Research Article

TETRA Backhauling via Satellite: Improving Call Setup Times and Saving Bandwidth

Table 5

A-bis backhauled TETRA call setup times using PEPs.

Call type Ack./unack. Call setup time [s] Calling user permission to transmit [s] Called user permission to receive [s] Timer constraints

Group call (scenario 1) Unack. 0.770 0.770 0.790
Ack. 0.770 0.850 0.870

Group call (scenarios 2 and 3) Unack. 0.770 0.770 0.750
Ack. 0.770 0.850 0.830

Group call (scenario 4) Unack. 0.890 0.890 0.870
Ack. 0.890 0.970 0.950