Ongoing Projects
Besides being involved on the experimental side of projects coordinated by other Research Areas like:- CHRON (EU-FP7) [joint work with eNTIRE]
- ACKA (Industrial collaboration) [joint work with iNSPIRE]
- OBELIX (Industrial collaboration) [joint work with iNSPIRE]
MATRIGO (Industrial collaboration)
This research project is about the enhancement of standard G-MPLS protocols to be used within the context of future optical networks. The project, funded by a major network devices manufacturer worldwide, has been through several steps since 2006, each one one year long. In the first three year collaboration we have been studying and analysing several architectural options for a GMPLS based control plane aware of both linear, non linear impairments and regenerators availability. In the current phase we are studying restoration mechanisms and their impact on a GMPLS based translucent optical network.
CREATE-NET is starting a consultancy activity for Trentino Networks whose purpose is the extension of their fixed broadband wireless network called WiNET. The objective of the activity is the radioplanning design of both the access and backhaul networks in the areas underserved by the network currently in operation. The network is fully based on license-free technologies at both 2.4 and 5.6 GHz (WiFi and HiperLAN technologies).
The objective of this consultancy activity is to provide Trentino Network with tools and guidelines with the purpose of improving their Network Management processes and systems through a better integration and overall efficiency. These activities will be developed in collaboration with Algorab Srl which will be deploying their management system for the infrastructure layer.
The main objective of this project is the technological transfer of the research outcomes obtained out of a fruitful collaboration with one of the major network devices manufacturer worldwide. The project is about the introduction of novel functionalities at control plane level into the vendor optical nodes.
CREATE-NET is an officially recognised local Cisco Networking Academy offering Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Exploration courses to students and professionals. The CCNA Exploration course provides learning opportunities both for those seeking a career in ICT and to organizations that employ them. The availability of a networking lab provides students with the opportunity to experiment with real equipment. CCNA teachers are all certified as official trainers by Cisco Systems and can offer students their considerable experience in networking.
Past Projects
Besides being involved in the following past research projects:
- DICONET (EU-FP7) [joint work with eNTIRE]
- EPIWORK (EU-FP7) [providing support to iNSPIRE]
- WING (MIUR) [providing support to iNSPIRE]
- SAMBA (EU-FP6) [providing support to UBiNT]
TRITON (PAT/Siemens ITS) [2007-2010]
The objective of this project funded by PAT (Autonomous Province of Trento) in collaboration with Siemens ITS, University of Trento and FBK-IRST, was to perform experimentation on novel technologies (mainly based on Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Cameras) for the monitoring and remote control of road tunnels. In particular the novel solutions should optimize the energy consumption (lighting and airing systems) as well as increase the road safety through improved videosurveillance systems and enhance maintenance systems to reduce operating costs.
CREATE-NET has been asked by the local government (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), to provide them with consulting services for the transition from the analogous TV system toward the digital one (All Digital initiative). The activities were performed in collaboration with Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, which has the technical leadership at national level for managing this transitionfor the Ministry of Communications. CREATE-NET was responsible for the technical support of the frequency planning on Trentino territory according to the Geneva 2006 recommendations.
CREATE-NET was asked by Trentino Network, the public company responsible for the deployment of a broadband infrastructure in Trentino, to provide them with consulting services for the official Testing Phase during the roll-out of WiNET, a fixed broadband wireless network covering all remote areas of the province suffering a "Digital Divide" gap. CREATE-NET people performed the testing design and execution to verify the solution deployed by the supplier regarding: radio coverage, performance, QoS and operational support systems.
This project in collaboration with the local ISP Alpikom SpA is about the realization of a prototype based on an audio/video platform to guarantee social assistance to remotely located elder or disabled people.
The Applying Sensor Support InfraStructure in the Territory (ASSIST) was a project configured as a container for all of the engineering and technology transfer activities related to the novel communication and service paradigms studied within the BIONETS project. The ASSIST Mountain Scenario (ASSIST-MT) was one of the ASSIST instances, whereby the application scenario stems from a need of Servizio Strade (PAT) to deploy a service for the early detection of ice formation on mountain roads. The project was funded by PAT (Autonomous Province of Trento) in collaboration with Algorab Srl. The purpose of this project, based on novel technologies like wireless sensor networks, was twofold: to inform the car drivers about potential ice threats along the monitored roads, and to inform the road maintenance personnel about where and when appropriate countermeasures shall be taken in order to mitigate the ice-related risks.
In 2005 WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) was considered a key radio access network solution with a potential huge impact on the way ISP and other actors could provide broadband connectivity to users, especially in rural and remote regions. In order to understand the impact of this technology based on the usage of 3.5 GHz radio spectrum, a WiMAX experimentation was promoted by the Communication Ministry in Italy. CREATE-NET has been performing one year experimentation in Piemonte in collaboration with CSP and several other partners (2M, Essentia, SIRTI).
This project was about the realization of a Community Network to provide connectivity and services to students and other target groups in Trento. The final goal was to leverage on CREATE-NET testbed to provide WiFi connectivity to students in Trento when they are at Opera Universitaria premises.
- Next generation access networks;
- Fixed broadband wireless technology (WiFi/HiperLAN, WiMAX);
- VoIP migration;
- Ethernet Carrier-grade core technology
ENGINE has been issuing several feasibility studies on different subjects with respect to several initiatives pursued by the local government: