1. 13 November 2008
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [NAN Application Description]
Date Submitted: [13 November 2008]
Source: [Benjamin A. Rolfe] Company [Blind Creek Associates]
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Abstract: Discussion of NAN application characteristics
Purpose: Contribution to technical requirements definition
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2. NAN Application Description
13 November 2008
Neighborhood Area Networks
November 2008
NAN Application Description
Benjamin A. Rolfe
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What is NAN?
Utility Networks (Smart Grid Networks):
Wide Area process control
Bi-directional communication: monitoring and control
Heterogeneous Networks
Long reach with short range (multi-hop)
Large scale networks, Dynamic scalability
Private
NAN Part:
Home-to-Home, Home-to-Grid
Connecting devices ON the home
Bridge into the home
Ad-hoc associations and forwarding
Minimal infrastructure dependence
May include infrastructure bridging points
Adaptive
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4. Utility Networks Architecture
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Utility Networks Architecture
Talk to the MESH characteristics, multi-hop, etc.
Reference: wng0
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5. Utility Networks Architecture
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Utility Networks Architecture
Talk to the MESH characteristics, multi-hop, etc.
Reference: wng0
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6. Utility Automation: Business Case Considerations
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Utility Automation: Business Case Considerations
Big Market
Multiple market drivers:
Environmental, Economic, Political
Value brought by enabling
New usage and revenue models
Improved efficiency
Greater grid reliability
Better economics
New market opportunities
Risk adverse
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7. Deployment Needs Rapid, low cost deployment
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Deployment Needs
Rapid, low cost deployment
Adaptable to placement challenges
Consistent practices region to region
Cost effective integration
Adapt to changing requirements (regulatory, technical, operational)
Multi-vendor interoperability
No customer involvement
To go a long time without touching it!
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8. Extreme Scalability Network of Millions Neighborhood… Bridges/gateways
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Extreme Scalability
Network of Millions
Neighborhood…
From a few to many direct in SOI
Many indirect (multi-hop) connections
Self-forming and maintaining
Flexible
Path redundancy/diversity (reliable/adaptable)
Bridges/gateways
Used to access and egress
Multiple GW technologies
Widely variable GW per mesh
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Performance
Complete ubiquity
Bi-directional communication
Modest data rates 40Kbps
Latency tolerant (10 sec) when bounded
15-20 Hops possible
20 250ms/hop = 5 seconds
Reliability
Trade data rate for reliable delivery (eventually)
Positive error detection
Agility and adaptability to conditions
No false alarms
15-20 hops typical so hop-hop latency must be controlled,
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10. Hostile RF environments
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Hostile RF environments
Non-optimal placement
Where it has to be, not where we want it
Outdoors, indoors, basements, etc.
Co-existence
Varying interference sources
Potentially high density deployments
Transparency (friendly neighbor)
Adaptability / Agility
Detection/sensing
Agility => sensing + avoidance + adaptation
Scalable SOI => sensing + adaptation
A + B + C + … = OK
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Key PHY Requirements
Reliability
positive error detection
link assessment
Flexibility + Adaptability
Spectrum diversity and efficiency
Scalable spectral re-use (ATPC)
Coexistence
Co-operative and non-cooperative
Multiple co-located radios
Low cost
Capital and Operational
Energy efficiency
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12. Some References 13 November 2008 15-08-0199-00-wng0-the-smart-grid.ppt
wng0-ig-ban-restating-the-requirements.ppt
wng0-fitting-smart-grid-applications-and-802-wireless-ecosystem.ppt
wng0-utilities-view-of-smart-grid-network-needs.ppt
wng0-mac-requirements-for-utility-networks.ppt
pg-e-smart-grid-discussion.ppt -
e-some-mac-requirements-for-neighborhood-area-networks.ppt
wireless-neighborhood-area-networks-wnan.ppt
utility-view-of-nan-drivers-and-requirements.pdf
nist-roles-under-2007-eisa-on-smart-grid-networks.ppt
wireless-neighborhood-area-networks-wnan.ppt
nan-phy-considerations-for-neighbourhood-area-networking.ppt
nan-broad-market-potential-of-the-neighbor-area-network.ppt
wireless-neighborhood-area-networks.ppt
nan-wnan-recap.ppt
nan-summary-of-nan-applications-market-a-need-for-standards.ppt
nan-wnan-par.pdf
nan-wnan-5c.pdf
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13. Thank You for Listening
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Thank You for Listening
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