This document describes a project called 6inACTION that aims to develop an IPv6-enabled communication system to improve emergency response. It involves 4 pilots across 19 EU partners running from 2012-2014. The Slovenian pilot focuses on developing advanced self-organizing communication systems for emergencies. The system aims to provide first responders with reliable communications and situation awareness using sensors and IoT. It envisions converged communication networks that are distributed, robust, and can operate across different commercial and professional networks.

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Janez Sterle (janez.sterle@ltfe.org), Mojca Volk (mojca.volk@ltfe.org)

2. GEN6 – Governments ENabled with IPv6
• Project time frame
– 1.1.2012 – 30.6.2014
• 19 EU partners
– 4 pilots
• EC reference
– http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/apps/projects/factsheet/index.cfm?project_
ref=297239
Slovenian pilot – A-ERCS
• Advanced IPv6 enabled self organizing communication systems for
emergency response environments
– http://www.gen6.eu/A-ERCS
• System deployment name 6inACTION
– http://6inaction.net/

3. 6onCORE
DISTRIBUTED AND ROBUST OVERLAY NETWORK
6onDASHBOARD
IoT-DRIVEN INTERVENTION MANAGEMENT
6onMOBILE
TRIAGE APPLICATION
6onFIRE
ON-SITE SENSOR SYSTEM
Smart and compact mobile solution designed to provide first
responders with reliable communications and IoT-driven situation
surveillance and intervention management services in emergency
situations

4. • Fire
• Flood
• Water rescue
• Car accidents
• …
Every day operations
Source: Dalymail
Source: WikipediaSource: Dalymail
Professional and commercial communication systems are 100% operational

5. • Earthquake in Italy (2012)
• Earthquake&Tsunami in Japan (2011)
• Hurrican Katrina (2005)
Extreme natural disasters
Source: CBS
Source: Kimberly K.
Professional and commercial communication systems are down!
Source: A. Kwasinski

6. Different requirements for different scenarios!
• High-performance communications in day-to-day operations
• Survivable communications in extreme conditions
– Distributed system and service intelligence
• Support for on-site intervention monitoring
– Water level, avalanche tracking, forest heatmap, hazardous substance
• Firs responders mobility
– Unit, user, device, sensor
• Unit monitoring and location tracking
– GPS location, indoor positioning, rescue squad vital signs
• Coordinated actions across different national public safety agencies
– Fire fighters, police, ambulance, military
• International intervention
– On-site and cross-border cooperation

7. 6inACTION Vision
• Converged communications in emergency situations
– a distributed and robust overlay communication solution for data transport and rich
multimedia service built across professional (e.g. DMR, TETRA, Satellite) and commercial
networks (e.g. UMTS/HSPA, LTE)
Commercial Operator
HSPA/LTE Coverage
Professional System
DMR/TETRA Coverage
High Performance Ruggedized Terminals
Satellite Communications
Coverage
High Availability
IPv6 convergence layer and smart network enabler

8. 6inACTION Vision
• Cross systems interoperability
– Heterogeneous networks: Professional, Satellite, Commercial and Ad-hoc
– National level: Firefighters, Police, Military
– International level: Interoperability between international teams „on site“ and „cross border“
• Service diversity support
– Voice, messages, video, data
• Flexible system capacity and functions
– TETRA/DMR for voice
– HSPA/LTE for high throughput
– Satellite system for high availability
– Ad-hoc communication for local coverage
• Sensor and M2M support
– IoT-driven situation awareness
Ad-hoc for local coverage
Sensor and M2M connectivity
IPv6 convergence layer and smart network enabler

9. SYSTEM TODAY
Backhaul
• DMR
• Telco UMTS/HSPA
On-site
• DMR radio
SERVICES TODAY
• Voice – 1. priority
• Messages – 2. priority
SYSTEM TOMORROW
Backhaul
• DMR, TETRA, satellite
• Telco UMTS/HSPA, LTE, WiFi
• xDSL/FTTH
On-site
• DMR radio, WiFi mesh, sensors
SERVICES TOMORROW
• Voice – 1. priority
• Messages – 2. priority
• Pictures – 3. priority
• File – 4. priority
• Video – 5. priority
• Sensor & M2M services
6onMOBILE

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IPv6 network intelligence
• NEMO with MCoA and IPSec
• secure and transparent 6onCORE node mobility
• SLAAC and DHCPv6
• host and network nodes auto configuration
• Multicast with MLD, PIM-SM and scope options support
• flexible live multimedia streaming on-site and globally
• IPv6 hierarchical addressing
• fast unit, user and sensor provisioning
• BGP and OSPFv3
• network level self-healing capabilities
Technical design
• Cisco ISR819 M2M router

