Multi-vendor interoperability with TETRA

Multi-vendor interoperability with TETRA

TETRA Baltic States Conference

Riga October 2005

Risto Toikkanen

Board member / TETRA MoU Association

10.10.2005

TETRA interoperability

TETRA is the first and so far only digital PMR standard that has created an open and competed multi-vendor market

Contents:1. National and international dimensions

2. Multi-vendor market

3. Process to achieve certified interoperability

4. Achievements until today

5. Conclusions

Interoperability concepts

• Organisational interoperability– Between agencies– Between people

• Regional interoperability– Between regions– Across national borders

• Technical interoperability– Between equipment

“Capability for agencies to communicate with each other”

“Capability for peer agencies to communicate across borders”

“Process to ensure that equipment from multiple vendors are compatible”

Organisational interoperability: solutions

Operating procedures– Agreements– Training

Dedicated radio channels– Common technical specification– Agreed procedures

Radio spectrum harmonisation– In some form this is a must

Technology harmonisation – standards– Necessary to gain radio compatibility

Shared networks– By far the most efficient tool– Requires high-tech system to ensure privacy– Both operational benefit and cost benefit

BEST RESULT

Regional interoperability: solutions1. Political & organisational readiness

2A. Conventional technical measures• Extra equipment like cellphones• Extended coverage across border or repeaters• Control room interconnect by wireline• Radio swap between control rooms e.g. Belgium & France• Radio swap between users

2B. Network interconnect• TETRA Inter-System Interface (ISI)• Three-country pilot Belgium – Germany – The Netherlands• Cross-network PMR functionality, first time• True cross-agency & cross-border opportunity

“Process to ensure that equipment from multiple vendors are compatible”– Problem-free operation– Wanted functionality– In practice it is about protocol conformance

TETRA Interoperability• The TETRA Interoperability (IOP) concentrates on

technical interoperability certification of multi-vendor TETRA equipment.

• Successful IOP certification is fundamental in creation of open multi-vendor market.

• Open multi-vendor market is fundamental for the success of TETRA - and it has happened

Technical IOP: TETRA Interoperability certification

Benefits of open multi-vendor market

User benefits• wide choice of compatible certified terminals• specialised product for special needs• continuous and genuine competition• less dependency - lower risk of market

disturbances

Industry benefits• wider market, bigger volumes• more possibility to invest – faster product

creation• longer lifetime of market

TETRA MoU Association runs the IOP certification process to guarantee open multi-vendor market

The certified TETRA interfaces

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Trunked (voice + data) air interface- already certified

Inter-System Interface (ISI)- coming to certification

Direct Mode (DMO) air interface- already certified

Peripheral Equipment Interface (PEI)- in TIP specification phase

TETRA IOP Certification process

STANDARDS

MoUOperator/User Association

Technical ForumMembers’ Enquiry

TIP SPECS

TMO AI groupDMO AI group

ISI group PEI group

approx 12 suppliers

TEST PLANS

MoU

Certification Body ISCTI *) – Rome/Italy

ACCEPTED into OPERATION(Also need CE mark or TA)

CERTIFICATE

*) Instituto Superiore delle Comunicazioni e tecnologie dell'Informazione

TETRA IOP achievements (1)

• TETRA Interoperability Profile (TIP) documents available to members

– in total 28 TIP specifications published by today

• TETRA Interoperability Test Plan documents available to members

– in total 15 Test Plan documents published

See list of documents

in the handout material

TETRA IOP achievements (2)• Certification test sessions arranged at manufacturer’s

premises to run the test cases specified in the Test Plans

• TETRA IOP Certificates are public documents and published at the TETRA MoU website

– 69 certificates published in 2004

–16 certificates published during 1Q 2005, 7 during 2Q

Most customers today require their equipment supplier to provide IOP certificates on the features they purchase

TETRA IOP achievements (3)Tested products

from:• Cleartone• DeTeWe/FWK• Frequentis• IFR (tester) • Marconi/OTE• Motorola• Niros• Nokia/EADS• Rohde & Schwarz• Rohill• Simoco/Sepura• Teltronic• Thales

