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Broadband Maritime Communications
The Mare-Fi Project
Research and Technological Development | Technology Transfer and Valorisation | Advanced Training | ConsultingPre-incubation of Technology-based Companies
Rui Campos, Mário Lopes, Luciano Santos, João Magalhães,
Filipe Teixeira, Jorge Mamede, Manuel Ricardo
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Outline
1. Current scenario
2. Research initiatives around the world
3. Motivation
4. The Mare-Fi project
5. Impact
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Current scenario
high monthly fees
narrowband
narrowband
half-duplex voice comms
broadband
near shore only
Satellite
HF/VHF radio
Celullar
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Initiatives around the worldsince 2008
all based on expensive and no universal technology
most simulation-oriented
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Motivation
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Maritime communications unique challenges
Rocking movement
Large vessels as obstacles
Specific radio propagation characteristicsHarsh environment
Affordable long range broadband comms
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Motivation
Wi-Fi long range maritime communications not yet exploited
Wi-Fi freely available on land
Wi-Fi over license exempt bands
higher Tx power, longer ranges
Wi-Fi is universal and affordable
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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications
Objectives
Study Wi-Fi performance for land-sea and sea-sea
comms using license exempt bands
Extend free Wi-Fi on land to the sea using community
networks of fishing ships
Develop Wi-Fi-based comms solutions addressing the
unique challenges in sea environment
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Roadmap
First phase
– deploy land stations and sea nodes (fishing ships) – MARBED
– study land-sea Wi-Fi comms performance
Second phase
– study ship-ship Wi-Fi comms performance
– extend Porto Digital free Wi-Fi up to 10 nmi
using fishing ships as relays (JANUS technology)
– develop Wi-Fi comms solutions adapted to sea environment
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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications
MARBED
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part of TEC4SEA
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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications
MARBED: land stations
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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications
MARBED: northern land station
700 MHz
5.8 GHz
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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications
MARBED: sea nodes
700 MHz
5.8 GHz
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5.8 GHz
700 MHz
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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications
5 Mbit/s
1.5 Mbit/s
50 kbit/s
MARBED: radio coverage and corresponding bitrates achieved
Land station height = 18m
Sea node height = 8m
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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications
MARBED: maritime video surveillance at 9km from coast
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Economical impact– pioneer digital services at sea
e.g., broadband Internet access for fishing ships
– save money spent on celullar/satellite comms
– boost fishermen economical activity
– developed comms solutions and services with
exportation potential
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Social impact– increase safety at sea
– users at sea closer to family and co-workers
– contribute to digital inclusion and EU Digital Agenda 2020
– bring broadband to new users and geographical areas
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Scientific impact– augment scientific knowledge on Wi-Fi maritime comms
– contribute to maritime communications standards
– conference and journal publications
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Partners
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Thank you!
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Contact
Rui Campos
INESC TEC
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n
4200-465 Porto, Portugal
E-mail: [email protected]
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