International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 for the Future New Products, Applications, Interoperability and Security
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 1 Program Participants Moderator • Steve Nichols, Director, PROJECT 25 TECHNOLOGY INTEREST GROUP (PTIG) Panelists • Dominick Arcuri, Subject Matter Expert, TELEVATE LLC • Andy Davis, Senior Resource Manager, Project 25, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, Chairman TIA TR-8 • Jeremy Elder, Director Integrated Platforms, HARRIS CORPORATION • Alan Massie, Federal Bureau of Investigation • Keith LaPlant, US Coast Guard • Justin Evans, Radio System Mgr., Montgomery County TX Hospital District • Greg Jurens, Senior Manager Technical Operations, Harris County TX • Del Smith, Alaska Landmobile Radio System (ALMR) • Cindy Cast, Radio Systems Manager, Miami Dade County FL • Jim Holthaus, Vice President - Chief Technology Officer, BK TECHNOLOGIES; Chairman Private Radio Section, TIA • Robin Grier, President, Catalyst Communications Technologies • Cheryl Giggetts, Principal, CTA Consultants • Jim Downes, Jim Downes, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Project 25 (P25) Steering Committee Chair
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 2 Agenda
TOPIC SPEAKER P25 Resources Available Steve Nichols- PTIG:
P25 Standards Overview, Interfaces and Terminology Dom Arcuri-TELEVATE
P25 Standards Update and Priorities of Future work in Process Andy Davis-MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS ATIS/TIA Working Group on P25 to LTE interworking
P25 Link Layer Encryption Update Jeremy Elder-HARRIS
P25 Encryption Update and Best Practices for Interoperability Alan Massie-FBI, Keith La Plant-USCG,
Break Justin Evans-Montgomery County TX, P25 System and Console Interoperability using the ISSI/CSSI/FSI Greg Jurrens-Harris County TX
Del Smith- ALMR, Cindy Cast-Miami P25 Cost Savings and Resource Sharing. Dade, Greg Jurrens-Harris County TX
Jim Holthaus- BK TECHNOLOGIES, P25 Connections for Emergency Comms and Mutual Aid Robin Grier- CATALYST
P25 New Products and Services for 2019 Cheryl Giggetts-CTA CONSULTANTS Jim Downes-DHS Cybersecurity and P25 Testing and Compliance Update Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Open Q&A session
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 3 Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
What do we do? • Provide a forum for users and manufacturers • Manage education and training on Project 25 • Create and distribute Project 25 information • Support the TIA standards process • Offer Users access to the standards process without the rigor of TIA membership • Maintain a “neutral ground” among the competing manufacturers and providers And… • Present Classroom Training and Panels such as THIS SESSION.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 4 Founding Members
Sustaining Members
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 5 Project 25 Technology Interest Group Corporate and Professional Members
NICATION
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 6 38 Vendors for Project 25 Equipment and Services
Available in VHF, UHF, 700, 800, and 900 MHz
16 Fixed station/repeater suppliers 13 Subscriber suppliers: Mobiles, Portables, Vehicle Repeaters, Pagers 13 Console suppliers 16 Network providers 7 Test equipment suppliers 10 Consultant services
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 7 Project 25 Products and Services Available
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 8 Project 25 Products and Services Available
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 9 WWW.Project25.org
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 10 Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
Documents available at www.Project25.org • P25 Standards Update Summary Summary of the latest TIA TR-8 P25 Standards Meetings with user benefits defined • List of P25 Systems (2200+) • P25 Case Studies, PTIG Conference Presentations • P25 Testing (Links to DHS CAP Program) • P25 Non CAP ISSI/CSSI Interop Testing Template & Reports • P25 Frequently Asked Questions • P25 Capability Guide Remains the best tool for managing P25 features and capabilities for system planning and RFP development
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 11 Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
New Documents available at www.Project25.org New P25 White papers: • What is P25 Compliance? • P25 Authentication P25 System of the Month Each month a new Project 25 system is featured describing the system, coverage, agencies served, interoperability achieved and other unique details of this application of Project 25 technology. White Paper: Technology Benefits of Project 25 This article has been recently updated to include the new wireline interfaces (ISSI, CSSI, FSI) and new operational capabilities recently added to the P25 suite of standards. The Whitepaper covers the background and history of the P25 Standard, original goals and objectives, a summary overview of the standards and how they translate into benefits for the Public Safety community.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 12 Why Project 25….
The Project 25 Eco-System Today
Established Base of over 2250 Project 25 Systems on the air today Including 37 Statewide P25 Systems, numerous region wide , county wide, municipality, campus, and individual facility 25 systems. Examples: Michigan 90,000 users 1,665 Agencies 12 Million PTT /mo. Miami/Dade 30,000 users, 110 Agencies, 7 million PTT/mo. A Vibrant Competitive Market-place with 38 Project 25 Product and Service providers offering a diverse range of P25 solutions at multiple price points and P25 is the preferred technology for Federal Grants Independent Testing through the DHS CAP Program and a number of certified independent testing Labs. A Live, Active, Evolving Technology that continues to develop with new capabilities, upgrades, and test standards
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 13 Why Project 25….
Why have so many PTT Users chosen P25? Public Safety Grade Reliability and Performance Developed through 25 years of Standards evolution and product technology improvements. Multiple P25 PTT Voice and Data Services: Group Call, Emergency Group Call, Broadcast All Call, Unit to Unit Individual ID Call, Telephone interconnect call, Tier 2 Location (GPS), OTAP/OTAR. All with talking party ID Feature Rich Supplementary Services: Call Alert, Status Message/Status Update, Radio Check, Radio Unit Monitoring, Radio inhibit/Uninhibit, Priority/Preemptive Priority Superior Voice Encryption and Security using 256 bit AES Encryption, Over the Air Re-Keying, and Authentication. High Performance Audio Volume and Clarity (P25 Vocoder) combined with rugged housings that are designed for demanding Public Safety environments
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 14 Why Project 25….
Why have so many PTT Users chosen P25? Project 25 is Cost Effective Multiple System Configurations: P25 offers: direct mode, repeated, single site, multi-site, voting, multicast, and simulcast configurations allowing scalable, cost effective, system design. Sharing P25 Infrastructure P25 permits multiple agencies to share common infrastructure and each make their own purchasing decisions. Statewide and Regionwide P25 Systems are growing rapidly as smaller agencies realize the benefits of eliminating their LMR operating costs and getting improved coverage and performance of P25. P25 is the preferred LMR technology for Federal Grants 38 Project 25 Product and Service providers compete for Standards based RFPs
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 15 PROJECT 25 TECHNOLOGY INTEREST GROUP
Visit PTIG Booth # 2761 IWCE 2019
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March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 16 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Standards Overview, Interfaces and Terminology
Dominick Arcuri Subject Matter Expert, Televate, LLC
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 17 P25 Objectives/Technology Goals
Compatible Frequency with Independent Existing Maximize Equipment Promote Spectrum Interoperability Efficiency
Facilitate Develop User- Multi-source Friendly Coverage Equivalent Procurement Equipment Integrate to Existing both Voice Analog and Data Coverage
Gradual Migration from Existing Systems
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 18 P25 Standards Process and Documents
P25 is a suite of over 85 Standard documents and Telecommunication Systems Bulletins that define the services and interfaces
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 19 Key Project 25 Interfaces
AIR WIRELINE SECURITY SECURITY DATA DATA INTERFACES INTERFACES INTERFACES SERVICES SERVICES INTERFACES
CAI: Conventional Console Interface Fixed Station Interface (FSI)
Common Air I/F(CAI): Inter Sub-System Trunking Interface (ISSI)
RF Sub-System 1 RF Sub-System 2
P25 has standardized the Common Air Interface (CAI) and multiple Wireline Interfaces
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 20 P25 RF System Configurations
• Multi Site Overlay • Single Site • Multi Site – Trunking RFSS (voice & data) – Simulcast – Conventional RFSS (e.g – Multicast paging) Multi-Site Trunked & Conventional Overlay Single Site Trunked RFSS Multi-Site Trunked RFSS
Fixed FS Station
Project 25 Project 25 Trunked Project 25 Trunked Conventional RF Sub-System RF Subsystem Project 25 Trunked RF Sub-System
RF Sub-System CSSI Ec
Console Sub- Conventional System (CSS) Digital Fixed Station CSSI Ec Console Sub- Interface System (CSS) DFSI
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 21 P25 Phase I Common Air Interface (CAI)
• Designed to operate with 12.5 kHz channel spacing • Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) • Data Rate: 9.6 kbps • Modulation: 4-level form of FSK (C4FM) • Vocoder: DVSI’s IMBE (7.2 kbps) • Supports conventional, trunking and secure communications • Conventional channel protocol same as trunking traffic channel
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 22 P25 Phase 2 CAI
• 12 kb/s air link rate for 2 slot TDMA • Modulation – H-DQPSK for downlink (outbound) – H-CPM for uplink (inbound) • TDMA Voice Channels • Dual Rate Vocoder • FDMA Control Channel (Phase 1 CCH base) – With TDMA extensions (for migration & compatibility with PH I)
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 23 P25 Inter-System Configurations
Connecting RF Sub- Connecting Systems Using ISSI Systems Using CSSI
Connecting Systems Using ISSI and CSSI
ISSI/CSSI Supports various P25 call types, P25 services and console features
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 24 How P25 Promotes Interoperability
• Over the air interoperability – Radio to Radio of different manufacturers – Radios from different manufacturers on a common system within a coverage area (conventional or trunked) • Neighboring jurisdictions during a common event or vehicle pursuit • Outside agencies responding during a mutual aid event • Intra and Inter System Interoperability – Multiple dispatch facilities utilizing a common infrastructure – Neighboring jurisdictions that permit roaming while maintaining home system contact – Multiple systems interconnected to create a larger system
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 25 Over the Air Interoperability via P25
Conventional Direct Mode
Inter Sub-System Interface (ISSI) Trunking
Console Interface
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 26 Multi-Agency Interoperability via P25
Agency A
RF Sub-System 1
P25 permits multiple agencies to share common Agency B infrastructure and each make their own purchasing decisions
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 27 Intersystem Interoperability via P25
Inter Sub-System Interface (ISSI)
RF Sub-System 2 RF Sub-System 1
