Tiller Smart Wellness Resort: Communications Infrastructure Plan with the following strategic partners.

Purpose: To transform a smart Tiller Healer Destination into a resilient, guest‑friendly wellness resort using Starlink (current), dark fiber under Tiller Highway (future backbone), a Main Transmission & Edge Node (MTEN) at the gas station with universal charging, in‑building internet via electrical outlets (PLC), mobile Wi‑Fi on autonomous pods/vehicles, and deployable drone relays that dock on roofs/trees/light‑poles.

0) Key Assumptions (edit as needed)

  • Site size: ~257 acres across ~29 parcels along Tiller Hwy (mixed use: resort core, riverfront, trails, ag/industrial, residential).
  • Guest rooms/cabins: placeholder 120 keys (scales linearly). Staff housing: 30 units.
  • Core buildings: Gas station (to become MTEN), lodge/reception, spa/wellness center, dining hall, community center, maintenance yard, water/WW treatment.
  • Spectrum: U.S. CBRS Band 48 (3.55–3.7 GHz) for Private LTE/5G; Wi‑Fi 2.4/5/6 GHz for local access.
  • Backhaul: Dark fiber under Tiller Hwy can be lit and connected to a regional carrier POP; Starlink remains as highly available secondary path.
  • Power: Utility service present; generators and solar/BESS where practical.

1) Architecture Overview (Layered)

1.1 Physical & Power

  • Backbone: Light the dark fiber under Tiller Hwy; terminate on ODF at MTEN and key buildings.
  • Secondary backhaul: Starlink (2 dishes at MTEN, 1 at hilltop) for path diversity.
  • MTEN (Gas Station): Hardened room or prefab shelter; 20–30 kW service; universal charging (Level‑2/3 EV), drone rails/pads, battery‑swap lockers for pods/drones; UPS (N+1), generator, optional solar + 50 kWh BESS.
  • Secondary nodes: Lodge, maintenance yard, hilltop repeater, community center.
  • Mounts: Non‑penetrating roof mounts; tree‑safe clamp systems; light‑pole collars.

1.2 Transport/Backhaul

  • Fiber ring: MTEN ↔ key buildings ↔ hilltop ↔ MTEN with diverse paths.
  • Microwave/mmWave: 11/18 GHz licensed or 60 GHz unlicensed for short spurs where trenching is hard.
  • SD‑WAN: Bond fiber + Starlink; automatic failover and QoS.

1.3 Access (Fixed + Mobile)

  • Private LTE/5G (CBRS): Outdoor macro/small cells for town‑wide coverage, vehicles, drones, IoT.
  • Wi‑Fi 6E/7: Dense coverage in buildings/plazas/spa; SSIDs segmented (Guest / Wellness‑Apps / Ops / IoT).
  • PLC over electrical outlets (G.hn/AV2): In‑building last‑meter where CAT6 pulls are hard; do not rely across transformers.
  • Autonomous pods & vehicles: CBRS backhaul + embedded Wi‑Fi APs acting as rolling hotspots in peak periods/events.
  • Drone relays: Payloads with CBRS/Wi‑Fi mesh; auto‑dock on roofs/trees/light‑poles for tactical coverage and emergency restoration.

1.4 Edge Compute & Apps

  • Edge cluster @ MTEN (3 nodes): Local CDN/cache (wellness media/maps), telemetry analytics (air/water/energy), telemedicine MCU, VMS (privacy‑by‑design), optional GPU for ML (fall detection, wildlife detection on trails).

1.5 Security & Management

  • Zero‑trust: 802.1X/EAP‑TLS for Ops/IoT; per‑slice firewalls.
  • Network slices: Guest / Wellness‑Apps / Ops / Safety / Drones‑Vehicles / PLC‑Rooms.
  • QoS: Telemed/voice EF, Ops AF41, Guest BE.
  • Observability: Streaming telemetry, NetFlow, synthetic probes on drones/vehicles for heatmaps.

