1. TIA Liaison Report September 2005
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2. September 2005
Abstract
This document is the first IEEE – TIA TR (8.8) liaison report for September 2005.
Concentrates on Wireless Broadband activities in TIA for Public Safety applications.
Ariel Sharon, Motorola

3. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Month 2000
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September 2005
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
TIA is a U.S. trade association serving the communications and information technology industry and the end users they serve.
TIA services include:
Standards development
Domestic and International Advocacy
Market Development and Trade Shows
Enabling e-business
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John Doe, His Company

4. TIA as an SDO Standards development dates back to 1920’s
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TIA as an SDO
Standards development dates back to 1920’s
As an ANSI-accredited SDO, TIA develops consensus-based, voluntary industry standards for a wide variety of telecom products and systems
Its predecessor on the standards side, EIA, started as the Radio Manufacturers Association (RMA) in 1924
Over 70 subcommittees and working groups with global reach
Over 1,300 individuals from nearly 20 countries work in these formulating groups
Representatives from academia, manufacturers, service providers, and end-users, including the government and public safety organizations
Nine product-oriented engineering committees
Ariel Sharon, Motorola

5. TIA Standards Formulating Groups
September 2005
TIA Standards Formulating Groups
TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Standards
TR-14 Point-to-Point Communications
TR-30 Data Transmission Systems and Equipment
TR-34 Satellite Equipment and Systems
TR-41 User Premises Telecommunications Requirements
TR-42 User Premises Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure
TR-45 Mobile and Personal Communications Systems Standards
TR-46 Mobile & Personal Communications 1800 Standards
TR-47 Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast (TM3) *
* Newly formed group with work items and chairs TBD
Ariel Sharon, Motorola

6. September 2005
TR-8
The oldest TIA engineering committee, providing standards for private radio systems since 1944
Active role with Public Safety over the last 16 years
TR-8 developed APCO 25, the standard used internationally for digital public safety radio communications
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7. TR8 Activities Focus on Public Safety Users
September 2005
TR8 Activities Focus on Public Safety Users
TR-8.1 Equipment Measurement Procedures
WG-8.3 Encryption
WG-8.4 Vocoder
TR-8.5 Signaling and Data Transmission
TR-8.6 Equipment Performance Recommendations
TR-8.8 Broadband Data Systems
TR Trunking and Conventional Control
TR Antenna Systems
TR Common Air Interface
TR Exposure
TR Wireless System Coverage and Compatibility
TR Wireline system Interfaces
Ariel Sharon, Motorola

8. September 2005
History of TR8.8
May FCC published rules for a 50 MHz of spectrum allocated to Public Safety in the GHz range for broadband data communication.
Summer 2003 NPSTC1 asks TIA TR-8 to consider interoperability standards for the 4.9 GHz band
January 2004 TR-8 moves to establish a broadband data committee Motorola volunteers to act as convener at April meeting
March 2004 A chair is elected (Larry Nyberg, Motorola). Initial committee quorum established. Committee scope defined.
June 2004 Project 34 User Needs Committee revitalized to own SoR2 development, with SAFECOM3 SoR as basis for work.
August 2004 Proposals for shell and physical layer standards offered by Motorola.
October 2004 Work starts on simulation and modeling work for proposed candidate protocol evaluations
1 NPSTC National Public Safety Communication Council
2 SoR Statement of Requirements
3 SAFECOM - Safer America Through Effective Public Safety Communications
Ariel Sharon, Motorola

9. TR-8.8 Broadband Data Communications Scope Statement
September 2005
TR-8.8 Broadband Data Communications Scope Statement
“The scope of the formulating group is to produce standards for broadband public-safety communications. These standards will leverage existing broadband standards and related technologies. These standards are necessary to achieve interoperability, mobility, security, and meet public safety user expectations”.
Source: TIA Engineering Committee Scope Manual,
Ariel Sharon, Motorola

10. TR-8.8 Participants (partial list):
September 2005
TR-8.8 Participants (partial list):
Manufacturers
Aeroflex
Cisco
CML Microcircuits
EADS
EF Johnson
Daniels
General Dynamics
Interoperable Wireless
Lucent
Motorola
Nokia
Nortel Networks
PacketHop
Proxim
Smartlink
Tyco (M/A COM)
W-Networks
Vertex
Zetron
Users
City of Mesa
FBI
State of California
State of Florida
State of Georgia
State of New York
State of Oregon
US Forest Service
Government/Others
APCO Canada
APCO Int’l
Booz Allen Hamilton
Department of Homeland Security
- FPIC
- NIST
Industry Canada
Intelligent Transportation Systems
- NTIA
NPSTC
SAFCOM
SAIC
Ariel Sharon, Motorola

11. Networking Hierarchy PAN Personal Area Network*
September 2005
Networking Hierarchy
PAN Personal Area Network*
IAN Incident Area Network*
JAN Jurisdiction Area Network*
EAN Extended Area Network*
*Source: SAFECOM SoR, March 2004
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12. Example of a System Diagram
Month 2000
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September 2005
Example of a System Diagram
EAN
JAN
IAN
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13. Proposed PHY and MAC Standards
September 2005
Proposed PHY and MAC Standards
In the IAN, based standards are proposed
Important issues include:
Security
QoS
Mesh (Ad-Hoc)
Motion
Mobility
Network Management
In the JAN and are considered
Ariel Sharon, Motorola