This presentation will focus on CSIRO's work in radiofrequency communications. Specifically we have a number of patents covered under the brand 'NGARA' and have licensed some of these for use in public safety broadband wireless networks. Ngara backhaul and 'access' (point to multipoint) continues to set records for super high speed, super high efficiency wireless up to 10 Gbit/s. It has won numerous awards, including the Engineers Australia national Excellence in Innovation Award in 2013. NGARA currently enables up to 18 separate beams each of 50 Mbit/s symmetrical in 28 MHz of spectrum. Leveraging dynamic beam forming, we can get highly targeted narrow beams very close together with powerful auto-alignment of antennas to minimise operational cost and set-up time. These features lend themselves to being able to address some of the challenges faced by public safety network providers. Existing LTE Mobile networks congest very quickly under severe localised traffic generated during emergency situations, and separate highly efficient and targeted network performance is needed during these times of very high and unpredictable demand. Geof Heydon, Director, Information Sciences Group, CSIRO

1. COMMONWEALTH
SCIENTIFIC
AND
INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH
ORGANISATION
Next-Generation Wireless
Communications Technologies
Geof
Heydon
Director,
Business
Development
–
Informa:on
Sciences
Group
June
2014
NGARA®
-­‐
the
Darug
people’s
language
meaning
“to
listen,
hear,
and
think”

2. CSIRO
–
more
than
85
years
of
achievements
2
|
CSIRO.
Australian
Science,
Australia's
Future
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
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2

3. CSIRO’s
Point-­‐to-­‐Point
Wireless
DemonstraNons
Very
High
Capacity
&
Spectral
Efficiency
E-­‐band
lab
demonstra/on
• 6
Gbit/s
in
each
direc:on
–
mm-­‐wave
world
record
• 70-­‐80
GHz
spectrum,
2.4
bit/s/Hz
• Up
to
5
km
expected
range
• Real-­‐:me
opera:on
Microwave
lab
demonstra/on
• 10
Gbit/s
in
each
direc:on
–
world
record
for
microwave
transmission
• 6-­‐8
GHz
spectrum,
13.9
bit/s/Hz
• 50
km
expected
range
• Real-­‐:me
opera:on
Planned
field
trials
• Microwave:
10
Gbit/s,
30-­‐50
km
• E-­‐band:
10
Gbit/s
or
more,
range
5
km
+
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
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3

4. NGARA
mulNpoint
key
characterisNcs
Two
demonstra:ons:
• UHF
(638
MHz
+
806
MHz),
range
approx
15
km
•
3.4
GHz
(3.433
GHz
+
3.484
GHz),
range
approx
2
km
35
bit/s/Hz
demonstrated
Automated
dynamic
antenna
alignment
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
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4

5. Private
versus
Public
Networks
Public
Conges:on
happens
Emergency
events
drive
public
traffic
to
conges:on
Emergencies
don’t
care
if
the
network
is
there
Commercial
grade
Private
Bandwidth
is
managed
&
separate
Unaffected
by
ci:zens
Rapid
deployment
almost
anywhere
Ruggedized
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
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5

6. NGARA
and
LTE
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
Page
6
Spectrum
A
Spectrum
A
Spectrum
A
Spectrum
A
150Mbit/s
x
12
total
capacity
Spectrum
A
reused:
20MHz
x
1
150Mbit/s*
x
4
total
capacity
Spectrum
A
reused:
20MHz
x
1
Example:
LTE
with
4
sectors
Suppor:ng
mobile
users
Poor
performance
at
sector
boundaries
NGARA
=
higher
performance
Suppor:ng
fixed
users
(mobile
in
2015)
No
performance
loss
down
to
3°
user
separa:on
*
2x2
antennas

7. NGARA
and
LTE
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
Page
7
Spectrum
A
Spectrum
B
Spectrum
A
Spectrum
B
150Mbit/s
x
12
total
capacity
Spectrum
A
reused:
20MHz
x
1
150Mbit/s*
x
4
total
capacity
Spectrum
A
&
B
reused:
20MHz
x
2
Example:
LTE
with
4
sectors
Suppor:ng
mobile
users
NGARA
=
higher
performance
Suppor:ng
fixed
users
(mobile
in
2015)
No
performance
loss
down
to
3°
user
separa:on
*
2x2
antennas

8. NGARA:
No
antenna
alignment,
no
moving
parts
Quick
&
simple
installaNon,
high
performance,
highly
flexible
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
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8
Dynamic
beam
forming
automa:cally
aligns
the
beam
to
the
receiver,
and
maintains
alignment
when
antennas
move
Cri:cal
reduced
installa:on
cost
&
:me
under
emergency
stress
Technology
Licensed
to

9. Field
tested
new
E-­‐band
5
Gbit/s
radio
over
15
km
Uses
state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art
radio
on
a
stabilised
plakorm
Allows
automa:c
alignment
on
any
tower
structure,
in
strong
winds
• Results
in
higher
availability
12
dB
increases
link
margin
• Can
be
traded
off
to
improve
bit
rate,
link
length,
and
availability
40
minute
Installa:on
30
minute
commissioning
40
second
acquisi:on
:me
100km/h
cyclone
resistance
New
Product
NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
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9

10. Comparing
Data
Collected
at
Different
Times
AutomaNc
change
detecNon
Digital
Economy
–
Analy:cs
|page
10

11. Digital
Economy
–
Analy:cs
|page
11
Digital
Tracking

12. hmp://eric.csiro.au/
Disaster
Management
–
AnalyNcs
Digital
Economy
–
Analy:cs
|page
12

13. Emergency
SituaNon
Awareness
EMNET
Oct
2013|
C.
Paris
|
Page
13

14. Social
media
analyNcs
–
real
Nme
Digital
Economy
–
Analy:cs
|page
14
“Insight”

15. NGARA
Wireless
Technology
|
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15
Thank
you
Geof
Heydon
Director,
Business
Development
InformaNon
Sciences
Group
Geof.heydon@csiro.au