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For the past 50 years Daniels has provided customers in North America and internationally with highly reliable Base Stations and Repeaters that are environmentally robust to operate in rugged and extreme temperature conditions where low current consumption (solar powered) is a key requirement. Daniels has been a pioneering member of the P25 Digital standard, for radio system interoperability between emergency response governmental organizations, providing enhanced functionality and encryption. Our products operate between 29 - 960 MHz and are available in a variety of Base Station and Repeater congurations for two way voice and mobile data applications. Our self-servicing customers range from Forestry and National Park services through Police and Fire departments and on to Utility and Transportation groups. Our products have been deployed in every imaginable situation from the Antarctic to Hawaiian mountaintops to Alaska, enabling respondents to Forest Fires, Ground Zero rescue and routine patrols. Daniels is an industry leader in Analog and P25 radio systems design. We offer modular rack mounted Base Stations and Repeaters capable of operating in the following bands: Low Band VHF VHF AM VHF FM UHF FM 800 MHz 900 MHz
ABOUT DANIELS ELECTRONICS LTD.
Pete Lunness is a member of the Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia and has a Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology from Camosun College in Victoria, B.C. Pete has worked as a radio technician for the B.C. Ministry of Forests, helping to tune, maintain and install some of the more than 350 Daniels Electronics repeater systems owned by the Forest Service throughout British Columbia. He has been at Daniels for eight years, working in the Engineering (Design and Development) department, the Sales department and most recently in the Technical Services department. For the past ve years, Pete has been the instructor for Daniels technical training courses on the MT-3 analog and MT-4 P25 digital radio systems. Many employees throughout Daniels Electronics helped write, compile, research and check the information contained in this document including Ali Mehrpouyan, Steve Burfoot, Ron Backlund, Sean Bourquin, Pawan Premi, Peter Chan and Dale Reitsma.
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REFERENCES
Many references were used in the creation of this document. Following is a list of references for P25 information: Aeroex, Inc. Aeroex Incorporated is a multi-faceted high-technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets a diverse range of microelectronic and test and measurement products. Aeroex is the manufacturer of the IFR 2975 P25 Radio Test Set. www.P25.com APCO International The Association of Public-Safety Communications Ofcials International, Inc. is the worlds oldest and largest not-for-prot professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications www.apcointl.org DVSI Digital Voice Systems, Inc., using its proprietary voice compression technology, specializes in low-data-rate, high-quality speech compression products for wireless communications, digital storage, and other applications. DVSI is the manufacturer of the IMBE and AMBE+2 vocoders. www.dvsinc.com PTIG The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) is a group composed of public safety professionals and equipment manufacturers with a direct stake in the further development of, and education on, the P25 standards. PTIGs purpose is to further the design, manufacture, evolution, and effective use of technologies stemming from the P25 standardization process. www.project25.org TIA The Telecommunications Industry Association is the leading U.S. non-prot trade association serving the communications and information technology industry, with proven strengths in market development, trade shows, domestic and international advocacy, standards development and enabling e-business. www.tiaonline.org www.ifrsys.com
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction To P25 .............................................. 1
What is Project 25? .................................................................................... 1 P25 Phases ................................................................................................ 2 Conventional vs. Trunked .......................................................................... 3 How does P25 work? ................................................................................. 4 P25 Radio System Architecture ................................................................. 5 Benets of P25 ........................................................................................... 8 Other Digital Standards ............................................................................ 12 P25 Participants ....................................................................................... 14
Chapter 2: P25 Interface Standards .................................... 17

P25 Standards General System Model ................................................. 17 RF Sub-System ........................................................................................ 19 Common Air Interface .............................................................................. 19 Inter-System Interface .............................................................................. 20 Telephone Interconnect Interface ............................................................. 21 Network Management Interface ............................................................... 21 Data Host or Network Interface ................................................................ 21 Data Peripheral Interface ......................................................................... 22 Fixed Station Interface ............................................................................. 22 Console Sub-System Interface ................................................................ 23
Chapter 3: P25 Practical Applications .................................. 25

Analog to P25 Transition .......................................................................... 25 P25 Frequency Bands ............................................................................. 25 P25 Digital Code Denitions .................................................................... 26 P25 Voice Message Options .................................................................... 34 P25 Encryption ......................................................................................... 37 Analog vs. P25 Digital Coverage ............................................................. 38 P25 Radio System Testing ....................................................................... 41 P25 vs. Analog Delay Times .................................................................... 43
Chapter 4: Anatomy of the Common Air Interface ............... 47

Voice ........................................................................................................ 47 Data ......................................................................................................... 48 Frame Synchronization and Network Identier ........................................ 48 Status Symbols ........................................................................................ 49 Header Data Unit ..................................................................................... 49 Voice Code Words ................................................................................... 50 Logical LINK Data Unit 1 .......................................................................... 51 Logical LINK Data Unit 2 .......................................................................... 52 Low Speed Data ...................................................................................... 53 Terminator Data Unit ................................................................................ 53 Packet Data Unit ...................................................................................... 55
Chapter 5: IMBE And AMBE+2 Vocoders ..................... 57 Chapter 6: P25 Glossary of Terms ....................................... 59
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Chapter 1: Introduction To P25
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO P25
This document is written with the intention of supplying the reader with a simple, concise and informative description of Project 25. The document assumes the reader is familiar with conventional Two-Way Radio Communications systems. Project 25 is a standards initiative, to be amended, revised, and added to as the users identify issues, and as experience is gained.
WH AT IS PROJECT 25 ?
Project 25 (P25) is a set of standards produced through the joint efforts of the Association of Public Safety Communications Ofcials International (APCO), the National Association of State Telecommunications Directors (NASTD), selected Federal Agencies and the National Communications System (NCS), and standardized under the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). P25 is an open architecture, user driven suite of system standards that dene digital radio communications system architectures capable of serving the needs of Public Safety and Government organizations. The P25 suite of standards involves digital Land Mobile Radio (LMR) services for local, state/provincial and national (federal) public safety organizations and agencies. P25 open system standards dene the interfaces, operation and capabilities of any P25 compliant radio system. In other words, a P25 radio is any radio that conforms to the P25 standard in the way it functions or operates. P25 compliant radios can communicate in analog mode with legacy radios and in either digital or analog mode with other P25 radios. The P25 standard exists in the public domain, allowing any manufacturer to produce a P25 compatible radio product. P25 is applicable to LMR equipment authorized or licensed in the U.S. under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) or Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations.
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Although developed primarily for North American public safety services, P25 technology and products are not limited to public safety alone and have also been selected and deployed in other private system applications, worldwide. The Project 25 users process is governed by an eleven-member steering committee made up of nine U.S. federal, state and local government employees and two co-directors. From its inception, Project 25 has had four main objectives: ensure competition in system life cycle procurements through Open Systems Architecture allow effective, efcient and reliable intra-agency and interagency communications provide enhanced functionality and capabilities with a focus on public safety needs improve radio spectrum efciency
TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) is a national trade organization of manufacturers and suppliers of telecommunications equipment and services. It has substantial experience in the technical aspects of radio communications and in the formulation of standards with reference thereto. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a Standards Developing Organization.
P25 PH ASES
P25-compliant technology is being deployed in several phases.
Phase 1
Phase 1 radio systems operate in 12.5 KHz analog, digital or mixed mode. Phase 1 radios use Continuous 4 level FM (C4FM) non-linear modulation for digital transmissions. Phase 1 P25-compliant systems are backward compatible and interoperable with legacy systems, across system boundaries, and regardless of system infrastructure. In addition, the P25 suite of standards provide an open interface to the radio frequency (RF) subsystem to facilitate interlinking of different vendors systems.
Phase 2
Phase 2 is currently under development with the goal of dening either FDMA and/or TDMA standards to achieve one voice channel or a minimum 4800 bps data channel per 6.25 kHz bandwidth efciency. P25 Phase 2 implementation involves time and frequency modulation schemes (e.g., TDMA and FDMA), with the goal of improved spectrum utilization. Also being stressed are such features as interoperability with legacy equipment, interfacing between repeaters and other subsystems, roaming capacity and spectral efciency/channel reuse.
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Phase 3
Implementation of Phase 3 will address the need for high-speed data for public-safety use. Activities will encompass the operation and functionality of a new aeronautical and terrestrial wireless digital wideband/broadband public safety radio standard that can be used to transmit and receive voice, video and high-speed data in widearea, multiple-agency networks. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and TIA are working collaboratively on Phase 3, known as Project MESA (Mobility for Emergency and Safety Applications). Current P25 systems and future Project MESA technology will share many compatibility requirements and functionalities. This document deals almost exclusively with P25 Phase 1. Phase 2 and Phase 3 standards are under development.
CONVENTIONAL VS. TRUNKED

In general, radio systems can be separated into conventional and trunked systems. A conventional system is characterized by relatively simple geographically xed infrastructure (such as a repeater network) that serves to repeat radio calls from one frequency to another. A trunked system is characterized by a controller in the infrastructure which assigns calls to specic channels. P25 supports both trunked and conventional radio systems. This document, however, deals primarily with conventional radio systems.
H OW DOES P2 5 WORK ?
P25 radios operate very similar to conventional analog FM radios. In fact, P25 radios will operate in conventional analog mode, making them backwards compatible with existing analog radio systems. When the P25 radio operates in digital mode, the carrier is moved to four specic frequency offsets that represent four different two-bit combinations. This is a modied 4 level FSK used in analog radio systems. In analog mode, the P25 radio will operate exactly the same as conventional analog systems, with the capability for CTCSS, DCS, pre-emphasis and de-emphasis, wideband or narrowband operation and other standard analog features. In P25 digital mode, the P25 transmitter will convert all analog audio to packets of digital information by using an IMBE vocoder, then de-vocode the digital information back to analog audio in the receiver. Error correction coding is added to the digital voice information as well as other digital information. Analog CTCSS and DCS are replaced by digital NAC codes (as well as TGID, Source and Destination codes for selective calling). Encryption information can be added to protect the voice information, and other digital information can also be transmitted such as a user dened low speed data word or an emergency bit.
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P25 Radio System Digital Mode Analog Mode
Conventional
Trunked
Narrowband
Wideband
Voice Message
Data Packet
CTCSS
DCS
Carrier
Secure (Encrypted)
Clear (Not Encrypted)
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Routine Group Call
Emergency Group Call
Individual (Unit to Unit) Call
Unit to PSTN Call (Trunked)
Announcement Group Call (Trunked)
Figure 1-1: P25 Radio System Operation
Figure 1-1 shows the different operational modes of P25 Radio Systems in digital and analog modes. P25 systems use the Common Air Interface (CAI). This interface standard species the type and content of signals transmitted by P25 compliant radios. A P25 radio using the CAI should be able to communicate with any other P25 radio using the CAI, regardless of manufacturer. Current P25 radios are designed to use 12.5 kHz wide channels, allowing two conversations to take place where only one used to t (on a 25 kHz channel). In Phase 2, P25 radios will use 6.25 kHz channels, allowing four times as many conversations compared to analog. P25 radios must also be able to operate in analog mode on 25 kHz or 12.5 kHz channels. This backward compatibility allows P25 users to gradually transition to digital while continuing to use older equipment. P25 transmissions may be protected by digital encryption. The P25 standards specify the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, U.S. Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm, and other encryption algorithms. There is an additional specication for overthe-air rekeying (OTAR) to update encryption keys in the radios using the radio network. P25 channels that carry voice or data operate at 9600 bits per second (bps). These voice or data channels are protected by a substantial amount of forward error correction, which helps receivers to compensate for poor RF conditions and improves useable range. P25 supports data transmission, either piggybacked with voice (low speed data), or in several other modes up to the full trafc channel rate of 9600 bps.
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P25 RADIO SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

A to D Speech Coder Channel Coder Baseband filters Modulator Tx Amplifier
Duplexer
V.C.O. D to A Speech Decoder Channel Decoder Filters & Equalizer Demodulator Rx Amplifier
Figure 1-2: P25 Radio System Architecture
Figure 1-2 represents a typical transceiver for digital signals and has been reduced to the basic elements which are specic to digital technology. Hence, things such as multiple stages of IF have been omitted as they are not really relevant to any of the digital technology employed. The P25 Radio System Architecture can be broken down into three main areas.
A to D / D to A and Speech Coding / Decoding

P25 uses a specic method of digitized voice (speech coding) called Improved Multi-Band Excitation (IMBE). The IMBE voice encoder-decoder (vocoder) listens to a sample of the audio input and only transmits certain characteristics that represent the sound. The receiver uses these basic characteristics to produce a synthetic equivalent of the input sound. IMBE is heavily optimized for human speech and doesnt do very well in reproducing other types of sounds, including dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) tones. The IMBE vocoder samples the microphone input producing 88 bits of encoded speech every 20 milliseconds. Therefore, the vocoder produces speech characteristics at a rate of 4400 bits per second.
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Channel Coding / Decoding

