WiMax Monitoring Systems

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WiMax Monitoring Systems
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WiMax will improve existing monitoring systems by
enabling wireless broadband connectivity to
remote sites mobile access, and the deployment
of a more comprehensive WAN system.
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Example WiMax Monitoring Systems

• Air Quality Sensor Network
• Seismic sensors network
• Remote petroleum fields
• Mines and minerals, forestry
• Utility data monitoring and metering
• Connectivity for energy demand response

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WiMax Enhanced Seismic Monitoring System

• One Example Connecting the Unconnected

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WiMax Will Improve the Focused Integrated
Seismic Network in regions by connecting the
unconnected sensors via WiMax chipset/modem
Example Application
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Existing

• There may be sensors without communications
• Some are Narrowband
• May be a desire to go Broadband for Data
  Acquisition

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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

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Existing

• Sensor networks consists of several different
  types of seismic instrumentation
• Use different types of sensors for 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.

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Existing

• There are many sensors without communications
• Rural areas and urban areas with NLOS
  environments
• WiMax solves the NLOS issue and offers
  data-centric network

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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

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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

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Technology

• BCS200 baseband and RF chipset
• Incorporate into earthquake monitoring sensors

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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

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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

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Technology

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

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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.

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How to Start

• Obtain a reference design kit
• Include driver software and RF calibration tools
• Locate a reputable OEM/ODM
• Facilitate development of sensors

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Sensors

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

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Sensors

• BCS200 integrated onto existing sensor system
• Backhaul data via WiMax 802.16
• Know the power requirements

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Infrastructure for Rural Areas

• Joint Asset Agreements with Utilities
• Transmission towers
• Power poles
• Substations
• Fiber Points of Presence
• T1 lines

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References

• http//www.beceem.com/product/index.shtml
• For product information

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