Tutorials
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
08:30 - 12:30
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Programming Cognitive Radio using Sora
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Spectrum Consumption Modeling and Model-Based Spectrum Management
13:30 - 17:30
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Hands-on Introduction to USRP Software Defined Radio using GNU Radio and LabVIEW for Whitespace and Rapid Algorithm Prototyping
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TV White Space Standardization Activities: From the Regulation, Technology, Application and Certification Perspective
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Spectrum Sharing using Geolocation Databases
Title: Programming Cognitive Radio using Sora
Presenters: Kun Tan, Jiansong Zhang, and Paul Wang, Microsoft Research Asia
Cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access (DSA) will redefine the wireless networking. Enabling this new wireless paradigm requires a powerful and flexible wideband software radio platform. To facilitate the implementation and evaluation of new DSA technologies, Microsoft Research Asia has developed a high-speed software radio platform, called Sora. Sora fully utilizes the capability of state-of-the-art multi-core CPU and high-speed PC bus, and is highly capable to implement and experiment existing broadband wireless technologies, like WiFi and LTE.
In this tutorial, we will first introduce the architecture and basic operations of Sora. Then, we will dive into the Sora programming model and how to use Sora to implement a spectrum agile radio system. The tutorial is also featured with a hands-on session. The attendees can experiment on the real Sora system and use the tools discussed in the lecture to rapidly develop a DSA communication system.
More background information on the Sora platform can be found on MSRA site (
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/sora/) and Sora forum (
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/sora).
Sora is publicly available for academic research. The order information can be found here (
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/sora/academickit.aspx).
The latest Sora SDK can be downloaded here (
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/ca9a93a1-2a38-4e3d-b87c-b7e8ddc46eae/).
Title: Spectrum Consumption Modeling and Model-Based Spectrum Management
Presenters: John Stine and Sam Schmitz, MITRE
Model-Based Spectrum Management (MBSM) is spectrum management based on the creation and exchange of spectrum consumption models (SCMs). SCMs define the boundaries of spectrum use so that the compatibility of uses can be arbitrated objectively. SCM are machine readable and are complemented with algorithms that can be used with the models to compute compatibility, to optimize spectrum assignments, and to find reuse opportunities. SCM can enhance spectrum management and reuse in several ways:
In regulation, SCM can be used to define a user’s spectrum usage rights.
In commerce, SCMs are a means to capture the quanta of spectrum that are traded.
In technology, SCMs can be used to convey spectrum assignments and spectrum policy to RF systems.
In operations, SCMs can enable very dynamic and flexible management thus increasing spectrum reuse.
These combined capabilities make SCMs a means to enable dynamic spectrum sharing among government and commercial users. Due to the great promise of this approach to spectrum management especially to enable sharing, there is a standardization effort underway within the IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks Standards Committee (DySPAN SC) 1900.5 workgroup. The objective of the tutorial is to familiarize students with the modeling and algorithms so that they can exploit these concepts in their work and research and can contribute to their further development and the standardization effort.
The tutorial will provide an overview of MBSM and the use of SCMs to resolve many of the harder problems of DSA. It will describe the technical details of the modeling constructs and describe how these constructs are used to model system use of spectrum in both technical and operational contexts. It will describe the computations required for computing the compatibility of systems based on their models and provide an introduction to the algorithms being developed to perform this and other spectrum management tasks.
Title: Hands-on Introduction to USRP Software Defined Radio using GNU Radio and LabVIEW for Whitespace and Rapid Algorithm Prototyping
Presenters: John Malsbury (Ettus Research) and Erik Luther (National Instruments)
The USRP(TM) Universal Software Radio Peripheral is a re-configurable software-defined radio platform that has been adopted for many research applications including whitespace research, cognitive radio, and dynamic spectrum access. The USRP product family is supported by a comprehensive software ecosystem that includes GNU Radio, LabVIEW, and other SCA-based and technical computing frameworks. The availability of these tools, and widespread adoption in academia and industry, makes the USRP platform ideal for researchers and engineers looking to rapidly prototype and prove novel concepts.
This tutorial covers the usage of USRP with two of these tools, GNU Radio and LabVIEW. It begins with a brief introduction to the basic architecture of the USRP platform. After establishing an understanding of the hardware, the presenters will demonstrate GNU Radio and LabVIEW as it applies to the rapid prototyping of whitespace and cognitive radio systems. Using GNU radio we cover advanced USRP features, PHY/MAC layer implementation, and signal detection. Using LabVIEW we first introduce the graphical programming environment and the use of m-file scripts in MathScript RT to rapidly design aspects of a cognitive radio testbed. Discussed applications of the platforms will include spectrum monitoring, beam forming, localization, and prototyping of cognitive radio architectures. All attendees will have access to source code after the tutorial so they can continue to experiment and pioneer new whitespace and cognitive radio concepts.
Title: TV White Space Standardization Activities: From the Regulation, Technology, Application and Certification Perspective
Presenters: Chin-Sean Sum, Zhou Lan, Hiroshi Harada, NICT Japan
TV white space communications is a timely technology providing solutions to the growing number of bandwidth-hungry applications in the spectrum-scarce environment. The emerging of TV white space communications involves beyond just the technological development. In particular, standardizations, regulations, potential applications and product certification are essential elements playing significant roles in defining the entire industry. The interaction among these elements forms an industrial ecosystem that fuels the engine towards revolutionizing user experience on broadband and seamless connectivity through dynamic spectrum access.