Channel Coding is the method in which digital RF systems utilize error correction and data protection techniques to ensure that the data (voice or control) arrives and is recovered correctly. The error correction and data protection are designed to improve the system performance by overcoming channel impairments such as noise, fading and interference. Types of P25 channel coding include interleaving and linear block codes such as Hamming codes, Golay codes, Reed-Solomon codes, Primitive BCH, and shortened cyclic codes.
Modulating / Demodulating and Filtering

In Phase 1, a 12.5 KHz channel is used to transmit C4FM modulated digital information. C4FM modulation is a type of differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) where each symbol is shifted in phase by 45 degrees from the previous symbol. Although the phase (frequency) is modulated for C4FM, the amplitude of the carrier is constant, generating a constant envelope frequency modulated waveform. In Phase 2, digital information is transmitted over a 6.25 KHz channel using the CQPSK modulation format. CQPSK modulates the phase and simultaneously modulates the carrier amplitude to minimize the width of the emitted spectrum which generates an amplitude modulated waveform. The modulation sends 4800 symbols/sec with each symbol conveying 2 bits of information. The mapping between symbols and bits is shown below:
Information Bits 01 00 10 11
Symbol +3 +1 -1 -3
C4FM Deviation (Phase 1) +1.8kHz +0.6kHz -0.6kHz -1.8kHz
CQPSK Phase Change (Phase 2) +135 degrees +45 degrees - 45 degrees -135 degrees
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The C4FM modulator is comprised of a Nyquist Raised Cosine Filter, a shaping lter, and an FM modulator. The CQPSK modulator is comprised of In Phase (I) and Quadrature Phase (Q) amplitude modulators that modulates two carriers. The Q phase is delayed from the I phase by 90 degrees. The ltered output of a 5-level signal, derived from lookup table information, is used to drive the I and Q modulators.
C4FM Modulator
Digital Input Nyquist Raised Cosine Filter Shaping Filter FM Modulator C4FM Output
CQPSK Modulator
I Nyquist Raised Cosine Filter AM Modulator cos (t) Digital Input Lookup Table sin (t) Q Nyquist Raised Cosine Filter AM Modulator + + CQPSK Output
Figure 1-3: C4FM and CQPSK Modulators
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C4FM CLASS C
DSP Frequency Modulator PA
COMMON RECEIVER
CONSTANT ENVELOPE SPECTRUM
12.5 kHz Channel
TIME
CQPSK CLASS AE
DSP Linearizer PA
Receiver Front End
Digital IF
DSP
TIME
SPECTRUM
6.25 kHz Channel
TIME VARYING AMPLITUDE
Figure 1-4: QPSK Demodulator (Common Receiver)
The QPSK demodulator is able to receive a signal from either the C4FM modulator or the CQPSK modulator. The frequency modulation detector in the rst stage of the demodulator allows a single, Phase 1 demodulator to receive analog FM, C4FM, and CQPSK. The benet of this is that when migrating to a Phase 2, 6.25 kHz FDMA system, only the transmitter needs to change. The multiple use of the demodulator also means that a Phase 1 receiver can receive analog or digital signals equally well. Phase 2 FDMA equipment is not currently being produced. Phase 2 FDMA will require linear power ampliers in order to pass the amplitude component of the CQPSK signal. At the present time, linear ampliers and battery technologies are not developed enough for this use.
BENEFITS OF P2 5
P25 has many various benets in performance, efciency, capabilities and quality. Some of the key benets to P25 are as follows:
Interoperability
Radio equipment that is compatible with P25 standards will allow users from different agencies or areas to communicate directly with each other. This will allow agencies on the federal state/provincial or local level (or any other agency) to communicate more effectively with each other when required (emergencies, law enforcement, etc.)
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Multiple Vendors
The P25 open standard will allow competing products from multiple vendors to be interoperable. This will allow customers of the P25 product to benet from multiple manufacturing sources (decreased costs, open bidding, non-proprietary systems).
Backwards Compatibility
A basic requirement for Phase 1 P25 digital radio equipment is backward compatibility with standard analog FM radios. This supports an orderly migration into mixed analog and digital systems, enabling users to gradually trade out radios and infrastructure equipment. By selecting products and systems that comply with P25 standards, agencies are assured that their investment in the latest technology has a clear migration path for the future.
Analog or Digital Mode
Analog Mode
Analog or Digital Mode
Analog Mode
Analog Portable
P25 Portable
P25 Mobile
P25 Repeater
Analog Base
Figure 1-5: P25 Backwards Compatibility
P25 radios operate in analog mode to older analog only radios, and either analog or digital mode to other P25 radios. Phase 2 P25 radio systems will include a Phase 1 conventional mode for backwards compatibility with Phase 1 P25 equipment.
Encryption Capability
The P25 standard includes a requirement for protecting digital communications (voice and data) with encryption capability. The encryption used in P25 is optional, allowing the user to select either clear (un-encrypted) or secure (encrypted) digital communication methods. The encryption keys also have the option of being re-keyed by digital data over the RF links. This is referred to as Over The Air Re-keying (OTAR). This capability allows the radio systems manager to change encryption keys without having the subscribers physically bring the radios back to a service shop.
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Spectrum Efciency
P25 maximizes spectrum efciency by narrowing bandwidths.
FM Analog Systems 25 KHz
C4FM Project 25 Phase 1 12.5 KHz

Figure 1-6: P25 Spectrum Efciency
CQPSK Project 25 Phase 2 6.25 KHz
The RF spectrum is a nite resource used by every country in the world. Spectrum efciency frees up more channels for radio system use.
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Improved Audio Quality

With more than one quarter of the channel capacity used for error correction, P25 digital signals have greatly improved voice quality over standard analog signals, especially at low or noisy RF carrier levels. The IMBE voice coder converts voice information into digital data and then the data is protected using error correction codes. The error correction is able to correct for small errors in the received signal. Since the audio is digitally encoded the background noise typically present in analog systems is also removed.
Voice
2800 bits/s error correction 2400 bits/s signaling 4400 bits/s voice 20 ms of speech = 88 bits of information to be transmitted over the radio link Total 9600 bits/s
Signaling 1 25 kHz Channel

Figure 1-7: Analog to P25 Channel Comparison
2 x 12.5 kHz Channels
Enhanced Functionality
P25 radio systems use 2400 bits per second for signaling capabilities. This allows a vast array of additional functions and features to be standard in any P25 radio system. The signaling capabilities include selective calling (Source and Destination ID), talk groups (TGID), network (repeater) access codes (NAC) and emergency ags all as standard P25 digital features. P25 signaling also allows for Manufacturers IDs which will allow different manufacturers to customize radio capabilities, Low Speed Data for user applications, encryption keys and algorithms for secure transmission and many other standard signaling formats.
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OTHER DIGITAL STANDARDS

Although P25 is the focus of this document, it is important to understand that there are many different digital radio standards in use around the world. P25 has primarily been adopted for use in North America, while another leading digital standard, TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) has primarily been adopted for use in Europe. While P25 and TETRA appear to be the two leading digital Land Mobile Radio standards in the world today, there are other digital, spectrallyefcient radio systems that have been submitted to the International Telecommunication Unions Radiocommunication Sectors (ITU-R) Study Group 8 and its Working Party 8A. ITU-R is charged with determining the technical characteristics and operational procedures for a growing range of wireless services. The Radiocommunication Sector also plays a vital role in the management of the radio-frequency spectrum. Study Group 8 and its Working Party 8A is responsible for studies related to the land mobile service, excluding cellular, and to the amateur and amateur-satellite services. Digital radio systems can operate using different channel access methods such as FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), or other methods (FHMA - Frequency Hopping Multiple Access). Project 25, Tetrapol, and EDACS (Enhanced Digital Access Communications System) Aegis are three different FDMA systems. TETRA, DIMRS (Digital Integrated Mobile Radio System), and IDRA (Integrated Digital Radio) are three different TDMA systems.
Project 25
The United States submitted Project 25 to ITU-R Working Party 8A. It includes a family of two modulation methods, C4FM and CQPSK. C4FM ts within a 12.5 kHz channel mask and uses constant-envelope modulation (i.e., does not require a linear or linearized amplier). CQPSK ts within a 6.25 kHz channel mask but does require the use of either a linear or linearized amplier. Both trunked and conventional (non-trunked) operation is provided for.
Tetrapol
France submitted Tetrapol to ITU-R Working Party 8A. It uses a constant-envelope modulation technique that ts within a 10 kHz channel mask. Systems are in use in a number of countries in Europe and around the world. EADS is the principal manufacturer of this equipment.
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EDACS Aegis
L.M. Ericsson AB (with support from the Swedish Administration) submitted EDACS Aegis to ITU-R Working Party 8A. It uses a constant-envelope modulation technique and has four different selectable levels of deviation and ltering that can result in the signal tting within 25 kHz and 12.5 kHz channel masks. Systems are in use in a number of countries around the world. M/A-COM, Inc. is the principal manufacturer of this equipment.
TETRA
A number of European countries submitted TETRA to ITU-R Working Party 8A on behalf of ETSI (the European Telecommunication Standards Institute). TETRAs primary mode uses /4DQPSK modulation that requires a linear or linearized amplier and ts four-slot TDMA within a 25 kHz channel mask.
DIMRS
Canada submitted DIMRS to ITU-R Working Party 8A. It is a sixslot TDMA system using 16QAM modulation that ts within a 25 kHz channel mask. It is designed primarily for public systems and is in use in a number of countries around the world. Motorola Inc. is the principal manufacturer of this equipment, under the name IDEN.
IDRA
Japan submitted IDRA to ITU-R Working Party 8A. It also is a sixslot TDMA system using 16QAM (16 point Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) that t within a 25 kHz channel mask. A major difference from DIMRS is the use of a different vocoder.
FHMA
Israel submitted FHMA to ITU-R Working Party 8A. The system primarily makes use of frequency hopping and sectorized base station antennas to gain spectrum efciency. The signals are heavily error protected and when a radio is at a sector boundary, due to different frequency hop patterns between sectors, interference to and from nearby radios in the other sector is minimized. Geotek Inc., a U.S. company, was the principal manufacturer of this equipment before the company went bankrupt. Although the other digital standards seem to work well for their original intentions, APCO felt that these standards would not meet all of the requirements for a public safety agency within North America. P25 standards were designed primarily for the public safety user, with range and performance given very high priority. Also, unique exibility has been designed into the standards to enhance interoperability, privacy, gradual phase-in of new technologies, and the reliable transmission of voice and data.
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P25 PA RTICIPANTS
P25 includes a number of participants both in the public and private sectors.
PUBLIC SECTOR
American Association of Railroads (AAR) APCO Canada APCO International British APCO (BAPCO) British Home Ofce Defence Research Agency (UK) State of California Division of Telecommunications State of Colorado Communications State of Delaware Federal Bureau of Investigation (U.S.) Federal Communications Commission (U.S.) State of Florida Division of Telecommunications State of Georgia Division of Communications Houston (Texas) Police Department Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Indiana State Police International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) State of Kentucky Telecommunications Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) Township Police City of Minneapolis State of Minnesota Department of Transportation State of Montana City of Montreal National Association of State Telecommunications Directors (NASTD) National Communications System (U.S.) National Institute of Justice National Security Agency (U.S.) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) State of Nebraska State of Nevada Department of Public Safety New York State Police New Jersey State Police Communications State of Oklahoma Orange County (California) Division of Communiciations Peel Regional Police Systems (Canada) San Bernardino County (California) Suffolk County (New York) Police Department State of Utah Commonwealth of Virginia EMS Commonwealth of Virginia State Police State of Washington Division of Telecommunications State of Wyoming Division of Telecommunications Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) University of California - Berkeley U.S. Air Force - Hanscom Air Force Base U.S. Army - Fort Monmouth U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Treasury U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service U.S. Marshall Service U.S. Park Police U.S. Secret Service
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PRIVATE SECTOR
ARCON Corporation AT&T Bell Labs Automated Monitoring & Control Intl Avtec Inc. Aware Inc. BK Radio / Relm Communications Bosch Telecommunications Cable & Wireless Ltd. Clearsoft Inc. Comarco Corp. Communication Technical Asssociations CSX Transportation Cycomm Corp. Daniels Electronics Ltd. Dataradio Inc. Digital Voice Systems Inc. (DVSI) DRA Malvern E. F. Johnson Co. Ericsson Garmin International GEC-Marconi Glenayre Electronics GTE Inc. Harris Corp. Hewlett Packard Corp. Hitachi Telecommunications Inc. Hughes Aircraft Company ITT Research Institute IVHS America Japan Radio Company Kokusai Maxon Midland Systems MITRE Corp. Modular Communication Systems Motorola Inc. MX COM National Communications Systems (NCS) NTT America OCS Technologies ORBACOM Systems Inc. Phillips Communications Quantum Telecommunications RAM Communications Raytheon Service RI/ERT SafeTran Systems Inc. SCC Corp. SEA Inc. Standard Communications Corp. Swan & Associates Tait Electronics USA Inc. Technology Communication Systems Tektronix Corp. TeleResources PIC TeleTec Corp. Top Tech Group Transcrypt International Inc. Union Pacic Railroad Wilkes, Artis, Hedrick & Lane Lawyers Zetron, Inc
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P25 Worldwide Systems
Countries with P25 - Interoperable Equipment or Networks
Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bermuda Botswana Brazil Brunei
Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Ecuador Egypt
El Salvador Eritrea Finland India Indonesia Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Jamaica
Kazakhstan Kuwait Latvia Laos Malaysia Mexico Nepal Peru
Philippines Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovenia South Korea Sri Lanka Switzerland Thailand
Trinidad Tunisia Turkey United Kingdom USA United Arab Emirates Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe
Figure 1-8: P25 Worldwide Participants
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CHAPTER 2: P25 INTERFACE STANDARDS
P25 STANDARDS GENERAL SYSTEM M O D EL

