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Remote operation
Ongoing discussions in several parts of the world, to move equipment and functions from offshore to onshore
Remote onshore control room
Remote technical expertise
Location of equipment onshore
Remote control of the Telecom offshore infrastructureOperation by onshore operators
Remote configuration
Remote diagnostic (alarm collection)
The main driver for Telecom is the moving of control rooms and support functions from offshore to onshore
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Moving of control rooms and support functions
ABB has seen from many RFQ’s, a requirement for Telecom to support moving of the following functions:
Central Control Room → Emergency Control Room
Drilling Support Centre
Hotel booking (Living Quarters logistics)
Radio Operator (radio and PABX dispatch)
Marine Control Centre (supply vessel management and general surveillance of sea areas)
Technical support centre (pool of telecom engineers located onshore to serve offshore installations)
Moving of computer farms (servers) to central locations
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Impact for the Telecom systems
All systems must be designed from the start to support remote operation, even systems that only exists offshore
Two main drivers:
Remote configuration and maintenance
Remote operation from users onshore
All systems must be able to give alarm outputs in some form (discrete I/O, or SNMP)
Systems that need remote operation need to be able to communicate over a common infrastrucure (IP, E1/T1)
The Telecom infrastructure must be able to support all traffic, and have sufficient availability to guarantee remote operation
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Telecom management system
Regulations in the North Sea area (Norsok) defines a system for surveillance of all Telecom systems:
For telecommunication installations, there shall be a central system for presentation of alarms to operators ,i.e. the CCR operator. For installation with no specialists on telecommunication, facilities for remote diagnostics shall be available.
All telecommunication equipment shall have alarm output via a standard interface compatible with the central system for alarm collection
Norsok T-001 and T-100
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Telecom management system
Functions:
Shall act as an umbrella application for all Telecom systems
Shall be able to export alarm information to the automation system, i.e into the CCR operator workstation alarm lists
The TMS system shall contain:
Vendor spesific configuration and maintenance tools
Gathering of alarm status
Have a graphical user interface (GUI)
Shall support local and remote users (WEB)
Shall support user rights (be able to have different security levels for logon)
Shall support 3. rd party logon (by the supplier or manufacturer)
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Telecom management system
ABB TMS :Not many systems available with this functionality (HPoV, SNMPc..)
In order to fulfill the requirements, it must be possible to make add-ons and customization
ABB has chosen Nimbus as the platform for our offerings;
Has an open interface (software development kit – SDK)
ABB Telecom has software development resources that tailor the alarm functions to our needs:
OPC export
Discrete Alarm Handler
SNMP support for all our preferred vendors
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Telecom management system
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Telecom management system
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Radio switch
The radio switch act as an mediator with switchboard functionality between different radios and other voice frequencies like;
VHF FM, VHF AM, UHF FM, UHF TETRA
Public address system
PABX
The radio switch communication between gateways and operators are via TCP/IP (multicast), enabling remote operation
The radio switch also contain legal and instant voice recorder functionality if required
All access panels are PC based touch screens, in two variants
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Radio switch
Functions:Graphical user interface
Possible to make customization
Can support emegrency operation
Can support CCTV integration
Can support hotlines
The product that ABB offeres is developed by SAAB and ABB together
The radio switch is designed for normal operation, the radio switch will not be used as GMDSS or emergency radio (Ex)
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Radio switch
VHF UHF Tetra
Telephone
PAGA
Hotline
Media serverManagement server
Network
AERORadio
Onshore Offshore
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Radio switch
Recording and playback of voice messages
Pre-defined messages
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Radio switch
Remote control of radios
Dispatch functionality
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Radio switch
Hotline
Telephone
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Radio switch
CCTV control
Emergency functionality
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems CCTV
There are today two main technologies for CCTV:
Analogue
Minimum time delay
Digital
Communicates over Ethernet, made for remote operation
Systems must be designed for different application, like drilling, status (valve), or security.
Remote operation usually introduces time delay, and are therefore regarded as part of a digital system
Hybrid systems can be offered, i.e. Analogue onboard the platform, and digital streaming to shore
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems CCTV
Functions:
Nearly all Ex cameras are today analogue, using hybrid cable from a central location
New Ex cameras will have PoE and built in digital codec, but can not be used in all applications
Important to define functionality, and divide functionality for different applications
New trend of using 3.rd party software for control, view, and recording of cameras
Possible to integrate CCTV into the automation system
Typical bandwidth requirements are 2-4 Mb/s per camera dependant on quality and the codec used
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems CCTV
ABB offers cameras from:Pelco
Hernis
Bosch
And many more..
ABB uses control software from :
Indigovision
Pelco
Bosch
Nihle
And many more..
800xA Server(s)
800xA Client(s)
VideONet Server(s)
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IP
DVRMatrix NVR
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
AnalogueComposite Video
Serial controlTCP/IP
Monitor(s)
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Transmission systems
Remote operation relies on high availability telecom infrastructure that gives sufficient bandwidth for all applications
Remote operation and safety related systems require a minimum availability
Many different technologies, dependant on available infrastructure (Radiolink, Fiber, Satellite)
Some systems will require main and backup alternatives to guarantee network availability
Choice of technology will depend on : capacity, topology, media, standard to be used, restoration time, delay and more..
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Transmission systems
ABB has some preferred vendors for transmission systems:
Fiber:
PDH NSN
SDH/SONET NSN, Alcatel
DWDM: NSN, Transmode
Radio link: Nera, NSN
Satellite: SeaTel, Codan
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Transmission systems
NSN (Noikia) PDH systems
ABB is a VAR for NSN
E1 primary mux
Complete portefolio
High availability
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Transmission systems
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Transmission systems
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Remote operation impact for Telecom systems Transmission systems
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Remote operation
Systems must be designed with remote operation in mind
Capacity
Availability
Maintenance
Other telecom systems that can be located onshore:
Entertainment
Central PABX
Central radio switch
LAN and computer network components (servers)
And more..
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Remote operation - Example
Valhall – BP, Norway
3 different routes from the field to BP main office in Stavanger
Relies heavily on 3. party service providers
Operation modes depend on availability (traffic lights)
Entertainment from onshore ISP – streaming media
High capacity network, using DWDM technology