Presentation to the BAPCO 2008 Road Show October Dr Ahmed Aldabbagh John Stoodley

1. Presentation to the BAPCO 2008 Road Show October Dr Ahmed Aldabbagh John Stoodley

2. Presentation objectives • To raise awareness of the project • To introduce who is involved • Overview of technical challenges

3. QinetiQ • One of the largest science and engineering firms in Europe with branches in North America, Europe and Australia • ~8000 people in Europe alone • R&D, Managed Services, etc • Clients: Civil, Government, Commercial, Financial • Inform Command and Security (~1000 people) • Communications & Networks Group • Bearers, Networks, Applications, Security, System/Software Engineering, Consultancy

4. The overarching requirement • In September 2006 the European Security Research Advisory Board (ESRAB) published a report setting the European security research agenda and the requirements on new communication infrastructures. • These requirements included security, dependability, enhanced connectivity, transmission of multiple formats and advanced search functions. • In response to these ESRAB requirements, the FP7 collaborative research project SECRICOM was initiated and will create and demonstrate a secure communication platform for crisis management in Europe

5. Project history Summer 2006 – initial meeting and discussions Winter 2006/07 creation of consortium Spring 2007 – initial submission of project May 2007 – improvement of proposal 30th May 2007 – submissionof SECRICOM (218123) September 2007 – pass hearing December 2007 – started negotiations June 2008 – completed negotiations August 29th 2008 – contact signed 1st September 2008 – project start date

6. SECRICOM Consortium (13 members) Manufacturers Research & SMEs Universities & NGO

7. Kick off meeting • Held in Brussels 23rd – 24th September

8. Programme Overview

9. Who is doing what

10. Project Objectives and Challenges • Solve problems of contemporary crisis communication infrastructures: • Seamless and secure interoperability of existing (many hundred thousand) mobile devices already deployed • Smooth, simple, converging interface from systems currently deployed to systems of the new Software Defined Radio (SDR) generation • Creation of pervasive and trusted communication infrastructure, bringing interconnectivity between different networks • Provide true collaboration and inter-working of emergency responders • Seamlessly support different user traffic over different communication bearers • Add new smart functions using distributed IT systems based on an SDR secure agents’ infrastructure: • Easier instant information gathering and processing focusing on emergency responders main task – saving lives

11. Control Seamless Communications TETRA 3G GSM Forward Control (FC) Internet Forward Control (FC) Project Schematic

12. Multi-Incident C2 in the Emergency Services

13. Generic Multi-Incident/Multi-Responder C2

14. K Doctrine for Multi-Incident C2

15. Cross Border Multi-Incident C2

16. Cross Border Multi-Incident C2 Vignette

17. Seamless Communications

18. Seamless Communications – Multi-Bearer

19. Innovative Research and Technology

20. Generic Aims for ‘Network’ Designers • Overcome some of the inherent unique problems of information delivery within the emergency services • Provide elements of predictability for end-to-end information service delivery • Lower the risk to business operations • Increase the Return on Investment

21. Info/Network System Concept for the Emergency Services

22. SECRICOM: Research and Technology • Creation of secure, resilient, distributed and trusted communication networks • Future-proof IPv6 based • Interoperability across: • Contemporary, emerging and future communication systems: e.g. 3G, WiFi, WiMax, Satellite, Broadband (ADSL); and • Legacy communication systems: e.g. as used currently by the emergency services (TETRA,GSM) • Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio • User End: Secure docking module – exploiting ‘system on chip’ design • Integrated demonstration test bed

23. Importance of IM

24. The Importance of IM

25. Overall SECRICOM System Scheme

26. SECRICOM Control and Management Centre Multimedia services with SECRICOM press to talk (PTT) function User Access Devices Communications networks 3G WiMax Secure docking station Call manager Tetra Multi Bearer Router with SECRICOM developed modules Multi Bearer Router with SECRICOM developed modules Radio Handheld SecureAgents Multi Bearer Router (Small Form) SECRICOM Schematic

27. Resilient Networks and Interoperability

28. Network Interfaces • Specification and implementation of interfaces and protocols between SECRICOM and other networks • Can “other networks” be trusted? • Generally not • Need for security consideration • Use security measures where trust cannot be guaranteed fromcarrier networks (CrN)

