SII-NRDZ: STRATA - STudy of INL for RAdio naTional fAcility

该项目研究在爱达荷国家实验室（INL）建立一个国家无线电动态区（NRDZ）。该研究设想了一个由INL和南加州大学信息科学研究所合作运营的国家设施，用于以创新方式使用或管理电磁（射频）频谱的系统的大规模研究和实验。该研究确定了NRDZ和国家频谱研究设施所需的能力，确定了INL站点和团队目前的能力如何满足需求，并确定了解决差距所需的增强或修改。从历史上看，频谱的使用一直受到国家法规的严格控制，这些法规甚至适用于无线研究设施，这大大限制了对先进无线系统和频谱管理的研究。促进研究对于促进国家在移动无线等频谱依赖部门的领导地位，以及维持频谱使用的持续增长至关重要，而频谱使用对经济、科学进步、公共安全和其他国家优先事项至关重要。在短期内，今天的手动频谱协调方法在NRDZ中使用自动协调、监测和执行过程来加速，从而使实验能够以更少的延迟和更高的安全性进行。从长远来看，我们的愿景是，国家频谱监管可以在NRDZ内放松，依靠自动机制保护区外的其他用户。放宽该地区的国家法规将允许在更宽的频率范围内进行实验，而不受为防止其他地方的干扰而设立的许可证和限制的限制。INL为频谱研究设施提供了一个理想的位置，运营890平方英里的土地，目前支持无线实验。拟议的团队结合了INL和USC信息科学研究所的独特能力，致力于创建一个能够进行广泛频谱实验的国家设施，同时保护其他用户。该研究将详细评估NRDZ和国家频谱研究设施所需的能力。这些功能包括但不限于：支持实验的硬件资源、频谱监控、数据收集和分析工具、安全访问控制、实验隔离、远程和共享访问、动态供应和安全监控。该研究将产生一份报告，总结如下：1)站点和团队的能力；2)通过实施计划所需的升级；3)开发、部署和运营成本；4)频谱访问和管理能力；5)当前和未来的社区参与。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。

This project studies creation of a National Radio Dynamic Zone (NRDZ) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The study envisions a national facility, collaboratively operated by INL and the University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute, for at-scale research and experimentation on systems that use or manage the electromagnetic (radio-frequency) spectrum in innovative ways. The study identifies the capabilities required for a NRDZ and a national spectrum research facility, determines how the INL site and the team’s abilities currently address the requirements, and identifies enhancements or modifications required to resolve gaps. Historically, spectrum usage has been tightly controlled through national regulations, which apply even at wireless research facilities, significantly limiting research into advanced wireless systems and spectrum management. Facilitating research is critical to promote national leadership in spectrum-dependent sectors such as mobile wireless, and to sustain the ongoing growth in spectrum usage that is essential for the economy, scientific progress, public safety, and other national priorities. In the near term, today’s manual spectrum coordination approach is sped up in the NRDZ using automatic coordination, monitoring and enforcement processes that allow experiments to be performed with fewer delays and increased safety. In the long term, the vision is that national spectrum regulations can be relaxed in the NRDZ, relying on automatic mechanisms to protect other users outside the zone. Relaxing national regulations in the zone would allow experimentation across wide frequency ranges with less limitation by the licenses and restrictions established to prevent interference elsewhere. INL presents an ideal location for a spectrum research facility, operating 890 square miles of land and currently supporting wireless experimentation. The proposed team combines the unique capabilities of INL and the USC Information Sciences Institute to work towards creation of a national facility capable of extensive spectrum experimentation while protecting other users. The study will assess in detail the capabilities required for a NRDZ and a national spectrum research facility. These capabilities include but are not limited to: Hardware resources to enable experimentation, spectrum monitoring, data collection and analysis tools, secure access control, experimental isolation, remote and shared access, dynamic provisioning, and security monitoring. The study will produce a report summarizing: 1) the capabilities of the site and team, 2) upgrades required via an implementation plan, 3) development, deployment, and operational costs, 4) spectrum access and management capabilities, and 5) current and future community engagement.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.