2) Coverage Plan by Zone

  1. Core resort (lodge, spa, dining): Dense Wi‑Fi 6E/7; CBRS small cells; dual fiber paths.
  2. Residential & staff housing: Wi‑Fi + PLC in‑building; CBRS outdoor macro for yards/streets.
  3. Trails & riverfront: CBRS macro + mmWave hilltop relays; drone pop‑ups for events.
  4. Industrial/ag/water sites: CBRS for SCADA/telemetry; rugged Wi‑Fi for tablets; fiber spur to plants.

3) Phase Plan & Budgetary Estimates

Budget is order‑of‑magnitude (OOM), hardware‑only + standard install; excludes civil works beyond typical trench/splice where stated. Adjust after site survey.

Phase 0 — Redundancy & MTEN (Weeks 0–4) — $120k–$180k

  • Commission MTEN at gas station (power, racks, UPS N+1, Starlink x2, security).
  • Bring up SD‑WAN across existing Starlink.
  • Prep fiber access (permits, splice plan, OSP survey).

Phase 1 — Backbone & Core Access (Weeks 4–12) — $750k–$1.05M

  • Light dark fiber; build fiber ring with ODFs/splice enclosures.
  • Add hilltop microwave/mmWave as tertiary path.
  • Stand up Private LTE/5G core + 3 outdoor radios for core; deploy Wi‑Fi 6E/7 in core buildings (≈ 35–45 APs).
  • Deploy edge compute (3 nodes) and SD‑WAN HA pair.

Phase 2 — Last‑Meter & Mobility (Weeks 12–20) — $380k–$560k

  • PLC adapters in legacy buildings/cabins (≈ 60–90 units).
  • Convert autonomous pods/vehicles to CBRS + Wi‑Fi AP mode (≈ 10–15 kits).
  • Pilot 3 drone docking sites; validate airborne relay/mesh.

Phase 3 — Expansion & Wellness Features (Weeks 20–28) — $280k–$420k

  • Extend CBRS to trails/riverfront (add 5–7 radios); add mmWave spurs where needed.
  • Add 12–18 rooftop/tree/light‑pole mounts; roll out universal charging plaza upgrades.
  • Launch guest app features (edge cache), telemed rooms, analytics dashboards.

Total OOM: $1.53M–$2.21M (refine after survey and counts).

4) Bills of Materials (spec‑based; brand‑agnostic)

Replace with preferred vendor SKUs after procurement strategy is chosen.

4.1 Backbone & Transport

  • DWDM‑ready access/aggregation switches (10/25/100G), redundant PSUs — 6–8
  • Rugged L2/L3 switches for remotes (10G uplink, PoE++) — 10–14
  • Fiber ODFs, splice enclosures, patch panels, SFP+/QSFP optics — as required
  • Microwave 11/18 GHz licensed links (15–30 km) or 60 GHz mmWave (≤2 km) — 2–3
  • SD‑WAN appliances (HA pair) — 2

4.2 Access (Fixed)

  • Private LTE/5G (CBRS) radios: outdoor macro/small cells (4×4 MIMO, 5G‑NR SA capable) — 8–12
  • CBRS core: compact 5GC/EPC with local UPF — 1
  • Wi‑Fi 6E/7 APs: tri‑radio, WPA3, 4×4:4, PoE++ — 60–80 (core + housing)
  • CBRS CPEs for cabins on separate panels — 20–30
  • PLC adapters (G.hn/AV2) for in‑building IP over power — 60–90

4.3 Mobility & Drones

  • Vehicle/pod connectivity kits (CBRS modem + Wi‑Fi AP + PoE injector) — 10–15
  • Drone relay kits (mesh payload + docking pad/rail + clamp) — 10–14
  • Rooftop/tree/light‑pole mounting hardware (non‑penetrating/pole collars/tree‑safe clamps) 15–25

4.4 Edge & Power

  • Edge servers (short‑depth, 1U, 2×CPU, 128–256 GB RAM, NVMe; 1 node with modest GPU) — 3
  • Storage (50–100 TB usable, RAID/ZFS) — 1
  • UPS 30 kVA (N+1), PDU, environmental monitoring — 1 lot
  • Generator 50–100 kW (auto‑transfer switch), fuel system — 1
  • Solar + BESS (optional) ~100–200 kW PV, 50–100 kWh BESS — as scoped

