Cognitive Heterogeneous Adaptive Operational System (CHAOS)

In this project, a proposed feasibility study that examines the trade-space of securing Open flow software defined network (SDN), cooperative heterogeneous network operation, and cognitive radio processing. New protocols for physical layer security to the "network edge" and "wireless" tunneling for existing commercial networks and smart devices. The use case for the study includes massive connectivity and scalability requirements predicted for the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G networks. adaptive physical layer protocols for securing networks of sensors will be developed. A key contribution of this study is the examination of using existing commercial back-haul infrastructure to support physical layer encryption of mission critical data in transmit between Team Leaders and Command & Control centers.