NeTS - SGER - Chicago Spectrum Observatory Proposal

NeTS - SGER - 芝加哥光谱天文台提案

• 批准号: 0711094
• 负责人: Dennis Roberson
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Illinois Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-01 至 2008-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0711094&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NeTS; SGER; Chicago; Spectrum; Observatory

This research: (1) creates and deploys a spectrum observatory platform to collect spectral occupancy data (30 MHz to 3 GHz) for Chicago for one year; (2) analyzes the data on a weekly basis to identify anomalies (occupancy and vacancy); (3) projects future spectrum occupancy, including seasonal trends; and (4) results in a wide distribution of the findings to the wireless R&D and regulatory communities via the Web, workshops, conference and journal papers. This research provides a quantum enhancement in the raw quantity and quality of the spectrum occupancy information available to wireless researchers and regulators.This grant supports collaborative research across and between academia, industry, and government entities enabling the rapid development of new wireless devices and networking concepts. In turn, the availability of this information and the techniques used provide a useful education platform, initially supporting graduate education at IIT. Minority students and women are engaged in the research, thereby deriving the ongoing benefit from this new knowledge. The US government communications policy-makers derive the greatest early benefit from this research. Currently information on spectrum occupancy is spotty at best, leading policy-makers to use worst-case analysis techniques that yield conservative policies and sub-optimal utilization of this scarce resource. Novel technologies including software definable and cognitive radios require an improved understanding of spectrum utilization to determine the most beneficial spectrum policy.

这项研究：（1）创建并部署了一个光谱天文台平台，以收集芝加哥的光谱占用数据（30 MHz至3 GHz）； （2）每周分析数据以识别异常（占用和空缺）； （3）预测未来的频谱占用率，包括季节性趋势； （4）通过网络，研讨会，会议和期刊论文，将调查结果广泛分配给无线研发和监管社区。 这项研究提供了无线研究人员和监管机构可用的频谱占用信息的原始数量和质量的量子，该赠款支持学术界，工业和政府实体之间的合作研究，以促进新的无线设备和网络概念的快速发展。 反过来，此信息的可用性和所使用的技术提供了一个有用的教育平台，最初支持IIT的研究生教育。 少数族裔学生和女性从事研究，从而从这一新知识中获得了持续的收益。 美国政府沟通政策制定者从这项研究中获得了最大的早期收益。 目前，有关频谱占用的信息充其量只是次要的，使政策制定者可以使用最糟糕的分析技术，从而产生保守的政策和对这种稀缺资源的次优利用。 包括软件可定义和认知无线电在内的新技术需要对频谱利用进行改进的了解，以确定最有益的频谱策略。