Project Number

1731

Project Title

WiMax Deployment in the DOME and ViSE Testbeds and Cluster-D Framework
a.k.a WIMXUMASS

Technical Contacts

PI: Mark Corner, UMass Amherst, mcorner email at cs.umass.edu
Research Staff: Brian Lynn, UMass Amherst, blynn email at cs.umass.edu

Participating Organizations

​University of Massachsetts at Amherst CS Dept.

Related Projects

Open GENI WiMAX Base Station Kit for Campus Deployments

GPO Liaison System Engineer

Harry Mussman ​hmussman@geni.net

Scope

This project will deploy an NEC WiMax base station (provided by Rutgers through an associated WiMax base station proposal) on a building located at UMass Amherst, and deploy WiMax client stations on mobile vehicles to enhance our existing GENI DOME testbed.

Current Capabilities

Milestones

Spiral 4

• MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S4.a Demonstration at GEC12 and Experimenter Outreach)?
• MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S4.b Documentation and Code Release)?
• MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S4.c Demonstration at GEC13 and Experimenter Outreach)?
• MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S4.d Documentation and Code Release)?
• MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S4.e Demonstration at GEC14 and Experimenter Outreach)?
• MilestoneDate(WIMXUMASS: S4.f Final report and code release)?

Campus Installation Checklist

UMass Amherst

Contact(s):
PI: Mark Corner, UMass Amherst, mcorner email at cs.umass.edu
Research Staff: Brian Lynn, UMass Amherst, blynn email at cs.umass.edu

Step	Description	Planned	Started	Completed	Comment
1	Identify Outdoor Site on Campus	-	-	12/09	Three sites: top of library building, 20 stories; top of graduate research center building, few stories; top of CS building
2	Obtain FCC License	-	Applied 12/09	Granted 03/2010	IT has license that they want to retain
3	Identify Indoor Equipment Room on Campus	-	-	12/09	Three options: equipment room in library building; equipment room in graduate research center building; ? in CS building
4	Install Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room	-	-	05/11
5	Install Pole at Outdoor Site and Ground	-	-	05/11
6	Install Antenna at Outdoor Site	-	-	05/11
7	Install Base Station Outdoor Unit	-	-	05/11
8	Complete Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room	-	-	05/11
9	Install Indoor Equipment Racks and Ground	-	-	05/11
10	Install 120VAC and -48VDC Power Feeds and/or Supplies	-	-	05/11
11	Install Base Station Indoor Unit	-	-	05/11
12	Complete Wiring of Base Station Indoor Unit	-	-	05/11
13	Initial Check-Out of Antenna and Base Station Outdoor and Indoor Units	-	-	02/11
14	Install Ethernet (VLAN) Switch, or Identify Existing Capacity	-	-	05/11	Connected to campus network. VLAN installation TBD; working with OIT. Purchased and installed router to connect to server that supports VLANs.
15	Install Linux Server(s) and Software	-	-	02/11
16	Connect Backbone Network	-	-	05/11
17	Provide Reference Client Platform	-	-	02/11
18	Initial Check-Out of Campus WiMAX Testbed	-	-	05/11

Status Reports and Demos

​Spiral 2 Review

DOME: November 2010 Status Report
DOME: March 2011 Status Report
DOME: Final Spiral 3 Status Report

Technical Documents

Software Releases

Connectivity