Public Safety Communications Standards and Cognitive Radio

Public Safety Communications Standards and Cognitive Radio - Assessment of Technologies and Markets for First Responders Radio

Published Date: June 2008

Published By: Practel, Inc.

Page Count: 202

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1.0 Introduction: 1.1 General; 1.2 Public Safety Systems; 1.3 Standards; 1.4 Initial Actions; 1.5 Cognitive Radio; 1.6 Scope and Goals; 1.7 Research Methodology; 1.8 Target Audience
2.0 Technology: New Roads for Public Safety Communications: 2.1 Requirements to Public Safety Radio; 2.2 Standardization Process and Technologies; 2.3 TETRA: Scope-Release I; 2.4 General: P25 Standardization Process
3.0 Phase III-Project MESA: 3.1 General; 3.2 Organization; 3.3 Background; 3.4 Project MESA Formulators; 3.5 Networking; 3.6 MESA Statement of Requirements (SoR); 3.7 Goals; 3.8 Applications; 3.9 Crossroads; 3.10 Technology Details: System of Systems; 3.11 Architecture; 3.12 Security; 3.13 Projects P25/TETRA and MESA
4.0 Roadblocks: 4.1 Funding; 4.2 Spectrum Congestion; 4.3 Control
5.0 P25 and TETRA: 5.1 Details
6.0 Cognitive Radio and Interoperability: 6.1 General; 6.2 FCC Position; 6.3 Helping First Responders; 6.4 Standardization; 6.5 Terminology; 6.6 Structure; 6.7 SDR Improvements; 6.8 Spectrum: Regulations; 6.9 Cognitive Radio Features; 6.10 Development; 6.11 Functions; 6.12 CR Applications; 6.13 Cognitive Radio Advantages and Limitations; 6.14 Role in PSC Interoperability; 6.15 Market and Players
7.0 CR and Spectrum Utilization
8.0 Conclusions
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References
List of Figures: Figure 1: TETRA Networks; Figure 2: TETRA Release I Features; Figure 3: TETRA Interworking Example; Figure 4: Network Scenarios; Figure 5: TETRA Release I Interfaces; Figure 6: TETRA: Spectrum Allocation; Figure 7: TETRA II Developments; Figure 8: Directions; Figure 9: TAPS; Figure 10: TEDS Channel Characteristics; Figure 11: Illustration of TETRA Market Geography (2006-2007); Figure 12: TETRA Segmentation by Industries (2007); Figure 13: Public Safety Radio Addressable Market ($B); Figure 14: TETRA Addressable Market ($B); Figure 15: TETRA Portable Radio (Handsets): Market Estimate ($B); Figure 16: APCO Project 25 Interface Committee P25; Figure 17: Generic-P25 System Structure; Figure 18: ISSI-P25 System-to-System; Figure 19: ISSI-Roaming; Figure 20: P25 Radio System Model Illustration; Figure 21: 700 MHz Revised Frequency Plan; Figure 22: Revised Spectrum (Upper 700 MHz sub-band); Figure 23: FCC 700 MHz Auction; Figure 24: P25 Network Architecture; Figure 25: P25 Equipment Addressable Market (U.S. and Canada, $M); Figure 26: Addressable Market: P25 Handsets U.S. and Canada ($B); Figure 27: P25 Radio Major Applications (2007); Figure 28: Partners; Figure 29: MESA Networking; Figure 30: Evolution-Project MESA; Figure 31: PSR Evolution; Figure 32: APCO Phased Approach; Figure 33: IEEE Activity; Figure 34: a) Simplified CR Block-Diagram; b) Front-End; Figure 35: TV Band “White Space”; Figure 36: CR Logical Connections; Figure 37: CR Addressable Market ($M)
List of Tables: Table 1: TETRA Established; Table 2: TETRA Release I-Major Characteristics; Table 3: TETRA Improvements; Table 4: Applications (Release II); Table 5: Evolution of TETRA Services; Table 6: Comparison: P25 and TETRA Markets; Table 7: TETRA Features; Table 8: P25 Advantages and Issues; Table 9: PSR Bands; Table 10: P25-based Services; Table 11: MESA Network Levels; Table 12: Conventional Radio, SDR and CR Comparison