How to Connect an Autonomous Vehicle

Cambridge Wireless , 19th November 2019

Mark Barrett, Blu Wireless

5G mmWave for V2X Applications

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Blu Wireless - Overview

• Gigabit mmWave technology for

• mmWave modem SoC and software

• 5G Fixed Wireless Access and Backhaul

• High speed Transport V2X, Road and Rail

• Track to train connectivity UK trials in 2018

• Commercial 5G mmWave rail deployment in 2020 with First Group on SWR line

• Partner in ‘Autoair’ and ‘L5G’ UK 5G Test Beds

• Members of Wi-Fi Alliance, UK 5G IC and Facebook TIP

• Bristol UK and Hyderabad India, 80+ staff with investors led by ARM and Calculus. US and Japan sales

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Autonomous Vehicle – Data Rates

Source : ‘Flash Memory in the emerging age of Autonomy, Stephan Heinrich, Lucid Motors, 2017

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V2X Millimetre Wave – Emerging Standard?

• V2X connected vehicles market projected to expand from 1M/2019 to 63M/2023*

• Japan interest in 802.11ad, 60 GHz, for wireless gigabit rate V2X applications

• Network of roadside infrastructure (APs) connected via fibre to core network communicated to cars with mmWave transponders in vehicle ‘shark fin’

• Potential volumes up to 4M vehicles per annum from 2021

*Juniper Research

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Millimetre Wave (mmWave) Spectrum

10 20 30 40 50

60 70 80 90 100

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50 - 55

57 – 71 GHzLicense Exempt – North America & EU

71 - 76E Band E Band

81 - 86

W92 - 95

Unlicensed mmWave 57 – 71 GHz

FCC Part 15.255EU CEPT Rec 70 03

802.11aj

Licenced 5G

• 57-71 GHz license exempt spectrum is largest block of spectrum available from DC-100 GHz

• CEPT 70 03 recommendation now adopted under EU Law Directive 1345 from 1 Jan 2020

• Allows 6x2 GHz channels up to +40 dBmi EIRP. Key is mmWave RF and gigabit BB technology

BWT HYDRA’ IP supports full 802.11ad/ay spectrum

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‘Typhoon’ Distribution Nodes

• Integrates mmWave RF, modem and LINUX NPU

• Advanced features• Fast beamforming based on 802.11ad

• MAC aggregation AMPDU & AMSPU

• p2p and p2mp (30 clients) support

• 1588 TC Synchronisation (5nsec)

• GPS for location and Bluetooth for management

• Cavium Octeon Quad core ARM ‘Enterprise grade’ NPU

• LINUX driver and programming guide

• GigE, PoE and SFP interfaces

• Supports multiple RF options• 59-63 GHz SiBeam (DN101LC)

• 57-71 GHz SiversIMA (DN101SC)

• Applications• Technology Evaluation Platform (via Open API)

• Field Trial Platform (robust and weather proof)

• Small-deployment Network trial networks

• Vertical applications such as Transport

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Commercial in Confidence between AutoAir and DCMS

A Hyper Dense Small Cell Network

Deployment Summary (Feb 2019)

• 77 eNodes/gNodes on 59 Sites (now 89 nodes)

• 22 mmWave Sectors on 11 Sites

• 19km of Fibre to 23 sites

• 54 mmWave Backhaul links

• Test Track Coverage: ~70km

Envisioned, Designed, Constructed

and made Operational in 9 months

• Poles

• Power

• Fiber and mmWave Mesh Backhaul

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Millbrook High Speed Bowl : mmWave for V2X

Phase 1 : Q418/Q119 based on 60 GHz Typhoon v1 DNs (track) and TNs (mobile)Phase 2 : Q3-Q419 upgrade to 57-71 GHz Typhoon v2 units for increased range/data rateShowcase and development Test Bed for mmWave V2X communications

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Typhoon v2 : DN and TN Installation at Millbrook

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Millbrook 5G mmWave High Speed Vehicle Testing

Testing of TN202SC mmWave mobile unit on McLaren 570s, Honda Civic Type R and Mercedes E Class

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MCS

Throughput

SNR

130 kmph

170 kmph

190 kmph

Channel 4 (65 GHz) & Channel 5 (67 GHz)

Average Lap Speeds: 130kmph, 170kmph, 190kmph

Aggregate throughput of 1.6 Gbps (average) and 3.1 Gbps (peak)

End to end round trip latency to/from gateway of 0.7 to 0.9 msec

(Private 4G Millbrook LTE network 40-60 msec)

Millbrook 5G mmWave V2X Results

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Track to Train – Rail 5G

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Background and Motivation

• Demand for on-train passenger wireless services projected to exceed 1Gbps per train by 2025

• Based on ≥50% of 1,000 passengers consuming >2Mbps each; except this is not the only requirement! (e.g. CCTV)

• Current generation of wireless track-to-train solutions do not have sufficient capacity for future demand: Wi-Fi up to 500Mbps and 4G 200Mbps

• Use of mmWave spectrum proposed by OFCOM in their report below

• Ofcom’s report to UK Government to improve rail connectivity, c. Oct 2018

2G

3G

4G (12Mbps)On-train throughput: <<10Mbps/MNO

4G/LTE-A (>50Mbps)

5G (200Mbps)

Rail 5G mmWave (Now)On-train throughput >>1Gbps

We need 150Mbps for customers before considering the wider

commercial opportunities.By 2025 this will be >1Gpbs, so the

requirement will be 2-3Gbps

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Track to Train : 5G mmWave (57-71 GHz)

TN201 Rooftop modem

DN201 Trackside modem

AP-2-2AP-2-1AP-1-2AP-1-1

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Train

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South Western Railway UK Deployment 2020

Operational deployment from Q1 2020

Being built Summer 2019 as first fully integrated 5G mmWave Railway capable of 1Gbps

Key Facts Numbers

Route length 960km

Weekly services >11,000

Annual ridership >230,000,000

Stations 186

Trains 320

Avg. journey time 37mins

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Summary

• Autonomous vehicles require up to 3 Gbps for real time sensor data

• Only mmWave wireless has the necessary spectrum to deliver this throughput

• Emerging interest in Japan in using 60 GHz license exempt mmWave for V2X

• The UK Government supported ‘Autoair’ 5G Test Bed project has delivered a gigabit grade V2X test bed at Millbrook Proving Ground

• validated throughput of >1.5 Gbps average and >3 Gbps peak at speeds of >200 kmph

• Commercial deployment for ‘rail 5G’ mmWave Track to Train in UK on SWR from 2020 for delivery of enhanced Internet services to rail passengers

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