Project 25 Radio-Phased Development - Assessment of Technologies and Markets for First Responders Radio

1.0 Introduction

• 1.1 Current Situation
• 1.2 New Era 9
• 1.3 Initial Actions
  • 1.3.1 Road to Interoperability
  • 1.3.2 New Technology
• 1.4 Scope and Goals
• 1.5 Research Methodology
• 1.6 Target Audience

2.0 Trunked Radio - The Way to Go

• 2.1 General
• 2.2 Concept
• 2.3 Details
  • 2.3.1 Talk Groups
    • 2.3.1.1 Encryption
• 2.4 Spectrum Efficiency
• 2.5 System Operation: Dispatch/Land Mobile Radio
• 2.6 System Administration
• 2.7 Directions

3.0 Technology: New Directions for Public Safety Communications

• 3.1 Requirements to Public Safety Radio
• 3.2 Standardization Process and Technologies
  • 3.2.1 General: P25 Standard
  • 3.2.2 Beginning
  • 3.2.3 Project 25/TIA 102: Scope
    • 3.2.3.1 Efforts
    • 3.2.3.2 Phased Approach
      • 3.2.3.2.1 Phases
      • 3.2.3.2.2 Phase I
      • 3.2.3.2.3 Phase II
      • 3.2.3.2.4 Phase III

4.0 Current P25 Development-Phase I

• 4.1 General Mission and Objectives
  • 4.1.2 Compliance
  • 4.1.3 Benefits and Issues
• 4.2 Technical Highlights
  • 4.2.1 Common Air Interface
  • 4.2.2 Fixed Station Interface
  • 4.2.3 Console Sub-system Interface
  • 4.2.4 RF Sub-system
  • 4.2.5 Inter-system Interface (ISSI)
  • 4.2.6 Telephone Interconnect Interface
  • 4.2.7 Network Management Interface
  • 4.2.8 Host and Network Data Interfaces
  • 4.2.9 Summary: Interfaces
• 4.3 Security
• 4.4 Coding
• 4.5 Frequency Bands
• 4.6 P25 Voice Messaging
• 4.7 System
• 4.8 Spectrum: Problems
  • 4.8.1 700 MHz Band
• 4.9 Major Improvements
• 4.10 Services
• 4.11 Network Scenario
• 4.12 Transition

5.0 Phase II

• 5.1 Transition
• 5.2 Scope
• 5.3 Time

6.0 Phase III

• 6.1 General
• 6.2 Organization
• 6.3 Background
• 6.4 Project MESA Formulators
• 6.5 Networking
• 6.6 MESA Statement of Requirements (SoR)
  • 6.6.1 General
  • 6.6.2 Vision: Ad-hoc and Cell
    • 6.6.2.1 Features
    • 6.6.2.2 Technological Needs
    • 6.6.2.3 General Technology-Requirements
    • 6.6.2.4 Specific and Functional Requirements
• 6.7 Goals
• 6.8 Applications
• 6.9 Crossroads
  • 6.9.1 Vendors Position
• 6.10 Technology Details: System of Systems
  • 6.10.1 Framework description
    • 6.10.1.1 Overview
• 6.11 Architecture
• 6.12 Security
• 6.13 Projects P25 and MESA

7.0 P25 and TETRA

8.0 Roadblocks

• 8.1 Funding and Spectrum Issues
• 8.2 Control
• 8.3 Challenges

9.0 Market Analysis

• 9.1 General
• 9.2 Geography
• 9.3 Market Drivers
• 9.4 Market Forecast
  • 9.4.1 Developments
  • 9.4.2 Model Assumptions
  • 9.4.3 Market Estimate

10.0 Characteristics

• 10.1 Technical
• 10.2 Economics

11.0 Projects and Trials

• 11.1 Alaska Project
• 11.2 Nationwide Network
• 11.3 National Capital Region Land Mobile Radio System

12.0 Vendors

• Daniels
• Datron
• Digital Voice System
• EDAS Security Systems
• EF Johnson
• Etherstack
• Kenwood
• M/A-Com (TycoElectronic)
• Midland
• Motorola
• Nexus Wireless
• Relm
• Raytheon JPS
• SmartLink Radio Networks
• Thales
• Tait Electronics
• Technisonic
• Westel
• Wireless Pacific

13.0 Conclusions

Glossary

APPENDIX: P25 Documents

References

Attachment: P25 Service Availability Matrix

Attachment: Standards

Attachment: Countries with P25-Compliant Radio

• Figure 1: Trunked Radio Concept Illustration
• Figure 2: APCO Project 25 Interface Committee P25
• Figure 3: Generic-P25 System Structure
• Figure 4: P25 Radio System Model Illustration
• Figure 5: Revised Frequency Plan
• Figure 6: Revised Spectrum (Upper 700 MHz sub-band)
• Figure 7: 700 MHz Auction
• Figure 8: P25 Network Architecture
• Figure 9: Partners
• Figure 10: MESA Networking
• Figure 11: PSR Evolution
• Figure 12: P25 Phased Approach
• Figure 13: Public Safety Radio Market ($B)
• Figure 14: PSR Handheld & Mobile Market Estimate ($B)
• Figure 15: P25 Radio Major Applications

• Table 1: Interoperability Solutions
• Table 2: P25 Advantages and Issues
• Table 3: PSR Bands
• Table 4: P25 Services
• Table 5: Mesa Networks Levels
• Table 6: TETRA vs. P25 Markets