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Alternatives to LTE for first responders - the evolution of radio communications

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This presentation will focus on CSIRO's work in radiofrequency communications. Specifically we have a number of patents covered under the brand 'NGARA' and have licensed some of these for use in public safety broadband wireless networks. Ngara backhaul and 'access' (point to multipoint) continues to set records for super high speed, super high efficiency wireless up to 10 Gbit/s. It has won numerous awards, including the Engineers Australia national Excellence in Innovation Award in 2013. NGARA currently enables up to 18 separate beams each of 50 Mbit/s symmetrical in 28 MHz of spectrum. Leveraging dynamic beam forming, we can get highly targeted narrow beams very close together with powerful auto-alignment of antennas to minimise operational cost and set-up time. These features lend themselves to being able to address some of the challenges faced by public safety network providers. Existing LTE Mobile networks congest very quickly under severe localised traffic generated during emergency situations, and separate highly efficient and targeted network performance is needed during these times of very high and unpredictable demand. Geof Heydon, Director, Information Sciences Group, CSIRO
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COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION Next-Generation Wireless Communications Technologies Geof Heydon Director, Business Development – Informa:on Sciences Group June 2014 NGARA® the Darug people’s language meaning “to listen, hear, and think”
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COMMONWEALTH  SCIENTIFIC  AND  INDUSTRIAL  RESEARCH  ORGANISATION  

Next-Generation Wireless Communications Technologies  Geof  Heydon  Director,  Business  Development  –  Informa:on  Sciences  Group  June  2014  

NGARA®  -­‐  the  Darug  people’s  language  meaning  “to  listen,  hear,  and  think”  

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CSIRO  –  more  than  85  years  of  achievements  

2  |    CSIRO.    Australian  Science,  Australia's  Future  

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  2  

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CSIRO’s  Point-­‐to-­‐Point  Wireless  DemonstraNons  Very  High  Capacity  &  Spectral  Efficiency  

E-­‐band  lab  demonstra/on  • 6  Gbit/s  in  each  direc:on  –    mm-­‐wave  world  record  • 70-­‐80  GHz  spectrum,  2.4  bit/s/Hz  • Up  to  5  km  expected  range  • Real-­‐:me  opera:on  

Microwave  lab  demonstra/on  • 10  Gbit/s  in  each  direc:on  –  world  record  for  microwave  transmission  

• 6-­‐8  GHz  spectrum,  13.9  bit/s/Hz  • 50  km  expected  range  • Real-­‐:me  opera:on  

Planned  field  trials  • Microwave:  10  Gbit/s,  30-­‐50  km  • E-­‐band:  10  Gbit/s  or  more,  range  5  km  +  

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  3  

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NGARA  mulNpoint  key  characterisNcs  

Two  demonstra:ons:  •  UHF  (638  MHz  +  806  MHz),  range  

approx  15  km  •    3.4  GHz  (3.433  GHz  +  3.484  GHz),  

range  approx  2  km      35  bit/s/Hz  demonstrated    Automated  dynamic  antenna  alignment    

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  4  

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Private  versus  Public  Networks    

Public    

Conges:on  happens    

Emergency  events  drive  public  traffic  to  conges:on  

 Emergencies  don’t  care  if  

the  network  is  there    

Commercial  grade      

Private    

Bandwidth  is  managed  &  separate  

 Unaffected  by  ci:zens  

 Rapid  deployment  almost  anywhere  

 Ruggedized  

 

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  5  

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NGARA  and  LTE  

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  6  

Spectrum  

A  

Spectrum  

A  

Spectrum  

A  

Spectrum  

A  

150Mbit/s  x    12  total  capacity  Spectrum  A  reused:  20MHz  x  1  

150Mbit/s*  x  4  total  capacity  Spectrum  A  reused:  20MHz  x  1  

Example:  LTE  with  4  sectors  Suppor:ng  mobile  users  

Poor  performance  at  sector  boundaries  

NGARA    =  higher  performance  Suppor:ng  fixed  users  (mobile  in  2015)  

No  performance  loss  down  to  3°  user  separa:on    

*  2x2  antennas  

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NGARA  and  LTE  

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  7  

Spectrum  

A  

Spectrum  

B  

Spectrum  

A  

Spectrum  

B  

150Mbit/s  x    12  total  capacity  Spectrum  A  reused:  20MHz  x  1  

150Mbit/s*  x  4  total  capacity  Spectrum  A  &  B  reused:  20MHz  x  2  

Example:  LTE  with  4  sectors  Suppor:ng  mobile  users  

NGARA    =  higher  performance  Suppor:ng  fixed  users  (mobile  in  2015)  

No  performance  loss  down  to  3°  user  separa:on    

*  2x2  antennas  

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NGARA:  No  antenna  alignment,  no  moving  parts    Quick  &  simple  installaNon,  high  performance,  highly  flexible  

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  8  

Dynamic  beam  forming  automa:cally  aligns  the  beam  to  the  receiver,  and  maintains  alignment  when  antennas  move    

Cri:cal  reduced  installa:on  cost  &  :me  under  emergency  stress  

Technology  Licensed  to  

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Field  tested  new  E-­‐band  5  Gbit/s  radio  over  15  km  Uses  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  radio  on  a  stabilised  plakorm  Allows  automa:c  alignment  on  any  tower  structure,  in  strong  winds  •  Results  in  higher  availability  

12  dB  increases  link  margin  •  Can  be  traded  off  to  improve  bit  rate,  link  length,  and  

availability  40  minute  Installa:on  30  minute  commissioning  40  second  acquisi:on  :me  100km/h  cyclone  resistance    

New  Product  

NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  9  

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Comparing  Data  Collected  at  Different  Times  AutomaNc  change  detecNon    

Digital  Economy  –  Analy:cs  |page    10  

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Digital  Economy  –  Analy:cs  |page    11  

Digital  Tracking  

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hmp://eric.csiro.au/  

Disaster  Management  –  AnalyNcs  

Digital  Economy  –  Analy:cs  |page    12  

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Emergency  SituaNon  Awareness  

EMNET  Oct  2013|  C.  Paris  |    Page  13  

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Social  media  analyNcs  –  real  Nme  

Digital  Economy  –  Analy:cs  |page    14  

“Insight”  

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NGARA  Wireless    Technology  |    Page  15  

Thank  you  Geof  Heydon  Director,  Business  Development    InformaNon  Sciences  Group  [email protected]  


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