ETSI TR 102 021-12 V1.1.1 (2012-08)

Technical Report
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA);
User Requirement Specification TETRA Release 2.1;
Part 12: Direct Mode Operation (DMO)

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Reference
DTR/TETRA-01201
Keywords
DMO, requirements, TETRA, user
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviations . 7
4 User Requirement Specification . 7
4.1 Introduction . 7
4.2 General requirements . 7
4.3 DMO variants . 7
4.4 Operational scenarios in more detail . 8
4.4.1 Fire brigade on scene and in-building communication . 8
4.4.2 Police covert and special operation . 9
5 Future of TETRA workshop 2007: New ideas and improvement areas . 9
5.1 Future of TETRA workshop . 9
5.2 New Ideas . 9
5.3 Improvement areas . 10
6 Requirements developed after 2007 . 10
6.1 Introduction . 10
6.2 Callout . 10
6.2.1 Description . 10
6.2.2 Callout in DMO . 11
6.3 DMO Edge of Range Indication . 11
7 Market . 11
7.1 General . 11
7.2 Callout . 11
7.3 Edge of Range Indication . 11
7.4 Range Extension . 11
7.5 Spectrally Efficient DMO . 12
Annex A: TC TETRA WG8 input . 13
A.1 Introduction . 13
A.2 Potential new work activity . 13
History . 14

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Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
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can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document.
Foreword
This Technical Report (TR) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA).
The present document is part 12 of a multi-part deliverable covering the User Requirement Specifications (URSs) for
TETRA Release 2 and Release 2.1, as identified below:
Part 1: "General Overview";
Part 2: "High Speed Data";
Part 3: "Codec";
Part 4: "Air Interface Enhancements";
Part 5: "Interworking and Roaming";
Part 6: "Smart Card (SC) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) ";
Part 7: "Security";
Part 8: "Air - Ground - Air services";
Part 9: "Peripheral Equipment Interface";
Part 10: "Local Mode Broadband";
Part 11: "Over The Air Management";
Part 12: "Direct Mode Operation".
Introduction
The Terms of Reference for TC TETRA approved at ETSI Board meeting #69, November 2008 is to produce ETSI
deliverables (and maintenance thereafter) in accordance with the following requirements:
The Terms of Reference for TC TETRA are to produce ETSI deliverables (and maintenance thereafter) in accordance
with the following requirements:
a) The provision of user driven services, facilities and functionality as required by traditional Professional Mobile
Radio (PMR) user organizations such as the Emergency Services, Government, Military, Transportation,
Utility and Industrial organizations as well as Public Access Mobile Radio (PAMR) Operators.
b) The evolution and enhancement of TETRA as required by the market with the provision of new services,
facilities and functionality made possible by new technology innovations and standards.
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c) Further enhancements of the TETRA standard in order to provide increased benefits and optimization in terms
of spectrum efficiency, network capacity, system performance, quality of service, security and other relevant
parameters.
d) The backward compatibility and integration of the new services, facilities and functionality with existing
TETRA standards in order to future-proof the existing and future investments of TETRA users.
Technical Objective:
TETRA is one of a number of digital wireless communication technologies standardized by ETSI.
ETSI TC TETRA produces standards and/or adapts existing standards for efficient digital PMR and PAMR voice and
data services, including broadband evolution.
The URS is required by TC TETRA to guide the enhancement of the current TETRA DMO standard.
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1 Scope
The present document provides the User Requirement Specifications (URSs) for the TETRA Direct Mode Operation.
The present document is applicable to the specification of TETRA Release 2.1 equipment.
The user requirements contained in the present document are described in non-technical terms and are based on
discussions in TC TETRA WG1 and on an analysis of the results for DMO from the 2001 TETRA Release 2 Market
Questionnaire and the 2007 Future of TETRA workshop [i.1].
2 References
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
reference document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
2.1 Normative references
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
Not applicable.
2.2 Informative references
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI TR 102 621: "Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); TWC2007 Future of TETRA workshop
report".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:
TETRA Release 2: Work Programme with new terms of reference within ETSI Project TETRA to enhance the services
and facilities of TETRA in order to meet new user requirements, utilize new technology and increase the longevity of
TETRA within the traditional market domains of PMR and PAMR
TETRA Release 2.1: Work Programme within TC TETRA to enhance the services and facilities of TETRA in order to
meet new user requirements, utilize new technology and increase the longevity of TETRA within the traditional market
domains of PMR and PAMR
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