Collaborative Research: SII-NRDZ: ASPIRE: Advanced SPectrum Initiative for Research and Experimentation

合作研究：SII-NRDZ：ASPIRE：高级光谱研究和实验计划

• 批准号: 2232474
• 负责人: Robert Ricci
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University of Utah
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-12-01 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2232474&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; SII; NRDZ; ASPIRE

Many activities of modern society and government depend on use of the electromagnetic (radio-frequency) spectrum. Future growth in these activities requires increased use of dynamic spectrum sharing – ways to enable diverse spectrum users to safely operate closer together in space or frequency or to trade spectrum access more rapidly than is possible with traditional spectrum management approaches. The National Science Foundation National Radio Dynamic Zones (SII-NRDZ) program seeks to advance the use of dynamic spectrum sharing through conducting extended field trials of new sharing approaches. The SII-NRDZ program intends to make a future award called the Engineering and Execution Lead (SII-NRDZ-EEL). The SII-NRDZ-EEL will provide the professional engineering and management required for success of SII-NRDZ program field trials. In this project, the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, the University of Utah, and the Idaho National Laboratory collaborate on the initial planning, technical study, regulatory study, and program and outreach interactions needed to prepare a high-quality proposal to serve as the SII-NRDZ-EEL. The project includes a 12-week summer internship program in each of its two years, with students spending 4 weeks in the laboratory of each of the team members. If selected as the SII-NRDZ-EEL, the USCISI-led team envisions drawing on its experience building and operating wired and wireless test facilities to lay the foundation for future wider use of radio dynamic zone spectrum sharing. The team focuses on a collaborative and scientifically based process for spectrum field trials; systematic and objective assessment of proposed spectrum sharing technologies and methodologies; and providing technical and management support that enables coordinated access to multiple radio dynamic zone sites. The team envisions a comprehensive toolkit supporting all stages of the lifecycle of a field trial, including requirements specification, feasibility analysis, spectrum sharing planning, experiment modeling, test design, test execution and analysis. The team will help build a strong dynamic spectrum sharing community by establishing a web based “ASPIRE hub.” The ASPIRE hub will be an entry point for researchers, a site for sharing tools and data that handles compliance issues, and a platform for community engagement. This project initiates progress towards the planned SII-NRDZ-EEL activities by designing a comprehensive process for NRDZ program field trials; curating an initial set of tools for the NRDZ toolkit; leveraging existing research infrastructure and hub-hosting software tools to bootstrap the ASPIRE hub; and fostering active collaboration with other NRDZ program participants and the broader community.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.

现代社会和政府的许多活动都依赖于电磁(无线电频率)频谱的使用。这些活动的未来增长需要更多地使用动态频谱共享，以使不同的频谱用户能够在空间或频率上更安全地进行操作，或者比使用传统频谱管理方法更快地交易频谱接入。国家科学基金会国家无线电动态区(SII-NRDZ)计划寻求通过对新的共享方法进行广泛的现场试验来促进动态频谱共享的使用。SII-NRDZ计划打算在未来设立一个名为工程与执行负责人(SII-NRDZ-EEL)的奖项。SII-NRDZ-EEL将为SII-NRDZ计划的现场试验成功提供所需的专业工程和管理。在这个项目中，南加州大学信息科学研究所、犹他大学和爱达荷州国家实验室在初步规划、技术研究、监管研究、项目和外联互动方面进行了合作，以准备一份高质量的提案作为SII-NRDZ-EEL。该项目包括为期12周的暑期实习计划，每两年一次，学生们在每个团队成员的实验室里呆上4周。如果被选为SII-NRDZ-EEL，USCISI领导的团队设想利用其建设和运营有线和无线测试设施的经验，为未来更广泛地使用无线电动态区域频谱共享奠定基础。该小组侧重于频谱现场试验的合作和基于科学的进程；对拟议的频谱共享技术和方法进行系统和客观的评估；以及提供技术和管理支持，以实现对多个无线电动态区域站点的协调访问。该团队设想了一个全面的工具包，支持现场试验生命周期的所有阶段，包括需求说明、可行性分析、频谱共享规划、实验建模、测试设计、测试执行和分析。该团队将帮助建立一个强大的动态频谱共享社区，方法是建立一个基于网络的“ASPIRE中心”。ASPIRE中心将成为研究人员的切入点，一个分享处理合规问题的工具和数据的网站，以及一个社区参与的平台。该项目通过为NRDZ计划现场试验设计一个全面的流程；为NRDZ工具包策划一套初始工具；利用现有的研究基础设施和中心托管软件工具来引导ASPIRE中心；并促进与其他NRDZ计划参与者和更广泛的社区的积极合作，启动了计划中的SII-NRDZ-EEL活动。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。