TETRA Interoperability IOP Roger Dowling Board Member TETRA

TETRA Interoperability (IOP) Roger Dowling Board Member TETRA Association 28 th February 2007 Mexico City 1

Content of Presentation Ø What is TETRA Interoperability? Ø Benefits of an Open Multi-Vendor Market Ø TETRA Technical Forum Ø The Interoperability (IOP) Process Ø What is IOP Tested and Certified Ø Status of IOP Specifications and Certification Ø The Future for IOP 2

What is Interoperability (IOP)? Ø IOP ensures that TETRA equipment from one manufacturer functions (interoperates) with TETRA equipment from another manufacturer. Ø IOP Testing gives Users the confidence that equipment they purchase from multiple manufacturers is interoperable. Ø IOP ensures that TETRA is an Open Standard. Ø IOP enables a Multi-Vendor TETRA market 3

Benefits of an open multi-vendor market Ø User benefits – – – wide choice of compatible terminals – 9+ suppliers specialised products for special needs continuous and fast product development & innovation genuine competition, hence lower prices (c. f. P 25) reduced dependency on a single supplier Ø Industry benefits – larger market, greater volumes – increased possibility to invest – faster product creation – Market longevity The TETRA Association created the IOP certification process to guarantee an open multi-vendor market! 4

Structure of the TETRA Association Operator and Users Association (OUA) Technical Forum (TF) Security and Fraud Prevention Group (SFPG) Rail Forum Geographical Forums 5

Technical Forum Ø Open to all Members Ø 5 Meetings per Year Ø Website and Mailing List Ø Task: Management and Monitoring of the TETRA Interoperability Process Ø Top Priorities for 2006/2007: – Implement new format Certificates – Encourage new (non-European) manufacturers to join the Interoperability Process 6

IOP Specification Process Ø A formal process managed by the TETRA Association Technical Forum – Users to define Requirements and Priorities – Manufacurers to provide technical expertise 7

Interfaces covered by TETRA IOP AI Base Station PEI LSI PSTN NMI ISDN Base Station ISDN PDN BSI TETRA Base Station Switch TETRA Network DMI AI: DMI: ISI: PEI: ISI Other TETRA Network Air Interface Direct Mode Interface Inter-System Interface Peripheral Equipment Interface 8

How does the IOP Process work? Common Standard Define Rules for Implementation Practical Equipment Tests IOP Specification Process IOP Certification Process 9

IOP Specification Process Operator User Association (OUA) Know How V+D Topics & Goals DMO Drafts ISI PEI Proposals Resolution Comments Members Enquiry TF Meeting Technical Forum Requirements TETRA IOP Profile TETRA IOP (TIP) Test Plan Comments Manufacturers 10

IOP Certification Process TETRA Products TETRA IOP Profile. TETRA (TIP) IOP Test Plan TEST SESSION Evaluation of Results Independent TETRA Certification Body Request for Testing TETRA IOP Certificate 11

Independent TETRA Certification Body Ø ISCOM is the official Italian Type Approval body Ø Testing is performed at the infrastructure manufacturers’ premises supervised by ISCOM Ø Test logs are checked by ISCOM to ensure compliance to IOP specs. Ø After careful analysis of the logs, certificates are issued and published on the TETRA Association web-site Photo by ISCOM 12

Interoperability Testing ØProtocol Stack Testing – mainly Layer 3 signalling – some parts of Layer 2 ØFrequency Independent Testing – IOP Certificate is valid for all frequencies ØIOP Testing does not cover: – Type Approval Testing – EMC Testing – Electrical Safety Testing – RF Conformance Testing 13

IOP Certificates - issued Ø 12 Manufacturers participate in IOP Testing: – 8 companies have received TETRA infrastructure certificates for 9 systems – 9 companies have received TETRA terminal certificates in trunked mode – 6 companies have received TETRA terminal DMO certificates – 2 companies have received TETRA terminal DMO gateway certificates 14

Status of IOP Testing and Certification Ø In total 176 IOP Certificates issued Ø TIP specifications are the property of the TETRA Association and available free of charge to members of the Association Ø Certificates available for download: www. tetramou. com Using TETRA Interoperability 15

Interoperability in Practice Ø Almost all TETRA networks use a mix of terminals from different vendors Ø Increased innovation speed: – more than 30 new terminal models have been launched during the last 3 years. – terminals with GPS receivers and colour displays Ø An increasing number of application developers rely on the TIP specifications and the IOP process Ø Many Users and Operators ask for IOP Certificates when purchasing new equipment 16

A selection of multi-vendor TETRA systems TERMINAL SUPPLIERS SYSTEM NAME & COUNTRY NETWORK SUPPLIER Agora (Spain) Nokia/EADS Airwave (UK) Motorola ASTRID (Belgium) Nokia/EADS Barcelona (Spain) Teltronic B-P-Y (Russia) OTE/Selex Vienna (Austria) Frequentis C 2000 (The Netherlands) Motorola Lueneburg (Germany) R&S Bick Mobilfunk ENERGIE AG (Austria) Frequentis Geneve (Switzerland) ETELM KELAG (Austria) Frequentis Marseille Transport (France) ETELM MIA (Kazakhstan) Teltronic MOD (Norway) R&S Bick Mobilfunk Mont Blanc (France) OTE/Selex Public Safety (Greece) Motorola Protección Civil (Venezuela) Teltronic Sakhalin (Russia) OTE/Selex Sibneft (Russia) R&S Bick Mobilfunk VIRVE (Finland) Nokia/EADS Cleartone Motorola Nokia (EADS) OTE (Selex) Sepura Teltronic 17

Interoperability in Practice Ø Almost all TETRA networks use a mix of terminals from different vendors Ø Increased innovation speed: – more than 30 new terminal models have been launched during the last 3 years. – terminals with GPS receivers and colour displays Ø An increasing number of application developers rely on the TIP specifications and the IOP process Ø Many Users and Operators ask for IOP Certificates when purchasing new equipment 18

The Way Forward Ø Continuing success of TETRA in South America and Asia Ø Increasing number of manufacturers in Asia – and South America? Ø The first Technical Forum Meeting outside of Europe was held in China in January 2007 Ø From a European-Centric to a Global Activity 19

Conclusion Ø The multi-vendor environment achieved with TETRA is unique in Professional Mobile Radio, there is no other technology that can compare in terms of: – Number of suppliers – Number of different products – Price / Performance figures 20

Thank You Any Questions? ØContact Roger Dowling e-mail: roger. dowling@sepura. com or e-mail: tfchairman@tetramou. com 21