Why Interoperability Testing Is Essential to Multi

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Beyond CAP: Why Interoperability
Testing Is Essential to Multi-vendor
P25 Deployments/
Denis Aubé, Technical Sales Specialist
May 21, 2014
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LMR STANDARDS/
In the beginning – no standards
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Conventional Repeater
Radios
Consoles (4 – wire control)
No Repeater Control
Added Repeater Tone Control
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LMR STANDARDS/
Then came APCO P16
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Channel access times
System priorities
Data systems interface
User IDs
Frequency efficiency
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Standard features
Proprietary solutions
Locked in to one vendor
LMR STANDARDS/
And finally, APCO P25 provides an “open standard”
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Common Air Interface (CAI) Radio interface
Subscriber Data Peripheral Interface
Fixed Station Interface (FSI)
Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) Console interface
Data Network Interface
Telephone Interconnect Interface
• Testing – Compliance Acceptance Program
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INTEROPERABILITY TESTING/
• CAP – Compliance Assessment Program
o CAP testing is a federally defined set of tests with
the primary goal of validating basic
interoperability between different manufacturer’s
products for a P25 defined interface - DHS
Safecom DHS FEMA
• IOT – InterOperability Testing
o IOT testing is a Cassidian Communications'
defined set of tests with the primary goal of
validating a detailed set of use case conformance
tests required to achieve the highest degree of
interoperability based upon use case possibilities
between manufacturer’s products for a P25
defined interface
o Beyond Cap
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INTEROPERABILITY TESTING/
•Interoperability & Conformance Testing in the Industry
o CAP is for P25 compliance, but in the RF world, compliance testing is
found everywhere.
Industry Canada EMC - Emission test compliance
CTIA - Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
Cellular Handsets & Modems - Device Compatibility Testing
NEBS - Network Equipment-Building System overseen by the
Telecommunications Carrier Group
CSA - Canadian Standards Association
And the list goes on and on……..
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IOT TEST CASES/
Test
Cassidian Communications IOT test cases
for P25 interfaces:
Release
• SUs (P25 CAI) Radios
o 168 test cases
• Consoles (P25 ISSI / CSSI)
Test
o 180 test cases
Release
• Logging Recorders
o 29 test cases
Test
Release
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CAP GROUP CALL TESTING EXAMPLE/
Group Voice Call: Group call granted
Group Voice Call: Group call denied
Group Voice Call: Group call request queued
3 CAP tests for “Group Call”
CAP establishes P25
protocol compliance
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IOT GROUP CALL TESTING EXAMPLE/
• Group call granted
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On single site
On 2 or more sites
Explicitly defined channels
Implicitly defined channels
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• Group call denied
o Target group is not valid
o Site is not affiliated to the group
o Attempting SU is not a valid member of
group
• Only group members participate/nongroup units cannot participate
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Unsuccessful activation (PTT request
denied while group is already active)
Late entry
o Coming from a different TG
On same site
On different site
o Entering TG from switched-off
mode
Queued
Emergency group call
o Includes SUs in scan mode when enabled
IOT confirms behavior
14 tests for “Group Call”
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PROVEN ABILITY/
Mar 2010
Interoperability
Testing June 2009
Completes P25 ISSI multivendor interoperability test
2006 - 2008
Leader in industry
interoperability
demonstrations
2012
Established CAP lab in
Houston with Tait
Dec 2009
2010
2013
Completed testing of
Motorola APX Family of
Radios
IWCE - ISSI/CSSI Demo
2013
Completed testing of
Motorola XTS® 2500 for
RCMP
2011
Conducts CAP CAI test event
with 6 vendors of subscriber
units
Collaborate and complete
testing of NICE ISSI
recorder Ongoing
Complete testing of Relm
KNG P25 Phase 2
Operational Radios
Continuing to conduct interop
tests with component vendors
at Gatineau R&D facility
2007 APCO
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Committed to Open, Interoperable Radio Network Solutions
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INTEROPERABILITY TESTING/
P25 Products
Product Description
EF Johnson 5100 Series
Portable Radios
EF Johnson 5300 Series
Mobile Radios
Harris Unity XG-100
Series
Kenwood TK 5200/
5300/5400 Series of
Portable Radios
Kenwood TK 5700/
5800/5900 Series of
Mobile Radios
Compatibility
with Cassidian
CORP25 System
P25 Products
Product Description
Compatibility
with Cassidian
CORP25 System
Motorola APX Series of
Portable & Mobiles Radios
Motorola XTS 5000 Series
(XTS5000/2500/1500) of
Portable Radios
Motorola XTL 5000/1500
of Mobiles Radios
Relm KNG P25 Trunking
Portable and Mobile
Radios
TAIT TP/TM 9100 Series
of Portable and
Mobile Radios
CERTIFIES CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE – GUARANTEED!
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THE POWER OF CHOICE
Compliance
Assessment
Program
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InterOperability
Testing
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THE POWER
OF CHOICE
SAVINGS THROUGH INCREASED COMPETITION
► Unbundle Procurement of Network and Radios
►RFP for network first then RFP for radios after network vendor selected
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►1 RFP process but network and radios separated in RFP evaluation and
selection process
► Here again network vendor selected first
► Provides greater choice and competition for radios
►Driving market pricing down
► Cassidian still takes end-to-end responsibility over life of system
►Cassidian IOT process provides foundation for this approach
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