IIoT Solutions – cnReach and LPWAJuly 2018

Bruce CollinsDirector - Product Management

Bruce.Collins@cambiumnetworks.com

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Water Distribution – Leveraging Built-in I/O

• Water Tank Monitoring Application• Water level (using pressure sensor) (AI)• Water over-flow (float sensor) – (DI)• Hatch cover (DI)• Panel Entry (DI)• Call for help (DI)

• cnReach deployment• 900 MHz unlicensed• Point-to-Multipoint• Eliminates need external I/O module• No need for RTU• Poll with standard Modbus TCP SW

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What is a Legacy Wireless SCADA System?

• Serial-only communications (9600 baud or less)

• No remote firmware updates (EPROM’s)

• No remote management

• Specialized vendor-specific protocols

• Unsupported hardware and software

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What is a Modern Wireless SCADA System?

• Standards-based IP-based communications

• Centralized Network Management

• Fewer discrete devices (I/O, converters, RTU’s)

• Software-defined radios for higher capacity and more efficient spectrum usage

• Capital-efficient migration path

Fewer Truck RollsFaster Response TimesReduced Outage Times

Reduced Network Management CostsHigher Security

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Fairborn, Ohio, USA: County Water District

• Goals:• Increase operational efficiency while

maintain water quality and safety• Migrate from unlicensed 900 MHz to

licensed 900 MHz• Add IP capabilities and centralized

management• System Components:

• cnReach• cnMaestro• LINKPlanner

• Cambium Partner: P&R Communications

33 links in PTP/PMP Topologies (LoS and NLoS)

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Oil/Gas Industry - Well-Site Automation

Pumpjack/WellheadRTU (Remote Terminal Unit)

cnReach Radio ModuleYagi

Antenna

Case Study:• Electronic Disconnect• 500+ Wellheads• Replaces RTU

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Natural Gas Pipeline - Colorado

• 300 nodes over 200 kilometers– Broadband backhaul– Licensed Narrow-band to each node– Each AP connects to 30-60 EP’s

• General Contractor: Cambium Partner– Network design– Procurement– Installation

• Application– Measuring flow rates– Detecting Leaks– Monitoring Temperature/Pressure

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cnReach at the top of the World – Radio over IP

Provide single voice circuits using RoIP to the most difficult to reach areas.

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Rail Applications

• PTC & CTC IP Transport– Positive Train Control– Centralized Traffic Control

• Wi-Fi: Refueling stations, yards and intermodals

• Video surveillance: Yards & intermodals

• Core main line licensed microwave

• Remote switch detection

• Wayside Messaging Backhaul

• Crossing Monitoring

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Rail Application – Wayside Messaging

Case Study:• PTC (Positive Train Control)• Wayside Messaging Server• 200 locations

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Rail Applications – Mixing Serial with IP traffic

Case Study:• Rail Yard Automation• Dual radio in back to back

repeater mode to connect each sensor/actuator and backhaul to signal operations center.

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What makes cnReach unique?

Differentiation cnReach Benefit Competition

Single/Dual Radios Back‐to‐back high‐capacity relay mode; reduced radio count and power consumption.

Multiple radios lose capacity in relays; consume more power.

Multiple Band Support900 MHz radio supports licensed and unlicensed; same radio supports serial, IP, and I/O. 220/450/700/900 MHz options.

Some support licensed only; some support serial OR IP only.

Licensed Band FeaturesStreamlined serial communications strip IP & Ethernet headers for high efficiency; layer 3 routing/IP filtering/VPN/NAT reduce unnecessary over‐the‐air traffic.

IP overhead clogs licensed narrow band links.

Access Point Synchronization

Reducing self‐interference from adjacent APs allows denser deployments with more efficient use of spectrum.

Self‐interference increases as network expands.

Hitless Adaptive Modulation More efficient use of spectrum as each end point is optimized for range and RF conditions automatically.

Need to configure for worst‐case environment, reducing efficiency.

