Project Number

1724

Project Title

A Programmable Facility for Experimentation with Wireless Heterogeneity and Wide-area Mobility
a.k.a WIMXUWI

Technical Contacts

PI: Suman Banerjee ​suman@cs.wisc.edu
co-PI: Sateesh Addepalli ​sateeshk@cisco.com

Participating Organizations

​Wisconsin Wireless and NetworkinG Systems (WiNGS) laboratory
​Cisco Systems

GPO Liaison System Engineer

Harry Mussman ​hmussman@geni.net

Scope

This project will integrate the currently operational, heterogeneous WiNGS-outdoor testbed spanning 60 square miles in and around Madison, WI, called MadBed, into GENI, and provide systematic low-level access to PHY/MAC features using the ORBIT Management Framework (OMF). It will add a “GENI WiMax Base Station Kit”, provided by an associated proposal, to the testbed to complement an existing Cisco/Navini WiMax base station. It will add a mobility services engine to the testbed, and enhance the user nodes, to allow the testbed to support a wide range of wireless experiments. It will provide a unique trial mechanism for opt-in users in the broader Madison area.

Current Capabilities

Visit ​http://cs.wisc.edu/wings/projects/geni/ for more information

Milestones

MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S2.a Initial integration of static and mobile nodes in MadBed testbed with ORBIT)?

MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S2.b Implementation and deployment of user trial nodes enhanced with Mobile Access Router (MAR))?

MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S3.a Demonstration at GEC9 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S3.b Documentation and Code Release)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S3.c Demonstration at GEC10 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S3.d Documentation and Code Release)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S3.e Demonstration at GEC11 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(WIMXUWI: S3.f Documentation and code release)?

Campus Installation Checklist

University of Wisconsin

Contact(s):
PI: Suman Banerjee ​suman@cs.wisc.edu

Step	Description	Planned	Started	Completed	Comment
1	Identify Outdoor Site on Campus	-	-	Completed	Have three good sites: one for Cisco, one for this kit, and would like to get a 2nd kit for third site.
2	Obtain FCC License	-	-	Completed	Have license owned by Educational Communications Board, using it with Cisco base station. Obtained second license for 2 NEC base stations
3	Identify Indoor Equipment Room on Campus	-	-	Completed
4	Install Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
5	Install Pole at Outdoor Site and Ground	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
6	Install Antenna at Outdoor Site	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
7	Install Base Station Outdoor Unit	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
8	Complete Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
9	Install Indoor Equipment Racks and Ground	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
10	Install 120VAC and -48VDC Power Feeds and/or Supplies	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
11	Install Base Station Indoor Unit	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
12	Complete Wiring of Base Station Indoor Unit	For NEC Units: Planned	-	For Cisco Unit: Completed
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 Review
​2011 Q1 Status Report

Spiral 2 Connectivity

Related Projects

Open GENI WiMAX Base Station Kit for Campus Deployments