Phase I IUCRC Auburn University: Fiber-Wireless Integration and Networking (FiWIN) Center for Heterogeneous Mobile Data Communications

光纤无线集成和网络（FiWIN）异构移动数据通信中心是由乔治亚理工学院（GIT）领导的NSF工业和大学合作研究计划（I/UCRC）中心。基于在集成光纤无线接入技术方面公认的研究领导地位和积累的专业知识，FiWIN在探索新兴接入网架构，网络元素的功能设计以及优化下一代移动通信系统的系统接口和操作方面处于有利地位。FiWIN已经成功地完成了两年的运作，而这个项目是建立奥本大学（AU）的新成员网站。非盟的加入不仅扩大了技术专长，而且不可避免地带来了新的成果，这些成果只能归功于GIT和非盟之间的“协同作用”。FiWIN中心将继续在有远见的领导，敬业和全面发展的学生，以及扩大的跨学科专业知识中成长。AU将提供补充专业知识，重点是：i)射频集成电路（RFIC）设计和下一代无线系统，ii)创新无线应用，如无人机（UAV），以及iii) AU射频识别（RFID）实验室将为物联网（IoT）研究做出贡献，应用于存储，零售和供应链管理。该项目是学术界和工业界之间广泛而雄心勃勃的合作努力的一部分，旨在开发新技术，以收获由第五代无线技术实现的异构移动数据通信的潜力。它还努力扩大代表性不足群体的参与。研究生将获得工业研究项目的第一手经验。该项目的成果将引入非盟课程和即将出版的教科书，特别是将加强奥本大学工程与技术认证委员会（ABET）认证的无线工程学士（BWE）课程。将探索不同的场地进行工业合作。中心将设立一个参考图书馆，供中心成员使用。它将包含实验数据和研究产品，以及中心文件，如NSF年度报告、兴趣水平和反馈评估（LIFE）表格报告、中心出版物、工业咨询委员会（IAB）演讲和海报、会员协议文件、章程文件和中心行动项目。一个基于网络的交互式服务器将用于与IAB和公众分享项目产生的科学数据。将为该中心维持一个全中心范围的单一储存库，网址为http://fiwin.org，将在整个项目期间维持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Fiber-Wireless Integration and Networking (FiWIN) Center for Heterogeneous Mobile Data Communications is an NSF Industry & University Cooperative Research Program (I/UCRC) center led by Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT). Based on recognized research leadership and accumulated expertise in integrated fiber-wireless access technologies, FiWIN is favorably positioned to explore emerging access network architectures, functional designs of network elements, and optimizing system interfaces and operations for next generation mobile communication systems. FiWIN has successfully completed two years in operation, while this project is to establish a new addition of Auburn University (AU) as a Member Site. The addition of AU broadens both technical expertise and, inevitably, new outcomes that can only be attributed to the "synergy" between GIT and AU. The FiWIN Center will continue to grow in visionary leadership, dedicated and well-rounded students, and the expanded interdisciplinary expertise. AU will contribute supplementary expertise focusing on: i) Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) design and future generation wireless systems, ii) innovative wireless applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and iii) the AU Radio-frequency identification (RFID) Laboratory will contribute to Internet of Things (IoT) research with applications to storage, retail, and supply chain management.This project is part of a broad and ambitious collaborative effort between academia and industry to develop novel techniques to harvest the potential of heterogeneous mobile data communications enabled by the fifth generation wireless. It also strives to broaden participation from underrepresented groups. Graduate students will gain first-hand experience with industrial research projects. The outcomes from this project will be introduced into AU courses and an incoming textbook, and in particular, will enhance the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited Bachelor of Wireless Engineering (BWE) curriculum at Auburn University. Various venues will be explored for industrial collaborations. A reference library will be maintained and be accessible to center members. It will contain experimental data and research products, in addition to Center documents such as NSF Annual Reports, Level of Interest and Feedback Evaluation (LIFE) Form Reports, Center Publications, Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Presentations and Posters, Membership Agreement document, By-Laws document, and Center Action Items. An interactive web-based server will be used for sharing scientific data produced from the project with the IAB and the public. A single Center-wide repository will be maintained for the center, at http://fiwin.org, which will be maintained throughout the project period.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.