smart radio Mesh Street Demo Prepared by: David Owens Version: v2.0 Date: 22 nd September 2016
Agenda 01_ 13:00 to 13:10 - Introductions Purpose of the event. 02_ 13:10 to 13:30 Committed Coverage Recap 03_ 13:30 to 14:00 - BRE introduction Dr. Martin Ganley 04_ 14:00 to 14:30 - Innovation Park & Demo Building Tour 05_ 14:30 to 15:30 - Live Mesh Demo 06_ 15:30 to 15:45 Q&A and Close 2 2
Purpose of the event Mesh Assurance Event at The BRE Prepared by: David Owens Version: v2.0 Date: 22 nd September 2016
Mesh Radio Assurance Event Todays event was organised as a Mesh Assurance Event for the DCC & Industry, by the Telefonica's. The event was hosted by the Building Research Establishment in Watford which has many real unoccupied homes that we were able to use for Building Penetration Loss & Mesh Connectivity testing. The event took place over 3 consecutive days - 20 th, 21 st, & 22 nd September 2016. The team will demonstrated the ability of Mesh Radio to connect meters in hard to reach location using antennas and Mesh Radio, and that the Comms hubs could form and reform a mesh network in repeatable way to adjacent properties. The demonstration took place over the live O2 Network, and used the production; C4 Connode servers, & Comm Hubs using 10i Firmware The event deemed to be a successful event by the DCC & Industry. 4
Demonstration Location Gateways 100 Mesh Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Showcase definition Showcase Deployment Showcase opens 5
smart radio Telefonica s Coverage Explained Prepared by: David Owens Version: v1.0 Date: 19 th September 2016
Table of Contents 01_ Committed Coverage Recap 02_ Coverage Conclusions 06_ Coverage Map 07_ B9 South & Central region postcode release map 7 7
01 Committed Coverage Recap Coverage Solution 95% 97.75 % 99.25% 97.0 % Contract position Existing network 95% Antennas 2% MESH 0.75% Planned 1.5% 0.75% 2015 80% 01.2017 97.75% 01.2021 99.25% 4 years 4.8 years 5 years WAN Coverage Solution SMIP contractual coverage will be achieved using cellular, antennas and mesh technology; a) 95% current footprint, b) 2% Cellular using Antennas, c) 0.75% using Mesh, d) 1.50% planned coverage, e) 0.75% remaining out of scope. The original business case & contract was constructed based 90% cellular & 10% Antenna + Mesh CH mix but this was a prediction, so we expect the actual numbers to vary Currently the Mesh & Antenna risk envelope remains between 7% to 13%. The final numbers will depend upon the sensitivity values achieved by the production CH. We continue to review the latest end-game coverage plans to assess the shortfall risk in 2021. This will also helps us predict future reliance in alternative technology; such as antennas and/or mesh. 8 8
Current Status We delivered 80% B8 & BI milestone on the 1 st Oct 2015 Today Telefonica covers 95% of premises in the South & Central Regions Source Telefonica street level measurements. Antennas will increase that coverage by 2%, taking premise coverage to 97.0%. Mesh then provides a further 0.75%, taking the coverage to the required 97.75%. B13 97.75% was delivered on the 01.01.2017 With the combination of; Coverage, Antennas & Mesh radio described above, Telefonica have now delivered required 97.75% B13 Milestone. The coverage database provided, contains recommendations at premise level, indicating where Mesh may be replaced with new sites in the future, using low reliability of coverage, in the reliability field in the coverage checker database BMAX 99.25% will be delivered on the 01.01.2021 The remaining 1.5% BMAX milestone will be reliant on planned coverage delivery. The final 0.75% of premise will remain out of scope 9 02 Coverage Coverage conclusions Conclusions - - Stay as we predicted 12 months ago 9
03 Coverage Map - measured data (July 2016) 10 10
04 B11 South & Central region postcode release map (July 2016) Released Coverage Available Coverage Antenna & Mesh Radio Coverage Planned Coverage 11 11
Centre Smart Homes and Buildings Expert Group on Connectivity Dr Martin Ganley Director Smart Homes and Buildings BRE Part of the BRE Trust
BRE Building Research Establishment Training & Events Research & Consultancy Innovation Parks National Solar Centre Publications Assuring Products & Services Performance of Building and Cities BIM 13 Data Analytics Housing Stock Modelling
BRE Trust Publications University Centres of Excellence 110 PhD students 39 full-time equivalent staff 25 research associates 14
Smart Homes & Buildings People, Homes, Buildings, Cities Data & Intelligence Technology Services 15
