Multi-Use Mesh Networks Ben Moebes - [email protected] June 2007.

Multi-Use Mesh NetworksMulti-Use Mesh NetworksBen Moebes - [email protected]

June 2007

© 2007 Tropos Networks, Inc.

AgendaAgenda

•What is a Mesh Network?•What is Multi-Use•How can you increase Revenue?•Examples

– BT– Houston, TX

•Mesh/WiMAX integration•Q&A


Open Standard Radio Mesh Today/TomorrowOpen Standard Radio Mesh Today/Tomorrow

Wired IP Wired IP NetworkNetwork

Clients

Ethernet to Fiber

RingT-1/E-1

DSL

Backhaul

Metro-Scale Mesh

Routers asWired

GatewaysMetro Scale

Mesh Routers

WiMAX

Wi-Fi/WiMAX

Wi-Fi/WiMAX

Mesh Architecture makes BWA ROI successful


Why Tropos Mesh? Wi-Fi Device ExplosionWhy Tropos Mesh? Wi-Fi Device Explosion

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2001 2003 2005 2007(E)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008-

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40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Millions

Dual mode phones

Cordless phones

150K+ Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Projected 160M+ Cellular Phones with Wi-FiSource: IDC

Source: Instat

250M+ Wi-Fi Client Devices

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50

100

150

200

250

300

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Source: IDC

11Mbps 54Mbps


Mesh Takes Wi-Fi to “Island” ScaleMesh Takes Wi-Fi to “Island” Scale

• Wi-Fi originally designed as a wireless extension for indoor LANs

• Mesh makes Wi-Fi effective outdoors over large areas

Sp

eed

UWB

WiMAX

Wi-Fi

2G

3G/UMTS

PAN LAN MAN WAN

Wi-Fi

Open Standard Progression

Open-standards moving into wireless MAN + WAN


Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 Transition in ForceWeb 1.0 to Web 2.0 Transition in Force

Web 1.0 (Access) Web 2.0 (Interaction)

• Symmetrical, true broadband links– Local content generation (photos, videos, music…)– Gaming

• Uniform coverage– Users expect consistent service and experience

• Indoor AND Outdoor coverage– Same devices and service regardless of location

• Support existing and future devices– Wi-Fi devices are ubiquitous today– WiMAX devices expected to be ubiquitous in 2009


Metro-Scale Mesh provides the Power of Multi-Use

Metro-Scale Mesh provides the Power of Multi-Use

• Consumer mobile access: Laptops, PDAs, phones, cameras, gaming consoles

• Mobile business: Trades, real estate, etc.• Voice over Wi-Fi: MVNO, cellular

compliment and replacement• Content services: Advertising, mobile

content distribution, local search

• Public safety: mobile communications, emergency response, surveillance cameras

• Municipal automation: traffic controllers and cameras, parking meters, AMR

• Municipal policy: digital inclusion, economic development, disaster avoidance and recovery P

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eMulti-Use Increases Revenue and Improves ROI

Customer Experience and Application Overview

Customer Experience and Application Overview


Experience Breeds InnovationExperience Breeds Innovation

GreeceGreeceItalyItaly

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

AlgeriaAlgeria

ThailandThailand

KoreaKoreaChinaChina JapanJapan

MalaysiaMalaysia

LebanonLebanon

SingaporeSingapore

MexicoMexico

Costa RicaCosta Rica

TaiwanTaiwan

PhilippinesPhilippines

IcelandIceland

MaltaMalta

CongoCongo

ChileChile

TurkeyTurkey

KuwaitKuwait

KosovoKosovo

IraqIraqUnited StatesUnited States

CanadaCanada

SpainSpain

IndiaIndia

IndonesiaIndonesia

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

AustraliaAustralia

GreeceGreeceItalyItaly

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

AlgeriaAlgeria

ThailandThailand

KoreaKoreaChinaChina JapanJapan

MalaysiaMalaysia

LebanonLebanon

SingaporeSingapore

MexicoMexico

Costa RicaCosta Rica

TaiwanTaiwan

PhilippinesPhilippines

IcelandIceland

MaltaMalta

CongoCongo

ChileChile

TurkeyTurkey

KuwaitKuwait

KosovoKosovo

IraqIraqUnited StatesUnited States

CanadaCanada

SpainSpain

IndiaIndia

IndonesiaIndonesia

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

AustraliaAustralia

Experience deploying outdoor wireless mesh is

critical

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MixedUse

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Tropos has enabled every generation of metro-scale

