Project Number

1890

Project Title

WiMAX Prototyping in Metro Detroit: Integrating GENI Engineering with Wireless Network Applications and Science
a.k.a. WIMXWAYNE

Technical Contacts

PI: ​Hongwei Zhang, Wayne State University, ​http://www.cs.wayne.edu/~hzhang/
Co-PI: TJ Giuli, Ford Motor Company
Co-PI: Jayanthi Rao, Ford Motor Company
Co-PI: Jing Zhu, Intel Corporation
Co-PI: Xiangying Yang, Intel Corporation
Co-PI: Patrick Gossman, Community Telecommunications Network, Wayne State University

Participating Organizations

Wayne State University
Ford Motor Company
Intel Corporation
Community Telecommunications Network

GPO Liaison System Engineer

GPO System Engineer: ​Harry Mussman

Scope

This project will deploy a multi-sector WiMAX network (three sectors total) in Metro Detroit which supports handoff, based on WiMAX base station kits provided by Rutgers. The sectors will be connected via a flexible access network to the GENI backbone network (e.g., NLR). It will develop and deploy a WiMAX mobile station platform with measurement services, based upon baseline mobile station software provided by Rutgers, and including OpenXC provided by Ford. It will utilize the WiMAX network and mobile stations for experiments in sensing and vehicular infotainment.

Current Capabilities

TBA. (BRIEF descriptions of resources/functions/tools that are available to anyone in the GENI community)

Milestones

Spiral 4

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

Project Technical Documents

​Initial WiMAX deployment plan at Wayne State University (GEC12)

​Refined/final WiMAX deployment plan at Wayne State University (GEC13)

​Deployment status at Wayne State University (GEC14)

Status Reports

​Status report as of GEC13

​Status report as of GEC14

Layer 2 Connectivity

Static VLAN from WiMAXWayne site, through MERIT, to Starlight in Chicago, and then to Internet2 and NLR.

IT contact at Wayne State University: Hongwei Zhang

Related Projects

​Projects in networked sensing and control as well as cyber-physical systems in the research group led by Prof. Hongwei Zhang