The P25 ISSI permits roaming to a neighboring system while maintaining home system contact
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 28 P25 Transition and Migration
P25 FDMA Trunked CAI P25 CAI P25 TDMA Trunked CAI Pre P25 Subscribers
Repeaters 1 1 1 1 / / / / B2 B2 B2 B2 Repeaters R R R R 21 21 1 1
B B R R
P25 manufacturers supports P25 supports a smooth backward compatibility to legacy migration from Phase 1 to systems Phase 2
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 29 Project 25: Summary
Designed for public safety by public safety User P25 is a suite of mobile radio standards needs and bulletins which define interoperable Project 25 Steering communications for emergency services Committee (users) Developed in partnership between
Public Safety and TIA APCO P25 Interface Committee (users & manufacturers) • Project 25 formed in 1989 • Initial standards released in 1995 Telecommunications Industry • Original goals have been met, yet Association (TIA), TR.8 Committee(s) • Ongoing development and evolution of the standards continue with broad industry support
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 30 Project 25: Top 10 Benefits
Public Safety Mature, well defined, Grade ReliabilityMulti-Vendor Air and Wireline Enablingand PerformanceSourcing StandardizedMigration from Superior Security Interoperability LegacyInterfaces Equipment using 256 bit AES with OTAR Evolving Multiple A User-Driven Frequency Technology with support BandsA Large Installed Base at numerous frequency of over 2250 Systems bands Spectral Conventional Efficiency & Trunked Operation
The reliable, de-facto,Public choice Safety for A vibrant market-place with mission critical communicationsUser Driven moreSecure than 3 dozen suppliers during Natural Disasters and Communicationsand the preferred technology critical events for Federal Grants Established Global Standard with A live, active, technology that Superior Audio volume and Worldwide Adoption Coverage continues to evolve with new clarity combined with high Voice and Data capabilities, upgrades, and test IndependentFlexibility testing for performance radio designs for standards Public Safety environments performance and interoperability
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 31 Thank You
Dominick Arcuri Subject Matter Expert, Televate, LLC
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 32 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Standards Update
Andy Davis Chairman, TIA TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Engineering Committee Sr. Resource Manager, P25 Standards - Motorola Solutions
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 33 P25 Standards Activity Update
Background 2018 & 2019 Publications Work in Progress
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 34 Background
Project 25 Steering Committee Approved P25 Standards list includes ~85 documents • To date, all are produced, published and maintained by TIA TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Engineering Committee • Overviews, Standards, Standard Tests, Telecommunications Systems Bulletins • In addition to new documents, TIA publishes document revisions and document addendums oRevisions and addendum may provide clarifications, correct errors or add additional material
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 35 2018/2019 Publications (1 of 4) Air Interfaces (2018) • An addendum to the Trunking Control Channel Messages standard was approved for publication. This addendum introduces an “Accessory Sensed Emergency” flag to the Emergency Alarm message. • A revision to the Conventional (Air Interface) Interoperability Test standard was approved for publication. This revision corrects editorial errors and makes clarifications on various test procedures but does not add, remove or technically alter tests. • A revision of TSB-88.1-E (Part 1 Performance Modeling) was approved for publication. This revision incorporates Addendum 1 and incorporates proposals to clarify performance modeling methods approved by Working Group 1 • A revision of TSB-88.3-E (Part 3 Performance Verification) was approved for publication. This revision incorporates Addendum 1 and incorporates proposals to clarify performance verification approved by Working Group 1
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 36 2018/2019 Publications (2 of 4) Wireline Interfaces (2018) • An addendum to the ISSI Messages and Procedures for Supplementary Data This addendum introduces the messages and procedures for Individual Regrouping control across an ISSI/CSSI. • A revision of the ISSI/CSSI Interoperability Test Procedures for Trunked Voice Operation This revision adds a normative annex that intends to simplify ISSI/CSSI Interoperability testing by recommending existing test configurations that use only 2 RF Sub Systems at a time and test a single ISSI/CSSI link at a time. • A revision of the ISSI Recommended Compliance Assessment Tests bulletin This revision will add recommended interoperability tests for Trunking CSSI applications and add recommended interoperability tests of TDMA operation of the Trunking ISSI and CSSI.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 37 2018/2019 Publications (3 of 4) Data (2018) • A revision of the Tier 2 Location Service Specification This revision corrects editorial errors and makes corrections to EXI Encoding examples. • TCP/UDP Port Number Assignments This revision addresses errata that have been collected since the last publication. • Mobile Data Peripheral Interface This revision addresses errata that have been collected since the last publication. • CMS Specification for Packet Data This revision addresses errata that have been collected since the last publication. • Packet Data Logical Link Control Procedures This revision addresses errata that have been collected since the last publication. • Packet Data Host Network Interface This revision addresses errata that have been collected since the last publication.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 38 2018/2019 Publications (4 of 4) Security (2019) • A revision of the Security Services Overview document This revision merges a previously published addendum with the parent document.
Air Interfaces (2019) • A revision to the Trunking Control Channel Messages standard was approved for publication. This revision addresses errata that have been collected since the last publication.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 39 Work in Progress (1 of 4) Air Interfaces • Creation of a High Signal Strength Intermodulation Rejection Test is in progress. This test will measure the ability of a P25 or analog conventional FM receiver to reject an unwanted broadband base station signal, thereby preventing degradation to the reception of a desired signal. Performance specifications are expected to follow completion of the measurement method. • A revision of ANSI/TIA-4950-B “Requirements for Battery-Powered, Portable Land Mobile Radio Applications in Class I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous (Classified) Locations“ is in progress. UL is proposing improvements/clarifications to the document regarding electrical protection parameters.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 40 Work in Progress (2 of 4) Wireline Interfaces • Group Regrouping for the Trunking ISSI/CSSI Standard is in progress. This work will enable dispatch equipment connected to Trunking Infrastructures via the ISSI/CSSI to control group regrouping services. Note the control channel messaging for these services has already been standardized. • A new Interoperability test standard for Trunked ISSI Supplementary Data Services is in progress. This document will provide a standard set of tests for validating interoperability of Supplementary Data Services (Emergency Alarm, Call Alert, etc) operating across a Trunked ISSI.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 41 Work in Progress (3 of 4)
Security • Definition of a Link Layer Encryption Security Service is in progress. This is the first big new technology upgrade for improved Security for all air interfaces of P25. It protects control channel control messages, and hides group and individual IDs. • An addendum to the Key Fill Interface standard is in progress. This will enable Key Fill Device (KVL) interface to a KMF, an Authentication Facility and another Key Fill Device • An addendum to the Over The Air Rekeying Messages and Procedures standard is in progress. This will allow single key radios to use any Encryption Key ID and will allow multi- key radios to use any Encryption Key ID in order to ensure interoperability between single key and multi-key equipment.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 42 Work in Progress (4 of 4) Security (cont.) • An addendum to the Over The Air Rekeying Messages and Procedures standard is in progress. This will allow single key radios to use any Encryption Key ID and will allow multi- key radios to use any Encryption Key ID in order to ensure interoperability between single key and multi-key equipment. Broadband • Definition of 3GPP Mission Critical standard services interworking with TIA Land Mobile Radio standard services is in progress. This document will describe interworking of features (example; group and individual calls) that are common between 3GPP LTE standards and P25 Trunking, P25 Conventional and Analog Conventional FM LMR standards.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 43 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
ATIS/TIA Joint LMR LTE Joint Project Committee Status Update
Andy Davis Chairman; TIA TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Engineering Committee Sr. Resource Manager; P25 Standards - Motorola Solutions
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 44 ATIS and TIA Background (1 of 2)
• TIA and ATIS Memorandum of Understanding dates back to 2006 in which the two SDOs “agree to jointly sponsor and work cooperatively in the development of joint standards documents that are of mutual interest”. • ATIS – Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions is a Standards Development Organization (SDO) develops technical and operational standards and solutions for the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) industry (members include manufacturers and user agencies such as APCO) • TIA – Telecommunications Industry Association is a Standards Development Organization (SDO) that develops voluntary, consensus-based industry standards for a wide variety of ICT products (members include manufacturers and P.S. Agency reps)
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 45 ATIS and TIA Background (2 of 2)
• TIA and ATIS began work on interworking of LTE Mission Critical (MC) and LMR services in 2012 • Joint Project Committee known as “JLMRLTE” • This included Tetra, P25 Conventional, P25 Trunking and TIA-603 based Conventional Analog FM service • In 2014 , the JLMRLTE agreed to “postpone further work in JLMRLTE until the LTE part of MCPTT work in 3GPP is more developed” • In 2015 work resumed that created documents defining kLMR terminology and high level service descriptions • Provided to 3GPP in 2016 • In December 2017, JLMRLTE work resumed • Primary participants are 3GPP member representatives, TIA member representatives, Firstnet, AT&T March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 46 ATIS/TIA JLMRLTE Status (1 of 7)
• Current ATIS Issue statement (WTSC-JLMRLTE-2017- 00001R001) excerpt: This issue statement proposes that ATIS WTSC (SN and RAN) initiate work with TIA TR-8 (TR-8.8 subcommittee) to develop joint ATIS/TIA specification(s), with ATIS as the lead Standards Development Organization (SDO). Joint ATIS/TIA specification(s) on Use Cases, requirements, architecture, call/message flows, and implementation guidelines would be developed that define interworking of standard interfaces for published or future TIA LMR standards to the 3GPP interworking specifications. The JPC shall coordinate with 3GPP and TIA committees to identify and address gaps and evolve those standards as necessary in support of this issue. As application and service protocols evolve, the work should accommodate, in so far as is possible, interoperation of new broadband public safety features with new features of TIA-102 and TIA-603 conventional FM systems. March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 47 ATIS/TIA JLMRLTE Status (2 of 7)
