EAGER: Design, Development and Standardization of a New Hands-On Lab Component for use in Wireless Information Systems Courses, based on the GENI Wireless Research Facilities

这个项目将开发一系列的实验练习，包括一个高级本科或介绍性的研究生实验室课程的无线网络和技术的基本设计问题。在本实验过程中，学生将使用GENI无线测试平台基础设施练习设计、实施和运行无线实验。这些实验室使学生能够通过使用真实的系统并在真实的条件下评估无线方案来学习无线网络协议和技术，而不是依赖于软件模拟的“受保护”环境。通过在真实的平台上构建协议，学生将了解无线系统设计中的挑战以及当今使用的方法和技术，并将熟悉无线领域的开放研究问题。他们将学习如何解决现实问题，以及如何设计在实际情况下工作的算法。（包括实验手册、磁盘图像、实验脚本、软件和幻灯片），可供美国各地的学术机构使用，通过动手实验部分补充有关无线网络的传统课程。 作为拟议工作的一部分产生的所有数据将通过纽约大学理工学院WiTEST实验室的门户网站和GENI.net网站以电子方式传播。开发的软件和实验室开发的结果将以开源格式提供，并免费供学术使用。教育材料将在网站上公布，并应要求与学术界同事分享。

This project will develop a series of lab exercises comprising a senior-level undergraduate or introductory graduate lab course on fundamental design issues of wireless networks and technologies. Over the course of this lab sequence, students will practice designing, implementing and running wireless experiments using the GENI wireless testbed infrastructure. These labs enable student to learn wireless networks protocols and technologies by working with real systems and evaluating wireless schemes in real conditions, instead of relying on the 'protected' environment of software simulations.Through building protocols on a real platform, students will understand the challenges in the design of wireless systems and the approaches and techniques that are used today, and will become familiar with open research issues in the wireless field. They will learn how to resolve realistic issues and how to design algorithms that work in practical situations.The outcome of the project will be a set of materials (including a lab manual, disk images, experiment scripts, software, and slides) that can be used by academic institutions throughout the US, together with the integrated GENI wireless facilities, to supplement traditional courses on wireless networks with a hands-on lab component. All data generated as part of the proposed effort will be electronically disseminated using the portal of the WiTEST Lab in NYU-Poly and on the GENI.net website. Developed software and results of the lab development will be made available in the open-source format and will be free for academic use. Educational materials will be announced on the web site and will be shared with academic colleagues upon request.