WiMax Monitoring Systems

WiMax Monitoring Systems

Felix Lopez

Wimax360 Contest Participant – Category #4

Draft Version#1

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.

WiMax Monitoring Systems Earthquake sensors Remote petroleum fields Mines and minerals, forestry Utility data monitoring and

metering Connectivity for energy

demand response

WiMax Earthquake Monitoring System

Felix Lopez

Wimax360 Contest Participant

Draft Version#1

One Example – “Connecting the Unconnected”

WiMax Will Improve the California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN) by connecting the unconnected

Example Application

Existing

There are ~460 sensors without communications

Narrowband to Broadband for Data Acquisition

Proposed

WiMax in sensors Put WiMax chipset

(BCS200) into sensor system

Enables wireless backhaul of data via WiMax 802.16

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

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.

Existing

There are ~460 sensors without communications

Existing

614 short-period sensors 198 broadband sensors 1563 strong-motion sensors

~460 without communications! 708 instrumented structures

(lifelines, dams, buildings) 38 borehole installations

CISN Existing Sensors

The blue nodes without connectivity

The red nodes with connectivity

Some blues under the reds in dense urban areas

•Blue – no connectivity

•WiMax enables WAN connectivity!

•WiMax chipset/modem for sensors

CISN Existing Sensors

Broadband nodes = red

Short period nodes (not broadband) = blue

CISN Existing Sensors

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

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

Technology

BCS200 –baseband and RF chipset

Incorporate into earthquake monitoring sensors

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

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

Technology

Associated firmware that implements: physical layer (PHY) media access control (MAC)

functionality

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.

How to Start:

Obtain a reference design kit Include driver software and RF

calibration tools Locate a reputable OEM/ODM Facilitate development of

sensors

Proposed Sensors

BCS200 integrated into existing sensor system

Enables wireless backhaul of data via WiMax 802.16(_)

Sensors

BCS200 integrated onto existing sensor system

Backhaul data via WiMax 802.16

Sensors

BCS200 integrated onto existing sensor system

Backhaul data via WiMax 802.16

Infrastructure for Rural Areas Joint Asset Agreements with

Utilities Transmission towers Power poles Substations

Fiber Points of Presence T1 lines

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.

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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