Specifics of Public Safety Communications Assessment Markets and Technologies

1.0 Introduction

1.1 General-Mobility and Interoperability

1.2 Requirements to Public Safety Radio

1.3 Interoperability Categories

1.4 Classification

1.5 Criteria

1.6 States and Federal Support

1.7 Scope

1.8 Research Methodology

1.9 Target Audience

2.0 Satellite Communications - Help from the Sky

2.1 General

2.1.1 Features

2.2 Types: Satellites

2.3 Types: Ground

2.3.1 Satellite Telephones: General

2.3.2 Handheld Terminals: Major Vendors

Globalstar

Hughes

Iridium

Thrane & Thrane

2.3.3 Satellite Phone Market: U.S. First Responders

2.4 VSAT

2.4.1 General

2.4.2 VSAT Market -U.S. First Responders

2.4.3 GVF

2.4.4 Major VSAT Vendors

Agilis (ST Electronics)

GCS

Gilat

Hughes

SDN Global

Wideye

2.5 Fixed Satellite Communications

2.6 Planning

2.7 Technology Specifics

2.8 Services

2.9 Benefits and Issues

2.10 Channels

2.11 Services and Providers

2.11.1 CapRock

2.11.2 Inmarsat-BGAN

2.11.3 Iridium and JPS

2.11.4 Iridium

2.11.5 PacStar and Spacenet

2.11.6 DataPath

2.11.7 New Hampshire Satellite Responder Network

2.11.8 IDirect Technologies

2.11.9 IP Access International

2.11.10 SES Americom

2.11.11 Anvil

3.0 Mesh Networks- Survivable Communications for First Responders

3.1 Definition

3.2 Major Features

3.2.1 General

3.2.2 Attractiveness

3.3 Benefits and Limitations

3.4 Major WMN Applications

3.5 Architectures

3.5.1 Frequency Bands

3.6 Routing Protocols

3.6.1 Lack of Standardization

3.6.2 Applications Variety

3.6.3 Protocols: Examples

3.7 Security Issues

3.7.1 General

3.7.2 IEEE 802.11

3.7.3 UWB (Ultra Wideband) Technology

3.7.4 ZigBee

3.7.5 Summary-Public Safety Security

3.8 Market: Mesh Networks

3.8.1 Market Estimate

3.8.1.1 Market Leaders

3.8.1.2 Forecast

3.9 Major WMN Vendors and Their Products

Atheros (chipsets)

BelAir (Nodes)

Cisco (Protocols, Nodes)

Crossbow (nodes)

Dust Networks (WMN Nodes)

Ember (ZigBee chips for WMN)

Intel (Nodes)

IWT (Network Solution)

IPMobileNet (WMN)

FireTide (Mesh network-Public safety applications)

MeshDynamics (Nodes)

Millennial Net (SW and Systems)

Moteiv-Sentilla- (Nodes and SW)

MeshNetworks (Motorola)

Mitre (protocols)

Motorola (Nodes-Public Safety Communications)

Newtrax (WSN-mesh, UGS)

Northrop Grumman (Nodes)

Nortel (WMN Systems)

NovaRoam (Public Safety Communications -WMN)

Octave Technologies (SW)

PacketHop-SRI International (WMN for First Responders)

Proxim (WMN Nodes-Public Safety Communications)

Rajant (WMN-Military, First Responders)

Sensoria-Tranzeo (WMN for Public Safety Communications)

SIAE (WMN for IA)

SkyPilot Networks (WMN Nodes)

Strix (Nodes-First Responders)

Trango (Mesh for First responders)

Tropos (routers, OS)

Ubiwave (Mesh Network)

3.10 WMN and First Responders

4.0 Ultra Wideband (UWB) Technologies and First Responders Communications

4.1 General

4.2 Obstacles

4.3 Benefits

4.4 Definition

4.5 Rates

4.6 Spectrum Allocation

4.7 Choices

4.8 Major Features

4.9 Standards and Regulations

4.9.1 Multiband OFDM

4.9.1.1 WiNet

4.9.2 DS-UWB

4.9.3 Groups

4.9.4 Security

4.10 Major Applications

4.10.1 UWB-Bluetooth

4.11 Market Estimate

4.11.1 General

4.11.2 Geographical Segmentation

4.11.3 Forecast

4.12 Industry

Aether (localization devices)

Alereon (chipsets)

Artimi (chipsets)

BBN (radio, first responders applications)

Camero (radar, equipment for first responders)

Focus Enhancement (chipsets)

Freescale (chipsets, systems)

General Atomics (chipsets)

Intel (Chips, standards)

Multispectral (RFID and others)

Parco (RFID-location systems)

Pulse~ Link (chipsets)

Staccato (chipsets)

Time Domain (chipsets-fusion of communications & radar)

Tzero (chipsets)

Ubisense (RFID-tracking)

Wisair (chipsets)

WiQuest (chipsets)

