Multivendor interoperability with TETRA

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Multi-vendor interoperability with TETRA

• 2nd TETRA South Korean Conference
• Seoul June 2005
• Risto Toikkanen
• Vice chairman / TETRA MoU Association

15.06.2005
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TETRA interoperability

• TETRA is the first and so far only digital PMR
  standard that has created an open and competed
  multi-vendor market
• Contents
• Multi-vendor market
• What interoperability is in practice
• The interfaces
• Process to achieve certified interoperability
• Achievements until today
• Conclusions

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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
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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

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TETRA Interoperability certification

• 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

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The certified TETRA interfaces
Direct Mode (DMO) air interface - already
certified
Trunked (voice data) air interface - already
certified
Inter-System Interface (ISI) - coming to
certification
Peripheral Equipment Interface (PEI) - in TIP
specification phase
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TETRA IOP Certification process
ACCEPTED into OPERATION (Also need CE mark or TA)
Or e.g. TTA
STANDARDS
CERTIFICATE
TMO AI group DMO AI group ISI group PEI group
MoU
MoU
Operator/User Association Technical
Forum Members Enquiry
Certification Body ISCTI )
Rome/Italy
approx 12 suppliers
TEST PLANS
TIP SPECS
) Instituto Superiore delle Comunicazioni e
tecnologie dell'Informazione
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TETRA IOP specification process
Operator/User Association
Technical Forum
Publication to members
Working group
TETRA IOP Profile (TIP)
Topics Goals
TETRA IOP Test plan
Resolution Meeting
Members Enquiry
Meeting
Priority list
Proposals
Manufacturers
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TETRA IOP certification rules

• Terminal only manufacturer
• May choose in which TETRA infrastructures wishes
  to be certified
• Infrastructure only manufacturer
• Has to offer a certification testing possibility
  to all TETRA terminal manufacturers
• Infrastructure and terminal manufacturer
• Has to participate into the certification
  testing with a TETRA terminal in all
  infrastructures that request for it.
• Has to offer a certification testing possibility
  to all TETRA terminal vendors

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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 or
  agreed
• See list of documents in the handout material

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TETRA IOP achievements (2)

• Certification test sessions arranged at
  manufacturers 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
• Most customers today require their equipment
  supplier to provide IOP certificates on the
  features they purchase

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TETRA IOP achievements (3)

• Tested products from
• Cleartone
• DeTeWe/FWK
• Frequentis
• IFR (tester)
• Marconi/OTE
• Motorola
• Niros
• Nokia
• Rohde Schwarz
• Rohill
• Simoco/Sepura
• Teltronic
• Thales
• Certificates at
• www.tetramou.com

• 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

THE AMOUNT OF CERTIFICATES VARIES BETWEEN
COMPANIES AND IS GROWING - see status lists in
handout package
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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 RD investment
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Conclusions

• TETRA created multi-vendor market for PMR
• True Interoperability is reality
• Today in air interfaces (trunked DMO)
• Next in network interfaces (ISI)
• Customers benefit in
• Price competition
• Wide selection of equipment to choose
• TETRA demonstrates fastest product development in
  business

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Additional handout information

• Available TIP specifications and IOP Test Plans
• Published TETRA IOP certificates
• System Manufacturers
• Terminal Manufacturers
• Status as per May 2005

