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GLOBAL TRACKING SOLUTIONS

Randall Shepard, VP Technology Innovations

May 27, 2015

Global Asset Management andThe Internet of Things

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Presentation Overview

What is AIT?

What is ITV?

What is The Internet of Things?

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Global AIT / ITV Markets

Automated Identification Technology (AIT)

Bar code

passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID)

active RFID (aRFID)

mobile mesh RFID (mmRFID) License plate or data rich

Sensors including GPS

Autonomous Global Tracking Tracking, monitoring, managing, securing

Redundant, highly reliable, secure global communications

Platform architecture for sensors and applications

Remote configuration and upgrade

In-Transit Visibility (ITV)

Close proximity scan via barcode (line-of-sight) and pRFID (3 meters)

Vicinity interrogation via aRFID (100 meters)

Area interrogation via mmRFID and WiFi (kilometers)

Metro and CONUS tracking via cell-based devices

Pseudo-global tracking via satellite (Inmarsat, Globalstar, Orbcomm)

Global tracking via Iridium satellite

Reliable global tracking via redundant comm. (Iridium, cellular, WiFi, mmRFID) 3



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Supply Chain Interference: A Global Problem


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Value Proposition Challenge:

Who Pays? Who Saves?

Reduce Costs – More autonomous data gathering

• Less labor

• More reliable

– More deterministic supply chain

• Less lead time, capital goods in pipeline, warehousing

• Less losses/ shrinkage• Less insurance costs due to ability to counterclaim

– Better use of assets => less needed

Quality Differentiation

– Timely feedback on out of tolerance events

– Processes needed for timely, pro-active responseImprove Efficiency

– Ship, monitor, track things better, faster, cheaper

– Improve asset utilization

• Less idle time, higher duty cycle, less assets needed

JLOTS: Ship Board ITV

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Solutions for a Variety of Government & Commercial Applications

Green Performance

• Remote Carbon credit Management

Remote emission testing

• Devices can be recycled

• Efficient power management

• Event reporting tailored to customer

needs

• Hazards of electromagnetic radiation to

ordinance - HERO certified

• Worldwide health monitoring of the

assets

Intermodal Logistics & Rail

•

Global efficient Supply Chain Management• Continuous autonomous visibility

• Enhanced security

• Proactive solution of in-transit issues

• Reduced liability

• Extended life cycle of assets

• Increased ROI

• Maximum customer experience

Remote Oil/Gas Pipes

•Remote asset diagnostics – detect and

locate leaks

•Perform batch and product tracking

•Monitor system pressures at critical

locations

•Reduced insurance costs

•Track and optimize DRA

•Reduce probability of failure by 60%

•Reduced maintenance costs

•Extend the life cycle of the asset

Yard Management

• Increase inbound & outbound

efficiency

• Increase yard security

•

Optimize Deck management• Increase yard capacity

• Improve fleet and labor utilization

• Enhance reporting tools

• Increase real-time control

• Increase Customer Satisfaction

• Track the location, aging and

movement of the yard vehicles

Fleet Management

•

Reduce fuel costs• Improve delivery times

• Reduce maintenance cost

• Better meet client expectations

• Pliancy

• Increased employee productivity

• Reduced paperwork and reporting

• Expedite stolen vehicle recovery

• Reduce unauthorized vehicle use

First Responders

•

Monitor and identify the locationof the vehicle, the nature of the

incident and the route info

• Manage sensor & surveillance

equipment used to enhance

transportation security of roadway

infrastructure

• Provide focal point for coordination

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Secure

Web Access

DMC

Device Management

Center (DMC)

Refrigerated Container Monitoring,

Tracking and Control

3rd Party Back-Office

Satellite, Cellular or Wireless

(Least Cost Routing)

Redundant Global Networks

SMS & Email

Alerts

Suppliers

End Customers

Customs

Shippers

Dry Container Monitoring

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Data Monitoring and Device ControlProcess encrypted data from devices• Waypoint Messages: Position and status

• Event Messages: Unauthorized entry, sensor limit exceeded, etc.

