Opportunistic frameworks for radio resource management

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Wireless Internet users are now interested in more than downloading and uploading photos and videos, and interacting through live feeds and games. Emerging services are also enabling remote patient monitoring, smarter electric power consumption and safer and more enjoyable driving experiences. To accommodate this increasing demand, network operators will shortly deploy new "connectivity options" that include the use of different radio technologies, wireless relay stations, femtocells (at-home base stations) and spectrum trading. These options promise reduction in operation costs and improved user experience. However, mechanisms are still needed to realize the full potential of this heterogeneity and adapt to their volatile availability and quality. The aim of this research is to devise opportunistic resource management mechanisms that facilitate promptly qualifying and comparing the different options, always selecting the best for user applications. With these mechanisms, the network will also be more responsive to changes in magnitude and type of user demand, mobility, and interaction with other users - all in a privacy preserving manner. We further expect to devise enhanced service delivery techniques that can provide the Canadian public and private telecommunications sectors with wireless networks that enable the realization of the mobile Internet of the future. The research will result in cost-efficient, profitable and capable architectures for service management and delivery that will ensure consumer satisfaction. Training of highly qualified personnel involved in this program will include experience in broadband multimedia support, quality of service support and resource management, software-defined radios, multi-hop networking and heterogeneous networks. I expect that two doctoral and four master's students will receive training in this research program. There is a strong demand for these HQP in the information technology and telecommunications sectors and their future employment will accelerate disseminating next-generation communications technology to Canadian industry.