EAGER: Collaborative Research: SciWiNet: a Science Wireless Network for the Research Community

EAGER：协作研究：SciWiNet：研究界的科学无线网络

• 批准号: 1346632
• 负责人: James Martin
• 金额: $ 24.84万
• 依托单位: Clemson 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: 2013-08-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1346632&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Collaborative; Research; SciWiNet; Science

Large scale Internet testbeds such as PlanetLab and GENI are widely used by the academic community. Unfortunately, wireless infrastructure to support wireless networking systems research is not as prevalent. Projects such as Orbit and GENI/WiMAX provide a valuable service framework, but these wireless testbeds are limited in scale in terms of geographic footprint as well as in terms of diversity of radio access and device technology. Not only the networking community but also application domain specific research communities such as environmental sensing and intelligent transportation systems require wireless cyberinfrastructure. Currently the effort required to design and deploy wireless infrastructure to support such research 'in the wild' imposes a significant burden on projects.The proposed project builds and trials a nationwide wireless network that supports the academic research community called the network the Science Wireless Network or SciWiNet. SciWiNet is based on a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) model: SciWiNet (a collaboration between Clemson University and Rutgers University) represents the Service Operator; the operator of the NVMO infrastructure represents the Carrier of Record and FCC license holder; the Wireless Network Operator (WNO)owns the underlying spectrum and network infrastructure. The underlying infrastructure is not under investigation. Instead, this project is developing and evaluating a possible service framework that can support a broad set of academic researchers and which can integrate campus-provided wireless infrastructure. More specifically, the objectives of this project are to: 1. Evaluate the efficacy of an MVNO model to provide a wireless testbed for the academic research community; 2. Integrate and build upon innovations and resources made available from the GENI community; 3. Develop appropriate support for the community of SciWiNet users that are from outside the networking research community; 4. Identify viable paths by which SciWiNet can evolve to become a self-sustaining, national resource.This project will enable research that currently not feasible because of the limited coverage of existing GENI/WiMax base stations, including research in areas such as eHealth, intelligent transportation systems, smart buildings and structures, homeland security, and Internet of Things. It is expected that the combination of campus provided wireless access and the NVMO will facilitate development and deployment of new applications and will be instrumental in educating students to consider the combination of theory and practice in complex heterogeneous wireless systems.

PlanetLab、GENI等大型互联网测试平台被学术界广泛使用。不幸的是，支持无线网络系统研究的无线基础设施并不普遍。 Orbit 和 GENI/WiMAX 等项目提供了有价值的服务框架，但这些无线测试平台在地理覆盖范围以及无线电接入和设备技术多样性方面的规模有限。不仅网络社区，而且环境传感和智能交通系统等特定应用领域的研究社区也需要无线网络基础设施。 目前，设计和部署无线基础设施以支持此类“野外”研究所需的工作给项目带来了沉重的负担。拟议的项目建立并试验了一个全国性的无线网络，该网络支持学术研究界，称为科学无线网络或科学维网。 SciWiNet 基于移动虚拟网络运营商 (MVNO) 模型：SciWiNet（克莱姆森大学和罗格斯大学合作）代表服务运营商； NVMO 基础设施的运营商代表记录运营商和 FCC 许可证持有者；无线网络运营商（WNO）拥有底层频谱和网络基础设施。底层基础设施尚未接受调查。相反，该项目正在开发和评估一个可能的服务框架，该框架可以支持广泛的学术研究人员，并且可以集成校园提供的无线基础设施。更具体地说，该项目的目标是： 1. 评估 MVNO 模型的功效，为学术研究界提供无线测试平台； 2. 整合并利用 GENI 社区提供的创新和资源； 3. 为来自网络研究社区之外的 SciWiNet 用户社区提供适当的支持； 4. 确定 SciWiNet 发展成为自我维持的国家资源的可行路径。该项目将支持目前由于现有 GENI/WiMax 基站覆盖范围有限而无法进行的研究，包括电子医疗、智能交通系统、智能建筑和结构、国土安全和物联网。 预计校园提供的无线接入与 NVMO 的结合将促进新应用的开发和部署，并有助于教育学生考虑复杂异构无线系统中理论与实践的结合。