This tutorial covers the panoramic landscape of the international standardization activities related to wireless communication systems operating in the TV white space. The latest development in these standardization activities from the perspectives of regulations, technical specifications, application scenarios and product certification program are presented. Specifically, this tutorial intends to provide insights of the power dynamics in standardization and regulatory activities, the realistic modeling of practical use case applications, the certification programs for developed products, and ultimately, their respective places in the big picture and their relationship with each other.
Title: Spectrum Sharing using Geolocation Databases
Presenters: Peter Stanforth and Jeffrey Schmidt, Spectrum Bridge
Over the past few years there has been a significant investment in the concept of a database for managing the sharing of TV White Space, the unused portion of the UHF spectrum used for TV broadcast. The FCC has completed a rule making process and systems are now operational. The UK and Canada are in the process of finalizing rules for similar sharing schemes.
With the recent publication of the PCAST report on Spectrum Sharing the scope of geolocation databases has expanded significantly. This workshop will review the latest activities of geolocation databases in TV white space including technology, deployments, regulation and standards efforts. It will then offer a strategy to expand the geolocation database of TV White Space into other spectrum bands, focusing on the reuse of TV white Space technology and the new challenges. The tutorial will wrap up with a discussion on areas for further study and innovation.
Biographies
Dr. Hiroshi Harada is the director of smart wireless laboratory (SWL) at National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). He joined the Communications Research Laboratory, Ministry of Posts and Communications, in 1995 (currently NICT). Since 1995, he has conducted research on Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio, Dynamic Spectrum Access Network, Smart Utility Network (SUN) and broadband wireless access systems in the VHF, TV white space, micro-wave and millimeter-wave bands. He has joined many standardization committees and forums in the United States as well as in Japan and has fulfilled important roles for them. He is currently serving in the board of directors of Wireless Innovation Forum (formerly SDR Forum). He is the chair of IEEE DySPAN Standards Committee (formerly, IEEE SCC41 and IEEE 1900) since 2009, the vice chair of IEEE P1900.4, IEEE P802.15.4g, and TIA TR-51 since 2008, 2009, and 2011, respectively. He was the chair of the IEICE Technical Committee on Software Radio (TCSR) in 2005-2007 and the chair of Public Broadband Mobile Communication Development Committee, ARIB since 2010.
Dr. Zhou Lan received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Beijing, China, in 2000 and 2005, respectively. He is currently with National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan as an expert researcher. His research interests include cognitive radio and mmWave short range communication systems. He served as assistant editor of IEEE 802.15.3c mmWave WPAN task group and is currently serving as vice chair and secretary of IEEE 802.11af task group for WiFi technologies in TVWS. He is the recipient of the IEEE Working Group Chairs Awards for the IEEE 802.15.3c Standard and a member of the IEEE.
Jeff Schmidt, Vice President of Engineering, leads Spectrum Bridge's product and technology development strategy. He has over 20 years of experience in the wireless communications industry at firms including Motorola, MeshNetworks, Comsat, and Lockheed Martin. Jeff Schmidt has been instrumental in developing new broadband communications technologies, obtained FCC type acceptance on numerous products, deployed large scale networks and holds several design patents in this field. He holds MSEE and BSE (Magna Cum Laude) degrees from the University of Central Florida and published papers on antenna design and spectrum policy.
Sam Schmitz holds both Bachelor of Science (’09) and Master of Engineering (’10) degrees in Operations Research and Information Engineering from Cornell University.
Peter Stanforth (CTO and co-founder of Spectrum Bridge) is responsible for managing intellectual property development and aspects of Product Development and Operations. Prior to co-founding Spectrum Bridge, Peter Stanforth was co-founder and CTO of MeshNetworks, Inc, where he was responsible for managing the strategic business and technical aspects of product development and operations. Prior to MeshNetworks Mr. Stanforth held a variety of engineering and management roles in telecommunications
Dr. John Stine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Master of Science Degrees in Electrical Engineering and in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a senior member of the IEEE. In his ten years at MITRE, he has led internally funded research in mobile ad hoc networking, consulted with the DoD on spectrum management issues authoring “Spectrum Management 101,” consulted with Army analysis agencies on modeling and analysis of tactical networks specializing on operational effectiveness, and is currently leading a research project to enable more dynamic spectrum management by exploiting models of spectrum consumption.
Dr. Chin-Sean Sum is affiliated with National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan as senior research associate in the Smart Wireless Laboratory (SWL). In standardization activities, he is currently the Technical Editor of the IEEE 802.15.4m low rate Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) operating in TV white space, and an active contributor in the IEEE 802.11af TV white space for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Previously, he served as the coexistence sub-editor in the IEEE 802.15.4g WPAN Smart Utility Networks (SUN), the task group secretary and the technical assistant editor for the standard the IEEE 802.15.3c Millimeter-wave WPAN. He is the recipient of the IEEE Working Group Chairs Awards for the IEEE 802.15.3c Standard. Besides standardization, he is also actively participating in industrial alliances. He is currently serving as the Chair of Test and Certification Working Group in Wireless Smart Utility Network (Wi-SUN) Alliance, an industry alliance focusing on conformance and interoperability efforts for SUN devices and systems.
Dr. Kun Tan leads the development of the Sora Software Radio system. His research interests include transport protocols, congestion control, wireless networks and systems. Previously, he has developed the Compound TCP, which has been implemented and deployed in latest Windows OS. Dr. Tan won the best paper award in NSDI 2009, and also won best demo awards in NSDI 2009 and Sigcomm 2010. He is an associate editor of IEEE Transaction of Mobile Computing. He is also an adjunct professor of the department of Electronic Engineering of HUST, China. Dr. Tan received the B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1997, 1999, and 2002 respectively.