This section will introduce you to the P25 General System Model and the P25 interface standards that are integral to the P25 radio systems. There are currently more than thirty technical documents in the Phase 1 set of P25 standards. The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) developed these standards. The P25 users continue to enlarge a Statement of Requirements while the industry develops the standards for those requirements and the Project 25 Steering Committee veries their adherence to the users needs. The P25 documents have also been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as ANSI standards. This is the ultimate recognition in the United States of the utility and support of a technology as a standard. The individual documents describe component interfaces needed to build systems. Depending upon the type of system the user needs, individual documents are available that detail how standardized elements can make up a standardized system. These systems can be trunked or conventional, they can be voice only, data only or voice and data, and they can be clear or encrypted. In essence, manufacturers can build systems that are fully comparable to todays analog systems in function, but are much richer in features. The P25 standards are contained in the TIA-102 suite of documents. Copies of the standards documents may be purchased through Global Engineering Documents by commercial entities. Public agency users can get a copy of all of the documents on a CD-ROM from the National Communications System (NCS). NCS is the standards arm of the U.S. Department of Defense. Copies may also be obtained from the Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standards and Technology Group. NIJ is a primary advocate and supporter of the Project 25 process.
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P25 denes seven interfaces to an RF subsystem (RFSS). These are shown in Figure 2-1 the P25 General System Model. Within the RFSS, all equipment is unique to a single manufacturer. An example of a closed interface within the RFSS is the interface between a trunking controller and its base station. Each of the open interfaces shown in Figure 2-1 is dened in a TIA document. The Inter Subsystem Interface (ISSI), Network Management Interface, Console Interface and Fixed Station Interface are being developed. It is P25s intention to standardize these equipment subsystem interfaces whenever practical. The ISSI, console, and xed station interfaces are based on the use of Internet Protocol (IP). The general system model of a P25 compliant digital radio system denes the system elements plus intra-system and inter-system interfaces and naming conventions of these elements and interfaces.
DATA PERIPHERAL
OTHER RF SUB-SYSTEMS
A SUBSCRIBER RADIO Um Et Um CAI = Common Air Interface RF SUB-SYSTEM (RFSS) En PSTN G ISSI = InterSubsystem Interface
REPEATER
FIXED STATION Ef
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
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DATA HOST OR NETWORK
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FIXED STATION Ef
CONSOLE SUB-SYSTEM
P25 GENERAL SYSTEM MODEL
Figure 2-1: P25 General System Model
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The P25 Interface Standards as shown on the General System Model are as follows:
RF Sub-System (RFSS) Common Air Interface (Um) Inter-System Interface (ISSIg) Telephone Interconnect Interface (Et) Network Management Interface (En) Data Host or Network Interface (Ed) Data Peripheral Interface (A) Fixed Station Interface (Ef) Console Sub-System Interface (Ec) Core Infrastructure Radio to radio protocol RFSS to all other system interconnections (In progress) PSTN to RFSS denition Network to RFSS denition (In progress) Computer aided dispatch to RFSS denition Radio to Data Peripheral denition Base station to RFSS / Console Sub-System denition (In progress) Console to RFSS denition (In progress)
RF SUB-SYSTEM
The P25 interfaces bound the RF Sub-system (RFSS) infrastructure. The RF Sub-system can be made from any collection of site equipment (single station/site or multiple station/site), whose only requirement is that the equipment supports the Common Air Interface, and contains all necessary control logic to support the open intersystem interfaces and call processing. The RF Sub-systems are the building blocks for wide-area system construction and will connect with any other conguration of equipment or RF Sub-systems.
COMMON AIR INTERFACE

The Common Air Interface (Um) or CAI denes a standard (or reference point) at which communications between P25 radios can take place. The CAI is the core element of the P25 standard that assures the ability of one companys P25 digital radio to communicate with another companys P25 digital radio. Communications between P25 radios are done at a gross bit rate of 9.6 kbps and with FDMA channel access. Several processes take place to convert information for transmission. The Common Air Interface uses an IMBE voice coder (vocoder) to convert (compress) speech to a digital format for communication. This voice information is then protected with error correction coding to provide protection over the channel. The voice information and error correction is then transmitted with additional encryption information, unit identication, and low speed data to fully utilize the 9.6 kbps of channel capacity in the Common Air Interface. A breakdown of the information contained in the Common Air Interface can be found in Chapter 4: Anatomy of the Common Air Interface. Chapter 5 contains some detailed information on the operation and theory of the IMBE Vocoder.
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INTER-SYSTEM INTERFACE
The Inter-System Interface (G) is under development. The Inter-System Interface (G) or ISSI permits multiple RF Sub-Systems to be interconnected together into wide-area networks. The ISSI denes a multi-channel digital interface supporting standard protocols to enable interoperability utilizing mobility management and wide-area service support functionality. The interface is designed to give system designers the exibility to combine any number of RF Sub-Systems of any size. The Inter-System Interface also provides a common meeting place for RF Sub-Systems of different technologies (TDMA, FDMA, micro-cell) and different RF bands. This interface is optional, and need only be supported when intercommunication amongst and across RFSSs of Land Mobile Radio systems is desired. Although a P25 subscriber radio may only operate freely among systems with the standard P25 common air interface, the P25 ISSI has the potential to connect between different radio or telecommunications networks as long as they also support the ISSI interface. The ISSI messaging denes the basic structures to be shared among all equipped RFSSs. The ISSI can be supported on any possible networking conguration, from a simple star conguration to a full mesh, to an intelligent network. This can consist of private links and network support, or may be public links and network support congured as a private network. Any intervening network supporting the information of an ISSI link needs to preserve the ISSI messaging packet, but may intermediately represent the ISSI packet in whatever convenient form (e.g. ATM cell) is available. The ISSI will support: mobility and data management, wide area service control, service transport, end to end protection of signaling information, other network interconnection.
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TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT INTERFACE

P25 requires an open interface to telephone networks. The Telephone Interconnect Interface (Et) supports both analog and ISDN telephone interfaces, providing for selective use of proven standard telephone interfaces currently in use. The Telephone Interconnect Interface denes a 2-wire loop start and a 2-wire ground start connection between the RF Subsystem and the PSTN or a PABX. In addition, other optional interfaces may be provided. The Telephone Interface deals only with voice service because it has been assumed that circuit connected data services would access a telephone network via a modem and connect to a data port on the radio system.
NETWORK MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

The Network Management Interface (En) is under development. The Network Management Interface denes a network management interface to all RF-Subsystems. According to a single selected network management scheme within any RF-Subsystem, all ve classical elements of network management must be supported. It is expected that a network management scheme will be selected that will bring with it the ability to manage RF-Subsystems with available network management system equipment. In addition, an existing network management system, including computer and telecommunications equipment, may well be able to encompass P25 radio systems.
DATA HOST OR NETWORK INTERFACE

The Data Host or Network Interface (Ed) denes four different types of data connectivity. These include a native open interface for connecting host computers, as well as the requirement to support three different types of existing computer network interfacing (TCP/IP, SNA and X.25).
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DATA PERIPHERAL INTERFACE

The Data Peripheral Interface (A) denes protocols by which mobile and portable subscriber units will support a port through which laptops, terminals, or subscriber unit peripherals may be connected. It is required that the supported open interface protocols are passed transparently into X.25, SNA, or TCP/IP computer networks at another open interface on the xed equipment side. Transparency is listed as a requirement, and it is expected that application layer standards emerge for the connection of various peripheral devices.
FIXED STATION INTERFACE

The Fixed Station Interface (Ef) is under development. The Fixed Station Interface will provide for communication between a Fixed Station (FS) and an RF Sub-System (RFSS) operating in the following modes: a. Conventional Analog b. Conventional Digital c. Trunked Digital
d. Digital telephone interconnect e. Circuit and Packet Data
The Fixed Station Interface denes a set of mandatory messages, supporting digital voice, data, encryption and telephone interconnect. These messages will be of a standard format passed over the interface. Manufacturers can enhance this functionality using manufacturer specic messages. The analog conguration for the xed station interface are two pairs of signals in a 4-wire audio conguration with both pairs of signals in the audio frequency range 300-3000 Hz. One wire pair carries signals to be transmitted by the FS and the other pair carries signals received by the FS. The circuits are balanced with a nominal 600 ohm impedance. Voice levels of each signal pair are nominally -10 dBm. It is recommended that all inputs and outputs have lightning protection isolation. The digital conguration for the xed station interface is an IP based interface. The physical interface is an Ethernet 100 Base-T or 10 Base-T with an RJ-45 connector.
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The Fixed Station Interface can also provide several optional analog interfaces as well:
2W Circuits
The Fixed Station Interface (analog) may be provided using 2W circuits using a balanced 600 ohm termination.
E & M Control
The Fixed Station Interface (analog) may include standard E&M signaling circuits.
Tone Control
The Fixed Station Interface (analog) may provide for remote control using industry standard tone remote control equipment.
CONSOLE SUB-SYSTEM INTERFACE

The Console Sub-System Interface (Ec) is under development and could possibly be integrated into the Fixed Station Interface in the future. The Console Sub-System Interface (CSSI) denes a multi-channel digital interface. This interface is capable of supporting standard protocols to enable interoperable support functionality. The CSSI denes basic messaging structures to interface a console subsystem to an RFSS. The CSSI can be supported using a variety of networking technologies and topologies, from a simple star conguration to an intelligent backbone network. The networks may be private, or public networks congured as private networks. The physical interface is an Ethernet 100 Base-T with an RJ-45 connector. The CSSI will support Ethernet 10 Base-T and 1000 BaseT as an optional physical interface. The CSSI will optionally support auto-sensing. Other interfaces may be installed as a manufacturers option. As a note, a console sub-system can connect directly to a xed station and support one or more Fixed Station Interfaces. Manufacturers may also optionally support a subset of the Data Host or Network Interface in the Console.
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CHAPTER 3: P25 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
A N A L OG TO P25 TRANSITION
P25 equipment can be used in any conguration that is typically found in existing analog systems. Base Stations, remote bases, repeaters, voting, and simulcast systems are all congurations of P25 conventional systems. Transmitter RF power output levels and receiver sensitivity levels of P25 equipment are very similar to those of conventional analog equipment. P25 equipment can therefore be used in a one-for-one replacement scenario of analog equipment. This section will discuss some of the issues surrounding the transition from an analog radio system to a P25 digital radio system as well as supply general knowledge about P25 radio systems.
P25 FREQUENCY BANDS

The frequency bands in which P25 radio systems are available are VHF (136 174 MHz) and UHF (403 512 MHz, 806 870 MHz). In addition, P25, Phase 1 technology has been adopted by the FCC as the digital interoperability standard for the new 700 MHz (746 806 MHz) digital public safety band.
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P25 D IGITAL C OD E D EFIN ITION S

A P25 digital radio system uses many different codes, identications, indicators and other digital information in the Common Air Interface. Some of the codes are user accessible or programmable, while others are meant for internal use inside of the CAI, or for specic applications.
Frame synchronization
A special sequence of 48 bits marking the location of the rst bit of the message provides frame synchronization. Frame synchronization occurs at the beginning of every message (voice and data), and is inserted every 180 ms throughout the voice message. This allows receivers to pick up voice messages after the message has begun (late entry of receivers). Late entry can occur when a subscriber unit selects a channel (or talk group) while there is already an active signal present. The subscriber unit was not active when the transmission started, but is added when it detects the repeated frame sync function. The frame synchronization is not accessible or programmable by the user.
(See Chapter 4; Figure 4-3)
Network ID (NID)
Every P25 data unit packet contains the 64 bit NID eld. The NID is composed of a 4 bit Data Unit ID and a 12 bit NAC code. The NID is protected with a primitive BCH Code and a single parity bit is added to ll out the NID code word to 64 bits.
Data Unit ID
The NID contains the 4 bit Data Unit ID eld. The Data Unit ID is used to determine the type of packet information (eg. Header Data Unit, Logical Link Data Unit 1, etc.). The Data Unit ID is not accessible or programmable by the user.
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Network Access Code (NAC)

The NID contains the 12 bit NAC eld. NAC codes are user programmable and are typically used to control network access but may also be used to steer repeater functions . NAC codes are used the same way as an analog CTCSS tone (or DCS code). NAC codes minimize co-channel interference and allow repeater addressing by keeping the receiver squelched unless a signal with a matching NAC arrives. The NAC codes 12-bit eld ranges from hexadecimal $000 to $FFF and contains 4096 addresses (signicantly more than the standard CTCSS and DCS tones). The following NAC codes have specic functions: $293 $F7E $F7F specied as the default NAC value. a receiver set for NAC $F7E will unsquelch on any incoming NAC. a repeater receiver set for NAC $F7F will allow all incoming signals to be repeated with the NAC intact.
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CTCSS to NAC Conversion

