APIC BBTG Work Plan

1. APIC BBTG Work Plan • Where we are now: • Start with the user requirements • Create a selection matrix from the user requirements to decide between the two air candidate protocols • Add to the requirements where appropriate • Populate the matrix with information • From the standards of the two protocols • From the simulations of the scenarios • From additional simulation work to round out the information • Create a decision tree • Make an air candidate protocol decision • Are these candidate protocols going to change • 802.16-2004  802.16e • 802.11j  802.11ma • Move up the stack

2. How will the selection matrix be populated? • Selection Matrix • The selection matrix is being created with two approaches • Derivation from User Requirements • Additional material provided by the APIC BBTG • The matrix will be populated with three types of data • The standards from the air protocols under consideration • The simulation work • Other

3. What have we learned so far? • Simulation work: • Inverted decreasing bell curve of # of apps versus assumed bandwidth needed • So far both candidate protocols hold up well for single discipline/single jurisdiction incidents • Initial simulation results show that MANET will not support high bandwidth applications such as video • Simulation software breaks in certain scenarios, working with the vendor to correct the problem • Given current available spectrum assumptions, multiple incidents will most likely overwhelm the backhaul networks