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.

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

MilestoneDate(WIMXCOLUM: S2.a WiMax base station installed and operational)?

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	-	-	-
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