• Current work item WTSC-JLMRLTE-2019-00001R001 title: • “Study of Interworking between P25 LMR and 3GPP (MCPTT) Mission Critical Services” • Scope excerpt: This document contains scenarios and considerations for the use of a 3GPP Release 15 Interworking Function to enable interoperability of services between a 3GPP MC system and a TIA-based LMR system. For the purposes of this document there are three distinct TIA-based LMR systems that will be examined, namely: P25 trunking, P25 conventional, and TIA- 603 analog conventional FM. NOTE: This document is intended to describe how that 3GPP Interworking Function may be used to enable interoperability of those services that are common between 3GPP MC systems and each of the three TIA- based LMR systems mentioned above. Interoperability of services between 3GPP MC systems and TETRA-based LMR systems are
March 2019 outside the scope of this document. Project 25 Technology Interest Group 48 ATIS/TIA JLMRLTE Status (3 of 7)
• 3GPP Release 15 and 16 documents define: • Interconnection of 3GPP LTE Mission Critical Systems • Interworking between LTE and non-LTE Systems • The 3GPP Interworking architecture defines an Interworking functional entity (IWF) • Adapts LMR Systems to mission critical systems via the IWF interface and supports interworking between LMR systems and mission critical systems. • From the 3GPP side, the IWF acts as another MC System • From the LMR side, the IWF acts as another LMR System • The IWF is the functional entity responsible for conversion of media and control signaling between LTE and LMR technologies to enable interoperable services
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 49 ATIS/TIA JLMRLTE Status (4 of 7)
• High level functional model found in the JLMRLTE document:
Conventional FM L603 LMR system
IWF-1, IWF-2, IWF-3 IWF MC service
L102C/ TIA-102 L102T LMR system
L603 – TBD interface to Conventional analog FM system L102C – TBD interface to P25 Conventional System L102T – TBD interface to P25 Trunking System IWF-1, -2, -3 – Interfaces to 3GPP Mission Critical (MC) System Services
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 50 ATIS/TIA JLMRLTE Status (5 of 7)
• Current philosophy of the JLMRLTE document: • Describe how common services (features) may interwork (interoperate) o Do not prescribe a particular LMR interfaces to the IWF although ISSI/DFSI are likely candidates o Do not prescribe specific 3GPP or TIA messages to or from the IWF o Do not prescribe specific TIA devices that may interface with the IWF • High level identification of message translations that are needed for interworking • High level identification of media translations that are needed for interworking • Identify issues “For Future Study (FFS)” that must be resolved
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 51 ATIS/TIA JLMRLTE Status (6 of 7)
• Current JLMRLTE document Table of Contents includes: oArchitectural considerations and assumptions oFunctional models oAddressing oDeployment models oFeatures and scenarios • Architectural considerations and assumptions section provides high level descriptions of how services operate • Features and scenarios section provides descriptions and generic message flows for establishing, maintaining and terminating interworking services
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 52 Thank You
Andy Davis [email protected]
Chairman, TIA TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Engineering Committee
Sr. Resource Manager, P25 Standards - Motorola Solutions
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 53 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Security New Standards, Applications, and Interoperability
Jeremy Elder, Director of Integrated Platforms, Harris
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 54 P25 Encryption Standards Update
• Link Layer Encryption (LLE) o Problem Statement o Solution Overview o Standards Update o Important User Considerations • Key Fill Device Addendum
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 55 LLE Problem Statement
P25 Link Layer Encryption helps ensure: • Integrity – How can you know the message has not been altered? o Specifically Replay Protection ensures that a message cannot be resent later by an untrusted source • Confidentiality – How can you be sure that the message is only received by the intended parties? • Key Distribution – Do the initiating and receiving parties have the means to securely communicate?
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 56 LLE Problem Statement
• P25 End-to-End Encryption for voice calls and packet data protects the contents of the transmission • End-to-End Encryption by itself does NOT protect against intercepting the identities of the parties involved in a call o Initiator of a Call (Typically a User ID) o Target of a Call (Typically a Group ID but may be a Supergroup or another User ID)
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March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 57 LLE Problem Statement
Current state of P25 systems: • Control signaling messages on traffic channels and conventional channels are not protected. • P25 trunking control channel messages (inbound & outbound) are not protected. • This includes: o User Registration/Group Affiliation, Service Requests & Channel Assignments o Supplementary Data Services such as Status Update, Short Message, Radio Unit Monitor, Unit Inhibit
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 58 LLE Solution Overview
Unprotected Protected Protected Protected
RFSS Infrastructure Trunking Site SU SU Direct Mode SU Transparent Repeater SU
Unprotected
Unprotected Unprotected Protected Protected
Trunking Site SU CFN Infrastructure Conventional Fixed SU Other RFSS Network Station Infrastructure
Trunking Conventional
• LLE only protects the air interfaces—nothing wired • “Protected” means that identities and user data are encrypted
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 59 LLE Solution Overview
Control Channel FDMA CAI Traffic Channel TDMA Traffic Channel P-SU • Infrastructure FDMA or L-SU Protected (P), Unprotected TDMA WC U-SU (U), and Legacy (L) SU can all co-exist on the same
FDMA CAI: Conventional (Direct P-SU channel/site/system Mode) P-SU L-SU o U-SU L-SU Protected: Supports LLE and U-SU is operating with LLE o FDMA CAI: Transparent Unprotected: Supports LLE, Repeated (aka Conventional Repeat (Simple)) P-SU but is running without LLE
Conventional L-SU U-SU o Legacy: Doesn’t support LLE Fixed Station • All existing P25 channel types are supported—
FDMA CAI: Conventional (Fixed Network) including TDMA CC P-SU Infrastructure Conventional L-SU U-SU Fixed Network Link Layer Encryption Station
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 60 Key Management for LLE
Important Concepts: • The Link Encryption Facility (LEF) securely stores & distributes LLE Crypto material • LLE Key Management provides for a hierarchy of keys and multiple key distribution methods. There are 3 types of LLE key distribution in the standard: o Broadcast key distribution: provides an efficient method for SUs to be efficiently key managed o Group Key Distribution: provides a method for groups of SU to be efficiently key managed o Individual key distribution: provides a method to provision keys to an individual SU
Broadcast Narrower Group scope
Individual
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 61 Broadcast Key Distribution
Important Concepts: • Root Link Encryption Key (RLEK) – All LLE operational Keys within an LLE Domain are derived from the RLEK • Broadcast Keys are derived using cryptographically sound methods from the RLEK (CLEKs & STEK/STAK) • Operational Keys can be securely distributed over the air via “Broadcast Key Distribution” (BKD) from conventional or trunked sites
Notes: • Key derivation methods ensure that the encryption keys used on each conventional channel and trunked channel are unique • Crypto synchronization uses a time value to provide “replay protection” • If the RLEK is compromised, all sites & radios must be rekeyed
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 62 Individual Key Distribution
Conventional Trunking
• OTAR & KFD interfaces can be utilized to distribute Individual Keys (ILEKs) to individuals – especially for initial onboarding • Individual Keys can be securely distributed over the air via “Individual Key Distribution” from conventional or trunked sites March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 63 LLE Affected Standards
LLE standardization is a major effort with many impacts on existing P25 standards Standard Number (TIA- Title Changes required Status 102.x) TBD Link Layer Encryption Overview New Overview document for LLE Ready to move to TR8.3 TBD Key Management Messages and Procedures for Link New detailed specification describing key Draft document in ETG Layer Encryption management for LLE by 3/31 AABB-B Trunking Control Channel Formats Modification of formats for LLE control channel Ready to move to TSBKs and MBTs. TR8.3 AABC-D Trunking Control Channel Messages Addition of ISPs and OSPs in support of LLE Draft document in ETG operations and LLE key management. by 3/31 AABD-B Trunking Procedures Addition of procedures for LLE operations. BAAD-A Conventional Procedures Addition of procedures for LLE operations. BBAC Phase 2 Two-Slot TDMA Media Access Control Layer Modification of formats and descriptions of LLE Ready to move to Description operations. TR8.3 BAAA-A FDMA Common Air Interface Addition of new LDUs and packet data formats Not started for LLE operations. BACA-B ISSI Messages and Procedures Addition of inter-subsystem information in Not started support of LLE key management. BAHA Fixed Station Interface Addition of messaging and procedures for LLE Not started key management. AACD-A KFD Interface Protocol Addition of messaging and procedures for LLE In-Progress – Covered key management. Later AACA-A OTAR Protocol Addition of messaging and procedures for LLE Not started key management.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 64 LLE Important User Considerations
• Updates to P25 standards for LLE will have no impact on users that don’t require LLE • LLE will support interoperability with legacy subscriber units that don’t support LLE and subscriber units that support LLE on the same network o For example in P25T, the standards will support a mix of protected & unprotected groups operating on the same site • Key management is designed to be as seamless as possible – supporting distribution of future keys before they take affect • Protection of the RLEK (& derived CLEK) is very important • There is still some time until the standard is published—equipment conforming new standards are typically available 12-18 months after publication
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 65 P25 Encryption Standards Update
• Link Layer Encryption (LLE) • Key Fill Device (KFD) Addendum o Scope of the Addendum o Status of the Addendum o User Considerations
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 66 KFD Addendum Scope
• Enhances interoperability for P25 encryption by providing standards-based interfaces between a Key Fill Device (KFD) and the following: o A Key Management Facility (KMF) o An Authentication Facility (AF) o A Link Encryption Facility (LEF) o Another KFD
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 67 KFD Addendum Status
• Much simpler standards update than LLE!
