Communication networks with a simple physical topology and smart-city technologies

具有简单物理拓扑和智慧城市技术的通信网络

• 批准号: RGPIN-2017-05926
• 负责人: Lee, Daniel
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: Simon Fraser University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=752983
• 关键词: Communication; networks; simple; physical; topology

With the grand vision of connecting sensors, devices, infrastructure, and humans, the proposed research program will investigate a new paradigm of network protocols, which takes advantage of a simple physical topology of nodes. My trainees and I will study fundamental aspects of the new protocol paradigm and seek mathematical relations between the protocol design variables and performance metrics. The program will also seek how to best utilize the physically distributed processors for the case in which the nodes are each a combined unit of a sensor and a processor. The research results will provide a guide on how to configure protocol parameters to maximize energy efficiency and how to design network applications under a given constraint of limited communication capacity.The proposed research is important because, in future applications, a very large number of devices, sensors, machines, vehicles, and buildings will be connected and networked through widely different kinds of channels. The proposed research will increase fundamental knowledge about these massive networks for future network designers. In particular, the idea of utilizing a special physical topology is anticipated to provide new insights in the field of wireless protocol design. Also, energy efficient network protocols and network control and planning methodologies will significantly contribute to reducing energy consumption of future systems. The research will create fundamental knowledge applicable for realizing the vision of smart cities and even broader smart infrastructure. In particular, network protocols that take advantage of linear physical arrangements of sensors will be applicable for monitoring and managing Canada's large-scale assets such as railroads and oil pipelines.

随着连接传感器，设备，基础设施和人类的宏伟愿景，拟议的研究计划将研究一种新的网络协议范式，它利用了简单的节点物理拓扑结构。我的学员和我将学习新协议范例的基本方面，并寻求协议设计变量和性能指标之间的数学关系。该计划还将寻求如何最好地利用物理分布的处理器的情况下，其中每个节点是一个传感器和处理器的组合单元。研究结果将提供一个指导如何配置协议参数，以最大限度地提高能源效率，以及如何设计网络应用程序在给定的约束下有限的通信capacity.The建议的研究是重要的，因为在未来的应用中，非常大量的设备，传感器，机器，车辆和建筑物将连接和联网通过广泛不同种类的信道。这项研究将为未来的网络设计者增加有关这些大规模网络的基础知识。特别是，利用一个特殊的物理拓扑的想法，预计在无线协议设计领域提供新的见解。此外，节能网络协议和网络控制和规划方法将大大有助于减少未来系统的能耗。 该研究将创造适用于实现智慧城市愿景甚至更广泛的智能基础设施的基础知识。特别是，利用传感器的线性物理布置的网络协议将适用于监测和管理加拿大的大型资产，如铁路和石油管道。