4.5 Universal Charging & Site

  • Level‑2/Level‑3 EV chargers (MTEN plaza) — 4–8 ports
  • Battery‑swap lockers for drones/pods — 4–6
  • Conduit, trench, handholes, grounding, lightning protection — as required

5) Logical Design & VLAN/Slicing

  • VLANs/Slices:
    • VLAN 10 Guest (internet only, rate‑limited bursting, captive portal optional)
    • VLAN 20 Wellness‑Apps (app APIs, content edge, no lateral)
    • VLAN 30 Ops (staff devices, POS, PMS—least privilege)
    • VLAN 40 Safety (video, access control, alarms; edge‑processed)
    • VLAN 50 Drones/Vehicles (CBRS anchors, command & control)
    • VLAN 60 PLC‑Rooms (in‑building adapters)
  • AAA: RADIUS/ISE, 802.1X EAP‑TLS for Ops/IoT; MAB fallback for PLC.
  • IPAM: /22 per major slice; CGNAT for Guest if needed; dual‑stack optional.

6) Starlink + Fiber: SD‑WAN & Failover Policy

  • Primary path: Fiber → regional POP; measured latency baseline.
  • Secondary path: Starlink (active‑standby or active‑active with load split 80/20).
  • Health checks: BFD + HTTP(S) synthetic; failover target < 5 seconds.
  • QoS: Telemed EF; Ops AF41; Guest BE; drop non‑essential during brownouts.

7) PLC Deployment Notes (“Internet through outlets”)

  • Use G.hn/AV2 inside a building on the same panel/phase for best throughput (200–800 Mbps real‑world).
  • Avoid crossing transformers/long rural feeders—use CBRS CPE or point‑to‑point wireless instead.
  • Lock adapters to MAC lists; place them in VLAN 60 with strict ACLs.

8) Drone Operations

  • Use cases: Event surge coverage, temporary trail relays, rapid restoration after storms, mobile test probes.
  • Docking: Rooftop pads with charging rails; tree clamps with cambium‑safe straps; light‑pole collars.
  • Ops rules: FAA Part 107; daylight waivers/BVLOS as applicable; geofencing; C2 link priority on CBRS slice.
  • SLA: Launch <3 min from alert; 30–45 min endurance; hot‑swap at battery lockers.

9) KPIs & SLOs

  • Core backbone uptime ≥ 99.99%; Guest Wi‑Fi ≥ 99.9%.
  • Median guest downlink: >300 Mbps core; >50 Mbps trails.
  • Telemed RTT: <40 ms on‑site; <100 ms to regional clinics.
  • MTTR single failure: <5 min via SD‑WAN; field repair goal <4 hrs.

10) Risk, Compliance & Permits

  • Regulatory: FCC (CBRS/SAS, Wi‑Fi EIRP, PLC emissions), FAA Part 107 for drones, utility pole‑attachment agreements.
  • Environmental: NEMA enclosures, lightning/grounding, surge protectors, wildlife‑safe mounting methods.
  • Privacy: On‑edge video redaction; minimum‑data guest design; clear retention policies.

11) Next Actions (to finalize counts & costs)

  1. Site walk + heatmap survey of core buildings and outdoor paths.
  2. Confirm fiber route under Tiller Hwy and carrier POP options.
  3. Room/Key count and exact building list; staff housing and industrial sites.
  4. Vehicle/pod inventory and drone operating constraints.
  5. Lock preferred vendors to translate specs → SKUs and quotes.

12) Appendices

  • A. Example Bill‑of‑Quantities by Key Count
    • For every additional 10 guest rooms: add 5–6 Wi‑Fi APs, 1–2 PLC adapters, 0.15 CBRS cell (1 per ~70 rooms), 1 switch port w/ PoE++.
  • B. Color‑coded Map Layers (to produce after site map):
    • Layer 1: Fiber & transport (ring + spurs)
    • Layer 2: CBRS cells & coverage contours
    • Layer 3: Wi‑Fi AP placements (by building)
    • Layer 4: PLC rooms/circuits
    • Layer 5: Drone docks & flight corridors

layered blueprint to turn Tiller into a smart wellness resort with resilient comms. I’m folding in everything you asked: Starlink as the current uplink, dark fiber under Tiller Hwy as the future backbone, a primary transmission/edge site at the gas station with universal charging, internet-over-outlets where it makes sense, Wi-Fi from autonomous delivery pods/vehicles, and a drone fleet that docks on rooftops/trees/poles.

