II-NEW: WiMi: A Reconfigurable Platform for Millimeter-Wave Wireless Networking and Sensing

II-新：WiMi：用于毫米波无线网络和传感的可重新配置平台

• 批准号: 1506657
• 负责人: Parameswaran Ramanathan
• 金额: $ 89.93万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1506657&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: II; NEW; WiMi; Reconfigurable; Platform

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) radios will be a cornerstone of next-generation broadband cellular networks and gigabit-per-second (Gbps) WiFi networks. Commercialization of portable mmWave devices will also enable ubiquitous mmWave sensing applications, which used to be available only in dedicated environment for medical/security inspection. However, existing research of these prospects commonly rely on simulation or analytical models, which cannot reproduce the sophisticated characteristics of real mmWave radio environment. This proposal aims to overcome the barrier by establishing WiMi, a software-radio testbed to advance mmWave research and education. WiMi integrates programmable radio components, which allow flexible prototyping and testing of mmWave systems. WiMi will facilitate high-impact research and education in the domain of mmWave wireless networking and sensing. Its potential impacts include: (i) accelerating the development of the 5G broadband cellular networks and Gbps WiFi, which has potential to meet the 1000x increase of mobile data traffic; (ii) fostering cross-disciplinary research that involves communications theory, wireless networking, mobile sensing and biomedical engineering; (iii) encouraging reproducible, experimental-driven research in mmWave systems by disseminating the hardware/software components and test results; (iv) stimulating collaboration across multiple research institutions, and between universities and industrial partners; and (v) modernizing communications/networking courses with knowledge of mmWave communication and sensing systems, and promote hands-on experiences with a reconfigurable radio. This projects initiates a 3-year plan to build a full-fledged platform with novel baseband, 60 GHz & 80 GHz RF front-end, reconfigurable beamforming antenna, and 2x2 mmWave Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO). The PIs will implement the plan via three major research thrusts: (i) Reconfigurable mmWave communication hardware, with gigabit samples per second baseband sampling/processing speed, 57-64 GHz and 81-86 GHz carrier frequencies, 2x2 MIMO and digitally steerable phased-array antenna. (ii) Software-defined signal processing modules and real-time MAC, running on a multi-core processor and an FPGA cluster. (iii) 60 GHz RF sensing APIs for object/human activity sensing and mmWave imaging using steerable beams. A combination of these elements will make WiMi a first and unique platform to benefit the mmWave wireless research community at large.

毫米波（mmwave）无线电将是下一代宽带蜂窝网络和每秒千兆位（GBPS）WiFi网络的基石。便携式MMWAVE设备的商业化还将实现无处不在的MMWave感应应用程序，该应用程序仅在专用环境中可用于医疗/安全检查。 但是，对这些前景的现有研究通常取决于模拟或分析模型，这些模型无法再现实际MMWave无线电环境的复杂特征。 该建议旨在通过建立WIMI（一种软件Radio测试床）来克服障碍，以推动MMWave研究和教育。 WIMI集成了可编程的无线电组件，从而允许灵活的原型制作和测试MMWave系统。 WIMI将促进MMWave无线网络和传感领域的高影响力研究和教育。它的潜在影响包括：（i）加速5G宽带蜂窝网络和Gbps WiFi的开发，这有可能满足移动数据流量的1000倍增加； （ii）培养涉及通信理论，无线网络，移动传感和生物医学工程的跨学科研究； （iii）通过传播硬件/软件组件和测试结果来鼓励在MMWave系统中可重现的，实验驱动的研究； （iv）刺激多个研究机构以及大学与工业伙伴之间的合作； （v）具有MMWave沟通和传感系统的知识，并通过可重新配置的无线电来促进动手体验的现代化通信/网络课程。该项目启动了一个为期3年的计划，以建立一个具有新颖的基带，60 GHz和80 GHz RF前端，可重新配置的光束成形天线和2x2 mmmwave多重输入多重输出（MIMO）的全面平台。 PI将通过三个主要的研究作用来实施该计划：（i）可重新配置的MMWave通信硬件，千兆样品每隔样本样本/第二个基带采样/处理速度，57-64 GHz和81-86 GHz载波频率，2x2 MIMO和2x2 MIMO和数字可触及的可触发的phased phased phased arthay andaray andanna。 （ii）软件定义的信号处理模块和实时MAC，在多核处理器和FPGA群集上运行。 （iii）使用可式梁的60 GHz RF传感API用于对象/人类活动感测和MMWave成像。这些元素的结合将使Wimi成为第一个独特的平台，以使MMWave无线研究社区受益。