Descripción del proyecto
Investigación y desarrollo de una solución de comunicación de frecuencia baja
Muchos investigadores y científicos de las comunicaciones inalámbricas dan prioridad a la mejora de la velocidad, pasando por alto la importancia de unas comunicaciones eficientes en frecuencias bajas. El equipo del proyecto WILLOW, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende colmar esta laguna investigando y desarrollando una solución para lograr comunicaciones eficientes y extensas en frecuencias bajas. Este avance beneficiaría enormemente a tecnologías como los enlaces vehiculares, la conectividad inalámbrica con la nube y las operaciones de detección a gran escala. Al garantizar una tarifa mínima y aumentar la viabilidad y eficacia, el proyecto permitirá innovar, desarrollar e integrar más fácilmente las tecnologías que dependen de numerosos enlaces de tarifa baja. Mediante una investigación rigurosa, en el proyecto se allanará el camino para mejorar las capacidades dentro del ámbito de las comunicaciones inalámbricas.
Objetivo
The overall objective of WILLOW is to make wireless communication a true commodity by enabling lowband communications: low-rate links for massive number of devices and ultra-reliable connectivity. This research effort is a major endeavour in the area of wireless communications, taking a different path from the mainstream research that aims at “4G, but faster”. Lowband communication is the key to enabling new applications, such as massive sensing, ultra-reliable vehicular links and wireless cloud connectivity with guaranteed minimal rate. The research in WILLOW is centred on two fundamental issues. First, it is the efficient communication with short packets, in which the data size is comparable to the size of the metadata, i.e. control information, which is not the case in broadband communication. Communication of short packets that come from a massive number of devices and/or need to meet a latency constraint requires fundamental rethinking of the packet structure and the associated communication protocols. Second is the system architecture in which graceful rate degradation, low latency and massive access can exist simultaneously with the broadband services. The principles from WILLOW will be applied to: (a) clean-slate wireless systems; (b) reengineer existing wireless systems. Option (b) is unique to lowband communication that does not require high physical-layer speed, but can reuse the physical layer of an existing system and redefine the metadata/data relationship to achieve massive/ultra-reliable communication. WILLOW carries high risk by conjecturing that it is possible to support an unprecedented number of connected devices and wireless reliability levels. Considering the timeliness and the relevance, the strong track record of the PI and the rich wireless research environment at Aalborg University, WILLOW is poised to make a breakthrough towards lowband communications and create the technology that will enable a plethora of new wireless usage modes.
Ámbito científico
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network5G
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network4G
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineering
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology
Programa(s)
Régimen de financiación
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantInstitución de acogida
9220 Aalborg
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