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Port of Pittsburgh Commission Technology Initiatives

Port of Pittsburgh Commission Technology Initiatives. Bringing Wireless Broadband to the Waterways. James R. McCarville SmartRivers 2011. A Concept, a Project and a Roadmap. Virtual Private Shared Networks A Project of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission – Why?. TOTAL PORT RANKING*

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Port of Pittsburgh Commission Technology Initiatives

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  1. Port of Pittsburgh CommissionTechnology Initiatives

  2. Bringing Wireless Broadband to the Waterways James R. McCarville SmartRivers 2011

  3. A Concept, a Project and a Roadmap Virtual Private Shared Networks A Project of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission – Why?

  4. TOTAL PORT RANKING* 1 South Louisiana, LA 2 Houston, TX 3 New York, NY and NJ 4 Beaumont, TX 5 New Orleans, LA 6 Huntington Tri-State 7 Corpus Christi, TX 8 Long Beach, CA 9 Texas City, TX 10 Baton Rouge, LA 11 Plaquemines, LA 12 Lake Charles, LA 13 Los Angeles, CA 14 Mobile, AL 15 Valdez, AK 16 Tampa, FL 17 Pittsburgh, PA 18 Philadelphia, PA 19 Norfolk Harbor, VA 20 Duluth-Superior, MN and WI 21 Baltimore, MD 22 Portland, OR 23 St. Louis, MO and IL 24 Freeport, TX 25 Portland, ME The Port of Pittsburgh is one of the busiest inland river ports in the nation and the 17th busiest port of any kind *Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, 2003 statistics--latest available

  5. Better Technology+ Better Data = Better Decision-making + Better Waterways

  6. Tow Approaching Lock, What the Pilot Sees Connected

  7. Smartlock Architecture 2. WLAN Antenna 1. GPS Based RTK 3-Component System (each interchangeable) 3. Computer Wireless card Sensors acquire Tow location, Lock Master sees Tow Traffic Wireless network transmits data to Tow Pilot Sees Vessel Position on ENC Chart James R. McCarville

  8. XML – Standard Data Protocol DGPS – Real-time position data SSL – Integrity, Authenticity WiFi – Multiple Uses • SmartLock Architecture • well-tested technologies • multiple uses • convergence ENC – Navigation Uses

  9. SmartLock: US Patent #7,280,914 • US Patent for SmartLock • “An instrumented navigation system for aiding a towboat and barge configuration in the entry and traversal of a lock located on a waterway or for navigation around other structures, such as bridge piers or docks. The system consists of wirelessly linked computers on the towboat and the lock which display navigational charts showing the position of the tows as the approach and enter the locks. The computers are also linked to sensors which send information, such as the speed and position of the tows, to the computers for display.” James R. McCarville

  10. River-Net • Communications architecture mapping between towboats, company headquarters and government agencies • Forms for transmission of data James R. McCarville

  11. Proposed Network Architecture James R. McCarville

  12. What Could Go on Virtual Shared Private Networks? RIS, LOMA, FILS, VTS, NtS EINCs, Manifests, Corporate Manuals, Delivery Order Changes All Kinds of Digital Data Electronic Sensor Reports Apps for Everything

  13. Source – Fred W. Pot, Marine Management Consulting James R. McCarville

  14. The Project

  15. The PPC intends to issue an RFP (Request for Proposals) to: Design, develop, maintain and manage a wireless broadband network at the three locks that form the pool in downtown Pittsburgh to be used as a test bed for platforms, programs and equipment to be evaluated over a three year period, consisting of two initiatives:

  16. Initiative One • Design, build, operate, maintain, manage and eventually expand a scalable, fixed and mobile broadband network at the three river locks of the Pittsburgh pool to be operated on a revenue-generating basis

  17. Initiative Two • Design, build and operate a revenue-generating Inter-operability Test Bed (ITB) • Develop Data, Voice and Video Testing Capabilities • Establish baselines and conduct evaluations • Market the Test Bed

  18. The Roadmap

  19. Funding in Hand • PPC will use its own funds to build the NSI and ITB construction at 3 Locks in downtown pool in 2012 • We anticipate it will be self-supporting in its operations • Funding is Reasonably Anticipated to Extend to 12 Pools in Western Pennsylvania in 2012 2012 - NSI and ITB for 3 Locks

  20. Cash Flow Build out 2012-2020 • Investment/Franchise • Supplemental Grants to Accelerate Buildout

  21. Anticipated Partners USACE, USCG, MARAD, NWS Towing Companies, Port Terminals, Intermodal Operators, Environmental Regulators, Sewage and Water Utilities, Public Safety, Non-Profits and Others

  22. WiMAX 3.65 GHz public spectrum

  23. WiMAX 3 miles radius non-line of sight coverage

  24. WiMAX bandwidth 6 mbps downlink 1.5 mbps uplink

  25. WiMAX 200 hotspots 1,200 miles nationwide coverage

  26. WiMAX security RSA encryption IPSec PKI

  27. $2.7 million $5.3 million $5.3 million $3.1 million $3.4 million Wi-MAX COST 200 sites $20,000,000

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