mesh networking

Vancouver, BCVancouver, BC Whistler, BCWhistler, BC

Livermore, CALivermore, CA

Half Moon Bay, CAHalf Moon Bay, CA

Newport Beach, CANewport Beach, CA

Healdsburg, CAHealdsburg, CA

Pacifica, CAPacifica, CA

Federal Way, WAFederal Way, WA

Las Vegas, NVLas Vegas, NVAspen, COAspen, CO

Burlingame, CABurlingame, CA

Chaska, MNChaska, MN

Tulsa, OKTulsa, OK

Frisco, TXFrisco, TX Addison, TXAddison, TX

Granbury, TXGranbury, TX Dallas, TXDallas, TX

Grand Prairie, TXGrand Prairie, TX

Corpus Christi, TXCorpus Christi, TX

Houston, TXHouston, TX

Gilbert, MNGilbert, MN

Moorhead, MNMoorhead, MNMcMinnville, ORMcMinnville, OR

Paris, KYParis, KY

Baton Rouge, LABaton Rouge, LA

New Orleans, LANew Orleans, LA

Lafayette, LALafayette, LA

Franklin, TNFranklin, TN

Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Alexandria, VAAlexandria, VAArlington, VAArlington, VA

Newark, NJNewark, NJ

Jamestown, NYJamestown, NY

Nantucket, MANantucket, MAMalden, MAMalden, MA

Brocton, ILBrocton, IL

Panama City, FLPanama City, FL

St. Petersburg, FLSt. Petersburg, FL

South Bend, INSouth Bend, IN

Cedar Island, NCCedar Island, NCJackson, TNJackson, TN

Nampa, IDNampa, ID

Roswell, GARoswell, GA

Silver Spring, MDSilver Spring, MD

Lynchburg, TNLynchburg, TN

Montgomery County, AL

Montgomery County, AL

St. Cloud, FLSt. Cloud, FL

Laguna Beach, CALaguna Beach, CA

West Hollywood, CAWest Hollywood, CA Oklahoma, OKOklahoma, OK

Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia, PA

Lompoc, CALompoc, CA

San Mateo, CASan Mateo, CA Milpitas, CAMilpitas, CA

Anaheim, CAAnaheim, CA

Cerritos, CACerritos, CA

Boulder City, NVBoulder City, NV

Encinitas, CAEncinitas, CA

Bland County, VABland County, VA

St. Ignace, MISt. Ignace, MI

Belfast, MEBelfast, ME

Lexington, KYLexington, KY

Miami Beach, FLMiami Beach, FL

Atlanta, GAAtlanta, GARome, GARome, GA McDonough, GAMcDonough, GA

Southaven, MSSouthaven, MS Rock Hill, SCRock Hill, SC

Mountain View, CAMountain View, CA

Tucson, AZTucson, AZ

Pomona, CAPomona, CA

Los Angeles, CALos Angeles, CA

Santa Monica, CASanta Monica, CA

Temecula, CATemecula, CA

Fullerton, CAFullerton, CA

500+ Customers


Tropos Featured CustomersTropos Featured Customers

• Oklahoma City: 640 sq mi first-responder network• New Orleans: 100+ camera video surveillance

network in high-crime areas converted to consumer access and enlarged after Katrina

• Tucson: Mobile trauma triage• Corpus Christi: 100+ sq mi network, automated

meter reading and more• St. Cloud: Economic development amenity for 28,000

residents• Philadelphia: Digital inclusion• Mountain View: Ad-supported public access network• Chaska, Moorhead, Lompoc and others: City-wide

third pipe for residential access• Madrid and other Spanish cities: Traffic

surveillance• Puerto Rico: UPR – Student Network Access• China, Japan and the U.K.: Improved coverage

and operations in eight container ports• Australia: Open pit mine operations

A wide variety of applications deployed around the world


BT Wireless CitiesBT Wireless Cities


Wireless broadband

Home Business

BT Mobility and Convergence VisionBT Mobility and Convergence Vision

Wireless Broadband

at the heart of our strategy

Wireless broadband

Wi-Fi hotspots

Wireless Broadband is about taking Broadband Mobile

Wireless cities


Wi-Fi is today’s technology choiceWi-Fi is today’s technology choice• Consumer devices are a key driver of Wi-Fi growth

– Widely adopted by the mass market today– Wi-Fi handsets forecast to increase nearly 1300% through to

2010*– 245.9 million Wi-Fi portable devices globally by 2010**– 22 million in the UK alone by 2011 *– Wi-Fi Alliance has already certified over 3000 products

• Wi-Fi Networks are expanding– Over 142,407 free and paid Wi-Fi hotspots

in 132 countries – Over 300 wireless cities deployed

• Mobile WiMAX will take time to offer a credible alternative

– Fixed WiMAX available today. Useful for infrastructure but limited use for end users

– Mobile spectrum auction due to take place late 2007 / early 2008

– Mobile Devices not available till 2008/9– Mass market will take at least 5 years to mature