Certificates at: www.tetramou.com

Tested products from:

• Cleartone• DeTeWe/FWK• Frequentis• IFR (tester) • Marconi/OTE• Motorola• Niros• Nokia/EADS• Rohde & Schwarz• Rohill• Simoco/Sepura• Teltronic• Thales

Certificates at: www.tetramou.com

THE AMOUNT OF CERTIFICATES VARIESBETWEEN COMPANIES – AND IS GROWING- see status lists in handout package

TETRA IOP certification results

• 7 companies have received TETRA infrastructure certificates

• 9 companies have received TETRA terminal certificates in trunked mode

• 6 companies have received TETRA DMO certificates

Speed of innovation Who else can do this – TETRA already does:• Which other PMR technology delivers

handsets with integral GPS receiver today?• Which other PMR technology delivers

handsets with 65 000 colour display today?• Which other PMR technology delivers

handsets with web & WAP browsers today?

Quick questionnaire in TETRA seminar in Oslo March 2005 revealed close to 30 new TETRA terminal models being launched during the last 3 years

Only open competition can boost this amount of product innovations and R&D investment

Conclusions

New dimensions of cooperation:• Between agencies: shared network best tool• Across borders: Common European standard

TETRA created multi-vendor market for PMR:

• True Interoperability is reality– Today in air interfaces (trunked & DMO)– Tomorrow in network interfaces (ISI)

• Customers benefit in– Price competition– Wide selection of equipment to choose

• TETRA demonstrates fastest product development in PMR business

TETRA IOP certification status

• Available TIP specifications and IOP test plans

• Published TETRA IOP certificates – System Manufacturers– Terminal Manufacturers

• Status as per August 2005

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part 2: Short Data Service part 3: Dynamic Group Number Assignmentpart 4: Authentication (SwMI initiated & mutual) part 5: Packet Data (single slot & multislot)part 6: Air Interface migration phase 1 + 2part 7: Fleet Specific Short Number Diallingpart 8: RF loop backpart 9: Ambience Listeningpart 10: E-t-e encryption w Clear Voice Overridepart 11: AI encryption (SCK,DCK)part 12: Service Interactionpart 13: AI enable/disablepart 14: TETRA Key Distributionpart 15: Call Authorised by Dispatcherpart 16: Air to Ground (new v.2.0) part 17: Radio User Assignment

part 1: Core v.4.8 yesyesyesyes/SwMI init.new past resolyesyesnoyesyesyesyesnonopassed resolnono

TIP Specifications IOP Test plans

TTR 001 – Air Interface

part 18: Circuit Mode Data Call (passed ME) no

TTR = TETRA MoUTechnical Report,

ME = Members’ Enquiry

8.9.

DMO TIP v.2 part 1: coreGroup call with pre-emption

and change overIndividual call

Status messagingIntrinsic servicesRandom access

Transition DM->TM->DM

Part 2: DMO gateway

Part 3: DMO repeaterTTR = TETRA MoUTechnical Report,


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Part 4: DMO e-t-e encryption yes (new)

Part 5: DMO AI security (passed ME) no


TTR 002 – Direct Mode Operation

TTR 003 – Inter-System-Interface

Part 2: Individual call – including simplex/duplex and TPI

Part 3: Short Data Service (status and text message)

Part 4: Lower layers

Part 5-1: Circuit Mode transmission (voice frame format)

Part 5-2: Packet Mode transmission (voice frame format)

Part 6: Group call

Part 1: Mobility management – including authentication passed ME

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TTR = TETRA MoUTechnical Report,


System certification

part 7: Fleet Specific Short Number Dialling

part 9: Ambience Listening

part 10: E-t-e encryption w Clear Voice Override

part 11: AI encryption (SCK,DCK)

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part 7: Fleet Specific Short Number Dialling


part 10: E-t-e encryption w CVO


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Multi-vendor interoperability with TETRA