AR 06-05
A Universal Communication Device for Improving Interoperability
Henry Yeh
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
Tel: (562) 985-4899
Fax: (562) 985-5899
Email: heyeh@csulb.edu
Hsien-Yang Yeh
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
Tel: (562) 985-4611
Fax: (562) 985-4408
Email: hyyeh@csulb.edu
Project Objectives:
The purpose of this project is to study the existing communication systems employed by port agencies, and then perform a preliminary study on a universal communication terminal/system approach using the soft-radio concept, and a multiple inputs and multiple outputs (MIMO) digital transmission technique. This will improve interoperability between the communication devices used by different agencies, specifically, police and fire departments.
Tasks:
1. To understand the complexity of a universal communication infrastructure by using currently employed communication systems of police and fire departments.
2. To identify the common needs of police and fire departments for the near future.
3. To conduct a preliminary feasibility study on special base-band coding techniques for specific users for security and controls.
4. To conduct a preliminary feasibility study on the software reconfigurable architecture with DSP techniques for programmability.
5. To conduct a preliminary feasibility study on the MIMO transmission technique for interoperability.
Milestones/Dates:
7/1/06 through 6/30/07
Total Budget:
$40,000
Student Involvement:
Student Assistants: 80 hours at $15/hr