11. 6onCORE
• IPSec enables secure connectivity over heterogeneous communication systems
• IPv6 Prefix uniquely identifies 6onCORE node, team and in connected sensors
• Supported Push Services: from 6onCORE node to Strategic Emergency Control Center
• Voice, video and data communication (RAKI, ICS), positioning service (6onCORE team tracking)
• Supported Pull Services: from Strategic Emergency Control Center to 6onCORE node
• Voice, video and data communication (RAKI, ICS)
• Video surveillance (6onCORE node environment status) – unicast and multicast

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6onFIRE – sensor gateway
• DSMIPv6
• transparent 6onFIRE node mobility
• IoT Groups ID and Tracking
• Unique IPv6 ID and Prefix ID
Technical design
• Advantech ARK-3360F ruggedized PC
• Commercial sensors on test – GPS module,
mini weather station, video camera,
environmental hazard sensors
(temperature, humidity, CO, light ...),
body functions

13. 6onFIRE
• DSMIPv6 enables transparent connectivity over heterogeneous systems
• Transparent tunneling over IPv6&IPv4 networks and NAT and firewall devices
• Home IPv6 Address uniquely (globally) identifies node and environmental sensors
• Supported Push Services: from sensor node to Strategic Emergency Control Center
• Positioning service (sensor and team tracking) and environment monitoring (Temperature,
Humidity)
• Supported Pull Services: from Strategic Emergency Control Center to sensor node
• Sensor gateway status (active, down), video surveillance (environment status)

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6onFIRE
Direct connectivity to each sensor
• Via v4 or v6 (DSMIPv6) – NAT/FW traversal
• Sensor data: temperature, humidity, manually
reported data etc.
• Location
• Video stream
• Device statistics
• QoE probe measuring connectivity KPI
Connectivity from 6onDASHBOARD
• As part of real-time sensor data tracking („More info“)

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Real-time sensor dashboard
• Sensor data delivered in real time (event-driven)
• Geographic visualizations, location resolution
Sensor events
• Sensor location (address resolved from GPS)
• IP information (v4 or v6)
• Sensor status: delivered data
• Temperature, humidity, water level, ...
• Automatic and manual
Sensor data analytics
• Real-Time tracking
• Tracking paths
• Charts and graphs (Charts)
• Event logs (Data)
• Triage reporting (Reports)
International cooperation
• Location-independent sensor data
• Cross-border visualizations
• Proof-of-concept
• Local sensor and triage reporting in Ljubljana
• Cross-border sensor reporting between Ljubljana and Murcia, Spain
6onDASHBOARD – IoT-DRIVEN INTERVENTION MANAGEMENT

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6onMOBILE – TRIAGE APPLICATION

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6inACTION PRELIMINARY QOE TESTING
• QoE testing KPI set on static and mobile locations
– SUT response time
– SUT service speed
– SUT service availability
• Drive test [100 kmph]
– Up to 1000 times faster data rate performance: from 9 kbit/s (TETRA) to 7.1 Mbit/s (HSPA)
– Data service response time up to 20 time faster: 1s (TETRA) to 50 ms (HSPA)

20. 6inACTION Road Map
• Phase 0
– Professional and commercial system convergence by principles of reasonable effort
– IoT-driven situation surveillance and intervention management services
• Phase 1
– QoS enabled mobile systems (HSPA/LTE) with preemption capabilities for emergency services
– Using dedicated QoS enabled bearers and preemption support on HSPA/LTE radio
• Phase 2
– Integrating compact LTE/EPC mobile system with ad-hoc setup capabilities
– Advanced IoT with user safety and life functions monitoring features integrating sensor
networks (e.g., forest heat map)

21. Beyond 6inACTION
• Fixed communications (commercial and professional) have converged
– Ethernet transport and IP as intelligent network layer
• Mobile system (commercial and professional) will converge
– LTE transport and IP as intelligent network layer
• There is still space for different wireless technologies
• WiFi, 6lowPAN, Bluetooth,...
…but there can be just on network layer
Go Safe, Go IPv6

22. Lead by ULFE, official GEN6 partner
Powered by partners
• Go6 Institute – federating and consultancy role,
• Ministry of Education, Science and Sport –
integration of project in Slovenian government,
• Water Institute - Pilot system requirements and
pilot testing,
• Municipality of Ljubljana (MOL), Department for
Protection, Rescue and Civil Defense (OZRCO) –
pilot system requirements and pilot testing, live
emergency response environment &
infrastructure,
• Cisco System Slovenia&Global – networking
equipment support.
• Telekom Slovenije, d. d.
• Academic and Research Network of Slovenia
(ARNES)