CIF: EAGER: TeraNets: Ultra-Broadband Communication Networks in the Terahertz Band

TeraNets项目的研究目标是建立太赫兹（THz）波段超宽带通信网络的理论基础。将开发整个太赫兹波段的新信道模型。这将考虑到视距、非视距和多路径传播，并将捕获粗糙表面分子吸收和散射的特性。将开发带宽自适应调制，以利用太赫兹频带频率下带宽的距离依赖行为。此外，还将研究增加通信距离的大规模MIMO传输方案和有效克服太赫兹频段信道误差的新型信道编码方法。最后，提出了一种新的太赫兹波段通信网络的介质访问控制协议，该协议捕捉了物理层的特性，并利用了大型天线阵列和介电镜的优势。TeraNets项目预计将为太赫兹波段通信网络的研究铺平道路。超宽带通信网络将在未来十年内在社会中发挥重要作用，它将大幅增加无线网络的容量，并使人们期待已久的应用在当前的无线技术下无法实现。此外，太赫兹波段尚未受到管制。项目团队积极参与IEEE 802.15 WPAN太赫兹兴趣组（IGThz），其目标是为该范例创建第一个标准。研究成果将被纳入佐治亚理工学院电气与计算机工程学院的信息与网络理论和无线通信与网络课程，包括本科和研究生课程。这与研究生研究指导相结合，将在这一新兴领域产生新的专家。研究成果将在该领域的重要科学会议、期刊和主要杂志上发表。

The research objective of the TeraNets project is to establish the theoretical foundations of ultra-broadband communication networks in the terahertz (THz) Band. New channel models for the entire THz Band will be developed. These will account for line-of-sight, non-line-of-sight and multi-path propagation and will capture the peculiarities of molecular absorption and scattering from rough surfaces. Bandwidth-adaptive modulations to exploit the distance-dependent behavior of the bandwidth at THz Band frequencies will be developed. In addition, massive MIMO transmission schemes to increase the communication distance and novel channel coding approaches to efficiently overcome channel errors at THz Band frequencies are to be investigated. Finally, novel Medium Access Control protocols for THz Band communication networks are proposed, which capture the peculiarities of the physical layer and take advantage of large antenna arrays and dielectric mirrors.The TeraNets project is expected to pave the way for research in communication networks in the THz Band. Ultra-broadband communication networks will play a major role in society within the next ten years by drastically increasing the capacity of wireless networks, and enabling long-awaited applications not possible with current wireless technologies. In addition, the THz Band is not yet regulated. The project team is actively involved in IEEE 802.15 WPAN Terahertz Interest Group (IGThz), whose objective is to create the first standard for this paradigm. The research results will be incorporated into the Information and Network Theory and Wireless Communication and Networks within the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the Georgia Institute of Technology, both at undergraduate and graduate levels. This, combined with grauate student resarch mentoring, will produce new experts in this nascent field. The research results will be disseminated in important scientific conferences, journals and premier magazines of the field.