Phase II IUCRC Virginia Tech: Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC)

该项目是宽带无线接入中心（BWAC）的第二阶段，BWAC是一个多大学多行业组织，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）和20多个来自行业和政府的附属机构组成。在过去的十年里，无线通信取得了重大的技术飞跃。无线连接在社会中普遍存在，导致无线频谱短缺、网络拥塞、网络攻击和人身安全问题。BWAC的使命就是应对这些挑战并提供创造性的解决方案。在第二阶段，BWAC将扩大其研究足迹，以及时解决无线通信和网络领域的行业相关挑战。弗吉尼亚理工大学站点的研究重点包括异构无线技术之间的频谱共享，新兴无线技术的安全和隐私，以及新兴无线技术的介质访问控制。弗吉尼亚理工大学的研究人员将研究上述重点领域的挑战性问题，特别关注对新兴技术和应用至关重要的问题，如自动驾驶或联网车辆、物联网（IoT）、联邦-商业频谱共享的自动频谱管理系统和无人驾驶飞机系统（UAS）。这个产学研合作中心的成果将对公共福利产生直接影响，使远程医疗、智能交通、物联网（IoT）和农村地区高速宽带接入等应用成为可能，等等。合作大学承诺扩大对BWAC活动的参与。这是通过REU现场项目、少数民族学生和教师参与研究项目以及参与多学科项目来实现的。凭借其研究、已建立的伙伴关系以及成员之间的长期合作历史，BWAC可能会创建知识产权和衍生公司，从而带来就业增长。领导网站，亚利桑那大学管理中央BWAC项目网站www.bwac.arizona.edu。本网站包含有关中心的各种信息，包括中心概述、使命、行业会员、项目、会议公告和技术数据。中心专有文档通过需要访问凭证的安全内部页面进行管理。数据存储库将在主网站上管理，并链接到其他大学网站。存储库将包含技术论文、项目描述、相关软件、测试平台细节等。该储存库将在项目期间和项目终止后的5年内继续维护。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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 university sites (the University of Arizona, Virginia Tech, University of Notre Dame, University of Mississippi, 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. In Phase II, BWAC will expand its research footprint to address timely and industry-relevant challenges in wireless communications and networking. The research thrusts of the Virginia Tech site include spectrum sharing among heterogeneous wireless technologies, security and privacy in emerging wireless technologies, and medium access control for emerging wireless technologies. The researchers at Virginia Tech will investigate challenging problems in the aforementioned thrusts with a particular focus on problems that are critical to emerging technologies and applications, such as autonomous or connected vehicles, Internet-of-Things (IoT), automated spectrum management systems for federal-commercial spectrum sharing, and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The results of this collaborative industry-university center will have a direct effect on public well-fare, enabling applications such as remote health, smart transportation, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and high speed broadband access in rural areas, to name a few. The partnering universities are committed to broadening participation in BWAC's activities. This is achieved through REU site programs, participation of under-represented minority students and faculty in research projects, and involvement of multidisciplinary projects. 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 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.