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TETRA for MilitaryCommunications

Applied CIS Technology Branch

CIS Division

NATO Command, Control & Consultation Agency

pcs@nc3a.info

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IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroduction

• Does TETRA meet military requirements ?Does TETRA meet military requirements ?

• What services can TETRA provide to military users ?What services can TETRA provide to military users ?

• What trails have the military done with TETRA applications ?What trails have the military done with TETRA applications ?

• Does TETRA Security meet military requirements ?Does TETRA Security meet military requirements ?

• Effect of frequency allocation on military use of TETRA ?Effect of frequency allocation on military use of TETRA ?

• Does TETRA meet military requirements ?Does TETRA meet military requirements ?

• What services can TETRA provide to military users ?What services can TETRA provide to military users ?

• What trails have the military done with TETRA applications ?What trails have the military done with TETRA applications ?

• Does TETRA Security meet military requirements ?Does TETRA Security meet military requirements ?

• Effect of frequency allocation on military use of TETRA ?Effect of frequency allocation on military use of TETRA ?

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Why TETRA ?Why TETRA ? Why TETRA ?Why TETRA ?

• Military role has changedMilitary role has changed• Peace-keepingPeace-keeping• Peace-supportPeace-support• Crisis responseCrisis response• OOWOOW

• Composition of forces has changedComposition of forces has changed• increasingly multi-service, multi-nationalincreasingly multi-service, multi-national

• Military budgets have changedMilitary budgets have changed

• Military role has changedMilitary role has changed• Peace-keepingPeace-keeping• Peace-supportPeace-support• Crisis responseCrisis response• OOWOOW

• Composition of forces has changedComposition of forces has changed• increasingly multi-service, multi-nationalincreasingly multi-service, multi-national

• Military budgets have changedMilitary budgets have changed

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NC3A PCS StudyNC3A PCS StudyNC3A PCS StudyNC3A PCS Study

• Study Study allall available Personal Communications Systems available Personal Communications Systems • terrestrial, satcom, COTS & GOTSterrestrial, satcom, COTS & GOTS

• Evaluate for use against a detailed scenarioEvaluate for use against a detailed scenario

• Match for suitabilityMatch for suitability• different users different users e.g. military, policing, NGOs, VSOse.g. military, policing, NGOs, VSOs• different applications different applications e.g. speech, location, data, videoe.g. speech, location, data, video• different tasks different tasks e.g. liaison, reconnaissancee.g. liaison, reconnaissance• different phases different phases e.g. initial deployment to long-term peace support e.g. initial deployment to long-term peace support

• Study Study allall available Personal Communications Systems available Personal Communications Systems • terrestrial, satcom, COTS & GOTSterrestrial, satcom, COTS & GOTS

• Evaluate for use against a detailed scenarioEvaluate for use against a detailed scenario

• Match for suitabilityMatch for suitability• different users different users e.g. military, policing, NGOs, VSOse.g. military, policing, NGOs, VSOs• different applications different applications e.g. speech, location, data, videoe.g. speech, location, data, video• different tasks different tasks e.g. liaison, reconnaissancee.g. liaison, reconnaissance• different phases different phases e.g. initial deployment to long-term peace support e.g. initial deployment to long-term peace support

IDENTIFICATION

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Terrestrial COTS PCSTerrestrial COTS PCSTerrestrial COTS PCSTerrestrial COTS PCS

GOTS & COTS Digital PMR/PAMRGOTS & COTS Digital PMR/PAMR TETRA, Tetrapol, iDEN, …TETRA, Tetrapol, iDEN, …

Developed for Public Safety & SecurityDeveloped for Public Safety & Security so interestingso interesting features for military features for military CC33

SecuritySecurity air interfaceair interface encryption encryption

voice, data & signalling voice, data & signalling Authentication of radios and networkAuthentication of radios and network EndEnd-to-end security for -to-end security for voice .... voice ....

