Co-development of digital signal processing methods and circuit design techniques for novel 5G and beyond transmitters

在全球范围内，信息和通信技术领域正在发生变化，为工业4.0所需的全自动和远程管理系统以及向智能社会的转变做好准备。这种转变将带来大量数据，并需要能够在传统的6 ghz以下通信频段和毫米波频率上以接近零延迟快速、可靠、高效地传输的集成全球通信技术。对通信技术的研究通常发生在七个网络层中的一个。在物理层，研究通常在物理层的两个主要分组（基带数字信号处理和无线电前端）的组件级别进行，以孤立的方式进行，而不考虑链路或系统级别的性能。申请人丰富的研究经验以及与世界领先的通信基础设施供应链合作伙伴的讨论表明，从整体上进行物理层研究的紧迫性。申请人拟研究基础理论和技术，以协同发展突破性的数字信号处理方法，以及未来通信技术所需的高性能发射机的微毫米波电路和系统设计和架构。十多名高素质人员将通过“发现”项目得到培训。成功完成所提出的目标将导致新的设计技术和策略，以及可以立即被工业界采用的知识产权。申请人在将技术发展迅速转化为工业方面有良好的记录。该计划的成果将使申请人获得进一步的工业支持和额外的研究资助，这些资助将用于将研究成果推进到适合商业化的市场就绪点。总之，这些成就将有助于加拿大保持其在无线技术方面的全球领导地位，并在国际范围内为未来通信技术的进步作出富有成效的贡献。

Globally, the information and communication technology landscape is changing to prepare for the fully automated and remotely managed systems required for Industry 4.0 and the shift to a smart society. This transformation will bring high volumes of data and require integrated global communication technologies capable of transmitting quickly, reliably, and power efficiently with near zero latency at both traditional sub-6-GHz communication bands and millimeter-wave frequencies. Research into communication technologies generally occurs at one of seven network layers. At the physical layer, research is generally carried out at the component level of the layer's two major groupings (baseband digital signal processing and radio front-ends), in a siloed manner without considering performance at the link or system levels. The applicant's extensive research experience and discussions with his world leading communication infrastructure supply chain partners have flagged the urgency of pursuing physical layer research holistically. The applicant intends to research foundational theories and techniques to synergistically develop ground-breaking digital signal processing methods and micro- and millimeter-wave circuit and system designs and architectures for high-performance transmitters required by future communication technologies. More than a dozen highly qualified personnel will be trained through this Discovery program. Successful completion of the proposed objectives will lead to new design techniques and strategies, and intellectual property that can be immediately adopted by industry. The applicant has a strong track record of transferring technology developments to industry quickly. The outcomes of this program will allow the applicant to attract further industrial support and additional research grant funding, which will be used to advance the research deliverables to a point of market readiness, suitable for commercialization. Together, these achievements will help Canada to maintain its global leadership in wireless technologies and to productively contribute to the advancement of future communication technologies on an international scale.