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: 1320472
• 负责人: Theodore Rappaport
• 金额: $ 25万
• 依托单位: New York 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=1320472&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导致频谱耗尽，并对现有和未来无线网络的容量造成极大压力。 60 GHz 频段的海量免授权带宽为满足不断增长的无线数据需求提供了巨大潜力。该项目的目标是深入了解 60 GHz 传播和信道特性，并开发有效的 60 GHz 网络协议。该项目分为四个相互作用的重点：(i) 60 GHz 3-D 信道传播测量和建模； (ii) 60 GHz 网络中的 MAC 调度； (iii) 60 GHz 网状网络协议； (iv) 在 60 GHz 网络中实现丰富的多媒体通信。采用现场测试和测量、数学建模、网络协议设计、分布式控制和跨层优化等多种方法来解决研究挑战。 该项目是一项广泛而雄心勃勃的全球努力的一部分，旨在开发新技术，以应对指数级无线数据增长，利用 60 GHz 频段中巨大的免许可频谱。它有可能加速更强大、带宽密集、无处不在且更便宜的无线应用和服务的部署，并支持更通用、强大和丰富的多媒体无线网络。作为研究议程的补充，该项目还开展了广泛的教育和推广活动，包括将研究成果纳入无线工程课程、教科书开发、促进代表性不足和本科生群体的发展、与 HBCU 的合作以及参与 HBCU 的现有项目。负责向 K-12 学生和教师进行外展的 PI 机构。