Document Status Key Fill Device (KFD) Interface Being worked in ETG Specification – Addendum 1
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 68 KFD Addendum User Considerations
• TODAY: Interfaces between KMF, AF, and KFD and the KFD are proprietary—presenting challenges for interoperability between different P25 manufacturers • There is no impact on the interface between the KMF and SU with this change—allowing support for legacy devices with new/updated KFDs • There is still some time until the standard is published—equipment conforming new standards are typically available 12-18 months after publication
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 69 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
Thank You
Jeremy Elder, Director of Integrated Platforms, Harris [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 70 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Standards Update P25 Encryption Update and Best Practices for Interoperability Alan Massie – FBI
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 71 P25 and FBI
FBI Shared Land Mobile Radio System (SLMRS) • A nationwide P25 VHF Conventional system • CONUS, Puerto Rico, USVI • Cores located in Denver and Quantico • Shared resources – ATF, DEA, FBI, USMS • Each Agency has own Dispatch, KMF’s • FBI alone has approximately 47,000 SLMRS subscribers • FBI Operates two former DOJ IWN VHF Trunking systems – NCR & PNW
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 72 P25 Feds and Encryption
FBI Shared Land Mobile Radio System (SLMRS) • Federal Information Security Management Act • SLMRS received ATO Oct 2016. • Federal Information Processing Standards • FIPS 140-2, AES Standard FIPS – 197, Nov 2001 • FIPS 140-2 precludes the use of unvalidated cryptography for the cryptographic protection of sensitive or valuable data within Federal systems. Unvalidated cryptography is viewed by NIST as providing no protection to the information or data—in effect the data would be considered unprotected plaintext. If the agency specifies that the information or data be cryptographically protected, then FIPS 140-2 is applicable. In essence, if cryptography is required, then it must be validated. • With the passage of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, there is no longer a statutory provision to allow for agencies to waive mandatory FIPS. • FIPS 46-3, DES was withdrawn May 2005.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 73 P25 Feds and Encrypted Interop
FBI and other federal agencies/departments • Are obligated to seek FISMA compliance • In the case of Encryption that means FIPS • That means it cannot be DES, or RC4 variants • So – to promote encrypted interoperability… • Please consider using AES • Note recent CAP AP/DHS rules on non-standard encryption • Ponder how long DES may remain in P25 Standard? • Encrypted Interop with Feds the justification you need? • DHS/CBP/NLECC distributes interop key material
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 74 P25 Feds and Encrypted Interop
FBI and other federal agencies/departments • Use of CBP NLECC’s SLN’s 1 -20 are essential • SLN’s 1-20 help enable encrypted interop • NLECC will help you with getting Key material • NLECC OTAR Team Supervisor David Moore • Call NLECC at 407-975-1966 or 877-326-532 • Email NLECC at [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 75 National SLN Assignments
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 76 P25 Feds and Encrypted Interop
The best for last - SLN/CKR’s • SLN’s are only required for comms between KMF and subscriber radio during OTAR • SLN’s have nothing to do with radios ability to decrypt a message (Key, Key ID, AlGID do matter) • SLN de-confliction is only relevant within the context of your KMF/OTAR environment. • If you want to interoperate with a subscriber that gets key from another KMF as long as you have the same Key, Key ID and ALGID, you will communicate.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 77 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
Thank You
Alan Massie – FBI
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 78 P25 Implementation in the U.S. Coast Guard
Keith LaPlant Telecommunications & Interoperability Prgm Mgr U.S. Coast Guard Miami, FL (305) 415-7007 [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 79 Legacy Capability
Analog wideband coverage of marine band channels deployed nationwide in early 1970s Motorola 6 channel consoles Mixed deployment of non-standard VHF transceivers at 300 radio sites Spectra mobile and Sabre or MX-300R handheld radios
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 80 RESCUE 21
1994 Requirements documenting need for increased capacity and better coverage 1995 Acquisition project chartered to modernize the National Distress and Response System 2000 Phase I contract awarded 2001 Contractors demonstrate ability to meet critical design criteria
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 81 RESCUE 21
2002 Phase II awarded to General Dynamics 2005 Rescue 21 IOC in Atlantic City NJ and the Eastern Shores VA 2012 32 of 37 Sectors are operational, 253 Remote Fixed Facilities on air 2017 Alaska and Inland Rivers Sectors complete with modified R21 architecture
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 82 RESCUE 21
P25 chosen as core of new radio system • Established standard • Vendor agnostic oSubscriber base is mix of Motorola, EF Johnson, Harris and Relm radios • Easier to draft specifications when standards are already defined • P25 standards support some core R21 requirements such as OTAR and AES encryption oVHF and UHF channels are OTAR capable nationwide oSingle KMF supports OTAR for 13,000 plus subscribers
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 83 RESCUE 21
P25 facilitates increased interoperability • P25 conventional channels (correctly programmed) work across any network regardless of vendor • Use of a NAC eliminates confusion about CTCSS v CDCSS • CG is expanding the purchase and use of dual or multi-band radios many of which include P25 trunked capability
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 84 What is RESCUE 21
Rescue 21 is a command, control, and communication system that supports all US Coast Guard coastal missions, with emphasis on Search and Rescue (SAR) and Homeland Security • Maintains compatibility with legacy maritime customers (analog wideband) • Implements digital, encrypted tactical channels • Fully IP based with VoIP from remote sites
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 85 What is RESCUE 21
Key Features • Key Features • Improved Voice and Direction – Interoperability Finding Coverage out to 20 NM • Federal offshore • State o U.S. Coast Guard operational • Local frequencies • National Law Enforcement and o Working frequencies in the marine Incident Response band interoperability frequencies o Monitoring of VHF-FM distress • Region-specific mutual aid channels 16 and 70 in the coastal frequencies zone • DHS first responder frequencies • Improved System Availability – – APCO Project 25 (P25) 99.5% compliant • Enhanced Situational • P25 OTAR capable Awareness • Clear or encrypted o Geo Display – Phone patch capability o Direction Finding – 24 x 7 network and system • Digital Recording monitoring and fault detection o Instant Playback o Archiving
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 86 RFF Configuration
VHF-FM CH16 GUARD • UHF-1 VHF-1 – CG P25 CHANNELS • VHF-FM MARINE BAND – UHF-FM INTEROP CHANNELS • CG VHF-FM P25 CHANNELS – ENCRYPTED OR CLEAR • VHF-FM INTEROP CHANNELS • DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING • ENCRYPTED OR CLEAR (DSC) VHF-2 – CHANNEL 70 • VHF-FM MARINE BAND – DIGITAL DISTRESS • CG VHF-FM P25 CHANNELS TRANSCEIVER • VHF-FM INTEROP CHANNELS • VHF-3 • ENCRYPTED OR CLEAR – UNUSED
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 87 Typical RFF
DF Array (9 element)
UHF Tx/Rx VHF Rx
VHF Tx
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 88 R21 Coverage
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 89 R21 Continues to Evolve
Replaced hardware DIUs with software DIU’s Dynamic encryption key selection implemented • Allows operator selection of any encryption key loaded into system Sector to Sector handoff implemented
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 90 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
Thank You
Keith LaPlant
Telecommunications & Interoperability Program Mgr U.S. Coast Guard Miami, FL (305) 415-7007 [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 91 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 System and Console Interoperability using the ISSI/CSSI/FSI
Justin Evans Radio System Mgr., Montgomery County TX Hospital District
Greg Jurrens Senior Manager Technical Operations Harris County TX
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 92 March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 93 March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 94 March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 95 ISSI – Harris SR10.3 – Motorola 7.17.1
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 96 How many engineers does it take to implement an ISSI connection?
