ODINI benefits from recent developments in IP networking standards. Solutions are now available to build true no-single-point-of-failure IP backbones which can carry any type of IP traffic, including ODINI speech and data.

Finally, the decision to embrace open protocols and open source is the key to wide participation of the industry, system integrators, academics and end-users. This increases the opportunity for ODINI to become a true open standard with no reliance on any single, dominant company.


INTRODUCING THE ODINI CONCEPT

Rohill, the specialist TETRA network supplier based in the Netherlands, has been working with others to define and agree an open, IP-based connection between Tetra systems and also with other radio networks.

Rohill has named this open specification On-Demand Intelligent Network Interface (ODINI for short). It defines a method of interconnecting Private Mobile Radio (PMR) networks, both fixed and mobile, that supports group and individual-oriented communications.

ODINI is an interface founded on a modern IP-based network architecture. It allows for integration of legacy, current and new radio networks, telephony and PC-based applications to support interconnection of voice and data calls.


HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ODINI

Development of the ODINI standard is supported by a community of equipment manufacturers, system integrators, universities and end users, with Rohill Technologies as main sponsor of the initiative. The University of Twente in the Netherlands is a significant contributor to the design and validation of ODINI protocols as a partner within the European HNPS project.

Specifications, supporting documents and source code will be made publicly available at odini.org">www.odini.org

A community forum is planned for interaction between manufacturers, system integrators, universities and users.

David W Taylor is a consultant to the mobile network infrastructure developer Rohill Technologies