Project Number

1768

Project Title

Deploying GENI WiMax in Colorado
a.k.a WIMXUCO

Technical Contacts

PI: Dirk Grunwald ​Dirk.Grunwald@Colorado.edu
Research Assistant: Gary Yee

Participating Organizations

​University of Colorado at Boulder CS Dept.

GPO Liaison System Engineer

Harry Mussman ​hmussman@geni.net

Scope

This proposal will install and maintain a programmable WiMax base station at one of the existing University of Colorado Wide-Area Radio Testbed (WART) wireless network sites. It will use a “GENI WiMax Base Station Kit” provided by Rutgers.

Current Capabilities

Milestones

MilestoneDate(WIMXCOLUM: S2.a Redesign remote management/power system)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXCOLUM: S2.b Install the WiMax base station kit and antennas)?

Campus Installation Checklist

University of Colorado at Boulder

Contact(s):
PI: Dirk Grunwald ​Dirk.Grunwald@Colorado.edu

Step	Description	Planned	Started	Completed	Comment
1	Identify Outdoor Site on Campus	-	Started	-	Have eight sites with 802.11 antennas, ranging from high (6km range) to low (within clutter of buildings) Another group on campus runs a WiMAX system inside a lab.
2	Obtain FCC License	-	Started	-	University has leased their license to Clearwire, but some use may still be possible
3	Identify Indoor Equipment Room on Campus	-	-	-
4	Install Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room	-	-	-
5	Install Pole at Outdoor Site and Ground	-	-	-
6	Install Antenna at Outdoor Site	-	-	-
7	Install Base Station Outdoor Unit	-	-	-
8	Complete Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room	-	-	-
9	Install Indoor Equipment Racks and Ground	-	-	-
10	Install 120VAC and -48VDC Power Feeds and/or Supplies	-	-	-
11	Install Base Station Indoor Unit	-	-	-
12	Complete Wiring of Base Station Indoor Unit	-	-	-
13	Initial Check-Out of Antenna and Base Station Outdoor and Indoor Units	-	-	-
14	Install Ethernet (VLAN) Switch, or Identify Existing Capacity	-	-	-
15	Install Linux Server(s) and Software	-	-	-
16	Connect Backbone Network	-	-	-
17	Provide Reference Client Platform	-	-	-
18	Initial Check-Out of Campus WiMAX Testbed	-	-	-

Project Technical Documents

Quarterly Status Reports

Spiral 2 Connectivity

Related Projects

Open GENI WiMAX Base Station Kit for Campus Deployments