EAGER:A Meso-Scale GENI WiMAX Project

这个迫切的项目将在费城市中心部署一个实验性的无线试验台。拟议的试验床将基于WiMAX技术，由坦普尔和德雷克塞尔大学拥有广泛专业知识的教师共同管理，包括无线网络、传感器应用和无线安全。拟议的平台是独一无二的，具有以下特点：(A)开放获取。试验床将被整合到Geni中，Geni在全国范围内都可以使用，在全国许多校园都可以使用。(B)市区位置。计划覆盖的区域包括一个大都市区，有许多高楼和竞争的无线服务。(C)扩大的潜力。在这一初始阶段，计划两个基站，每个园区一个。但坦普尔和德雷克塞尔在全市还有其他建筑，未来可以在那里建立更多的基站。(D)与数字费城保持一致。这个项目与费城目前的愿景非常匹配，费城寻求在整个城市提供千兆位连接。具体来说，PI将1)完成测试床和相应硬件(智能手机、笔记本电脑、传感器和车载设备)的安装和测试，2)将测试床与GENI集成，以及3)进行广泛使用测试床的实验。目前的实验组合包括用于城市环境监测的空气质量传感器网络，用于执法的基于WiMAX的数据网络，移动内容分发网络，基于传感器的远程医疗，以及针对游客的基于位置的服务。就更广泛的影响而言，拟议的试验台将服务于研究社区，允许一个现实的平台，在其上进行其他地方不可能的实验。此外，试验床将整合到德雷克塞尔和坦普尔的课程中，促进下一代无线网络、大系统研究方面的本科生和研究生的教育和培训。试验床还将用于向当地初中生和高中生提供服务。

This EAGER project will deploy an experimental wireless testbed in the downtown area of Philadelphia. The proposed testbed will be based on WiMAX technologies and will be jointly administered by Temple and Drexel University faculty with a wide range of expertise, including wireless networks, sensor applications and wireless security. The proposed platform is unique and has the following characteristics: (a) Open Access. The testbed will be integrated into GENI, which has a national footprint and is available at many campuses across the country. (b) Urban location. The projected coverage area includes a metropolitan downtown area with many tall buildings and competing wireless services. (c) Potential for expansion. At this initial stage, two base stations are planned, one on each campus. But both Temple and Drexel have other buildings across the city where more base stations can be located in the future. (d) Alignment with Digital Philadelphia. This project is a good match with the current vision for Philadelphia, which seeks to provide gigabit connectivity throughout the City.Specifically, the PIs will 1) complete the installation and testing of the testbed and the corresponding hardware (smartphones, laptops, sensors and vehicular devices), 2) integrate the testbed with GENI, and 3) carry out experiments that make extensive use of the testbed. The current portfolio of experiments include air quality sensor networks for urban environmental monitoring, WiMAX-based data network for law enforcement, mobile content delivery networks, sensor-based telemedicine, and location-based services for tourists.In terms of broader impacts, the proposed testbed will serve the research community, allowing a realistic platform on which to conduct experiments not possible elsewhere. In addition, the testbed will be integrated into classes at Drexel and Temple, facilitating the education and training of undergraduate and graduate students in next generation wireless networking, large-systems research. The testbed will also be used in outreach to local middle and high school students.