Intelligent Communication Networks

无线系统和设备对我们社会和经济未来的影响不容低估。对更好、更快、更便宜、具有保证的服务质量（QoS）和增强的安全性的服务的需求要求开发具有更好频谱效率和更高容量的通信系统。无线网络必须发展以应对这些挑战和期望。必须开发使用无线媒介的新的和有效的方法，特别是在更高的频率上。该研究计划将开发具有虚拟化资源分配，自优化能力和保证信息安全的智能通信网络。它们将是智能实体，可以根据环境和系统要求进行调整，并使用人工智能（AI）和大数据分析根据可用数据做出决策。这些网络将成为物联网（IoT）和智慧城市的支撑平台。物联网是一种智能网络基础设施，可以支持各种服务和应用。据国际电联估计，到2020年将有300亿台物联网设备。智慧城市以安全的方式集成信息和通信技术以及物联网技术，以管理信息系统、交通系统、医院、发电厂、供水和废物管理以及其他社区服务。这允许与人员和基础设施进行实时交互，以监控和适应不断变化的条件，并提供更好的生活质量。与实时监控系统集成的智能传感器收集来自人和设备的数据，这些数据可以进行分析，以开发清洁能源，电子健康和智能交通的解决方案。智能电网和车载网络是关键组成部分，人工智能，机器学习（ML）和大数据对于处理将生成的大量数据至关重要。人们需要在社区中进行互动和参与，而无线设备可以实现十年前无法想象的连接水平。人们希望无论身在何处都能获得高速实时无线服务。根据加拿大统计局的数据，超过90%的人口使用这些设备购物，学习和与家人和朋友保持联系。加拿大现在有超过2700万移动的无线用户，2015年通过蜂窝网络的数据流量增长了44%。因此，需要解决的关键问题之一是如何将越来越多的物联网设备集成到一起，与人们共存，从而不会中断他们的服务。加拿大无线电信协会（CWTA）报告说，无线产业每年产生的收入超过650亿美元，就业人数超过30万，预计这些数字将大幅增加。因此，这项研究计划将为加拿大提供重大利益。

The impact of wireless systems and devices on our social and economic future cannot be understated. The demand for better services, faster, cheaper, with assured quality-of-service (QoS) and enhanced security, requires the development of communication systems with better spectrum efficiency and higher capacity. Wireless networks must evolve in order to address these challenges and expectations. New and efficient ways of using the wireless medium, particularly at higher frequencies, must be developed. This research program will develop intelligent communication networks with virtualized resource allocation, self-optimization capabilities, and guaranteed information security. They will be intelligent entities that can adjust to the environment and system requirements and make decisions based on the available data using artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics. These networks will be the supporting platforms for the internet of things (IoT) and smart cities. The IoT is an intelligent network infrastructure that can support a variety of services and applications. The ITU estimates that by 2020 there will be 30 billion IoT devices. A smart city integrates information and communication technology and IoT technology in a secure fashion to manage information systems, transportation systems, hospitals, power plants, water supply and waste management, and other community services. This allows for real-time interaction with people and infrastructure to monitor and adapt to changing conditions and provide a better quality of life. Intelligent sensors integrated with real-time monitoring systems collect data from people and devices that can be analyzed to develop solutions for clean energy, e-health and smart transportation. Smart grid and vehicular networks are key components, and AI, machine learning (ML) and big data are essential to process the substantial volumes of data that will be generated.******People need to interact and participate in communities, and wireless devices allow a level of connectivity that was unimaginable even a decade ago. People expect very high speed real-time wireless services wherever they are. According to Statistics Canada, more than 90% of the population use these devices to shop, study and stay in touch with family and friends. There are now over 27 million mobile wireless subscribers in Canada, and in 2015 data traffic over cellular networks increased by 44%. Thus, one of the key problems to be addressed is how the growing number of Iot devices can be integrated to coexist with people so as to not disrupt their services. The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) reports that the wireless industry generates revenue of over $65 billion annually with an employment impact of more than 300,000, and these numbers are projected to increase substantially. Thus, this research program will provide significant benefits to Canada.**