Thales Communications Inc Liberty Multi-Band Land Mobile Radio

Thales Communications, Inc. Liberty Multi-Band Land Mobile Radio TM 2008

Interoperability Issues Still Exist Seven years after 9 -11 Interoperability Issues Still Exist Katrina Finding: Lack of communications and situational awareness paralyzed command control Why Can’t We Talk? ? 2

Many Users…. Different Frequency Bands The Root Cause for Interoperability Remains the Same……. Multiple Users in Different Frequency Bands using Different Waveforms Frequency Bands Waveforms Federal Agencies State and Local Government Do. D LMR 3 3 136 174 MHz 380 400 MHz 402 420 MHz 450 512 MHz 700 MHz 800 MHz Analog Project Future 25 FM 25 ? ? ?

Thales Liberty. TM Radio Specifications § Specifications Full coverage in all Public Safety bands: 136 -174 MHz, 380 -520 MHz, 763 -869 MHz • Project 25 “Class A” Specs Across all bands • Programmable power up to 5 Watts § Certifications • FCC/Industry Canada Type Acceptance • NTIA Redbook • NIST FIPs 140 -2 Encryption (AES) • Intrinsic Safe § Programming • Front panel Keypad with SW password control • Radio to Radio Clone • PC programmer 4 4 User Needs Answered

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Made in USA Complete Product Development and Support Engineering § All engineering done in-house § On-site model shop for quick prototyping § CMMI Level 3 Manufacturing § Complete robotics-type factory § Two manufacturing facilities § ISO 9001: 2000 Customer Support § Technical support free to all product users § Full warranty and repair facility, in-house and in-theatre § Product updates and info maintained on website 6

Producers of rugged, reliable products with over 150, 000 software defined multiband radios now deployed throughout the U. S. and around the world 7

Technical Leadership – Hand Held SDR Software Defined Radios 1995: MSHR 1989: AN/PRC-139 • • • Three Bands • Type 1 Voice • USAF Security Police 136 -174 MHz Type 1 & 3 Voice & Data 16 oz. with Battery FBI & USASOC 1998: Thales 25 1996: Pintail • • Three Bands Type 1 Voice & Data 5 Watt RF Option Australian Army 1997: TASS • • • RF Network Sensor Sys Dual Band (VHF/UHF) USAF Security Police • • 136 -174 MHz APCO Project 25 Narrowband Digital DES/AES Voice & Data 1997: AN/PRC-148 (MBITR) • • 30 -512 MHz, AM/FM Type 1 Voice & Data SINCGARS SIP HAVEQUICK II ANDVT 32 oz. w/ Battery & Ant Version for Harris 2004: AN/PRC-148 (JEM) 1996: AN/PRQ-7 (CSEL) • • • Global Satellite Comms Voice & Data Thales SDR card VHF/UHF LPI/D Waveform Boeing prime • • 30 -512 MHz, AM/FM MBITR Waveforms Project 25 HTW, SATCOM IW Type 1 Voice & Data JTRS SCA 2. 2 32 oz. w/ Battery & Ant More SDR tactical hand held radios than anyone 8 8

Thales New Product Roadmap • Existing or Already Funded • JTRS Enhanced • MBITR (JEM) • AN/PRC-148 • JTRS SCA V 2. 2 • 30 -512 MHz compliant • AM-FM • Waveform upgradeable • Voice & Data • 30 MHz-512 MHz • Thales 25 • Reprogrammable • 136 -174 MHz • Upgrades • Encryption Type 1 • P 25 -compliant • OTAR • P 25 waveform • External GPS • Homeland Security 9 • JTRS Cluster 5 • 2 MHz-2. 8 GHz • Wideband data • Cellular Thales • Thales Liberty Portable • 136 -870 MHz • Waveform upgradeable • Reprogrammable • Encryption, AES, OFB DES, OTAR • P 25 trunking/conventional • External GPS • Software Upgrades