BRE Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings Demonstrators/Test beds Products & Services Information Access to Solutions Research & Testing Standards Guidance Knowledge Connectivity Design, Construction & Installation Cyber Security & Privacy Energy & Comfort Health & Wellbeing Safety & Security Data & Performance Knowledge Dissemination 16
Smart Homes and Connectivity 17
Building Penetration Loss Measurements No shortage of data but is it helpful? Different measurement methods Different building types Large spread of results 18
Building Penetration Loss Measurements Large spread of results Suburban houses scenario 19
UK Housing Stock 20
Increased use of Metallic Materials Drivers for change Building regulations Energy efficiency initiatives Product innovation Thermal Moisture Fire resistance 21
Increased use of Metallic Materials Internal (solid) wall insulation Cavity wall insulation Pitched roof insulation 9 Loft 22 insulation
BRE Innovation Park Test Bed 23
Building Materials and Propagation Study for Ofcom Characterise Building materials and propagation http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-dataresearch/other/technology-research/2014/buildingmaterials/ Outdoor-Indoor Propagation for domestic buildings 88 MHz, 217 MHz, 698 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz Building methods and materials energy efficiency Previous studies: measurements & methodology Whole house tests, with and without energy efficient products 24 Anechoic chamber tests of individual products
Whole Building Measurements CW sources at 88, 217, 698, 2410 and 5760 MHz Separate measurements made in each room (5,000 to 20,000 data points per room) Median values found to be repeatable to < 1 db 25
Anechoic Chamber Measurements Low-E glazing ~ 15 to 24dB Foil-backed plasterboard ~30 to 45dB Insulation board ~43 to 62dB 26
Reference Building Baseline Measurements Walls Windows 27
Retrofitted with foil-backed plasterboard Anechoic measurement ~30 to 45dB Whole house measurement ~2 to 10 db 28
Retrofitted with foil-backed plasterboard and Low-E windows Anechoic measurement Foil-backed plasterboard ~30 to 45dB Low-E glazing ~ 15 to 24dB Whole house measurement ~0 to 15dB 29
Whole Building Averages 30
But lots of potential solutions 5G & IoT 31
Conclusions Use of wireless increasing, especially with smart metering/smart home agenda Use of metal coated products increases the building penetration loss, particularly for new build BRE engaging with the construction industry, technology and solution providers about this issue Further work will explore: Better propagation models Technology solutions Better guidance 32
smart radio The Mesh Assurance Event Explained Prepared by: David Owens Version: v1.0 Date: 22 nd September 2016
01 - Communication Hub Variant types We have three Communication Hub Types We refer to them a Stock Keeping Unit SKU types: SKU 1 Cellular only high gain vertical antenna SKU 2 Cellular with an SMA connector for an external cellular antenna & mesh short range radio SKU 3 Cellular with two SMA connectors for external antennas for cellular & mesh short range radio These units will help us manage hard to reach locations through Antennas and Mesh Short Range Radio whilst simplifying installation process, leading to higher install success rates Cellular Cellular + Mesh Cellular + Mesh WAN MESH WAN SW WAN MESH HAN GAS TOSHIBA F7210000 MADE IN CHINA SW WAN MESH HAN GAS TOSHIBA F7210000 MADE IN CHINA SW WAN MESH HAN GAS TOSHIBA F7210000 MADE IN CHINA 34 34
02 - Antenna Variant Types To avoid obstacles & increase range We have three antenna types with two purposes:- 1. Type 1 Obstacle avoidance Low gain internal antenna 2. Type 2 Range extension High gain internal antenna 3. Type 3 Extreme Range Extention... High gain external antenna 35 35
03 Mesh Assurance Event Kit Avo8 Straps Avo8 Straps Cellular + Mesh T2 Cellular Antenna Cellular + Mesh Perspex light conducting rods MES H WA N SW WAN MESH HAN GAS F7210000 TOSHIBA MADE IN CHINA MES H WA N SW WAN MESH HAN GAS F7210000 TOSHIBA MADE IN CHINA M1 Mesh Antenna RJ45 5 mm power jack RJ45 5 mm power jack 4 x clear plastic boxes 1 x Sealed Aluminium box 36
1 Cellular mes h ON ON ON ON ON 37
2 Cellular ON Mes h OFF ON ON ON 38
3 OFF OFF Cellular ON Mes h ON ON 39
4 OFF Mesh Assurance Ev OFF Cellular ON Mes h OFF ON 40
Server Demo -
Connode C4 Server Snapshots of the interface showing the different connection status as the demonstration progressed reconnection via different Gateway Mesh etc 42
The Demo Summary Q&A