Rapidly Deployable Radio Network - Phase II

1. Rapidly Deployable Radio Network - Phase II Joseph Evans, Gary Minden, Glenn Prescott, K. Sam Shanmugan, Victor Frost, David Petr, James Roberts Dan DePardo, Artur Leung, Craig Sparks Ricardo Sanchez, Syed Fazal, Tim Gallagher, Ken Filardo, Richard Killoy,Saravanan Radhakrishnan, Fadi Wahhab, Rupul Safaya, Shane Haas, John Paden, Chris Bartels, Benjamin Schulte Information & Telecommunication Technology Center University of Kansas Global Mobile Information Systems (GloMo) Program Principal Investigators Meeting - July 28-30, 1998 Arlington, Virginia

2. Objective • To create and implement technologies for flexible, high performance, rapidly self-configuring radio networks, and to demonstrate these innovative technologies

3. Specific Objectives • Develop rapidly, self-organizing IP/ATM wireless networks • Develop modular and configurable radios with 5-10 km range • Deploy scalable prototypes for experiments and evaluation • Extend location-based network control algorithms

4. Impact on DoD • Create new networking and communication technologies to support rapid deployment of US military forces or aid in civilian disaster relief operations • Provide high speed wireless communication to the smaller units of the military on the move (battalion TOC and below) • Bring interoperable technology into the military communication network at all levels

5. Challenges • Rapid deployment of large, multi-hop wireless and mobile networks, and integration with other DoD infrastructure • How to exploit knowledge of location and radio capabilities for rapid initial configuration, mobility support, routing, and reconfiguration • Assuring quality of service in a mobile, wireless environment with rapidly changing channel conditions and topology

6. Technical Approach

7. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment

8. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment

9. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment

10. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment

11. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment

12. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment

13. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment Nodes determine location based on GPS

14. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment Orderwire signaling

15. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment Automatically build a topology based on location and radio environment

16. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment Establish high bandwidth wireless ATM bidirectional links

17. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment Build user access around each Mobile Access Point

18. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment Capability to interoperate with satcom services

19. RDRN Mobile Access Point Deployment ATM switch services Capability to interoperate with “wired” services

20. Technical Approach • Use of GPS or other sensor for location information • Exchange of location information between nodes with Orderwire system • Automatic topology configuration using digital antenna beamforming • Adapts to switch and user nodes moving • Interoperable with commercial satellite, Internet, and Asynchronous Transfer Mode networks

21. Technical Approach • Design and implement • digital beamforming wireless systems • algorithms for rapid network configuration • algorithms for QoS sensitive traffic • multiple adaptation algorithms • Deploy systems • modular research prototypes • measure and tune behavior

22. Accomplishments • Implemented 5.3 GHz, 5.8 GHz radios with real-time Radio Controller and integrated with Network Control Host • RDRN testbed integrated with Rapid Deployment Force Demonstration Network • Orderwire system redesigned and re-implemented • Released software based ATM switch with signaling to Bellcore for evaluation in WIT

23. Accomplishments • 5.3 GHz, 5.8 GHz radios & cylindrical antenna arrays

24. Accomplishments • Prototype systems tested in field at various distances

25. Accomplishments • Prototype systems tested in field at various distances

26. Status • Preliminary radio designs tested • full duplex omnidirectional systems at 5.3 GHz, 5.8 GHz • equivalent to a slice of the beamforming system • better than 10-9 BER at 7 km LOS • Cylindrical antenna arrays implemented • Orderwire and network control system revisions for higher performance complete • Beamforming radio implementation proceeding • Adaptive QoS-based MAC and network control research and implementation proceeding

27. Channel & link adaptation algorithms Advanced antennas System integration and testing IP/ATM performance evaluation Efficient MAC protocols Scaleable computing resources Design modular TX & RX Design digital beamforming receiver architecture FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 Flowspec for mobile nodes Resource reservation styles Project start Beamforming dynamics Fabricate software radio testbed End of Phase II Plans for Future Development Now

28. Technology Transition • Applications to military and commercial sectors • beamforming radio technology • reconfiguration and mobility methodology & algorithms • Actual transitions • interoperability testing at WIT facility • discussions with US Army CECOM on RAP program • network control software provided • possible demonstrations • telecom carrier interoperability testing with Sprint • investigating UAV applications

29. Key Resources • Contacts • Joseph B. Evans, 785-864-4830, evans@ittc.ukans.edu • Gary J. Minden, 785-864-4834, gminden@ittc.ukans.edu • Web sites • http://www.ittc.ukans.edu/RDRN • Technical papers • 4 journal and 3 conference papers on RDRN efforts • http://www.ittc.ukans.edu/RDRN/documents • RDRN demonstrations • Rapid Deployment Force demonstration area

30. RDRN GloMo Demonstration • See the RDRN demonstration in the Rapid Deployment Force demo room • Multimedia data and conferencing wireless ATM link to the Washington DC Tidal Basin area from the roof of the Sheraton National in Arlington using 5.3/5.8 GHz radios and arrays • Roaming mobile end point in Washington DC area, with tracking via Orderwire and GPS

31. RDRN GloMo Demonstration • RDRN MAP Node near Jefferson & FDR Memorials

32. RDRN GloMo Demonstration • RDRN MAP Node on roof of conference hotel

33. RDRN GloMo Demonstration • RDRN Teleconference from conference floor to the banks of the Potomac