[[PageOutline]] = WiMAX Meso-Scale Deployment Integration = == 1. Projects == Campus deployment projects: [[BR]] [wiki:WIMXBBN WiMAX at BBN Technologies] [[BR]] [wiki:WIMXCOLUM WiMAX at Columbia University] [[BR]] [wiki:WIMXNYUPT WiMAX at Polytechnic Institute of NYU] [[BR]] [wiki:WIMXUCLA WiMAX at UCLA] [[BR]] [wiki:WIMXUCO WiMAX at University of Colorado at Boulder][[BR]] [wiki:WIMXUMASS WiMAX at UMass Amherst] [[BR]] [wiki:WIMXUWI WiMAX at University of Wisconsin] [[BR]] [wiki:WIMXRG Open GENI WiMAX Base Station Kit for Campus Deployments][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/WiMAX WIMAX Design and Prototype][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/ORBIT ORBIT Design and Prototype] [[BR]] [http://omf.mytestbed.net/ OMF (cOntrol and Management Framework)][[BR]] [http://www.orbit-lab.org/ ORBIT Testbed][[BR]] [http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/docs/focus/GENI.html GENI Projects at WINLAB][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/Mile_QSR_Process Process for updating Milestones, submitting QSRs] [[BR]] == 2. Meetings and Demos == Suggested mailing lists for Cluster E and WIMAX Integration participants: [[BR]] [http://lists.geni.net/mailman/listinfo "GENI mailing lists"], including the dev, discuss and geni-announce lists, plus working groups that cover your interests. [[BR]] [mailto:cluster-e-admin@winlab.rutgers.edu mail to cluster-e-admin@winlab.rutgers.edu] for PIs. / [http://lists.winlab.rutgers.edu/listinfo/cluster-e-admin subscribe] / [http://lists.winlab.rutgers.edu/private/cluster-e-admin/ mailman archieve][[BR]] [mailto:cluster-e-user@winlab.rutgers.edu mail to cluster-e-user@winlab.rutgers.edu] for users / [http://lists.winlab.rutgers.edu/listinfo/cluster-e-user subscribe] / [http://lists.winlab.rutgers.edu/private/cluster-e-user/ mailman archieve][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/Gec6Agenda/2009-11-17%20GEC6%20WiMAX%20Demo.pdf "WiMAX Base Station Demo at GEC 6, November 17, 2009"][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/ClusterECall020810 Cluster E and WiMAX Deployment Call on February 8, 2010][[BR]] [ Cluster E and WiMAX Deployment Call on March 1, 2010][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/Gec7ClusterEAgenda Cluster E and WiMAX Deployment Meetings at GEC7 March 16 and 17, 2010][[BR]] [ "WiMAX Base Station Demo at GEC 7, March 16, 2010"][[BR]] == 3. References and Documents == [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/WiMAXInteg/WiMAX%20Concepts%20and%20RF%20Measuremnts%20by%20HP%20%20%20%20WiMAX-details.pdf WiMAX Concepts and RF Measurements, IEEE 802.16-2004 WiMAX PHY layer operation and measurements, Hewlett Packard Application Note] [[BR]] [http://www.wimaxforum.org/about WiMAX Forum][[BR]] [http://www.wimaxforum.org/resources/documents/technical WiMAX Forum Technical Specifications] [[BR]] [http://www.wimaxforum.org/resources/documents/technical/T32 "WiMAX Forum Network Architecture Release 1.0 Version 4 - Stage 2: Architecture Tenets, Reference Model and Reference Points"] [[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/WiMAX/GENI_WiMax_System_Engg_v0.1.pdf GENI WiMAX Project: System Engineering Summary][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/WiMAX/API_wimax_v1.0-3.pdf API Specification for Virtualized WiMAX Basestation] [[BR]] [http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/WMPG D. Raychaudhuri and Editors M. Gerla, “New architectures and disruptive technologies for the future internet: The wireless, mobile and sensor network perspective” Report of NSF Wireless Mobile Planning Group (WMPG) Workshop, August 2005][[BR]] [http://www.obsai.org/ Open Base Station Architecture Initiative][[BR]] [http://code.google.com/android/ “Android: An Open Handset Alliance Project"][[BR]] [http://www.neceurope.com/PDF/NEC_Mobile_WiMAX_WhitePaper_Ver-D1.4_060513-2.pdf ”NEC’s broadband wireless access products”, NEC Corporation Technical White