DUMBO Deployment to Myanmar Nargis Cyclone Relief Efforts

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DUMBO Deployment to Myanmar(Nargis Cyclone
Relief Efforts)

• by
• Mr. Tin Maung Thann
• President
• Myanmar Egress
• tilapiaone_at_gmail.com

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Nargis Cyclone

• 2 May 2008 Nargis cyclone hit Myanmar.
• Devastated Five Divisions and States including
  Yangon.
• Delta areas, the worst-hit, with the heaviest
  casualties and infrastructural damages.
• Communication infrastructure was down in cyclone
  hit areas.
• Electricity Black-out.
• Very limited transportation.

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Who We Are?

• Myanmar Egress
• A local Not-for-Profit Org. dedicated toward
  capacity development in Myanmar.
• Nargis Action Group
• Sister organization of Myanmar Egress
• Collaborated activities of local donors incl.
  leading Biz community.

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AITs Post-Disaster Recovery Management and
Coordination Program

• DUMBO-Myanmar
• Useful in handling of relief, recovery and
  resettlement activities aftermath of Nargis
  Cyclone.
• Coordination Program
• Phase I Introductory Phase of DUMBO
• Part I Training for Myanmar Engineers at AIT
• Part II DUMBO Deployment
• Phase II Utilization of DUMBO systems by
  government agencies and iNGOs

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Trainings for Myanmar Engineers at
intERLab/AIT21 25 May 2008
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Introducing DUMBO in Myanmar

• 26 May 2008 Myanmar Egress HQ, Yangon
• Presentation/report to Myanmar Egress/NAG
  partners, Myanmar Computer Professional
  Association (MCPA)
• Technical overview
• Network requirements
• Benefit/features of system
• Project plan (DRAFT)
• 27 May- 2 June 2008 Myanmar Engineers site
  visits to Pyapon and Bogale Townships

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• intERLab/AIT coordination teams visit to Yangon
  and Pyapon area
• (accompanied by one of ME Directors)
• 30 May 3 June 2008
• A series of meetings with senior officials of
  Myanmar Egress and MCPA
• Site visit to Pyapon Township
• Meeting with technical team for implementation
  plan

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• Utilization of iPstar Satellite connection
• Plan to use among Yangon, Pyapon, Ngaputaw
  (potential sites are Bogale, Mawlamyinekyun etc.)
• Due to several factors, iPstar satellite
  connection is only available at Yangon and Pyapon
• Financial constraint and domestic
  rules/regulations, (the latter is more important)

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Yangon - Pyapon 75 Km (Point-to-Point)
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• Online among ME HQ, field offices in Yangon
  Pyapon
• 20 June 2008 Video conferencing, data sharing
  among Yangon HQ, 2 field offices in Pyapon is
  successfully tested.
• Ready to soft-launch on 21 June 2008. But
  postponed due to unforeseen situation in BKK.
• Although there were complicated situations to
  satellite/wireless communication domestically, ME
  continued testing DUMBO.
• Some technical errors are reported to intERLab
  and sorted them out.

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• Online among ME HQ, field offices in Yangon
  Pyapon
• ME used DUMBO network for data sharing and
  day-to-day communications between HQ and fields
  office
• even during MEs logistic arrangement for
  TCG-PONJA, data collection for UNICEF and Myanmar
  Fisheries Federation (MFF)
• ME is trying to test HQ- field office
  field site
• HQ-field office via iPstar
• Field office-field site (village) via long range
  wireless antenna (need special permission,
  waiting for that !!!)

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• Comprehensive DUMBO training for field operators
• Date 24-25 June 2008
• Venue
• Theatre 3, MCF e-Learning Centre, Myanmar
  Info-Tech, Yangon
• Trainers 5 Myanmar engineers trained at intERLab
• Trainees 24 participants from
• ME, MCPA, Yangon Uni. (Computer Science Dept.)
• Govt. sector Myanmar Post and Telecom, General
  Administration Department
• IT companies GMI, KMD, MCC, Credent, Cytron,
  Global Net

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• Presentation to iNGOs
• ME/NAG officials presented DUMBO to several iNGOs
  including UN agencies in Yangon
• ME/NAGs current manpower for DUMBO
• 5 dedicated young professionals have been
  employed under MEs payroll and assigned to test,
  run, and trouble shoot DUMBO deployment

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• Latest DUMBO Deployment report
• Site Myingagone village Pyapon Township
• 12 EeePCs w/ DUMBO OLSR, 50 metre between each
  node.
• Utilized DUMBO network during live data
  collection
• Very useful as Team leader can command and
  control his volunteer team and get instant data
  at mobile office.
• Restrictions EeePCs low battery life especially
  in Mesh wireless network.

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Pyapon - Myinkagone Village 7 Km
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• Constraints in DUMBO-MM Phase I
• Domestic regulations
• Bad weather (during heavy monsoon, most of common
  use ICT equipments can not be deployed outdoor)
• Difficult transportation in low-line delta area
• Short of regular power supply
• Difficult to maintain regular ICT equipments in
  the harsh field operation
• Financial needs, especially for iPstar stations
  (approx. US 5,000/station)

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• MEs dedication toward successful DUMBO-MM Phase
  I
• According to test results of ME DUMBO Team,
  HQ-Field Office Field site (mobile or stationed
  at village) is applicable.
• Waiting for authorities permission to install
  long range wireless antennas officially.
• Request for further technical/equipment
  assistances
• DUMBO-MM, Phase II (?)
• ME is ready to coordinate for the broader usage
  of DUMBO-MM in Nargis Affected Areas for recovery
  and resettlement activities.

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• Special thanks to
• APIA
• APNIC
• APNG
• APRICOT
• Cisco Systems
• DotAsia
• NetworkTheWorld
• NSRC
• SOI-Asia
• THNIC
• WIDE-Project

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Thank You
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