FRAMEWORKS
OPEN6G REFERENCE STACK
The Open6G Lab develops and maintain an Open6G Reference Stack based on the frameworks and facilities described below and the OpenAirInterface 5G SA software stack.
We provide development, testing, and integration services, to promote a stable, standard-compliant, and performant wireless stack.
OPENRAN GYM
An open toolbox for data collection and experimentation with AI in O-RAN. OpenRAN Gym leverages a set of experimental platforms, including Colosseum. It features a softwarized RAN and a near-RT RIC that can be deployed as Colosseum containers to automate data collection and testing of AI solutions for O-RAN.
RFDATA FACTORY
RFDataFactory is a platform for accessing and sharing RF-centric datasets, software application programming interfaces and tutorials for collecting and processing data from experimental testbeds and simulations. It is a community resource, welcoming of user contributions, and engagement. RFDataDactory is supported by the US National Science Foundation CISE Community Infrastructure (CCRI) Award #2120447.
FACILITIES AND TESTBEDS
COLOSSEUM: THE WORLD’S LARGEST EMULATOR OF VIRTUALIZED WIRELESS SYSTEMS
- Unique instrument for Spectrum Sharing, AI in Wireless
- 5G, O-RAN, AI, Spectrum, IoT, drones
- mmWave work in progress
- $30M Investment
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- 256 x 256 100 MHz RF channel emulator, 128 Programmable Radio Nodes
- Massive computing resources (CPU, GPU, FPGA)
- Access control and scheduling infrastructure
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ARENA: LARGE SCALE VIRTUALIZED WIRELESS INDOOR TESTING
An open-access wireless testing platform based on an indoor 64-antenna ceiling grid connected to programmable SDRs for sub-6 GHz 5G spectrum research.
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- Real-time real-channel evaluation platform
- Fully-synchronized testbeds
- Repeatable, flexible, and scalable high-fi indoor experiments
AI JUMPSTART RACK ON COLOSSEUM
- Goal: Extend AI Capabilities of Colosseum with unique AI+Wireless Experimental Facilities
Use cases:
- Large-scale training of RF datasets collected on Colosseum
- Real-time, AI-driven signal processing
- Model-free adaption and network control
*Soon available to Colosseum users
TERANOVA
- World’s only multi-band THz communication system, able to cover 120 GHz, 240 GHz, and 1.1 THz
- First data transmissions above 1 THz (or true terahertz)
X-MILI
- Largest mmWave testbed available in the nation
- Develop an 8-node programmable 5G + O-RAN testbed
- Mixed indoor/outdoor
- Software-based, programmable nodes
- FPGA-accelerated RU
- FR2 – target 28 GHz deployment
- FR1 in first phase
- Integration with O-RAN near-RT and non-RT RICs
LEADERSHIP IN NSF PLATFORMS FOR ADVANCED WIRELESS RESEARCH
ANECHOIC CHAMBER AND DRONE TEST RANGE
Outdoor UAS Test Range
- Outdoor 150’x200’x60’ netted enclosure for GPS enabled flight testing
- Equipped with enhanced kinematic GPS for extremely precise centimeter positioning
- Steady state/gust wind test capability for small drones for performance characterization
- Interconnected flight path between outdoor and indoor test ranges for seamless transition
- 60’ observation deck in adjacent building for flight test viewing
Anechoic Chamber UAS Test Range
- Large-scale Faraday cage/Anechoic Chamber (50’x50’x22’)
- 64 antenna/SDR array for jamming, interference, spoofing, communications testing, and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Simulator
- EMP test capability (RS105)
- Networking for autonomy, swarms and massive MIMO
- Able to test large drones up to 1300+ lbs
- RF testing from 300MHz to 18+GHz
- 24 camera HD optical tracking system for precise positioning
EXPERIEMENT-AS-A-SERVICE OVER MULTIPLE TESTBEDS
One container to rule them all:
- Initial design and testing at-a-scale on Colosseum w/ different scenarios
- Validate on real-world indoor environment on Arena
- Experiment into the wild on PAWR city-scale platforms
AI/ML PIPELINES ON COLOSSEUM/PAWR
1 OF 4 NATIONWIDE FCC INNOVATION ZONES
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