A European Harmonised Spectrum for Broadband PPDR

Alexander Gulyaev (European Communications Office)

alexander.gulyaev@eco.cept.org

www.cept.org/eco

Critical Communications Europe10-12 March 2014Amsterdam

Why harmonisation?

European regulatory framework for radio spectrum and equipment

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Roles of the three European regulatory organizations

CEPT/ECC:Consensus and voluntary characterSpectrum designation to systems/applicatoins and technical conditions for its use (48 member countries)

European Commission:Single market issuesBinding regulations based on the technical expertise of CEPT/ECCand harmonised standards of ETSI (28 Member States)

ETSI:European Harmonised standards (EN) for radio equipment‘System Reference Documents’ (SRDoc) which inform and trigger much of the CEPT/ECC work(over 700 industry members &and European naitonal regulators)

Regulatory actors on the scene of broadband PPDR harmonisation

FM49

CEPT/ECCEuropean Commission

TETRA + Critical Communications

AssociationLEWP-RCEG

Justice and Home AffairsEuropean Council

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

ITU-R Working Party 5A is responsible for Agenda Item 1.3 of WRC-15 (revision of regulatory provisions for PPDR, including regionally harmonised frequency bands)

ITU-R WP 5A acts as a global architect for shaping the future look of broadband PPDR communications

ITU-R WP5D “IMT Systems” addresses the PPDR needs from the IMT technologies perspective

ITU is the United Nations agency for ICT

European Commission

European Commission is setting out policy priorities and long-term objectives for wireless broadband, including Public Safety

Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP):

Article 8.3:The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, seek to ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief.

LEWP-RCEG (Home and Justice Affairs, European Council)

Radio Communications Expert Group of the Law Enforcement Working Party is composedof senior representatives from PPDR agencies and regulatory authorities of EU and EFTA Members

LEWP-RCEG adopts statements setting out mid- to long-term objectives based on the needs of European PPDR community• Statement of LEWP-RCEG (December 2013):

…LEWP-RCEG strongly encourage CEPT/ECC to take all regulatory actions possible to ensure that also European nations prepare and adopt a common position supporting the identification of the 700 MHz band in Region 1 under Agenda Item 1.3 of WRC15, recognising it will be a national decision which band(s) is/are selected for mobile broadband PPDR in each country

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute develops Harmonised Standards (EN)for telecommunication equipment, including for Public Safety

ETSI is also developing Technical Reports (TR) which both support ETSI’s standardization work and CEPT’s spectrum management activities (as SRDoc):

• ETSI TR 102 628 (SRDoc) on additional spectrum requirements for public safety and security in the UHF frequency range (published in 2010, subject to update)

3GPP

3GPP provides technical environment for producingLTE specifications, including for Public Safety

3GPP TSG Service and System Aspects (TSG-SA) is working on the inclusion of PPDR specific features in 3GPP Release 12, namely:• Mission critical voice and data PTT group communication

capability (GCSE_LTE), and• Direct device-to-device communications (ProSe*)

* not all ProSe functionality will be included in 3GPP Rel-12, some functions will be specified in later 3GPP releases

TETRA + Critical Communications Association (TCCA)

TCCA is a forum for all professional users, both Public Safety (mission critical) and Utilities & Transport (business users)

TCCA is developing community’s:• user requirements• systems and architectures, and• business cases

TCCA is communicating its needs from “first hands” to regulatory bodies (first of all, to CEPT), to ensure timely allocation of sufficient resources

CEPT groups dealing with Broadband PPDR

WG FM

CEPT/ECC

CPG PTDECC PT1

CPG PTA

FM49

ECC Plenary

WG SE

ECC ”Strategic Plan”

Priority topics:

• Digital dividend

• Cognitive radio

• Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR)

• Innovation above 40 MHz

• Numbering and naming

• Improve its own working processes

CEPT groups dealing with Broadband PPDR

WG FM

CEPT/ECC

CPG PTDECC PT1

CPG PTA

FM49

ECC Plenary

WG SE

CEPT/ECC Project Team FM49

FM49 is the PPDR specialist project team of CEPT/ECC

FM49 web-page

FM49 web-page includes a library of reference PPDR regulatory documents (over 20 docs) and also an ”international corner”

Roadmap of the FM49 work

FM49’s main task: find harmonised radio spectrum for future European broadband PPDR systems

• ECC Report ”A” (requirements) – May 2013 ECC Report ”B” (solutions) – planned for early 2015

• Support to CPG PTA in the CEPT preparatory work on Agenda Item 1.3 of World Radio Conference -2015

• Support to ECC PT1 on PPDR parameters for CEPT Report in response to European Commission Mandate on 700 MHz

Main ECC regulatory documents

• ECC Decision – a regulatory measure of harmonisation, CEPT countries are strongly encouraged to implement it nationally, but are not mandated to do so (in contrast to EC Decisions)

• ECC Recommendation – a less stringent measure of harmonisation, where an ECC Decision is not appropriate yet; only few types (e.g. on cross-border) are supposed to be implemented nationally

• ECC Report – a technical or regulatory study, usually aimed at creating a background for an ECC Decision, but also at informing national decision making process

ECC Report 199 (”A”)

ECC Report 199 (“A”) “User requirements and spectrum needs for future European broadband PPDR systems (Wide Area Networks)” (approved in May 2013)

ECC Report 199: three types of PPDR events (1)

PP1 (day-to-day operations)Day-to-day operations encompass the routine operations that PPDR agencies conduct within their jurisdiction. Most Public Protection spectrum and infrastructure requirements are determined using this scenario.

