END TO END COLLABORATIVE IOT
Enabling the Internet of ThingsProposed NNN
Presentation to CommsDay Unwired
17th November 2015
Rob Zagarella
END TO END COLLABORATIVE IOT
This presentation
1. Are cellular networks ‘over-powered’ for IoT? What about 4G and 5G?
2. What are the Spectrum and technology challenges in exploiting IoT?
3. Why end to end collaboration will provide the best IoT solution
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IoT examplesAgriculture- soil testing and animal health tracking
Water and energy meters and circuit controllers. MONITOR AND CONTROL
Smoke Alarm Monitoring
Key characteristics of most IoT• Low data throughput• Self powered devices• Price sensitivity
Pet tracking
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LPWAN case study- contented cows
• Collects biometric data- temperature, heartbeat, blood pressure etc.
• Convert raw data for predictive use for health/quality
• Also localisation/theft prevention
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Common features of IoT
• Millions of endpoints• Low data payload, regular transmission• Low powered and often self powered• Complex and varied access requirements,
especially in Australia• Expectation (mainly) of low annual cost per
device
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IoT Challenges
• Cost of coverage relative to expectations– Low cost solutions are key
• Cellular Spectrum Allocation• Infrastructure to match the nature of the
network• Concern over access to data
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What about 4G?✔ Cars /powered devices- significant data throughput
? Millions of devices - low data throughput
Why ? ✔ Provisional ‘agreement’ on NB-IoT (3GPP) being worked on however? Pay for spectrum use? LTE field infrastructure expensive/needs careful planning to maximise
effective coverage? Cell sites expensive to operate? ‘Bolt-on’ IoT is a Brownfields Solution for 4G
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Brownfields – George St, Sydney‘It seems all the planning in the world can't detect everything that lurks in the "spaghetti junction" beneath Sydney's George Street.Three weeks after the closure of the first section of the street for construction of Sydney's $2.1 billion light rail project, the digging of narrow trenches has unearthed pipes that had not been identified during one of the city's most extensive subterranean mapping exercises.’
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What about 5G?Analysts predict:• Multiple signals across spectrum –can deal with interference• MIMO – multiple antenna solutions• Cloud based network intelligence• New bands e.g. 60GHz and 90GHz
Will extend cellular IoT capabilities • longer distances• lower throughputs • interior solutions
Has potential but probably
after 2020
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Why LPWAN?Available and in use NOWMeets low power, low throughput, excellent link
budget and low cost requirementsSome 5G concepts in play alreadyAvoids a number of cellular costs– No direct spectrum cost– Less need for coverage planning– Less dependent on cell site infrastructure– Multiple networks can use the same infrastructure
Avoids ‘Brownfields’ challenges of 3G/4G
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..but one size may not fit allRequirements• Low but regular data throughput• Powered & self powered devices• Low link budget (interior/short
distance)• Cost insensitive
Requirements• High data throughput• Good link budget• Cost insensitive✔ Cell
✔ LAN Security related
applications
✔ Cell/Fixed Line Requirements• Low data throughput• Fair link budget• Demand for reliability• Cost insensitive
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Why collaboration will provide the best outcomes
• Mix of technologies e.g. agriculture• Mix of IoT collection mechanisms• ‘Backup’ and redundant access, e.g. security
applications• ‘Best fit’ components, such as backhaul, data centres,
network infrastructure can be brought together by interested parties
• Application providers can expand markets by leveraging existing infrastructure as soon as it becomes available
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Enabling the Internet of Things
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Conclusion- IoT NOT a ‘field of dreams’ • Right environment• Right people & partners• Right commercials
Ownership
Right technical solutions✚IoT
needs =
About collaboration end to end
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