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License Status. Agreement made with Clear 2585-2595 MHz and 2603-2613MHz In place until January 31, 2013 Clearwire holds the right to terminate operation with 30 days prior notice
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License Status • Agreement made with Clear • 2585-2595 MHz and 2603-2613MHz • In place until January 31, 2013 • Clearwire holds the right to terminate operation with 30 days prior notice • Drexel must agree to share any information including test plans and knowledge gained as the result of WiMax testing confidentially • One year renewal available for $2,000
Location and Backhaul • Two BS on top of Millennium Hall (18 stories) • Our goal is to cover Drexel and Mantua/Powelton • Drexel has a 2 x 5 Gbps connection to I2 (3ROX)* Map shows coverage of 500m and 1km *www.3rox-drexel.net
Mobility and Handover • Mobility experiments are being considered • Mobility plays a role in each of the experiments • Options are still being explored
Planned Experiments Drexel Wireless Systems - wireless.ece.drexel.edu Drexel Network Modeling - ece.drexel.edu/weber • Short – Term • Range and throughput characterization • Impacts to/from local RF environment • Long - Term • Wireless channel modeling and characterization • Using high speed oscilloscope to perform PHY layer measurements • Cross-layer algorithm development • Control algorithm development for reconfigurable antennas[1] • Cognitive networking/radio experiments • Sensor Network Deployments • Backhaul for air/water quality monitoring networks • Network/overhead modeling and optimization • Hierarchical wireless network deployment • Study of ad hoc PANs with WiMax umbrella net [1] Piazza, D.; D'Amico, M.; Dandekar, K.R.; , "Performance Improvement of a Wideband MIMO System by Using Two-Port RLWA," Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE , vol.8, no., pp.830-834, 2009