Frequency Frequency - Military UHF Band..- Military UHF Band..

GOTS & COTS Digital PMR/PAMRGOTS & COTS Digital PMR/PAMR TETRA, Tetrapol, iDEN, …TETRA, Tetrapol, iDEN, …

Developed for Public Safety & SecurityDeveloped for Public Safety & Security so interestingso interesting features for military features for military CC33

SecuritySecurity air interfaceair interface encryption encryption

voice, data & signalling voice, data & signalling Authentication of radios and networkAuthentication of radios and network EndEnd-to-end security for -to-end security for voice .... voice ....

Frequency Frequency - Military UHF Band..- Military UHF Band..

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TETRA ServicesTETRA ServicesTETRA ServicesTETRA Services• Group CommunicationGroup Communication

• FastFast call set up call set up– compared to GSM (300 msec typical for local area calls)compared to GSM (300 msec typical for local area calls)

• AllAll informed informed half-duplex half-duplex netsnets (i.e. broadcast and multicast) (i.e. broadcast and multicast) availableavailable

• Direct Mode OperationDirect Mode Operation• No infrastructureNo infrastructure• Gateways and RepeatersGateways and Repeaters

• Emergency & Incident handlingEmergency & Incident handling• CCall prioritiesall priorities & preemption & preemption• Emergency buttonEmergency button• Passive monitoringPassive monitoring

• Dispatching Dispatching • Net Control Station - Directed NetsNet Control Station - Directed Nets

• TETRA services TETRA services Combat Net Radio featuresCombat Net Radio features

• Group CommunicationGroup Communication• FastFast call set up call set up

– compared to GSM (300 msec typical for local area calls)compared to GSM (300 msec typical for local area calls)• AllAll informed informed half-duplex half-duplex netsnets (i.e. broadcast and multicast) (i.e. broadcast and multicast)

availableavailable

• Direct Mode OperationDirect Mode Operation• No infrastructureNo infrastructure• Gateways and RepeatersGateways and Repeaters

• Emergency & Incident handlingEmergency & Incident handling• CCall prioritiesall priorities & preemption & preemption• Emergency buttonEmergency button• Passive monitoringPassive monitoring

• Dispatching Dispatching • Net Control Station - Directed NetsNet Control Station - Directed Nets

• TETRA services TETRA services Combat Net Radio featuresCombat Net Radio features

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Applications & ServicesApplications & ServicesApplications & ServicesApplications & Services

• Speech ServicesSpeech Services• TalkgroupsTalkgroups

–patrols, compound patrols, compound securitysecurity

– logisticslogistics• Conference CallsConference Calls

–command netcommand net– liaison, high qualityliaison, high quality

• Priority and Pre-emptionPriority and Pre-emption

• Interconnection / Interconnection / InteroperabilityInteroperability• PSTN (if there is one)PSTN (if there is one)• Military networksMilitary networks

• Speech ServicesSpeech Services• TalkgroupsTalkgroups

–patrols, compound patrols, compound securitysecurity

– logisticslogistics• Conference CallsConference Calls

–command netcommand net– liaison, high qualityliaison, high quality

• Priority and Pre-emptionPriority and Pre-emption

• Interconnection / Interconnection / InteroperabilityInteroperability• PSTN (if there is one)PSTN (if there is one)• Military networksMilitary networks

• Location services Location services –patrols, logistics, patrols, logistics,

• MessagingMessaging–commanders, logisticscommanders, logistics–policing, compound securitypolicing, compound security–status messages, VIN checksstatus messages, VIN checks

• Other data servicesOther data services– file transfer, COPfile transfer, COP– liaison, command net, logistics liaison, command net, logistics

updatesupdates• VideoVideo

–VTC for liaisonVTC for liaison– tele-medicinetele-medicine–reconnaissancereconnaissance

• Location services Location services –patrols, logistics, patrols, logistics,

• MessagingMessaging–commanders, logisticscommanders, logistics–policing, compound securitypolicing, compound security–status messages, VIN checksstatus messages, VIN checks

