Public Safety Radio Interoperability Progress and Issues - Assessment Markets and Technologies

Table of Contents

• 1.1 General-Mobility and Interoperability
• 1.2 Requirements to Public Safety Radio
• 1.3 Interoperability Categories
• 1.4 Classification: Emergency Communications
• 1.5 Criteria: Selecting Public Safety Communications Technology
• 1.6 States and Federal Support: Funds to Support Interoperability
• 1.7 Scope
• 1.8 Research Methodology
• 1.9 Target Audience

• 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 Requirements: Interoperability
• 2.2 Classification
  • 2.2.1 Sub-Classes
    • 2.2.1.1 Internet-IP-based Interoperability
    • 2.2.1.2 Ad Hoc/Mesh
    • 2.2.1.3 P25/TETRA
    • 2.2.1.4 Software Defined Radio (SDR)
    • 2.2.1.5 Satellite
    • 2.2.1.6 Private Networks
    • 2.2.1.7 Radio Methods/Patching

• 3.1 General - RoIP
  • 3.1.1 ISSI
• 3.2 Advantages
• 3.3 Market
• 3.4 Vendors and Services
  • Arinc
  • Codespear-Federal Signal
  • Catalyst
  • Communications-Applied Technology (IP and cross-band)
  • Cisco
  • Cistera
  • C4i
  • Fatpot (peer Intelligence-software)
  • M/A-COM
  • Motorola
  • NovaRoam (IP and Mesh)
  • Radio IP Software
  • Raytheon JPS
  • Ritron (IP, multi-band)
  • RoamAD
  • Sytech (IP and Mesh)
  • Twisted Pair
  • VoiceInterop/Twisted Pair

• 4.1 Definition
• 4.2 Properties
  • 4.2.1 General
  • 4.2.2 Benefits
    • 4.2.2.1 Use
• 4.3 Major Features and Limitations
• 4.4 Major WMN Applications
• 4.5 Architectures
  • 4.5.1 Frequency Bands
• 4.6 Routing Protocols
  • 4.6.1 Lack of Standardization
  • 4.6.2 Applications Variety
  • 4.6.3 Protocols
• 4.7 Security Issues
  • 4.7.1 General
  • 4.7.2 IEEE 802.11
  • 4.7.3 UWB (Ultra Wideband) Technology
  • 4.7.4 ZigBee
  • 4.7.5 Summary-Security
• 4.8 Market: Mesh Networks
  • 4.8.1 Market Estimate
    • 4.8.1.1 Market Leaders
    • 4.8.1.2 Forecast
• 4.9 WMN and First Responders
• 4.10 Major WMN Vendors and their Products (Interoperability for PSR Applications)
  • BAE Systems (Public Safety)
  • BelAir (Nodes)
  • Cisco (Protocols, Nodes)
  • Global Mesh Technologies (SW Public Safety)
  • IPMobileNet (WMN)
  • FireTide (Mesh network-Public safety applications)
  • Motorola (Nodes-Public Safety Communications)
  • Newtrax (WSN-mesh, UGS)
  • Northrop Grumman (Nodes)
  • Nortel (WMN Systems)
  • NovaRoam (Public Safety Communications - WMN)
  • PacketHop- In 2007, SRI International Acquisition (PSC)
  • Proxim (WMN Nodes)
  • Rajant (WMN-Military, First Responders)
  • Sensoria (WMN for Public Safety Communications)
  • SkyPilot Networks (WMN Nodes)
  • Strix (Nodes-First Responders)
  • Trango (Mesh for First responders)

