SBIR Phase I: Adaptable Ad Hoc Network Architecture for Rapid Infrastructure Development in Disaster Zones

SBIR 第一阶段：用于灾区快速基础设施开发的适应性 Ad Hoc 网络架构

• 批准号: 2136602
• 负责人: Mateo Abascal
• 金额: $ 25.09万
• 依托单位: BEAMLINK, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-15 至 2023-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2136602&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Adaptable; Ad; Hoc

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is reducing the cost of getting people online and connecting people in emergency situations such as natural disasters. Natural disasters often destroy cellular networks, exactly when people need communication the most. The influx of users on the limited remaining infrastructure often overwhelms existing resources, making it impossible for first responders to coordinate, for families to call their loved ones, and for volunteers to help. In other potential markets, the technology seeks to provide cellular phone access to parts of the world where it is now prohibitively expensive. This project seeks to develop small, portable cellular base stations that can provide access in both emergency and hard to reach and poorly resourced locations.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project researches and implements a small, portable cellular base station. The technological focus for the base station utilizes Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) / General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) (or 2G and 2.5G) radio for communicating with a high density of cell phones in a computationally cheap manner while utilizing WiFi for local, high bandwidth applications. The technology implements many “micro-cells” in lieu of the current macro cell approach to cellular coverage, blanketing the area with a high number of towers. This decentralized approach provides high reliability even if one or several nodes fail. This project will develop the algorithms necessary for interconnecting large numbers of base stations together and mesh the networking capabilities that provide radio links between each base station. Finally, this project will finalize the mechanical design and make the base station manufacturable at large scale.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力正在降低使人们在线并在自然灾害等出现情况下联系人们的成本。自然灾害通常会破坏细胞网络，这是人们最需要交流的时候。用户对剩余的剩余基础设施的影响经常淹没现有资源，使急救人员无法协调，家庭打电话给亲人，并为志愿者提供帮助。在其他潜在市场中，该技术旨在为现在昂贵的世界各地提供手机访问。该项目旨在开发小型，便携式的蜂窝基站，这些基站可以在紧急情况和难以到达的地方提供访问权限，并且采购不良的位置。此小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I期项目研究并实施了小型便携式蜂窝基地站。基站的技术重点利用全球移动通信系统（GSM） /通用数据包无线电服务（GPRS）（或2G和2.5G）无线电以计算上便宜的方式与高密度的手机通信，同时将WIFI用于本地，高带宽应用程序。该技术实现了许多“微型细胞”，以代替当前的宏观细胞方法来覆盖细胞，并用大量塔楼覆盖了该区域。即使一个或几个节点失败，这种分散的方法也可以提供高可靠性。该项目将开发用于将大量基站互连的算法，并将网络功能与提供每个基站之间的无线电链路的网络功能相结合。最后，该项目将最终确定机械设计，并使基站制造商进行大规模的制造商。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被认为值得通过评估来获得支持。