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 97 ISSI Console Testing
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 98 REVISIONS REV DESCRIPTION DATE APPROVED MCHD/HC ISSI Network Layout A ORIGINAL 17-OCT-18
*Foreign ISSI s will target ISSI NAT d Address while using the HSRP Shared Address as its next-hop address Primary Internet Internet Access Primary Firewall 1 ISSI Router 1
MCHD NETWORK
Standby Internet Internet Access Standby Firewall 2 Router 2 ISSI
MCHD 911 CISCO SWITCH
ISSI FIREWALL BACKHAUL SWITCH 2 INTER-RF SYSTEM GATEWAY (ISGW)
INTER-RF SYSTEM GATEWAY (ISGW) ISSI FIREWALL ASTRO P25 NETWORK INTER-RF SYSTEM GATEWAY (ISGW) ASTRO P25 NETWORK UWAVE 7705 UWAVE 7705
uWave
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 99 Implementation Successes What works well • P25 Phase I to P25 Phase I - Group Calls W/Unit ID • P25 Phase II to P25 Phase II - Group Calls W/Unit ID • P25 Phase II to P25 Phase I - Group Calls W/Unit ID • P25 Phase I to P25 Phase II - Group Calls W/Unit ID • P25 Phase I AES to P25 Phase I AES - Group Calls W/Unit ID • P25 Phase II AES to P25 Phase II AES - Group Calls W/Unit ID • P25 Phase I AES to P25 Phase II AES - Group Calls W/Unit ID All the technical staff and both vendors worked great as a team to have a successful deployment. The audio quality is amazing, the users can’t tell they are on 2 different systems Mapping Talk Groups over ISSI worked great no more “patching” needed
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 100 100 Implementation Challenges
Implementation Challenges • Very few “Experiences” Subject matter experts • Vendor documentation – Language barriers • No Verified “How-to’s” • Single IP vs. Multi-IP – Affects ability to implement resiliency Operational Challenges • Emergency Clear/Knockdown (Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface Messages and Procedures for Voice, Mobility Management, and RFSS Capability Polling Services - Addendum 1 - Group Emergency Behaviors TIA-102.BACA-B-1) • Automatic Roaming – Adjacency is not passed via ISSI • SuperGroup/Patching (ISSI Messages and Procedures for Group Regrouping TIA-102.BACG) • SimulSelect/Multi-select (ISSI Messages and Procedures for Group Regrouping TIA-102.BACG) • Aliasing (subscriber and Talkgroups) • “Foreign” vs. “Homed” Talkgroups – Requires hard patching
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 101 Example ISSI/CSSI Focus Group ISSI/CSSI Focus Group Participating Agencies
. Alberta First Responder Radio . Established in 2016 under the FPIC Communications System . Connecticut Emergency Services and Public to explore the ISSI/CSSI technology Protection Department . Department of Information Technology environment including but not limited County of Fairfax, Virginia to: . Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management . Successfully connecting single and . Federal Bureau of Investigation multiple manufacturer ISSI or CSSI . Harris County Public Safety Technology systems Services . Iowa Statewide Interoperable . Collecting user and manufacturer Communications System Board implementation procedures . Missouri Department of Public Safety . Montgomery County Hospital District TX . Troubleshooting methods . New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department . Identifying best practices . Oregon Department of Transportation . State of New Jersey Office of Information . Serves as the voice for the ISSI/CSSI Technology . U.S. Coast Guard community and is actively working with manufacturers to improve standards for interoperability
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102 ISSI/CSSI Focus Group
. Hosted three user-focused working sessions to facilitate information sharing and on-going dialogue among participants . Meeting participants included public safety communications professionals and ISSI/CSSI manufacturers’ representatives . Past meetings . May 2016 – Denver, CO . September 2017 – Arlington, TX . July 2018 – Denver, CO . Next meeting tentatively planned for summer 2019
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103 On-going Efforts
. The action items from the in-person meetings resulted in the establishment of three Product Development Groups . Best Practices PDG . Information Sharing PDG . Features & Function PDG
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104 ISSI/CSSI Best Practices PDG
. The Best Practices guides are a collaboration among the ISSI/CSSI user community to establish references for planning an ISSI or CSSI implementation . Volume I addresses pre-planning, partnerships, and governance and was recently published on the DHS CISA website . Volume II is currently under development and will cover topics including: . Stakeholder Engagement . Technology . Policies and Additional Governance . Maintenance & Upgrade Planning . User input and feedback continues to be essential. To participate, send an email to [email protected]
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105 Information Sharing PDG
. Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) portal available for on- going participant collaboration
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106 HSIN Example Library
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107 ISSI/CSSI Features Features and and Functions Functions PDG Survey
. Conveners: Steve Dyson (Texas DPS) and Rick Iverson (Oregon Department of Transportation) . Purpose: To develop a manufacturer neutral list of priority features and functions needed to achieve interoperability across ISSI/CSSI (manufacturer neutral), as well as understand current use of said features and functions . ISSI/CSSI User Survey released in two iterations by Texas Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) . Version 1.0: Fall 2018, received 76 total responses . Version 2.0: Winter 2019, in progress
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108 SurveyISSI/CSSI Version Features 1.0 Results and Functions Survey
. Distributed to several user groups: NCSWIC, SAFECOM, FPIC, P25 UNS, SWBCWG, and NPSTC . Respondent details . Majority of the 76 respondents were state and local users . About 43% of respondents have an operational ISSI, 18% have an operational CSSI, and 53% have neither
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109 Survey Version 1.0 Results: Demographics
Respondent Agency Breakdown by Jurisdiction Level
State / regional; 17
Other; 2 Federal agency; County / city / 4 township; 49
Tribal / territorial; 2
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110 SurveyISSI/CSSI Version Features 1.0 Results and Functions Survey
ISSI Implementation Status If no ISSI, do you plan on implementing ISSI? ISSI Only CSSI Only ISSI & CSSI No ISSI/CSSI 23 18
22, 29% Yes No
If no CSSI, do you plan on 40, 53% implementing CSSI? 3, 4% 41
13 11, 14%
Yes No N = 76
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111 SurveyISSI/CSSI Version Features 2.0 Purpose and Functions Survey
. Version 2.0 includes questions to capture more specific demographic information and clarifies features that may have been confusing to survey respondents in Version 1.0 . Current Status: Texas SWIC distributed survey to NCSWIC and SAFECOM – please request survey link if have not received it . Close date March 25, 2019 . Feel free to forward to any public safety emergency communications users, particularly those with ISSI/CSSI implementations . Remember the survey may take up to 20-30 minutes to complete
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112 Recent Publications
. ISSI Fact Sheet
. ISSI/CSSI Primer . Provides a high-level overview of a broad range of introductory topic areas relevant to ISSI and CSSI . Published in February 2019
. Best Practices: Volume I . Provides best practices observed during the initial planning stages by local, county, regional, and state agencies implementing ISSI/CSSI . Published in February 2019
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113 Best Practices: Volume I
. Includes a one-page Best Practices Checklist that address pre-planning and partnerships and governance . Examples: Clearly articulate the purpose and underlying motivation for pursuing ISSI connections to and from other stakeholders Attend vendors’ in-depth technical courses to develop a thorough understanding of what ISSI/CSSI enabled systems can and cannot do Coordinate ISSI governance with existing system governance, management, and use, as relevant
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114 Thank You
Justin Evans [email protected]
Radio System Mgr., Montgomery County TX Hospital District
Greg Jurrens [email protected]
Senior Manager Technical Operations Harris County TX
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 115 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Cost Savings and Resource Sharing Overview
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 116 P25 Sharing = Cost Savings
Sharing Scenarios • Multiple Agencies Join a Single P25 System to share Infrastucture and operational Costs Examples Village of Pinecrest FL, University PD and EM Miami FL Area • Multiple P25 County/Municipal Systems join to create a Region-wide P25 System sharing Infrastructure and Operational Costs and expanding Coverage area Examples: Hamilton County IN, Washington Capital Region, GATTRS Austin TX • Local/Regional P25 Systems join a P25 Statewide System sharing Infrastructure and Operational Costs and expanding Coverage area Examples: Michigan, Ohio, Wyoming, South Carolina • Adjacent P25 Systems Share Talk Groups to offer Interoperability across Jurisdictional/State/or National Boundaries. Examples: Ohio/Indiana, Ohio/Michigan
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 117 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Cost Savings and Resource Sharing
Del Smith Operations Manager, Alaska Land Mobile Radio Communications System (ALMR)
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 118 Drivers for Shared System
• SOA Emergency Response Commission (SERC) Report sited Alaska disasters/mutual aid responses ……“Interoperability main issue…”
• Many different radio systems deployed throughout Alaska
• Need to replace aging equipment
• Federal and FCC Narrowband frequency requirements
• 911/Homeland Defense/Homeland Security & Defense Assistance to Civil Authority roles and missions
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 119 Cost Benefits to P25 Sharing
• Single Large Procurement quantity buys create cost savings from consolidating subscriber requirements and Infrastructure Costs • A single Qualifying Technical Group eliminates duplication of purchasing qualification testing and costs by multiple agencies • Monthly Costs for System Access are shared across a larger group of participating agencies typically less than the cost to operate maintain and update single stand alone systems. • Monthly Access Fees allow predictable operating Fund requirements and budgets without the cost for major capital Equipment procurements • Software Upgrades and Radio programming technology refreshment costs are shared across a larger base for multiple vendor products.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 120 Cost Benefits to P25 Sharing
• Tower and site maintenance costs are shared by multiple agencies under a single contract • A larger user base can fund Public Safety Grade infrastructure with redundant back up equipment • Radio Frequency Sharing often allows greater system capacity and additional user access without requiring build out and cost of additional infrastructure. • P25 System Architecture is scalable to allow cost effective design with a minimum number of sites based on geography and user loading requirements.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 121 Prior to ALMR
• Numerous, small, local stove-piped conventional systems existed
• State conventional repeater system existed primarily along roadways State Troopers EMS DEC Forestry, etc.
