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 access, and the
deployment of a more
comprehensive WAN system.
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
 WiMax Enhanced

Seismic
Monitoring
System

One Example – “Connecting the Unconnected”

Felix Lopez
Wimax360 Contest Participant
Draft Version#1
 Example Application
WiMax Will Improve the
Focused Integrated Seismic
Network in regions by
connecting the unconnected
sensors via WiMax
chipset/modem
Existing

 There may be sensors without

communications
 Some are Narrowband
 May be a desire to go
Broadband for Data Acquisition
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
 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.
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
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
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
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
 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
 Know the power
requirements
Infrastructure for Rural
Areas
 Joint Asset Agreements with
Utilities
 Transmission towers
 Power poles
 Substations
 Fiber Points of Presence
 T1 lines
References
 http://www.beceem.com/product/i
 For product information
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