WIMAX in

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WI-MAX in
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COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

• The system consist of 3 types of antennas
• Orgothon Point to Point antennas
• Radio Omni directional
• Wi-Max Omni directional

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Orgothon Backhaul

• Backbone of the Wireless Communication and
  Information System
• Used to transmit
• Voice
• Radio Communication
• Interoffice Phone Communication
• Data
• WSOR Intranet
• RMI M-Crew data Wi-Max
• Internet Wi-Max

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Fiber Optic
Internet
Backhaul System
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Dispatch
Radio Communication
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Fiber Optic
Internet
Frame Relay
RMI
M-Crew Data
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Fiber Optic
Internet
WSOR Intranet System
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Comparable Capacities

• Orgothon Backhaul
• 150 megabytes (MB)
• Can upgrade software to yield 300 MB
• Typical Cable Modem - 3 MB
• T-1 Line 1.4 MB
• DSL Line 1.2 MB
• ISDN line 256 kb

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WSOR Bandwith Analysis

• Orgothon Backhaul
• 150 megs or 150,000 kilobytes
• Upgrade to 300 megs or 300,000 kilobytes (kb)
• Radio Communication
• 56 kb per channel (use 3 or 4 channels)
• M-Crew data
• 4 or 5 kb per transmissions short durations
• WSOR Intranet System
• Data and interoffice phone calls 768 kb
• Phone 336 kb (6 lines)

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Maximum Usage 1600 kb System Capacity 300,000
kb
Overkill?????
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Why Not Just?

• Install a new Radio System
• Use M-Crew with Cell connections
• Retrain WSOR personnel

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These options do not Address

• Customer related issues
• Electronic Bill of Ladings (E-BOL)
• Availability of Broadband Internet in rural areas
  
• If available, cost is high
• Dial up is slow
• Easier to fax
• Easier to Call customer service
• Future needs

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Current WSOR Benefits

• Reduce manual entry of train movement information
• Reduce fax costs
• Reduce phone calls to customer service
• Provide real time railcar location information to
  customer
• Better Equipment utilization
• Free up employees time
• Provides better and real-time Information

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Future Railroad Benefits Think of the
Possibilities!

• Safety
• Security cameras in yards, locomotives, crossings
• GPS on equipment
• Transmitting information to emergency responders
• Tank cars detect and transmit chemical spills
  leaks

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Future Benefits Think of the Possibilities!

• Operations
• Additional source of revenue
• Remote switches
• PDAs for MOW track inspection work reports
• Time keeping for payroll
• GPS on signals?
• Observation of employee efficiency testing,
  improve safety training and/or corrective action

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Future Benefits Think of the Possibilities!

• Customer benefits
• Easier access to Car location information
  improve planning, troubleshoot problems
• Have high speed wireless internet access for
  their business use
• Train passengers have access to the internet

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Future Benefits Think of the Possibilities!

• Community benefits
• Cost effective broadband internet available to
  rural communities
• Improves economic development and growth
  opportunities for the communities that we serve
• Improves educational opportunities
• Farming applications market information, soil
  information (irrigation, fertilizer etc),
  livestock information

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WI-MAX The foundation for transporting
information and Wisconsin into the future.