• Other data servicesOther data services– file transfer, COPfile transfer, COP– liaison, command net, logistics liaison, command net, logistics

updatesupdates• VideoVideo

–VTC for liaisonVTC for liaison– tele-medicinetele-medicine–reconnaissancereconnaissance

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Security in TETRA StandardsSecurity in TETRA StandardsSecurity in TETRA StandardsSecurity in TETRA Standards

• EncryptionEncryption• Air interface encryption between Mobile and InfrastructureAir interface encryption between Mobile and Infrastructure• End-to-end encryption End-to-end encryption SFPG Rec 02SFPG Rec 02

• AuthenticationAuthentication• prevention against spoofing, denial of service prevention against spoofing, denial of service • protect network accessprotect network access

• Secure disabling and enabling of terminalsSecure disabling and enabling of terminals• temporary and permanenttemporary and permanent

• Encryption (4) and authentication (1) standard algorithms Encryption (4) and authentication (1) standard algorithms plus user defined algorithmsplus user defined algorithms

• Key managementKey management• Key load, OTAKKey load, OTAK

• EncryptionEncryption• Air interface encryption between Mobile and InfrastructureAir interface encryption between Mobile and Infrastructure• End-to-end encryption End-to-end encryption SFPG Rec 02SFPG Rec 02

• AuthenticationAuthentication• prevention against spoofing, denial of service prevention against spoofing, denial of service • protect network accessprotect network access

• Secure disabling and enabling of terminalsSecure disabling and enabling of terminals• temporary and permanenttemporary and permanent

• Encryption (4) and authentication (1) standard algorithms Encryption (4) and authentication (1) standard algorithms plus user defined algorithmsplus user defined algorithms

• Key managementKey management• Key load, OTAKKey load, OTAK

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Where is the military Where is the military using TETRA ?using TETRA ?

Where is the military Where is the military using TETRA ?using TETRA ?

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Interoperability IInteroperability IInteroperability IInteroperability I

• Voice is interoperableVoice is interoperable

• Email can’t do everythingEmail can’t do everything

• Voice is interoperableVoice is interoperable

• Email can’t do everythingEmail can’t do everything

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Interoperability IIInteroperability IIInteroperability IIInteroperability II

TETRA / AutokoTETRA / Autokotrialstrials

AUTOKO -AUTOKO -German Army German Army tactical commstactical comms

Speech Speech interoperabilityinteroperability

TETRA / AutokoTETRA / Autokotrialstrials

AUTOKO -AUTOKO -German Army German Army tactical commstactical comms

Speech Speech interoperabilityinteroperability

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Interoperability IIIInteroperability III

Stanag 4591 vs TETRA & COTS PMRStanag 4591 vs TETRA & COTS PMR

Interoperability IIIInteroperability III

Stanag 4591 vs TETRA & COTS PMRStanag 4591 vs TETRA & COTS PMR

Male Speaker Female Speaker

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NC3A TETRA NC3A TETRA Evaluation Evaluation

SystemSystem

SHAPE - June ‘01SHAPE - June ‘01

NC3A TETRA NC3A TETRA Evaluation Evaluation

SystemSystem

SHAPE - June ‘01SHAPE - June ‘01

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Demonstration ConceptDemonstration ConceptDemonstration ConceptDemonstration Concept

• Demonstrate the potential role of TETRA in extending NATO voice & data networks to Demonstrate the potential role of TETRA in extending NATO voice & data networks to mobile/portable usersmobile/portable users

• Demonstrate voice access from fixed system to mobile users through PABX at NC3ADemonstrate voice access from fixed system to mobile users through PABX at NC3A• Demonstrate unique TETRA voice services including:Demonstrate unique TETRA voice services including:

• Rapid call setupRapid call setup• Group callsGroup calls• Priority callsPriority calls