High-level goals

  • Five nines on core resort zones, seamless guest/ops connectivity everywhere else.
  • Dual-backhaul (fiber + LEO satellite) with intelligent failover.
  • Edge compute on-site for low-latency wellness/IoT apps and local content.
  • Simple guest experience + tight ops/security segmentation.

Layered architecture

1) Physical & power layer

  • Backbone: Light up the dark fiber under Tiller Highway to a regional carrier POP. Use a 12/24-strand single-mode pair; DWDM capable for growth.
  • LEO satellite: Keep Starlink as active-passive failover (or active-active via SD-WAN). Add 2 dishes at the gas-station hub + 1 at a hilltop site for diversity.
  • Primary site (Gas Station): Convert to the Main Transmission & Edge Node (MTEN)
    • Small prefabricated telecom shelter or secure server room.
    • 20–30 kW service, UPS (N+1), generator (propane/diesel), roof solar + battery if possible.
    • Universal charging: Level-2/Level-3 EV chargers + drone pad/charging rails + battery swap lockers for drones/pods.
  • Secondary sites: Micro-hubs at: lodge/reception, maintenance yard, hilltop repeater, community center.
  • Poles/trees/roofs: Mount low-profile radios; use non-penetrating roof mounts; tree clamps with cambium-safe straps.

2) Transport/backhaul layer

  • Fiber ring: Create a resilient ring: MTEN ↔ key buildings ↔ hilltop ↔ MTEN. Two diverse paths along/near highway if possible.
  • Microwave/60 GHz mmWave: Where trenching is tough, use licensed 11/18 GHz or unlicensed 60 GHz for short hops.
  • LEO SD-WAN: Bond fiber + Starlink with SD-WAN for automatic failover and QoS for voice/telemed.

3) Access layer (fixed + mobile)

  • Private LTE/5G (CBRS Band 48) for wide-area coverage, outdoor IoT, vehicles, drones. EPC/5GC at the MTEN (or cloud with local UPF).
  • Wi-Fi 6E/7 in buildings, plazas, wellness areas.
    • SSIDs: Guest, Wellness-Apps, Ops, IoT-Low-Power (each on its own VLAN).
  • Powerline communications (PLC): Use G.hn/HomePlug-AV2-class adapters inside buildings to carry IP over existing electrical circuits for rooms/cabins where pulling CAT6 is hard. (Limit to intra-panel distribution; don’t rely on it across transformers/long distances.)
  • Autonomous delivery pods & vehicles:
    • Onboard CBRS modem for backhaul + Wi-Fi AP for local offloading (“rolling hotspots”).
    • Participate in a mesh (802.11s/Thread) for curbside areas during events.
  • Drone relays:
    • Small CBRS repeater or Wi-Fi mesh payload; auto-dock on roof pads, tree clamps, or street-light collars.
    • Use drones tactically (events, trail coverage, emergency restoration).

4) Edge compute & application layer

  • Edge cluster at MTEN (2–3 rugged servers):
    • Local CDN/cache for wellness media & maps.
    • Telemetry analytics (building sensors, air/water quality, hydrology).
    • Telemedicine/AR sessions with on-site MCU for low latency.
    • VMS for cameras (privacy-by-design) + LPR for gates.
  • Kubernetes or lightweight orchestration; GPU if you’ll run on-prem ML (fall detection, wildlife detection on trails).

5) Management, security, & segmentation

  • Zero-trust with identity-aware proxies; device certificates (802.1X/EAP-TLS) for ops/IoT.
  • Network slices (logical): Guest / Wellness-Apps / Ops / Safety / Drones/Vehicles / PLC-rooms.
  • QoS: Telemed & voice EF; operations AF41; guest BE.
  • Observability: NetFlow, syslog, SNMP/Streaming Telemetry into a single NOC dashboard; synthetic probes on drones/vehicles for coverage heatmaps.
  • Privacy: Clear guest-data retention policy; edge processing for cameras/biometrics where possible.