Paper][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/OldGPGDesignDocuments/GDD-06-17.pdf “Wireless virtualization in GENI”, GDD-06-17, 2006] [[BR]] S. Paul, R. Yates, D. Raychaudhuri and J. Kurose, "The Cache-and-Forward Network Architecture for Efficient Mobile Content Delivery Services in the Future Internet", to appear in ITU-T Next Generation Networks (NGN) Conference, Geneva, May 2008. [[BR]] [http://omf.mytestbed.net/ OMF (cOntrol and Management Framework)][[BR]] [http://www.orbit-lab.org/ ORBIT Testbed][[BR]] [http://omf.mytestbed.net/wiki/omf/Documentation "Current OMF documents"] [[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/ClusterE/Visio-062509b%20%20ORBITOverview.pdf "Cluster E Overview Drawing"][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/ORBIT/ORBITDiagram-2.pdf "ORBIT diagram"] [[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/ORBIT#Spiral1Connectivity ORBIT Connectivity][[BR]] (WiMAX connectivity from WINLAB follows ORBIT connectivity)[[BR]] OML is a measurement library developed in the context of OMF. [[BR]] [http://omf.mytestbed.net/projects/show/oml OML Overview (wiki)][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/ClusterE/OML%20%20-%20oct%2009.pdf OML Overview (slides)][[BR]] == 4. System Engineering == Ongoing WiMAX standards work is done by the [http://www.wimaxforum.org/about WiMAX Forum][[BR]] See, for example, the [http://www.wimaxforum.org/resources/documents/technical WiMAX Forum Technical Specifications] [[BR]] An overview of WiMAX network architecture is presented in [http://www.wimaxforum.org/resources/documents/technical/T32 "WiMAX Forum Network Architecture Release 1.0 Version 4 - Stage 2: Architecture Tenets, Reference Model and Reference Points"], including:[[BR]] Fig 6-1) Network Reference Model [[BR]] [[Image(figure6-1networkrefmodel.jpg, 40%)]] [[BR]] Fig 6-2) ASN Reference Model [[BR]] [[Image(figure6-2asnrefmodel.jpg, 40%)]] [[BR]] An overview of the GENI WiMAX project is presented in: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/WiMAX/GENI_WiMax_System_Engg_v0.1.pdf GENI WiMAX Project: System Engineering Summary][[BR]] == 5. Kit and Campus Deployment Plans == === 5.1 Kit Plan === The WiMAX Kit Project (1753) divided up projects tasks this way: [[BR]] [[Image(table1projecttasks.jpg, 50%)]] [[BR]] The WiMAX Kit Project (1753) established this high-level schedule: [[BR]] [[Image(fig6schedule.jpg, 50%)]] [[BR]] === 5.2 Kit Status === The first group of kits were ordered in 2008 and delivered in 2009, as part of Spiral 1: [[BR]] || Kit || Ordered || Received || Integrated || Delivered || Where || Note || || A1 || 2008 || 2009 || 2009 || 2009 || Rutgers WINLAB || p/o ORBIT testbed || || A2 || 2008 || 2009 || 2009 || 2009 || Rutgers WINLAB || software testing || The second group of kits were ordered in 2009 and will be delivered in 2010, as part of Spiral 2: [[BR]] || Kit || Ordered || Received || Integrated || Delivered || Where || Note || || B1 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B2 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B3 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B4 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B5 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B6 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B7 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || It is expected that a third group of kits will be ordered in 2010 and will be delivered in ?, For those cmapuses not included in the Spiral 2 projects, or for campuses that want to install additional kits. [[BR]] || Kit || Ordered || Received || Integrated || Delivered || Where || Note || || C1 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C2 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C3 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C4 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C5 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || === 5.3 Kit Issues === || No || Issue || Opened || Resolved || Resolution || Note || || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || || 5 || - || - || - || - || - || === 5.4 Campus Deployment Plan === The [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/WiMAXInteg/113009%20v0.5%20GENIDandPInfraBuildouts.pdf GENI D&P WiMAX Infrastructure Buildout] summarizes the entire plan.