13 November 2008 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [NAN Application Description] Date Submitted: [13 November 2008] Source: [Benjamin A. Rolfe] Company [Blind Creek Associates] Address [] Voice:[+1.408.395.7207] E-Mail:[ben@blindcreek.com] Re: [] Abstract: Discussion of NAN application characteristics Purpose: Contribution to technical requirements definition Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Rolfe

NAN Application Description 13 November 2008 Neighborhood Area Networks November 2008 NAN Application Description Benjamin A. Rolfe ben@blindcreek.com Rolfe

doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> 13 November 2008 What is NAN? Utility Networks (Smart Grid Networks): Wide Area process control Bi-directional communication: monitoring and control Heterogeneous Networks Long reach with short range (multi-hop) Large scale networks, Dynamic scalability Private NAN Part: Home-to-Home, Home-to-Grid Connecting devices ON the home Bridge into the home Ad-hoc associations and forwarding Minimal infrastructure dependence May include infrastructure bridging points Adaptive Rolfe <author>, <company>

Utility Networks Architecture <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> 13 November 2008 Utility Networks Architecture Talk to the MESH characteristics, multi-hop, etc. Reference: 15-08-0199-00-wng0 Rolfe <author>, <company>

Utility Networks Architecture <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> 13 November 2008 Utility Networks Architecture Talk to the MESH characteristics, multi-hop, etc. Reference: 15-08-0199-00-wng0 Rolfe <author>, <company>

Utility Automation: Business Case Considerations 13 November 2008 Utility Automation: Business Case Considerations Big Market Multiple market drivers: Environmental, Economic, Political Value brought by enabling New usage and revenue models Improved efficiency Greater grid reliability Better economics New market opportunities Risk adverse Rolfe

Deployment Needs Rapid, low cost deployment 13 November 2008 Deployment Needs Rapid, low cost deployment Adaptable to placement challenges Consistent practices region to region Cost effective integration Adapt to changing requirements (regulatory, technical, operational) Multi-vendor interoperability No customer involvement To go a long time without touching it! Rolfe

Extreme Scalability Network of Millions Neighborhood… Bridges/gateways 13 November 2008 Extreme Scalability Network of Millions Neighborhood… From a few to many direct in SOI Many indirect (multi-hop) connections Self-forming and maintaining Flexible Path redundancy/diversity (reliable/adaptable) Bridges/gateways Used to access and egress Multiple GW technologies Widely variable GW per mesh Rolfe

doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> 13 November 2008 Performance Complete ubiquity Bi-directional communication Modest data rates 40Kbps Latency tolerant (10 sec) when bounded 15-20 Hops possible 20 hops @ 250ms/hop = 5 seconds Reliability Trade data rate for reliable delivery (eventually) Positive error detection Agility and adaptability to conditions No false alarms 15-20 hops typical so hop-hop latency must be controlled, Rolfe <author>, <company>

Hostile RF environments 13 November 2008 Hostile RF environments Non-optimal placement Where it has to be, not where we want it Outdoors, indoors, basements, etc. Co-existence Varying interference sources Potentially high density deployments Transparency (friendly neighbor) Adaptability / Agility Detection/sensing Agility => sensing + avoidance + adaptation Scalable SOI => sensing + adaptation A + B + C + … = OK Rolfe

doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> 13 November 2008 Key PHY Requirements Reliability positive error detection link assessment Flexibility + Adaptability Spectrum diversity and efficiency Scalable spectral re-use (ATPC) Coexistence Co-operative and non-cooperative Multiple co-located radios Low cost Capital and Operational Energy efficiency Rolfe <author>, <company>

Some References 13 November 2008 15-08-0199-00-wng0-the-smart-grid.ppt 15-08-0271-00-wng0-ig-ban-restating-the-requirements.ppt 15-08-0244-00-wng0-fitting-smart-grid-applications-and-802-wireless-ecosystem.ppt 15-08-0245-00-wng0-utilities-view-of-smart-grid-network-needs.ppt 15-08-0272-01-wng0-mac-requirements-for-utility-networks.ppt 15-08-0297-00-0000-pg-e-smart-grid-discussion.ppt - 15-08-0317-00-004e-some-mac-requirements-for-neighborhood-area-networks.ppt 15-08-0454-00-0000-wireless-neighborhood-area-networks-wnan.ppt 15-08-0455-00-0000-utility-view-of-nan-drivers-and-requirements.pdf 15-08-0456-00-0000-nist-roles-under-2007-eisa-on-smart-grid-networks.ppt 15-08-0457-00-0000-wireless-neighborhood-area-networks-wnan.ppt 15-08-0502-00-0nan-phy-considerations-for-neighbourhood-area-networking.ppt 15-08-0506-01-0nan-broad-market-potential-of-the-neighbor-area-network.ppt 15-08-0508-00-0000-wireless-neighborhood-area-networks.ppt 15-08-0514-00-0nan-wnan-recap.ppt 15-08-0517-00-0nan-summary-of-nan-applications-market-a-need-for-standards.ppt 15-08-0705-03-0nan-wnan-par.pdf 15-08-0706-01-0nan-wnan-5c.pdf Rolfe

Thank You for Listening 13 November 2008 Thank You for Listening Rolfe