Wireless Mesh Infrastructure Networks for Supporting Water Districts Data, SCADA and Video Requirements Standards Certification Education & Training Publishing Conferences & Exhibits Speaker: Matthew Selby Firetide 2013 ISA Water / Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium August 6-8, 2013 Orlando, Florida, USA
Matthew L. Selby Matthew Selby manages business development and technical applications for Firetide, a wireless mesh networking company in Los Gatos, CA. Matthew s persistence and determination to understand and excel in the wireless industry found him taking a position with Firetide. At Firetide, he promotes wireless network infrastructures that extend fiber-quality bandwidth into technically challenging outdoor environments including water districts and police departments. Matthew currently holds the title of Regional Manager for the South East specializing in the sales and engineering of mesh and WIFI networks. He also understands the technology that is needed for remote monitoring, SCADA and security surveillance applications. mselby@firetide.com 410-937-4009 140 Knowles Drive Los Gatos, California, 95032, USA mselby@firetide.com, Tel: 408-355-7209 2 140 Knowles Drive Los Gatos, California, 95032, USA
Presentation Outline Get a better understanding of the various network designs available to expand a water districts video and data network. Learn the key questions to ask stakeholders/decision makers in order to gather the information needed for initial and future network requirements. Learn to calculate return on investment when using a hybrid wired and wireless network to enhance existing cellular, copper and other networks currently used in water districts today. Learn current advances and new applications possible when using 900 MHz,2.4 GHz, 4.9 GHz, and 5 GHz spectrum. 3
Types of Networks Wi-Fi Network 4
Point to Point 5
Point to Multipoint 6
Applications of Wireless Mesh Networks Municipal Enterprise Public Safety Public Access Industrial Transportation Education Hospitality Healthcare Government Utilities 7
Why Wireless Mesh? Lower CAPEX and OPEX Cable and fiber are expensive, inflexible, disruptive, and slow Cost-effectively expand network reach, install more quickly, and enable mobility Take advantage of existing cable and fiber infrastructures 8
Separate the Ports Now a Distributed Wireless Switch! (Wired Ethernet infrastructure) 9
Mesh Wireless Infrastructure 150 Mbps 300 Mbps of throughput 10
Wireless Infrastructure Considerations Speed of deployment Performance and technical capability Reliability and redundancy 11
Wireless Infrastructure Consideration Geographic and system scalability Security and export restrictions Cost of installation and ownership Mixed applications and inter-agency sharing 12
Surveillance for Water Supplies Honolulu Board of Water Supply Video surveillance and data monitoring for one of America s largest municipal water systems 13
Case Study - Victorville Water District Building Reliable SCADA Communications in a Challenging Environment Victorville Water District, established in 1931, has had several SCADA monitoring systems over the years, from simple tone system employing telephone lines for communication to the present RTUs is now being deployed using mesh radios. The system consists of over 60 sites including wells, booster pump stations, 70 Mg of storage tanks and 4 treatment plants. With the ample storage, we are able to do a majority of our pumping from midnight to 6 a.m. which saves over $500,000/year in energy costs, more than paying for the Telemetry Department budget. 14
Summary Understanding the different types of networks and the functionality of each Advantages of mesh networking capabilities Cost benefits of wireless over fiber or copper THANK YOU 15