BT delivered Wi-Fi Networks*

* Infonetics Research** Wireless Cities, BT Openzone, Wi-Fi Consumer & Business networks


Wireless Cities VisionWireless Cities Vision

Remote traffic congestion monitoring, cashless

parking payments

Providing a safer, cleaner street environment,

improving public security - CCTV, noise and

pollution monitoring

Providing city visitors with the information they need

when and where they need it

Supporting care in the community initiatives

Supporting social inclusion programmes

Helping make the city an attractive

place to live and work

Platform for education and

remote learning

Supporting city “front line” staff with innovative

mobile worker applications


City of Houston AwardCity of Houston Award


City of Houston – Muni WiFi objectivesCity of Houston – Muni WiFi objectives


City of Houston - ArchitectureCity of Houston - Architecture

95% outdoor coverage, 90% indoor coverage

To be build within 24 months from start date

Wi-Fi/WiMAX OverviewWi-Fi/WiMAX Overview


Today’s Macro-Cell WiMAX TopologyToday’s Macro-Cell WiMAX Topology

•~1 base-station per 2 square Kilometers in urban/suburban areas

•30+ MHz of spectrum in 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz or 3.5 GHz band

•Challenges with this approach– Existing cellular antenna overlay, may not achieve

sufficient coverage for broadband data– Coverage challenges, including indoor penetration– Capacity not uniformly distributed– < 25% of the cell gets true broadband (>1Mbps

uplink)


Hybrid & Pico-Cell Approach BenefitsHybrid & Pico-Cell Approach Benefits

• Better coverage– More uniform client coverage

• Macro-cell model: >1Mbps for 25% of mobile users

• Pico-cell model: >1Mbps for 95% of mobile users

– Improved indoor coverage (larger subscriber base)

– Supports high and symmetric data rates– Higher data rates at the cell-edge

• Higher capacity– Efficient use of licensed spectrum resources– Opportunistic use of WiFi frequencies– More evenly distributed capacity– Optimized client links operating at high data

rates– Scale capacity with usage by adding pico-

cells

Legend:• Deep Blue: > 1Mbps uplink• Light Blue: < 1Mbps uplink

Macro-Cell Coverage

Pico-Cell Coverage


MetroMesh™ NG Pico-Cell Mesh Architecture MetroMesh™ NG Pico-Cell Mesh Architecture

Capacity injection (WiMAX 802.16e / 802.16d / Fiber)

Wi-Fi mesh (802.11g, 802.11a)Wi-Fi client access (optional)

WiMAX client access

> 250M Wi-Fi client devices

• Licensed spectrum• Optimized client link• Picocells offer true broadband coverage

WiMAX 802.16j mesh (future)

Unlicensed spectrum = Fat Wireless PipeBackhaul using 500MHz of unlicensed

vs. 30MHz of licensed


Using Unlicensed Spectrum within the Mesh Using Unlicensed Spectrum within the Mesh • Can leverage ~500 MHz of unlicensed spectrum

– Preserve scarce licensed spectrum for WiMAX client access– Unlicensed but “routed spectrum”: SABRE intelligence routes around

interference, congestion, unavailability and unreliability issues

• Can leverage Tropos MetroMesh NG intelligence– Self-configuring, self-healing network architecture– Dynamic frequency selection for interference avoidance– Per-packet data-rate and transmit-power selection to maximize throughput

and capacity– SABRE policy-based routing flexibility

• Flexible, operator-specifiable policies on use of unlicensed (SABRE™)– Example 1: Incorporate preference for mesh transport using unlicensed,

with fallback to licensed if interference is encountered– Example 2: Always use licensed-only for mesh transport– Example 3: Always use unlicensed-only for mesh transport– Example 3: Use 4.9 GHz within the mesh only to transport public safety

traffic


Summary: MetroMesh™ NG Pico-Cell Mesh BenefitsSummary: MetroMesh™ NG Pico-Cell Mesh Benefits• Better coverage

– More uniform client coverage including indoors– Supports true broadband with symmetric bandwidth– Higher throughput at the cell edge

• Evenly-distributed broadband capacity– Optimum use of licensed spectrum resources– Efficient use of Wi-Fi frequencies– Optimized client links operating at high data rates– Scale capacity with usage by adding picocells, decreasing cell size

• Smooth integration with macro-cell deployments – Fully interoperable and compatible with macro-cell WiMAX 802.16e network

architecture

• Optional support for 4.9 GHz for public safety applications and 2.4 GHz/Wi-Fi support for additional monetization opportunities

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555 Del Rey AvenueSunnyvale, CA 94085

408.331.6800

http://www.tropos.com

Multi-Use Mesh Networks Ben Moebes - [email protected] June 2007.

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