CNS-CRI: Unsolicited Community Infrastructure, Wireless National Scale Test Bed (WiNTeB) Workshop

美国大学的研究人员有兴趣研究无线网络，无论是技术还是新应用，目前都无法进行全国范围的实验。使用公共无线载波和称为移动的虚拟网络运营商（MVNO）的机制来创建国家无线测试床可以提供合适的机制。 MVNO与公共蜂窝网络运营商签订合同，以批发价格获得接入和购买时间。 然后，MVNO处理所有与客户相关的任务，包括使用合同、计费以及在某些情况下提供硬件。 这里的概念是创建一个旨在支持研究的非营利MVNO。一个非盈利的MVNO研究的潜在好处包括：一个全国规模的试验台，以试验移动的应用程序。还存在MVNO提供绑定到MVNO的网络的终端用户设备或基站/毫微微小区以使得能够在较低层进行实验的可能性。 探索这一概念的第一步是在华盛顿特区举办一个研讨会，由无线国家试验台（WiNTeB）的所有利益相关者的代表参加。本次研讨会的目的是确定研究领域，实施要求，并为规划实现这一概念的路径提供基础。

Researchers in US universities interested in working on wireless networks, both the technology and new applications, are currently unable to conduct national scale experiments. The creation of a National Wireless Test Bed using a public wireless carrier and a mechanism known as Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) may provide a suitable mechanism. A MVNO contracts with a public cellular network operator to gain access and buy time at wholesale rates. The MVNO then handles all the customer related tasks including usage contract, billing, and in some cases, provision of hardware. The concept here is to create a nonprofit MVNO aimed at supporting research. Potential benefits of a nonprofit MVNO for research include: a national scale testbed to experiment with mobile applications. There is also a possibility of the MVNO providing end-user devices, or base stations/femtocells bound to the MVNO's network to enable experimentation at lower layers. The first step to explore this concept is to hold a workshop in Washington DC attended by representatives from all the stake holders in a Wireless National Test Bed (WiNTeB). The purpose of this workshop is to define the research areas, implementation requirements, and to provide the foundation for planning a path toward realization of the concept.