ECC Report 199: three types of PPDR events (2)

PP2 (large emergency and/or public events)The size and nature of the event may require additional PPDR resources from adjacent jurisdictions, cross-border agencies, or international organisations.A large fire encompassing 3-4 blocks in a large city (e.g. Paris, London) or a large forest fire are examples of a large emergency under this scenario. Likewise, a large public event (national or international) could include a G8 Summit, the Olympics, etc.

ECC Report 199: three types of PPDR events (3)

DR (Disaster Relief)Can be those caused by either natural or human activity. Natural disasters include an earthquake, major tropical storm, a major ice storm, floods, etc. Examples of disasters caused by human activity include large-scale criminal incidences or situations of armed conflict.

ECC Rerport 199: assumptions and conclusions

ECC Report 199 (“A”) “User requirements and spectrum needs for future European broadband PPDR systems (Wide Area Networks)” approved in May 2013:

Assumptions:

• applications: LEWP/RCEG-ETSI “Matrix of applications” • scenarios: LEWP/RCEG PP1 and PP2 based scenarios• technology: LTE• frequency ranges: 700 MHz and 400 MHz

Conslusions:

• minimum requirement of 2x10 MHz for Wide Area Networks but national needs may vary to a significant extent

• more spectrum may be needed to meet the different requirements for voice, Direct Mode Operations (DMO), Air-Ground-Air (AGA) communications and ad-hoc networks

ECC Report ”B” (under development)

ECC Report “B” “Harmonised conditions and spectrum bands for the implementation of future European broadband PPDR systems”, planned for approval in the beginning of 2015

The concept of “flexible harmonisation” for Wide Area Networks:

• common technical standard (LTE)• national flexibility to identify spectrum for PPDR within the

harmonised tuning range, according to national needs, and• national choice of the most suitable service provision model (either

dedicated, commercial or hybrid)

Issues to be addressed:

• Technology Aspects (special functions in the LTE standard)• Service provision models (dedicated, commercial, hybrid networks)• Solutions for special cases (Direct Mode Operation, Air-Ground-Air

communications, Ad-hoc networks)• Interoperability and cross-border operations• European harmonised broadband PPDR frequency band / tuning range

ECC Report ”B” (under development): Technology Aspects

• The work on enhancing the LTE technology to support PPDR specific features has started in 3GPP and ETSI

• It will take still a few years before PPDR functions have been fully specified, implemented, tested and integrated into the LTE solutions from most vendors

• User community: PPDR should be part of the global LTE eco-system

ECC Report ”B” (under development): Service provision models

• Dedicated network infrastructure:• Mobile BB network planned, deployed, run and owned by a

PPDR organisation• Dedicated mobile BB service provided by a commercial company

• Commercial network(s) infrastructure providing BB services to PPDR users

• Same mobile BB services to PPDR users as to public customers

• Mobile BB services to PPDR with special requirements

ECC Report ”B” (under development): Service provision models

• Hybrid solution (partly dedicated and partly commercial network infrastructure)• Geographical split between dedicated and commercial network

infrastructures• MVNO model where PPDR users share RAN with the public

users• MVNO model with partly dedicated / partly shared RAN network• Extended MVNO model where PPDR have dedicated core and

service nodes and dedicated radio resources in the Tx/Rx of the RAN part of a commercial network

ECC Report ”B” (under development): Solutions for special cases

• Ad-hoc network: will be used in a planned or unplanned PP2 event either to increase the capacity of the existing BB WAN or to provide coverage in the absence of WAN

• Air-Ground-Air (AGA): applications from UAs or helicopters to supports PPDR operations (typically a video stream relayed from a helicopter to the ground)

• Direct Mode Operation (DMO): at distances < 1000 m either within or beyond the BB WAN coverage. DMO is used to avoid local overload of the WAN, when WAN is absent or to extend the WAN coverage (“ProSe” spectrum requirements have not been specified yet).

ECC Report ”B” (under development): Interoperability and cross-border operations

• Interoperability: serving visiting PPDR users AND communication between PPDR users served by two (or more) separate networks

• PPDR special requirements/services have to be supported between the different network implementation models (dedicated, commercial or hybrid networks) but access rights need to be controlled by PPDR agencies

• Cross-border scenarios assisted by BB PPDR communications are expanding: the legal framework and a set of common operational procedures must be established.

ECC Report ”B” (under development): Candidate BB PPDR frequency bands for harmonisation

• 700 MHz (694-790 MHz)• 400 MHz (410-430 MHz & 450-470 MHz)• IMT-bands above 790 MHz

Next steps

• Identify the European harmonised frequency band(s) / tuning range and technical conditions for provision of broadband PPDR services

• Promote the European arrangement for broadband PPDR at the international level

• European regulators to make spectrum available for broadband PPDR in a timely manner, to ensure interoperable and affordable provision of PPDR services, for the sake of European citizens

Participating in the CEPT work: how to join

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