TETRA in North America - Peter Clemons

TETRA in North AmericaIWCE Workshop – February 21, 2012Peter ClemonsDirector of Communications, Teltronic S.A.U.

Agenda• Brief introduction to PowerTrunk• Brief introduction to TETRA• TETRA regulatory issues in North America• TETRA for transit (including comments on US pilots)• TETRA for utilities (including comments on firstNorth American network deployment for BC Hydro)

About PowerTrunk Inc.Focus Experience Technology Flexibility• Subsidiary of Teltronic S.A.U., one of the five major globalTETRA vendors.• Reliable Ethernet/IP-based multi-technology TETRA/P25 andLTE/WiMax platforms.• Technological independence from third parties; we develop andown 100 % of the technology.• Readiness to customize.

PowerTrunk TETRA footprint■■Mexico City■■New York■■BogotaLima ■■ Salvador■ Rio■■Sao PauloZaragozaRabat ■◘Warsaw■■Kiev■Istanbul■Cairo■Dubai■DelhiKuala Lumpur■Singapore Jakarta ■■Seoul■ Buenos Aires■JohannesburgMelbourne ■■Countries wherePowerTrunk/Teltronichas been awarded withTETRA contracts to date◘ Headquarters■ Subsidiary■ Commercial office■ Local Customer Service

What is TETRA• A standard defined by ETSI in the 90’s with contributionsfrom Motorola, Nokia, Thomson, Alcatel and Marconi.• 4-slot TDMA architecture over 25 KHz channels(narrowband compliant).• π/4-DQPSK, 2-bit symbol modulation for a raw bit streamof 36 Kbps multiplexed in four channels.• Designed for use in 300 MHz – 1 GHz. Actions underwayat ETSI to extend the range down to 130 MHz.• Commercially available at global level in 380-400, 410-430, 450-470 and 806-870 MHz plus some special bands.• TETRA systems deployed in at least 125 countries todate.

What TETRA can offer• Excellent cellular-like speech quality.• Full-duplex and half-duplex voice calls.• Private, group, broadcast and emergency calls.• Status and short data messages (text, GPS, …).• IP packet data (4.8, 9.6 and 19.2 Kbps).• Circuit data (7.2, 14.4 and 28.8 Kbps).• Fast call setup (< 0.5 sec)• Direct mode operation (DMO).• Peripheral equipment interface (PEI).

Why TETRA was not available in North America• Default RF TETRA signal does not meet two mandatory FCC47 CFR 90 requirements:– Mask B (equipment with audio low pass filter). As defined byFCC 47 CFR § 2.1049 § 90.210.– Occupied bandwidth < 20 KHz. As defined by FCC 47 CFR §2.1049 & 90.209.• Therefore no TETRA equipment received type acceptancefrom the FCC or Industry Canada in the past decade.

Occupied bandwidth vs. roll-off valueRoll-off factor (α)RRC ModulationFilterOccupied Bandwidth (KHz)(as defined FCC 47 CFR § 2.1049)withSquare Windowed version RRCfilter 1Occupied Bandwidth (KHz)(as defined FCC 47 CFR § 2.1049)with Hamming Windowed versionRRC filter0.05 18.703 19.9690.1 19.055 20.2500.15 19.406 20.6020.2 19.758 20.9530.25 20.250 21.4450.3 20.742 21.8670.35(default value)21.305 22.3590.4 21.938 22.9220.45 22.570 23.4840.5 23.273 24.6801 Practical implementation of square windowed RRC filter is contemplatedby ETSI EN 300 392-2.

TETRA 0.35 and 0.2 vs. Mask B

Reduced power TETRA performance issues• Field tests have shown no operational loss of performance 10.35 0.21 Source: PowerTrunk (BC Hydro trials in Vancouver area)

TETRA 0.35 and TETRA 0.2 interoperabilityTMO0.35 or 0.2TETRAnetworkTMODMOTETRA0.35TETRA0.2 11 TETRA 0.2 equipment can pass 100 % of the TETRA InteroperabilityProfile (TIP) tests as defined by the TETRA Association, interoperatingwith standard equipment from all vendors.Find TIPs at www.tandcca.com

Waiver granted by the FCC (1)• Upon TCCA (TETRA Association)’s request, last April 26,2011 the FCC issued a “notice of proposed rule making andorder” which includes a waiver to allow TETRA to operatein certain bands without the emission restrictions asdefined by Part 90 rules.• The waiver is applicable to 450-470 MHz and 817-824 /862-869 MHz sub-bands with some restrictions.• The FCC based its decision in the declared TCCA’sintention not to address PSS markets with TETRA.

