WiMax Monitoring Systems

1. WiMax Monitoring Systems Felix Lopez Wimax360 Contest Participant – Category #4 Draft Version#1

2. WiMax will improve existing monitoring systems by enabling wireless broadband connectivity to remote sites; mobile acess, and the deployment of a more comprehensive WAN system.

3. WiMax Monitoring Systems • Earthquake sensors • Remote petroleum fields • Mines and minerals, forestry • Utility data monitoring and metering • Connectivity for energy demand response

4. WiMax Earthquake Monitoring System Felix Lopez Wimax360 Contest Participant Draft Version#1 One Example – “Connecting the Unconnected”

5. WiMax Will Improve the California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN) by connecting the unconnected Example Application

6. Existing • There are ~460 sensors without communications • Narrowband to Broadband for Data Acquisition

7. Proposed • WiMax in sensors • Put WiMax chipset (BCS200) into sensor system • Enables wireless backhaul of data via WiMax 802.16

8. WiMax Earthquake Monitoring System • Enhanced real-time inflow of data pre & post • Avoid phone system saturation from telephone traffic load as people call in/out after the earthquake. • Real-time data is especially important at this window of time as the aftershocks will strike. • Real-time data will give the precious seconds needed for relay communications

9. Existing • The CISN consists of several different types of seismic instrumentation • The CISN uses different types of sensors (short-period, broadband, and strong-motion) • In different environments (surface and/or free field, structures, boreholes) • With different recording and communications systems, some without communications.

10. Existing • There are ~460 sensors without communications

11. Existing • 614 short-period sensors • 198 broadband sensors • 1563 strong-motion sensors • ~460 without communications! • 708 instrumented structures (lifelines, dams, buildings) • 38 borehole installations

12. CISN Existing Sensors • The blue nodes without connectivity • The red nodes with connectivity • Some blues under the reds in dense urban areas

13. CISN Existing Sensors • Blue – no connectivity • WiMax enables WAN connectivity! • WiMax chipset/modem for sensors

14. CISN Existing Sensors Broadband nodes = red Short period nodes (not broadband) = blue

15. Proposed • The unconnected becomes connected • The Installation of WiMax Point To Point/PMP telemetry for critical real-time data acquisition along major fault lines • Installation of Beceem BCS200 chipset into sensor technology for WiMax enabled sensor network

16. Value • WiMax technology will resolve a mission critical domain problem that arises from using PC based platforms as the buffering and structuring of data in a file system, latency, feedback on traditional systems. • WiMax technology will enable WAN data communications – connect the unconnected, more nodes on the network

17. Technology • BCS200 –baseband and RF chipset • Incorporate into earthquake monitoring sensors

18. Technology • Accelerometers with BCS Chipset • Integrated into accelerometers/sensors • Advanced smart antenna technologies • MIMO and beam-forming • CMOS direct conversion radio • For advanced sensor technology

19. Form Factor • Enhanced performance in small footprint • Greater than 60% footprint reduction • Enables WiMAX integration into space constrained applications such as sensors. • Greater than 25 Mbps total throughput • 25% reduction in active power consumption – important for remote areas

20. Technology • Associated firmware that implements: • physical layer (PHY) • media access control (MAC) functionality

21. Global Sensor Network • Includes direct conversion CMOS radio supporting: • 2-GHz and 3-GHz designs for sensor networks in different countries • Dynamically programmable channel bandwidths from 5 to 10 MHz • Supports seamless roaming among WiMAX networks.

22. How to Start: • Obtain a reference design kit • Include driver software and RF calibration tools • Locate a reputable OEM/ODM • Facilitate development of sensors

23. Proposed Sensors • BCS200 integrated into existing sensor system • Enables wireless backhaul of data via WiMax 802.16(_)

24. Sensors • BCS200 integrated onto existing sensor system • Backhaul data via WiMax 802.16

25. Sensors • BCS200 integrated onto existing sensor system • Backhaul data via WiMax 802.16

26. Infrastructure for Rural Areas • Joint Asset Agreements with Utilities • Transmission towers • Power poles • Substations • Fiber Points of Presence • T1 lines

27. Research Grants • Weblink for the USGS Research Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12783&mode=VIEW •  Approximately $7 million will be available for support of research grants and cooperative agreements in FY2008. • Based on awards in recent years, 90 to 100 new grants are funded each fiscal year. I • In general, grants do not exceed $100,000, with the majority of grants between $15,000 and $75,000. • All projects must propose start dates between December 1, 2007 and September 1, 2008.

28. References • http://www.cisn.org/ • For maps and statistics of connected sensors, broadband sensors, etc. • http://www.beceem.com/product/index.shtml • For product information

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