EE - Antenna Testing in 5G Physical Layer Networks
We have recently developed an open source standard-compliant 5G network test capability which premits the testing of new and novel antennas with 5G-compliant waveforms. The 5G prototocol stack is based on the Open Air Interface (OAI) open source project. The purpose of this project to help develop new test capabilities using the Matlab 5G toolbox, the OAI protocol stack, National Instruments USRP software defined radios, and various Keysight RF test equipment. The project requires extensive use of of Matlab and C programming languages. Specifically, most of the RF test equipment should be controlled via Matlab and the primary programming language used in the OAI codebase, particularly for the Radio Access Network (RAN) components like the eNB/gNB and UE, is C.
Our group has strong expertise is novel antenna and wireless circuit design. We are currently developing many exciting demonstrations of our reserach systems for realistic applications in wireless communications. This is a unique opportunity to get experience with RF resesarch and learn more about the wireless space from a hardware and protocol perspective (working with a real 5G deployment).