Waiver granted by the FCC (2)• The FCC notice releases those vendors that had obtainedtype acceptance earlier from the obligation to go throughlab testing again with the full RF power implementation ofTETRA.• This is the most remarkable effect of the FCC order as itconfirms that PowerTrunk’s implementation is compliantwith the TETRA standard.• The existing certificates in 409-430, 450-470 and 809-870Mhz remain valid and are furthermore endorsed by theFCC. Other bands shall follow in the near future.

Regulatory Update• Industry Canada changed its RSS-119 rules in 2011 to acceptTETRA without modifications (α = 0.35) in all frequency bands.• A rulemaking is underway at the FCC to confirm, expand orcancel the waiver granted on April 26, 2011.• An “Order On Clarification” in regard to the April 2011 waiverwas issued by the FCC last September 28, 2011 which basicallyimposed additional restrictions on the bands previously waivedfrom Part 90 compliance.• Neither the waiver nor its associated restrictions affectPowerTrunk’s existing type acceptance certificates asPowerTrunk equipment is Part-90-compliant.

PowerTrunk type acceptance certificatesBSR75HTT500MDT400EQUIPMENT EMISSION DESIGNATORS FCC GRANT INDUSTRY CANADABSR75 409-430 MHz D7W, D7E, D7D WT7PTRNKTBSR75410 8624A-PTRKT410BSR75 450-470 MHz D7W, D7E, D7D WT7PTRNKTBSR75450 8624A-PTRKT450BSR75 806-870 MHz D7W, D7E, D7D WT7PTRNKTBSR75800 8624A-PTRKT800HTT-500 409-470 MHz D1W, D1E, D1D, Q1W, Q1E, Q1D WT7PTRKTHTT500410 8624A-PTHTT410HTT-500 806-870 MHz D7W, D7E, D7D, Q7W, Q7E, Q7D WT7PTRKTHTT500800 8624A-PTHTT800MDT-400 409-430 MHz D7W, D7E, D7D, Q7W, Q7E, Q7D WT7PTRKTMDT400410 8624A-PTMDT410MDT-400 450-470 MHz D7W, D7E, D7D, Q7W, Q7E, Q7D WT7PTRKTMDT400450 8624A-PTMDT450MDT-400 806-870 MHz D7W, D7E, D7D, Q7W, Q7E, Q7D WT7PTRKTMDT400800 8624A-PTMDT800

TETRA for Transit (1)• Optimized polling to update the position of thousandsof vehicles in seconds.• Dual TETRA-analog on-board equipment allows a smoothmigration from analog to digital.• Ethernet is native allowing easy integration into IPcorporate or dedicated networks.• Remote command and control of vehicles.

TETRA for Transit (2)• CeCoTrans - PowerTrunk CAD platform for transitapplications

Some Major PowerTrunk/Teltronic TETRA ProjectsSpain• Barcelona Buses (TMB)• Barcelona Metro (TMB)• Madrid Metro & Light Rail• Basque Country Gov.• Canary Islands Gov.• Balearic Islands Gov.United States• New Jersey Transit (Pilot)• New York City Transit (Pilot)Brazil• Supervia, Río de Janeiro Railway• Rio de Janeiro Military PolicePeruFirst TETRA pilot everin the United States• Lima Light RailFirst TETRA contractever in North AmericaCanada• BC Hydro Lower Mainland NetworkFrance & Switzerland• Buses for 15 CitiesMexico• Mexico City Metro• Mexico City “Buenavista” Light RailChile• Santiago MetroColombia• Bogota Buses (Transmilenio)• North Atlantic Railway (FENOCO)Russia• Moscow - St. Petersburg RailwaySouth Korea• Seoul Metro• Incheon Police Department (Seoul)Argentina• Ministry of Security of Neuquen• Ministry of Security of Entre RiosGermany:• Nuremberg MetroTransitPSS/Utilities

Mexico City Metro and Light Rail

Mexico City Metro and Light RailFelipe Calderón, President of Mexico, driving a train in Mexico City.TETRA console on the left

Moscow – St. Petersburg Railway, Russia• 51 radio sites to cover 800 km of line.• 2 geographically diverse redundantswitching nodes.• Gateway to Russian signalling data.• Gateway to the Russian Railway PABX.• Recording of all communications.• Monitoring systems according to SORMspecifications (Ministry of InternalAffairs).

