The Future of Mission Critical Communications

KMBG bijeenkomst13 February 2019

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Agenda

Mobile Network Evolution

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Mission Critical Communications

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Narrowband status

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Hybrid Solutions

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Operator independent platform

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Mobile Network Evolution

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Source: Qualcomm

Largest technology platform in history

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50% TEKST + 50% BEELD

Connected devices worldwide

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Mobile Traffic Volume vs Applications

Public Safety example: Data usage Dutch police

Source: TNO: Facilitering missie-kritisch mobiel breedband voor het OOV, 2017

Growth Data usage in Mb/month

What after 4G?

MNO core revenue model = Mass Market + Verticals

Shift to 5GIn 2023, 20% of mobile data traffic will be carried by 5G networks

Source: Ericsson

Mission Critical Communications

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Evolution Mission Critical Communications

• Definition Mission Critical

• Historically Public Safety demand• Voice

• Push to Talk

• Group calls

Solved by narrow band

• New public safety demand

• Data applications

• Video applications

Solved at the moment by best effort public 4G

ApplicationBandwidth

needed

Voice PTT, Group call Small TETRA

Mobile office (Internet, email, Word,

Excel, etc)Large

Emergency Centre communication Medium

Mobile Command and Control Large MC

License plate tracking Small 4G

Informaton databases (maps,drawings) Large

Mobile video (car, bodycam) Large

Video-SW recognition analysis Large

Patient monitoringMedium /

Large

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3GPP Standardisation Development - MCX

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Rel-15

Rel-13

Device-to-device

communications (D2D)

Proximity Services(ProSe)

Group Communications Enablers (GCSE)

Device-to-device Communications continued

Group Based Enhancements (GROUPE)

Extended Proximity Services (ProSe-Ext)

Isolated E-UTRAN Operation (IOPS)

Mission Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT)General

enhancements

Stage 1 Freeze date

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First5G release

Second5G release

Stage 1 Freeze date

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MBMS enhancements

MCX features: MC Video

MC Data

QCI levels 65..70

3GPP roadmap largely driven by Mobile operators

and Vendors

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Development in UK on Public Safety • UK Home Office defined 4G based Emergency Services

Network to fully replace TETRA/Airwave• Public Tendering procedure: EE

• Mission critical application supplier: Motorola • Original target date to start migration: July 2017• Delayed until 2022 or 2024

• TETRA/Airwave (now Motorola) continued till end of 2024

• One MNO/country

• One dominant critical application supplier• Disturbing the commercial Mobile Telecom market

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Narrowband Status

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Public Safety networks in Europe

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Wrap-up: Narrowband Status

• TETRA is still the preferred choice for today• TETRA also has its limitations

• Issues of vendor lock-in• Desired addition / shift to Broadband

Need for open & flexible solutions and services

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Hybrid solutions

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Current situation and challenges

Challenges

• Continued need for Mission Critical PMR

• 4G technology upgrade to Mission Critical

• Cost of nationwide private networks

• Cost to make public MNO networks Mission Critical grade

• Coverage of rural areas (forest, mountains) by public MNO

• Guaranteed capacity, performance in high-density areas(airports, stadiums, city centres)

• Availability and cost of suitablefrequency spectrum

Current situation

• PMR and 4G (from public MNO) used in parallel

• PMR is Mission Critical

• Current 4G is Best Effort

• No integrated services

• No integrated service management

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Network deployment: Public vs Private

Source: http://www.radioresourcemag.com/Features/FeaturesDetails/FID/857#.W2m2DT9hqOM.mailto

The four cost models by Analysys Mason

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Public Safety applications

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Functionality Bandwidth TETRA4G Current

status

Voice PTT, Group call Low

Status & availability messaging Low

Automatic Vehicle & Person Location Low

Health monitoring (sensors, ECG) Medium

Mobile video (dashcam, bodycam) High

License plate tracking Medium

Emergency Centre Communication Medium

Mobile office (Internet, Email, Word, Excel, …) High

Facial recognition analysis High

Information databases (maps, drawings) High

Not possible Possible Preferred

From Mission Critical TETRA to 4G/5G Traffic

Start PPDR MCPTT /

MCX

Continuing TETRAVoice

Start LTE PPDR data

Remaining limited TETRA

last resort

2020 2025 2030

Trusted MCPTT /

MCX

Need for Interoperability

Tetra traffic

4G/5G Data traffic

4G/5G Voice traffic

Operator independent platform

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DefinitionsFrom the “Virtual Network” domain

• MVNO: Mobile Virtual Network Operator

• MVNE: Mobile Virtual Network Enabler

Secure and critical

• S-MVNO: Secure Mobile Virtual Network Operator

• S-MVNE: Secure Mobile Virtual Network Enabler

• MNO: Mobile Network Operator

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The generic MVNE model

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The generic MVNE model the Netherlands

PPDR apps/services

Core Network

Radio Access Network

PPDR Radio Spectrum

PPDR Private

PPDR apps/services

PPDR Core Network

MNO Radio Access

Network

PPDR MVNO

MNO Radio Spectrum

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PPDR apps/services

MNO Core Network

MNO Radio Access

Network

MNO Radio Spectrum

PPDR MNO

MNO-

MNO Radio Spectrum

MNO-2 5G Slice

MNO Radio Spectrum

Police apps/services

S-MVNE Hybrid Platform

MNO-1 RAN

Other Network, e.g

TETRA

Radio Spectrum

National security

apps/services

Other Governmental apps/services

PPDR MVNO / MVNE

MNO Radio Spectrum

MC Mobile Broadband Scenarios

S8MORAN/MOCN

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Independent S-MVNE Hybrid Platform

Independent Hybrid MVNE Platform KMBG

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TETRANarrow

band voice C 2000

OtherPrivate,Public

Satellite, PMR,

Network XYZ

• MVNE SIMs (HSS, secure processes)• Access / QCI management• Logging• Recording

• Data storage• Common applications (GIS, etc)

Etc.

MNO’s 4G Coverage The Netherlands

Advantages Independent Hybrid Platform• Single services and connectivity view• Integrated services, Mission Critical Talk Groups combined 4G and TETRA

• Integrated service management – better efficiency• Control based on Priority, QoS and access control over 4G and TETRA• Encryption mechanisms end to end across 4G and TETRA

• Enabling seamless migration: broadband in support of narrowband, or as full replacement

• Coverage using all national MNO’s possible• High availability and resilience due to multiple access networks

• Fully based on open standards• Avoiding vendor lock in

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Dick Martens & Antoine van der Sijs

Principal Consultant

Strict Consultancy ● unit Mission Critical

D.Martens@strict.nl, +31 654246959 A.van.der.Sijs@strict.nl, +31 627085938 ●

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