Advancing National Wireless Capability Date: March 22, 2016 Wireless Test Bed & Wireless National User Facility Paul Titus Department Manager, Communications & Modeling National & Homeland Security

Cyber Wireless Control Systems Power The Nexus of Critical Infrastructure Protection Unique Focus on the Interdependencies Enhances Critical Infrastructure Resilience

 Increased bandwidth demand and limited spectrum availability  Vulnerabilities and challenges due to broadcast nature of wireless mediums (e.g., Smart Grid)  Urgency of need addressed by Presidential Wireless Innovation (WIN) Initiative  Research, development, test and field-scale evaluation of wireless technologies for improved spectrum utilization  Interoperability of legacy systems with new technologies  Ensure reliable, resilient & secure communication balancing interests of Academia, Industry and Government, including Public Safety The National Wireless Challenge Scalable ad-hoc INL’s Wireless Research, Development & Technology Validation and Deployment Address Current and Emerging Wireless Communications Challenges

Convergence of Wireless Communications 4 Control Systems Command & Control Communications Power Security  Vulnerability & Solution Assessments  Embedded Controls Spectrum  Technology Development & Deployment  Modeling & Simulation Validation  Test & Validate  Full-Scale Environment Integrated Wireless Solutions CYBER DYNAMIC ACCESS Integrated Wireless Systems are INL’sFocal Point to Develop Holistic Critical Infrastructure Solutions

Enabling Successful Solution Development 5 Wireless R&D Develop solutions to national spectrum sharing and wireless communications security challenges Modeling & Simulation Advanced software engineering, validation and testing of wireless security solution technology design Wireless Test Bed Test and validate full-scale deployment of wireless communications security technology solutions INL is Driven to Move Wireless Technology Solutions from Concept through Validation and Deployment

Isolated Location and Spectrum Management  NTIA approved wireless experimental station, with local spectrum management  Low RF Noise background  No nearby Military Bases/ International Airports Full Scale Communications Networks  GSM & UMTS Cellular + CDMA networks  WiMAX, Mobile & Fixed networks  WiFi / VoIP network isolated from the Internet  State-of-the-art Network Operations Center (NOC) Industry and Scientific Expertise  Cellular, UHF, HF  Power Grid, Cyber security, Control Systems  In-house design, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering  Cellular Design, Software and Hardware development Unique Attributes Address National Challenges 6 INL’s Wireless Test Bed and State-of-the-Art Wireless Research Lab Support Critical National Missions

3GPP, TIA, NIST, etc. Feasibility Study: Requirement analysis, recommendation for deliverables, Experimentation/ solutions development. Stakeholders: Federal Agencies, FCC, NTIA, Carriers, Vendors, Academia. Technologies/Systems of Interest: Infrastructure, core network, backend, handset, software platforms, inter-working features, applications etc. Field tests, architecture and deployment assistance, in- site training Sources: Stakeholders Emerging Standards, Test Suites Customer Requirements Resource Availability Test Equipment Stakeholders Systems/ Technologies of Interest Customer Acceptance Wireless Testing Executive Oversight Conformance Evaluation, Reporting Design, Test Planning, Test Network Prep Feasibility Study Spectrum Planning Multi-network spectrum sharing, interoperability, device- application integration, backward compatibility, customized experimentation needs Network Integration Networks: Federal Systems & Commercial Networks. Ground / Air integration. Handsets, Backend, Applications Resource Allocation: PI, PM, network/ handset /HW/SW teams, 3 rd party collaboration, etc. INL has well defined and established, flexible Experimentation Research Process, critical to successful wireless experimentation and innovation End-to-End WTB Test & Experimentation Process 7 RF Simulations: Establish Geographical & time constraints

Isolated, Reconfigurable, Multidisciplinary, High-Fidelity Environment 8 Idaho Falls Cell Switch Center Cellular Network Operations Centers INL Range Fixed Cell Sites Mobile Platforms Multiple Test Sites PTSN Simulator Call Generator Monitoring Equipment Cyber & SCADA Labs Power Grid Labs Cellular NOC

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