MCPTT Update

MCPTT and
Voice over LTE

Equipment Needs
2016
Emil Olbrich
Emil.Olbrich@PrimeLime.com
VoLTEtable stakes
Source: Signals Research Group
As of this month, VoLTE has been in commercial

operation 4 years
82 operators in 43 countries
US has 5 networks on air with another 4 in deployment
Enhancements with IR.94 & EVS happening now
What is MCPTT ?
Mission Critical Push To Talk or MCPTT is a group

communication service with fast setup times, ability to
handle large groups, strong security and priority
handling. Per 3GPP TS 22.179
For this presentation MCPTT will refer to 3GPP Release 13 &

14 LTE systems
MCPTT also builds upon features such as
Group Communication System Enablers for LTE GCSE
Isolated E-UTRAN Operation for Public Safety (IOPS)
Proximity Services a.k.a ProSe, LTE-D, Direct Mode, D2D
Enhanced Bearer Assignment (QCI values)
MCPTT reuses all of the LTE network elements e.g. IMS
Qwik MCPTT R13 Standards

Update
39 new CRs introduced to address
Floor Control
MBMS Support
Group Calls and Group Management
12 new issues introduced i.e. service continuity, transfer of

MCPTT calls between unicast and broadcast, reception
reporting, service announcement, QoS, FEC
New Study Item (SP-160341)on interconnect between

MCPTT systems (just started about 5% complete)
Address interconnect of MC PTT, Video and Data to non-LTE

mission Critical Systems
Group and Private calls
Source: 3GPP
MCPTT Architecture
MCPTT Server
P25/Tetra/LMR
Connection
e.g. ISSI
Ue/Device
Client
Software
e.g. App
LTE Network
(RAN+EPC+IMS+HSS)
e.g. FirstNet
Local Control
Source: 3GPP
What has changed ?
PTT services offered now on LTE networks and devices are

systems that can be instantiated, operated and maintained in
software as a virtualized function (VNF)
Virtualized PTT systems are now operating in cloud hosting

infrastructure (e.g. Kodiak serving AT&T and VZW and SKTelecom
using virtualized Samsung core)
Offers an extensible network architecture that can be:
Upgraded to 3GPP R13 MCPTT compliance with minimal user impact

and zero hardware upgrades
Integrated with multiple LTE networks on a common platform
LMR integration easily accomplished via secure MPLS VPN connection
Current Android and iOS devices and Apps can be updated

remotely to support feature enhancements
Future
Proof
Device Choices
Application SDK released to phone

OEMs for integration into dedicated
smartphone devices
Highly integrated and optimized
Call Setup
Battery Life
Dedicated buttons
PTT app is available for nearly all

Android, iOS and RTOS based
devices on Play and Apple for
multiple carriers e.g. ePTT
Source: Samsung, Kodiak
What do need to have?
IP interface into LMR

network e.g. ISSI
Carrier provides
Integration into LMR

network (VPN/MPLS
connection)
Devices & App
What is available today ?
PTT services offered on wireless networks have

radically evolved in the past year far beyond what
has been offered previously
Carrier integration support for PTT services is beyond

what stand alone platforms can offer in terms of Quality
of Service
Several vendors have pushed the development of PTT

services over LTE to offer platforms capable of MCPTT
services
Carrier integration
Priority Access and Quality of Service implemented

across the LTE RAN and EPC for PTT calls
NOTE: this requires significant network and RF engineering

to implement
Carriers have adopted different QoS profiles that offer

higher level QoS than best effort traffic but it is still
less than what VoLTE calls are implemented with e.g.
Access Priority with preferred ARP and QCI values for PTT
QoS Priority with a GBR bearer and preferred QCI for PTT
MCPTT R13 QoS not available yet coming early 2017
Updates to the QCI Table in 23.203 for MCPTT, non-Mission-Critical PTT, MC-Data
Interfaces & Codecs
Availability of ISSI, CSSI And RoIP interfaces for PTT

services including QoS1
Allows integration into Public Safety dispatch counsels and

disparate LMR networks
Web portal interfaces for device and user management
Current PTT systems support NB-AMR & WB-AMR

implementation specific to carrier requirements
Voice packets are encrypted
P25 AMBE/IMBE Codecs supported via transcoding in PTT

server
This also allows for CALEA/Lawful Intercept support of

voice in the clear
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-enhances-interoperability-for-public-sector-and-public-safety-networks-300313388.html
Current Carrier Integrated