5.0 P25-Standard Trunked Radio for First Responders

5.1 Introduction

5.2 General

5.2.1 Beginning

5.3 Project 25/TIA 102: Scope

5.3.1 Efforts

5.3.2 Phased Approach

5.3.2.1 Transition

5.3.3 General Mission and Objectives

5.3.4 Technical Highlights

5.3.4.1 Common Air Interface

5.3.4.2 Fixed Station Interface

5.3.4.3 Console Sub-system Interface

5.3.4.4 RF Sub-system

5.3.4.5 Inter-system Interface (ISSI)

5.3.4.6 Telephone Interconnect Interface

5.3.4.7 Network Management Interface

5.3.4.8 Host and Network Data Interfaces

5.3.4.9 Summary: Interfaces

5.3.5 Major Characteristics-Summary

5.4 Spectrum: Problems

5.4.1 Major Improvements

5.5 Services

5.6 Network Scenario

5.6.1 P25 and TETRA

5.7 Market

5.7.1 Prices

5.7.2 Forecast

5.8 Vendors

Daniels

EADS

EF Johnson

Kenwood

M/A-Com (TycoElectronic)

Motorola

Relm

Raytheon

Tait Electronics

Technisonic

Westel

6.0 PSC in 4.9 GHz Band

6.1 Need

6.2 History

6.2.1 Frequency Mask

6.3 4.9 GHz Radio-Technology and Market

6.3.1 General

6.3.1.1 4.9 GHz Public Safety Radio Applications

6.3.2 FCC Process

6.3.3 ITU

6.3.4 Eligibility

6.3.4.1 Conditions

6.3.5 Frequencies Allocations

6.3.5.1 Public Safety Bands

6.3.6 Users

6.3.7 Advantages of the 4.9 GHz Band

6.3.8 Standards and Related Technologies

6.3.8.1 FCC

6.3.8.2 IEEE 802.11j

6.3.9 4.9 GHz-Mesh Networks: Standards

6.3.9.1 General

6.3.9.2 IEEE 802.11s

6.3.9.3 Mesh Networks Standardization Process

6.3.9.3.1 Wi-Mesh Alliance

6.3.9.3.2 SEEMesh

6.3.9.3.3 Other

6.3.9.3.4 Target

6.3.10 OFDM-4.9 GHz Band

6.3.11 Multi-radio Platforms

6.3.12 WiMax

6.3.13 Market

6.3.13.1 General

6.3.13.2 Forecast

6.3.14 Manufacturers

Airaya

AirTegrity

Alvarion

Aperto

Airspan

Belair

Carlson Wireless

Cisco

Exalt

Firetide

Fluidmesh Networks

GigaBeam

Hautespot Networks

Hopling

InfiNet

IPMobileNet

Med-Media

MeshDynamics

M/A-Com

Motorola

Nortel

PacketHop (SRI International)

Proxim Wireless

RoamAD

Redline

RadWin

SkyPilot

Solectek

Strix

Teletroncs

Trango Systems

Tranzeo

Trimax Wireless

Tropos

Ubiquiti Networks

Zhone Technologies

7.0 Conclusions

Appendix I - Project 25/ANSI 102 Major Standards

Appendix II: FCC Ruling

Figure 1: First Responders Communications: Frequency Bands (2008)

Figure 2: Addressable Market-Satellite Phone - U.S. First Responders (Unit 000)

Figure 3: Addressable Market-Satellite Phone - U.S. First Responders ($M)

Figure 4: Satellite Phones Service Providers Revenue-U.S. First Responders ($M)

Figure 5: Addressable Market: VSAT Service Providers Revenue-U.S. First Responders Segment

Figure 6: Satellite Channels

Figure 7: Radio Technologies for WMN

Figure 8: Addressable Market-Mesh Network Equipment Sale-N.A. ($B)

Figure 9: Addressable Market: Mesh Network Equipment Sale for First Responders Application (N.A., $B)

Figure 10: Technology Segmentation: Mesh Network Market

Figure 11: Mesh Network Market Geography (2006)

Figure 12: UWB Spectrum

Figure 13: Addressable Market-UWB Circuitry Sales ($B)

Figure 14: Addressable Market Estimate: UWB Circuitry Sales ($B)

Figure 15: ISSI-P25 System-to-System

Figure 16: ISSI-Roaming

Figure 17: P25 Network Architecture

Figure 18: P25 Phased Approach

Figure 19: P25 Equipment Addressable Market (Global $B)

Figure 20: Addressable Market: N.A. P25 Handset Sales

Figure 21: Mesh Network Diagram

Figure 22 Wi-Mesh Stack

Figure 23: Addressable Market: U.S. First Responders Mobile and Handheld 4.9 GHz Equipment Sales ($M)

Figure 24: Addressable Market: 4.9 GHz Network Infrastructure (U.S., $M)

Figure 25: 4.9 GHz Network Infrastructure Dynamics

Table 1: Interoperability Levels (DHS)

Table 2: States Emergency Network Examples

Table 3: WMN Security Options

Table 4: Comparison: DS-UWB and MB-OFDM

Table 5: UWB Forum and WiMedia

Table 6: P25 Services

Table 7: 4.9 GHz Emergency Services

Table 8: Communications Requirements

Table 9: Power Limits

Table 10: 4.9 GHz Frequency Allocation