Versatile Modeling and Simulation Tool for Directional Networked Communications Systems

During the Phase I effort, SDRC investigated the feasibility of a versatile and high-fidelity modeling and simulation tool for directional antenna based wireless communication systems. The proposed tool, namely ADAPT (Advanced Directional Antennas and Protocols Modeling and Simulation Tool), has demonstrated the capability of enabling extensive comparative study of a wide variety of design considerations of directional communications over a broad spectrum range above 2 GHz. During Phase II, SDRC will develop the software for completing ADAPT and commercialize it in both military and commercial sectors by 1). Creating an array of new and detailed simulation building blocks for various types of emerging directional antennas and associated protocols; 2) Developing novel capabilities to compute upper bounds on the performance for given scenarios based on global state knowledge; 3) Developing novel capabilities to automatically combine antenna and protocol building blocks using innovative cross-layer optimization techniques; 4) Reducing the development time for a new directional antenna based system by creating a visualization module; 5) Developing interfaces to external simulation tools such as MATLAB, Wireless Insite (detailed terrain-based wireless channel simulation tool by REMOM), and OPNET; and 6)Applying ADPAT to complex, real-world wireless system design projects in both military and commercial markets.