Phase II IUCRC North Carolina State University: Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC)

该项目是宽带无线接入中心（BWAC）的二期项目，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、密西西比大学、美国天主教大学和北卡罗来纳州立大学（NCSU））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，NCSU将加入BWAC，并提供全面的研究议程，以支持BWAC的使命和愿景。特别是，NCSU的研究重点将包括无人机（UAV）通信；毫米波（mmWave）理论、实验、硬件设计和测量；无线定位;可见光通信；宽带通信的天线/电路设计，以及其他领域。NCSU站点将与其行业、政府、学术合作伙伴以及其他BWAC站点密切合作，以引入宽带无线技术和应用的突破性进展。这个产学研合作中心的成果将对公共福利产生直接影响，使远程医疗和农村宽带接入等多种应用成为可能。合作大学将扩大其活动范围，包括本科生研究经验（REU）项目、教师研究经验项目、少数民族学生和教师参与研究项目，以及参与多学科项目。研究人员将继续将毫米波和无人机通信相关的研究成果整合到NCSU研究生和本科生的课程中。凭借其研究、已建立的伙伴关系以及成员之间长期合作的历史，BWAC将寻求创建知识产权和衍生公司，从而促进就业增长。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据的安全内部web门户进行管理。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 universities (the University of Arizona, Virginia Tech, University of Mississippi, the Catholic University of America, and North Carolina State University (NCSU)) 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, NCSU will join BWAC with a comprehensive research agenda in support of BWAC's mission and vision. In particular, research thrusts at NCSU will include unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications; millimeter-wave (mmWave) theory, experimentation, hardware design, and measurements; wireless localization; visible light communications (VLC); antenna/circuit design for broadband communications, among other areas. NCSU site will collaborate closely with its industry, government, and academic partners, as well as the other BWAC sites, to introduce breakthrough advances in broadband wireless technologies and applications. The results of this collaborative industry-university center will have a direct effect on public welfare, enabling several applications such as remote health and broadband access in rural areas. The partnering universities will broaden their activities to include Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site programs, Research Experiences for Teachers program, participation of under-represented minority students and faculty in research projects, and involvement of multidisciplinary projects. The researchers will continuously integrate the research outcomes related to mmWave and UAV communications into NCSU's curriculum at graduate as well as undergraduate levels. With its research, established partnerships, and long history of collaboration between its members, BWAC will seek to 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 web portal 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.