SGER - Capacity Enhanced Random Access Protocols

该研究项目的智力价值在于开发用于容量增强无线网络的交互式物理mac设计技术，以及开发广泛适用于相关通信问题的分析和评估工具。首先，我们探索随机访问协议的新设计理念。从相互交互的MAC-PHY（物理层）的角度来看，我们为设计空间引入了一个新的自由维度。此外，本文提出的MAC设计与无冲突多址技术相结合，为重载无线网络中的高容量接入控制奠定了坚实的基础。拟议的研究项目所产生的更广泛影响是多方面的。在技术方面，所提出的容量达到随机接入协议为单频段和多频段无线网络的高效接入控制奠定了坚实的基础。大大改进的随机访问机制将有助于确保一个理想的人类技术平台，实现快速可靠的信息交换。此外，未来的无线标准可以从本研究开发的先进设计方法和随机接入分析/评估工具中受益。在教育方面，该研究项目的一个主要影响是通过学生直接参与研究活动来教育和培训学生。此外，通过将技术进步纳入本科/研究生课程，并通过外联活动，预计该项目将对培训无线通信和网络领域的高技能和多样化的工作人员产生重大影响。

The Intellectual Merit of the proposed research project lies in the development of interactive PHY-MAC design techniques for capacity enhanced wireless networks and in the development of analytical and evaluation tools that are broadly applicable to related communication problems. First, we explore new design philosophy for random access protocols. Taking a mutually interactive MAC-PHY (physical layer) perspective, we introduce a new dimension of freedom into the design space. In addition, the proposed MAC design, in combination with collision-free multiple access techniques, lays a solid foundation for high capacity access control in heavily loaded wireless networks.The Broader Impacts resulting from the proposed research project are multifold. On the technical side, the proposed capacity reaching random access protocols lay a solid foundation for efficient access control in both single band and multi-band wireless networks. The greatly improved random access mechanisms will help secure an ideal human-technology platform for fast and reliable information exchange. Furthermore, future wireless standards can benefit from the advanced design methodology and analysis/evaluation tools on random access to be developed in this research.On the education side, one major impact of this research project is the education and training of students through direct student participation in the research activities. Additionally, by integrating the technological advances into the undergraduate/graduate curricula, and through outreach activities, significant impacts are expected from this project on training a highly-skilled and diverse workforce in the areas of wireless communications and networking.