Early TIA documents specied a formula for converting analog CTCSS tones and DCS codes to specic NAC codes. Those documents have since been removed and the selection of NAC codes has been left to the user. Some government agencies have dened a conversion table for their own use for translating CTCSS to NAC codes (eg. State of California and others). Shown below is the early TIA conversion table from CTCSS to NAC codes. These codes were determined by taking the CTCSS frequency and multiplying it by ten, then converting the integer result to a hexadecimal number. CTCSS to NAC code conversion chart
CTCSS 67.0 Hz 69.3 Hz 71.9 Hz 74.4 Hz 77.0 Hz 79.7 Hz 82.5 Hz 85.4 Hz 88.5 Hz 91.5 Hz 94.8 Hz 97.4 Hz 100.0 Hz 103.5 Hz 107.2 Hz 110.9 Hz 114.8 Hz 118.8 Hz 123.0 Hz 127.3 Hz 131.8 Hz NAC Code $29E $2B5 $2CF $2E8 $302 $31D $339 $356 $375 $393 $3B4 $3CE $3E8 $40B $430 $455 $47C $4A4 $4CE $4F9 $526 CTCSS 136.5 Hz 141.3 Hz 146.2 Hz 151.4 Hz 156.7 Hz 162.2 Hz 167.9 Hz 173.8 Hz 179.9 Hz 186.2 Hz 192.8 Hz 203.5 Hz 206.5 Hz 210.7 Hz 218.1 Hz 225.7 Hz 229.1 Hz 233.6 Hz 241.8 Hz 250.3 Hz NAC Code $555 $585 $5B6 $5EA $61F $656 $68F $6CA $707 $746 $788 $7F3 $811 $83B $885 $8D1 $8F3 $920 $972 $9C7
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Status Symbols
Throughout the Data Units, 2 bit status symbols are interleaved so that there is one status symbol for every 70 bits of information. The status symbols allow repeaters to indicate the status of the inbound channels to subscribers. The repeaters assert the status symbols on both voice and data messages, indicating inbound activity for both voice and data calls. The subscribers set the value of the status symbol to signify an Unknown status in their messages since they are unable to indicate the status of any inbound channel. There are 4 possible values for the status symbol; 01 (for busy), 11 (for idle), 00 (unknown, used by talk-around) and 10 (unknown, used for inbound or outbound). Repeaters use status symbols 01 and 11, and subscribers use status symbols 00 and 10. There is one value for Busy (01), one for Idle (11), and two values to indicate Unknown status. When the subscriber sends a message on a direct channel, it will use the Unknown value for direct mode operation (00). When the subscriber sends a message inbound to a repeater, it will use the Unknown value for repeater operation (10). The reference oscillator stability for repeaters and base stations is often better than for subscriber radios. Subscribers may compare the frequency of their local reference oscillator with the carrier frequency from a repeater or base station transmitter, in order to adjust and improve their local reference oscillator. This adjustment is called Automatic Frequency Control (AFC). AFC operation is anticipated by the FCC regulations for the 746-806 MHz band. Subscribers may detect a repeater or base station transmission by checking the values of the status symbols on slot boundaries. A repeater or base station will transmit Busy or Idle indications on slot boundaries. When a subscriber detects these values, it can average enough data symbols from a transmission to obtain an estimate of the carrier frequency used by the repeater or base station. It can then compare this to the receiver local oscillator to determine any frequency corrections to improve local reference stability. After the repeater or base station stops transmitting, the subscriber units will be in an unlock state. AFC locking resumes when a repeater or base station restarts its transmissions. Status Symbols are not widely used at this time, however there are many possible uses for them in the future (such as data / voice priority).
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Manufacturers ID (MFID)
The Header Code Word and Link Control Word (LDU1) contain the 8 bit MFID eld. When the manufacturer uses non-standard (data only) features, the MFID is asserted. When all of the other information elds conform to the Common Air Interface denitions, the MFID has a standard value of $00 or $01. A P25 radio must, as a minimum, transmit or receive messages using the the standard values for the MFID eld. As a minimum, a P25 receiver will ignore messages which do not contain the standard values for the MFID eld. Every manufacturer is assigned an MFID that can be used for proprietary signaling. Non-standard data from one manufacturer may not pass through another manufacturers repeater system. The MFIDs that have been assigned are:
$10 $20 $28 $30 $38 $40 $48 $50 $55 $60 $68 $70 $74 $78 $7C $80 $86 $90 $A0 $A4 $B0 $C0 $C8 $D0 $D8 $E0 $F0 Relm / BK Radio Cycomm Efratom Time and Frequency Products, Inc Com-Net Ericsson Datron Icom Garmin GTE IFR Systems GEC-Marconi Kenwood Communications Glenayre Electronics Japan Radio Co. Kokusai Maxon Midland Daniels Electronics Ltd. Motorola Thales M/A-COM Raytheon SEA Securicor ADI Tait Electronics Teletec Transcrypt International
(See Chapter 4; Figure 4-4 and Figure 4-6)
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Algorithm ID (ALGID)
The Header Code Word and Encryption Synchronization (LDU2) contain the 8 bit ALGID eld. The ALGID identies the encryption algorithm used in the P25 system. The ALGID is entered through a Key Management Facility or Key Loader when entering encryption keys. The ALGIDs that have been dened for Type 1 algorithms are: $00 $01 $02 $03 $04 $41 $80 $81 $82 $83 $84 ACCORDION 1.3 BATON (Auto Even) FIREFLY Type 1 MAYFLY Type 1 SAVILLE BATON (Auto Odd) Unencrypted message (no encryption algorithm) DES-OFB encryption algorithm 2-key triple DES encryption algorithm 3-key triple DES encryption algorithm AES encryption algorithm
Key ID (KID)
The Header Code Word and Encryption Synchronization (LDU2) contain the 16 bit KID eld. The KID identies the specic encryption key for use when multiple encryption keys have been loaded into the encryption modules. The KID is also used for single encryption key systems. The typical default KID for clear or secure systems is $0000. The KID is entered through a Key Management Facility or Key Loader when entering encryption keys.
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Message Indicator (MI)

The Header Code Word and Encryption Synchronization (LDU2) contain the 72 bit MI eld. The MI is the initialization vector (synchronization for key stream generator) for a Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 or Type 4 encryption algorithm. Clear messages are denoted $000000000 while secure (encrypted) messages are variable. The Message Indicator is not accessible or programmable by the user.
Talk-group ID (TGID)
The Header Code Word and Link Control Word (LDU1) contain the 16 bit TGID eld. The TGID identies the talk-group for the message. The purpose of a talk group is to allow logical groupings of radio users into distinct organizations. The TGID could also be used to minimize co-channel interference and allow subscriber addressing. TheTGID ranges from hexadecimal $0000 to $FFFF and contains 65,536 addresses. The following TGIDs have specic functions: $0001 specied as the default TGID value and should be used in systems where no other talk groups are dened. $0000 no-one or a talk group with no users. Used when implementing an individual call. $FFFF reserved as a talk group which includes everyone.
Low Speed Data

Each Logical Link Data Unit in a voice message contains the 16 bit Low Speed Data eld. The Low Speed Data is intended for custom user applications not dened by the CAI (possibly GPS location data, infrastructure status information, etc.) and has a total capacity of 88.89 bps. The Low Speed Data is encoded with a shortened cyclic code to create 64 bits per superframe.
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Unit ID
The Unit ID is a 24 bit user programmable eld that is used for both group and individual calling. The Unit ID is used as both a Source ID (from the sending unit) and a Destination ID (in the receiving unit in an individual call). The Unit ID ranges from hexadecimal $000000 to $FFFFFF and contains 16,777,216 addresses. The Unit IDs should be programmed into the radios using a national, corporate or agency wide unit identication scheme. The following Unit IDs have specic functions: $000000 $000001 to $98967F $989680 to $FFFFFE $FFFFFF no-one. This value is never assigned to a radio unit for general use. for talk group use or other special purposes. designates everyone. Used when implementing a group call with a TGID.
Source ID
The Link Control Word (LDU1) contains the 24 bit Source ID eld. The Source ID is the Unit ID of the SENDING unit. The Source ID is typically sent in all voice messages and is used for both group and private calling.
Destination ID
The Link Control Word (LDU1) contains the 24 bit Destination ID eld. The Destination ID is used for private voice messages only (called private or individual calling). The Destination ID is the Unit ID of the intended recipient of the individual call.
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Emergency indicator
The Link Control word (LDU1) contains the 1 bit Emergency indicator eld. The Emergency indicator is embedded in group voice messages to indicate an emergency condition. The emergency indicator bit is designed to be selectable by a switch or programming in the subscriber units. The emergency indicator bit can be set as follows: 0 1 routine, non-emergency condition emergency condition
Link Control Format

The Link Control Format is an 8 bit eld contained in the Link Control Word (LDU1). The Link Control Format is used to specify content of the Link Control Word. The Link Control Format is not accessible to the user.
Packet Data Unit

There are other digital codes used in the Packet Data Unit such as the Service Access Point (SAP), Full Message Flag (FMF), etc. These digital codes will not be dened in this document.
P25 VOIC E M ESSAGE OPTION S

P25 Radio Systems can perform voice messages in a variety of ways or modes. P25 radio systems will operate in both P25 digital mode and conventional analog mode. Voice messages can be sent over a 12.5 KHz bandwidth analog channel using standard analog call procedures with analog signaling (CTCSS, DCS, etc.). Some manufacturers also have equipment that will allow operation in 25 KHz analog bandwidth. P25 voice messages can also be sent in P25 digital mode. P25 voice messages can be sent in either encrypted (secure) or unencrypted (clear) mode. The secure / clear operation is typically an option that is required to be installed in the subscriber units.
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There are 3 main ways to send a voice message, with several options and variations of each case. Each of these 3 main ways to send a voice message can operate in clear or secure mode. The three main types of voice message calls are:
Routine Group Call This is the most common type of call and is intended for a group of users within the radio system. This type of call is typically initiated by asserting the PTT switch.
Emergency Group Call This type of call is similar to a Routine Group Call, but is used during an emergency condition. An emergency condition is dened by the radio system users This type of call is typically initiated by asserting the Emergency switch. Individual Call This type of call is addressed to a specic individual. The caller enters the subscribers Unit ID, that they wish to call, and this is used as the Destination ID by the radio making the call. This type of call is made after the Destination ID is entered into the radio.
The P25 transmitter has sufcient controls to support the three main types of voice mesages. These controls are as follows: PTT Switch - The Push-To-Talk switch is pressed when the user wishes to transmit and released when the transmission is over. Channel Selector - The Channel Selector allows the user of the radio to select a radios mode of operation. The Channel Selector controls the following parameters of the radio: 1. Frequency 2. NAC 3. TGID 4. Other (eg. selecting the encryption key)
Emergency Switch - The Emergency switch will allow the user to assert the emergency condition. Once asserted, the emergency condition remains active until cleared by some other means (eg. turning the radio off). Numeric Keypad / Display - The Numeric Keypad / Display will allow the user to set numeric parameters (eg. the Destination ID in an individual call).
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Routine Group Call Procedure NAC and TGID are set by the user (Channel Selector). MFID is set to standard value for CAI transmission. MI, ALGID, and KID are set by secure or clear mode parameters. Emergency bit is set to indicate non-emergency call. Source ID is the Unit ID of the radio.
Emergency Group Call Procedure

NAC and TGID are set by the user (Channel Selector). MFID is set to standard value for CAI transmission. MI, ALGID, and KID are set by secure or clear mode parameters. Emergency bit is set to indicate an emergency call. Source ID is the Unit ID of the radio.
Individual Call Procedure
The Unit ID of the user to be called is entered into the radio and this is the Destination ID. TGID is set to the null talk group of $0000
NAC is set by the user (Channel Selector). MFID is set to standard value for CAI transmission. MI, ALGID, and KID are set by secure or clear mode parameters.
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P25 ENCRYPTION
The IMBE vocoder produces a digital bit stream that is relatively easy to encrypt. Major advantages of the P25 encryption design are that encryption does not affect speech intelligibility nor does it affect the systems usable range. Both of these advantages are major improvements over encryption previously used in analog systems. Encryption requires that both the transmitting and the receiving devices have an encryption key, and this key must be the same in each unit. This may be done using a Key Loader. Most P25 subscriber equipment is optionally available with the capability of storing and using multiple keys. That is, a unit could use one key for one group of users and use a separate key for another group of users. System management of keys may be done in a Key Management Facility, or KMF. In the U.S. there are four general types of encryption algorithms. Type 1 is for U.S classied material (national security), Type 2 is for general U.S federal interagency security, Type 3 is interoperable interagency security between U.S. Federal, State and Local agencies, and Type 4 is for proprietary solutions (exportable as determined by each vendor and the U.S. State Department). The CAI supports use of any of the four types of encryption algorithms. P25 documents currently standardize two different Type 3 encryption processes. One encryption process is the U.S. Data Encryption Standard, or DES algorithm, which uses 64 bit Output Feed Back and is denoted as DES-OFB. Another encryption process is the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) which is a 256 bit algorithm. P25 also includes a standardized Over The Air Rekeying (OTAR) function. OTAR is a way to greatly increase the utility of encryption systems by allowing transfer of encryption keys via radio. This remote rekey ability, controlled from a Key Management Facility, or KMF, means that radios no longer have to be physically touched in order to install a new or replacement key into a radio. OTAR signaling is sent as Packet Data Units over the Common Air Interface. Optionally, multiple encryption keys can be stored in P25 radio equipment. In order to identify the keys, they are stored with an associated label called a Key Identier or KID. The type of algorithm to be used with the key is identied by an Algorithm ID or ALGID. To be able to decrypt messages, the receiver decryption module must be in the same state as the transmitter encryption module. The CAI provides space for up to 72 bits of this synchronization information in the Message Indicator (MI) vector at the beginning of the message (in the header), and periodically during the message in the LDU2 portion of the voice superframe. AES and DES encryption solutions were tested and veried by an accredited National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) laboratory as compliant with the security requirements of the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS).
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ANAL OG VS. P2 5 D IGITAL C OVER AGE