Coverage plan (zones)

  1. Core resort (lodging, spa, dining)
    • Dense Wi-Fi 6E/7; CBRS small cells; indoor PLC where needed.
    • 2x fiber paths back to MTEN.
  2. Residential & staff housing
    • Wi-Fi + PLC for last-meter; CBRS macro for outdoor.
  3. Nature/wellness trails & riverfront
    • CBRS macro + mmWave from hilltop; drone pop-ups for events/peak times.
    • Solar light-poles with small cells where feasible.
  4. Industrial/ag/farm & water facilities
    • CBRS for SCADA/telemetry; rugged Wi-Fi for tablets; fiber spur to treatment plants.

Phased rollout

Phase 0: Enable redundancy (Weeks 0–4)

  • Commission MTEN at gas station (power, UPS, Starlink x2).
  • Turn up SD-WAN over current Starlink; prep dark fiber agreements/splicing.

Phase 1: Backbone & core access (Weeks 4–12)

  • Light the dark fiber; build fiber ring; add hilltop microwave as third path.
  • Deploy CBRS core + 2–3 outdoor radios; Wi-Fi 6E/7 in core buildings.
  • Segment SSIDs/VLANs; stand up edge servers.

Phase 2: Last-meter + mobility (Weeks 12–20)

  • Roll out PLC adapters in cabins/legacy buildings.
  • Convert autonomous pods/vehicles to CBRS backhaul + Wi-Fi AP mode.
  • Pilot drone docking pads on 3 rooftops; validate mesh relay.

Phase 3: Expansion & wellness features (Weeks 20–28)

  • Extend coverage to trails/riverfront; add pole/ tree clamps with small cells.
  • Launch guest app + wellness content edge-cache; enable telemed rooms.
  • Add analytics, SLA monitoring, and disaster-recovery playbooks.

Rough bill of materials (indicative)

  • Backbone: DWDM-ready access switches (2–4), rugged L2/L3 switches (8–12), splice cases, ODFs, 11/18 GHz or 60 GHz links (2–3).
  • Access: CBRS small cells (6–10), Wi-Fi 6E/7 APs (40–70), PLC G.hn adapters (50–120).
  • Edge: 3× compact servers, SD-WAN appliances (2–3), storage (50–100 TB).
  • Power: 30 kVA UPS, 50–100 kW genset, solar + 50 kWh battery (optional).
  • Mobility: Drone kits (8–12) with relay payloads, vehicle modems/APs (10–20), docking pads/clamps (15–25).
    (Quantities scale with rooms/acres; I can right-size once you share counts.)

Spectrum & standards (U.S.)

  • CBRS Band 48 (3.55–3.7 GHz)**: Private LTE/5G via SAS (GAA; upgrade to PAL if needed).
  • Wi-Fi: 2.4/5/6 GHz; DFS aware placement.
  • V2X: Consider C-V2X if adopting smart-shuttle integrations later.

“Internet through outlets” notes

  • Use G.hn/AV2 PLC inside a building (same panel/phase is best).
  • Avoid depending on PLC over long rural feeders or across transformers—use it as an in-building last-meter bridge, not town-wide transport.
  • For cabins on different panels, add a small outdoor CBRS CPE or a wireless point-to-point instead.

Reliability & safety

  • Dual uplink (fiber + Starlink), diverse routes, automatic failover.
  • Spare drones for ad-hoc relays after storms; mesh self-healing.
  • Environmental hardening: NEMA enclosures, lightning/grounding, surge protection.
  • Regulatory:
    • FCC: CBRS/SAS, Wi-Fi EIRP limits, PLC emissions compliance.
    • FAA Part 107: Drone operations, BVLOS waivers if needed, geofencing.
    • Pole attachments: Utility permissions for light-poles.

KPIs to run the network by

  • Core uptime ≥ 99.99%; guest Wi-Fi ≥ 99.9%.
  • Median guest downlink >300 Mbps in core, >50 Mbps trails.
  • Telemed round-trip <40 ms on-site; <100 ms to regional clinics.
  • Restore-to-service (single failure): <5 min via SD-WAN.
  • Drone relay deploy-time: <3 min from alert → coverage.