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TTR 001 Air Interface
TIP Specifications
IOP Test plans
part 1 Core v.4.8
yes (new upd)
part 2 Short Data Service
yes
part 3 Dynamic Group Number Assignment
yes
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated mutual)
yes/SwMI init.
part 5 Packet Data (single slot multislot)
(new past ME)
part 6 Air Interface migration phase 1 2
yes (new)
part 7 Fleet Specific Short Number Dialling
yes
part 8 RF loop back
no
part 9 Ambience Listening
yes
part 10 E-t-e encryption w Clear Voice Override
yes
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
part 12 Service Interaction
yes (new)
part 13 AI enable/disable
no
TTR TETRA MoUTechnical Report
part 14 TETRA Key Distribution
no
part 15 Call Authorised by Dispatcher
passed ME
part 16 Air to ground
no
part 17 Radio User Assignment
no
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TTR 002 Direct Mode Operation
TIP Specifications
IOP Test plans
DMO TIP v.2 part 1 core Group call with
pre-emption and change over Individual
call Status messagingIntrinsic services Random
access Transition DM-gtTM-gtDM
yes
Part 2 DMO gateway
passed ME
TTR TETRA MoUTechnical Report, ME Members
Enquiry
Part 3 DMO repeater
passed ME
Part 4 DMO e-t-e encryption
passed ME
Part x DMO static encryption
no
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TTR 003 Inter-System-Interface
TIP Specifications
IOP Test plans
Part 1 Mobility management including
authentication
no
Part 2 Individual call including
simplex/duplex and TPI
past ME
Part 3 Short Data Service (status and text
message)
no
Part 4 Lower layers
no
Part 5-1 Circuit Mode transmission (voice frame
format)
no
Part 5-2 Packet Mode transmission (voice frame
format)
no
Part 6 Group call
no
TTR TETRA MoUTechnical Report
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System certification
Frequentis
RS Bick
Motorola
Teltronic
Nokia
Rohill
OTE
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 Short Data Service
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 3 Dynamic Group Number Assignment
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
-
yes
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)
yes
yes
-
yes
-
yes
yes
part 7 Fleet Specific Short Number Dialling
yes
-
-
-
-
-
-
part 9 Ambience Listening
yes
yes
-
-
-
-
-
part 10 E-t-e encryption w Clear Voice Override
yes
-
yes
-
-
-
-
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
-
yes
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Terminal certification
Cleartone
Motorola
Teltronic
DeTeWe
Sepura
Thales
Nokia
OTE
Niros
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 Short Data Service
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 3 Dynamic Group Number Assignment
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
-
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
-
part 7 Fleet Specific Short Number Dialling
yes
-
-
yes
-
-
-
-
-
part 9 Ambience Listening
yes
yes
-
yes
-
-
-
yes
-
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO
-
yes
yes
-
-
-
-
yes
-
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
Direct Mode Operation
part 1 Core v. 2
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
-
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Nokia system IOP terminals
Nokia TETRA System
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 SDS
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
yes
yes
part 3 DGNA
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
-
yes
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
-
-
yes
part 7 FSSN
yes
-
-
yes
-
yes
-
-
-
yes
part 9 Ambience Listening
yes
yes
-
yes
-
-
-
yes
-
yes
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO
-
yes
yes
-
-
-
-
yes
-
yes
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
-
yes
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Motorola system IOP terminals
Dimetra IP
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 SDS
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
yes
yes
part 3 DGNA
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
-
yes
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
-
-
yes
part 7 FSSN





-
part 9 Ambience Listening
yes
yes
-
yes
-
-
-
-
-
yes
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO





-
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
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OTE system IOP terminals
Elettra
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 SDS
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
part 3 DGNA
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-


yes
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)

-
part 7 FSSN





-
part 9 Ambience Listening





-
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO
-
-
yes
-
-
-
-

yes
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
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Rohill system IOP terminals
TETRANode
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 SDS
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
part 3 DGNA
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes



yes
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)
yes
yes
-
yes
yes
-
yes
part 7 FSSN





-
part 9 Ambience Listening





-
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO







-
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
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Teltronic system IOP terminals
Nebula
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 SDS
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
yes
part 3 DGNA



-
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
-
yes
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)
yes
yes
-
yes
-
-
yes
part 7 FSSN





-
part 9 Ambience Listening





-
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO







-
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)


-
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Frequentis system IOP terminals
Dimetra Compact
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 SDS
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-

yes
yes
part 3 DGNA



-
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)


-
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)
yes
yes
-
yes
-
-
-
yes
part 7 FSSN





-
part 9 Ambience Listening





-
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO







-
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)


-
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RhodeSchwarz Bick Mobilfunk system IOP
terminals
Accessnet-T
Air interface
part 1 Core (v. 3)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
part 2 SDS
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
part 3 DGNA
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
yes


yes
part 4 Authentication (SwMI initiated)
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
yes

yes
part 5 Packet Data (single slot)




-
part 7 FSSN





-
part 9 Ambience Listening





-
part 10 E-t-e encryption w CVO







-
part 11 AI encryption (SCK,DCK)
yes
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
-

yes