There is much discussion about the RF coverage area of an analog radio signal versus a digital radio signal. In theory, a P25 digital radio signal will allow for a slightly greater coverage area when placed in the same location as an analog radio. There are some factors, however, that may interfere with the digital signal to a greater degree than the interference to an analog signal. P25 Phase 1 uses C4FM modulation. Because C4FM is a constant amplitude modulation, it allows use of nonlinear power ampliers. Use of nonlinear ampliers results in digital equipment that produces RF power levels that are equal to the power levels of current analog equipment. This means that systems can be implemented with little or no loss of coverage. This is so because an analog transmitter can be replaced with a P25 Phase 1, digital transmitter that produces the same transmitter output level of the analog transmitter. This is currently not necessarily true for higher power analog systems that are replaced by some TDMA systems when bandwidth of the resultant signal is a critical issue. In order to occupy a limited bandwidth, some TDMA systems use modulations that require linear power ampliers and system transmitter power in these systems can be a signicant issue. GSM, for example, uses a 200 kHz wide channel for 8 voice slots, and uses the xed amplitude GMSK modulation. TETRA on the other hand, uses 4 slots in a 25 kHz wide channel, and TETRA uses DQPSK that contains amplitude and phase components to the modulation. Using a linear amplier, the variable amplitude modulation implementations produce a relatively lower output power. Their higher data rate also tends to limit the coverage area because of the bit rate and the resultant bit timing. This can result in a much larger infrastructure to support TDMA systems as opposed to the Phase 1 FDMA systems. FDMA also promotes use of a very reliable direct mode of operation because of the power levels of subscriber equipment and the lack of a requirement for any supporting infrastructure. This direct, or talk around, mode insures reliable unit-to-unit operation without the need for any infrastructure. Again, because of the use of non-linear power ampliers, portable and mobile radio transmitter power of P25 digital equipment is comparable to the power level available in current FM analog equipment.
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Since the RF power output levels of current FM analog and P25 digital equipment are equal, it would seem that digital coverage and analog coverage are equal. This is not true, as much more of the covered area is usable when sending a P25 digital signal. The signal-to-noise ratio in the subscriber unit is a critical element of analog systems. P25 signals attempt to correct for noise-induced errors, with the built in error correction, so that fringe areas that were not clearly audible in analog systems have a good chance of being loud and clear with P25 digital.
Digital = BER Analog = SINAD 45 dB 0% 40 dB 35 dB 30 dB Audio Quality 25 dB 20 dB 15 dB 5% 12 dB 10 dB 5 dB 15% 0 dB -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120 -130 Analog Digital
Radio Signal Attenuation (dBm)

Figure 3-1: Analog vs. Digital Audio Quality
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Although it appears that the digital radio signal performs with greater coverage area than an analog radio signal, other factors must also be taken into consideration, such as multipath reections. Multipath reections of the RF carrier occurs when two or more signals of the same origin arrive at the receive antenna delayed in time because they traveled different path lengths or because of reections and scattering in the propagation environment. This deterioration of the signal must be considered when planning coverage areas.
Reflections
Direct Path Reflections
Analog Mode
Figure 3-2: The Effects of Multipath
RF multipath is a frequency dependant problem with higher frequencies being more vulnerable. When a subscriber radio is in motion, multipath interference results in the amplitude modulation effect familiar to mobile FM listeners as picket fencing. In the worst case, when the subscriber radio is stopped in a signal null, the signal is severely degraded and a single, strong specular reection may completely cancel the transmitted signal. Where analog reception can become noisy, digital signals could be lost altogether. Increasing power is not a viable remedy because both the direct and reected signal will increase proportionally, preserving the interference nulls.
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P 25 RADIO SYSTEM T ESTIN G

Testing a P25 radio system is very similar to testing an analog system for the majority of tests to be performed. In many cases, the radio system can be tuned in analog mode, and then the accuracy of the digital mode can be tested to ensure compliance. The following are some radio system tests that can be performed on P25 radio systems in analog or digital mode:
Analog Receiver Reference Sensitivity

Analog Receiver Reference Sensitivity is a measure of the amount of minimum RF signal level that is required to produce an intelligible audio signal when an FM signal is demodulated. Analog Reference Sensitivity measurements can be made with any P25 receiver in analog mode. The measurement device used in analog systems is typically the SINAD meter which shows a ratio in dB of: Signal + Noise + Distortion Noise + Distortion.
Digital Receiver Sensitivity (BER)

Digital Receiver Sensitivity is a measure of the amount of RF signal level that is required to produce an intelligible audio signal when a C4FM signal is demodulated. Digital Sensitivity measurements can be made with any P25 receiver in digital mode. Sensitivity in a digital radio system is expressed in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER). BER is the percentage of received bits in error to the total number of bits transmitted. The Digital Sensitivity test must be conducted with a known test signal such as the Standard 1011 pattern. The radio is typically placed into a special test mode for this test and radio specic software and a computer may be required to evaluate a decoded 1011 patterns Bit Error Rate.
Audio Levels and Distortion

Audio Level and Audio Distortion readings can be performed in both analog mode and digital mode. The measurements are made using the same procedure as for conventional analog equipment. In digital mode, the audio level readings are performed before vocoding in the transmitter, and the audio level and distortion readings are performed after de-vocoding in the receiver.
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Audio Frequency Measurements

FM audio frequency measurement is done with a standard frequency counter. C4FM audio frequency measurements can be made with a standard frequency counter but may appear to be unstable unless the radio is congured to transmit a LOW DEVIATION PATTERN as described in the TIA-102.CAAA-A standard. CQPSK audio frequency measurements must be made through Digital Signal Processing where the signal is decoded and the frequency is calculated. A standard frequency counter is not usable for this type of signal.
RF Power Measurements (FM and C4FM)

RF Power measurements for Digital C4FM and Analog FM can be made with a standard peak detecting power meter. C4FM digital transmissions are the same as FM transmission in that they are of constant amplitude. Power measurements for Digital CQPSK cannot be made with a standard power meter. The signal must be decoded through Digital Signal Processing and calculated.
Analog FM Modulation Accuracy

A deviation meter is used to measure Analog FM Modulation Accuracy. The deviation meter monitors peak carrier movement above and below the carrier center frequency and displays the average offset. Various IF Bandwidth lters are required to ensure accurate measurements.
Digital Modulation Accuracy (Modulation Fidelity)

Testing Digital Modulation Accuracy can be done using a standard deviation meter or a sampling method. Measurements can be made with a deviation meter if the radio is congured to a dened test pattern where the radio is transmitting all high or all low bits, however, problems arise because a deviation meter measures only peak deviation and the measurement is not synchronized with the symbols. The sampling method takes deviation measurements synchronously with the decoded symbol clock and averages the measurements over a group of symbols to calculate a percentage of error. The measured deviation is only important at symbol time. This test may require specic test patterns to be generated from the transmitter.
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Common Air Interface Protocol Testing

CAI Protocol testing requires the ability to decode and encode the 9600 baud data to and from voice and data information. The decoding and encoding capability allows for verication of the radio programming, testing emergency conditions, talk groups, and repeater accessing codes off the air.
P 25 VS. ANALOG DELAY TIM ES

Delay times between legacy analog equipment and P25 digital equipment may vary. In order to understand the different delay times, the following denitions for an analog system are as follows (from TIA-603-C):
Receiver Attack Time

Receiver attack time is the time required to produce audio power output after application of a modulated input signal.
Carrier Attack Time

Transmitter carrier attack time is the time required to produce 50% of steady-state carrier output power after changing the state of the transmitter from standby to transmit. If an analog system uses CCTSS decode and / or encode the following denitions are applicable (from TIA-603-C):
Receiver Audio Attack Time (CTCSS)

The receiver audio attack time is the elapsed time between the application of a receiver input signal 12 dB above the reference sensitivity modulated with the standard test modulation and standard subaudible modulation, and the time that the audio voltage at the receiver output is greater than 90% of its rated output.
Encoder Response Time (CTCSS)

The encoder response time is the elapsed time from the moment the push-to-talk control circuit is activated at the transmitter until the CTCSS tone at the output of the transmitter has reached 90% of maximum voltage. According to TIA-603-C an analog system could have a maximum Receiver Attack Time of 150 ms (250 ms if CTCSS is used) and a maximum Transmitter Attack Time of 100 ms (150 ms if CTCSS is used). In most analog systems the attack times are signicantly lower than these values (especially if the system does not have CTCSS).
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The following denitions for a P25 system are as follows (from TIA102.CAAA-A):
Receiver Late Entry Unsquelch Delay

The late entry unsquelch delay is the time it takes for a receiver to detect the frame synchronization and network ID on a digital message and generate an audio output. The test is performed for late entry, which means that the synchronizing preamble (Header Data Unit) is absent from the message, and the receiver must detect frame synchronization during the middle of the message. This test applies to a transceiver in the conventional mode of operation.
Transmitter Power and Encoder Attack Time

Transmitter power and encoder attack time is the time required for a transmitter to prepare and transmit information on the radio channel after changing state from standby to transmit. This test applies to a transceiver in the conventional mode of operation. According to TIA-102.CAAB-A, a P25 system could have a maximum Receiver Unsquelch Delay of up to 460 ms (if both talk groups and encryption is used) and a maximum Transmitter Power and Encoder Attack Time of 100 ms (50 ms Power Attack Time; 100 ms Encoder Attack Time). Receiver Unsquelch Delay can be reduced to a maximum of 370 ms if only the talk group OR encryption is used (not both). If neither talk groups nor encryption is used the maximum Receiver Unsquelch Delay is 125 ms. In most P25 systems the attack times are relatively close to these maximum values. P25 Radio Systems also specify a Throughput Delay as follows (from TIA-102.CAAA-A):
Receiver Throughput Delay

Receiver throughput delay is the time it takes for a receiver to produce an audio output following the introduction of a tone test pattern.
Transmitter Throughput Delay

The transmitter throughput delay is the time it takes for audio changes in the microphone to be encoded and transmitted over the air. Throughput delays are separate from attack times. Throughput delays assume that the equipment is already powered and operational. TIA603-C does not specify an audio throughput delay for analog systems, as the throughput delay is typically negligible. P25 radio systems require much more processing time (Digital Signal Processing, Vocoding, etc.) and typically have much greater throughput delays than conventional analog.
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An example of P25 throughput delays is shown below:
SU subscriber unit SU
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audio (in/out)
RF (in/out)
SU
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250 ms 250 ms
Repeater
125 ms
Repeater RX TX
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100 ms
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RFSS*
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* Conventional or Trunked Voice Service
Figure 3-3: Conventional Voice Service Throughput Delays
P25 Radio Systems will have either a slight or great increase in the delays experienced by the user over legacy analog systems, depending on the system infrastructure (more infrastructure to pass the signal through equals more delay). System users may require retraining to accommodate for the greater delays.
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CHAPTER 4: ANATOMY OF THE COMMON AIR INTERFACE
V OI CE
The P25 standard requires the use of the IMBE Vocoder to encode speech (tone and audio level) into a digital bit stream. The IMBE digital bit stream is broken ino voice frames where each voice frame is 88 bits in length (representing 20 ms of speech). The voice frames are protected with error correction codes which add 56 parity check bits resulting in an overall voice frame size of 144 bits. The voice frames are grouped into Logical Link Data Units (LDU1 and LDU2) that contain 9 voice frames each. Each Logical Link Data Unit is 180 ms in length and can be consecutively grouped into Superframes of 360 ms. The superframes are repeated continuously throughout the voice message after a Header Data Unit has been sent. Additional information (encryption, Link Control information and Low Speed Data) is interleaved throughout the voice message. The voice message structure for a P25 CAI voice transmission is shown in Figure 4-1. The voice message begins with a Header Data Unit (to properly initialize any encryption and link control functions for the message), and then continues with Logical Link Data Units or LDUs. The LDUs alternate until the end of the voice message. The end of the message is marked with a Terminator Data Unit. The Terminator Data Unit can follow any of the other voice data units.
Superframe 360 ms 3456 bits 82.5 ms 792 bits HDU Header Data Unit 180 ms 1728 bits LDU1 Logical Link Data Unit 1 180 ms 1728 bits LDU2 Logical Link Data Unit 2
15 or 45 ms
TDU Terminator Data Unit
Figure 4-1: P25 Voice Message Structure
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DATA
Data messages are transmitted over the P25 CAI using a packet technique. The data information is broken into fragments, packets and blocks are then error coded and sent as a single packet called a Packet Data Unit. The Packet Data Unit can be of varying lengths and includes a header block that contains the length of the data message.
Packet length is variable PDU Packet Data Unit
Figure 4-2: P25 Data Message Structure
FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION AND NETWORK IDENTIFIER

