Transcript Open-Pit

Broadband Wireless
Applications for the
Mining Industry
Alvarion, 2007
© Copyright Alvarion Ltd.
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Agenda
• Industry overview
• Industry trends
• Applications
• System requirements
• Success stories
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Industry Overview
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Mining: Terminology
What is mining?
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials
from the earth
Types of mines
Surface mining (Open-Pit)
Sub Surface mining (Underground)
Open Pit
Underground
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Mining: The industry by size
Industry size of about ~$0.5 trillion
By PWC research
Stable demand and supply over last and future years
Heavy resorts per various minerals – new projects constantly deployed
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Mining: The industry by type
Open Pit
Underground
A larger portion of the mines are “Open-Pit” type
Truly global Industry
Continues distributed relocation
Widely distributed geographically – not like oil
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Mining: The industry by mineral
• True diversification
• It’s not about diamonds and coal…
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Industry Trends
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More focus on operations and Safety
Safety and Efficiency
With insurance and operation
cost incline, effective
monitoring, production planning
and control systems are
imperative.
Safety becomes 1st priority as technology evolves
Telecommunication now plays a part in making safer environment
Broadband wireless access solutions enable cost-effective
operations of a both large and small operations
Rising operation costs
Telecommunications brigs real time and remote control possible
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“Digitalizing” the mine site Requires
Broadband Connectivity
Digital mine site
“Digitalizing” the mine sites
field projects require large
quantities of data to be
communicated.
Previously only narrowband communications were needed:
Simple or manual processes for dispatching and communicating
Only a few Kb of data – only data, no voice or video
The digital mine site vision requires:
Real time access to data
Large volumes of data
Minimal latency
Single platform for all wireless application
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Applications
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Applications
• Vehicle dispatch
• GPS positioning
• Real-time geological data
• Video Surveillance and monitoring
• Structure stability monitoring
• On-site office solution
• Remote control
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Vehicle dispatch
Potential deployments:
In-vehicle access, thought the mine field.
Potential applications:
On-line access to Dispatch Software
Business benefit - Efficiency
Use mining resources effectively by dispatching vehicles from HQ
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GPS positioning
Potential deployments
In-vehicle access, thought the mine field.
Potential applications
On-line access to GPS reported position of vehicle
Business benefit - Efficiency
Use mining resources effectively by locating vehicle in the “right” spot
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Real-time geological data
Potential deployments
“Hot Zone” coverage, using WiFi extension
Potential applications:
On-line access to email and file servers
Business benefit - Efficiency
Updated Geological data map using on-line test results from site
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Video surveillance and monitoring
Potential deployments:
Fixed connectivity to video cameras
Potential applications:
On-line video surveillance on mine site
Business benefit: Safety
Safely monitor mine on-going operations and explosion effects, from HQ
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Structure stability monitoring
Potential deployments
Fixed connectivity to Doppler-Radar devices
Potential applications
On-line monitoring of mine structure
Business benefit - Safety
Ensure safe operation of crew by on-line monitoring of the stability of the
mine
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On-site office solution
Potential deployments
In-vehicle access and VoIP, thought the mine field
Potential applications
On-line access to corporate applications and Voice calls
Business benefit - Efficiency
Use travel time by connecting to VoIP and access mining applications
while on site
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Remote control
Potential deployments
Remote building connectivity
Potential applications
Access telemetry data in remote pump houses and wells
Business benefit - Efficiency
Save time of manually monitor and operate remote pump houses
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System Requirements
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Mining Industry Wireless System
Requirements
High survivability
Near 100% uptime
MTBF over 11 years; over 99.99% availability
-40°c to + 60°c temperature range
Robustness & redundancy
IP-67 rating (NEMA 4X equivalent)
AU & SU redundancy
OFDM & GFSK interference resistant
solutions
Long term battery backup
Solar and wind power configurations
available
Emergency back-up power solutions
Intrinsic safety
Class I, Div 2 certification in process
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Mining Industry Wireless System
Requirements
Range & coverage
OFDM technology provides NLOS
coverage and handles multi-path
reflections
Maximum cell radius up to 20 miles
Throughput
32 Mbps per sector (FTP)
Security
32 Hardware based AES encryption
VLAN support
Secure network management
Mobility
50km/h mobile data connectivity
Easy Deployment
Deploy the first time out
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Success Stories
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Mining Deployment Map
* For more details – please contact Alvarion
Thank You
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