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INTEROPERABILITY (IOP) FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

By Kevin SwannBusiness Development Director

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Objectives: Paradigm shift in choice TETRA:

- solid foundations- not the end goal- need for future flexibility

Two areas of software IOP:- bank end- front end

Rise of software importance:- key to the future

Choice of hardware v’s choice of software in:– handsets / mobiles– base stations / repeaters – networks / infrastructure– ISSI

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TETRA – IOP Back End

- I.P

- SIP & RTP

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A. IOP Back End

RNC NIF PSTN GATEWAY ISSI/ISI KMS OTAR FIPS

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TETRA BACK END IOP

APCO P25, DMR & SDR

WCDMA or GSM / GPRS

Secure TETRA through ISSI/ISI FIPS with codec module? OTAR, KMS

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B. Front End (ignore operator issues)

Mobile Phones

AnalogueUK

GSM900

GSM1900

AMPSUSA

GSM1800

DuelbandIOP

CDMA

TribandIOP

Hardware/Software Hardware/Software Hardware/Software80% / 20% 35% / 65% 20% / 80%+

QuadbanIOP

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Front End – Digital PMR / PAMR / LMR

TETRA• TIPS → Tetra II (back compatible)

APCO P25 (backward compatible to analogue) • PIPS / PCP’s • APCO P25 II

Europe - DMR (possibly USA ++)

- DPMR

Japan – TETRA – Like but not IOP

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Military Requirements:

Supreme Security

Home Land IOP

Multinational IOP

TETRA / APCO Features

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Answer = Software Defined Radio (SDR)

SDR waveforms are key

Implement TETRA and APCO P25 & DMR onto SDR platforms

Then unique waveforms for special requirements

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To Action This:

Powerful hardware platform

90%+ of radio integral value = software

New waveforms continuously

STRUCTURE OF SOFTWARE ESSENTIAL

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Core Service Means:

Upgradeable software Fully exercisable software Win 32 platform Portability host SDR future possible Built upon TETRA foundations

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Summary: Today the choice of system and product is switching

from hardware centric to software centric

IOP is a pre-requisite

Future planning is essential

Build TETRA NETWORKS WITH CONFIDENCE but at every stage think SOFTWARE IOP

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THANK YOUKevin Swann

www.etherstack.com

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