Each data unit (Header Data Unit, Logical Link Data Unit 1, Logical Link Data Unit 2, Packet Data Unit and Terminator Data Unit) begins with a Frame Synchronization (FS) and Network Identier (NID).
Header Data Unit, Logical Link Data Unit 1 or 2, Packet Data Unit or Terminator Data Unit Total Number of Bits Status Symbol Each 2 bits for Every 70 Bits
Total Number of Bits Minus Status Symbol Bits Remainder of Header Data Unit, Logical Data Unit 1 or 2, Packet Data Unit or Terminator Data Unit
$5575F5FF77FF FS 48 bits
(63,16,23) primitive BCH Code Plus one Parity bit NID 63 bits+1Parity bit
12 bits
A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3
4 bits
A2 A1 A0 S3 S2 S1 S0
NAC
Data Unit ID
Data Unit ID 0000 0011 0101 1010 1100 1111
P 0 0 1 1 0 0
Data Unit Usage Header Data Unit Terminator without subsequent Link Control Logical Link Data Unit 1 Logical Link Data Unit 2 Packet Data Unit Terminator with subsequent Link Control
The codes for the 6 different data units are shown. The other 10 data units not shown are reserved for use in trunking or other systems. The P bit is the last (64-th) parity bit in the code word.
Figure 4-3: Frame Synchronization and Network Identier
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S TATUS SYMBOL S
Throughout all of the data units (Header Data Unit, Logical Link Data Unit 1, Logical Link Data Unit 2, Packet Data Unit and Terminator Data Unit) the 2 bit status symbols are interleaved so that there is one status symbol for every 70 bits of information.
Status Symbol 01 00 10 11 Meaning Inbound Channel is Busy Unknown, use for talk-around Unknown, use for inbound or outbound Inbound Channel is Idle Usage Repeater Subscriber Repeater or Subscriber Repeater
HEADER DATA UNIT

A diagram of the header data unit is given in Figure 4-4. The Header Data Unit is composed of the FS (48 bits), NID (64 bits), and the header code word (648 bits). Ten null bits are added to the end of the header code word resulting in 770 bits. Eleven status symbols are also interleaved throughout the Header Data Unit yielding 792 bits total. The Header Data Unit takes 82.5 ms to transmit at 9.6 kbps (the standard bit rate of the P25 CAI).
Header Data Unit 792 bits Status Symbol Each 2 bits for Every 70 Bits 11 X 2 = 22 Bits
FS 48 bits NID 63 bits+1Parity bit
770 bits
Header Code Word 648 bits Null 10 bits 648 bits Each encode with (18,6,8) shortened Golay 36X6=216 [(36,20,17) RS code adds 16 hex bits
form into 20 hex bits 120 bits

Initialization vector for encryption algorithm
MI 72 bits TGID 16 bits KID 16 bits ALGID 8 bits MFID 8 bits
Figure 4-4: Header Data Unit
The Header Code Word eld includes a Message Indicator (MI), and Algorithm ID (ALGID) for the encryption algorithm, and the Key ID (KID) for the encryption key as well as the Manufacturers ID (MFID) and Talk-group ID (TGID). These information elds total 120 bits. The information elds are separated into 20 symbols of 6 bits each (these are called hex bits). The symbols or hex bits are encoded with a (36,20,17) Reed-Solomon code to yield 36 hex bits. The 36 hex bits are then encoded with a (18,6,8) shortened Golay code to yield 648 bits total.
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VOICE CODE WORDS

The IMBE vocoder converts speech into a digital bit stream where the bit stream is broken into voice frames of 88 bits in length for every 20 ms of speech. This corresponds to a continuous average vocoder bit rate of 4.4 kbps. Voice frames consist of 8 information vectors, labelled u_0, u_1, ... u_7. Voice frames are encoded into a 144 bit voice code word as follows: The voice frame bits are rated according to their effect on audio quality and are then protected using Golay and Hamming codes. The 48 most important bits (u_0 through u_3) are error protected with four (23,12,7) Golay code words. The next 33 most signicant bits (u_4 through u_6) are error protected with three (15,11,3) Hamming code words. The last 7 least signicant bits (u_7) are not error protected. Construction of the IMBEdigital bit stream into voice code words is given in Figure 4-5.
LDU1 and LDU2
1728 bits
1680 bits FS 48 bits VC1 NID 64 bits VC2 VC3 VC4 VC5 VC6 VC7 VC8
LSD Low Speed Data 32 bits
VC9
88 bits Voice Data + 56 bits Parity bits Interleave
Exclusive OR
114 bit PN sequence Encoded with (23,12,7) Standard Golay Code Encoded with (15,11,3) Standard Hamming Code
U_0
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U_1
12 bits
U_2
12 bits
U_3
12 bits
U_4
11 bits
U_5
11 bits
U_6
11 bits
U_7
7 bits
Voice Data 20 ms 88 bits
Figure 4-5: Voice Code Word
After the voice data has been error protected using the Golay and Hamming codes, a 114 bit pseudo random sequence (PN sequence) is generated from the 12 bits of u_0. The error protected voice data in u_1 through u_6 is then bit-wise exclusive-ored with the PN sequence. This information is then interleaved throughout the voice frame to resist fades.
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LO GI CAL LINK DATA UN IT 1

A diagram of Logical Link Data Unit 1 (LDU1) is given in Figure 4-6. LDU1 is the rst half of a superframe. LDU1 is composed of the FS (48 bits), NID (64 bits), nine voice code words, numbered VC1 through VC9 (1296 bits), Link Control Word (240 bits) and Low Speed Data (32 bits). Twenty-Four Status Symbols are also interleaved throughout LDU1 yielding 1728 bits total. LDU1 takes 180 ms to transmit at 9.6 kbps (the standard bit rate of the P25 CAI).
LDU1 with Embedded Link Control (LC 72 bits + 168 bits parity = 240 bits)
1728 bits Status Symbol 2 bits Each for Every 70 bits (24 X 2 = 48 bits) Each Block 70 bits
1680 bits FS 48 bits VC1 NID 64 bits LC 1~4 LC 5~8 LC 9~12 LC13~16 LC 17~20 LC 21~24 Shortened Cyclic Code (16,8,5)
VC1 ~ VC9 each 144 bits (88 Digital Voice IMBE + 56 bits Parity) Each 40 bits Low Speed Data 32 bits
VC2
VC3
VC4
VC5
VC6
VC7
VC8
LSD
VC9
240 bits
16 bits Data
240 bits Hamming Code (10,6,3) 144 bits RS (24,12,13) 2 octets (16 bits)
Two examples of Link Control Info
Emergency bit (Flag) Reserved 15 bits
7 octets (56 bits) TGID 16 bits Source ID 24 bits
LCF Octet $00 LCF Octet $03
MFID
MFID
Reserved 8 bits
Destination ID 24 bits
Source ID 24 bits
Link Control Format (LCF) to specify the word's information content (this shows two examples only)
Figure 4-6: Logical Link Data Unit 1
The Link Control Word eld may include a Talk-group ID (TGID), a Source ID, a Destination ID, an Emergency indicator, a Manufacturers ID (MFID) and any other necessary call ID information. The Link Control Word uses a variable format since there is too much information for a xed eld format. The type of format is identied by the Link Control Format (LCF). The LCF species the the content of the Link Control Words information. Two format examples are diagrammed in Figure 4-6. All of the information elds (including the LCF) total 72 bits. The Link Control Word is constructed by serializing the information into 12 hex bits and then encoding them with a (24,12,13) RS code to yield 24 hex bits. The 24 hex bits are then encoded with a (10,6,3) shortened Hamming code to yield 240 bits total. The 240 bits of Link Control (LC) information is then inserted in between the voice code words (VC2 to VC8) in blocks of 40 bits (LC 1-4 is a block of 40 bits, etc.).
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LO GI C AL LINK DATA UNI T 2

A diagram of Logical Link Data Unit 2 (LDU2) is given in Figure 4-7. LDU2 is the second half of a superframe. LDU2 is composed of the FS (48 bits), NID (64 bits), nine voice code words, numbered VC10 through VC18 (1296 bits), Encryption Sync Word (240 bits) and Low Speed Data (32 bits). Twenty-Four Status Symbols are also interleaved throughout LDU1 yielding 1728 bits total. LDU2 takes 180 ms to transmit at 9.6 kbps (the standard bit rate of the P25 CAI).
LDU2 with Embedded Encryption Sync (ES 96 bits + 144 bits parity = 240 bits)
1728 bits Status Symbol 2 bits Each for Every 70 bits (24 X 2 = 48 bits) Each Block 70 bits
1680 bits FS 48 bits VC10 NID 64 bits ES 1~4 ES 5~8 ES 9~12 ES13~16 ES 17~20 ES 21~24 Shortened Cyclic Code (16,8,5)
VC10 ~ VC18 each 144 bits (88 Digital Voice IMBE + 56 bits Parity) Each 40 bits Low Speed Data 32 bits
VC11
VC12
VC13
VC14
VC15
VC16
VC17
LSD
VC18
240 bits
16 bits Data
240 bits Hamming Code (10,6,3) 144 bits RS Code (24,16,9) 72 bits Message Indicator (MI) Initialization vector for encryption algorithm
8 bits 16 bits
ALGID
Key ID
Algorithm ID
Figure 4-7: Logical Link Data Unit 2
The Encryption Sync Word eld includes the Message Indicator (MI), Algorithm ID (ALGID) for the encryption algorithm, and the Key ID (KID) for the encryption key. This information may be used to support a multi-key encryption system, but is also used for single key and clear messages. The Encryption Sync Word is constructed by serializing the information into 16 hex bits and then encoding them with a (24,16,9) RS code to yield 24 hex bits. The 24 hex bits are then encoded with a (10,6,3) shortened Hamming code to yield 240 bits total. The 240 bits of Encryption Sync (ES) information is then inserted in between the voice code words (VC11 to VC17) in blocks of 40 bits (ES 1-4 is a block of 40 bits, etc.).
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LOW SPEED DATA

Low Speed Data is a serial stream of information. This information is provided for custom applications that are not dened in the CAI. Low Speed Data is comprised of 32 bits of data, 16 bits of which are inserted between VC8 and VC9 in LDU1 and 16 bits are inserted between VC17 and VC18 in LDU2. Each group of 16 bits is encoded with a (16,8,5) shortened cyclic code, creating 32 bits total in each LDU. Low Speed Data has a total capacity of 88.89 bps.
TERMINATOR DATA UNIT

Voice messages may use one of two different Terminator Data Units.. The simple Terminator Data Unit is composed of the FS (48 bits), NID (64 bits), and Null bits (28 bits). A diagram of the simple Terminator Data Unit is given in Figure 4-8.
TDU without Link Control Info (144 bits / 15 ms)
144 bits Status Symbol Each 2 bits for Every 70 bits (2 X 2 = 4 bits)
140 bits FS 48 bits NID 64 bits Null 28 bits
Figure 4-8: Terminator Data Unit without Link Control Info
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The Terminator Data Unit can also be sent with the Link Control Word embedded in it. A diagram of the expanded Terminator Data Unit is given in Figure 4-9. The Link Control Word is the same as the Link Control Word used in LDU1, except that it is error protected with a Golay code instead of the Hamming code.
TDU with Link Control Info (432 bits / 45 ms)
432 bits Status Symbol Each 2 bits for Every 70 Bits (6 X 2 = 12 bits)
420 bits FS 48 bits NID 64 bits

LC Code Word 288 bits
Null 20 bits
288 bits
Extended. Golay Code (24,12,8)
144 bits RS Code (24,12,13)

2 octets (16 bits) 7 octets (56 bits) TGID 16 bits Source ID 24 bits
Two examples of Link Control Info
Emergency bit (Flag) Reserved 15 bits
LCF Octet $00 LCF Octet $03
MFID
MFID
Reserved 8 bits
Destination ID 24 bits
Source ID 24 bits
Link Control Format (LCF) to specify the word's information content (this shows two examples only)
Figure 4-9: Terminator Data Unit with Link Control Info
When the voice message is nished, the transmitter continues the transmission, by encoding silence for the voice, until the Logical Link Data Unit is completed. Once the Logical Link Data Unit is completed, the transmitter then sends the Terminator Data Unit to signify the end of the message. The terminating data unit may follow either LDU1 or LDU2.
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PACKET DATA UNIT

