Phase II IUCRC University of Mississippi: Center for Broadband Wireless Access and Applications (BWAC)

该项目是宽带无线接入中心(BWAC)的第二阶段，该中心是一个由五所大学(亚利桑那大学、弗吉尼亚理工大学、圣母大学、密西西比大学和美国天主教大学)以及来自行业和政府的20多个附属机构组成的多大学多行业组织。在过去的十年里，无线通信取得了重大的技术飞跃。无线连接在社会中无处不在，导致无线频谱短缺、网络拥塞、网络攻击和个人安全问题。BWAC的使命是应对这些挑战并提供创造性的解决方案。这个项目将带来密歇根大学的研究能力和现实世界行业对BWAC几个主要领域的兴趣。该中心作为一个整体致力于研究领域，包括无线频谱共享、安全和未来的毫米波技术。UM的研究问题涉及不同类型无线系统的频谱共享，减少BLE(低能量蓝牙)和WiFi系统中相互干扰的网络优化，以及天线的3D打印，以及使用椭圆变形表面隐身设计和制造紧密间隔的天线和天线阵列。与美国东南部行业的合作将为我们的学生提供更多的合作和实习机会。这一产学合作中心的结果将直接影响公众福祉，使农村地区的远程医疗和宽带接入等应用成为可能。合作大学将扩大他们的活动，包括REU Site计划、RET计划、代表不足的少数族裔学生和教师参与研究项目，以及参与多学科项目。密歇根大学的新课程将开设关于物联网(IoT)系统和认知无线电的课程。凭借其研究、建立的合作伙伴关系以及成员之间长期的合作历史，BWAC可能会创建知识产权和剥离公司，从而带来就业增长。牵头站点亚利桑那大学管理着中央BWAC项目网站www.bwac.arizona.edu。该网站包含关于该中心的各种信息，包括该中心的概况、使命、行业成员、项目、会议公告和技术数据。中心专有文档通过需要访问凭据的安全内部页面进行管理。数据储存库将在主网站进行管理，并与其他大学网站建立链接。储存库将包含技术论文、项目描述、相关软件、试验台细节等。储存库将在项目期间维护，并在项目终止后再维护五年。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project is Phase II of the Broadband Wireless Access Center (BWAC), a multi-university multi-industry organization composed of five universities (the University of Arizona, Virginia Tech, University of Notre Dame, University of Mississippi (UM), and the Catholic University of America) and 20+ affiliates from industry and government. In the past decade, wireless communications has made major technological leaps. Wireless connectivity is pervasive in society, leading to a shortage in wireless spectrum, network congestion, cyber-attacks and personal security issues. The mission of BWAC is to address these challenges and offer creative solutions. This project will bring to bear UM research capabilities and real-world industry interest in several BWAC thrust areas. Center as a whole addresses research areas, including wireless spectrum sharing, security, and future milli-meter wave technology. UM research problems address spectrum sharing for heterogeneous wireless systems, network optimization to mitigate mutual interference in BLE (low energy Bluetooth) and WiFi systems, and 3 D printing of antennas and the design and fabrication of closely spaced antennas and antenna arrays using elliptical metasurface cloaking. Collaboration with industries in the Southeastern U.S. will provide for our students additional co-op and internship opportunities. The results of this collaborative industry-university center will have a direct effect on public well-fare, enabling several applications such as remote health and broadband access in rural areas. The partnering universities will broaden their activities to include REU site programs, RET program, participation of under-represented minority students and faculty in research projects, and involvement of multidisciplinary projects. New curriculum at UM will have courses on Internet of Things (IoT) systems and cognitive radios. With its research, established partnerships, and long history of collaboration between its members, BWAC will likely create intellectual property and spin-off companies, leading to job growth. The lead site, University of Arizona manages the central BWAC project website at www.bwac.arizona.edu. This website contains various information about the center including the overview of the center, mission, industry membership, projects, meeting announcements and technical data. Center proprietary documents are managed through a secure internal pages requiring access credentials. The data repository will be managed at the main website with links to the other university sites. The repository will contain technical papers, project descriptions, relevant software, testbed details, etc. The repository will be maintained during the project and for an additional five years beyond its termination.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.