Grant: Industrial Research Chairs
University of Waterloo
$882,500.00
NSERC/C-COM Industrial Research Chair in Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems for Next Generation Millimeter-Wave Mobile Communications
FY 2018-19
Summary
Unlimited demand on information bandwidth and connectivity requires revolutionary changes in radio*technologies, communication systems, and networks. Next generation radio networks with 100 to 1000 times*more bandwidth, which will connect everything to everything with no delay, will extend the global reach of the*digital economy to every corner of this world (in the ocean, deep in the sky, and remotest villages). This vision*is way beyond the capabilities of the current technologies. A radical solution to this problem is to exploit much*higher frequency bands such as millimeter-wave and terahertz, which can provide ultra-broad information*bandwidth. Despite its extreme communication bandwidth, commercial (mass market) exploitation of*millimeter-wave spectrum is quite limited due to the cost, small radiated power, poor sensitivity of the current*devices, and complexity of the radio and antenna technologies. Millimeter-wave attenuation in the air and*common objects (building material and human body) is another difficulty. To address these challenges, one of*the most promising solutions is the intelligent massive multi-antenna systems, wherein radiations from a large*number of small identical low-cost/low-power antenna modules, are properly combined in space to generate a*high power emission in desirable direction and much less radiation and interference in unwanted directions.The*built-in intelligence in such modular radio/antenna system minimizes the power consumption and maximizes*the performance.*The objective of the proposed IRC program is to investigate and to develop a new modular and low-cost*intelligent antenna and radio technology for next generation millimeter-wave (mmW) communication and*sensing applications. A significant advantage of the proposed technology is its ""scalability"". This simply means*that the complex active antenna systems with various shapes and sizes, for different applications, can all be*made from the same low-power intelligent active antenna module, which can be mass-produced to minimize*the cost. A comprehensive working prototype of such system will be developed during this IRC program
Program
Industrial Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
320316-2016
Name nom
SafaviNaeini, Safieddin
Department département
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Organization id
33
Institution établissement
University of Waterloo
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
882500
Program id
IRCPJ
Program name en
Industrial Research Chairs
Program name fr
Professeurs-chercheurs industriels
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
141
Committee name en
University/Industry
Committee name fr
Universités/industrie
Area of application code
805
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.)
Area of application fr
Technologie des télécommunications (satellites, radar,etc.)
Research subject code
2511
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Antennas and propagation
Research subject fr
Antennes et propagation
Partie
12
Nb partie
13
Application title
NSERC/C-COM Industrial Research Chair in Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems for Next Generation Millimeter-Wave Mobile Communications
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Unlimited demand on information bandwidth and connectivity requires revolutionary changes in radio*technologies, communication systems, and networks. Next generation radio networks with 100 to 1000 times*more bandwidth, which will connect everything to everything with no delay, will extend the global reach of the*digital economy to every corner of this world (in the ocean, deep in the sky, and remotest villages). This vision*is way beyond the capabilities of the current technologies. A radical solution to this problem is to exploit much*higher frequency bands such as millimeter-wave and terahertz, which can provide ultra-broad information*bandwidth. Despite its extreme communication bandwidth, commercial (mass market) exploitation of*millimeter-wave spectrum is quite limited due to the cost, small radiated power, poor sensitivity of the current*devices, and complexity of the radio and antenna technologies. Millimeter-wave attenuation in the air and*common objects (building material and human body) is another difficulty. To address these challenges, one of*the most promising solutions is the intelligent massive multi-antenna systems, wherein radiations from a large*number of small identical low-cost/low-power antenna modules, are properly combined in space to generate a*high power emission in desirable direction and much less radiation and interference in unwanted directions.The*built-in intelligence in such modular radio/antenna system minimizes the power consumption and maximizes*the performance.*The objective of the proposed IRC program is to investigate and to develop a new modular and low-cost*intelligent antenna and radio technology for next generation millimeter-wave (mmW) communication and*sensing applications. A significant advantage of the proposed technology is its ""scalability"". This simply means*that the complex active antenna systems with various shapes and sizes, for different applications, can all be*made from the same low-power intelligent active antenna module, which can be mass-produced to minimize*the cost. A comprehensive working prototype of such system will be developed during this IRC program