A diagram of the Packet Data Unit is given in Figure 4-10. Data Packets use two different types of data with two different structures. Conrmed or uncomrmed delivery may be used to send data. Conrmed delivery is used when the recipient of the packet is required to send an acknowledgment of receipt. Unconrmed delivery does not require an acknowledgment of receipt. Conrmed or unconrmed delivery is dened in the header block.
PDU (arbitrary length)
Status Symbols as required 2 bits after every 70 bits 70 bits 70 bits 70 bits 70 bits 70 bits 70 bits 70 bits 70 bits
expand with status symbols

Trellis coded Header Block Trellis coded Optional Block 196 bits 196 bits
Rate 1/2 Trellis Encoder (196,96) Rate 1/2 Trellis Encoder if Unconfirmed Rate 3/4 Trellis Encoder if Confirmed
FS 48 bits
NID 64
Trellis coded Optional Block 196 bits
Header Block 12 Octet
Block 1 M Octets
M = 12 octets for unconfirmed M = 16 octets for confirmed
Block 2 M Octets
Block n M Octets
Fragment
Fragment
Break into Fragments
Fragment
Data Message, arbitrary length
Figure 4-10: Data Packet Unit
Data is sent in variable length packets and the length of the data packet is dened in the header block. When a data packet ends, nulls are added until the next status symbol. The data message is split into fragments, then formed into packets, and the packets are then split into a sequence of information blocks that are error protected by a Trellis code. These blocks are then transmitted as a single data packet.
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CHAPTER 5: IMBE AND AMBE+2 VOCODERS
P25 radios use the Improved Multi-Band Excitation (IMBE) vocoder, developed by Digital Voice Systems, Inc. (DVSI), to convert analog speech into a digital bit stream suitable for transmission over the P25 Common Air Interface (CAI). At the transmitter, the vocoder consists of an encoder that converts the analog voice signal from a microphone into a digital bit stream, while at the receiver, the vocoder consists of the decoder that converts the digital bit stream back into analog voice suitable for playback through a speaker. In P25, analog voice is converted into a digital bit stream with a net bit rate of 4.4 kbps for voice information and a gross bit rate of 7.2 kbps after error control coding (note: after vocoding, 2.4 kbps of signaling information is added to make 9.6 kbps total). The vocoder uses a frame size of 20 ms. P25 selected the IMBE vocoder in 1992 after a competition with several other proposed vocoders. All the vocoders were evaluated through an extensive set of Mean Opinion Score (MOS) tests that compared voice quality for different male and female voices in a range of conditions. These conditions included simulations of vehicles traveling at various rates of speed. In addition speech was tested with various background noises, such as sirens, gunshots, and trafc, that are likely to be encountered by a public safety radio system. The result of this evaluation was that the IMBE vocoder was judged best by a panel of listeners under almost every test condition. As a result the IMBE vocoder was selected as the standard vocoder for the P25 system. The IMBE vocoder is a model-based speech coder, or vocoder, that does not try to reproduce the input speech signal on a sample-bysample basis. Instead, the IMBE vocoder constructs a synthetic speech signal that contains the same perceptual information as the original speech signal. The IMBE vocoder is based on the MultiBand Excitation (MBE) speech model that was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from research on high quality, robust speech modeling.
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Chapter 5: IMBE And AMBE Vocoders
The IMBE vocoder models each segment of speech as a frequency dependent combination of voiced (more periodic) and unvoiced (more noise-like) speech. This ability to mix voiced and unvoiced energy is a major advantage over traditional speech models that require each segment of speech to be entirely voiced or unvoiced. This exibility gives the IMBE vocoder higher voice quality and more robustness to background noise. The IMBE encoder uses sophisticated algorithms to estimate a set of model parameters for each segment of the incoming speech signal. These parameters consist of: (1) a fundamental frequency, to represent the pitch of the speaker; (2) a set of Voiced/Unvoiced (V/UV) decisions, to represent the mixture of voiced and unvoiced energy; and (3) and a set of spectral magnitudes, to represent the frequency response of the vocal tract. The encoder computes a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) for each segment of speech and then analyzes the frequency content to extract the model parameters for that segment. These model parameters are then quantized into 88 bits, and the resulting voice bits are then output as part of the 4.4 kbps of voice information produced by the IMBE encoder. An additional 2.8 kbps of error correction information is then added to the voice information to produce the 7.2 kbps bit stream that is transmitted over the CAI. The IMBE decoder reproduces analog speech from the 7.2 kbps digital bit stream that is received over the CAI. The decoder rst uses the error correction information included in the received bit stream to attempt to correct any bit errors that may have been introduced by the radio channel. The decoder then reconstructs the model parameters for each segment and uses these parameters to synthesize both a voiced signal and an unvoiced signal. The voiced signal represents the period portions of the speech and is synthesized using a bank of harmonic oscillators. The unvoiced signal represents the noiselike portions of the speech and is produced by ltering white noise. The decoder then combines these two signals and passes the result through a digital-to-analog converter to produce the analog speech output. Recently DVSI has developed a Half-Rate (3.6 kbps) vocoder that has been proposed for use in P25 Phase 2. Designed as an extension of the current 7.2 kbps IMBE vocoder used in P25, DVSIs new Half-Rate vocoder operates at a net bit rate of 2.45 kbps for voice information and a gross bit rate of 3.6 kbps after error control coding. This represents a 50% reduction in bit rate as compared to the current 7.2 kbps IMBE vocoder used in P25 Phase 1. DVSI has also introduced new Enhanced Vocoders for P25 based on DVSIs latest AMBE+2 Vocoder technology. These Enhanced Vocoders are backward compatible with both the standard P25 FullRate and proposed Half-Rate vocoders, while providing improved voice quality, better noise immunity, tone capability, and other new features. The Enhanced Vocoders signicantly improve the voice performance of the P25 system, while facilitating the migration and interoperability between new and existing P25 equipment. DVSIs vocoder technology is used extensively in digital radio systems and in mobile satellite telephony worldwide.
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CHAPTER 6: P25 GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Access Method The ability and means necessary to store data, retrieve data, or communicate with a system. FDMA, TDMA and CDMA are examples. ALGID Abbreviation for the eight BITs which identify the encryption algorithm in systems with multiple encryption algorithms. Algorithm A nite set of well dened rules for the solution of a problem, in a nite number of steps. APCO Abbreviation for Association of PublicSafety Communication Ofcials APCO Project 16A A suite of operational requirements developed by APCO for Public Safety trunked radio systems. It is titled 900 MHz Trunked Communications System Functional Requirements Development, Dated March 1979. ARQ Automatic Retry Request to retry corrupted data packets
ASCII Abbreviation for American Standard Code for Information Interchange - A seven-BIT code that denes 128 characters, including control characters, letters, numbers, and symbols. Audio throughput delay Waiting time delay from audio input at sending unit until audio output at receiving unit. Backward Compatibility Ability of new units to operate within an old system infrastructure or to directly intercommunicate with an old unit. Bandwidth The difference between the limiting frequencies of a continuous frequency band. Typically measured in Kilohertz. May be considered the amount in kilohertz required for a single communications channel. BCH Abbreviation for Bose-ChaudhuriHocquenghem, a binary coding scheme. BER Abbreviation for BIT Error Rate
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BER Threshold The level at which the BIT error rate exceeds the error correction capability and communication fails in a digital system. BIT Acronym for binary digit. BIT Rate In a BIT stream, the number of BIT occurring per unit time, usually expressed as BITs per second or BPS. BIT Stufng A method used for synchronizing BIT streams that do not necessarily have the same or rationally related BIT rates, by adding non-information (stufng) BITs. BPS Abbreviation for BITs Per Second, a data rate measure. BR Base Radio, a reference designating a base station radio. C4FM The acronym for a 4-ary FM transmitter which uses QPSK modulation to work with a CFDD compatible receiver. CAI Abbreviation for Common Air Interface. Call Congestion The ratio of calls lost due to a lack of system resources to the total number of calls over a long interval of time. Call Delay The delay experienced when a call arriving at an automatic switching device nds no idle channel of facility available to process the call immediately. Call Set-up Time The overall length of time required to establish a circuit switched call between users or terminals.
Capture Effect An effect associated with the reception of frequency modulated signals in which if two signals are received on or near the same frequency, only the stronger of the two will appear in the output. Carrier Noise Level The noise level resulting from undesired variations of a carrier in the absence of any intended modulation. Carrier Squelch A radio receive mode of operation that causes the receiver to unmute in the presence of a received signal. CDMA Abbreviation for Code Division Multiple Access. A coding scheme in which digital information is encoded in an expanded bandwidth format. An access method that allocates each user a coded set of channels on which to send outgoing information frames. CELP Abbreviation for a Code Excited Linear Predictive voice coding technique (analog to digital voice conversion). CFB Abbreviation for a Cipher Feedback an encryption synchronization method CFDD The acronym for a receiver which detects QPSK-C compatible modulation. CFDD stands for Compatible Frequency Discriminator Detection. Channel A single unidirectional or bidirectional path for transmitting or receiving, or both, of electrical or electromagnetic signals. Channel Rate The data rate at which information is transmitted through the channel, typically stated in BITs per second (BPS).
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Channel Spacing Typically measured in kilohertz from the center of one channel to the center of the next-adjacent-channel. May, or may not, be identical to bandwidth. C/I Abbreviation for Carrier to Interference signal ratio. CM Abbreviation for a Circuit Merit A delivered voice quality test and rating strategy CODEC A COder-DECoder device (analog to digital voice conversion). Common Air Interface (CAI) A radio to radio signal path dened in terms of Access Method, Modulation Scheme, Vocoding Method, Channel Data Rate and Channel Data Format. Common channel signaling (CCS) A signaling method using one of the channels on a multichannel network for the control, accounting and management of trafc on all of the channels of the network. Console A subsystem comprised of one or more elements from a single manufacturer that is the device(s) which allows a person(s) to effectively and efciently use and control the capabilities and the functions of the radio system(s) to which it is attached. Covert Adjective used to describe undercover operations by government agents. Covert communications are generally encrypted. CQPSK The acronym for a QPSK IQ transmitter which uses QPSK-C modulation to work with a CFDD compatible receiver. CRC Cyclic Redundancy Checksum for data error detection.
CSMA/CD Abbreviation for Carrier Sense, Multiple Access with Collision Detection. It is a multi-access technique in which stations listen before transmitting. A transmitting station detecting a collision aborts its transmission. CTCSS Abbreviation for Continuous ToneControlled Squelch System. CVSD Abbreviation for Continuously Variable Slope Delta modulation technique. A type of delta modulation in which the size of the steps of the approximated signal is progressively increased or decreased as required to make the approximated signal closely match the input analog signal. DAM Abbreviation for a Diagnostic Acceptance Measure. An audio acceptability test. DCE Abbreviation for Data Circuit terminating Equipment through which the DTE is connected to a network. DCPSK Abbreviation for the Differential Coherent Phase Shift Keying modulation technique. A method of encoding information in terms of phase changes, rather than absolute phases, and detected by comparing phases of adjacent BITs. DCT Abbreviation for Discrete Cosine Transform a technique used in vocoding. Deadlock A situation in which trafc ceases to ow and throughput drops to Zero. De-Key Turn the transmitter off (release the Push-to-Talk switch).
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Delay Time The sum of waiting time and service time in a queue. DES Abbreviation for Digital Encryption Standard Differential Modulation A type of modulation in which the choice of the signicant condition for any signal element is dependent on the choice for the previous signal element. DNA Abbreviation for DECs Digital Network Architecture. DPA Abbreviation for Demand Protocol Architecture DPSK Abbreviation for Differential Phase Shift Keying modulation technique. A method of encoding information for digital transmission. In DPSK, each signal element is encoded as a change in the phase of the carrier with respect to its previous phase angle. DQPSK Abbreviation for Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying modulation technique. DRT Abbreviation for a Diagnostic Rhyme Test An audio intelligibility test DS0 Abbreviation for a 64 kBPS telephone service DS1 Abbreviation for a 1.544 MBPS telephone service. DSP Abbreviation for Digital Signal Processor a specialized microcomputer.
DTE Abbreviation for Data Transmission Equipment (user systems). DTMF Abbreviation for Dual-Tone MultiFrequency - a signaling scheme used by the telephone system in which two voice band tones are generated for each keypad key press. Dual Mode Equipment Equipment which will transmit and receive information using either the APCO Project 25 standard digital signals or current analog standard signals without modication or interfacing devices. DVP Abbreviation for Digital Voice Protection - one of several encryption algorithms used to provide secure voice radio transmissions. ECC Abbreviation for Error Correction Code See Error Correction. Ed Interface The label given to the Host and Data Interface in the General System Model. En Interface The label given to the Network Management Interface in the General System Model. Encryption A coding of plain text (or clear voice) into unintelligible forms for secure transmission. Error Correction Digital coding technique for detecting and correcting information transmission errors. ES Encryption Synchronization information embedded in a voice data frame
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Et Interface The label given to the Telephone Interconnect Interface in the General System Model. EVM Error Vector Magnitude ETSI Abbreviation for European Telecommunications Standards Institute. FCC Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access) Access method that divides a communication channel into two or more individual channels. FEC Abbreviation for Forward Error Correction FIFO(FCFS) A service discipline of queuing systems, based on the First In, First Out rule. FIPS Abbreviation for Federal Information Processing Standard. Firmware Software that is permanently stored in a hardware device which allows reading and executing the software, but not writing or modifying the software. Flow Control In data communications systems, a device function that controls the rate at which data may be transmitted from one terminal so that it is equal to the rate at which it can be received by another terminal. FNE Abbreviation for Fixed Network Equipment.
