a) Inbound signal strength - A minimum inbound signal strength of -90 dBm shall be provided throughout the coverage area for the Anne Arundel County 800 MHz system and the State of Maryland 700 MHz system. b) Outbound signal strength - A minimum outbound signal strength of -90 dBm shall be provided throughout the coverage area for the Anne Arundel County 800 MHz system and the State of Maryland 700 MHz system. c) Balanced uplink/downlink path operation - All passive and active components used in the BDA/DAS shall provide equal uplink/downlink levels of insertion loss, passive gain, or active gain. d) Voice audio quality - A minimum voice audio quality of DAQ 3.4 shall be provided throughout the coverage area for the Anne Arundel County 800 MHz system and the State of Maryland 700 MHz system. DAQ 3.4 is “Speech understandable without repetition, some noise/distortion present.” e) Coverage area reliability in critical areas - Fire command centers, fire alarm control panel locations, fire pump rooms, exit stairs, exit passageways, elevators, elevator lobbies, standpipe cabinets, sprinkler valve locations, areas of refuge, and other areas deemed critical by the County shall be provided with 99% floor area reliability coverage for the Anne Arundel County 800 MHz system and the State of Maryland 700 MHz system. f) Coverage area reliability in general building areas—All other interior levels and areas of the building not defined as critical shall have 90% floor area reliability coverage for the Anne Arundel County 800 MHz system and the State of Maryland 700 MHz system. Due to their type, several rooms in the building (courtrooms, library) will potentially require non-conventional antenna installations. g) Degradation of Donor Site Sensitivity Not Permissible – System design/operation must not cause any degradation to either the State of Maryland or Anne Arundel County donor RF Sites.
