TETRA Release 2 Overview

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TETRA Release 2 Overview

• Mark Edwards
• Principal Staff Engineer
• Motorola European System Design Centre

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Does TETRA1 handle data?

• Database look up
• AVL
• Email
• File transfer
• Limited slow scan video
• But some multimedia applications could ask for
  more.

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Mission Critical Data Applications on TETRA

• Todays applications need data capacity
• Frequent messages, small payload
• AVLS from portables and vehicles
• Database access
• Status messaging
• But some applications starting to need more data
  throughput
• Less frequent messages, much bigger payloads
• Mug shots
• File transfer
• Slow scan video

TETRA Single Slot Packet Data
TETRA Multi Slot Packet Data
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TETRA2 brings new capabilities to Fire
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TETRA2 brings new capabilities to Ambulance
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Other Additional Applications of TETRA 2
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TETRA2

• TEDS (TETRA Enhanced Data Services)
• High Speed Packet Data for TETRA

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TETRA Enhanced Data Service - TEDS
High speed packet data service for TETRA enabling
faster data rate and higher data capacity

• Backward compatible with TETRA Release 1
• Network integration capability
• Flexible data rates and spectrum use
• 25, 50, 100 and 150 kHz channels bandwidths
• Can trade off data rate, spectrum and range
• Integrated TETRA 1 and TEDS system
• i.e. can receive TETRA 1 calls on TEDS channels
• Technology selected for TEDS use
• Multi-carrier QAM (Quadrature Amplitude
  Modulation) in all bands
• D8PSK in 25 kHz

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High Speed Packet Data Deployment

• TEDS will be the solution for mission critical
• A range of channel bandwidths available in the
  standard
• Offer a single TEDS channel at each site, in
  addition to TETRA 1 voice channels
• Provision channel bandwidth based on number of
  users and their data application requirements
• The modulation scheme can adapt to radio
  transmission conditions

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GPRS versus TETRA - Availability
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GPRS versus TETRA - Predictability
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GPRS versus TETRA - Security
TETRA Availability Predictability - Security
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Typical upgrade to TETRA2

• Requirements from all users.
• Maintain GoS (Grade of Service) for voice and any
  legacy data services
• Increase capacity for new data services
• Easy upgrade

Your expectations for TETRA2
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Things to Remember

• New Spectrum
• Maintain present spectrum to keep GoS for
  existing voice data services
• New Terminals for TEDS services
• Retain present terminals for existing voice
  data services

In partnership for TETRA2
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Spectrum Progress has been made..

• ECC (Electronic Communications Committee) has
  just approved a Work Item to add support for
  Wideband technologies in 385MHz 470 MHz
• 385 MHz 390 MHz would be the ideal choice for
  TETRA 2
• reserved for Nato
• Sporadically used at present
• users need to be very influential
• National regulators are responsible for
  allocating spectrum
• Will Consider the local operating environment
• Will Balance requirements from public safety,
  transportation, etc.

Users need to exert their influence through the
MOU and directly to their National regulators
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The facts of life

• If you already have TETRA you will still be able
  to use existing
• Terminals
• Application
• Services
• When you get TETRA 2 you gain
• Data speed capacity
• New multi media applications
• Increased operational efficiency
• New possibility to innovate

TETRA 2 takes the lead
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High Speed Data You can rely on
Always Fast
Always Safe
Always there
Predictable
Secure
Always on
Available
Added by TETRA
and TEDS
Accessible