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Optimized 4G Smart Grid Connectivity

Eedo Lifshitz

Director,

Business Development

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HAN(Home Area Network)

NAN(Neighborhood Area Network)

FAN(Field Area Network)

WAN(Wide Area Network)

Holistic 4G Network addressing: Real Time, QoS, Broadband & Mobility Requirements

Smart Grid Network Architecture

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3Why do we need 4G for the Middle Mile?

Broadband• Video surveillance application to monitor the Grid

• Instant software upgrades

• Instant data collection for Business Intelligence Analysis

• Support future AMI broadband applications

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

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45 Major Communication Options

Wireless vs. Wire line

Private vs. Public

Broadband vs. Narrowband

Licensed vs. Licensed Exempt Spectrum

WiMAX vs. LTE

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Aligning 4G WiMAX to Utility Smart Grid objectives

Requirement Features and Benefits

Reliability NLOS SOFDMA and Signal fading reduction )MIMO A, HARQ, MRRC(

CPE automatically connects to an alternative BST in case of failure )Best AU(

Proactive performance management and centralized system configuration

Scalability Add Sectors for additional coverage

Shift from dual sector SISO to one sector with MIMO B to add capacity

Security AES 128

AAA and ASN-GW Authentication (EAP-TTLS)

Performance < 100 ms round trip latency with Extended Real-Time (eRT) QoS

Enhance coverage )MIMO A, MRRC, CTC, HARQ, Map Repetition(

MIMO B 2x2 enhancing the capacity )including MIMO B/A auto switching(

Improved Up-link for video Surveillance Applications )TDD radio 35% - 65%(

Standards IP and Ethernet connectivity )IP-CS, Eth-CS( allowing for Utility protocols )DNP, DNP3, 61850…(

Compliant with WiMAX 802.16e Wave2

Maintainability All-in-one outdoor box for ease of deployment

Spectrum Analyzer to simplify deployment

Carrier-Class NMS

TCO Reduced number of base stations )NLOS, 2nd order diversity(

Distributed and centralized ASN-GW options

Small footprint all-in-one ODU allowing for lower lease costs

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6Selection criteria

Commitment to WiMAX Experience • Size of deployments

• Number of WiMAX deployments WW

• Years of experience

Optimized SPG connectivity solutions• All outdoor link reliability and availability

• Micro and macro configurations for tower and pole deployments

• Modular architecture that reduces operation complexity

• High-availability configurations

• License and license-exempt frequencies

Maximize Return on infrastructure investments• Upgrade path to future WiMAX versions• Scalable pay-as-you-grow architecture• Shared infrastructure for multiple frequencies

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7Questions?