7th ANNUAL IEEE

TECHNICAL EXCHANGE MEETING

TETRA Radio Technology for the New Century
Bayan A Al-Mobarak
Computer & Comms Engineering Dept

April 18, 2000

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Agenda

What is TETRA
Benefits of TETRA
Spectral Efficiency Comparisons
TETRA Network
Standards
TETRA System Deployment in Saudi
Aramco
Conclusion
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WHAT IS TETRA?

TETRA :

TErrestrial Trunked RAdio is the latest digital

mobile communications standard from the
European Telecommunication Standards
Institute (ETSI)
Mobile Radio open Standard
Digital Speech and Data communications
Provides high quality mobile radio
communications that resolve the existing
problems

Benefits of TETRA
Open Standard
System Efficiency
Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) Features
Longevity

Open Standard
Multiple Sourcing
System to System Roaming
Very Large Market

System Efficiency
Spectral Efficiency
Full Duplex

Combined Voice and Data

Bandwidth on Demand

PMR Features
Group Call
Individual Call
Telephone call
Emergency Call
Direct Mode
Priority level

Fast Call Set-Up

PMR Features, Continued

Call Authorized by Dispatcher
Area Selection
Access Priority
Late Entry
Pre-emptive Priority Call
Discreet Listening

Telephone Features
Call Hold
Call Completion to Busy Subscriber

Transfer of Control
Include Call

Comparison of TETRA spectrum

efficiency with other technologies
200kHz bandwidth

GSM

200 kHz carrier

8 channels

Half-rate GSM
(future)

200 kHz carrier

16 channels

PMR 25 kHz

25 kHz channel
8 channels / 200 kHz

PMR 12.5 kHz

APCO25 (US)
Tetrapol

12.5 kHz channels

16 channels / 200 kHz

TETRA

25 kHz carrier
4 channels / carrier
32 channels / 200 kHz

Example of TETRA network

SwMi: Switching and Management infrastructure
SCN: Switching and Control Node
NMS: Network Management System
DC: Dispatch Console
BS; Base station
VMR:Vehicular Mounted Radio
HPR: Hand-portable Radio
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Central
Logging Recorder

Gateway

NMS
External Networks
PABX, ISDN,
Internet etc.

DC
SwMi

VMR

BS

HPR

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TETRA Standards
Other TETRA
Network

Voice
And Data
Direct
Mode

AI

PABX, PSTN,
ISDN, PDN

ISI
Gateway

TETRA Network
PEI

Mobile Stations
TSI

TETRA System Deployment in

Saudi Aramco
The new system will enhance the following:
Network congestion
up to date technology feature
Improve quality
Interference
Overcome the discontinued manufacturers
support

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Conclusions

TETRA is the technology that will take the

radio professional users to the new
millennium
Interoperability testing is creating real
competition
TETRA provides the demanding
multimedia services needed now and the
future
Data applications offer concrete benefits
Completely secure networks can be made
with TETRA
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