Cognitive Radio

Public Safety Overlay Network Concept

NPSTC Technology Committee Meeting March 2006

March 21, 2006

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About Adapt4

Wholly-owned subsidiary of Data Flow Systems, Inc (DFS)

DFS is one of the largest Water-SCADA system suppliers in the SE US (>9,000 sites installed) All systems use wireless links Spectrum scarcity presented serious growth limitations

Formed in Jan 2003 and headquartered in Melbourne, Fl Focused on the development of the first, commercial Cognitive Radio
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Adapt4s Goal

Develop Cognitive Radio technology which is so effective it can harvest more bandwidth in highly desired bands than is currently in use today!

More than in use by cellular systems More than in use by unlicensed bands More than in use by private mobile systems

This represents a paradigm shift in technology!

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What is a Cognitive Radio?

Intelligent radio that uses spectrum licensed to other users when they aren't using it

Bandwidth Harvesting

It is a software-designed radio with cognitive software

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Benefits of Cognitive Technology

If you look at the entire RF frequency up to 100 GHz, and take a snapshot at any given time, youll see that only 5 to 10 percent of it is being used. So theres 90 GHz of available bandwidth. Ed Thomas, Former Chief Engineer at the FCC

Creates a new class of users that intelligently share spectrum when it is idle very significant benefit
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ADAPT4S BAND INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGYS

SPECTRAL REUSE TRANSCEIVER (SRT)

(Patent Pending)

SPECTRAL AGGREGATION TECHNOLOGY

(Patent Pending)

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Adapt4's Clear Channel Assessment (CCA)

The XG1 radios operate in unison; the network is cognitive, to eliminate interference.
Each Radio reports observed interference to the Hub

The Hub combines the data into a network-wide view and distributes it to all Radios, instantly producing an interference-free hopping sequence.

Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) Adapt4 7

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CR Technology Challenges

Detecting an empty slot Jumping out quickly Silent Receiver Hidden Transmitter

Adapt4 technology addresses all of these problems!

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Adapt4's Solution

Adapt4s technology addresses all of the problems associated with secondary use! High-speed frequency hopping of low power OFDM carriers Coordinated clear channel assessment (CCA) Computed Interference Avoidance (CIA) Intentional 'Notching' of specific channels Undetectable by most other radios This allows us to use VHF and UHF bands which currently support the Private Land Mobile Radios (PLMR) PTT radios

This double-spreading technique and network-wide CCA eliminates interference to PUs

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How it works! -- Step 1

Monitor the spectrum and 'profile use'

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How it works! -- Step 2

Generate 'network-wide view' of user profile

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How it works! -- Step 3

Create a 'hopping sequence' that minimizes dwell time

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How it works! -- Step 4

Distribute hopping sequence and start transmitting

Hop Seq.

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XG1- Demonstration

Operates in the 217 220 MHz band

Easily adaptable to other bands

Fixed & Mobile Requires a secondary use license

Unless your are the primary user

Supports data rates from 4.8 kb/s to 150 kb/s

Up to 400 kb/s with XG3

Ethernet and serial user interfaces

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Adapt4 Cognitive Radio Demo Block Diagram

Video Image Spectrum Analyzer Radio NMS SW 218.100, 218.600

Spectrum Analyzer

Other Users
(Portable)

218.750 MHz

VHF Voice Radios Primary Licensed User

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NPSTC Proposal Summary

Adapt4 Cognitive Radios can very effectively harvest contiguous and non-contiguous channels on a noninterfering basis to provide PS up to 400kbs throughput for data. (example: 450 470MHz) All or some Public Safety agencies could pool (share) their unused/underutilized capacity with cooperating agencies to achieve Interoperability for Data. The network could prioritize access based on real-time conditions Public Safety Overlay Network (PSON)
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Public Safety Overlay Network - Advantages

Its an overlay network so existing radios can continue to be used and the CR-enabled radios can provide enhanced services on additional bandwidth to those with real needs No need to replace the old radios to have high speed data! Access to state-of-the-art digital radios which can offer enhanced services (Data, Video, Voice) High-speed Internet Access anywhere in the PSON Increased capacity during emergencies Inter-agency voice interoperability can be provided via the PSON (Vo/IP) Shared access to Host Servers
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How it Works!

Each PSON has a central NMS which would be controlled by an appointed Coordinator (like APCO) Each CR has an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) which identifies user/group Shared access granted only when unused capacity available priority based on current conditions (optional)
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Network Control by Coordinator

Frequency Coordinator can notch-out any portion of the band and prohibit access by other agencies remotely via the NMS Any non-participating agency channels can be notched-out never used as part of the overlay Any critical channels can be notched-out and never used

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Advantages for All PSON Users

Network fabric that provides Internet, email and even voice connectivity no matter where you are in the PSON Fixed or mobile!

Broadband Internet Access Geo-location Voice (inter or intra-agency) Emergency Alerts Live video Email
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Adapt4s XG3 CR

Reliable data to 400kb/s Universal Platform for Data Communication Prioritization Agency Events Integrated Mobile Connectivity In vehicle Outside vehicle (with adapter)

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PSON Integrated Connectivity Platform

Base Station
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Ethernet

JAN

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Remote Network Mgmt

Local Network Mgmt

Company Headquarters

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PSON Integrated Mobile WAN/LAN

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PAN

450 - 470 MHz (example)

PSCD

Peer to Peer
PeerCR) (using to Peer

WiFi or CR

Dispatch Center
Adapt4 XG3 Cognitive Radio
(w/ GPS, adaptor slot for WiFi or CR-NIC)

XG4 CR-NIC

PAN PSCD

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Example - Independent Bands with Common Channelization

217-220 MHz Band Plan
217 MHz

220 MHz

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The Rules Have Changed!

Strike 4!!!

By Cognitive Radio Technology!

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www.adapt4.com

THANK YOU

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