Component Two
Identify two companies and one product produced by each company that directly relate
to the NCT technical application your team has selected.
Skycasters
is a satellite IP communications company based in Akron, Ohio, which was started
in 2001. They provide their services
to commercial, government, non-profit, and educational customers throughout North
and Central America. The company
promises that
Unlike other satellite communications providers, everything in our infrastructure
� from our teleports and hubs to the network operating center � is business-grade
and owned by Skycasters. With Skycasters as your primary or backup satellite Internet
connection, you can always count on low-latency data transmission.
After a disaster strikes,
a previously "connected area" might suddenly be better classified as a "remote
site." Skycasters provides solutions to connectivity shortages. Instead of
investing thousands of dollars in laying cable to a location, direct satellite communication
is a much more reasonable solution. Skycasters has access to
two geosynchronous satellites that provide coverage for the majority of North
America.
In emails dated 24 February, 2009, Skycaster President, Mike Kister wrote:
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You will need three components.
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For our project, he recommended a trailer solution that includes a 4-watt BUC transmitter, their 7000 controller and a 1.2 meter antenna (portable generator). The solution would cost $30,945. In addition, we would require a service plan that fit the needs of the disaster's scope.
Mr. Kister added that the satellite relay (backhaul) is independent of the network/type of data being backhauled. There can be a secure phone network (and it's associated equipment), a public phone system (and it's associated equipment), a Wi-Fi network, a Wi-Max Network, and a LAN, all plugged into a single satellite backhaul... and it will all work just fine (assuming sufficient capacity)
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In response to Mr. Kister's second criteria, we chose the telecommunications equipment
providers Tranzeo and Redline. Each company sells a pivotal component. |
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Tranzeo's motto is "Communicate without Boundaries." They offer point to point and point to multi point radios, WiMAX equipment, and mesh network solutions designed for wireless Internet service providers, governments, campuses, military, carriers, enterprise customers, and systems integrators around the globe. Their headquarters are located in Vancouver, Canada. Tranzeo designs and produces all of it's equipment for quick installation. We have decided to use their 5.8GHz 17dBi 60� Vertical Sector Antenna, model number TR-58V-60-17. This antenna offers a lightweight, durable solution for our mobile WiMax tower, and the small beamwidth matches the Redline base station we have decided to use. The small beamwidth also offers use increased efficiency in antenna gain vs. coverage. |
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| Redline Communications is one of the leading suppliers of fixed and wireless broadband access in the world. They have installed their product in over 80 countries throughout 6 different continents. They are the first company to provide a 802.16 compliant product. The product we are using in our application is the AN-50e. This is a high-speed WiMax backhaul solution. It offers point to multi-point communication in 60 degree sectors at a rate of up to 72 mbps that "addresses the most challenging of deployment scenarios." It operates on the unlicensed frequency between 5.470 - 5.725 GHz and 5.725 - 5.850 GHz. | |
Although the British company ProeTEX
does not currently have any products for sale, they have released their first smart
textile prototype. Professor Annalisa Bonfiglio, who works in the Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Cagliara, Italy, is their
principal investigator. Their research is in conjunction with the Smart Fabrics and Interactive Textiles (SFIT)
cluster. ProeTEX, started in February 2006, will receive funding (8.1
million euros) for 48 months through the
Information Society Technologies (IST).
ProeTEX is focusing on merging
micro- and nanotechnologies within a communications network to improve the safety of emergency
workers, firefighters, and civilian victims. They are hoping that their developments
will eventually translate into a wide range of other markets: including, extreme
sports and healthcare for maintenance and construction workers.
Their first prototype for Project FP6-2004-IST-4-026987 has these primary components: an inner garment, outer garment, electronics, and communication software.
Their first prototype for Project FP6-2004-IST-4-026987 has these primary components: an inner garment, outer garment, electronics, and communication software.
Identify one professional association or trade organization associated with the
products your team identified.
Include:
its name,
description of its mission, and
number of people/companies involved.
Include:
its name,
description of its mission, and
number of people/companies involved.
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Image courtesy of
IEEE Computer Society |
Image courtesy of The Open Group |
Image courtesy of
IEEE Communications Society |
The Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Incorporated (IEEE) is one of the
premier affiliations working on the development of technological progression. The
range of this organization includes the study of telecommunications, consumer electronics,
and electronic materials. IEEE spreads throughout more than 160 countries and consists
of more than 370,000 members, of which over 80,000 are students.
- On February 2-6, 2009, in San Diego, California, The Open Group hosted a conference at which they introduced
an upgrade to their enterprise architecture framework called
TOGAF 9.
The Open Group, a study group of IEEE, is a vendor and technology-neutral consortium whose mission is Boundary-less Information Flow to allow access to integrated information within enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability. They work with customers and suppliers, offering a comprehensive set of services as well as developing and operating the industry's premier certification service, TOGAF. Originally named the X/Open Company Ltd. (established in 1984), The Open Group merged with Open Software Foundation, OSF, (established in 1987) in 1996. Currently they have over 400 members with seven worldwide offices.
- On April 5-8, 2009, the IEEE Communications
Society will be sponsoring
WCNC 2009 in Budapest, Hungary. This event will bring together professionals
and academics from around the world to exchange information about wireless communications
and networking. One of the
keynote speakers is
Roberto Padavani, CTO of Qualcomm, Inc.
Qualcomm is leading the research and development of CDMA2000 for 3G
networks in the United States.