• Larger local governments (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan) operating conventional systems for their agencies, no interoperability
• Military bases operating on NTIA frequencies, no interoperability with state/local
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 122 Initial Choices
• Agencies fund, implement, operate and maintain their own independent infrastructure, as in the past
• Agencies can purchase a few ALMR radios to use when required and continue to maintain their own in-house infrastructure
• Federal, state and local governments cooperate to share a P25 standards-based fixed trunked infrastructure enabling operability and interoperability for members
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 123 Drivers for for Sharing
• SOA existing sites (SATS microwave)
Saved time and expense, minimum of new sites needed
DOD funded RF equipment at 41 sites
Allowed for wide area coverage
• DOD sites
DOD need for roadway coverage for convoys
Defense Support to Civil Authorities mission
Interoperability with Non-DOD, State, Local & tribal
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 124 ALMR System
• ALMR is a cost-shared, VHF, land mobile radio communication service, encompassing participating Federal, State and local/municipal users in Alaska, which provides secure, reliable, 24/7 operations by utilizing the latest proven land mobile radio technologies.
• Joint venture made possible by a Memorandum of Agreement, signed in July 2003, between the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and the State of Alaska Commissioner of Public Safety.
• Frequencies authorized for State use only, and frequencies authorized for Federal use only, are jointly and equally shared for public safety use.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 125 History of ALMR Cost Share
• System declared operational July 2008
• First Cost Share Cooperative Agreement signed in May 2009 beginning State of Alaska (SOA) fiscal year 2010 (July 1, 2009)
Owner of equipment pays maintenance of that equipment
Shared costs split 50/50 between the State of Alaska and
Department of Defense (DOD)
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 126 Current Cost Share Strategy
• 88% - 12% Variation
Based on percentage of sites owned
Rationale: Fair and simple for infrastructure owners and NIOs alike.
Facilitates individual NIO situation and equities; provides flexibility to the SOA and NIOs to agree upon a cost share method.
Reduces the SOA cost share responsibility by some percent (based upon negotiated cost share with NIOs)
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 127 Benefits of Shared System
• A System covering the large geographic area and number of agencies could not exist without shared frequencies and infrastructure
• Interoperability between member agencies
• System at highest security level due to DOD/Non-DOD participation
• Shared costs for system updates
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 128 ALMRALMR SystemSystem StatisticsStatistics
• 8585 sitessites
• 124124 membermember agenciesagencies Ø 2323 StateState Ø 1515 FederalFederal NonNon-DODDOD Ø 6 DODDOD Ø 8080 Local/municipalLocal/municipal
• 21,48821,488 subscriberssubscribers
MarchMarch 20192019 ProjectProject 2525 TechnologyTechnology InterestInterest GroupGroup 12910 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
Thank You
Del Smith Operations Manager, Alaska Land Mobile Radio Communications System (ALMR) 907-334-2636 [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 130 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Cost Savings and Resource Sharing
Cindy Cast Radio Systems Manager, Miami Dade County FL Chairman, Project 25 Technology Interest Group
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 131 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
Miami-Dade County FL Cindy Cast, Radio Systems Manager
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 132 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
TOPICS • Miami-Dade County Demographics & Gov’t Structure • P25 Radio User Community • P25 Cost Benefits for Sharing • Agency examples for Joining & Decommissioning Systems • Interoperable Benefits of Shared Systems
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 133 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
Demographics Gov’t Structure • Over 2.8 million residents • Mayor and Board of 13 County • Over 2,200 square miles (larger in size Commissioner's than the states of Rhode Island and • Miami-Dade County Government is Delaware, and larger in population than made up of 25 Departments (i.e. 17 states) with over 20 miles of sandy Information Technology Department). beaches • ITD, provides technology, • In 2018, there was over 45 Million information and business solutions. Travelers & 16.2 Million Overnight • Visitors Radio Communications Services Division, operates, manages and • The County is home to more than 100 foreign consulate offices, 25 foreign maintains the telecommunication trade offices, Florida Turkey Point systems to include the P25 radio Nuclear Power Plant, Southern system, microwave systems, Command Military Headquarters, US OpenSky radio system, Coast Guard Sector, US Airforce Base, and multiple Federal Headquarters for Conventional radio systems, towers, several agencies frequency licenses, etc.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 134 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
Radio User Community (119) Over 30,000 radio devices • Local County Depts: 25 • Municipal Police: 30 • Tribal Police: 2 • State Agencies: 6 • Federal Agencies: 14 • Non-County/NGO: 42 (Schools, Universities, Hospitals, Ambulances, Railway Police, Security Agencies work with County, etc.)
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 135 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
P25 Cost Benefits for Sharing • Purchasing large quantities of equipment creates cost savings and increase discounts from vendors • One group responsible for all technical and administrative aspects of the system (eliminates duplication of staff) • Operational & maintenance costs for system are shared across multiple agencies reduces cost compared to standalone system (i.e. towers, microwave, antennas, HVAC, generators, etc.)
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 136 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
Agency examples for Joining & Decommissioning Systems • Example 1: Village of Pinecrest (General Gov’t & PD) • Previously operated on a VHF single site conventional system o Required Funding for: – Operational & maintenance vendor contracts – Lease tower contract – Limited radio coverage – Few radio features • Joined the County P25 radio system (decommissioned VHF) o Major reduction in funding o Eliminated multiple vendor contracts o Increased radio coverage and radio functionality o Increased radio interoperability
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 137 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
Agency examples for Joining & Decommissioning Systems • Example 2: University PD and EM • Previously operated on a UHF single-site conventional system o Required Funding for: – Operational & maintenance vendor contracts – Equipment on-top of library building – Limited radio coverage – Few radio features • Joined the County P25 radio system (UHF decommissioned) o Major reduction in funding o Eliminated multiple vendor contracts o Increased radio coverage & radio functionality
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 138 Miami-Dade County P25 Radio System
Interoperable Benefits of Shared Systems Besides Reduced costs….. • Increase radio coverage • Radios have the shared disaster systems/zones • Radios have the shared interoperable systems/zones • Radios have the shared transportable site systems/zones • Technical experts to troubleshoot issues (gov’t employees) • Technical experts to address questions any agency (gov’t employees) • Technical support staff 24/7 (gov’t employees)
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 139 P25 Sharing = Cost Savings State of Ohio MARCS: County Example #1
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 140 P25 Sharing = Cost Savings State of Ohio MARCS: County Example #2
County Responsibility County Responsibility
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 141 Thank You
Cindy Cast [email protected]
Radio Systems Manager, Miami Dade County FL Chairman, Project 25 Technology Interest Group
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 142 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Cost Savings and Resource Sharing
Greg Jurrens Senior Manager Technical Operations Harris County TX
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 143 P25 Sharing = Cost Savings TXWARN: New System Partner Problem: • Existing TXWARN subscriber wanted to add additional capacity and coverage in their jurisdiction. • Existing subscriber costs approx. $4.2M (over 10 years) Options: Build a stand alone 3-site P25 UHF system - $6.2M Control over system operations, maintenance, growth No Interop connectivity with 20 agencies on TXWARN Become a TXWARN System Partner, add 2 sites: $3.1M Complete TXWARN Interop for the agency Additional coverage for other TXWARN partners Least 10 year cost projection.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 144 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019 P25 For the Future P25 Connections for Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid
Jim Holthaus Chair; TIA Private Radio Section Chief Technology Officer – BK Technologies
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 145 P25 Connections for Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid
• P25 Applications For Emergency/Disaster Communications o P25 Benefits o P25 Ecosystem o Important User Considerations
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 146 P25 Connections for Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid
• Benefits of Using P25 Mission Critical Radio Equipment Include: o Improved performance in background noise. P25 equipment can achieve 10 to as much as 25 dB improvements in background noise reduction. o Improved Coverage – P25 Phase 1 technology is about +10dB better than narrowband Analog for the same delivered audio quality. o Tone Signaling – DTMF, Knox and single tone is now supported. o Enhanced Signaling – Talking Party ID, Group Calls, Unit-to-Unit Calls, All Calls, Emergency Alerts, Emergency Calls, Call Alerts, Radio Check, Radio Unit Monitoring and others. o Location Services – Integrated GPS receivers provide location information.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 147 P25 Connections for Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid
• The Existing P25 Ecosystem Enhances Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid Through: o Interoperability and Performance Testing: – P25 CAP Provides an Interoperable Baseline o Multi-Agency Regional Systems – Provides Day-to-Day Interoperability Across First Responders and Partners o State-Wide Communications Systems – Regional Interoperability Talkgroups Already Deployed o Local, State and Federal Equipment Caches – Ability to Direct Resources for Critical Incidents