[[BR]] It includes a map of the participating campuses: [[BR]] [[Image(fig1wimaxcampusbuildout.jpg, 50%)]] [[BR]] And a list of involved researchers and IT leaders: [[BR]] [[Image(tabl1campusresanditlead.jpg, 40%)]] [[BR]] The WiMAX Kit Project (1753) outlined the usage plans for each campus: [[BR]] [[Image(tablesiteplan.jpg, 60%)]] [[BR]] === 5.5 Campus Deployment Status === || Step || Description || BBN || Colu || Poly || UCLA || Colo || UMass || Wisc || || 1 || Identify Outdoor Site on Campus || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || || 2 || Obtain FCC License || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || || 3 || Identify Indoor Equipment Room on Campus || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || || 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 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || === 5.6 Campus Deployment Issues === || No || Issue || Opened || Resolved || Resolution || Note || || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || || 5 || - || - || - || - || - || == 6. WiMAX Campus Deployment Kit == Fig 1-1) System Overview [[BR]] [[Image(Visio-111309b_WiMAXSystemOverview_Page_1.jpg, 90%)]] [[BR]] === 6.1 Configuration === Fig 1-2a) Hardware and Networking [[BR]] [[Image(Visio-111309b_WiMAXSystemOverview_Page_2.jpg, 90%)]] [[BR]] === 6.2 NEC Hardware === Fig 1-2b) NEC BTS, ODU and Antenna [[BR]] [[Image(Visio-111309b_WiMAXSystemOverview_Page_3.jpg, 90%)]] [[BR]] === 6.3 -48VDC Power === [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/WiMAXInteg/CampusInstallation/48VPower continue] [[BR]] === 6.4 Software Modules === Fig 1-3a) Software [[BR]] [[Image(Visio-111309b_WiMAXSystemOverview_Page_4.jpg, 90%)]] [[BR]] === 6.5 Messages and APIs === Fig 1-3b) Messages and APIs [[BR]] [[Image(Visio-111309b_WiMAXSystemOverview_Page_5.jpg, 90%)]] [[BR]] === 6.6 Virtualization === Fig 1-4) Virtualization [[BR]] [[Image(Visio-111309b_WiMAXSystemOverview_Page_6.jpg, 90%)]] [[BR]] === 6.7 Control and Management === Fig 1-5) Control and Management [[BR]] [[Image(Visio-111309b_WiMAXSystemOverview_Page_7.jpg, 90%)]] [[BR]] === 6.8 Kit Bill of Materials === WiMAX base station kit items provided by NEC, through Rutgers WINLAB: [[BR]] NEC 2.5GHz SECTOR ANT: NWA-025035-001 [[BR]] Antenna, dual-polarization, omnidirectional antenna, for operation in the 2.5GHz range. [[BR]] NEC 2.5GHz ODU: BS-ODU NWA-027932-001 [[BR]] Base Station Outdoor Unit, for connection to one antenna. [[BR]] NEC IDU NWA-024297 [[BR]] Base Station Indoor Unit, equipped equipped for 1-Sector Configuration, with one Network Interface (NW INTFC) card and one Channel Card (CHC). [[BR]] 30m (approx 100ft) of dual fiber cable, rated for outdoor mounting, yellow SM, with connectors.[[BR]] 3ft (or as needed) LMR300 (or LMR400) coax, with N connectors.[[BR]] x? lightning arrestors for use with ODU.[[BR]] One server, loaded with ASN-GW and ORBIT Mangement Framework software, for use during installation and initial checkout, and perhaps for final operating configuration.[[BR]] WiMAX Network Adaptors for PCs [[BR]] From NEC or Intel, approximately 20. [[BR]] Value: $2500[[BR]] WIMAX Handsets [[BR]] From ?, approximately 5 [[BR]] Value: $2500[[BR]] Items provided by campus:[[BR]] Zero to three Servers, for loading with ASN-GW and ORBIT Mangement Framework software, for final operating configuration. [[BR]] Value: 3x $1600 = $4800[[BR]] Ethernet switch ports for multiple VLANs. [[BR]] OpenFlow compatible switch desired [[BR]] Value: 25% x $10,000 = $2500 [[BR]] PC-based design underway that utilizes FPGA card, total value: $1300 + $400 = $1700. [[BR]] Two -48VDC power supplies, for Base Station Outdoor and Indoor Units. [[BR]] Value: 2x $500 = $1000 [[BR]] Mount power supply in weathertight box (see UMass AMherst) near ODU, or run cable to indoor power supply.