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The new frontier of the TETRA access network

Attilio BASILEArea Manager

attilio.basile@selex-comms.com

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SUMMARY

1. SCENARIOS

2. WIRELESS FIRST IN M.C.O.E.

3. REQUIREMENTS of PROFESSIONAL USERS

4. MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY

5. DISTRIBUTED CONVERGENCE

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SCENARIOSMostly, we can live with the errors that occur

within our operating environment. We can restart, work around the problem, or even stop awhile. Unfortunately these responses are not always acceptable for the following reasons:

The failure endangers human lives.

The failure causes great economic damage.

The inability of the operators to carry out their tasks would be socially irresponsible.

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SCENARIOSThe distinguished feauture of this type of

operating environments is that their operating mission is the reason why the relevant (human) operating organization was created for.

Failure within this type of operating environments is unacceptable.

Such environment of operations are mission critical and are referred to as Mission Critical Operating Environments (MCOE)

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SCENARIOS

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WIRELESS FIRST in MCOEWireless is the only way to provide the

3 E’s in communications for MCOE:

VoiceVoice 话音话音VoiceVoice 话音话音DataData 数据数据DataData 数据数据

VideoVideo 视频视频VideoVideo 视频视频

EveryBody

EveryWhere

EveryTime

On a spatial-teme-individual need basis

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WIRELESS FIRST in MCOEThreats, hazards and needs of professional users

are growing in complexity, frequency, scale and scope. This is particularly evident in the area of ICT capabilities.

The field experience of professional users has made clear the need for next-generation ICT capabilities which provide for wireless broadband data access, interoperability, increased security, technical inter-operability, user transparency over myriad technological platforms and applications.

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REQUIREMENTS Voice + Broadband data

Secure and interoperable capabilities

Multiple users with multiple applications

Self-establishing and self-healing network nodes

IP-based mobile networking

Robust management and control systems

Flexible existing infrastructure dependence

Dynamic and flexible radio configuration

Real-time digital voice, video and sensing

Clear photos, complex graphics and drawings files

Enhanced telemetry information (including bio-info)

Maintain integrity/security of national networks

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MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY

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MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY Backbone: based on Optical Fibre, Radio Links,

WiMAX PMP and Satellite technologies

Access: via TETRA, GSM-R, Analogue Simulcast/Conventional, LAN, WiMAX, WiFi, and Satellite technologies, with extensions to sensor networks, and meshed and ad-hoc networks.

Gateway: to public networks (PSTN, GSM, UMTS, Internet), private networks (VPN) and special communication systems

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MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGYFuture integrated systems’ network access will

be available via TETRA solution, analogue trunked solution, 2G and 3G solutions, WiMAX, LAN and Satellite to guarantee the use of the most suitable information highway to satisfy specific operation requirements, while gateway to public networks (PSTN, Mobile, Internet), private networks (VPN) and special communication systems is managed at their distributed network center level.

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DISTRIBUTED CONVERGENCEAudio (TETRA, Analogue radio, GSM etc)Messagges (SDS, SMS, email etc)Automatic Vehicle/Person LocationData Base AccessSensors

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DISTRIBUTED CONVERGENCE

Control, management and command/decision’s head of the new frontier’s integrated systems for professional and emergency organizations are based on a distributed-intelligence (resilient) approach where operation decision makers at different level communicate with individuals, groups and all network users remotely manage and control equipment, vehicles and sensors (position, alarms) regardless of the type of communication technology utilized, including hub to both external public and private networks and to their own networks and renders them interoperable and able to communicate with each other.