1. THE ANTARES SITE SECONDARY JUNCTION BOX
A DEEP SEA TEST BED FOR ESONET INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENTS
Meeting in CPPM _ Demonstration mission in ESONET 16 sept 2008

2. Meeting in CPPM _ Demonstration mission in ESONET 16 sept 2008
Objectives
To take benefits of the ANTARES infrastructure in order to propose cabled access by great depth to scientific, technological and industrial tests and demonstrations, with remote-control from the shore
Without any disturbance for the telescope
Main partners : Ifremer , CPPM , Geosciences Azur , INSU
Sponsored by Region PACA
Meeting in CPPM _ Demonstration mission in ESONET 16 sept 2008

3. BJS general principles and specifications
No disturbance for the telescope thanks to precise & planned control of the equipments deployment, connecting and operating
Offering at least 4 downlink interfaces compatible with emerging standards for science instrumentation net nodes
Power 1KW 300 to 400VDC and data thru 100Mb Ethernet
Options to be investigated : 48 VDC
FO 1000Mb Ethernet
DeepSeaNet instrumentation network shore link access
Meeting in CPPM _ Demonstration mission in ESONET 16 sept 2008

4. Proposed general lay out
Michel PACHA
Shore station
Antares Exp.
Antares UW cable
Antares JB
BJS and users MMI & Control
DeepSeaNet Opt Fiber link
DeepSeaNet Node
BJS
Deepseanet User Exp
User Exp
User Exp
Meeting in CPPM _ Demonstration mission in ESONET 16 sept 2008

5. Meeting in CPPM _ Demonstration mission in ESONET 16 sept 2008
Schedule
Organization set up (Infrastructure Access Service /SAI & Access Technical Commission /CTA to examine and evaluate connexion requests)
Going on
BJS Junction Box installation
expected by summer 2009
First operations end of 2009
Meeting in CPPM _ Demonstration mission in ESONET 16 sept 2008