[[BR]] Outdoor site, with pole for mounting of antenna and Base Station Outdoor Unit. [[BR]] Value: $500[[BR]] Indoor site, with racks, for mounting of Base Station Indoor Unit and Linux Servers. [[BR]] Value: $200[[BR]] Additional dual fiber cable, rated for outdoor mounting, yellow SM, with connectors, if run exceeds 30m (approx 100ft).[[BR]] === 6.9 Kit Hardware, Integration and Delivery === The WiMAX Kit Project (1753) divided up projects tasks this way: [[BR]] [[Image(table1projecttasks.jpg, 50%)]] [[BR]] The WiMAX Kit Project (1753) established this high-level schedule: [[BR]] [[Image(fig6schedule.jpg, 50%)]] [[BR]] Software releases follow this plan: The first sets of kit hardware were ordered in 2008 and delivered in 2009, as part of Spiral 1: [[BR]] || Kit || Ordered || Received || Integrated || Delivered || Where || Note || || A1 || 2008 || 2009 || 2009 || 2009 || Rutgers WINLAB || p/o ORBIT testbed || || A2 || 2008 || 2009 || 2009 || 2009 || Rutgers WINLAB || software testing || The second sets of kit hardware were ordered in 2009 and will be delivered in 2010, as part of Spiral 2: [[BR]] || Kit || Ordered || Received || Integrated || Delivered || Where || Note || || B1 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B2 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B3 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B4 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B5 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B6 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || || B7 || 2009 || plan 5/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || It is expected that a third sets of kit hardware will be ordered in 2010 and will be delivered in ?, For those cmapuses not included in the Spiral 2 projects, or for campuses that want to install additional kits. [[BR]] || Kit || Ordered || Received || Integrated || Delivered || Where || Note || || C1 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C2 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C3 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C4 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || || C5 || 3/10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || === 6.10 Kit Issues === || No || Issue || Opened || Resolved || Resolution || Note || || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || || 5 || - || - || - || - || - || == 7. WiMAX Client Platforms == [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/WiMAXInteg/ClientPlatforms continue] [[BR]] == 8. WiMAX Campus Installation and Deployment == [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/WiMAXInteg/CampusInstallation continue] == 9. WiMAX Experiments == === 9.1 Standalone Operation using OMF === [http://www.orbit-lab.org/wiki/HowToGetStarted ORBIT Experiments (getting started)][[BR]] === 9.2 Instrumentation and Measurements using OML === === 9.3 Multiple Experiments using Virtualization === === 9.4 Customizing Experiements using Programmability === === 9.5 Federation with Other Testbeds === [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/ORBIT/ORBIT_PL_integration_report_9.08.pdf "ORBIT to PlanetLab Interoperability"][[BR]] === 9.6 Demo A: Application Deployed on Federated WiMAX Tetsbeds on Multiple Campuses === === 9.7 Demo B: Research Experiment Utilizing WiMAX Basestaion Kit and WiMAX Clients === === 9.8 Demo C: Virtualization of WiMAX Testbeds ot Accomodate Applications and Research Experiments === === 9.9 GEC6 Demo: === === 9.10 GEC7 Demo: === === 9.11 GEC8 Demo: === === 9.12 GEC9 Demo: === === 9.10 Experiment Plan === === 9.11 Experiment Issues === || No || Issue || Opened || Resolved || Resolution || Note || || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || || 5 || - || - || - || - || - ||