• Data Analysis and Processing for “Need to Know” Distribution

Send Control Messages to Deployed Devices

• Manage reporting frequency: Geozone, threat level• Configuration update and health monitoring

Data DistributionSecure Web Access

VPN to 3PL and ITV Server• XML format

Event Notification• Web

• Email

• SMS

Data Distribution based on Geoboundaries

Device Management Center (DMC)



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ITV



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Routing



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How Optimized Reporting Works

Up to 2,000 Geozones on a device

each with unique reporting attributes.

Easily changed via remote uplink.

Geoboundaries on DMC control

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What is Currently Being Done

Refrigerated Container Management: Remote reefer control, precisiontemperature, humidity, door state, light, movement, wireless sensors

Globally deployed (Pharmaceuticals and food)

Dry Container Monitoring: Position,


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Differentiators:

– Redundant, low latency two-way communications

• Confirmed receipt (~2 min)

• Satellite, Cellular, Wireless Mesh

– Remote reconfiguration and upgrade

– Secure and encrypted data

– Sensor options (temperature, humidity, shock, etc.) – Certified units (IP66/67, HERO, etc.)

– Machine to Machine (M2M) interface

– Enhanced RFID via mesh

Benefits:

– Improve Asset Tracking and Monitoring

– Increase Asset Use

– Improve Security

– Reduce Maintenance Support

– Integrate with Existing (Legacy) Systems

– Provide a Value Added Service to Customers



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The Internet of Things

• Components

• Architecture

• How It Works• Proof of Principle & Deployment:

– Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS)

– Camp Arifjan (Kuwait)

– Stanford Hospital Trial

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What is the Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things1 refers to uniquely identifiable objects (things) and their virtual

representations in an Internet-like structure. The term Internet of Things was first

used by Kevin Ashton in 1999.

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is often seen as a pre-requisite for the Internet of

Things. If all objects of daily life were equipped with radio tags, they could be

identified and inventoried by computers.

With all objects in the world equipped with minuscule identifying devices, daily life on

Earth would undergo a transformation.

– Companies would not run out of stock or waste

products, as involved parties would know which

products are required and consumed.

– Mislaid and stolen items would be easily tracked

and located.

– Your ability to interact with objects could be altered

remotely, based on your current status and existing

user agreements.

– Asset use, user, issues…

1 As defined by Wikipedia



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What is the Internet of Things?


AT&T IoT


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Secure 802.15.4 wireless mesh network for logistics applications

Eliminates the 300 foot (choke-point) limitation of active RFID

Allows continuous connections by “hopping” from node to node until reachinga data gateway

Dynamic ad-hoc reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths

Automatic least-cost data routing switches mesh network to lowest cost datagateway

KEY ADVANTAGES:

1) Tags that talk to each other

2) Tags are internally powered router nodes3) Reduced infrastructure required

4) Tags can have sensors and GPS

5) Longer battery life

6) Provides for secure two-way communications

What is mist ® Mesh and Why is it Better than aRFID?

WWW

Cellular / Satellite

communication gateway

LAN or WAN gateway

Redundant DataCommunication

Mesh RFID with or

without sensors

WWW

WWW

WWW



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mist ® Mesh Network Features

• A message can be passed in each direction every 2.5 seconds

– Multiple queued messages can be sent each 2.5 seconds• Joining times under 5 minutes

– More nodes present, the faster the joining times

• Typical throughput is 500 byte per minute (maximum 2500 byte per minute )

• Typically configured for 50 hops (50 hops * 200M = 10KM)

• 3-5 year battery life



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Enhanced In-Transit Visibility

VEHICLE DEVICE

Satellite/Cellular

GPS Enabled

Sensor Enabled

Mesh Network Interface

External Powered

Internal Powered

Active RFID Interface

Onboard Sensor Integrated (Supports CLOE Objectives)

Distribution Platform

CONTAINER DEVICE

Satellite/CellularMesh Network Interface

Internal Powered

GPS Enabled

Sensors Enabled

ISO Container

CONTAINER

VEHICLEITEM

ITEM DEVICEMesh Network Interface

Internal Powered

Sensor Options

GPS Option



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Components and Architecture

Mesh Asset Tag (MAT) includes RF 2.4GHz 802.15.4 and GPS

with an integrated antenna and sensor subsystems. Sensorsinclude motion, Gs, temperature, humidity, multi-spectral light,and door state.

