Real-Time Baseband Signal Processing and Reconfigurable Computing Development Platform

实时基带信号处理和可重构计算开发平台

• 批准号: RTI-2019-00832
• 负责人: Boumaiza, Slim
• 金额: $ 10.33万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=645995
• 关键词: Real; Time; Baseband; Signal; Processing

Technological advancements in reconfigurable and customizable computing hardware design, real-time baseband digital signal processing for fifth generation (5G) information infrastructure, and security techniques for wireless communications, are critical for the full transition to the digital society. However, these advancements are conditional on access to leading-edge equipment necessary to support research from fundamental discovery to experimental validation and prototyping.******The requested equipment, not accessible in Canada, comprises a modular and reconfigurable distributed computing platform composed of a cluster of field-programmable gate arrays and daughter boards for high-speed signal acquisition and generation. Due to the flexibility of the requested equipment, it can be easily configured to i) enable research in design techniques and algorithms in the emerging area of distributed reconfigurable hardware, ii) enable the design and end-to-end validation of real-time baseband digital signal processing for 5G radios, and iii) enable resiliency testing of security algorithms and protocols for wireless security. The requested equipment will thus greatly benefit the researchers and approximately twelve students and postdoctoral fellows that will operate it at any time; providing them with essential tools to carry out high-calibre research, as well as training them in highly-sought skills such as reconfigurable computing hardware design.******The requested equipment is critical to the internationally competitive research programs of the applicants. Outcomes of these programs (new analyses, models, algorithms and prototypes) are essential to the applicants' multinational industry partners. The outcomes will advance the adoption of reconfigurable distributed computer hardware and contribute to fully realizing the benefits of a wide range of applications, including machine learning, artificial intelligence and 5G wireless networks. Advancement in these applications is key to the transition to an intelligent hyper-connected information infrastructure capable of supporting smart cities, farms, and transportation systems, bringing significant social, economic and environmental benefits to Canada. *****

可重新配置和定制的计算硬件设计、用于第五代(5G)信息基础设施的实时基带数字信号处理以及无线通信的安全技术方面的技术进步，对于全面过渡到数字社会至关重要。然而，这些进步的条件是获得支持从基础发现到实验验证和原型研究所需的尖端设备。*所要求的设备包括一个模块化和可重新配置的分布式计算平台，该平台由一组现场可编程门阵列和子板组成，用于高速信号采集和生成。由于所需设备的灵活性，它可以很容易地配置为：i)支持分布式可重新配置硬件新兴领域的设计技术和算法研究；ii)支持5G无线电的实时基带数字信号处理的设计和端到端验证；以及iii)支持无线安全的安全算法和协议的弹性测试。因此，所要求的设备将极大地惠及研究人员和将在任何时候操作它的大约12名学生和博士后研究员；为他们提供开展高水平研究的必要工具，并培训他们在可重构计算硬件设计等备受欢迎的技能方面。*所要求的设备对申请者的国际竞争力研究项目至关重要。这些项目的结果(新的分析、模型、算法和原型)对申请者的跨国行业合作伙伴至关重要。这些成果将推动采用可重构的分布式计算机硬件，并有助于充分实现包括机器学习、人工智能和5G无线网络在内的广泛应用的好处。这些应用的进步是向智能超连接信息基础设施过渡的关键，该基础设施能够支持智能城市、农场和交通系统，为加拿大带来显著的社会、经济和环境效益。*****