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 148 Large Geographic Footprint of Interoperable P25 Systems for Emergency Communications
P25 List of Systems PTIG has published Two lists of known P25 Systems in the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. List of P25 Conventional Systems: 1334 The P25 Conventional systems total is 1334. List of P25 Trunking Systems: 916 The P25 Trunking system list has grown from 711 systems November 2015 to 916 systems today. A Grand Total of 2250 Project 25 Systems
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 149 38 Project 25 Statewide Systems
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 150 P25 Connections for Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid
• User Considerations: o Mutual Aid Agreements: – Prepare Ahead – Regional ID Planning – Coordinate Encryption Keys o P25 Interfaces – CAI, Encryption and ISSI Enhance o V/U/800 Nationwide Interoperability Channels – Mix of Analog and P25 – P25 Radios are Backwards Compatible with Analog – Greatest Common Denominator o 700 MHz Nationwide Interoperability Channels – FCC Mandates Use of P25
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 151 P25 Connections for Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid
• State-Wide Communications Systems o Regional Interoperability Talkgroups Already Deployed – Organized as Homeland Security Regions – Standardized Interoperability Templates for Each Region – Program All Radios With All Interoperability Templates
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 152 State of Florida P25 ID Plan
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 153 It’s not just a radio. It’s a partnership. Michigan’s Game Plan Service to Citizens
• Increased/Enhanced interoperability for first responders • Shared Services and Consolidation. • Savings across government by reducing: – Parallel infrastructure – Multiple disparate radios – Operating costs – Hardware and software costs
March 2019– Maintenance costs Project 25 Technology Interest Group 154 Conventional Interoperability
Identify & Adopt Best Practices for Interoperability
• APCO/NPSTC Standard Channel Nomenclature • Configuration for Interoperability Channels • Methodology Can be Applied Universally • Key Parameters • RX/TX Frequency • RX/TX Network Access Code
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 155 Conventional Interoperability
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 156 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
Thank You
Jim Holthaus Chair; TIA Private Radio Section Chief Technology Officer – BK Technologies [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 157 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019 P25 For the Future P25 Connections for Emergency Communications and Mutual Aid
Robin Grier President, Catalyst Communications Technologies
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 158 Interoperability and Interworking with LTE
P25 features can be mapped to PTT over More information on Wednesday LTE (Unit ID, Emergency, Location, I-call) 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Trunking and conventional have different Initiatives for LMR/LTE P25 interfaces and different features Interworking Common Air Interface supports both with Room: N261 flexibility Session Number: W44
P25 Trunking LMR/LTE Console
P25 ISSI Conventional IP LTE Network DFSI Servers P25Trunking or Conventional
CAI Multiple Options
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 159 Extend P25 using LTE as the backhaul
Deployable P25-to-LTE CAI Priority and Pre-emption make the cellular Data Unit backhaul even better
Florida Highway Patrol and others have used cellular backhaul for 10 years, even with 3G
Direct Mode (Talk Around) can be captured locally and routed back to the primary system
Audio and meta data from a Local Repeater can be captured locally and routed back to the primary system Dispatch Console
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 160 Incident Command
Link P25 trunking to P25 conventional to analog, any band, on the fly
Monitor and Manage on-scene
Record audio and meta data outside of coverage area
Conventional Transmit Frequency
Conventional Receive Frequency Talk Group on Trunking System
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 161 Mutual Aid
Fixed Gateways that can be remotely controlled to switch channels, talk groups, and systems
Create, modify, and tear down patches on the fly
Dispatch Console Or Interoperability Link P25 to legacy radio systems Application including SmartNet, EDACS, & MDC 1200
Connect to P25 using ISSI/CSSI, DFSI, or Common Air Interface
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 162 Mutual Aid
Fixed Gateways that can be remotely controlled to switch channels, talk groups, and systems
Create, modify, and tear down patches on the fly
Dispatch Console Or Interoperability Link P25 to legacy radio systems Application including SmartNet, EDACS, & MDC 1200
Connect to P25 using ISSI/CSSI, DFSI, or Common Air Interface
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 163 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
Thank You
Robin Grier President, Catalyst Communications Technologies
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 164 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 New Products and Services for 2019
Cheryl Giggetts Principal, CTA Consultants
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 165 VM7000 P25 Multi-deck / Multi-band Mobile
What is New • All-Band Multi deck Mobile • Simultaneously receive and transmit up to four bands • Supports high power (110W) VHF option • Includes enhanced vehicular repeater integration P25 Interoperability solution • Interoperates with up to four P25 systems simultaneously • ATLAS® P25, Astro® 25, VIDA® P25 • Mixed protocol operation (P25 Phase 1 & 2) Benefits to Public Safety • Select and unselect speaker audio control similar to dispatch control (multiple simultaneous conversations) • Allows public safety user to roam to and operate on secondary systems while simultaneously connected to the primary dispatch
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 166 Harris XL-185M - P25 Converged Mobile Radio
What is New Expanding the powerful XL family of converged P25 communications to the Mobile Radio platform! • Single-band, premium integrated vehicular solution • 700/800 or 900 MHz bands • P25 / EDACS / Conventional • Standard features include: • Wi-Fi (2.4GHz & 5GHz) • GPS • Bluetooth • Noise Cancellation • Field upgradable, LTE-ready platform P25 Interoperability solution Learn more at Harris Booth #1549 • CAP certified, field-proven P25 mobile interoperability https://www.harris.com/what-we-do/public-safety-and-professional-communications • Convergence of P25 (LMR), Wi-Fi and LTE technologies Benefits to Public Safety • Clear, intelligible audio for mission critical communications • Common user experience with XL-185P and XL-200P • Vehicle Area Network with applications to support data needs via LMR, Wi-Fi and LTE • Future-ready to expand over time
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 167 F7010/F7020/F7040 Portable F7510/F7520/F7540 Mobile What is New • Voice log archives with GPS metadata and mapped RSSI analysis with Radio Discovery Tool (RDT) • Hardware based advanced system key (ASK) • Enhanced talkgroup scanning (up to 32 talkgroups with user selectable priority modes) • Receive only talkgroups prevent unauthorized transmissions P25 Interoperability solution • VHF, UHF and 700/800 MHz models • Conventional Analog FM/P25/Mixed-Mode and P25 Phase 1 (FDMA) and Phase 2 (TDMA) trunking • AES/DES Encryption with Over-the-Air Rekeying Benefits to Public Safety • Small lightweight and concealable for surveillance and tactical operations and smaller vehicle installs • Recorded voice log archives with GPS metadata Learn More at show when and where voice calls were made and Icom Booth #1949 can help identify interference issues March 2019 • Diagnostics with mapped RSSI analysisProject values 25 Technology Interest Group 168 can show lack of coverage where coverage was New P25 Monitor: G5 P25 Voice Pager
What is New • Now supports Phase II TDMA • Now supports DMR Conventional Tier I & II • New 2019 Release Planned: VHF & UHF Dual Band model! P25 Interoperability solution • P25 CAP certified, the G5 is a P25 compliant, receive only device that does not register or affiliate on the Network. • Supports AES-256 Bit Encryption Standard
• Dual Band Models: VHF & 700-800MHz and UHF & 700- www.Unication.com 800MHz Benefits to Public Safety • P25 Digital Paging provides improved coverage, excellent voice clarity and superior reliability. • Migrating from Analog to P25 Digital Paging can provide substantial savings- eliminating costs associated with network infrastructure replacement, maintenance, site & utility costs.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 169 InterTalk Enlite Cloud-Based Dispatch System
What is New • Enlite is a first-to-market dispatch solution in North America • Offers a public-safety-grade dispatch console, empowered by the cloud • Enlite provides P25 connectivity in the field via mobile- connected devices P25 Interoperability solution • Connect Enlite console to P25 via DFSI or CSSI/ISSI • Convergence of analog radio, P25, LTE, call-taking capabilities, and more • Allows user to extend their P25 network over Wifi, LTE, or satellite connections Benefits to Public Safety • Empower your P25 system to create seamless communications across multiple devices Learn more at InterTalk Booth #1561 • Enhance situational awareness and operational intelligence www.intertalkenlite.com • Reduce hardware footprint and cost, making Enlite affordable for virtually any agency
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 170 Telex C-Soft P25 Console
What is New • C-Soft v7.5 Now Shipping P25 Interoperability solution • P25 Analog • P25 DFSI & CSSI (Phase I & II) Benefits to Public Safety • SIP & NENA phone interface • Crosspatch between radio technologies • Over-The-Air and Direct IP interfaces can coexist • DES & AES FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption • Interface with CAD, AVL, and others via API • Supported by 10+ IP recorder companies • Highly customizable graphical user interface • System security helps prevent and mitigate cyberattacks
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 171 New P25 Happenings
Scout E1 Scout E4 Scout E8 Scout Ex Mobility What is New Benefits to Public Safety • Completed first ISSI/CSSI Non CAP interoperability • Connect P25 systems to LTE and LMR testing with Motorola using new PTIG testing technologies for maximum interoperability using template standards based interfaces. • New Scout Enterprise consoles E1, E4, E8 and EX. • Ready for FirstNet • Scout Select product line now offers a subscription • Use off-the-shelf computers with public-safety- purchasing method grade, high-performance Avtec USB speakers, • New integration with Motorola APX radios for microphones, and foot switches. wireless connectivity • Secure, reliable, proven platform. • Added Verizon Broadband to our existing PoC • Scalable with licenses on same architecture interface suite which includes AT&T Enhanced PTT • Designed, built, and supported in the U.S.
