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INTEROPERABILITY (IOP) FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. By Kevin Swann Business Development Director. 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
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INTEROPERABILITY (IOP) FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE By Kevin Swann Business Development Director
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
TETRA – IOP • Back End - I.P - SIP & RTP
A. IOP Back End • RNC • NIF • PSTN GATEWAY • ISSI/ISI • KMS • OTAR • FIPS
TETRA BACK END IOP • APCO P25, DMR & SDR • WCDMA or GSM / GPRS • Secure TETRA through ISSI/ISI FIPS with codec module? OTAR, KMS
Analogue UK GSM 900 GSM 1900 Duelband IOP AMPS USA GSM 1800 Triband IOP Quadban IOP CDMA Hardware/Software Hardware/Software Hardware/Software 80% / 20% 35% / 65% 20% / 80%+ B. Front End (ignore operator issues) • Mobile Phones
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
Military Requirements: • Supreme Security • Home Land IOP • Multinational IOP • TETRA / APCO Features
Answer = Software Defined Radio (SDR) • SDR waveforms are key • Implement TETRA and APCO P25 & DMR onto SDR platforms • Then unique waveforms for special requirements
To Action This: • Powerful hardware platform • 90%+ of radio integral value = software • New waveforms continuously • STRUCTURE OF SOFTWARE ESSENTIAL
Core Service Means: • Upgradeable software • Fully exercisable software • Win 32 platform • Portability host • SDR future possible • Built upon TETRA foundations
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
THANK YOUKevin Swann www.etherstack.com Yokohama San Francisco Bonn London Barcelona Sydney