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

Participating Organizations

​Wisconsin Wireless and NetworkinG Systems (WiNGS) laboratory

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

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))?

Campus Installation Checklist

University of Wisconsin

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

Step 1) Identify Outdoor Site on Campus: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 2) Obtain FCC License: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 3) Identify Indoor Equipment Room on Campus: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 4) Install Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 5) Install Pole at Outdoor Site and Ground: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 6) Install Antenna at Outdoor Site: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 7) Install Base Station Outdoor Unit: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 8) Complete Wiring at Outdoor Site and to Indoor Equipment Room: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 9) Install Indoor Equipment Racks and Ground: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 10) Install 120VAC and -48VDC Power Feeds and/or Supplies: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 11) Install Base Station Indoor Unit: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 12) Complete Wiring of Base Station Indoor Unit: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 13) Initial Check-Out of Antenna and Base Station Outdoor and Indoor Units: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 14) Install Ethernet (VLAN) Switch, or Identify Existing Capacity: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 15) Install Linux Server(s) and Software: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 16) Connect Backbone Network: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 17) Provide Reference Client Platform: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Step 18) Inital Check-Out of Campus WiMAX Testbed: planned/started/completed x/x/10

Project Technical Documents

Quarterly Status Reports

Spiral 2 Connectivity

Related Projects

Open GENI WiMAX Base Station Kit for Campus Deployments