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REGIONALTELECOMMUNICATIONS

PLAN

Prepared by theSoutheastern Wisconsin Regional

Planning CommissionP. O. Box 1607

Waukesha, Wisconsin 53187-1607

Kenneth J. Schlager, Ph.D, P.E., Chief Telecommunications EngineerPhone: 262-547-6721 (Ext. 280) Fax: 262-547-1103 Email: Kschlager@sewrpc.org

February, 2006

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Regional Telecommunications PlanHistory■ Commission initiated regional telecommunications planning program in September, 2004■ Based on Prospectus published in December 2003■ Advisory committee formed on Regional Telecommunications Planning

Three Network Plans■ Regional Public Networks Plan■ Regional Antenna Site and Related Wireless Infrastructure Plan■ Comprehensive Regional Wireline-Wireless Telecommunication Network Plan (Also called Universal Broadband

Access Plan■ Network Monitoring System

■ Wireless■ Wireline

Regional Public Networks plan■ Public Safety—Emergency Response■ Transportation—Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)■ Healthcare

■ Home Healthcare■ Pre-Hospital EMS

■ Homeland Security Monitoring■ Utility SCADA Systems■ Environmental Sensor Networks

Regional Commercial Wireless Plan

Regional Wireline-Wireless Plan

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Regional TelecommunicationsPlanning Program

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Telecommunications-Definition and Importance

BroadbandLittle - 200 Kilobits per secondBig – 20 Megabits per second and greater

MediaVoice, Data, Video, Multimedia

Terrestrial Wireless Plan1G, 2G, 3G, 4G

Advisory Commercial PlanDirect Public Networks Plan

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Wireless TelecommunicationsPlanning Functions

• Wireless Inventory• Infrastructure• Performance

Monitoring SystemWireless Plan Design

Improve 2G, 2.5G, 3GNew 4G Plan

Wireless Plan ImplementationCommercial Networks

Advisory PlanPublic Networks

Public SafetyTransportationPublic Health

Home HealthcareHomeland Security

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Public Safety CommunicationsStatus and Prospects

Overall Status

Current 150 MHz and 800 MHz systemsFor voice communicationsSlow data communications

19.2 Kilobits per secondNo agency or jurisdictional interoperability

New WiFi/WiMAX TechnologyNew 4.9 GHz band released April 2004 for public safetyAvoids contention with 900 MHz, 2.4GHz and 5.4-5.8 GHz bandsHigh speed data/video network for public safety communicationsPerformance potential throughput—20-100 megabits per secondProblem: high transmission losses at 4.9 GHzSolution: higher sensitivity radio receiversCity of Waukesha 4.9 GHz wireless test project

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Public Safety CommunicationsStatus and Prospects—continued

Regional Status

Ozaukee CountyBudgeted for WiMAX high speed public safety data systems in 2006Lower cost than proprietary systems

City of Waukesha TestResults discouragingBut technical solution is available

County Broadband Public Safety Communications PlansCommission will provide for any Regional county

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4.9 GHz Transmission Losses

Loss Through Foliage and Construction Materials

Remedies■ Improved S/N Receivers■ Better Mobile Antennas

Source: Tropos 2004

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Public Safety WiMax Network

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WiMAX/WHIRLWINDPUBLIC SAFETY WiMAX

4.9 GHz Band PlanThe following channel center frequencies are permitted, per FCC rules (90.1213), to be aggregated to channel bandwidths of5, 10, 15 or 20 MHz. The maximum bandwidth of a 4.9 GHz channel is 20 MHz.

5 MHz94962.5

5 MHz84957.5

5 MHz74952.5

5 MHz64947.5

1 MHz54944.5

1 MHz44943.5

1 MHz34942.5

1 MHz24941.5

1 MHz14940.5

ChannelBandwidth

ChannelNos.

Center Frequency(MHz)

1 MHz184989.5

1 MHz174988.5

1 MHz164987.5

1 MHz154986.5

1 MHz144985.5

5 MHz134982.5

5 MHz124977.5

5 MHz114972.5

5 MHz104967.5

ChannelBandwidth

ChannelNos.

Center Frequency(MHz)

The peak transmit power should not exceed:

332020

31.818.815

301710

27145

2071

High power peakTransmitter power (dBm)

Low power peakTransmitter power

ChannelBandwidth

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Transportation Communicationsand Control Systems

Centralized Freeway ControlCurrent localized ramp metering control systemProposed centralized adaptive control system

Phase I — Feasibility StudyPhase II — System DeploymentImpact of WAVE (IEEE 802.11p)

Areawide Traffic RoutingExtending centralized traffic beyond the freeways to the arterialstreet networkTravel time instrumentationData communication networkCentral information processingBroadcast to vehiclesTelematic motor vehicles

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Block Diagram AreawideTraffic Routing System

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Public Healthcare Communications

Home HealthcareHome patient monitoringVideoconferencingMedication controlPatient education

Pre-hospital EMSHospital to ambulance videoconferencing

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Fourth Generation (4G)Wireless Plan

Antenna Site Inventory

Performance Monitoring Inventory

4G Regional WiFi/WiMAX PlanWiFi access networksWiMAX backhaul networkThroughput standard: 20-100 megabits per secondSample plan completed February 20,2006Final plan – May 2006

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Comprehensive Regional Wireline-Wireless Telecommunications Plan

Universal Broadband Access PlanBig Broadband for all of Southeastern WisconsinThroughput: 20-100 megabits per second

Wireline SegmentCore fiber networkFiber to wireless access pointsFiber to wireline (copper) remote terminalsFiber to premises

Wireless SegmentWiFi access networksWiMAX backhaul networkFixed usersNomadic usersMobile users

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Comprehensive Regional Wireline-Wireless Telecommunications Plan—continued

Plan ImplementationCommercial Access Networks

Private carriers?Local government?

Public Networks—TransportationWisDOT

Public Safety NetworksRegional countiesRegional municipalities