Industrial Wireless Networks
The leader in utility / industrial wireless solutions
Founded in 1985 as Microwave Data Systems
90,000 ft2 of Manufacturing facility
Manufacturing capacity of ~8,000 radios/month
1,000,000 radios installed in 110 countries
World Class ISO 9001 Registered
Engineering & Manufacturing - Rochester, NY
The Wireless Landscape
Convergent Networks
The convergence objective:
a single, integrated, manageable, secure network.
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Electric Utilities Wireless Applications
Electric Distribution Applications
SCADA
Distribution Automation
AMI/AMR Backhaul
Commercial metering
Data, video and voice
Relay Protection/Transfer Trip
Wireless Remote I/O
Workforce Automation (Mobile Data)
Distributed Generation – Transfer Trip
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GE Smart Grid Communication Solutions
Advanced Metering Infrastructure -
Network Management
& Operation Services Neighborhood Area Network
24 x 7 NOC Mercury 3650 - Industrial WiMax at 3.65GHz
Hosted/Managed Solutions iNET - High Speed, Long Range Wireless
WiYZ – Intelligent Wireless Data Acquisition
DGT
JungleMUX
Control Center
Wireless Backhaul
Intrepid Mercury 3650
Transmission Substation
Distribution
SONET/SDH Substation Residential AMI
Network
JungleMUX
Hydro-Electric
Generation
Multilink Mercury 3650 Multilink Mercury 3650
Backhaul Networks –
Microwave Backhaul & Fiber Backbone Solutions Wireless Wide Area Networks -
Multiplexers – T1/SONET/SDH fiber multiplexers, substation hardened, ring Substation LAN & Distribution Automation
topologies, 3ms protection switching Wireless Modems: Offering a variety of radios, both licensed and
Intrepid – High-capacity, microwave, licensed and unlicensed unlicensed, in a variety of frequencies and network interfaces
DGT - Wireless fast transfer trip
MultiLink - Hardened Ethernet switches
Digital Energy
Communications
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Water / Wastewater Wireless Applications
Water and Wastewater Applications
SCADA
Data, video and voice
AMR Backhaul
Remote I/O
Plant Network Backbone
Workforce Automation (Mobile Data)
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Public Safety Wireless Applications
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Public Safety Mobility Applications
SCADA
Data, video and voice
AMR Backhaul
Remote I/O
Plant Network Backbone
Mobile data to police, Fire and EMS
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GE MDS
Point to Point Radio & Microwave Systems
Data
Voice
Video
VoIP
Ethernet/IP
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MDS Family of Back-haul Solutions
LEDR S/F Intrepid FIVE.series Intrepid-HC (HP & HP/T) Intrepid-HC
400 Mbps
200 Mbps
18 Mbps
768 Kbps
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Basic System Architecture
Up to 18 Mbps
ODU Ethernet + 4xT1/E1’s ODU
ODU ODU
CAT5e Cable
CAT5e Cable
Up to 100m
Up to 100m
100Mb/s
Enterprise IDU-S 100Mb/s
Carrier IDU-C 13 /
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GE MDS LEDR
Licensed Point to Point Radios
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GE MDS LEDR
Point-to-Point broadband microwave
License Bands: 900 MHz – US 400 MHz, 900 MHz & 1.4 GHz - Canada
Data Capacity: 64 to 768 kbps in US & Canada
Interface: V.530, “Fractional” T1, Ethernet
Long range: Up to 60 mi / 90 km depending on antenna
Services: Ethernet and/or TDM Services
NMS: SNMP or NETview Network managers
GE MDS x790
Licensed Multiple Address / Point to Multipoint Master Station
MDS 4710 – UHF
MDS 9710 – 900 MHz
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GE MDS x710
Licensed Multiple Address / Point to Multipoint Remote Radio
MDS 1710 - VHF
MDS 2710 – 220 MHz
MDS 4710 – UHF
MDS 9710 – 900 MHz
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MAS Licensed Radio Systems
Frequency Bands:
• 150MHz
• 220MHz
• 400MHz
• 900 MHz
Tx Power: 5 Watt Output with 100% Duty Cycle
Sensitivity: -110 dBm Sensitivity
Low power: Sleep Mode for solar applications
Redundancy: Available in single chassis
Industrial rated, -40C to +70C
Narrowband MAS Licensed System
>Fixed-point master, omni-directional antenna
>Fixed remote sites, Yagi antennas pointed at the
master.
x710 x710
Remote Remote
Typical Applications
SCADA
AMR Backhaul
x710 x710
Relay Information Remote Remote
MDSx790 Master
Operations
Center
MDSNETview™
Wireless Data
Network
Diagnostics
NEW
SD4 - Licensed 400 MHz Radios
SD9 - Licensed 900 MHz Radios
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SD4/9 Licensed Radio System
Standard Features:
•Backward compatible with MDS 4710A/ MDS
9710A
• Receiver sensitivity increased to –112 dBm
•30% greater coverage/range
•-40 to + 70 C Operational Temperature Range
•Twice the life expectancy of the average
SCADA radio.