Format In data transmission, the arrangement of contiguous BITs or Frame sequences which make a group, word, message or language. Frame In data transmission, the sequence of contiguous BITs bracketed by and including beginning and ending ag sequences. Unit of data of the data link layer. FS Frame Synchronization to mark the rst information BIT FSK Frequency Shift Keying A form of frequency modulation in which the modulating signal shifts the output frequency between predetermined values. FSNF Abbreviation for Fragment Sequence Number Field in the Common Air Interface. FTP Abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol. Full-Duplex An operating method in which transmission is permitted, simultaneously, in both directions of a telecommunications channel. G Interface The label given to the Inter-RFSubsystem Interface in the General System Model. Galois Field (GF) A data eld used to calculate parity checks for a Reed-Solomon code. Gateway An interface that provides the necessary protocol translation between disparate networks.
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GMSK Abbreviation for Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying A form of frequency modulation in which the modulating signal shifts the output frequency between predetermined values. A form of MSK which uses Gaussian low pass ltering of the binary data to reduce sideband energy. Golay Name of a standard error correction code GPS Abbreviation for Global Positioning System Graceful Close Method used to terminate a connection at the transport layer with no loss of data. GSM Abbreviation for Group Specialized Mobile radio service Half-Duplex That mode of operation in which communications occurs between two terminals in either direction, but only one direction at a time. May occur on a half-duplex or duplex circuit but not on a simplex circuit. HDLC Abbreviation for Highlevel Data Link Control. The international standard for data link control developed by ISO. Hex BIT 6 BITs grouped together to represent a Reed-Solomon code symbol Hierarchical Numbering Multiple level numbering. An example is the telephone number made up of levels such as Country Code, Area Code, Exchange Number and Line Number. Hierarchical Routing Multiple level routing. Used both in packet switching and circuit switching.
Hub Polling One of the polling techniques. Permission to transmit is passed sequentially from one designated user to another. I/O Abbreviation for Input and/or Output. IEEE Abbreviation for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. ILS Abbreviation for an Input buffer Limiting Scheme. A ow control scheme that blocks overload locally generated arrivals by limiting their number at a buffer. IMBE Abbreviation for Improved Multi Band Excitation. Inband Signaling Signaling that uses frequencies or time slots within the bandwidth of the information channel. Incarnation Number A unique name or number sent within a data unit to avoid duplicate data unit acceptance. IP Abbreviation for Internetwork Protocol in the ISO activities, as well as Internet Protocol in ARPA protocol activities. IPR Abbreviation for Intellectual Property Rights. Patents, Copyrights or similar rights which are proprietary to an individual, group or company. IQ Origin Offset Is a measurement that shows how well balanced the IQ modulators in the transmitter are and if there is excessive leakage around them.
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IRAC Abbreviation for the Federal Government Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee. ISDN Abbreviation for Integrated Services Digital Network All-digital network handling a multiplicity of services with standard interfaces for user access. An integrated digital network in which the same time-division switches and digital transmission paths are used to establish connections for different services. ISO Abbreviation for International Standards Organization Key The parameter dening an encryption code or method. Key Tag The parameter dening one of several encryption codes or methods. KID Sixteen BITs which identify the encryption key in systems with multiple encryption keys. LAN Abbreviation for Local Area Network. LC Link Control information embedded in digital voice Linear Amplier A radio nal amplier in which the output is linearly proportional to the input. Usually a class A amplier. Linearized Amplier A radio nal amplier in which the output is mostly linearly proportional to the input. Usually a class AB amplier. LLC Logical Link Control sublayer of the OSI Data Link Layer LMR Abbreviation for Land Mobile Radio
Local Area Network (LAN) A network covering small geographic areas. LSB Abbreviation for Least Signicant BIT. LSD Low Speed Data embedded in digital voice LU Abbreviation for Logical Unit. MDT Abbreviation for Mobile Data Terminal MFID Abbreviation for Manufacturers Identity. An eight-BIT eld identifying manufacturer of the radio equipment. MI Message Indicator to initialize encryption MIB Abbreviation for Management Information BITs. MIL-STD Abbreviation for Military Standard. MODEM An acronym for MOdulator/ DEModulator. A device for converting digital signals into quasi-analog signals for transmission over analog communications channels and for reconverting the quasi-analog signals into digital signals. Modulation A controlled variation of any property of a carrier wave for the purpose of transferring information. MOS Abbreviation for Mean Opinion Score. An audio quality test. MR Mobile Radio, a reference designating a mobile or portable subscriber unit MSB Abbreviation for Most Signicant BIT.
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MSK Abbreviation for Minimum Shift Keying. A form of frequency modulation in which the modulating signal shifts the output frequency between predetermined values. Sometimes called fast frequency shift keying. NASTD Abbreviation for National Association of State Telecommunications Directors. NCS Abbreviation for National Communications Systems group a U.S. Federal agency. NID Network Identier code word following the frame sync NIST Abbreviation for National Institute of Standards and Technology a U.S. Federal agency. NPSPAC Abbreviation for National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee A user/ industry advisory committee established by the Federal Communications Commission to develop a plan for the use of the 800 MHz Public Safety spectrum. NSA Abbreviation for the U.S. Federal Government National Security Agency. NTIA Abbreviation for National Telecommunications and Information Administration. a U.S. Federal agency. Octal Base 8 notation for numbers, also called radix 8 Octet Eight BITs grouped together, also called a byte OFB Abbreviation for a Output Feedback. An encryption synchronization method.
Open System A system whose characteristics comply with specied standards and that therefore can be connected to other systems that comply with these same standards. Note: contrast with closed system (FP) (ISO). Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) A logical structure for network operations standardized within the ISO; a sevenlayer network architecture being used for the denition of network protocol standards to enable any OSl-compliant computer or device to communicate with any other OSl-compliant computer or device for a meaningful exchange of information Operating System An integrated collection of routines that service the sequencing and processing of programs by a computer. Includes such functions as memory allocation, le management, input and output operations, communications and interfacing to other application software. OTAC Abbreviation for Over-The-Air-Control. OTAP Abbreviation for Over-The-AirProgramming. OTAR Abbreviation for Over-The-AirRekeying. Packet A sequence of binary digits, including data and control signals, that is transmitted and switched as a composite whole. The data, control signals and possibly error control information, are arranged in a specic format. Packet Switching The process of routing and transferring data by means of addressed packets so that a channel is occupied during the transmission of the packet only, and upon completion of the transmission the channel is made available for the transfer of other trafc.
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PBX Abbreviation for Private Branch Exchange. A privately owned switch, generally of relatively small size, connected via output trunks to the public switched telephone network. PCM Abbreviation for Pulse Coded Modulation. That form of modulation in which the modulating signal is sequentially sampled, quantized, and coded into a binary form for transmission over a digital link. PDT Abbreviation for Portable Data Terminal
Protocol A set of unique rules specifying a sequence of actions necessary to perform a communications function. PSDN Abbreviation for Public Switched Data Network. PSK Abbreviation for Phase Shift Keying. A method of modulation used for digital transmission wherein the phase of the carrier is discretely varied in relation to a reference phase, or the phase of the previous signal element, in accordance with the data to be transmitted. PSTN Abbreviation for Public Switched Telephone Network. PTT Abbreviation for Push-to-Talk, the switch on a subscriber unit which, when pressed, causes the subscriber unit to transmit. Quadrature Modulation Modulation of two carrier components 90 apart in phase by separate modulating functions. QAM Abbreviation for Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. Quadrature modulation in which some form of amplitude modulation is used for both inputs. QPSK Abbreviation for Quadrature Phase Shift Keying modulation technique. PSK using four phase states. Reed-Solomon (RS) An error correction coding scheme for binary data elds. Reference Vocoder The particular implementation of the APCO Project Vocoder available from Digital Voice Systems Incorporated as Model VC-20-PRJ25. This is the agreed upon reference implementation of the APCO Project 25 Vocoder.
/4 DQPSK Abbreviation for Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying modulation technique. /4 indicates 90 phase angles. /4 QPSK Abbreviation for Quadrature Phase Shift Keying modulation technique. PSK using four phase states. /4 indicates 90 phase angles. PN Sequence A pseudo random BIT sequence used in vocoding. Polling A network control system in which a designated control station invites its tributary stations to transmit in any sequence specied by the control station. POTS Abbreviation for Plain Old Telephone Service. PPP Abbreviation for Point-to-Point Protocol. Processing Delay The time in ms required for the coding and decoding of voice or data information.
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RF Abbreviation for Radio Frequency. RF-Subsystem The RF infrastructure which is bounded by the ve open APCO Project 25 interfaces and three standard computer network gateway interfaces. It is the RF equipment and related non standard peripheral equipment which provides a standardized RF communication channel. One of the APCO Project 25 interfaces is the Common Air Interface (CAI). RS-232 An asynchronous, serial, data transmission standard that denes the required sequence, timing, and hardware interface. RS Reed-Solomon error correction code. SAP Service Access Point, where a network provides a service. Setup Delay The time in ms required to actuate equipment for transmission and reception. Signal The detectable transmitted energy which carries information from a transmitter to a receiver. SINAD Abbreviation for SIgnal plus Noise And Distortion to noise and distortion ratio. SMRS Abbreviation for Specialized Mobile Radio Service. Squelch A radio circuit that eliminates noise from the speaker when no transmitted signal is present. STC Abbreviation for Sinusoidal Transform Coding A voice coding technique (analog to digital voice conversion).
Subscriber Unit A mobile or portable radio unit used in a radio system. Subsystem A dened portion of any organized assembly of resources and procedures united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specic functions. System Any organized assembly of resources and procedures united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specic functions. T1 system A digital communication system designed to handle 24 voice channels at 64 kBPS each. Digital transmission media to support 1.544 Mbps. transmission speed. TCP Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol. ARPAnet developed transport layer protocol. TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A communications technique that uses a common channel for communication among multiple users by allocating unique time slots to different users. Telnet Terminal-remote host protocol developed for ARPAnet. TGID Abbreviation for Talk-Group Identier. A twelve BIT eld identifying talk-group of the radio message. Throughput Delay The total time in ms between the initiation of a voice or data signal, ie. push-to-talk, until the reception and identication of the identical signal at the received output speaker or other device. TIA Abbreviation for Telecommunications Industry Association
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Time-Out-Timer A function that limits the transmission period to a pre-dened time. The user will automatically stop transmitting when the timer goes off after the pre-dened time. TPDU Abbreviation for Transport Protocol Data Unit. Transmission Delay The time in ms required for transmission of a voice frame or data packet through a communication channel. Trellis Code Type of error correcting code for digital modulation TriBIT 3 BITs grouped together into a symbol for a trellis code TRS Technical Requirements Specication Trunk A single transmission channel between two points that are switching centers or nodes, or both. Trunked (system) Systems with full feature sets in which all aspects of radio operation, including RF channel selection and access, are centrally managed. ULP Abbreviation for Upper Layer Protocol. Layer above TCP. Um Interface The label given to the Common Air Interface reference point in the General System Model. VOCODER (Voice-Coder) A type of voice coder. Usually consisting of a speech analyzer and a speech synthesizer which convert analog speech into digital signals for transmission and digital signals back into articial speech sounds for reception.
VSELP Abbreviation for a Vector Sum code Excited Linear Predictive voice coding technique (analog to digital voice conversion). WAN Abbreviation for Wide-area Network X.25 The CCITT three-layered interface architecture for packet switching connecting a DTE to a DCE.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Chapter 3: P25 Practical Applications .................................. 25

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CONVENTIONAL VS. TRUNKED

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P25 Radio System Digital Mode Analog Mode

Clear (Not Encrypted)

Routine Group Call

Emergency Group Call

Individual (Unit to Unit) Call

Unit to PSTN Call (Trunked)

Announcement Group Call (Trunked)

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P25 RADIO SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

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A to D / D to A and Speech Coding / Decoding

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Channel Coding / Decoding

Modulating / Demodulating and Filtering

C4FM Deviation (Phase 1) +1.8kHz +0.6kHz -0.6kHz -1.8kHz

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Figure 1-3: C4FM and CQPSK Modulators

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Receiver Front End

6.25 kHz Channel

TIME VARYING AMPLITUDE

Figure 1-4: QPSK Demodulator (Common Receiver)

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Analog or Digital Mode

Figure 1-5: P25 Backwards Compatibility

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FM Analog Systems 25 KHz