PTT Features
Cloud based system that can also be

deployed within a commercial or
private carrier network
High availability COTs servers
Multiple data centers with redundant

MPLS connections to carrier P-GW
located in geo-redundant facilities
VNF implementation allows for elastic

scalability for incident and planned
event capacity
OMA PoC 2.1 based Private/Group

PTT Call (voice/video)
Full duplex Private/Group Call

(voice/video)
Data Service(SMS, file transfer)
Late Entry
Ambient Listening
LMR interoperability for seamless

communication with LMR users
APIs to MCPTT-enable
productivity and collaboration
applications
End-to-end security for multi-level

protection against unauthorized
access and monitoring
Support over different air interfaces

(LTE, 3G, WiFi)
Carrier Integrated
Dynamic QoS for prioritized access to

network resource
Network integration for RAN

optimization
eMBMS based broadcast group call

(voice/video) with priority group
scanning and supervisory preemption
Location services to enable

geographic dispatching
MCPTT compliant at the

application level
FirstNet IOC2 Compliant
MCPTT is here
Source: Samsung
What will MCPTT bring ?
Network Integration
R13 MCPTT Features
Private/Group MCPTT
Call(voice)
Emergency
Private/Group
PTT(voice)
Imminent Peril Group

PTT Call(voice)
Emergency Alert
MCPTT QCI support
MCPTT QoS Handling
Push to X (available now)
Location Sharing
Voice Message Sending
Picture
& Video
MCPTT
features
areStream
available
now. The PTT
File x-fer
Systems highlighted will
be able to implement R13
updates with a standard
software update.
Thank You
Emil.Olbrich@PrimeLime.Com

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MCPTT and

Voice over LTE

Source: Signals Research Group

As of this month, VoLTE has been in commercial

US has 5 networks on air with another 4 in deployment

Enhancements with IR.94 & EVS happening now

Mission Critical Push To Talk or MCPTT is a group

For this presentation MCPTT will refer to 3GPP Release 13 &

MCPTT also builds upon features such as

Group Communication System Enablers for LTE GCSE

Isolated E-UTRAN Operation for Public Safety (IOPS)

Proximity Services a.k.a ProSe, LTE-D, Direct Mode, D2D

Enhanced Bearer Assignment (QCI values)

MCPTT reuses all of the LTE network elements e.g. IMS

Qwik MCPTT R13 Standards

39 new CRs introduced to address

Group Calls and Group Management

12 new issues introduced i.e. service continuity, transfer of

New Study Item (SP-160341)on interconnect between

Address interconnect of MC PTT, Video and Data to non-LTE

Group and Private calls

What has changed ?

PTT services offered now on LTE networks and devices are

Virtualized PTT systems are now operating in cloud hosting

Upgraded to 3GPP R13 MCPTT compliance with minimal user impact

Integrated with multiple LTE networks on a common platform

LMR integration easily accomplished via secure MPLS VPN connection

Current Android and iOS devices and Apps can be updated

Application SDK released to phone

Highly integrated and optimized

PTT app is available for nearly all

What do need to have?

IP interface into LMR

Integration into LMR

Devices & App

What is available today ?

PTT services offered on wireless networks have

Carrier integration support for PTT services is beyond

Several vendors have pushed the development of PTT

Priority Access and Quality of Service implemented

NOTE: this requires significant network and RF engineering

Carriers have adopted different QoS profiles that offer

MCPTT R13 QoS not available yet coming early 2017

Interfaces & Codecs

Availability of ISSI, CSSI And RoIP interfaces for PTT

Allows integration into Public Safety dispatch counsels and

Web portal interfaces for device and user management

Current PTT systems support NB-AMR & WB-AMR

Voice packets are encrypted

P25 AMBE/IMBE Codecs supported via transcoding in PTT

This also allows for CALEA/Lawful Intercept support of

Current Carrier Integrated

Cloud based system that can also be

High availability COTs servers

Multiple data centers with redundant

VNF implementation allows for elastic

OMA PoC 2.1 based Private/Group

Full duplex Private/Group Call

Data Service(SMS, file transfer)

LMR interoperability for seamless