NATecS 2017 May, 16 th 17 th. Presentation #22 Opportunities for SDR

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1 Sales NATecS 2017 May, 16 th 17 th Presentation #22 Opportunities for SDR slide 1 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

2 Agenda Definition of SDR Levels of SDR Benefits System Components Target Markets slide 2 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

3 Definition SDR Software Defined Radio (SDR) is a wireless communication device in which all the signal processing is implemented in software. SDR defines a collection of hardware and software technologies where some or all the radio s operating functions (also refereed to as physical layer processing) are implemented through modifiable software or firmware operating on programmable processor technologies such as FPGAs, DSPs, GPPs, or application specific processor. The use of these technologies allows new wireless features and capabilities to be added to existing SDR systems without needing new hardware. slide 3 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

4 Levels of SDR Wireless Innovation Forum has defined the following tiers: Tier 0: Non-configurable hardware radio Tier 1: Software controlled radio where limited functions are controllable Tier 2: Significant portion of the radio is software configurable frequency, modulation and waveform generation/detection, wide/narrow band operation, security, etc. The RF front end still remains hardware based and nonconfigurable. Tier 3: The ideal software radio has configurable elements very close to the antenna. Tier 4: The ultimate software radio has full programmability and supports a broad range of functions and frequencies at the same time. slide 4 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

5 Software Defined Radio slide 5 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

6 Benefits of SDR Flexible/Highly reconfigurable Waveform portability Multiband/Multimode Digital manipulation of signals in software is more flexible and capable than hardware Reprogrammable Reduced Obsolescence / Software upgrades Generic hardware can be used for a variety of applications Libraries of software radio components are easily created and shared Software prototyping faster and cheaper than hardware prototyping Mathematically sophisticated signal processing techniques can be performed in the digital domain using software Reduce Total Cost of Ownership slide 6 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

7 Issues with Traditional Radio Older radio systems were designed to communicate using one or two waveforms Communication with different radios were not possible Different set of H/W for different types of radio communications no interoperability and required HW modifications for additional support and updates. The issues outlined above resulted in higher production costs and minimal flexibility in supporting multiple waveforms. So these issues provided real motivation to get SDR on line as it provides an efficient and relatively low-cost solution. slide 7 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

8 Double Down with MicroTCA The benefits of MicroTCA to SDR applications: Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) Standards based and not proprietary Front loading for serviceability Hot swap/redundant Small foot print High speed interconnects Scalable solution Add more boards to add more radios slide 8 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

9 SDR System Components Antenna RF hardware Amplification/filtering (PA) FMC hardware Frequency conversion NAMC-ODSP-W (FPGA) Digital conversion NAMC-FPGA, NAMC-SDR, FMC hardware Baseband processing NAMC-ODSP-w, NAMC-FPGA Typical infrastructure NAT chassis, PM, MCH slide 9 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

10 Where to sell? Target Markets: Commercial Comms cellular BTS Development/Test Satellite modems specialty BTS/Satcom Government Transportation Corporate campus Education Healthcare Military Comms all airborne, naval and ground force tactical radio cellular jamming systems Government Comms public safety/homeland security market search and rescue law enforcement cell phone management prisons drone security Examples Samsung Telecom USA Qualcomm Lockheed Martin (JSAT) idirect US Army Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Raytheon DARPA MITRE General Dynamics L3 Harris Policing agencies slide 10 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

11 Application Example: IMSI Catching International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catcher, or IMSI-catcher A telephone eavesdropping device used for intercepting mobile phone traffic and tracking location data of mobile phone users. Essentially a "fake" mobile tower acting between the target mobile phone and the service provider's real towers Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. IMSI-catchers are used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies Illegal in Germany slide 11 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

12 IMSI Catching Active mode operations Extracting stored data such as International Mobile Subscriber Identity ("IMSI") numbers and Electronic Serial Number ("ESN") Writing cellular protocol metadata to internal storage Forcing an increase in signal transmission power Forcing an abundance of radio signals to be transmitted Interception of communications content Tracking and locating the cellular device user Conducting a denial of service attack Encryption key extraction Radio jamming for either general denial of service purposes or to aid in active mode protocol rollback attacks Passive mode operations conducting base station surveys, which is the process of using over-the-air signals to identify legitimate cell sites and precisely map their coverage area slide 12 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

13 IMSI Catching Required HW/SW: HW ODSP-W MTCA infrastructure chassis, power supply, MCH SW ODSP-W-PHY FXLynx middleware We can sell a complete solution! slide 13 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

14 Application Example: Public Safety Network From a communications perspective a public safety network is a wireless communications network used by emergency services organizations, such as police, fire and emergency medical services, to prevent or respond to incidents that harm or endanger persons or property. Public safety networks may originate at any level of government and their user base may span single or multiple geographies. Public safety networks are receiving more attention and priority as the world deals with ever-increasing threats from terrorism and natural disasters. In recent years the public safety community have focused their communication efforts on software defined radio technology in an effort to achieve better interoperability and coordination between organizations. P25 (Project 25) is the traditional land mobile radio standard for public safety in North America and TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) is designed to serve the public-safety community worldwide. slide 14 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

15 Public Safety Network slide 15 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

16 Public Safety Network slide 16 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

17 Public Safety Network Required HW/SW: HW ODSP-W MTCA infrastructure chassis, power supply, MCH SW ODSP-W-PHY FXLynx middleware We can sell a complete solution! slide 17 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

18 Other Examples Other Examples Using N.A.T. products for SDR slide 18 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

19 US Army Network connected battlefield slide 19 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

20 MITRE Silver Bullet RF/Digital Transceiver AMC board slide 20 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

21 BBN/Raytheon Vehicle Mounted Comms slide 21 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders

22 Questions slide 22 l 2017 N.A.T. GmbH l All trademarks and logos are property of their respective holders Danke Thanks Arigatô Toda Tack Merçi Xièxie Graçias Dhanyavad Gamsahamnida