Building Partnerships for Advanced Wireless

Daniel DevasirvathamDirector, Wireless National User Facility

National and Homeland Security

FCC Model Cities Meeting / DCApril 15, 2015

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Public-private partnerships efforts to deploy new technology

– Oregon, post BTOP (No award) Broadband attempts

– Worked on a Build, Own, Operate, Maintain (BOOM) model

– Proposed use of State’s resources to deploy at minimal cost

– Example of initiatives in states, but overtaken by other issues

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City of Ammon Trials: Muni fiber infrastructure + Service providers

– Justice Dept. NTIA, NSF (universities), companies– Software Defined Network trials– End user control with connected hardware network– Important backbone capability for Spectrum

Sharing, FirstNet, et. al.– A path to Rural-Urban connectivity

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INL facilitating partnership through access to Wireless National User Facility & Test Bed

– Western Region States, Local jurisdictions, universities and companies

– Another companion asset to Federal Agencies– LTE, spectrum sharing, smart grid, – Wireless & Cyber Security, SCADA, CERT– State of Idaho, Bonneville Co., City of Idaho Falls– NOT You Bring, We Test;

rather Test Together, Make It Better

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Wireless Test Bed: Assets Capabilities– 890 square miles

– Low RF Noise + Noise Injection

– NTIA Experimental Station Authority

– Live and simulation experimentation environments

– Experienced research staff

– Assembly & integrated technology level testing for conceptual, developmental, operational requirements

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Test & Research in a Safe PlaceDr. Daniel Devasirvatham

– (208) 526-4600– Daniel.Devasirvatham@inl.gov

Dr. Carl Kutsche– (208) 526-5835– Carl.Kutsche@inl.gov