Built‐In General Purpose I/O Reduces RTU/PLC count; enables integrated monitoring (temperature, voltage, enclosure opening, etc.). Requires separate PLC in all cases.

Cloud‐Based Management with cnMaestro

Reduces staff‐power needed to maintain, secure, and plan the network.

Manual configurations of password changes.

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cnReach Users

• Digital oil field – integration of process control and measurement networks

• Electric Utility – Distribution Automation

• Electric Co-ops / Electric Authority

• Midstream/Pipeline

• Digital Signage control and content

• Flood Management

• City of … / Town of … / … Metro

• Water Authority / Water Agency / River Authority / Water District / Water System

• Power & Light / Gas & Electric

• Rail

• Mining

• Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) / ITS Field processor comms

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Probing for cnReach and other IIoT Opportunities

1. Are you involved with your company’s field area network for machine to machine communications?

2. Are you currently deploying SCADA solutions? If yes, which products?– Are those products serial only? Do they support remote management?– What are the biggest issues with the network today (interference, power consumption,

management, security)?– What is your migration plan to a next-generation network? What are the requirements you

are hearing about?– What throughput requirements are you seeing for your field area network? Are they

increasing? Are polling cycles or # of sensors increasing?– How are you remotely managing your SCADA radios today?

3. Are you considering pushing broadband further into your field operations for applications like remote access, Wi-Fi, or video surveillance?

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Probing for cnReach and other IIoT Opportunities

4. Do you have company-wide initiatives to improve IIoT cybersecurity and capacity?

5. Which frequencies do you have access to for sub-1GHz wireless communications (licensed-900, 700, 450, 220, other)?

6. Do you have leased lines that need replacing as the carriers stop supporting those services? (2G cellular sunset; 2/4-wire analog circuits)

7. Are you using any satellite communications today? How much are you spending monthly?

8. Do you have the locations of towers for your network that could be dropped into LINKPlanner for a quick assessment?

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Deployment Topologies

Point to Point

Point to Multi-Point

Access Point (AP)

Back to Back Repeater(Dual-Radio)

End Point (EP)

End Point (EP)

End Point (EP)

Store-and-Forward Repeater(Single Radio)

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Flexible Connectivity

• Physical Ports– 2 x 10/100 Ethernet– 2 x Serial Interfaces

• RS-232/-422/-485– 1 or 2 Radios– Optional 8-ports Analog/Digital I/O

• What do you want to connect?– RS-232 Serial with command line interfaces– RS-422/485 Serial bus sensors– SCADA control systems (DNP3, MODBUS

RTU, MODBUS TCP protocols)– Terminal Server/Client Interfaces– Ethernet ports for TCP/IP comms– Analog input signals– Digital I/O signals

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cnReachtm Narrow-Band Platform

DeploymentFlexibility

• PTP/PMP/Store-and-Forward Relay• Optional Digital / Analog I/O• Dual-band 900 MHz (MAS / ISM)• 700 MHz Licensed (U.S. Only)• 406-470 MHz (Global)• 220 MHz• Dual-radio options

Reliable • 100% factory testing over temperature• HAZLOC• Made in the U.S.A.

Low Power Consumption

• Simple integration with existing power (including solar)

Scalable • Access Point Synchronization• Adaptive Modulation

Secure • 128/256-bit AES encryptionManageable • Cloud or NOC-based cnMaestro

• LINKPlanner planning and BOM’s

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cnReachtm 450 MHz ETSI RED-Compliant Narrow-Band Radio

Licensed

Frequency 406 - 470 MHz

Transmit Power Up to 8 W (39 dBm)

Channel Sizes 12.5 / 25 kHz

Capacity 10 kbps to 70 kbps

Modulations Up to 32QAM

Range 112 km / 70 miles

Encryption 128/256-bit AES

I/O 2 x 10/100 Ethernet2 x Serial Port

Optional Digital/Analog I/O

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cnReachtm I/O Expander

Application No radio included. Used to add serial and/or I/O connectivity to a broadband SM or PTP

radio via an Ethernet connection.Power 10-32 VDC

I/O 2 x 10/100 Ethernet2 x Serial Port

Optional Digital/Analog I/O

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Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer

