MobiCom 2013: The 19th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking

MobiCom 2013 / Miami, Florida / September 30- October 4, 2013


	Discussion Forum

Deploying a 4G LTE Network in a Research Environment

4G LTE is the industry standard for cellular and mobile communications today. Every major carrier has deployed this technology in the 700 MHz and 2.5-2.7 GHz band. However, there are roadblocks to deploy such a system for research purposes at academic institutions. The issues range from leasing spectrum from network operators to getting access to LTE base station hardware and programmable CPE’s. This discussion forum provides an overview of the complex challenges and aims to solve them and come up with a turnkey process for campus deployments of this technology.

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Panelists

Panel Chair: Dr. Abhimanyu Gosain

Abhimanyu Gosain is Staff Scientist at Raytheon BBN Technologies’ Mobile Networking Systems group. He is the Lead Engineer for the GENI Project Office (GPO), leading the development of WiMax Kit and Installation Software for nationwide campus deployments. His research interests include developing routing protocols for low-energy ad hoc sensor networks and characterizing WLAN 802.11(X),3G and 4G protocol performance in outdoor environments.Abhimanyu earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University.

Panelist: Prof. Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe

Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe's bio will be here.

Panelist: Prof. Ivan Seskar

Ivan Seskar, WINLAB, is the PI for the GENI Wimax project at WINLAB and has investigated deploying LTE at his campus.

Panelist: Prof. James Martin

James martin is currently investigating an MVNO arrangement with Sprint that will create and operate a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that serves the academic research community by providing a wireless testbed with a large geographical footprint.

Panelist: Dr. Gregg Tome

Gregg Tome is Director of Sales for Airspan Networks, a company that sells LTE base stations and associated software.