The BROWSE tab allows you to view all resource documents that have been uploaded. This is the default tab.

• Once you have selected a document using the check box column, the FILES tab allows you to View Properties of the document, view the Version

History of the document and to

Download a Copy. If you click the link under the Name column, you will not have the Files tab options available to you. The document will be immediately displayed for you.

Managing the TRR Support Files

• There are three options available to upload a TRR Support

Document:

– TRR Support Files Home Page

– Drag and Drop

– Files Tab

• The Help file lists the valid file types for upload.

Document Upload

Managing the TRR Support Files

• To add a document from the TRR Support

Files Home Page, select the new document link. Browse to select the file you wish to upload. To add version comments, enter the text in the Version Comments box. Click OK to add the document.

• If this is the first time the document has been uploaded, you do not need to check the 'Add as a new version to existing files' check box.

• If you do not check the box, and a file already exists with the same name, a warning message will be displayed.

• Once the document has been uploaded successfully, a screen will be provided to update the properties of the file. Enter a Title for the document, Save, Cancel or Delete the document.

TRR Support Files Home Page

Managing the TRR Support Files

• To upload a document using the Drag and Drop option, select the files from your computer and drag and drop them to the new document area.

• The document will automatically be added to your list and not allow you to enter a document title.

• If you select a file that already exists in your list, a warning message will be displayed prompting you to

Replace the document or Cancel the upload.

• If you Replace the document, a new version will be created automatically.

The document list is displayed and a message indicating that the Upload was complete. Dismiss the message by clicking the DISMISS link.

Drag and Drop

Managing the TRR Support Files

• To upload a document using the FILES Tab option, select Upload Document from the

Files Tab. Browse to select the file you wish to upload. To add version comments, enter the text in the Version Comments box. Click OK to add the document.

• If this is the first time the document has been uploaded, there is no need to check the 'Add as a new version to existing files' check box.

• If you do not check the box, and a file already exists with the same name, a warning message will be displayed.

• Once the document has been uploaded successfully, a screen will be provided to update the properties of the file. Enter a

Title for the document, Save, Cancel or

Delete the document.

Files Tab

Managing the TRR Support Files

• Once you have selected a document using the check box column, the FILES tab allows you to View Properties of the document, view the Version

History of the document and to

Download a Copy. If you click the link under the Name column, you will not have the Files tab options available to you. The document will be immediately displayed for you.

• When a document is first uploaded, a green star will be displayed after the name. This will remain for 2 days indicating a new document.

• This FILES tab also allows the Army, the DSRMT, and the Portal

Administrative staff to Open & Check

Out, and Manage the resource documents.

Files Tab