MRI: Acquisition of COMET, A Cognitive RadiO Multimedia NEtwork Testbed for Multimedia Communication Research and Education

这个项目，建立一个认知无线电多媒体网络测试床（COMET），调查研究的挑战集中在QoE（体验质量）的多媒体应用程序的要求，支持新的多样化的方法来QoE。该仪器将用于开发尖端协议和算法，以便在各种多学科多媒体应用中有效利用有限的无线频谱，以解决与该领域相关的具有挑战性的多维科学和工程问题。协议和算法将被应用到广泛的无线多媒体主题的基本科学问题。COMET平台将帮助开发有效利用频谱资源的方法和技术，并解决与无线多媒体应用的能源、带宽、计算和可靠性有关的关键问题。这项工作可以验证和改进现有的协议和算法，并为不同的应用开发新的协议和算法。该仪器直接服务于五个项目：-面向CR多媒体网络的QoE驱动跨层设计，-面向未来电网系统的基于认知无线电（CR）架构的EV微电网，-面向多媒体eHealth的个性化健康监测，-认知无线多媒体传感器网络的智能自主容错环境（SAFE），以及-面向多媒体传感器网络的网络化分布式信源编码。该仪器在培养下一代工程师和科学家方面发挥着至关重要的作用。学生获得多媒体通信和无线的各个方面的经验。本科生被纳入各自的研究计划，与REU网站程序和大学水平的本科研究激励计划相协调。培训也提供给更广泛的学生在该机构和超越，并寻求代表性不足的学生。建立了CR多媒体网络的本科研究计划，同时推广了新的多媒体通信原理和方法。

This project, building a Cognitive RadiO Multimedia NEtwork Testbed (COMET), investigates research challenges focused on QoE (Quality of Experience) requirements of multimedia applications, supporting new diverse approaches to QoE. The instrument will be used to develop cutting edge protocols and algorithms for the efficient use of limited wireless spectrum in a variety of multidisciplinary multimedia applications to address the challenging multidimensional scientific and engineering problems associated with the field. The protocols and algorithms will be applied to fundamental scientific questions in a wide range of wireless multimedia topics. The COMET platform will help develop methodology and techniques for efficient use of spectral resources and address critical issues related to energy, bandwidth, computing, and reliability for wireless multimedia applications. The work enables the verification and refinement of existing protocols and algorithms, and the development of new ones for different applications. The instrument directly services five projects:- QoE-driven Cross-layer Design for CR Multimedia Networks,- Cognitive Radio (CR) Infrastructure-based EV Micro-Grid for Future Power Grid Systems,- Personalized Health Monitoring for Multimedia eHealth,- Smart Autonomous Fault-Tolerant Environments (SAFE) of Cognitive Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, and- Networked Distributed Source Coding for Multimedia Sensor Networks.The instrument plays a crucial role in training the next generation of engineers and scientists. Students gain experience in various aspects of multimedia communication and wireless. Undergraduates are integrated into respective research programs, in harmony with the REU site program and college-level undergraduate research incentive program. Training is also offered to a broader body of students at the institution and beyond, and underrepresented students are sought. An undergraduate research program on CR multimedia network is established as well, while disseminating the novel principles and methods of multimedia communication developed.