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
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TIP Specifications IOP Test plans
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