Port of Pittsburgh Commission James R. McCarville Met Coke Conference – Pittsburgh November 2, 2010 Port of Pittsburgh Commission Technology Initiatives

Bringing Wireless Broadband to the Waterways James R. McCarville SmartRivers 2011

A Concept, a Project and a Roadmap Virtual Private Shared Networks A Project of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission – Why?

The Port of Pittsburgh is one of the busiest inland river ports in the nation and the 17 th busiest port of any kind TOTAL PORT RANKING* 1 South Louisiana, LA 2 Houston, TX 3 New York, NY and NJ 4 Beaumont, TX 5 New Orleans, LA 6 Huntington Tri-State 7 Corpus Christi, TX 8 Long Beach, CA 9 Texas City, TX 10 Baton Rouge, LA 11 Plaquemines, LA 12 Lake Charles, LA 13 Los Angeles, CA 14 Mobile, AL 15 Valdez, AK 16 Tampa, FL 17 Pittsburgh, PA 18 Philadelphia, PA 19 Norfolk Harbor, VA 20 Duluth-Superior, MN and WI 21 Baltimore, MD 22 Portland, OR 23 St. Louis, MO and IL 24 Freeport, TX 25 Portland, ME *Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, 2003 statistics--latest available

Better Technology+ Better Data = Better Decision-making + Better Waterways

Tow Approaching Lock, What the Pilot Sees Connected

Smartlock Architecture 3. Computer Wireless card 2. WLAN Antenna 1. GPS Based RTK 1. Sensors acquire Tow location, Lock Master sees Tow Traffic 2. Wireless network transmits data to Tow 3. Pilot Sees Vessel Position on ENC Chart 3-Component System (each interchangeable) James R. McCarville

XML – Standard Data Protocol SSL – Integrity, Authenticity DGPS – Real-time position data WiFi – Multiple Uses ENC – Navigation Uses SmartLock Architecture well-tested technologies multiple uses convergence

SmartLock: US Patent #7,280,914 US Patent for SmartLock “An instrumented navigation system for aiding a towboat and barge configuration in the entry and traversal of a lock located on a waterway or for navigation around other structures, such as bridge piers or docks. The system consists of wirelessly linked computers on the towboat and the lock which display navigational charts showing the position of the tows as the approach and enter the locks. The computers are also linked to sensors which send information, such as the speed and position of the tows, to the computers for display.” James R. McCarville

River-Net Communications architecture mapping between towboats, company headquarters and government agencies Forms for transmission of data James R. McCarville

Proposed Network Architecture James R. McCarville

What Could Go on Virtual Shared Private Networks? RIS, LOMA, FILS, VTS, NtS EINCs, Manifests, Corporate Manuals, Delivery Order Changes All Kinds of Digital Data Electronic Sensor Reports Apps for Everything

Source – Fred W. Pot, Marine Management Consulting James R. McCarville

The Project

Port of Pittsburgh Commission James R. McCarville Met Coke Conference – Pittsburgh November 2, 2010 The PPC intends to issue an RFP (Request for Proposals) to: Design, develop, maintain and manage a wireless broadband network at the three locks that form the pool in downtown Pittsburgh to be used as a test bed for platforms, programs and equipment to be evaluated over a three year period, consisting of two initiatives:

Port of Pittsburgh Commission James R. McCarville Met Coke Conference – Pittsburgh November 2, 2010 Initiative One Design, build, operate, maintain, manage and eventually expand a scalable, fixed and mobile broadband network at the three river locks of the Pittsburgh pool to be operated on a revenue- generating basis

Port of Pittsburgh Commission James R. McCarville Met Coke Conference – Pittsburgh November 2, 2010 Initiative Two Design, build and operate a revenue-generating Inter- operability Test Bed (ITB) Develop Data, Voice and Video Testing Capabilities Establish baselines and conduct evaluations Market the Test Bed

The Roadmap

Funding in Hand PPC will use its own funds to build the NSI and ITB construction at 3 Locks in downtown pool in 2012 We anticipate it will be self- supporting in its operations Funding is Reasonably Anticipated to Extend to 12 Pools in Western Pennsylvania in NSI and ITB for 3 Locks

Cash Flow Build out Investment/Franchise Supplemental Grants to Accelerate Buildout

Anticipated Partners USACE, USCG, MARAD, NWS Towing Companies, Port Terminals, Intermodal Operators, Environmental Regulators, Sewage and Water Utilities, Public Safety, Non-Profits and Others

WiMAX 3.65 GHz public spectrum

WiMAX 3 miles radius non- line of sight coverage

WiMAX bandwidth 6 mbps downlink 1.5 mbps uplink

WiMAX 200 hotspots 1,200 miles nationwide coverage

WiMAX security RSA encryption IPSec PKI

$20,000,000 Wi-MAX COST $5.3 million $3.1 million $3.4 million $5.3 million $2.7 million 200 sites