• 5.1 Standardization Process and Technologies
  • 5.1.2 General: P25 Standard
    • 5.1.2.1 Process
    • 5.1.2.2 Structure
  • 5.1.3 Beginning
• 5.2 Project 25/TIA 102: Scope
  • 5.2.1 Efforts
  • 5.2.2 Phased Approach
    • 5.2.2.1 Phases
    • 5.2.2.2 Phase I
    • 5.2.2.3 Phase II
    • 5.2.2.4 Phase III
• 5.3 Current P25 Development-Phase I
  • 5.3.1 General Mission and Objectives
  • 5.3.2 Compliance
  • 5.3.3 Benefits and Issues
  • 5.3.4 Technical Highlights
    • 5.3.4.1 Common Air Interface
    • 5.3.4.2 Fixed Station Interface
    • 5.3.4.3 Console Sub-system Interface
    • 5.3.4.4 RF Sub-system
    • 5.3.4.5 Inter-system Interface (ISSI)
    • 5.3.4.6 Telephone Interconnect Interface
    • 5.3.4.7 Network Management Interface
    • 5.3.4.8 Host and Network Data Interfaces
    • 5.3.4.9 Summary: Interfaces
  • 5.3.5 Security
  • 5.3.6 Coding
  • 5.3.7 Frequency Bands
  • 5.3.8 P25 Voice Messaging
  • 5.3.9 System
  • 5.3.10 Spectrum: Problems
    • 5.3.10.1 700 MHz Band
  • 5.3.11 Major Improvements
  • 5.3.12 Services
  • 5.3.13 Network Scenario
  • 5.3.14 Transition
• 5.4 Phase II
  • 5.4.1 Transition
  • 5.4.2 Scope
  • 5.4.3 Time
  • 5.4.4 Motorola and "Harmonized" Solutions
• 5.5 Phase III
  • 5.5.1 General
  • 5.5.2 Organization
  • 5.5.3 Background
  • 5.5.4 Project MESA Formulators
  • 5.5.5 Networking
  • 5.5.6 MESA Statement of Requirements (SoR)
    • 5.5.6.1 General
      • 5.5.6.1.1 Vision: Ad-hoc and Cell
    • 5.5.6.2 Features
  • 5.5.7 Technological Needs
    • 5.5.7.1 General Technology-Requirements
    • 5.5.7.2 Specific and Functional Requirements
  • 5.5.8 Goals
  • 5.5.9 Applications
  • 5.5.10 Crossroads
    • 5.5.10.1 Vendors Position
  • 5.5.11 Technology Details:
  • 5.5.12 Framework description
    • 5.5.12.1 Overview
    • 5.5.12.2 Architecture
  • 5.5.13 Security
  • 5.5.14 Projects P25 and MESA
• 5.6 Market Analysis
  • 5.6.1 General
  • 5.6.2 Geography
  • 5.6.3 Market Drivers
  • 5.6.4 Market Forecast
    • 5.6.4.1 Developments: New Interoperability Requirements
    • 5.6.4.2 Model Assumptions
    • 5.6.4.3 Addressable Market Estimate
• 5.7 Vendors
  • Catalyst
  • Daniels
  • Datron
  • Digital Voice System
  • EDAS Secure Networks
  • EF Johnson
  • Etherstack
  • ICOM America
  • Kenwood
  • M/A-Com (TycoElectronic)
  • Midland
  • Motorola
  • Nexus Wireless
  • Relm
  • Raytheon JPS
  • Thales
  • Tait Electronics
  • Technisonic
  • Westel
  • Wireless Pacific

• 6.1 General
• 6.2 Scope
  • 6.2.1 Developments
  • 6.2.2 Prospective
  • 6.2.3 Features
• 6.3 Need
• 6.4 Status
• 6.5 Objectives
• 6.6 New Development
• 6.7 Benefits and Challenges
• 6.8 JTRS
• 6.9 Market Estimate
  • 6.9.1 Market Forecast
    • 6.9.1.1 Model Assumptions
    • 6.9.1.2 Estimate
    • 6.9.1.3 Public Safety Radio Market Specifics-SDR
• 6.10 Market Players
  • Adaptix (SW, Broadband Access)
  • AeroStream (Consumer, Military Radio)
  • Analog Devices (Chipsets)
  • Cambridge Consultants (802.16e)
  • Cisco (802.11a)
  • CRC - Canadian Research Center (Software)
  • Harris (Radio Systems)
  • ICS- GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms (Modules, Software)
  • In Motion Technology (PSC)
  • ISR Technology (Platforms)
  • Lyrtech (DSP and FPGA development solutions)
  • Motorola (SDR in Public Safety)
  • NavSys (GPS and Communications)
  • Nova Engineering (Platforms)
  • Objective Interface (Software)
  • RadioScape (SDR Audio)
  • Rockwell Collins (Radios)
  • Spectrum Signal Processing - Vecima Networks (Platforms)
  • Sundance (Platforms, Modules)
  • Thales (Radio)

