#ConnWeek Building a Private 4G M2M Network Dr. Mo Shakouri Alvarion

#ConnWeek Santa Clara, CA May 23-26, 2011 Communication Segments SegmentBackhaulWAN (“Middle Mile”) NAN (“Last Mile”) Application Substation Automation Distribution AutomationSmart Meter + Appliance Requirements BB, QoS, Low latency Narrow Band Technology Fiber, WirelessWiMAX, 3G, 11n, LTEWi-Fi Mesh, PtMP, PLC Devices/M HH 1K10K1M Trend Increased deployments Massive deployment in NA NOCSubstationDistributionSmart Meters

#ConnWeek Santa Clara, CA May 23-26, 2011 Why do we Need 4G Network? WiMAX today, LTE tomorrow miles coverage Mbps capacity Flat All-IP network Low Latency Utility applications that demand sub 100ms latency Real-time consumption measurement by the utility call center QoS Allow real-time activation of critical DA devices Voice & Data applications Mobility Line truck crews connectivity to Smart Grid applications Location awareness

#ConnWeek Santa Clara, CA May 23-26, 2011 Private 4G vs. Commercial Infrastructure Why Private Networks for Smart Grid Commercial Operators can’t guarantee QoS Commercial Operators provide limited Coverage SPG is Mission Critical not Commercial Ability to add applications- Not a point fix solution “ …in the future, most utilities will rely as much, if not more, on private, internal networks that can be built and maintained to their standards” [UTC Report January 2009]

#ConnWeek Santa Clara, CA May 23-26, G Wireless Architecture for M2M

#ConnWeek Santa Clara, CA May 23-26, 2011 Platform options Carrier-class WiMAX e certified platform Wide range of frequencies (2.X GHz, 3.X GHz…) Data, Voice and Video – Fixed & Mobile Security: AES128, NERC-CIP Deployment options Macro and all-outdoor Micro BST Outdoor remote RF heads Scalable platform with up to 6 sectors Coverage & Capacity Optimized air link coverage and capacity 2 nd /4 th order diversity, MIMO and Beamforming Performance <100MSec roundtrip configuration QoS levels for different applications 4G Requirements for M2M Key Attributes