Cognitive and Efficient Spectrum Access
in Autonomous Wireless Networks
The objective of this project is to enable more efficient
and reliable operation of autonomous femtocell
networks with agile spectrum access, autonomous interference control, as well
as intelligent network self-organization and self-optimization. This project
falls into four interacted thrusts: 1) Incorporate cognition into the femtocell networks to cognitively reuse the available
spectrum sensed; 2) Develop distributed,
dynamic and cooperative interference management schemes exploiting antenna
techniques and based on sensed environmental conditions; 3) Investigate the
scenarios and schemes that femtocells can be
exploited to facilitate macrocell transmissions, and
the potential gains in capacity, coverage and reliability; 4) Incorporate
interference cancellation for data multicast, and develop techniques to support
multiuser video streaming. The project also develops a testbed
with open source programmable wireless platforms, for prototyping and
evaluating the effectiveness of various techniques developed.
The proposed
research has the potential to significantly increase the capacity and
resilience of existing and future wireless networks. The agility and resilience
of the system will also make it instrumental to support communications and
applications that are important for national security and economy. The PIs will
facilitate technology transfer through their industrial partners and industry
affiliate programs. Complementary to the research agenda, the project will
carry out a broad range of education and outreach activities, including
integration of research findings into the courses, promoting underrepresented
and undergraduate populations, and engaging with the K-12 schools to raise the
level of student interests in pursuing advanced education and career in the
areas of engineering and mathematics. (This project is sponsored by NSF)
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