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How is spectrum being used for machine to machine industrial communications? What are the benefits?What is the future?
Alan Seery
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Supply chain15 mines in the Pilbara Four independent shipping terminals
Largest privately owned freight railway in Australia
spanning 1600 kilometres
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Pilbara Map
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Communications in Mining
Changing mobile communication
needs:
Mobile fleet data is increasingly
reliant on wireless connectivity
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Communications in mining
The Rio Tinto LTE network has been developed to support business, safety
and production critical systems through a single converged network.
In-Pit Wall Monitoring Systems
Safety and Production Critical
Systems:
• In-Pit CCTV monitoring
• Dewatering telemetry
• Deformation Monitoring
• Prism Monitoring
• Slope Radar
• High precision GPS
• Intelligent Earthmoving
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Communications in mining
Changing mobile communication
needs:
Industry wide drive towards use of
autonomous mining platforms
Autonomous drilling system (ADS)Autonomous haulage system (AHS)
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Communications in mining
Incorporates visualisation and
collaboration tools to provide real-time
information across our demand chain.
Operations Centre - Perth
Pilbara mines, rail and ports operated
from a single location in Perth
(Operations Centre)
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Why LTE?
Key Benefits
Improved reliability and resiliency for production and safety critical services
The LTE network operates on a licenced frequency – no interference
Complete wireless coverage of all operational areas
Ability to prioritise traffic (QOS)
Safety and production critical traffic given priority over corporate traffic
Consolidated network platform to support all in-pit systems concurrently
The network can support all current in-pit systems concurrently which are typically
supported by multiple wireless networks/technologies
Reduced infrastructure requirement
• 4 LTE communications trailers compared to 30+ WIFI communications trailers
• All LTE infrastructure located outside of blast zones – no need to move trailers.
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Radio Base Station –a new approach
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The business case - with LTE we can consolidate infrastructure
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Mobile infrastructure delivering LTE
• Rapidly deployable transportable
communications infrastructure
• Provides sharing, co-location and
standardisation of network assets,
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The ever changing topology presents communications challenges
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Additional benefits of LTE
• Provides access to business applications from tablets or tough books
anywhere within the operational areas of the mine
• The system provides the capability to support both current and future
business demands for operational needs in relation to M2M connectivity,
voice, video and data
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Additional benefits of LTE
Roll out of unified communications (voice/video mobile services)
solutions in pit.
Voice over LTE
Video over LTE (live video streaming)
For the future
Push to talk (two-way radio) over LTE
Location based services, personnel and asset tracking etc.
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Design and implementation considerations
• Spectrum allocation – Working with the regulator
– Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
• Availability & development of end-to-end ecosystem…
• Creating opportunities for industry
Rio Tinto SIM Cards
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Design and implementation considerations
• Geographic constraints & Remoteness limitations
• Drive testing was completed across all operational areas of the mine
• Adequate capacity to support all HME, autonomous drills, light vehicles,
and future voice and video on a single common wireless network.
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Coverage area – drive testing results
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Shading indicates drive test route. Areas in red indicate high data
throughput (above 10Mb/s)
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Challenges to industry
Location Based Services
• Personnel Tracking
• In-Pit Proximity Detection
• Collision Detection
– Safety
• Asset tracking and management
– Efficiencies
PTT over LTE
(form factor and battery life are key
components to the solution)
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Project achievements
First in the resources sector, first private LTE network in Australia
• The network provides wireless 4G coverage to all operational areas of West
Angelas
• High throughput rates in both uplink and downlink directions
• Support model established with a Network Operations Centre providing 24x7
support
• The LTE network is operational and has been supporting mining operations since
August 2013
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“Making connection in the middle of nowhere”
“I'm in a very big hole in the middle of nowhere and there's
better mobile internet than in my Parliament House office.
Welcome to the Pilbara.”
By Australian Associated Press (Katrina Curtis)
Published: 08:30 AEST, 10 July 2014
2014 National iAwards Winner
Resources Category
Rio Tinto for Wireless 4G LTE Network
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In Summary: The network enables M2M, Mobility and analytics opportunities
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Thankyou
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