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doc.: IEEE ptc
April 2012
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [Technical Considerations for PTC Wireless Communications]
Date Submitted: [3 April 2012]
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2. Overview Things that could be applicable to rail communications
April 2012
Overview
Things that could be applicable to rail communications
What’s in current standard (including new amendments)
Things to consider adding (including things being deployed today in industry)
Considerations for default mode in the MHz band
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3. Current Standard (up to 15.4g) Related to PTC Needs
April 2012
Current Standard (up to 15.4g) Related to PTC Needs
Narrow-band channelization
12.5, 25, 100, 200 kHz centers
Data rates
4.8, 9.6, 10, 20, 40, 50, 100, 150, 200 kbps (and greater)
Frequency bands from MHz
450 – 470 MHz
470 – 510 MHz
779 – 787 MHz
863 – 870 MHz
896 – 901 MHz
901 – 902 MHz
902 – 928 MHz
928 – 960 MHz
1427 – 1518 MHz
2400 – MHz
Modulation Modes
Filtered 2FSK, 4FSK; GFSK; O-QPSK
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4. Suggested Additions (15.4p)
April 2012
Suggested Additions (15.4p)
Data rates
8, 16, 19.2, 32 Kbps
Frequency bands (all US FCC Part 90 rules)
– MHz
216 – 217 MHz
/ MHz
218 – 219 MHz
220 – 222 MHz
Modulation Modes
GMSK
C4FM
Pi/4 DQPSK
Guaranteed service separation between voice and train control traffic
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5. FCC: 220-222 MHz Channel Summary
April 2012
FCC: MHz Channel Summary
Summary : 200 kHz (TX ) kHz (RX)
Total Spectrum nationwide (= )
Two Nationwide Commercial 5 Channel blocks, (five 5kHz channels)
Block 1 = 25 kHz + 25 kHz Block 2 = 25 kHz + 25 kHz
AAR = 25khz + 25khz
NWA255 - U.S. and Possessions = 50 kHz + 50 kHz
ALL EAGs in Channel BLOCK J = 75 kHz + 75 kHz 5
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6. PHY Considerations for Default Mode
April 2012
PHY Considerations for Default Mode
For the MHz spectrum
Channel spacing: 25 kHz
Channel Bandwidth: 25 kHz
Default beacon data rate: 9600
Default modulation mode: GMSK
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7. Suggested Data Rate/Channel BW
April 2012
Suggested Data Rate/Channel BW
Data Rate (kbps)
Channel Bandwidth (kHz)
Modulation Mode(s)
Tight FCC Mask
Relaxed FCC Mask
4.8
6.25
GMSK
9.6
12.5 25 16
Pi/4 DQPSK
19.2 32 50 75
100
200
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8. MAC Considerations Use of default features brought in through 15.4e
April 2012
MAC Considerations
Use of default features brought in through 15.4e
DSME, frameslotting, multi-superframe
Contention-free and Contention-based (CSMA-CA) periods
Use of Beacon to announce supported modulation modes, data rates
Association, disassociation, reassociation, AES-128 encryption
Any changes to the MAC that are required to support the PHY
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9. April 2012
Any Questions?
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