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 A Prototype Public Safety Cognitive Radio for Universal Interoperability
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              This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
Award Information
Awardee
              Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Award #
              2005-IJ-CX-K017
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Blacksburg, VA
Congressional District
              9
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2005
Total funding (to date)
              $1,644,995
Original Solicitation
              Communications Technology Full Applications
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2005, $419,995)
Virginia Tech's Center for Wireless Telecommunications, in collaboration with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Innovative Wireless Technologies (IWT), propose to develop a software cognitive engine for public safety applications that will turn any frequency and modulation capable software defined radio into a public safety cognitive radio (PSCR). The cognitive engine will respond to the commands of a properly authenticated operator by configuring the radio for whatever combinations of waveform, protocol, operating environment, channel conditions, link performance, etc., and adjust the radio's settings to deliver the needed quality of service subject to an appropriate combination of user requirements, operational limitations, and regulatory constraints.
ca/ncf
Supplemental Award 1 (Fiscal Year 2006, $725,000)
The work that the grantee is continuing from FY2005 will extend their development of a cognitive engine that can be used with software defined radios.  Further research will be conducted and collaborated with law enforcement agencies.  Also some work with developing antennas for a multi-band radio will be completed.
nca/ncf
    Supplemental Award 2 (Fiscal Year 2007, $500,000)
The applicant will continue work on developing a cognitive engine (CE) for a software defined radio.  Working with the Virginia Tech Police Department (PD) and the Blacksburg PD, the applicant will further enhance capabilities of the CE.  The CE has the capability to enhance a land mobile radio to identify which frequency band it is in, which will allow a law enforcement officer to communicate in an area outside of their radio footprint.
Nca/ncf


  
Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Exploring Hybrid Dynamic and Static Techniques for Software Verification
                  Wideband RF Front End Daughterboard Based on the Motorola RFIC
                  Universal Classifier Synchronizer Demodulator
                  Application of Artificial Intelligence to Wireless Communications
                  Cognitive radio realities

  
Date Created: September 15, 2005
    
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