Regulatory Aspects of TETRA

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Regulatory Aspects of TETRA

• Ranko Pinter
• Simoco

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Agenda
SPECTRUM
LICENSING
STANDARD
APPROVALS
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STANDARD

• Structure of EP TETRA
• Capturing the Requirements
• TETRA Standard - Current Status
• Future Enhancements Release 2

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ETSI Project TETRA (EPT)
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TETRA - Capturing 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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Modifications 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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TETRA Standard - Current Status
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TETRA Release 1 Enhancements

• IP
• DMO Channel surveillance
• End-to-End Encryption
• Long Range Communication for Air-to-Ground
• WAP
• Bluetooth.

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3G Convergence - Release 2

• High Speed Data (200kbps)
• UMTS/3G Speech Vocoder
• SIM Evolution to USIM
• Interworking with GSM/ UMTS
• Roaming between Public Networks
• Air Interface Enhancements
• Backward compatibility with R1.

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SPECTRUM

• Scarce resource
• Becoming highly valued highly priced commodity
• Essential to TETRA Business
• Harmonised spectrum aids globalisation.

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Spectrum for TETRA - UK
MS Tx
MS Tx
MS Rx
MS Rx
MS Tx
MS Rx
MS Rx
MS Tx
MS Rx
MS Tx
410
420
430
450
460
470
870
876
915
921
380
390
400
385
395
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TETRA In 800MHz in Europe

• Committed to TETRA from 1999
• Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Portugal,
  Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovenia, UK
• Committed to TETRA later
• Austria Switzerland (by 2005) and Czech
  Republic (by 2010)
• No commitment so far
• Belgium, France, Finland,Italy (Military), Poland
  (WLL) Hungary (air navigation), Norway (PMR),
  Sweden (mobile)
• Administration Plans for 870-876/915-921 MHz
  from ERC 1999 DSI Phase III consultation

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Considerations for Regulators World-wide

• to mirror CEPT recommendations for TETRA wherever
  possible
• to remove traditional restrictions, e.g. PSTN
  interconnect, and call duration limits
• to take into account broader depth of users
  services in TETRA, e.g. mobile telephony,
  telemetry, messaging, mobile data, paging.

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APPROVALS

• The Initial Regime
• RTTE Directive
• Interoperability Testing (IOP)

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The Initial Approvals Regime
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New Approvals Regime

• RTTE Directive
• Placing on the Market and into Service
• Conformance Procedures
• Functional Conformity
• Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC and Safety
• CE Marking
• Notified Bodies
• National Recognition

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RTTE Directive Requirements
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Interoperability Testing (IOP)

• Co-operation of Manufactures Test Houses
• 4 Multi-site Infrastructures at Tele Danmark
  supported by staff
• Milestones - Interoperability Profiles Test
  Suites TIP 1, TIP 2 and TIP3
• Work on automating testing under way
• IOP Profiles for TIP1/TIP2 on MoU Website
  www.tetramou.com.

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TIP Version 1 Services

• Registration / Deregistration
• Individual Call (MS-MS simplex, on/off hook)
• Group attachment
• Group call
• Undeclared cell re-selection
• SwMI initiated group attachment
• Late Entry

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TIP Version 2 Services

• Emergency Call
• Group management
• Call reselection type 3
• Status Messaging
• PSTN interconnect
• Full Duplex

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TIP Version 3 Services

• DMO
• DTMF
• Authentication
• DGNA (Dynamic Group Number Assignment)
• STDS (Short Text Data Service)

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LICENSING

• PAMR
• Dolphin UK
• Dolphin in France, Germany, Belgium
• Electrocom (Malaysia)
• Private Shared
• Emergency Services PSRCS, Vivre, ASTRID
• Other
• Private (PMR)
• London Underground,

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A public access TETRA network (such as Dolphins)
can provide digital functionality to users who do
not require a private network
Dolphins European TETRA Footprint
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CONCLUSIONS

• Release I of TETRA Standard is virtually complete
• Release I Enhancements, combined with Release II
  convergence with 3G, will ensure TETRA stays
  future-proof
• CEPT/ ERO decides for TETRA spectrum provide
  solid base for TETRA business in Europe
• Lobbying of Administrations outside CEPT Area to
  ensure TETRA success in ROW
• With New Approval Regime and Interoperability
  Certification in Place, true multi-vendor market
  is guaranteed.