• Demonstrate data applications from mobile notebook host through TETRA mobile radio Demonstrate data applications from mobile notebook host through TETRA mobile radio terminal including:terminal including:• COP feed from CWAN to portable host running C2PC softwareCOP feed from CWAN to portable host running C2PC software• E-mail & web access from portable hostE-mail & web access from portable host

• Demonstrate the potential role of TETRA in extending NATO voice & data networks to Demonstrate the potential role of TETRA in extending NATO voice & data networks to mobile/portable usersmobile/portable users

• Demonstrate voice access from fixed system to mobile users through PABX at NC3ADemonstrate voice access from fixed system to mobile users through PABX at NC3A• Demonstrate unique TETRA voice services including:Demonstrate unique TETRA voice services including:

• Rapid call setupRapid call setup• Group callsGroup calls• Priority callsPriority calls

• Demonstrate data applications from mobile notebook host through TETRA mobile radio Demonstrate data applications from mobile notebook host through TETRA mobile radio terminal including:terminal including:• COP feed from CWAN to portable host running C2PC softwareCOP feed from CWAN to portable host running C2PC software• E-mail & web access from portable hostE-mail & web access from portable host

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C2PC with C2PC with TETRATETRA

C2PC with C2PC with TETRATETRA

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C2PC Common Operational PictureC2PC Common Operational PictureC2PC Common Operational PictureC2PC Common Operational Picture

GPS to MCCIS with TETRA

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TETRA Demo ConfigurationTETRA Demo ConfigurationTETRA Demo ConfigurationTETRA Demo Configuration

PABX

Command &ControlSystem

Base Station

SystemManagement

Switch

COP, Web, E-Mail, Apps

Application Servers

NATO Voice Network

PPP Data Interface

PPP Data Interface

Mobile Voice Users

KIV-7

KIV-7

CFBLAccessRouter

CWAN

Portable Data Users

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Frequency Allocation in EuropeFrequency Allocation in Europe

• MoU on common frequency allocation has been signed by most European MoU on common frequency allocation has been signed by most European countriescountries

• Some nations sharing allocation and responsibility for public safety and Some nations sharing allocation and responsibility for public safety and commercial use - operational benefitscommercial use - operational benefits

• Could share military and civil allocations - operational benefits, political risksCould share military and civil allocations - operational benefits, political risks

Public Safety & SecurityCurrently ReservedNATO Military

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Frequency AllocationFrequency AllocationFrequency AllocationFrequency Allocation

• Recent NATO study ranked frequency bandsRecent NATO study ranked frequency bands

• Looked at existing Military Operational RequirementsLooked at existing Military Operational Requirements

• UHF is identified as a vital bandUHF is identified as a vital band

• No current MOR for PCSNo current MOR for PCS

• PCS MOR is being developedPCS MOR is being developed–Air Working Group, with Land and Maritime WGsAir Working Group, with Land and Maritime WGs

• 380 - 400 MHz likely to be even more highly valued380 - 400 MHz likely to be even more highly valued

• Recent NATO study ranked frequency bandsRecent NATO study ranked frequency bands

• Looked at existing Military Operational RequirementsLooked at existing Military Operational Requirements

• UHF is identified as a vital bandUHF is identified as a vital band

• No current MOR for PCSNo current MOR for PCS

• PCS MOR is being developedPCS MOR is being developed–Air Working Group, with Land and Maritime WGsAir Working Group, with Land and Maritime WGs

• 380 - 400 MHz likely to be even more highly valued380 - 400 MHz likely to be even more highly valued

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Does TETRA meet military requirements ?Does TETRA meet military requirements ?Does TETRA meet military requirements ?Does TETRA meet military requirements ?

• Services Services • Applications Applications • Ease of deployment Ease of deployment • Interoperability Interoperability • Security Security

• Services Services • Applications Applications • Ease of deployment Ease of deployment • Interoperability Interoperability • Security Security