ETSI Project TETRA Meeting requirements

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ETSI Project TETRAMeeting requirements
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• Ranko Pinter - Simoco
• Chairman of Working Group 1 ETSI Project TETRA
• ETSIMonday 29th November 1999

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Agenda

• Brief history and the current status of ETSI
  Project TETRA
• Meeting broad user requirements
• Building consensus amongst competitors
• Opportunities and challenges for Defense Industry
• Possible considerations for collaboration with EP
  TETRA

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TETRA standardization in ETSI

• Standardization commenced in 1990
• Consensus reached on TDMA technology in 1991
  with 4 timeslots in 25 kHz bandwidth
• First phase standards completed 1995
• Harmonized frequencies across Europe (CEPT/NATO
  1996)
• Second phase standards completed Nov 1997
• First systems installed 1997

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TETRA standardization in ETSI

• Over 100 standards, almost half of them updated
  less than a year ago
• 84 ETSs
• 12 ETRs
• 1 TBR/CTR
• 2 ENs
• 3 ESs
• 1 EG
• 4 TSs
• 3 TRs
• TETRA is one of the most productive committees in
  ETSI

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TETRA - Terrestrial Trunked RAdio

• Highly resilient and secure standard for digital
  PMR PAMR that meets the most stringent needs of
  professional users
• The only digital PMR/ PAMR standard from ETSI
• Supported by TETRA MoU Association
• Supported by the European Commission
• Supported by all major manufacturers
• Bringing benefits of genuine multivendor market
• Interoperability ensured via. testing programme
  (IOP)

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TETRA - the new PMR/ PAMR technology

• Fast call set-up time ( 300 ms)
• Multiparty calls (Group and Broadcast)
• Up to 4 concurrent voice and data services
• Dispatch operation (full call control)
• Direct communication between radios (DMO)
• 4 voice channels in 25kHz using 4.5kbps ACELP
• Priority preemption
• Multimode/ multi band
• Advanced security

DMO
TMO
PEI
ISI
__ Open interfaces
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TETRA Security

• Aliasing
• Authentication
• Air-Interface Encryption
• End-to-End Encryption mechanisms
• Lawful Interception
• Features, incl..
• Time Stamping
• OTAR
• SIM ME Encryption.

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Further Developments of TETRA

• Digital Advanced Wireless Services (DAWS)
• Frequency extensions to cover 130 MHz to 1 GHz
  for global market opportunities
• Range extension for air-to-ground, rural
  telephony and possibly maritime applications
• Upgrading current SIM in line with developments
  for 3G environment
• Extending end-to-end encryption capabilities
• Development of multi-mode terminals.

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TETRA - Current Status

• More than 40 contracts, valued at more than US
  1.5 billion
• Pan-European public network (PAMR) operational in
  UK, followed by FR , D
• Selected nationwide by emergency
• services in UK, NL, BE, NO, FI and
• locally or regionally in SE, PT,
• ES, PL, HU, A, IT, CR
• Several contracts in Latin America,
• Asia-Pacific and Middle East
• Adopted by ARIB (Japan) and APCO 25 (US).

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TETRA - Meeting Requirements

• Structure of EP TETRA
• Composition Of Working Group 1
• Capturing the Requirements
• Core Requirements
• Development of Core Requirements
• Modifications and Enhancements.

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Structure of EP TETRA
ETSI PROJECT TETRA
EPT
Chair Brian Oliver
(Dolphin Telecom)
Secretarial Support
Harri Rasilainen
(ETSI)
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 5
Working Group 7
USER REQUIREMENTS
NETWORK ASPECTS
CODEC
SIM CARD
Chair Ranko Pinter
SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES
Jean-Paul Lefevre
Chair Alison Garnett
(Simoco)
ChairReino Talarmo (Nokia)
(Agora)
(NB3)
Working Group 2 A
Working Group 4
Working Group 6
Working Group 8
DIRECT MODE (DMO)
PACKET DATA (PDO)
SECURITY ASPECTS
MAINTENANCE of STD.
Chair Robert Brown
Chair Steffen Ring
Chair Gert Roelofsen
Chair Torben Themsen
(Tait)
(Motorola)
(KPN Research -NL)
(Dolphin Telecom)
Working Group 2B
Working Group DAWS
RADIO ASPECTS
DIGITAL ADVANCED
Chair Peter Christiansen
WIRELESS SERVICE
(TeleDenmark)
Chair Steffen Ring
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Composition of WG 1 (1991-1999)

• Manufacturers
• Motorola, Nokia, OTE/ GCE-Marconi, Philips/
  Simoco, Tait, Matra-AEG/ Nortel, Ericsson,
  Alcatel, Bosch, ASCOM
• Regulators
• RA, DGPT/ ANF, BAPT
• Users
• Public Safety - UK, NL, BE
• Operators - Wavelength/ Dolphin, BT, Westel, DBP
  Telecom/ T-Mobil, Italtel, France Telecom,
• Transportation - LU, RATP
• Utilities - CIGRE (by correspondence ).

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TETRA - Capturing The Core Requirement

• STARTING POINT- Technical Report on Digital
  Trunking Systems RES6(91)86
• Based on users Applications, Operational
  Scenarios, Performance and QoS figures
• Provides generic list for MDTRS
• Services Facilities
• Performance and QoS Figures
• 10 Scenarios. Mobile Digital Trunked
  Radio System

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TETRA - Developing The Core Requirement

• NEXT STAGE - Series of ETSI Technical Reports
  (93-94) on key subjects, e.g.
• VD Systems ETR 086-1
• PDO Systems ETR 086-2
• Security ETR 086-3
• Direct Mode ETR 265
• Open Channel ETR 120
• MMI ETR 294

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TETRA - Requirements for Modifications or
Enhancements

• Normally first raised and debated within EPT
• Next referred to WG1 for approval
• If supported, ETSI Work Item Raised
• Allocated to relevant Working Group
• During drafting any commercial or market
  clarifications referred to WG1.

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TETRA - Building Consensus

• Common Objectives
• agreement on target markets and sectors
• single standard for Europe ( beyond)
• Level-playing Field
• neutral starting point
• independent evaluation of technology choices
• Fair Play
• consensus - absence of sustained opposition.

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Opportunities and Challenges for Defense Industry

• Capture of defence user requirements
• Benefiting from a wider discussion forum with
  all key participants sharing their know-how
  without compromising security
• Collaboration with civil Telecom standards
• Ensuring defence requirements form part of the
  commercial standard whilst maintaining the
  necessary security

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Possible considerations for EP TETRA

• Capture of defence user requirements and
  influence further enhancements of TETRA standards
  through
• Joining EPT and taking part in WG1, with limited
  disclosure, if where required, or
• Set up a parallel but closed Defence User Group,
  within EPT..

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Thank you!

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  information on TETRA standard please contact
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• or
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