BOS fixed network strategy and planning in the course of IP migration in BOS digital radio

Migration of BOS digital radio to a broadband network

The migration of BOS digital radio to a broadband network includes the transition of all network levels of the access network for the TETRA base stations to an IP-capable broadband platform. quattron supports this process with competent strategy consulting, network planning, and consulting in the implementation of this network migration.

For almost two decades, quattron has been supporting the development and operation of BOS digital radio in Germany in the roles of consultant, expert and project manager. The quattron teams are responsible for managing the network development for around a quarter of the nationwide network and have been supporting authorized agencies of the federal states for years in network operation and fixed network connection.

Furthermore, the development of strategies to increase the sovereignty of the internal administration towards industry and mobile network operators is being driven forward. An integral part of this is the negotiation and management of contracts and being responsible for equipping properties with BOS digital radio, in particular equipping all Deutsche Bahn tunnels.

As part of our consulting services, quattron engineers support the network migration in the security-critical access networks of the BOS digital radio with the following focal points:

• Preparation of nationwide network strategy and technology planning
• Determination of cost frameworks for investment and operating expenses for IP-based networks
• Preparation of quantity structures and service specifications for the tendering of active technology as well as network and connection services on the basis of fiber optic and radio relay systems
• Supporting the client in the tendering process in accordance with German VSVgV (Regulation on the Award of Public Security and Defense Contracts)
• Answering the questions of bidders, providing technical and professional support to the client during contract negotiations and in the preparation of award decisions 
• Checking the design and implementation planning of the general contractor
• Structural inspections and testing of installers and service providers at the BOS sites 
• Monitoring construction progress and the quality of network construction 
• Supporting the client during commissioning and in the site-based migration from PDH/SDH technology to IP infrastructures 
• Coordination of network implementation in the area of fiber optic and radio relay network components 
• Monitoring the connection of the new network components to the network management of the agency authorized for BOS digital radio 
• Supporting our clients with project documentation, risk management, and the organizational anchoring of the new transmission systems in the operational processes 

Our engineers are security checked and work professionally in the areas of high-security networks and critical infrastructures due to the security-critical nature of these consulting tasks.