ISITEP
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ISITEP (Inter System Interoperability for TETRA-TETRAPOL Networks[1]) is a Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) European project, in the Subprogramme of SEC-2012.5.3-4 "Global solution for interoperability between first responder communication systems - Integration Project"[2], under the grant agreement no: 312484. The project started on 09/01/2013 and will end on 08/31/2016, for a total duration of 36 months.
The project will develop procedures, technologies, and legal agreements to achieve a cost-effective solution for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) interoperability, demonstrating full radio interface migration for PPDR resources. The project goals will be obtained through the delivery of the ISITEP framework, which will be based on:
- Mission-oriented procedures, functional models, and legal agreements;
- An European network solution integrating all types of European national PPDR networks through a novel Inter System Interface (ISI) over IP protocol encompassing:
- Bi-technology terminals based on smartphones/tablets with PPDR applications;
- Supporting tools to assess business sustainability, technology needs, and improve training.
The aim of the project is to improve cooperation among European PPDR resources, in particular during cross-border operations.
Goal of the Project
A European network where forces share communications, processes, and a legal framework would greatly enforce response to disaster recovery and security against crime. Crime organizations are now globally connected while, in Europe, police transnational cooperation is limited, especially in terms of interoperable radio communications and jointly agreed procedures. The need for cooperation is growing in case of Disasters Relief. Since national resources are limited, and time is critical, sharing coordinated resources among EU Member States would improve effectiveness in operations. Until now, uncertainty on costs, timescale, and functionalities has slowed down integration of national Public Protection & Disaster Relief (PPDR) professional networks. The lack of interoperable communication systems, the limited available procedures with bilateral agreements has limited cooperation among PPDR forces, although a strong European commitment has been established through Schengen and Lisbon treaties.
An effective European interoperability solution requires a novel framework where all the interoperability-related factors are addressed simultaneously and coherently. Processes and organizations in PPDR operations shall be jointly addressed together with technological solutions at the network and terminal level. Such solutions shall integrate all four existing European network types (developed by ISITEP partners). ISITEP project will follow these challenging objectives delivering an integrated framework. The gap between state of the art and objectives is reduced by leveraging the assets already owned by ISITEP partners: know-how, IPR, facilities, infrastructures and previous investment from ISITEP industry raising to hundreds of millions of Euros.
The Innovation of the project
The pursued innovative results of the project, driven by an end-user advisory board, are:
- An European cloud network solution integrating all types of European national PPDR networks through a novel Inter System Interface (ISI)[3] over IP protocol encompassing all the connections among TETRA and TETRAPOL networks
- New Mission Oriented Procedures, functional models and a legal agreement model that will be proposed for approval between Norway and Sweden within the project timeframe.
- Enhanced terminals with a novel architecture based on smartphones/tablets with PPDR applications
- New supporting tools to assess business sustainability, technology needs and improve training
The Consortium
Being comprised of all the manufacturers of national European TETRA-TETRAPOL networks, main PPDR stakeholders, specialist SMEs, and research centres, the ISITEP consortium has all of the skills and the assets needed to derive the European PPDR network with the associated procedures, terminals, and supporting tools. The Consortium is composed of 15 partners and 12 additional members of the advisory board from 15 European countries.
Participants
| Company | State |
|---|---|
| Selex ES (Coordinator) |  Italy
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| Belgian Federal Police |  Belgium
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| Directorate for Emergency Communication |  Norway
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| Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency |  Sweden
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| Ministry of Security and Justice |  Netherlands
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| AMPER |  Spain
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| Cassidian Finland Oy |  Finland
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| Cassidian System FR |  France
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| Motorola Solutions |  Denmark  United Kingdom  Poland
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| ISCOM | Italy
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| Università degli Studi Roma Tre | Italy
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| Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) | Netherlands
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| Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain
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| Devoteam | Spain Italy
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| Net Technologies |  Greece
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Advisory Board
| Organization | Member State |
|---|---|
| Belgian Federal Police | Belgium
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| Brussels Police | Belgium
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| Direction general securite civil (Ministry of Interior) | Belgium
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| Ministry of Interior |  Bulgaria
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| Joint Research Centre |  Europe
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| Direction Generale de la Gendarmerie Nationale | France
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| Federal Agency for Digital Radio of Security Authorities and Organizations (BDBOS) |  Germany
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| Ministry of Citizen Protection: Hellenic Police Headquarter | Greece
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| The TETRA Association | International |
| Ministry of Security and Justice | Netherlands
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| Directorate for Emergency Communication | Norway
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| KOKOM National Centre on Emergency Communication in Health | Norway
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| Guardia Civil (Gendarmerie) | Spain
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| MSB - Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency | Sweden
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| Bundersamt fur Polizei fedpol (Federal Police) |  Switzerland
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| Federal Office for Civil Protection | Switzerland
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References
- ↑ "ISITEP". http://isitep.eu/. ISITEP Consortium. Retrieved 1 March 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Projects and results Service". CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service. Publications Office of the European Union. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ Becchetti, Claudio; Frosali, Federico; Lezaack, Etienne (June 2013). "Transnational Interoperability: A System Framework for Public Protection and Disaster Relief". IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 8 (2): 46–54. doi:10.1109/MVT.2013.2252276.
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