A06_SPECS_VIRTUAL_FENCE_TOWERS.pdf

Virtual Fence Specifications BLM – Colorado River Valley Field Office

Purpose/Objectives:

This specification is for a wireless network system to support virtual fencing trials in specific areas in Colorado, USA. The wireless network shall support the Vence Cattle Rider collar and Vence Herd Manager web application. The wireless network is envisioned to be comprised of several remote base stations supporting appropriate wireless technologies to enable communications with the Vence Cattle Rider collar and backhaul communications to cloud-based web services. Remote base stations must be installed on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management Colorado River Valley Field Office.

Technical Requirements for Wireless Network to Support Vence Virtual Fencing Collars:

• Network Topology and Coverage o The wireless network shall provide and improve system coverage over the following BLM grazing allotments in Colorado (see attached maps): Hogback Common, Red Mountain, Kamm Mesa, Pretti-Roberts, Whitman, Jackson Gulch, East Divide Common, Bearwallow & Jolley, Boiler Creek, BWJ Forest, Government Creek Common, Upper Garfield Common, Alkali Creek Common.

Provide and improve coverage on the following Eagle/Routt Counites grazing allotments: Luark, Spring Creek, Catamount Com, Castle Individual, Piskey, Bull Gulch, Trail Gulch, Upper Cottonwood, East Hardscrabble, West Hardscrabble, Red Hill Common, and Greenhorn allotments.

o The wireless network provider shall supply predicted coverage maps to ground-level end-points for each specified service each (BLM grazing allotment).

o The wireless network shall be implemented with “private network” infrastructure.

Shared network services are not suitable for these efforts.

• Network Infrastructure Mechanical and Physical o Network infrastructure equipment (e.g., base stations) shall be entirely stand-alone in nature requiring no physical connection to power or wired backhaul connectivity. Typically, this will be implemented via solar power/battery system and cellular wireless backhaul.

o Network infrastructure equipment shall be capable of operating with a minimum of 5 days of reduced sunlight.

o Network infrastructure shall have minimal impact and land disturbance at installation sights.

o Network infrastructure shall be installed with a surface mount approach utilizing earth anchors to affix to location.

o Network infrastructure shall be designed and installed to be tolerant to adverse weather conditions including winds of up to 100 MPH.

o Network infrastructure shall provide for protection against use of perches for raptors.

o Network infrastructure shall support minimum on-site user support. Site visits shall be less than once per year.

• Network Infrastructure Wireless Parameters o The network infrastructure shall utilize industry standard LoRaWAN protocol operating in 900 MHz ISM band.

o Network infrastructure shall support integration with LoRaWAN network servers utilizing ChipStack Network Server Stack.

o Network infrastructure shall support 16 channels selectable of full 64 available channels.

o Network infrastructure shall support transmit power control.

o Network infrastructure shall support configuration of channel set and transmit power within capabilities of LoRaWAN Regional Parameter V1.0.2 or 3.

o Network infrastructure shall support back haul connectivity to AWS servers via fixed IP addresses.

o Network infrastructure shall support Semtech packet forwarding mode.

o Network infrastructure shall be full certified to operate with US regulatory domains including FCC.

• Network Infrastructure Access and Security o Network back haul connectivity shall support firewall capabilities to specifics ports and IP addresses.

o Network back haul shall support HTTPS protocol with third party supplied SSL certificates.

o Network infrastructure back haul modem and LoRa Gateway shall be accessible via SSH with configurable username and password protection.

• Network Infrastructure Monitoring o Network infrastructure shall support remote monitoring of power subsystem and backhaul health.

o Network infrastructure shall support status messaging via SNMP of at least the following parameters: gateway health, gateway location, and TX power.

o Network infrastructure shall support monitoring of power subsystem via Modbus over IP protocol.

Required Wireless Network Coverage:

Line 1 (funded): Provide and improve coverage on the following Garfield County grazing allotments (see attached maps); Hogback Common, Red Mountain, Kamm Mesa, Pretti-Roberts, Whitman, Jackson Gulch, East Divide Common, Bearwallow & Jolley, Boiler Creek, BWJ Forest, Government Creek Common, Upper Garfield Common, Alkali Creek Common. Provide and improve coverage on the following Eagle/Routt Counites grazing allotments: Luark, Spring Creek, Catamount Com, Castle Individual, Piskey, Bull Gulch, Trail Gulch, Upper Cottonwood, East Hardscrabble, West Hardscrabble, Red Hill Common, and Greenhorn allotments.

Virtual Fencing with Collars Video with Gunnison County CSU Extension and Gunnison Conservation District:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1qBzM5Ofc

BondBurns

Eagle EdwardsGypsum

McCoy

State Bridge

Wolcott

Luark

Piskey

Spring Cr

Castle Ind

Hack Cr

Bull Gulch Com

Catamount Com

Horse Cr

Castle Ind

Trail Gulch Bocco Mtn

Greenhorn

Upper Cottonwood

Hack Cr

Upper Coffeepot

Upper Coffeepot

W Hardscrabble Com

E Hardscrabble

Red Hill Com

Legend Grazing Allotment Polygons

Eagle/Routt Counties Virtual Fence Allotments

New Castle

Rifle Silt

Kamm Mesa

Alkali Cr Jackson Gulch

Upper Garfield

ComE Divide Com

E Divide Com

Red Mtn

Red Mtn

Whitman

Whitman

Boiler Cr BWJ Forest

Bearwallow & Jolley

Hogback Com

Pretti/Roberts

Government Cr Com

Government Cr Com

Legend County Road Interstate City Street State Highway

US Highway Grazing Allotment Polygons

County Boundaries

Bureau of Land Management

State

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