|
|
First Responders Radio Communications - Interoperability RoadsPublished by: Practel, Inc. Published: Dec. 1, 2005 Table of Contents1.0 Introduction 1.1 New Era 1.1.1 Passed 1.1.2 Government Initiatives 1.1.3 Department of Homeland Security Actions 1.2 Initial Actions 1.2.1 Road to Interoperability 1.2.2 Categories 1.2.3 Practical Steps 1.2.4 Standards 1.3 Scope and Goals 1.4 Research Methodology 1.5 Target Audience 2.0 Trunked Radio - The Way to Go 2.1 Concept 2.2 Details 2.2.1 Talk Groups 2.2.1.1 Encryption 2.2.3 Spectrum Efficiency 2.2.4 System Operation: Dispatch/Land Mobile Radio 2.2.5 System Administration 2.2.6 Directions 3.0 Technology: New Roads for Public Safety Communications 3.1 Requirements to Public Safety Radio 3.2 Standardization Process and Technologies 3.2.1 General 3.2.2 Beginning 3.2.3 Project 25/TIA 102: Scope 3.2.3.1 Efforts 3.2.3.2 Phased Approach 3.2.3.3 Scope 3.2.3.3.1 General Mission and Objectives 3.2.3.4 Technical Highlights 3.2.3.4.1 Common Air Interface 3.2.3.4.2 RF Sub-system 3.2.3.4.3 Inter-system interface 3.2.3.4.4 Telephone Interconnect Interface 3.2.3.4.5 Network Management Interface 3.2.3.4.6 Host and Network Data Interfaces 3.2.3.4.7 Slow Process 3.2.4 Spectrum: Problems 3.2.5 Major Improvements 3.2.6 Services 3.2.7 Network Scenario 3.2.8 Transition 3.3 TETRA: Scope 3.3.1 General 3.3.2 Bands 3.3.3 TETRA and GSM 3.3.4 Main Features 3.3.4.1 General 3.3.4.2 Technical 3.3.4.3 Services 3.3.5 Benefits 3.3.6 Networking 3.3.7 Details 3.3.7.1 General 3.3.7.2 Interfaces 3.3.7.3 Structure 3.4 P25 and TETRA 3.5 Market Analysis 3.5.1 General 3.5.2 Geography 3.5.3 Market Drivers 3.6 Market Forecast 3.6.1 Model Assumptions 3.6.2 Market Estimate 3.6.3 Sensitivity Analysis 3.7 Characteristics 3.7.1 Technical 3.7.2 Economics 4.0 Safety Radio - Beyond P25 and TETRA 4.1 iDEN TDMA/Channel Definition M16-QAM Digital Modulation Signal Formats Carrier Numbers vs. Frequencies Audio Digitization and Compression 4.2 MPT 1327 4.3 TETRAPOL 4.3.1 General 4.3.2 TETRAPOL Technology 4.3.2.1 TETRAPOL IP 4.3.3 TETRAPOL and TETRA 5.0 Software Defined Radio 5.1 General 5.2 Scope 5.2.1 Prospective 5.2.2 Features 5.3 Need 5.4 Status 5.5 Objectives 5.6 New Development 5.7 Benefits and Challenges 5.8 JTRS 5.9 Market Estimate 6.0 Mesh Networks 6.1 Scope 6.1.1 Place 6.1.2 Benefits and Applications 7.0 IP Platforms and Their Role to support First Responders Communications Interoperability 8.0 Roadblocks 8.1 General 8.2 Funding 8.3 Lack of Spectrum 8.4 Control 9.0 Deployment and Trials 9.1 Alaska Project 9.2 Forest Service 9.3 Nationwide Network 9.4 New Hampshire 9.5 M/A-COM Radio Communications Systems and Louisiana First Responders 9.6 M/A-COM Radio Communications Systems and Texas First Responders 9.7 TETRA Systems in UK 9.8 TETRA in Italy 9.9 NIMS 10.0 Vendors 10.1 P25 Daniels EF Johnson Kenwood M-A-Com (TycoElectronic) PT Motorola PT Relm Tait Electronics Technisonic Westel Wireless Pacific 10.2 TETRA Aerial Facilities Limited (AFL) Avitec DAMM EADS Frequentis Niros Nokia (EADS) Rohde-Schwarz Sepura Siemens Simoco 10,3 SDR Vendors AccelChip Accelerated Technology Altera Eonic Elektrobit Ltd Etherstack SCA Waveforms General Dynamics C4 Systems Green Hills Software Harris Interactive Circuits and Systems Ltd. Mercury Computer Objective Interface Systems Pentek PrismTech Red River SmartLink Spectrum Signal Processing Synplicity Thales The MathWorks Xilinx Zeligsoft Vanu, Inc. 10.4 Mesh Networks BelAir Networks Cisco F4W Firetide MeshDynamic Motorola NexGen City www.nextgencity.com Northrop Grumman PacketHop Rajant Sensoria 10.5 IP and SW Vendors for Public Radio Interoperability Aegis Arinc Codespear Catalyst Communications-Applied Technology Cistera F4W Link Communications Raytheon JPS Ritron Twisted Pair 11.0 Conclusions Glossary APPENDIX: P25 Documents References Figures Figure 1: Trunked Radio Concept Illustration Figure 2: P25 Network Architecture Figure 3: Interworking Illustration Figure 4: Network Scenarios Figure 5: P25 Phased Approach Figure 6: Public Safety Radio Market ($B) Figure 7: Portable Radio (Handsets): Market Estimate ($B) Figure 8: TETRA Geographic (2005) Figure 9: TETRA and TETRAPOL Users Tables Table 1: P25 Services Table 2: TETRA Established Table 3: TETRA vs. P25 Markets AbstractThis report is about technologies and markets for public safety communications radio (PSCR). Public safety system is a generic term, which combines various means of communications used by law enforcement, first responders and other similar agencies. They may include paging systems, two-way mobile relay systems, short messaging systems and many others. This report is dealing with public safety communications systems interoperability, which is the major issue in their proliferation.Almost all developing countries have multiple security agencies, equipped with diverse radios; this is especially true for the U.S., with literally thousands of federal, state and local security and emergency agencies. Besides many other problems, it was found that the biggest one is that these agencies and their staff cannot communicate effectively due to incompatible techniques used. One of the biggest impediments to wireless communications interoperability is the incompatibility of public safety radio systems and equipment utilizing different proprietary technology. The need for compatible radios became apparent in the 1980s as manufacturers began offering improvements to the functionality and efficiency of their analog radio systems. Better, more secure systems emerged, but each manufacturer used unique protocols to provide these enhancements. The only practical solution is to link radio systems together but the manner in which radio systems are linked will depend on the unique variables within the regions such as existing communication infrastructures, population density and topography. This report evaluates several solutions to achieve public safety system compatibility. They include:
Target Audience This report is important for the government agencies involved in the first response to critical situations. It is necessary for technical departments of such agencies to have a document, which in simple language explains radio technology and architectures of networks supporting public safety radios. They also need to have a picture of the market with the major players and their portfolios to select the right equipment. For vendors of the first response technology, this report provides valuable information on competition. It also supports these vendors with the market assessment. Get Full Details About This Report >> |
|
|||
|
About MarketResearch.com
|
||||