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Broadband Maritime CommunicationsThe Mare-Fi Project

Rui Campos, Mário Lopes, Luciano Santos, Filipe Teixeira, Jorge Mamede, Manuel Ricardo

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Research and Technological Development | Technology Transfer and Valorisation | Advanced Training | ConsultingPre-incubation of Technology-based Companies

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Outline

1. Current scenario

2. Initiatives around the world

3. Motivation

4. The Mare-Fi project

5. Conclusions

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Current scenario

high monthly fees

narrowband

narrowband

half-duplex voice comms

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broadbandnear shore only

Satellite

HF/VHF radio

Celullar

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Initiatives around the worldsince 2008

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all based on expensive and no universal technology

most simulation-oriented

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Motivation

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Wi-Fi land-sea communications not yet exploited

Wi-Fi freely available on land

Wi-Fi over license exempt bands higher Tx power, longer ranges

Wi-Fi is universal and affordable

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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications

ObjectivesStudy Wi-Fi performance for land–sea and sea–sea communications using license exempt bands

Extend free Wi-Fi on land to the sea using community networks of fishing boats

Develop Wi-Fi communication solutions adapted to sea environment

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RoadmapFirst phase

– deploy land station and sea nodes (fishing boats)

– study land-sea and sea-sea Wi-Fi communications performance

Second phase– extend Porto Digital free Wi-Fi up to 5 nm

using fishing boats as relays (JANUS technology)

– develop Wi-Fi comms solutions adapted to sea environment

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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications

Pilot: land station

700 MHz

5.8 GHz

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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications

Pilot: sea nodes

< 200 €

700 MHz

5.8 GHz

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The Mare-Fi projectWi-Fi for land-sea communications

Pilot: sea nodes

< 200 €

700 MHz

5.8 GHz

700 MHz

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Land-sea Wi-Fi comms results

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5 Mbit/s6 km

9 km

1.5 Mbit/s13 km

50 kbit/s

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First time ever Wi-Fi results are reported for long range land–sea communications

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Economical impact– pioneer digital services at sea

e.g., Wi-Fi Internet access for vessels approaching harbors

– save money spent on celullar/satellite comms

– boost fishermen economical activity

– developed maritime comm solutions have exportation potential

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Social impact– contribute to digital inclusion

– bring broadband to new users and geographical areas

– users at sea closer to family and co-workers

aligned with EU Digital Agenda 2020

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Scientific impact– augment scientific knowledge on Wi-Fi maritime comms

– contribute to maritime communications standards

– conference and journal publications

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Acknowledgments

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Thank you!

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Contact

Rui CamposINESC PortoRua Dr. Roberto Frias, 3784200-465 Porto, PortugalE-mail: rcampos@inescporto.pt

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