29. Component Networks • Specification of the deployment and integration of SECRICOM network systems • eg Tetra, Push2Talk (Walkie-talkie), GSM, WiFi, 3G, Satellite, legacy, etc • Already SECRICOM expects to be realised over a set of Component Network (CmN), which is a mixture of IPv4/v6 • CmN can be the same as CrN when CrN is already IPv4/v6 • CmN converts a given CrN to CmN when CrN is not IPv6 • CmNs provide internally-managed and secure IP networks supporting either • dynamically or • statically routed IP connectivity

30. Network monitoring/Software-Defined/Cognitive Radios • Monitoring of extended recovered network in cross network integration test • Need for a simple prototype dynamic SECRICOM network monitoring solution • Software Defined Radios and Cognitive Radios • Key enablers/obstacles of implementing SDR in real devices • Security issues surrounding the use of SDR

31. Optimised Network-of-Networks Solution • The vision is to use the CmNs to achieve an Optimised Network-of-Networks Solution • The SECRICOM network must becapable of seamlessly handling • Routing • Mobility • QoS • Traffic Level Security

32. Potential Solution • Link Components networks using the appropriate interface, e.g. • Router • Gateway • Encryption • Advantage • Intuitive • Possibly simple • Disadvantage • SECRICOM network exists within anembodiment of other networks, admin issues? • Does not cater very well for phasing out ofobsolete legacy systems/networks • Some of the inherent issues/problems with CrNs are scaled up to the network of CmNs, e.g. mobility

33. Overlay Network Architecture • A mean of realising a network-of-networks solution (an abstraction); requires a network2network interfacee.g. router, gateway, translators, encryption, firewalls, etc • Rational • Presence of legacy systems will forcedevelopment of interfaces, leading to a localoverlay • Why not start with an overlay networkarchitecture and adapt the gateways toprovide the necessary glue of the CmNs

34. Overlay Network Architecture Advantages • Ability to link essentially different CrNs • Fast topological changes changes in CrNs do not lead to fast topological changes in the overlaidSECRICOM network, leading to a provisioning of • Robustness and graceful degradation • Recoverable and extendable • Mobility is supported through one address space for all • Incremental approach to an eventual all-IPv6 SECRICOM network solution with inbuilt capability to phase out legacy CrNs • One common interface to all SECRICOM end devices • Network management at the SECRICOM level is approximately independent of CrNs • Respect for existing CrNs’ ownership/administration • Disadvantages • Efficiency issues

35. Interoperability Layers of Interoperability

36. Interoperability • Physical Interoperability • Are existing systems of a stand-alone nature? Networkable? • Can a procedure for data/information exchange be established (support for IPv4/v6)? • Protocol Interoperability • What communication protocols are supported by the existing systems? • How can data/information exchange be realised in an efficient manner? • Data • Are standardised data element used for the data/information exchange? XML? XML schemas? • Compatible databases? e.g. OSPF, DNS, QoS, etc • Compatible database structures? as above

37. Interoperability

38. Interoperability • Information Interoperability • Information from agencies directly usable by other agencies? • Knowledge • Do agencies have a common operational view?(important for cross border operations) • Are collaboration tools supported, such tele/video-conferencing, etc? • Aligned Procedures/Operations • Important for cross border operations • Alignment of the tactical levels of procedures and operations across different agencies? • Harmonised Strategy/Doctrines and High Level Objectives • Are aligned operations applicable on the strategic level? • Awareness of the political objectives of other partners?

39. Summary

40. Contacts • SECRICOM Website (www.secricom.eu) • Contacts: David Traynor Tel: +44 (0) 2392 31 2750 Fax: +44 (0) 2392 31 2768 Mobile: +44 (0) 7881 846067 E-mail: dtraynor@qinetiq.com John Stoodley Tel: +44 (0) 2392 31 2493 Fax: +44 (0) 2392 31 2240 Mobile: +44 (0) 7833 728105 E-mail: jastoodley@qinetiq.com Dr Ahmed Aldabbagh Tel: +44 (0) 2392 31 2170 Fax: +44 (0) 2392 31 2240 Mobile: +44 (0) 7775625884 E-mail: aaldabbagh@qinetiq.com Shaun O’Neill Mobile: +44 (0) 785 925450 E-mail: euprojectofficer@bapco.org.uk E-mail: shaunoneill403@hotmail.co.uk

41. Presentation to the BAPCO 2008 Road Show October Dr Ahmed Aldabbagh John Stoodley