•Operates as a Master or Remote
•Redundant configuration available
•Meets FCC refarming bandwidth requirements
•4800 bps in 6.25 kHz channel
•9600 bps in 12.5 kHz channel
•19,200 bps in 25 kHz channel
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SD4/9 – Enhanced Features
•19.2 kbps in 12.5 kHz channel
•AES 128 bit encryption
•Integrated terminal server
•Two RS-232/RS-485 serial ports
•Ethernet Port
•Full IP/Ethernet Bridging
•Forward Error Correction
•Low Power Sleep Mode < 10 mA
•Over-the-Air Firmware Downloads
•Synchronized Multiple Host Polling
•Three Virtual Radio Channels
•Listen Before Talk MAC
•CSMA (Collision Sense Multiple Access)
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Flexible Communications
COM1 Serial Port
Ethernet Port
• Dual Function
• 10/100 BaseT
• Data or Management
• Data and firmware load
• Local Configuration
COM2 Serial Port
• RS232 or RS485
• Serial-to-Serial
Power Port • IP-to-Serial
• 10-30 VDC
Antenna Port
• 480-512 MHz, 920-960 MHz
• 6.25, 12.5 or 25 kHz channels
• AES-128 Encryption
• Remote Management
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GE MDS TransNET 900
Unlicensed Radio System
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GE MDS TransNET 900
• Robust communications
• 900 MHz FHSS
• FEC, CRC, ARQ
• Enhanced MAC wireless protocol
•Collision Avoidance
•Bi-directional ARQ
• Support of Multiple Services
• Multiple polling sources
• Nomadic and fixed network access
• Supports standard serial protocols
• Mobile Applications
• Roaming
• Store & Forward
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GE MDS NETio
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• Wireless transmission of Digital & Analog Inputs/Outputs
• Flexible configuration
• Basic stand-a-lone I/O to I/O replication
• Direct conversion to protocol (Modbus, DNP-3, DF1)
• Point to Point or Point to Multipoint
• Store & Forward using WeXP radios (<2500 ft/ 800 m)
• Long range up to 20 miles/30 km meters with 900 MHz
spread spectrum radios
• Short range up to (<2500 ft/ 800 m) with 2.4 GHz WeXP radios
(Zigbee MAC)
Industrial rated
• -40 to +70oC
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GE MDS Mercury 3650 & 900
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GE MDS Mercury 900 & 3650
900 MHz & 3.65 GHz
Frequency Hopping or Fixed Frequency operation
Up to 12 Mbps signal rate, 7.2 Mbps user throughput
OFDM
QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM – Automatic, seamless modulation selection
Report-by-Exception MAC (avoids data collisions)
Multiple interfaces
Ethernet
Serial
Built-in GPS (Mercury 900 only)
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GE MDS iNET 900 & iNET-II
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iNET 900 & iNET-II
Long Range High Speed Ethernet
• 900 MHz Frequency Hopping spread spectrum
• iNET: 256 Kbps @ -99dBm, 512 Kbps @ -92 dBm
• iNET-II: 512 Kbps @ -96dBm, 1Mbps @ -92 dBm
Report-by-Exception MAC (avoids data collisions)
Cyber Security
• MDS Cyber Security Suite with encryption and authentication
• iNET: 128 bit RC4 encryption
• iNET-II: 128 bid AES
Integrated Ethernet and Serial Interfaces
• Transports Ethernet and two serial protocols simultaneously
• Support for Network Evolution and Consolidation
Protected Configurations
• Redundant Configuration available
Mobile Data Capable for field force automation
• Allows mobile network access with roaming
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GE MDS entraNET 900
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GE MDS entraNET 900
Longest range MDS Ethernet SS solution
• 900 MHz Frequency Hopping spread spectrum
• 106 kbps data rate, 64 kbps user throughput
Report-by-Exception MAC for Ethernet (avoids data collisions)
Highest Cyber Security on Wireless Networking
• MDS Cyber Security Suite with encryption and authentication
• 128 bit RC4 encryption
Low Power Consumption
• RTU controlled sleep mode – 3 mA @ 13.8 VDC
Secure communications
• MDS Cyber Security Suite with 128 bit encryption and
authentication
Integrated Serial Services
• Simultaneous communication of Ethernet and two serial protocols
• Specialized Protocol Awareness - DNP3
Mobile Data Capable for field force automation
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Industrial Wireless Networks
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