MRI: Development of Software Defined Communications Testbed for Radio and Optical Wireless Networking

提案#：CNS09-23003 Pi(S)：Dandekar，Kapil R.Fontecchio，Adam K.；Johnson，Jeremy R.；Kim，Young gmoo E.；该奖项由《2009年美国复苏和再投资法案》(Public Law and ReInvestment Act of 2009，Public Law 111-5)资助。建议的项目：开发一个多用途软件定义通信(SDC)试验台，用于利用无线电、光纤或超声波模式快速设计和制作下一代无线通信网络的原型，以满足对新的高带宽、廉价、灵活和可升级的无线通信技术的迫切需求，以满足未来应用的日益增长的需求。其中，SDC试验台旨在实现许多项目，包括高速安全数据传输、通过金属继电器和控制网络、定位和跟踪、实时无线视频传输和增强型家庭娱乐系统。该综合计划通过满足未来电信应用对高带宽、健壮性和易配置性的要求，挑战了现有的以射频为中心的软件定义无线电观点。该项目在单个框架内支持多种信号传播媒体，旨在--开发一个模块化的硬件和软件平台，该平台可用于制作宏微观通信、局域网和本地化应用的技术和算法的原型。-在协议栈的所有层提供软件可重构性(与仅提供物理层灵活性的传统SDR相反)，以便能够开发和现场测试跨层UWB和光通信技术。-传播收发机硬件框图和FPGA/DSP软件模块，以允许SDR社区制作高性能无线电、光学和超声波通信系统的原型。-为高数据速率UWB建立传播通道数据储存库，-首次通过实验演示了超宽带(UWB)多载波、UWB脉冲无线电、漫射自由空间光通信、视距光通信以及频谱高效的MIMO空时编码技术的增强。广泛影响：该项目为研究生和本科生以及K-12学生和教师提供教育机会。它促进了先进的电信发展，但也培训和激发了未来的工程师和普通公众。该项目在欧洲经委会创建了一个企业家发展计划；它将作为本科高级设计学生在创办小企业的背景下的典范；促进独立学习和合作工作，并与当地学生和教师开展外联计划。

Proposal #: CNS 09-23003 PI(s): Dandekar, Kapil R. Fontecchio, Adam K.; Johnson, Jeremy R.; Kim, Youngmoo E.; Kurzweg, Timothy P.Institution: Drexel University Title: MRI/Dev.: Software Defined Communications Testbed for Radio and Optical Wireless NetworkingThis award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Project Proposed:This project, developing a multi-purpose Software Defined Communications (SDC) testbed to be used for rapid design and prototyping of the next generation wireless communication networks making use of radio, optical, or ultrasonic modalities, responds to the impending need for new high-bandwidth, inexpensive, flexible, and upgradable wireless communication technologies to meet the growing demands of future applications. Among others, the SDC testbed aims to enable many projects including high-speed secure data transmission, thru-metal relay and control networks, localization and tracking, real-time wireless video transmission, and enhanced home entertainment systems. The integrated plan challenges the existing radio frequency centric view of software defined radio by addressing the requirements of high-bandwidth, robustness, and easy configurability for future telecom applications. Supporting multiple signal propagation media within a single framework, the project aims to- Develop a modular hardware and software platform which can be used to prototype technology and algorithms for macro- and micro-scale communications, local area networking, and localization applications.- Provide software reconfigurability at all layers of the protocol stack (in contrast to conventional SDR which only provides physical layer flexibility) so that cross layer UWB and optical communications techniques can be developed and field-tested.- Disseminate transceiver hardware block diagrams and FPGA/DSP software modules to allow the SDR community to prototype high performance radio, optical, and ultrasonic communications systems.- Build propagation channel data repositories for high data rate UWB, optical, and ultrasonic wireless systems which can be used by industry and academia to design and evaluate new algorithms.- Demonstrate, experimentally for the first time, the augmentation of UltraWideBand (UWB) multicarrier, UWB impulse radio, diffuse free space optical, line-of-sight optical communications with spectrum-efficient MIMO space-time coding techniques.Broader Impacts: This project offers educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for K-12 students and teachers. It catalyzes advanced telecommunications development, but also trains and excites future engineers and general public. The project creates an Entrepreneur Development program in ECE; it will be used as a model for undergraduate senior design students in the context of starting a small business; facilitates independent study and cooperative work, and conducts outreach programs with local students and teachers.