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Case Study Silvus Land and Sea Demo v2.0

The document summarizes a demonstration of Silvus Technologies' StreamCaster 4200 and 4400 MIMO radios. In the demonstration, the radios provided ad hoc network connectivity between a vessel in San Diego Bay and two vehicles traveling a 20-mile loop around the city. The radios transmitted live video feeds and enabled push-to-talk voice communication and location tracking between all nodes. The demonstration showed the radios could reliably support 5-10Mbps of network traffic across the area of responsibility using minimal infrastructure.

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Case Study Silvus Land and Sea Demo v2.0

The document summarizes a demonstration of Silvus Technologies' StreamCaster 4200 and 4400 MIMO radios. In the demonstration, the radios provided ad hoc network connectivity between a vessel in San Diego Bay and two vehicles traveling a 20-mile loop around the city. The radios transmitted live video feeds and enabled push-to-talk voice communication and location tracking between all nodes. The demonstration showed the radios could reliably support 5-10Mbps of network traffic across the area of responsibility using minimal infrastructure.

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Leading the MIMO Revolution

Case Study: Land and Sea Demo v2.0


April 4th, 2018 | San Diego, CA

Background

In October 2016, Silvus conducted a demonstration of its StreamCaster 4200 2x2 MIMO MANET
radios at the behest of the US NAVY.

The demo involved:

• 1 x TOC located in the NAVSPECWARCOM facility at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado


(NABC)
• 1 x Vehicle with HD camera driving a counter clockwise loop around South San Diego Bay
• 1 x Repeater site at NABC
• 1 x Repeater site at Fort Emory

StreamCaster capabilities demonstrated:

• Live viewing of vehicle’s HD video stream at TOC


• Push-to-Talk (PTT) voice between TOC and vehicle
• Geo-tracking of all nodes in StreamScape

A time lapse video from the original Land and Sea Demo can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-PAzAcGuw

In tune to our ethos of relentless improvement, Team Silvus returned to “America’s Finest City”
in April 2018, to put its latest 4x4 StreamCaster models to the test.

The Challenge

With a minimal infrastructure of StreamCaster MIMO radios, deliver high throughput ad hoc
network connectivity between a vessel operating in San Diego Bay and two vehicles traveling a
~20-mile loop around San Diego City and barrier islands.

Silvus Technologies, Inc.


(310) 479-3333
www.silvustechnologies.com
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Leading the MIMO Revolution

Technical Solution

The original Land and Sea Demo was accomplished using Silvus’ StreamCaster SC4200 2x2
MIMO radios. For Land and Sea Demo v2.o, Silvus introduced the power of its latest 4x4 MIMO
radio: the SC4400.

SC4200 SC4400

Features: Features:
• 4 Watts TX power (8W effective thanks • 8 Watts TX power (32W effective
to 3dB beamforming boost) thanks to 6dB beamforming boost)
• 2x2 MIMO • 4x4 MIMO
• Available in 3 form factors: • Available in 2 form factors:
o Externally powered “brick” o Rugged
o Battery powered handheld o Embeddable OEM
o Embeddable OEM

StreamCaster radios were deployed without the aid of filters, amplifiers or tracking antennas.
For this test, production COTS firmware version 3.14.0.2 was loaded in all radios. The network
was deployed in the 2GHz “S Band”, coordinated with local authorities on a non-interfering
basis.

Silvus Technologies, Inc.


(310) 479-3333
www.silvustechnologies.com
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Leading the MIMO Revolution

The fixed sites utilized a combination of 12dBi sector antennas and 4dBi omni antennas, while
the vehicles and boat were configured with 4dBi omni antennas. The vehicles traveled counter
clockwise in a lead and chase pattern obeying all state and local traffics laws and regulations.

Silvus Technologies, Inc.


(310) 479-3333
www.silvustechnologies.com
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Leading the MIMO Revolution
Execution

As the vessel departed port, Silvus Founder Dr. Babak Daneshrad demonstrated the “Suppress
and Avoid” Anti-Jam technologies currently under development in Silvus’s R&D labs. Case
studies discussing these next-generation concepts are available upon request, by emailing
[email protected].

Once the vessel reached the center of San Diego Bay, it loitered on station as the Land and Sea
v2.0 demonstration began.

StreamCaster capabilities demonstrated:

• HD Video – 5 live camera feeds from the vehicles, remotely controlled Pan/Tilt/Zoom
(PTZ) cameras, and local handheld w/ bodycam were aggregated by an Airship Video
Management System (VMS) and displayed at the TOC
• Mapping – GPS pucks connected to each radio enabled the TOC to track node locations
in real time.
o Using StreamScape – the location of each radio is overlaid in Google Maps, along
with signal strengths for each link in the network.
o Using WinTAK – StreamScape exports GPS locations as Cursor on Target (CoT)
messages, which were ingested into WinTAK for situational awareness.
• Push-to-Talk Voice – was used throughout the demo for vehicle-to-vehicle convoy
communications and also vehicle-to-TOC for coordination and guidance.
• Network Management – The network was administered using the StreamScape GUI,
embedded in each StreamCaster radio, providing real-time insight into link health,
network traffic statistics, and RF interference levels.

Silvus Technologies, Inc.


(310) 479-3333
www.silvustechnologies.com
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Leading the MIMO Revolution
Results

A time lapse video of the Land and Sea Demo 2.0 is provided here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMFLLYkTx2k

Conclusion

As expected, link SNRs are observed to fluctuate as the vehicles traverse the complex urban
coastal terrain. Thanks to dynamic link state routing and adaptive Modulation and Coding
Schemes (MCS), voice and video quality remain solid and handoffs are seamless and
transparent. With expedient antenna placement and minimal node count, Silvus was able to
reliably support 5~10Mbps of network traffic throughout the AOR. The 8 Watt organic TX power
of the SC4400s, through Eigen TX beamforming, delivered an effective radiated power of 32
Watts and met the mission requirements while operating on battery power for the entire day.

Silvus Technologies’ commitment to deliver the latest multi-antenna and signal processing
advancements to our users is evident in this test of our COTS offering. By leveraging the power
of 4x4 MIMO in the StreamCaster SC4400, Silvus was able to demonstrate high bandwidth ad
hoc connectivity at the tactical edge.

Silvus would like to thank the DoD user community, local San Diego 1st Responders and industry
partners who attended the event as well as NAVSPECWARCOM N-6 and City of San Diego staff
and contractors who assisted with access and resources.

If you or your organization is interested in more information about this or any other
demonstration, or would like to set up a test of your own, please contact
[email protected].

Silvus Technologies, Inc.


(310) 479-3333
www.silvustechnologies.com
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024

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