The IEEE Communications Society was founded in 1952 and has over 45,000 members worldwide. It has become "the premier international forum (pg 3) for the exchange of ideas on communications technologies and information networking." Membership provides a subscription to the IEEE Communications Magazine, access to their online digital library of technical papers, tutorials, conferences, and WCET certification.
- On September 4th-7th, 2009, the
IEEE Computer Society will be sponsoring the
13th International Symposium on Wearable Computers in Linz, Austria. Conference
planners are soliciting papers
on wearable systems, applications of wearable systems, as well as mobile phones
as wearables.
The Computer Society, founded in in Washington, DC, in 1946, is the largest of IEEE's 39 societies and serves over 85,000 members. Its mission is to advance the theory and application of computers and information-processing technology. It offers members access to over 15 technical magazines, a multitude of yearly conferences along with any conference publications, and online courses.
Since our smart suit's sensors and their functionality are vital to our product's
success, we have included an additional organization that focuses entirely on the
research and development of smart textiles.
The Materials
Research Society "is an organization of materials, researchers from academia,
industry, and government that promotes communication for the advancement of interdisciplinary
materials research to improve the quality of life." They were founded in 1973 and
currently consist of 15,100 members from 71 countries around the world. MRS works
towards maintaining a diverse group of cooperative and dedicated members. They provide
high quality meetings that work towards communication
in the fields of research and technology. Since MRS is a communication bound organization,
they work hard to spread information in these fields to the multiple governments
as well as the public. They usually sponsor two meetings a year consisting of around
35 symposia each.
At their Spring Meeting in 2006, which was held in San Francisco, CA, one of the symposium covered the topic of "smart nanotextiles." They addressed the possibility of future garments that do more than just keep you warm. They could perform multiple functions including monitoring your body functions, dressing wounds, and protecting from environmental conditions. Speakers at the conference included such eminent researchers as: Ray Baughman, Danilo De Rossi, Ben Mattes, Eckhard Schollmeyer, Mohan Srinivasarao, and Gordon Wallace.
At their Fall 2008 Conference, in Boston, MA, they held sessions on nano- and microscale materials under extreme environments (EE) and polymer-based smart materials (BB).
At their Spring Meeting in 2006, which was held in San Francisco, CA, one of the symposium covered the topic of "smart nanotextiles." They addressed the possibility of future garments that do more than just keep you warm. They could perform multiple functions including monitoring your body functions, dressing wounds, and protecting from environmental conditions. Speakers at the conference included such eminent researchers as: Ray Baughman, Danilo De Rossi, Ben Mattes, Eckhard Schollmeyer, Mohan Srinivasarao, and Gordon Wallace.
At their Fall 2008 Conference, in Boston, MA, they held sessions on nano- and microscale materials under extreme environments (EE) and polymer-based smart materials (BB).
Propose and describe a new product or new process based on your team's NCT technical
application.
Our product is a fully interoperable communication system
to support recovery operations in the aftermath of a disaster. The system consists
of several components with the primary units being a 'smart suit,' a WiMax network
based in a mobile base with a temporary 'tower' and a satellite ISP with attendant
hardware and software.
Via the Internet, locate a company that might be able to manufacture your team's
proposed product. Send the company an e-mail asking that someone in the company
evaluate the product your team proposed. If your team is not able to obtain a response
to your inquiry, provide on your website an example of the e-mail request you sent
and the names of manufacturers to whom you sent the request.
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ProeTEX - Project FP6-2004-IST-4-026987
http://www.proetex.org/
ProeTEX - Objectives
http://www.proetex.org/objectives.htm
ProeTEX - First Prototypes
http://www.proetex.org/first_prototypes.htm
ProeTEX - Inner Garment
http://www.proetex.org/p1_inner_garment.htm
ProeTEX - Outer Garment
http://www.proetex.org/p1_outer_garment.htm
ProeTEX - Electronics
http://www.proetex.org/p1_electronics.htm
ProeTEX - Communication Software
http://www.proetex.org/P1_software.htm
About IEEE
http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/home/index.html
The Open Group San Diego 2009
http://www.opengroup.org/sandiego2009/
The Open Group Making Stadards Work
http://www.opengroup.org/
TOGAF
http://www.opengroup.org/press/17dec08.htm
Skycasters - Remote Business
http://www.skycasters.com/remote-business/index.html
Skycasters
http://www.skycasters.com/
Skycasters - Disaster Response
http://www.skycasters.com/disaster-recovery/index.html
CSEM - objectives
http://www.csem.ch/sfit/
ISTweb - IST Project Fact Sheet
http://cordis.europa.eu/
ISTweb - About IST
http://cordis.europa.eu/ist/about/about.htm
Tranzeo - Communicate Without Boundaries
http://www.tranzeo.com/profile.php
Tranzeo - Vertical Sector Antenna
http://www.tranzeo.com//products/docs/TR-58V-60-17.pdf
Tranzeo - 5 GHz Sectors
http://www.tranzeo.com/products/antennas/5-GHz-Sectors
Redline Communication - Company Profile
http://www.redlinecommunications.com/about_us/profile.html
Redline Communications - RedConnex AN-50e
http://www.redlinecommunications.com/products/RedCONNEX_AN50e.html
Skycasters - The Satellites
http://www.skycasters.com/broadband-satellite-internet-fleet/the-satellites.html
Skycasters - Disaster Response
http://www.skycasters.com/disaster-recovery/index.html
Skycasters - Service Plans for Disaster Response Teams
http://www.skycasters.com/disaster-recovery/service-plans.html