Fixed Mesh Gateway (FMG) provides bidirectional backhaulwired or wireless Ethernet connectivity; acts as the meshsecurity authority; provides IP translation; is a portal for themesh configuration and control.

GS-5L: Mobile Mesh Gateway (MMG) provides securebackhaul via satellite and cellular connectivity; acts as themesh security authority. Vehicle and refrigerated containerinstallation.

GS-5B dry container device may also serve as an intermittentMMG. Use as MMG is limited due to limits of internalpower. Provides secure backhaul via satellite and cellularconnectivity; acts as the mesh security authority.



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mist ® Mesh Networking - A wireless networking protocol where ‘meshpoints’ form a communications network amongst themselves, routing

each other’s data through mesh gateways to logistics businesssystems.

Sensor

Reading

What is mist ®

mist ® Characteristics

• Mobile, Adhoc (self-forming/self-healing)

• Fully Encrypted

• Data Agnostics/Heterogeneous (a multi-tasking mesh)

• Controlled Emissions

• Least cost data routing

• Low Life-cycle Cost (to include long battery life)

Fixed

Mesh

Gateway

Sensor

Alert

Position

Report (GPS)

Update

Data on

Device

Sensor

Reading

MobileMesh

Gateway



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Yard Management

End Customers

mist ® Architecture

Secure

Web Access

DMC

Encrypted 2-way

Device Management

Center (DMC)

Iridium, Cellular or Wireless Mesh

(Least Cost Routing)

Alerts

Customer

Application or

3rd Party

Server

Wired, Wireless LAN or Iridium IP

Mobile Mesh Gateway

Fixed Mesh Gateway



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mist ® Mesh OEM Overview

CGTS currently has three mesh-based modules that are candidates

for 3rd party OEM:1. Remote Sensor Unit (RSU) with various sensor configurations

2. Powered Radio Unit (PRU)

3. PRU-USB

• OEM candidate is a modified PRU with appropriate power, control, RF

and data interfaces• The PRU-USB may serve as an appropriate initial development

platform



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Small, covert

Door state, lightTemperature, humidity

Motion, Gs, tilt

Height

Five year battery lifeQuick permanent or temporary install

Cubic Container Tag: CubiconTM

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What’s Being Done with mist ®

Formalize Third Party Licensing Agreements – US DoD: Condition Based Maintenance, Bridge monitoring, Fuels management …

– Rail Industry (wheel bearings, weight & balance, box car access, environmentals…)

– RFID Vendors

Commercially Deploy mist ® Networking Services – Logistics Industry (Yard management, continuous visibility)

– Aviation Industry (ULD management)

– Shipping Lines (On-board monitoring) – Medical Facilities

TM



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Asset LocationsStanford Hospital Advanced Technology Center

Adjustable 1 100 meters


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70 m

Adjustable 1-100 meters

25 m

70 m

35 m



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1 m

70 m

Adjustable 1-100 meters

20 m

70 m



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North

Beacon Beam Shaping



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Using mist ® mesh technology, we will instrument the Port of

Singapore with as few as 62 mesh position beacon tags and 2

Fixed Mesh Gateways (FMGs).

This allows the continuous position tracking of all equipment and

containers without reliance on sky visibility for GPS.

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The Future

Bar code –

Will remain until installed reader base is replacedpRFID

– Will dominate close proximity interrogation

Hierarchy of data backhaul networks – Wired – WiFi –

Cellular – Satellite

Autonomous communications devices

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) – High-value assets – Reefers – Vehicles – Vessels

mmRFID will become a global standard – Open licensing will allow broad application – Low cost mmRFID modules will be embedded

• Containers• Vehicles• Pallets and Tots

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Randall Shepard

VP, Technology Innovations

400 East 16th Street

Panama City, FL 32405 USA

Office: 650-559-0104Mobile: 650-464-6201

[email protected]

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