This $2,159,268 Project Grant awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) supports Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) in developing a new neural network-based methodology to optimize testing and performance evaluation for Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) systems. The key activities include: Analyzing the statistical relationships between...
This $900,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports research to enhance the performance, intelligence, and security of Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology. The project, led by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), aims to address key challenges in O-RAN across three interconnected research thrusts: Developing a data-driven approach for real-time multi-user...
This $400,000 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to develop learning-based interference mitigation techniques for wireless communication systems. The research team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) will design algorithms to enable individual radio devices to decode data packets in the presence of unknown interference, targeting sub-10GHz and millimeter-wave wireless systems. The project will...
The National Science Foundation awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University a $450,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop interference canceling technologies for improved coexistence between passive and active radio systems from September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds research at Virginia Tech to design small interference mitigation techniques that allow unlicensed wireless devices like Wi-Fi routers and Bluetooth...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $1,731,182.34 Project Grant to Michigan State University (MSU) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The grant funds MSU's research and development of AI-assisted methods for testing the interoperability, performance, and security of 5G Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) components, including radio units (RUs), distributed units (DUs), and central units (CUs). The key...
This $399,884 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to develop an innovative, visually engaging, and problem/project-based introduction to wireless communications for undergraduate students. The primary goals are to redesign the course curriculum to better integrate hands-on, experiential learning activities, create an extensive suite of interactive learning resources and visualizations, and implement and assess...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to develop a new method for generating electromagnetic waves in radio frequency-challenged environments. The goal is to enable improved navigation and communication capabilities. The two-year project aligns with the National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate's mission to support innovative...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $9,971,458.95 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) to Rampart Communications, Inc. The grant provides funding over a three-year period for Rampart and its subrecipient Virginia Tech to research and develop a high-fidelity 6G physical layer technology. This includes integrating Rampart's noise whitening, physical layer security, and spectrally efficient coded...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), through the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038), awarded a $3,387,426 project grant to Northeastern University. The funding will support the development and operationalization of AUTORAN, a new automated and continuous testing methodology for disaggregated radio access network (RAN) components. Key activities include extending private 5G continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD)...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $47,538,987.72 Project Grant to AT&T Corp. under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The purpose of the grant is to establish an Open RAN Testing and Evaluation Center to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of open, interoperable 5G radio access networks (RAN). Key activities to be performed under this 4-year grant include: 1) Creating a consortium of...