Workshop: Underground Mine Communications Infrastructure

The physical architecture of IP network infrastructure in underground mining operations varies greatly from that used in other industries. Each mine must take an individual approach to ensure a reliably built network; however, there are some common architectures that can be used alone or in combination in most circumstances to deliver good results. The choice of network topology will have an impact not only on reliability but also on the speed of network recovery.

The purpose of this workshop is for subject matter experts in underground communication architecture to develop content for the design section of the guideline, specifically looking at the network design for LTE, Wi-Fi, and mesh. The content gather from this workshop will feed directly into the guideline working draft.