• 7.1 Swap Radios
• 7.2 Multi-agencies Operations
• 7.3 Shared System
• 7.4 Multi-band Radio and Repeaters
• 7.5 Patching

• 8.1 Business Issues
• 8.2 Technical Issues
• 8.3 Progress

• 9.1 General
• 9.2 Features
  • 9.2.1 Types
• 9.3 Planning
• 9.4 Technology Specifics
  • 9.4.1 Scenarios
• 9.5 Services
• 9.6 Benefits and Issues
• 9.7 Channels
• 9.8 Voice
• 9.9 Services and Providers
  • 9.9.1 CapRock
  • 9.9.2 Inmarsat
  • 9.9.3 Iridium and JPS
    • 9.9.3.1 Iridium
  • 9.9.4 PacStar and Spacenet
  • 9.9.5 DataPath
  • 9.9.6 New Hampshire Satellite Responder Network
  • 9.9.7 IP Access International
  • 9.9.8 SES Americom
  • 9.9.9 Anvil

• 10.1 Directions
• 10.2 Estimate
• 11.0 Conclusions

Appendix 1 - Project 25/ANSI 102 Major Standards

• Figure 1: First Responders: Frequency Bands (2008)
• Figure 2: Interoperability Methods
• Figure 3: Estimate: Addressable Market - IP Technology Interoperability PSR Equipment ($B)
• Figure 4: IP-based Interoperability Geography
• Figure 5: Radio Technologies for WMN
• Figure 6: Mesh Network Equipment Sale: Addressable Market Estimate ($B)
• Figure 7: Addressable Market: Mesh Network Equipment Sale for PSC Applications
• Figure 8: Technology Segmentation: Mesh Network Market
• Figure 9: Mesh Network Market Geography (2006)
• Figure 10: APCO Project 25 Interface Committee P25
• Figure 11: Generic-P25 System Structure
• Figure 12: ISSI-P25 System-to-System
• Figure 13: ISSI-Roaming
• Figure 14: P25 Radio System Model Illustration
• Figure 15: Revised Frequency Plan
• Figure 16: Revised Spectrum (Upper 700 MHz sub-band)
• Figure 17: 700 MHz Auction
• Figure 18: P25 Network Architecture
• Figure 19: Partners
• Figure 20: MESA Networking
• Figure 21: PSR Evolution
• Figure 22: P25 Equipment Addressable Market (U.S. and Canada, $M)
• Figure 23: PSR Handheld & Mobile Market Estimate ($B)
• Figure 24: P25 Radio Major Applications (2008)
• Figure 25: Estimate: SDR Addressable Market-Military Sector ($B)
• Figure 26: Estimate: SDR Addressable Market-Commercial Sector ($B)
• Figure 27: SDR Market Geography (2007)
• Figure 28: Estimate: Addressable Market-SDR in PSC ($M)
• Figure 29: Satellite Channels
• Figure 30: Interoperability Methods Distribution
• Figure 31: PSR Addressable Market: N.A. Interoperability Equipment Sales ($B)

• Table 1: Interoperability Levels
• Table 2: States Emergency Network Examples
• Table 3: WMN Security Options
• Table 4: P25 Advantages and Issues (Phase I)
• Table 5: PSR Bands
• Table 6: P25 Services
• Table 7: MESA Network Levels
• Table 8: TETRA vs. P25 Markets
• Table 9: SLA Comparison - Private Networks vs. Public Safety Networks
• Table 10: DHS State Grant Funding to Improve Interoperability in Selected States (2003-2005)