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Intelligent Control in Wireles NetworksIngrid Moerman (iMinds)

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FIRE/FIRE+ projects

CREW

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Evolution of wireless experimenters

CREW

• Open up wireless testbeds• (diverse) tools for experimentation

• Offer • legacy + CR hardware• methodologies for experimentation

• Fed4FIRE compliant wireless testbeds• unified tools for experimentation• fixed + portable testbeds

• Offer • flexible radio hardware + software platforms • radio and network control via UPIs

• Intelligent wireless network control• flexible hardware + intelligent software• dense heterogeneous and small cell networks• end-to-end wireless connectivity

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Intelligent (cognitive) loop

plan / optimize

sense,contextify

flexibleHW + SW

learn

configure decide

policy

Local Control Progra

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Local Monitoring

& Configuration Engine

APP

NET

MAC

PHY

TRANSPORT

Global Control Program

Global Monitoring & Configuration Engine

UPIG

UPIN

UPIR

Local Control Progra

m

Local Monitoring

& Configuration Engine

APP

NET

MAC

PHY

TRANSPORT

UPIN

UPIR

Remote UPI usage

UPIHC UPIHC

Radio platforms

…SDRcusto

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Device specific (HW & SW platform), implemented by WiSHFUL

Device independent (within device class), implemented by experimenter

CREW

Intelligence Composition Component

Data Collection Component

Action Component

eWINE Intelligence Repository(data aggregation algorithms, intelligent algorithms

& generic and showcase-specific action modules)

WiSHFUL UPIs

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Evolution of wireless experimenters

Target experimenters Challenge

Wireless network experts - simulation experiences

to create a very easy entry point into the world of experimentation

Wireless networks experts - some hands-on experience

to offer further incentives to pursue hands-on initiatives

Wireless network experts - development experience

to offer a strong experimentation service and tools that would enable them to perform more sophisticated trials and/or scale existing ones.

Developers of enterprise & consumer solutions

to inform/educate them regarding the existing issues with wireless communications to explain the role experimental facilities may have to speed up their development cycles

Users to give access to wireless solutions in a realistic environment

Regulators to inform/educate them regarding the existing issues with (dense) wireless communications in view of making informed decisions

CREW

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Evolution of wireless experimenters

Target experimenters Challenge

Wireless network experts - simulation experiences

to create a very easy entry point into the world of experimentation

Wireless networks experts - some hands-on experience

to offer further incentives to pursue hands-on initiatives

Wireless network experts - development experience

to offer a strong experimentation service and tools that would enable them to perform more sophisticated trials and/or scale existing ones.

Developers of enterprise & consumer solutions

to inform/educate them regarding the existing issues with wireless communications to explain the role experimental facilities may have to speed up their development cycles

Users to give access to wireless solutions in a realistic environment

Regulators to inform/educate them regarding the existing issues with (dense) wireless communications in view of making informed decisions

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Evolution of wireless experimenters

Target experimenters Challenge

Wireless network experts - simulation experiences

to create a very easy entry point into the world of experimentation

Wireless networks experts - some hands-on experience

to offer further incentives to pursue hands-on initiatives

Wireless network experts - development experience

to offer a strong experimentation service and tools that would enable them to perform more sophisticated trials and/or scale existing ones.

Developers of enterprise & consumer solutions

to inform/educate them regarding the existing issues with wireless communications to explain the role experimental facilities may have to speed up their development cycles

Users to give access to wireless solutions in a realistic environment

Regulators to inform/educate them regarding the existing issues with (dense) wireless communications in view of making informed decisions

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Evolution of wireless experimenters

CREW

Academia

Entrepreneurs / SME ( / large industry)

Users

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CONCLUSION

FIRE facility = ( HW + SW + tools ) x support

FLEXIBILITY RECONFIGURABILITY

INTELLIGENCE

HETEROGENEITY

HIGH-DENSITY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

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