Challenges for a Public Safety Multi-Band Portable • SWAP: Size, Weight, And Power • Radio Basics: Range, Audio clarity, battery life • Ability to scan multiple bands • Fast Synthesizer lock and radio operating at spec quickly during scan, channel change. • Fast radio boot up. • Radio specification performance across all bands • Single antenna covering multiple bands • Price similar to single band PS radios 10

Liberty. TM Demo “Live” 11

Public Safety Software Management • CMMI Level 3 requires full traceability from requirements to their implementation, verification & validation testing and subsequent results. • CMMI requires “use case” scenarios tied directly to systems & software functionality. • WEB based delivery of software upgrades n Ability to upgrade feature sets easily n Ability to upgrade radio firmware easily. • Forward and backward compatibility of software revision levels • Forward and backward compatibility of SW interface between Radio and PC programmer SW 12

Security and Control • SW password control for radio operation • SW password control for keypad channel programming • Channel by Channel lock for keypad re-programming • Zone by zone password protection for PC overwrites. • System Key authentication requirements control trunking system programming access • P 25 OTAR encrypted key delivery • All SW builds are authenticated with the radio operating system to prevent unauthorized SW loads New multi-band Public Safety radios embody the same level of security and control as a current single band radios 13

Benefits of Multi-Band Public Safety Radios

Perfect Cache Radio • The perfect Cache radio for natural disasters, terrorist events • Preprogrammed for mutual aid channels in all bands with NPSTC common channel nomenclature • Program on the scene from front panel or PC • Clone radio to radio • Deploy quickly and hand out radios 15 15 • Operate with or without infrastructure

Best Band for Propagation • Take full advantage of mutual aid channels in all bands 136 -869 MHz • Choose the band with best propagation characteristics for your application: UHF for urban settings, container inspections VHF for superior performance in rural, forests, and parks 16 16

Perfect Bridge for P 25 and Legacy • Perfect bridge radio between established regional P 25 trunked systems and adjacent conventional radio users in other bands • Good communication link between Statewide P 25 networks and small, rural agencies and municipalities 17 17

Direct Connection Security • Direct connection to existing systems for secure authentication and AES encryption • Most secure interoperablity links, no patch or reduction to baseband audio required 18 18

Pilot for Multi-Band Radio The Plan will include four separate test scenarios: • Multi-agency everyday use in a shared environment using multiple frequency bands • Multi-agency mutual aid for a specific incident using multiple frequency bands • Pre-planned deployment to a regional incident scenario or exercise using multiple frequency bands • Multi-Band radio use in a radio cache deployed for an incident or natural disaster. 19

Pilot for Multi-Band Radio Concerns and Issues • Limiting access of unwanted users on radio systems • Protecting sensitive voice/data transmissions not meant for interoperability • Rapid deployment and programming of multiband equipment to be fully interoperable with existing P 25/FM radio systems • User familiarity with radios for catastrophic events where endusers may have little or no radio experience • Interoperability impact of non-access to proprietary systems 20

Pilot for Multi-Band Radio Field Test Survey will be completed by the participants in the field test. • How well and in what ways would this radio support everyday communications? • Was interoperability across all bands achieved? If not, describe. • What issues were faced when trying to get onto another agency’s radio system? • How was private data and voice (not meant for interoperability) protected? • Open-ended questions for general discussions on information learned. 21

Pilot for Multi-Band Radio Comprehensive final report: • An Operational Requirements Document for the use and deployment of multiband portable radios • Guidelines for the use of the radio’s features in the four operational scenarios investigated • A comparison of multiband radio usage with other current methods of achieving interoperability, including measurements of the effort required to set up and operate the equipment 22

Future Proof Data Messaging Project 25 Phase II Cognitive Radio Networks 23 23

Questions ? What Interoperability issues could a Multi-band Land Mobile radio solve for your Agency? 24

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