NeTS: Small: Collaborative Research: Exploring the 60 GHz Spectral Frontier for Multi-Gigabit Wireless Networks

NetS：小型：协作研究：探索多千兆位无线网络的 60 GHz 频谱前沿

• 批准号: 1320664
• 负责人: Shiwen Mao
• 金额: $ 25万
• 依托单位: Auburn University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1320664&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NeTS; Small; Collaborative; Research; Exploring

The exponential growth of wireless data traffic causes spectrum depletion and significantly stresses the capacity of existing and future wireless networks. The massive unlicensed bandwidth in the 60 GHz band provides great potential to meet the surging wireless data demand. The goal of this project is to gain a deep understanding of the 60 GHz propagation and channel characteristics, and to develop effective 60 GHz network protocols. This project falls into four interacted thrusts: (i) 60 GHz 3-D channel propagation measurement and modeling; (ii) MAC scheduling in 60 GHz networks; (iii) 60 GHz mesh network protocols; and (iv) enabling rich multimedia communications in 60 GHz networks. Various methods including field testing and measurements, mathematical modeling, network protocol design, distributed control, and cross-layer optimization are adopted to address the research challenges. This project is part of a broad and ambitious global effort to develop novel techniques to exploit the huge license-free spectrum in the 60 GHz band in face of the exponential wireless data growth. It has the potential to accelerate the deployment of more powerful, bandwidth intensive, ubiquitous and cheaper wireless applications and services, and the support of more versatile, robust and rich-multimedia wireless networks. Complementary to the research agenda, the project also carries out a broad range of education and outreach activities, including integration of research findings into wireless engineering courses, textbook development, promoting underrepresented and undergraduate populations, collaboration with an HBCU, and participating in existing programs at the PIs' institutions for outreach to K-12 students and teachers.

无线数据流量的指数增长会导致频谱耗竭，并显着强调现有和未来的无线网络的能力。 60 GHz频段中的大量无牌带宽为满足无线数据需求提供了巨大的潜力。该项目的目的是深入了解60 GHz的传播和渠道特征，并制定有效的60 GHz网络协议。该项目分为四个相互作用的推力：（i）60 GHz 3-D通道传播测量和建模； （ii）60 GHz网络中的Mac调度； （iii）60 GHz网络网络协议； （iv）在60 GHz网络中启用丰富的多媒体通信。采用各种方法，包括现场测试和测量，数学建模，网络协议设计，分布式控制和跨层优化的方法来应对研究挑战。 该项目是一项广泛而雄心勃勃的全球努力的一部分，旨在开发新型技术，以利用60 GHz频段的巨大无许可频谱，面对指数无线数据的增长。它有可能加速更强大，包含的密集型，无处不在且更便宜的无线应用程序和服务的部署，并支持更广泛，强大，强大和丰富的Multimedia无线网络的支持。该项目与研究议程相辅相成，还开展了广泛的教育和外展活动，包括将研究结果集成到无线工程课程中，教科书开发，促进代表性不足和本科生的人口，与HBCU的合作，以及与PIS对K-12学生一起参加现有计划的机构，以向K-12学生参与现有计划。