Is there a back up if a failure occurs in the computer controlled radio system?
STARS is configured with two interconnected zones. The STARS Zone Master sites are designed with multiple levels of redundancy in the event of a computer failure. For example, each zone has built-in redundancy to be able to operate in the event of failure of one of its controllers. If a link fails to a radio site, the radio site has the ability to operate as an independent trunked radio site. The site will allow radio users in its coverage to communicate with each other; however, wide-area communications involving other sites will be lost.
