Authors
Swarun Kumar, Anthony Rowe, Bob Iannucci (Carnegie Mellon University)
Abstract
This project seeks to address the problem of spectrum pollution in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) era. Spectrum pollution is an inevitable challenge that emerges when low-cost and low-power wireless IoT devices deployed at scale cannot detect and respect the presence of other devices on shared spectrum. The core challenge is the low-power and simplicity of most IoT devices, due to which they are narrowband and unable to sense and avoid incumbents on shared spectrum. The project investigates a system that allows teams of geo-distributed low-power devices to quickly and efficiently scan wide bandwidths to avert interference. The project has explored the development of ultra-low power RFID based spectrum sensing systems coupled with novel solutions to expand the range and enable location tracking of these platforms.