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High-Availability 1+1 Station

• High-availability, mission-critical applications

• Reduce truck rolls and ‘middle-of-the-night dispatches’

• Maintenance windows with no downtime

• Configurable as AP / EP / Relay / PTP

• Available for all bands (900/700/450/220)

• Features– Hot-swappable radios and power

supplies– Rack-mount unit

• 3U height• Slide-out tray for replacement of

standard cnReach radios– Front-panel LCD display

• System status• Diags / Test backup readiness• Manual switch-over

– Remotely manageable• Remote failover• Remote alarms/status

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cnArcher - Mobile Installer App

• What Is It?– Android App compatible with 450 platform devices– iOS, other product support to follow

• What Does It Do?– Pre-Configure all required parameters– SM Alignment– Upgrade Device Software– Complete SM Configuration– Record baseline performance of installed link

• Why Do You Want It?– Reduce Installation Time– Reduce Installation Tasks– Eliminate warehouse pre-configuration– Eliminate Configuration/Deployment Errors– Eliminate requirement for laptop and SM GUI

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LPWA Market

Solutions• Predictive Maintenance

• Geo-location

• Asset Tracking

• Monitoring

• Metering

Key Characteristics• Point to Multipoint (Star topology)

• Low power (4-10 yr+ AA battery life)

• Long Range (100m to 20+ km)

• Low-cost sensors

• ‘Messages’ rather than ‘Streaming’

• Thousands to millions of devices per network

• Plus security, nomadicity, management

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Growth in LPWA Connections

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Smart City• Storage Unit Monitoring

• Rodent Control

• Asset Tracking

• Customer Satisfaction Tacking

• Air Quality Sensing

• Tank-level monitoring

• Traffic Light Maintenance

• Waste Management Route Optimization

• Noise and Air Pollution Reporting

• Manhole Cover theft monitoring

• Parking Lot Management

Markets and ApplicationsIndustrial(Oil/Electric/Water/Mining/Rail)• Storage Unit Monitoring

• Tank-level monitoring

• Asset Tracking

• Employee Health Monitoring

• Perimeter security

• Air Quality Sensing

• Noise and Air Pollution Reporting

• Rodent Control

• Customer Satisfaction Tracking

• Water Conservation/Leak Monitoring

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SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) ApplicationsApartments / Rental Property SolutionCommercial Buildings SolutionCommercial Refrigeration SolutionFish Farms / Aquaculture SolutionForeclosed Property SolutionGreenhouse SolutionHeating and Air ConditioningHotels SolutionK9 Kennel SolutionMeat Packing SolutionPerishable Food Manufacturing SolutionResidential Property SolutionRestaurant and Food Services SolutionRetail Stores SolutionRodent Control SolutionRVs and Yachts SolutionSchool Cafeterias SolutionServer Room, Media and Data Center SolutionsStorage Facilities SolutionSupermarkets and Convenience Stores SolutionVacation Property Solution

SensorsTemperatureHumidityOpen/ClosedLightRodent TrapCOCO2PM2.5 ParticulateSmoke/HeatMotionWater LeakAsset Tracker

GatewaysIndoor (Ethernet)Indoor (Cellular)Outdoor (Ethernet)Outdoor (Cellular)

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IIoT: Extending Cambium’s cnReach

1. Actionable information on a smartphone app and web dashboard

2. Data available to 3rd party IoT application / analytics providers

3. Ecosystem of high-quality ruggedized sensors

Keys to IIoT Success:

Cambium’s Approach:• E2E SME, Smart City and Industrial Vertical Solutions

• Sensors -> Transport -> Dashboard -> Integration

• Globally Available from Cambium’s Connected Partners

• Standards-based and future-proof (LoRa, 4G, NB-IOT)

• Extreme Simplicity in procurement, deployment, management, use and integration

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Simple On-Boarding of Sensors