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 172 New P25 Repeater Infrastructure
What is New • 100W VHF P25 Operation • Remote Programming/Diagnostics • Now Shipping! P25 Interoperability Solution • Vendor Neutral P25 Benefits to Public Safety • High Performance at Affordable Price • Software upgradeable https://codancomms.com/products/cascade Learn more at Codan Booth #1361
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 173 PDR8000 – Portable Digital Repeater Connectivity Deployment Application Notes
What is New • Connectivity Deployment Application Notes P25 Interoperability solution • Provides portable, on-scene P25 coverage for special events or incidents. • Back to Back Cross Band Repeater (RT/RT)
Benefits to Public Safety • Provides guidance to further extend a P25 Network through a variety of backhauls including over IP/LTE Network via V.24 or serial modem links.
https://www.futurecom.com/products/pdr8000-portable-digital-repeater/
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 174 Catalyst Communications Technologies IntelliLink™ Interworking Technology What is New • Results from a DHS Contract to research Standards based (P25) Interworking with FirstNet™ / 3GPP LTE • Catalyst analyzed 56 Core Requirements and found 76% conformance using Inter Subsystem Interface (ISSI) to a P25 trunking system - but few agencies can use ISSI • Interworking with other radio systems and other interfaces is also feasible but has a lower conformance percentage P25 Interoperability solution • Catalyst has designed a near-term, modular, multi- vendor architecture • Uses Standard 3GPP messages to interface with LTE MCPTT before the Full IWF is complete • Offers an Adapter to a variety of LMR systems without Learn more at Catalyst Booth #1280 ISSI www.catcomtec.com Benefits to Public Safety • More P25 users (including those without ISSI) can access FirstNet™ and have Interworking with their current LMR • LMR / LTE Interworking promotes migration - not replacement - to FirstNet™
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 175 Testing Indoor Public Safety Radio Communication SeeHawk® Touch and IBflex®
What is New • Fast and cost effective radio tests to obtain building occupancy permit • Grid test based on NFPA, IFC, and AHJ regulations • Automatic report generation for submission P25 Interoperability solution • P25: RSSI, SINR, Frame BER, Phase detection • FirstNet Measurements: multiple bands/operators • Future proof: 5G, CBRS, NB-IoT • RSSI on other technologies Benefits to Public Safety • Ensure indoor communications for first responders • Makes adopting and enforcing requirements realistic
https://www.pctel.com/public-safety-testing-solution/
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 176 New P25 Over-the-Air Radio Diagnostics for Large Coverage Deployments What is New • MX-3000 Master device accommodates the requirements of larger geographically dispersed systems (state, regional and county systems)
P25 Interoperability Solution • An essential tool for P25 migration
Benefits to Public Safety • Provides comprehensive reports indicating alignment characteristics by radio ID, identifying their status as Failed, Passed or Never Received • Detect radio issues before it becomes an emergency – mitigates possible legal liability Visit LocusUSA at Booth 731 to learn more https://www.locususa.com/products/diagnostx/ • A proactive radio maintenance tool that assures operational readiness
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 177 LMR User Acceptance & Certification Program
What is New • Field Testing For User Agencies • Acceptance, Certification & Validation • A2LA Accredited Test Lab P25 Interoperability solution • Subscriber Unit Certification for use on your System. Is your P25 system • RF System Acceptance or Validation - New or Existing • P25 CAP - Compliance Assessment Program Test Plan compliant? • Beyond CAP - User Designed Test Plan Will your ISSI work? Benefits to Public Safety • “Do No Harm” - Only compliant SU’s loaded • All system features and services will execute as expected • All elements of system are actually compliant (current) • Validate performance after installation in real world situation https://compliancetesting.com// [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 178 480-748-4449 Valid8 P25 ISSI/CSSI Testing
Pick the form-factor that best suits your needs:
Virtual Machine Panasonic Toughbook Dell/HP 19” server Valid8 M-series HW
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 179 Etherstack P25 Off-Air Monitor
PC Application for: Non-intrusive, Bi- directional P25 Channel Observation P25 Air Interface Testing P25 Interoperability Verification Real-time Maintenance and Diagnostics
www.etherstack.com March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 180 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
Thank You
Cheryl Giggetts Principal, CTA Consultants [email protected]
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 181 International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 Testing and Compliance Update
Jim Downes
Presented by: PTIG - The Project 25 Technology Interest Group www.project25.org – Booth 2761
March 2019 Project 25 Technology Interest Group 182 Jim Downes, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Project 25 (P25) Steering Committee Chair
P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee Importance of LMR Sustainment and Continued P25 Support
. The majority of public safety community agrees P25 is the best choice for mission critical emergency communications interoperability . P25 is the recommended technology of choice for MCPTT Voice interoperability in the SAFECOM Grant Guidance and the DHS NECP . P25 provides a competitive environment with multiple vendors offering standards compliant equipment and services . This multiple vendor environment dictates a critical need for consistent and reportable Conformance and Interoperability Testing to ensure both operability and interoperability among multiple vendor resources
P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee Levels of P25 Compliance Testing
The P25 user and manufacturer community agree there basically four levels of compliance described below when referring to the requirements or capabilities of P25 products, features and services. 1. Compliance in the context of the P25 Statement of Requirements (SoR) document i. Compliance statements at this level mean functionality covered by the SoR have been implemented. 2. Compliance in the context of a published P25 standard document i. Compliance statements at this level mean functionality has been implemented in accordance with a P25 Standard document or documents 3. Compliance in the context of a published P25 standard test procedures document i. Compliance statements at this level means functionality has been implemented per a P25 Standard document and has passed P25 standard tests associated with that functionality. P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee Levels of P25 Compliance Testing
4. Compliance in the context of the DHS OIC Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) i. The DHS OIC Compliance Assessment Program identifies equipment tests that may or may not be included in the P25 suite of standards. When CAP testing uses tests included in the P25 suite of standards, then compliance statements at this level means the tested functionality has been implemented per a P25 Standard document (or documents) and this functionality has passed its associated P25 standard tests that are included in CAP Compliance Assessment Bulletins (CABs) and the testing was performed in CAP recognized labs and the test results are reported in a CAP approved document. . Additional information on the four levels of compliance testing can be found on the “What is P25 Compliance?” Whitepaper at http://www.project25.org/images/stories/ptig/PTIG_Whitepaper_on_P 25_Compliance_Final_190119.pdf
P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee Project 25 Testing
. Project 25 Compliance Assessment . The ability to utilize equipment from multiple vendors and maintain both intra-system and inter-system interoperability requires use of common standards . It is critical that P25 equipment and systems are compliant with the published standards and confirmed through an open and coordinated process . The P25 Steering Committee and the TIA TR8 Engineering Committee support the CAP process and provides jointly developed P25 Recommended Compliance Acceptance Tests (RCAT)s for CAP consideration . It is important that both users and vendors are actively engaged in the process
P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee P25 Steering Committee
. The P25 Steering Committee approved 12 test procedure documents, developed in coordination with TR-8, for forwarding to the P25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) for consideration in the development of Compliance Assessment Bulletins (CABs) that define the tests required for program participation" . Recommendations included four published interoperability test documents for inter-RF subsystem interface (ISSI) and trunked system standards . Users are urged to refer to the published test procedures listed in the Project 25 List of Approved Standards when developing acquisition plans when there is no CAP approved test results available
P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee P25 Steering Committee Activity . The P25 Recommended Compliance Assessment Test Procedures were approved by the P25 SC and forwarded to the P25 CAP Director: . TSB-102.CBBA-A: Project 25 RCAT – Transceiver Performance – Conventional Mode Subscriber . TSB-102.CBBC-A: Project 25 RCAT – Transceiver Performance – Conventional Mode Fixed Station . TSB-102.CBBE: Project 25 RCAT – Conventional Operation . TSB-102.CBBF-A: Project 25 RCAT – Transceiver Performance – Trunking Mode Subscriber . TSB-102.CBBH-A: Project 25 RCAT – Performance – Trunked Mode Fixed Station Transceiver and Related Infrastructure . TSB-102.CBBJ-C: Project 25 RCAT – Trunking Interoperability . TSB-102.CBBK-A: Project 25 RCAT – Trunking ISSI . TSB-102.CBBL-A: Project 25 RCAT - TDMA Trunking Voice Channel Air Interface P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee Project 25 Testing
. ISSI/CSSI Non-CAP Interoperability Test Template . The template was developed to provide the public with test results prior to the availability of CAP recognized ISSI/CSSI testing labs and testing results . APIC Compliance Assessment Process and Procedures Task Group (CAPPTG) forwarded a Non-CAP Interoperability Test Template for P25 Steering Committee approval. The P25 Steering Committee approved the template . The template will be used by the manufacturers to conduct and record interoperability tests of common features/functions between different systems . PTIG published the template and the results of testing as a method for reporting ISSI and/or CSSI P25 Interoperability test results for user and manufacturer reference www.project25.org . Allows reporting on interoperability of testing equipment from two manufacturers; that may have been performed in a single lab, in a lab to lab setting or in an installed customer setting
P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee For Additional Information
. Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG): http://www.project25.org
. DHS P25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/p25-cap
. Project 25 Steering Committee Info https://www.dhs.gov/technology
P25 User Needs Subcommittee Project 25 Steering Committee International Wireless and Communications Expo Las Vegas, Nevada March 5, 2019
P25 for the Future New Products, Applications, Interoperability and Security
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