1. 1 AWARENESS Advanced Wireless Ad-hoc Reconfigurable Network for Emergency SystemS Expression of Interest for an Integrated Project

2. 2 AWARENESS : 6FP context Action line: IST - Communication and Network Technologies Developing future generation of broadband wireless systems with high level of mobility Approach –Studies –Simulation –Technology platform –Co-operation with standardization bodies (Project MESA, founded by ETSI and TIA)

3. 3 AWARENESS Objectives - to develop and study key technology elements and system concepts for flexible, highly secure ad-hoc broadband wireless communication system used in areas such as Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) - to assist standardization process of new broadband wireless ad hoc communication system that is the focus of the MESA Partnership Project. Firefighter Satcom Link Telemedical Assistance Airborne Control

4. 4 Applications: - Telemedicine - Law enforcement - Fire-fighting - Emergency operations - mobile robotics - Civil defense and military operations - Fleet management network More info about public safety wireless network standardization at: www.projectmesa.org Advanced mobile broadband public safety ad hoc networks - Project MESA

5. 5 MESA combines mobility up to aeronautical speeds with broadband data rates Complements and meant to interwork with known/planned narrow to broadband wireless standards & projects around the world Calls for a variety of advanced research (e.g. WWRF) Recognized by entities like ITU, UN, NATO, FBI, NTIA, APCO, EU Commission, GSC/RaST (GTSC/GRSC), Industry Canada Advanced/future system Not replacement for existing and evolving systems 2G2G -P25-TETRA-P25-TETRA MOBILITY [m/sec] Bit Rate [MBPS] 0.2 2 20 200 Vehicle Walk Fixed Carrier Frequency Aero- nautical BroadbandWideband 0.02 Narrowband 2.5 G 3G Bandwidth positioning of MESA

6. 6 Public safety network versus cellular network: Major differences System Infrastructure: No predefined infrastructure Network: Ad hoc User: Assured connectivity Terminal - Improved reliability - Multi-mode (satellite, multi-band) - New user interface - Additional possibilities for antenna installation - Mobile relaying platforms (aircraft/vehicle-based) Environment - Significant variation in propagation (weather, terrain, foliage, mobility) Traffic - Significant variations, sporadic connectivity => - Strengthened requirements => new type of equipment. Financial considerations and targeted market might be different - Very high level of horizontal and vertical adaptivity is needed Scenario

7. 7 Key Technology Elements : Differences between cellular systems and MESA Frequency Microwave to WidebandMobility Waveforms Multiple AccessLow prob. of detection Coding Bandwidth efficiencyFeatureless (turbo codes)waveform Space-Time Reference availabilityFeatureless Multi-Userwaveform Signal Processingmobility adaptive Multipath Diversity techniquesMobility Interference Spatial, symbol processingAnti jam Spectrum allocation Static allocation,Highly dynamic & max N users /Hz/areaasymmetric Network IPMobility, ad hoc, assurance Commercial Trust Additional MESA thrust

8. 8 Key differences compared to public wireless networks:  Strengthened user requirements, large variety of operational environments interference, mobility, traffic variations  Wireless end-to-end communication role of radio access becomes extremely important in wireless ad-hoc networks  More degrees of freedom for implementation: costs-performance trade-offs larger variety of end user equipment for communication device installation vehicles, wearable, mobile relaying platforms, multi-mode terminal CONCLUSION: Developed technologies will contribute to future communication systems research and standardization. New framework in the Mobile domain research has to be defined for the next call. Advanced Mobile Broadband Network Research Research is needed to define technologies that will support new requirements and speed up Project MESA technical specification programme

9. 9 Some Key MESA Requirements: Independency of public infrastructures and public supply of electrical power –Can be complementary to and interwork with wireline/other infrastructure components Independency of public radio frequency spectrum –A reasonable tuning capability must be included in the key technology to accommodate regional requirements (For example: 4 GHz band (4.2. 4.4 or 4.9). Ultra fast deployment –Integral part of equipment deployed Nationally/Internationally deployable –Globally agreed spectrum allocation(s) is goal Auto establishing/self-healing/re-establishing wireless ad-hoc network elements Wireless Switching to dedicated Global Broadband Infrastructures –E.g., Fiber optical and/or Broadband satellite constellations Crypto transparent communication protocol hierarchy –System does not care about the content of the actual "payload" data, which can be encrypted exactly to the specification of the network owner. From single site ”hot-spot” to ”street-level” services –MESA routers can be applied as part of a mobile rescue squad (hot spot) or fixed mounted to accommodate coverage along a street (mounted on lamp posts or on building walls.)

10. 10  High level of adaptivity and survivability different layers and between layers adaptive applications self organizing and self healing architectures adaptive radios  Reconfigurable air interfaces  multi-mode terminal  SW radio implementations  Improved physical layer design, which exploits new techniques such as: ultra-wideband (UWB) techniques spatial domain processing multiple input multiple output (MIMO) with smart ant. integrated space-time receiver design (integrated multi-user detector-decoder)  System design that will allow high mobility and broadband transmission  Signal-system level simulations From the Project MESA key research catalogue

11. 11 AWARENESS Sub-projects Radio Access  Signal processing/ coding techniques  Multi dimensional /processing  Adaptability Ad hoc Network  Terrestrial wireless networks  Satellite  Integration between Terrestrial and Satellite at network Level Radio Equipment  Adaptive radio: Software Defined Radio  Architecture Design  Demo board on transceiver and receiver chain System Integration  System interoperability  Application interoperability  System requirements (performance, security…)

12. 12 AWARENESS Consortium

13. 13 AWARENES Schedule

14. 14 Workshop Announcement Call for papers and Invitation to an International Workshop on Broadband Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks and Services 11 th - 13 th September 2002 in Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France Areas of interest:  Broadband wireless network radio interface.New types of air interface. Reconfigurable air interfaces.  System and protocol aspects of ad hoc radio networks  Ad hoc network simulation  System aspects of broadband networks  Physical layer and network layer and the related mobility implications  Advanced signal processing and coding techniques applicable in broadband wireless, including spatial domain processing and coding techniques.  High adaptivity for the physical layer and the wireless network.  EMC aspects Deadline for abstract submission: 15 th July 2002 Notification of acceptance: 22 nd July 2002 Submission of final papers for publication: 2 nd September 2002 Send your workshop contributions in electronic form to MESAsupport@etsi.frMESAsupport@etsi.fr Please pre-register for the workshop by filling in the registration form at: http://webapp.etsi.org/MeetingCalendar/AnonEndRegister.asp?mid=22637http://webapp.etsi.org/MeetingCalendar/AnonEndRegister.asp?mid=22637.