MRI: Development of X-Mili: An Open, Programmable Platform to Conquer the 5G and 6G Wireless Spectrum

MRI：X-Mili 的开发：征服 5G 和 6G 无线频谱的开放式可编程平台

• 批准号: 2117814
• 负责人: Dimitrios Koutsonikolas
• 金额: $ 207.76万
• 依托单位: Northeastern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2117814&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Development; Mili; Open; Programmable

Communication in the millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency bands has emerged as a potential solution to the bandwidth crunch problem by realizing multi-Gbps rates. Communication in the 28 GHz and 38 GHz spectrum bands is a major building block of the 5G cellular architecture, and communication at even higher frequencies is expected to play a major role in the upcoming 6G architecture. The proposed project will acquire the necessary hardware and software components to build X-Mili, an 8-node mmWave experimental testbed, which would combine the following features: (i) dual-band operation at both 60 GHz and 28 GHz, enabling both WLAN and5G cellular research, and extensibility towards higher (6G) frequency bands, (ii) practical phased antenna arrays, (iii) bidirectional SISO, 2x2 SU-MIMO, and MU-MIMO operations in both bands, (iv) full programmability at all layers of the protocol stack, and (vi) O-RAN compliance.Example projects enabled by the proposed infrastructure include characterization of ultra-wideband MIMO (Multiple-Input & Multiple-Output) and OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) channels and new PHY layer design for 5G and 6G bands, cross-layer design of novel algorithms for single-user and multi-user MIMO and link adaptation, machine learning-driven link and network adaptation, resource allocation, and network management, software defined networking, security in 5G networks, joint sensing and communications, enabling high-bandwidth, low-latency applications over mmWave networks, spectrum sensing, and vital sign monitoring. The proposed development activity would provide the mmWave research community with a unique experimental platform that may be instrumental in advancing research activities in the fields of mmWave communications, networking, and sensing. All measurement data generated during the development phase as well as datasets contributed by research groups using the instrument would become publicly available.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.

通过实现多Gbps速率，毫米波(MmWave)频段的通信已成为带宽紧缩问题的潜在解决方案。28 GHz和38 GHz频段的通信是5G蜂窝架构的主要组成部分，更高频率的通信预计将在即将到来的6G架构中发挥重要作用。拟议的项目将获得必要的硬件和软件组件，以建立8节点毫米波实验试验台X-MILI，它将结合以下特征：(I)在60 GHz和28 GHz的双频运行，支持WLAN和5G蜂窝研究，以及对更高(6G)频段的可扩展性，(Ii)实用相控阵天线，(Iii)两个频段的双向SISO、2x2SU-MIMO和MU-MIMO操作，(Iv)在协议栈的所有层上的完全可编程性，和(Vi)O-RAN合规性。由提议的基础设施实现的示例项目包括超宽带MIMO(多输入和放大；该解决方案包括多输出(多输出)和正交频分复用(OFDM)信道以及用于5G和6G频段的全新物理层设计；单用户和多用户MIMO及链路自适应新颖算法的跨层设计；由机器学习驱动的链路和网络自适应；资源分配与网络管理；软件定义的联网；5G网络中的安全；联合侦听与通信；实现基于毫米波网络的高带宽、低延迟应用；频谱侦测；以及生命体征监测。拟议的开发活动将为毫米波研究界提供一个独特的实验平台，该平台可能有助于推动毫米波通信、网络和传感领域的研究活动。在开发阶段产生的所有测量数据以及使用该仪器的研究小组贡献的数据集都将公开可用。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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。