TETRA

ASSOCIATION

IWCE 2011

TETRA Data

Peter Hudson
Senior Product Manager
Sepura plc
 Agenda

Whydata?
Tetradataoverview
Datainteractions
StandardisedusesfordatainTetra
Applicationenabler
Interfaces
 Why Data ?

RadioisnowpartoftheITinfrastructure
Meetevolvingbusinessandmarketneeds
Fulfilcriticalcommunicationsneeds
Efficiencyofcommunication
Speedofcommunication
Datarichapplications
Supportworkingpractices
Data=Information?
 TETRA Data Overview

Reliablecommunication
IPPacketData Resourceefficient

CircuitData Connectionoriented

SimultaneousVoice&Data
ShortData Upto140bytes

Status Fastpre/definedmessages
Messaging
 Status Messaging

Realtimemessaging
16bitvaluesendovertheair
Translatedbythereceivingapplication
Fastandresourceefficientmessaging
Statusvalue0reservedforEmergencyCall
32767userdefinedvaluesavailable
AvailableinTrunked,DirectModeandGatewayMode
(alwaysavailable)

IndividualandGroupMessaging
Status Messaging

Crew 1: "At Depot"

Crew 2: "Free"
Crew 3: "Lunch"

Status
message

TETRA Network
 SDS Messaging

Thereare4typesofShortDatamessage:
Type1 16bitsuserdefineddata

Type2 32bitsuserdefineddata

Type3 64bitsuserdefineddata

Type4 Protocolidentifier,2039bitsuserdefineddata

AvailableinTrunked,DirectModeandGatewayMode
(alwaysavailable)

IndividualandGroupMessaging
 SDS Type-4

Userdefinedmessages

Standardis140charmessagesforinteroperability

SDSTLTransportLayerforshortdataservice
Deliveryreports

Readreceipts

ConcatenatedSDS(typicallyupto1000Characters)

SDSStoreandforward

ProvidesmuchmorethansimpleTextMessaging!
 Short Data

EnablingApplications

SecondaryCommonControlChannels

Dedicateddatachannels
 Circuit Mode Data

ConnectionOrientedData
Constantbitrateapplications
FileTransfers
AvailableinTrunkedandDirectMode

IndividualandGroupMessaging
 IP Packet Data

IPdataoverTETRA
IntranetorInternetonyourRadio
Singleslotandmultislotdata
Combiningupto4singleslotsinonepacketdatachannel
Dynamicallychangethenumberofslotsasloadvaries
Coexistenceofsingleandmultislotpacketdata
Amultislotradiocanoperateonasingleslotchannel
Handoverseamlesslybetweensites,evenwhenthe
numberoftimeslotsisdifferent
 TETRA Data Capabilities

High priority applications are

PD Prioritisation guaranteed access

Multi-slot PD Channels Up to 4 times throughput

Dynamic PD CH Flexible resource allocation

Allocation
Static
Guaranteed grade of service
PD Channel Allocation
Greater efficiency
Shared PD Channel Greater data throughput Advanced

IP Packet Data or Reliable communication

Basic
Circuit Mode Data Resource efficient

Short Data Simultaneous Voice Data

Communication

Status Messaging Fast pre/defined messages

 TETRA Release 2 - TEDS

TETRA Enhanced Data Service = TEDS

MulticarrierplatformwithTDMAcarriers
Adaptiveselectionofmodulationandcodingaccordingto
propagationconditions
Agreedmodulationschemes:
4QAMforefficientlinksatedgeofcoverage
16QAMformoderatespeeds
64QAMforhighspeed
/4DQPSKforcommoncontrolchannel
D8PSKforearlymigrationrequiringmodestincreaseinspeed
Channelbandwidths:25,50,100and150kHz
 TEDS comparison with TETRA 1

600 kb/s

500 kb/s
Framing
Rate

150 kHz
400 kb/s

Modulation schemes
64QAM
300 kb/s 16QAM
4QAM

100 kHz
200 kb/s

50 kHz
100 kb/s
25 kHz
28.8kb/s
TETRA1
Range (km)
 TETRA Release 2 - TEDS

TheStandardiscomplete
InterOperabilityProfilesandtestcasesbeingwritten
ProductCompliance(IOP)Testingunderway
Firstterminalslaunched(TWC2010)
Firstlivetrialsunderway
ResultswillbepresentedatTWC(BudapestMay25th 27th)
 Data Interactions

IntegratedVoiceandDatainonehandset
VoiceandSDSwillworksimultaneously
SDSandPacketDatawillworkSimultaneously

SupportvoicepriorityoverData
WhenuserinIPDatamode,voicecaninterrupt
Packetdatatransmissionwillresumeaftervoicecallcompletion
 Standardised uses of Data

LIP Locationdataformatandprotocol
PIDs Identifydifferentapplications
Callout
SDSStoreandForward
CommonStatusvalues
 Data - Application Enabler

Work Management
Instructions
Mobilisation data Control Rooms
Briefing Notes
Email & Text Messaging Databases
Hand-held users
Information Retrieval
Identity Queries
Vehicles Queries
Fingerprints
Maps
Hazardous Substances
Intranet/Internet

Reporting
Incident Reports
Variable Traffic Signboard
Vehicle users Data Networks
Fixed station users Control & Monitoring
Alarm activation Instrumentation
Telemetry

Surveillance
Still/Slow scan Image
 Meeting Market Needs

TETRA 1 TETRA 1 TETRA 1 TETRA 1 TEDS - High

Circuit data SDS Single slot PD Multislot PD Speed Data

Database search

AVL

Email

File transfer e.g

Still images

Slow scan video

Streaming video

Not suitable Possible Appropriate

 APIs

PeripheralEquipmentInterface(PEI)
StandardisedapplicationinterfacetoTETRAradios

PEI TETRA
Network
Voice API
Status
SDS
Packet Data
 Conclusion

Themostadvancedandfeaturerichdataservicein
anyLMRstandard
Technologyisnotthelimitingfactorforsolutions
Simultaneousvoiceanddata
Cansupportbusinessneeds
RichsetofapplicationsforTETRAalreadydeployed
andavailable