Computational Instrumentation for Research in Mobile Wireless Communication Networks
Abstract
Instrumentation is proposed to support research in wireless communication systems and adaptive protocols for tactical ad hoc packet radio communication networks. The instrumentation consists of special-purpose, hybrid CPU/GPU research computing equipment for the simulation of communication links and wireless networks to aid in research in cross-layer adaptive transmission protocols, channel-access protocols, and adaptive routing protocols for multiple-hop packet radio networks. The instrumentation will greatly enhance research conducted in five current DOD-funded research grants and contracts; it will enhance other DOD-relevant research. The topics of the research include adaptive modulation and coding and broadcast protocols that exploit network coding, adaptive channel-access and multicast protocols and adaptive routing protocols, high-fidelity, low-complexity models of radio-link performance, and high-fidelity channel models to support large-scale radio-network testbed emulation. Key benefits of the instrumentation are a five-fold improvement in the research computing in wireless communication networks at Clemson, the capability to address issues of increased complexity in future research on tactical packet radio networks, and the development of techniques to make more effective use of GPU-based accelerators in wireless network simulations. An additional benefit will be the training of graduate students in the modeling and design of wireless network protocols and the development and use of accelerated simulation techniques that exploit GPUs. (This abstract is publicly releasable.)
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 11, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1710244
Entities
People
- Daniel Noneaker
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Clemson University
- United States Army