OFDM Mesh:

A mobile network fabric for

large scale CCTV transmission
Mohamed Ladha
Managing Director, Datazen Technology
mohamed@datazen.ae, +971 4 8861055

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AGENDA Place
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1. MeshDynamics Overview
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2. Introduction to Mesh and StructuredMesh(tm)
3. StructuredMesh(tm) for CCTV Transmission
3.1. Freedom of Frequency Selection
3.2. Mobility, Now
4. A Few Technology Details
4.1. Antenna Compatibility June 14 2006, Army Board Presentation © 2002-2006 MeshDynamics, Inc. Proprieta

4.2. Power Requirements

5. Dubai Metro Design Concept
6. Relevant References
7. Summary

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1. MeshDynamics Overview
• Basic Profile
• Founded in 2002 in Santa Clara, California
• Large scale production since 2005
• Creator of StructuredMesh(tm) technology

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1. MeshDynamics Overview (cont’d)
• Market Achievements and Positioning
• Created the markets first third-gen solution
• Only radio-agnostic solution on the market
with multiple patents pending
• Military roots and ongoing custom feature
development for key defense applications --
features which are released into core
product line on a regular basis
• Key verticals/applications are municipal
networking, video surveillance,
transportation, homeland security/defense,
military and pubic safety

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2. Intro to Mesh and StructuredMesh(tm)
• 1st Generation Mesh was “ad-hoc”
• single radio trying to do to provide access and
backhaul
• does not scale
• cannot support voice or video

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2. Intro to Mesh and StructuredMesh(tm)
• 2nd Generation Mesh
• separate access and backhaul radios
• still does not scale
• still cannot effectively transmit voice and
video

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2. Intro to Mesh and StructuredMesh(tm)
• 3rd Generation StructuredMesh(tm) emulates
a wired switch
• dual backhaul radios for uplink and downlink,
allowing simultaneous transmission and
receipt of data
• offers unlimited scaling
• minimal inter-hop delay (<1ms, per results
published by US Air Force)
• ideal support for video, voice and data

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3. StructuredMesh(tm) for CCTV
Common Network Management System
• StructuredMesh(tm) is ideal for CCTV
Network Management System
transmission over any distance, even with
limited sink points to the wired network
• Up to 22Mbps of IP throughput (not over-the-
air signaling) available per mesh, between
wired “sink-points”
• Less than 1ms of delay between hops
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networks
• Robust security including AES encryption and
MAC address Filtering
• Graphical NMS for ease of network
management
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3. StructuredMesh(tm) for CCTV (cont’d)
Common Network Management System
• Effistream feature set offers packet-based
Network Management System
QoS and security specialized for video
transmission
• Includes specialized features such as jitter
compensation, video-packet priority

• IGMP certification for UDP based video

surveillance as of next firmware release June 14 2006, Army Board Presentation © 2002-2006 MeshDynamics, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. Patents Pending. All Rights Reserved.

• This is a real achievement, UDP is a major

challenge for all RF solution providers

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3.1 Freedom of Frequency Selection
• StructuredMesh(tm) is fundamentally a radio-
agnostic technology
• Hardware implementation is modular, allowing
integration of any correct form-factor radio
• A variety of frequencies are available:
• 900 MHz (now)
• 2.3 GHz (within 2 months of order)
• 2.4 GHz (now)
• 3.5 GHz (6 months+)
• 4.9 GHz (within 2 months of order)
• 5.1-5.4, 5.47-5.725, 5.725-5.825GHz (now)

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3.2 Mobility, Now
• Few available technologies allow mobility at
highspeeds -- even next-gen WiMax has
speed limitations, and will not be
commercially available for another 12 months
• MeshDynamic’s solution supports mobility
(rapid association of train nodes with
trackside nodes), at speeds of up to 250Km/h
• Mobility at speeds of up to 400Km/h already
in testing, due out in near-term upgrade
• Mobility translates to continuous,
uninterrupted flow of video, voice and data-
feeds at any track speed AND in the station

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4. A Few Technology Details
• NEMA 67 rated outdoor device with
operational temperature range from -40 to
+85 degrees Celsius
Commercial Product
• Each node can accommodate up to 4-radios,
a node can be “stacked” to create an 8-radio
“supernode”
• Broad antenna options with standard n-female
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connectors
• Broad power supply compatibility with PoE
standard pin-outs, 24V, 1A

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4.1 Antenna Compatibility
• Standard N-Female connectors allow for
broad antenna compatibility
• Common options include Superpass, Huber-
Suhner, many others
• Antenna selection also depends on frequency
selection
• External amplifiers can also be deployed if
required (for most FCC and/or ETSI compliant
solutions this is unnecessary)
• Onboard radios provide up to 400mW of
output power, this can vary depending on
frequency and modulation

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4.2 Power Supply Compatibility Military Ve

• Nodes are powered by 24V PoE

Up to 4 radios per Box
• Standard supply modules are provided by
MeshDynamics (usually housed in NEMA
boxes for outdoor operation)
• Specialized modules for specific
Power over Ethernet
environmental operations are available

Store and Forward Messaging for relay/

1. Location and time stamp all text/VO

2. Even if no mesh formed, the inform
3. Instructions may be relayed to edg
4. Mesh Nodes in the field can act as

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5. Dubai Metro Design Concept
• Video feed from onboard IP Cams delivered to onboard mesh node(s)
• On board nodes have mobile association with track-side nodes,
allowing travel at speeds of up to 200 km/h
• Feed is relayed from on-board to track-side nodes
• Track-side nodes further relay the stream along the track until a wired
sink point is reached, from there, wired network takes over

Mesh Mesh

Mesh

Mesh

Track side

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 Douglas Arizona. Border Security

6. Relevant References Agua Prieta

Mexico
Douglas Arizona
USA

Looking west from

Jefferson Tower

• Arizona State Border

• StructuredMesh(tm) fabric for CCTV border
monitoring Douglas AZ
6 stationary MD4350-AABx-1100, 4 mobile MD4220-BBxx-0000
• “String of Pearls” architecture, much like
Backhaul using 29dbi Hyperlink Parabolic Antennas (HG5829d) with UBNT radios, no amps
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Backhaul transmit rate is 54Mbps on all links. Throughput is 20Mbps.
16

SPAWAR has tested a 14mi link that maintained the 54Mps transmit rate.

• Long distance border monitoring

College Peak

•
Proposed

Mobility features used by state

rangers to view/download
stream while driving along the 14.4 mi 8.2 mi

border
2.0 mi

3.6 mi 3.3 mi
3.8 mi

4.4mi

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6. Relevant References (cont’d)
Video Surveillance Application
• Red-River Colorado
Live Feed over a 9 hop mesh network
• StructuredMesh(tm)
fabric for municipal
network and CCTV
surveillance
• “Full Mesh” architecture
• Providing a multi-service
network to a town that
local telco refused to
service Remote Controls

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7. Summary
• StructuredMesh(tm) technology offers an
ideal RF platform for wireless transmission of
video, voice and data
• Solution is used extensively in for video
transmission, with feature set specialized
specifically for CCTV transmission
• Extensive military use is a major testament
• Key features for Dubai Metro are:
• Flexibility in frequency selection
• Mobility that works now
• Specialized features for video transmission

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