Satellite-based Messaging Uplink for In-Situ Sensors Implementation Report (D4.2)

This deliverable presents the report for the implementation of the satellite based messaging uplink for in-situ sensor data. The main task contributing to this deliverable is Task 4.1, which started in month 7 and finished in month 24.

As already highlighted in the specification deliverable of the satellite based uplink system, D4.1 [1], the reasons why a satellite system has been inserted into the PHAROS picture lie in the resilience that it can add within such picture and all the relevant implications that come along in a safety management context.

The objectives of task 4.1 are drawn as follows:

• Review the F-SIM standard, in particular the parts that deal with the random access return link, according to the requirement of the PHAROS applications.
• Realise and evaluate a data interface between the terrestrial FireWatch system and the prototype satellite terminal. To do this, a deep understanding of the FireWatch as selected in-situ sensor network to be used during the PHAROS short term approach has been necessary.
• Implement the required adaptations at the satellite prototype terminal as well as at the hub.
• Identify CAPEX and OPEX.

D4.2 has dealt mainly with the realisation and evaluation of the data interface between the FireWatch system and the F-SIM satellite terminal. A series of tests were conducted to prove the validity of the technical requirements that were drawn within T4.1 and reported in D4.1 and ultimately in D2.6 [2].

In order to carry out the integration between FireWatch and the F-SIM system, F-SIM equipment had to be shipped from EUT premises to IQWIRE’s, Berlin, where a dedicated meeting between IQWIRE and EUT took place later on in September 2015, which facilitated the integration process.