TAMBO Collaboration Meeting Summer 2026

The TAMBO project requires a communication system capable of reliably interconnecting a distributed network of detector nodes while satisfying demanding requirements in terms of data throughput, communication range, scalability, and energy consumption. The characteristics of the deployment environment and the expected number and distribution of nodes introduce additional challenges that must be considered when selecting and designing the communication architecture.

This presentation describes the ongoing development of the TAMBO communication system. First, the main communication challenges of the project and the resulting system requirements are presented. Based on these requirements, different wireless communication technologies are being evaluated within the proposed TAMBO communication architecture, with particular emphasis on conventional 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and sub-GHz Wi-Fi HaLow for the main data communication network, together with LoRa as a complementary communication channel for system monitoring and low-rate telemetry.

Finally, preliminary experimental and analytical results obtained during the current development stage are presented. These results focus on three key performance indicators: achievable data throughput, communication coverage, and energy consumption. The preliminary findings provide an initial basis for comparing the proposed technologies and will guide the upcoming field tests and the final selection and integration of the TAMBO communication system.