Barcelona Underground Line 9, Spain (Pop 4.5M)46 Km, 51 stations and 90 million passengers/year

Barcelona Underground Line 9, Spain• Total coverage: 36 radio sites and 2 redundant switching nodes.• Compact solution (RTP on-board equipment) connected to Train Management systems:• Public address / intercom / passenger information systems (PIS).• Voice communications control.• Monitoring and remote control of rolling stock.• Data capabilities: Train command management and alarms from/ to the Control Center(remote control, alarms, timetables information, station, incidents, etc...) to improveoperation and maintenance under UTO (unattended train operation).

Supervia – Rio de Janeiro Railways, Brazil (Pop 10M)• 7 radio sites and 1 switching node.• More than 350 on-board terminals.• 1 Control Center (CeCoTRANS) with 6operators

Zaragoza Tramway, Spain• 5 radio sites and 1 switchingnode.• On-board terminals.• Dispatching terminals.• Integration with external ITSapplication.

Lima Light Train, Peru (Pop 7M)• 5 radio sites and 1 switchingnode.• Local site controllers LSC for sitestandalone operation in fallbackmode.• Hand portables, mobile anddesktop terminals.

Transmilenio Bogota buses, Colombia (Pop 8M)1621 buses, 1.4 million passengers/day

NJ Transit and NYC Transit PilotsThe first TETRA LMR pilotnetwork in the USThe largest transit agency in theUnited States

NJ Transit and NYC Transit Pilots• Two-site network in 800MHz.• Mobile and portable terminalswith GPS.• Integration with third party CADsystem (NJ Transit).• Integration with legacy VHFsystems• Integration with PABX/PSTN.• Text messaging to and from cellphones.• FCC type acceptance obtainedfor all TETRA equipment.

TETRA for UtilitiesRTU• Supports telemetry and SCADA.• Hybrid TETRA/WiMAX/LTE networks for SmartGridapplications.TETRA / WiMAX-LTEIntegrationwith SCADAapplicationsComputerAidedDispatchers

BC Hydro pilot:Comprehensive scope of functionalityTMOCoverage2DMORepeater1ADMOGatewaySite BaseStation 2DMOCoverage1SystemCentralNodeSite BaseStation 1TMOCoverage1NMS /LineDispatcherData PC Intra-site TMO operation Inter-site TMOoperation Roaming and handover Data connections DMO mode operation DMO-to-TMO and TMO-toDMO operation(Gateway) PSTN/PABXinterconnection Network managementsystem /line dispatcher DMO repeater 1ªfunctionality

BC Hydro – 1 st Fully Operational Networkin North America• October 2011 - PowerTrunk, together with partner S.M. GroupInternational (Smi) selected to implement first fully operationalTETRA network in N. America• Coverage of Vancouver Lower Mainland region of BritishColumbia province, Canada• 25 TETRA 409-430 MHz site base stations connected via BCHydro IP backhaul network• Up to 820 TETRA terminals: 450 mobiles, 350 handhelds, 20fixed• Support for 14 dispatchers• 3 Powertrunk CeCoCo command & control centers interfacingto BC Hydro’s VHF system• Complete deployment expected by end-2012

BC Hydro coverage map

Summary• TETRA is an efficient, narrowband-compliant LMRtechnology in use in at least 125 countries, includingCanada and Mexico.• Major end-users in the United States have carried outsuccessful trials with TETRA equipment.• PowerTrunk TETRA implementation has been fully typeaccepted by the FCC. No waiver is needed for itsdeployment (nor do its associated restrictions apply).• Another TETRA vendor (the British firm Sepura) obtainedalso type acceptance for its range of subscriber units.• TETRA addresses the mission critical requirements oftransit agencies, utilities and other industries.

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Thank YouPeter Clemonspclemons@teltronic.esTETRA in North America – February 21, 2012Copyright 2012 © PowerTrunk Inc. All rights reserved