AWARENESS : 6FP context

1. AWARENESSAdvanced Wireless Ad-hoc Reconfigurable Network for Emergency SystemSExpression of Interest for an Integrated Project

2. AWARENESS : 6FP context • Action line: IST - Communication and Network Technologies • Developing future generation of broadband wireless systems with high level of mobility • Approach • Studies • Simulation • Technology platform • Co-operation with standardization bodies(Project MESA, founded by ETSI and TIA)

3. Airborne Control Satcom Link Firefighter Telemedical Assistance AWARENESS Objectives - to develop and study key technology elements and system concepts for flexible, highly securead-hoc broadband wireless communication system used in areas such as Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) - to assist standardization process of new broadband wireless ad hoc communication system that is the focus of the MESA Partnership Project.

4. Advanced mobile broadband public safety ad hoc networks - Project MESA Applications: - Telemedicine - Law enforcement - Fire-fighting - Emergency operations - mobile robotics - Civil defense and military operations - Fleet management network More info about public safety wireless network standardization at: www.projectmesa.org

5. MOBILITY [m/sec] Aero- nautical MESA 2 G 2.5 G Vehicle - P 2 5 - T E T R A High Speed Wireless Access Advanced PS Digital 2-Way Standards Carrier Frequency Walk 3G Fixed Bit Rate [MBPS] 200 0.02 0.2 2 20 Wideband Broadband Narrowband Bandwidth positioning of MESA • Advanced/future system • Not replacement for existing and evolving systems • MESA combines mobility up to aeronautical speeds with broadband data rates • Complements and meant to interwork with known/planned narrow to broadband wireless standards & projects around the world • Calls for a variety of advanced research (e.g. WWRF) • Recognized by entities like ITU, UN, NATO, FBI, NTIA, APCO, EU Commission, GSC/RaST (GTSC/GRSC), Industry Canada Bandwidth positioning of MESA

6. Public safety network versus cellular network: Major differences System Infrastructure: No predefined infrastructure Network: Ad hoc User: Assured connectivity Terminal - Improved reliability - Multi-mode (satellite, multi-band) - New user interface - Additional possibilities for antenna installation - Mobile relaying platforms (aircraft/vehicle-based) Environment - Significant variation in propagation (weather, terrain, foliage, mobility) Traffic - Significant variations, sporadic connectivity => - Strengthened requirements => new type of equipment. Financial considerations and targeted market might be different - Very high level of horizontal and vertical adaptivity is needed Scenario

7. Key Technology Elements: Differences between cellular systems and MESA Commercial TrustAdditional MESA thrust Frequency Microwave to Wideband Mobility Waveforms Multiple Access Low prob. of detection Coding Bandwidth efficiency Featureless (turbo codes) waveform Space-Time Reference availability Featureless Multi-User waveform Signal Processing mobility adaptive Multipath Diversity techniques Mobility Interference Spatial, symbol processing Anti jam Spectrum allocation Static allocation, Highly dynamic & max Nusers/Hz/area asymmetric Network IP Mobility, ad hoc, assurance

8. Advanced Mobile Broadband Network Research Research is needed to define technologies that will support new requirements and speed up Project MESA technical specificationprogramme • Key differences compared to public wireless networks: • Strengthened user requirements, large variety of operational environments • interference, mobility, traffic variations • Wireless end-to-end communication • role of radio access becomes extremely important in wireless ad-hoc networks • More degrees of freedom for implementation: • costs-performance trade-offs • larger variety of end user equipment for communication device installation • vehicles, wearable, mobile relaying platforms, multi-mode terminal • CONCLUSION: • Developed technologies will contribute to future communication systems research and • standardization. • New framework in the Mobile domain research has to be defined for the next call.

9. Some Key MESA Requirements: • Independency of public infrastructures and public supply of electrical power • Can be complementary to and interwork with wireline/other infrastructure components • Independency of public radio frequency spectrum • A reasonable tuning capability must be included in the key technology to accommodate regional requirements (For example: 4 GHz band (4.2 . 4.4 or 4.9). • Ultra fast deployment • Integral part of equipment deployed • Nationally/Internationally deployable • Globally agreed spectrum allocation(s) is goal • Auto establishing/self-healing/re-establishing wireless ad-hoc network elements • Wireless Switching to dedicated Global Broadband Infrastructures • E.g., Fiber optical and/or Broadband satellite constellations • Crypto transparent communication protocol hierarchy • System does not care about the content of the actual "payload" data, which can be encrypted exactly to the specification of the network owner. • From single site ”hot-spot” to ”street-level” services • MESA routers can be applied as part of a mobile rescue squad (hot spot) or fixed mounted to accommodate coverage along a street (mounted on lamp posts or on buildingwalls.)

10. From the Project MESA key research catalogue • High level of adaptivity and survivability • different layers and between layers • adaptive applications • self organizing and self healing architectures • adaptive radios • Reconfigurable air interfaces  multi-mode terminal  SW radio implementations • Improved physical layer design, which exploits new techniques such as: • ultra-wideband (UWB) techniques • spatial domain processing multiple input multiple output(MIMO) with smart ant. • integrated space-time receiver design (integrated multi-user detector-decoder) • System design that will allow high mobility and broadband transmission • Signal-system level simulations

11. System Integration Radio Equipment • System interoperability • Application interoperability • System requirements (performance, security…) • Adaptive radio: Software Defined Radio • Architecture Design • Demo board on transceiver and receiver chain Radio Access Ad hoc Network • Signal processing/ coding techniques • Multi dimensional /processing • Adaptability • Terrestrial wireless networks • Satellite • Integration between Terrestrial and Satellite at network Level AWARENESS Sub-projects

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14. Workshop Announcement Call for papers and Invitation to an International Workshop on Broadband Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks and Services 11th - 13th September 2002 in Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France Areas of interest: ØBroadband wireless network radio interface.New types of air interface. Reconfigurable air interfaces. ØSystem and protocol aspects of ad hoc radio networks ØAd hoc network simulation ØSystem aspects of broadband networks ØPhysical layer and network layer and the related mobility implications ØAdvanced signal processing and coding techniques applicable in broadband wireless, including spatial domain processing and coding techniques. ØHigh adaptivity for the physical layer and the wireless network. ØEMC aspects Deadline for abstract submission: 15th July 2002 Notification of acceptance: 22nd July 2002 Submission of final papers for publication: 2nd September 2002 Send your workshop contributions in electronic form to MESAsupport@etsi.fr Please pre-register for the workshop by filling in the registration form at: http://webapp.etsi.org/MeetingCalendar/AnonEndRegister.asp?mid=22637.