SBIR/STTR Research Award

Wireless Networking Using Multiple Antenna Interference Alignment

Award identifier 30b0b3d82a39354c4185188f38f70ba1d47b5d4c057d8ff22016e9d54225eb4dAwarding agency Department of Defense · Army

Award amount

$99,946

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2015

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Recipient company: KUMA SIGNALS, LLC
Proposal award date: 2015-09-15
Contract end date: 2016-03-14
UEI: NPHBDK9VNDF7
Solicitation number: 2015.1
Topic code: A15-020

Research abstract

Kuma Signals, LLC (Kuma) proposes to produce and prototype a practical mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) wireless protocol that features interference alignment (IA), multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), and single-user MIMO. While SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO is market-proven, IA is not. Many of the technical hurdles to accomplish IA have been overcome, including time and frequency synchronization and CSI distribution, but several practical challenges related to modulation, transceiver calibration, and medium access control (MAC) remain. In the work plan contained in this proposal, Kuma proposes to solve these remaining problems, finally proving that IA is market ready. In phase 2, Kuma proposes to partner with the University of Texas at Austin, architects of the most advanced IA prototyping efforts to date.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

5 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2010–2016). Reported award amounts total $1,004,232. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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