SBIR Phase I: Intelligent Repeaters for Pervasive Millimeter-Wave Wireless Broadband Connectivity

SBIR 第一阶段：用于普及毫米波无线宽带连接的智能中继器

• 批准号: 2335455
• 负责人: Amitav Mukherjee
• 金额: $ 27.5万
• 依托单位: TIAMI LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-15 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2335455&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Intelligent; Repeaters; Pervasive; SBIR; Phase; Intelligent; Repeaters; Pervasive

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project seeks to enable pervasive, next-generation, mobile broadband connectivity across the United States through the development of an intelligent wireless repeater. Equal access to high-speed broadband connectivity is integral to the economic security and competitiveness of the United States. However, widespread disparities in broadband access continue to persist, especially in underserved urban and rural areas. This project will transform the economics and complexity of delivering ultra-high throughput wireless connectivity over large areas. The associated total addressable market is expected to reach $660 million by 2027 at a compound annual growth rate of 59%. The successful development of the hardware and software solutions in this project will disrupt the telecommunications industry and pave the way for optimal usage of new high-frequency spectrum bands, thereby unlocking the potential of next-generation mobile broadband connectivity.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses the current shortcomings of fifth generation (5G) wireless networks that have failed to provide Gigabit-level data rates and sub-millisecond latency across wide areas. This failure is because millimeter-wave 5G networks at frequencies of 28 GHz and higher have very poor propagation range, and building a hyper-dense network of millimeter wave base stations for pervasive coverage is prohibitively expensive. Millimeter wave repeaters are an appealing solution to extend network coverage at a fraction of the cost of deploying new base stations, since they have a simpler software stack and do not require fiber backhaul. However, network operators have a strong aversion to deploying repeaters today since current repeaters have fixed transmission power and beam directions regardless of the actual traffic conditions on the macro network, which increases inter-cell interference and reduces spectral efficiency. The corresponding lack of pervasive millimeter wave 5G coverage exacerbates the digital divide in the U.S. and harms the national and economic security. This SBIR Phase I effort will design and prototype an intelligent 5G repeater that addresses these pain points.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阶段项目旨在通过开发智能无线中继器来实现整个美国的普遍，下一代，移动宽带连接。平等获得高速宽带连通性是美国经济安全和竞争力不可或缺的一部分。但是，宽带通道的广泛差异继续持续存在，尤其是在服务不足的城市和农村地区。该项目将改变在大面积上传递超高吞吐量无线连接的经济性和复杂性。预计到2027年，相关的可寻址市场预计将达到6.6亿美元，复合年增长率为59％。该项目中硬件和软件解决方案的成功开发将破坏电信行业，并为最佳使用新的高频频谱频段铺平了道路，从而释放了下一代移动宽带连接的潜力。该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段I计划解决了当前的无线网络（5G）的范围（5G），该速度（5G）的工程（5G）的工程（5G）的工程及跨区域的亚毫秒延迟。这种故障是因为以28 GHz及更高​​频率的毫米波5G网络的传播范围非常差，并且建立一个高密度的毫米波基站网络以实现普遍覆盖的范围非常昂贵。毫米波中继器是一种吸引人的解决方案，可以以部署新基站的成本的一小部分扩展网络覆盖范围，因为它们具有更简单的软件堆栈，并且不需要光纤回程。但是，由于当前的中继器具有固定的传输功率和横梁方向，无论宏网络上的实际交通状况如何，网络运营商今天就有很大的厌恶来部署中继器，这会增加电池间干扰并降低频谱效率。相应缺乏普遍的毫米波5G覆盖范围加剧了美国的数字鸿沟，并损害了国家和经济安全。 SBIR I阶段的努力将设计和原型一个智能的5G中继器，该中继器涉及这些痛苦点。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。