Connection One: Telecommunication Circuits and Systems (I/CURC)

亚利桑那大学正在重新参与Connection One （C1）中心，该中心是I/UCRC于2002年创建的中心。该中心的牵头机构是亚利桑那州立大学，目前包括五所大学和二十多个行业成员。C1的主要研究任务是为新兴的无线通信系统开发技术和解决方案，从电路设计和智能天线到无线网络架构和协议。C1的范围扩展到无线和宽带有线技术（光通信）的集成。未来五年，该中心的主要重点将是扩大目前无线系统通信协议以及混合模拟/数字电路设计的工作范围。扩展到无线技术的研究领域，如安全和RFID是非常积极的。认知无线电领域和集成传感器领域也是一个重要的贡献领域。亚利桑那大学研究站提出的活动将影响商业和公共部门的许多重要技术需求。利用工业实习来增强教育经验是非常有吸引力的。UA的现场主管计划利用NSF的SBIR/STTR项目，允许小企业直接参与C1？并预计至少有两家新的小公司将参与联合UA/行业项目。网站主管为I/UCRC制定了一个多样性计划，该计划特别努力吸引代表性不足的群体来填补研究、本科和研究生职位。

The University of Arizona is renewing its participation in the Connection One (C1) center, an I/UCRC center that was created in 2002. The lead institution is Arizona State University, and the center at present includes five universities and more than twenty industry members. The main research mission of the C1 is to develop technologies and solutions for emerging wireless communication systems, ranging from circuit designs and smart antennas to wireless network architectures and protocols. The scope of C1 extends to the integration of wireless and broadband wire-line technologies (optical communications). The primary focus of the proposed site over the next five years will be to increase the scope of the present work focused on communication protocols for wireless systems as well as mixed analog/digital circuit designs. The extensions to areas of research in wireless technology such as security and RFID are very positive. The cognitive radio area is also an important area for contribution as well as the integrated sensor area. The activities proposed by the University of Arizona (UA) research site will impact many important technology needs in the commercial and public sectors. The use of industrial internships to enhance the educational experience is very attractive. The site director at UA plans to exploit the NSF SBIR/STTR program to allow small businesses to directly participate in the C1?s research, and anticipates at least two new small companies to be part of the joint UA/industry projects. The site director has a diversity plan for the I/UCRC that makes specific efforts to attract under-represented groups to fill research, undergraduate and graduate positions.