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The TETRA Interoperability
Certification Process
哈尔德 Harald Ludwig
Chairman TETRA Technical Forum
TETRA Experience 2006 China
8 Nov 2006, Beijing
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Content of Presentation
 TETRA Technical Forum
 What is Interoperability
 Benefits of Open Multi-Vendor Market
 The Interoperability Process
 What is IOP Tested and Certified
 Status of IOP Specifications and Certification
 Next Steps - The Way Forward
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Structure of the TETRA MoU Association
TETRA MoU
Association
Operator and Users
Association (OUA)
Technical Forum (TF)
Security and Fraud
Prevention Group (SFPG)
Rail Forum
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Technical Forum
 Open to all MoU Members
 5 Meetings per Year
 Website and Mailing List
 Task: Management and Monitoring of the
TETRA Interoperability Process
 Top Priorities for 2006/2007:
– Implementat New Certificate Formats
– Encourage other (non-European) manufacturers
to join the Interoperability Process
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What is Interoperability (IOP)
 IOP ensures, that TETRA equipment from one
manufacturer is working with TETRA equipment
from another manufacturer, and vice versa.
 IOP Testing gives the confidentiality,
that purchased equipment is
interoperable.
 IOP ensures, that TETRA is
an Open Standard.
 IOP enables Multi-Vendor
market for TETRA
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Benefits of open multi-vendor market
 User benefits
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wide choice of compatible certified terminals
specialised products for special needs
continuous and fast product innovation
continuous and genuine competition, hence lower prices
less dependency - lower risk of market disturbances
 Industry benefits
– wider market, bigger volumes
– more possibility to invest – faster product creation
– longer lifetime of market
TETRA MoU Association runs the IOP certification
process to guarantee open multi-vendor market!
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How does the IOP Process work?
Common Standard
Define Rules
for Implementation
Practical Test
of Equipment
IOP
Specification Process
IOP
Certification Process
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IOP Specification Process
 A formal process managed by the TETRA
Association Technical Forum
– Users to define Requirements and Priorities
– Manufacurers to provide technical expertise
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IOP Specification Process
Operator User Association (OUA)
Know How
V+D
Topics
&
Goals
DMO
Drafts
ISI
PEI
Proposals
Resolution
Comments
Members Enquiry
TF Meeting
Technical Forum
Requirements
TETRA
IOP
Profile TETRA
IOP
(TIP)
Test
Plan
Comments
Manufacturers
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TETRA Products
Request for Testing
TETRA
IOP
ProfileTETRA
(TIP) IOP
Test
Plan
TEST SESSION
Evaluation
of Results
Independent
TETRA
Certification
Body
Duration approx. 4-5 month
IOP Certification Process
TETRA
IOP
Certificate
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Independent TETRA Certification Body
 ISCOM is the official type approval
body of Italy
 Testing is performed at the infrastructure manufacturers premises
supervised by ISCOM
 Test execution is traced and the
test logs are used by ISCOM to
check the compliance to IOP specs.
 After careful analysis of the logs the
certificates are issued and published
on the TETRA MoU web-site
Photo by ISCOM
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Interfaces covered by TETRA IOP
PSTN
Base
Station
PEI
LSI
PSTN
NMI
ISDN
Base
Station
ISDN
PDN
PDN
BSI TETRA
Base
Station
Switch
ISI
TETRA Network
DMI
AI:
DMI:
ISI:
PEI:
Other TETRA
Network
Air Interface
Direct Mode Interface
Inter-System Interface
Peripheral Equipment Interface
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Interoperability Testing
Protocol Stack Testing
– mainly Layer 3
signalling
– some parts of Layer 2
Frequency Independent
Testing
– IOP Certificate is valid
for all frequencies
IOP Testing does not
cover:
– Type Approval Testing
– EMC Testing
– Electrical Safety
Testing
– RF Conformance
Testing
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Status of IOP Documents (1)
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Air Interface: 18 TIPs and 13 Test Plans
Direct Mode: 5 TIPs and 4 Test Plans
Inter-System Interface: 7 TIPs and 3 Test Plans
Peripheral Equipment Interface: 1 TIP (Draft)
 Lists of Specifications available at:
www.tetramou.com  Using TETRA  Interoperability
 Specifications are property of the TETRA MoU
Association and available free of charge to TETRA
MoU Association members.
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Status of IOP Documents (2)
Air Interface V+D Functionality
Part 1: Core
Part 2: Short Data Service
Part 3: Dynamic Group Number Assignment
Part 4: Authentication
Part 5: Packet Data (incl. Multi-Slot)
Part 6: Air Interface Migration
Part 7: Fleet Specific Short Number
Part 8: RF Loop-Back Testing
Part 9: Ambience Listening
Part 10: End-to-End Encryption
Part 11: Air Interface Encryption
Part 12: Service Interaction
Part 13: Enable/Disable
Part 14: TETRA Key Distribution
Part 15: Call Authorised by Dispatcher
Part 16: Air-to-Ground
Part 17: Radio User Assignment
Part 18: Circuit Mode Data
DMO Functionality
Part 1: Core
Part 2: Gateway
Part 3: Repeater Type 1
Part 4: End-to-End Encryption
Part 5: Air Interface Encryption
ISI Functionality
Part 1: Mobility Management
Part 2: Individual Call
Part 3: Short Data Service
Part 4: Lower Layers
Part 5-1: Circuit Mode Speech Format
Part 5-2: Packet Mode Speech Format
Part 6: Group Call
PEI Functionality
Part 1: Core
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Status of IOP Testing and Certification (1)
 12 Manufacturers participate in IOP Testing:
– 8 companies have received TETRA
infrastructure certificates for 9 systems
– 9 companies have received TETRA
terminal certificates in trunked mode
– 6 companies have received TETRA
terminal DMO certificates
– 2 companies have received TETRA
terminal DMO gateway certificates
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Status of IOP Testing and Certification (2)
 In total 176 IOP Certificates issued
 Testing and Certification for Inter-System
Interface (ISI) and Peripheral Equipment
Interface (PEI) has not started yet
 Certificates available for download:
www.tetramou.com Using TETRA
Interoperability
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Interoperability in Practice
 Almost all TETRA networks use a mix of terminals
from different vendors
 High innovation speed:
– more than 30 new terminal models have been
launched during the last 3 years.
– terminals with GPS receivers and colour displays
 An increasing number of application developers rely
on the TIP specifications and the IOP process
 Many Users and Operators ask for IOP Certificates
when purchasing new equipment
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The Way Forward
 Continuing success of TETRA in Asia
 Increasing number of manufacturers
in Asia
 from a European-Centric to a Global Activity
 TETRA MoU would like to invite Asian
companies to join the IOP testing process.
 The first Technical Forum Meeting outside of
Europe will be held in Asia in February 2007
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Thank you for your attention!
Questions?
Contact
Harald Ludwig 哈尔德
Chairman TETRA Technical Forum
phone: +43-699-1718 4567
e-mail: [email protected]
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