WINLAB is the Wireless Information Network Laboratory, a research laboratory at

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dedicated to research in disciplines related to wireless communications. It consists of faculty members from th
Computer Science
an
Electrical & Computer Engineering
departments at

and research scientists. It is housed on a separate facility, away from the main engineering campus of Rutgers University ( Busch Campus). The lab is famous for pioneering early work during the development of

cellular network A cellular network or mobile network is a telecommunications network where the link to and from end nodes is wireless network, wireless and the network is distributed over land areas called ''cells'', each served by at least one fixed-locatio ...

s. It also houses th
ORBIT
testbed, the largest indoor wireless testbed of its kind in the world, housing more than 1200 radio nodes in a single room. The laboratory has approximately 40

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students, 20 MS students, and 2

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students advised by approximately 20 full-time professors
WINLAB
is funded by grants from its industry sponsors, the

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, as well as Rutgers University and other agencies.

Evolution of research

WINLAB was founded by Prof. David Goodman in 1989 as an industry-university cooperative research center focusing on wireless technology. During the founding years of WINLAB, analog cellular telephony was the leading technology in the market. The research addressed fundamental issues in mobility due to switching, signaling and effects of power control and coding in

CDMA Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...

systems. WINLAB researchers were among the earliest to work on issues related to packet transmission in cellular wireless networks. Over the years, research in WINLAB has evolved to meet the challenges in wireless, in both theoretical and practical aspects. The research projects in WINLAB are mainly driven by sponsors companies and the wireless industry in general. In the year 2001, Prof. Dipankar Raychaudhuri took over as the director of WINLAB.

Industry Advisory Board research reviews

The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) research reviews are a regular bi-annual feature in WINLAB research schedule. Each research review session is based on a theme of research. WINLAB faculty and students showcase their work in these meetings. The program includes overview talks, guest lectures, student talks, demonstrations and poster sessions. The sponsor companies are given status updates on the various research projects going on in WINLAB.

References

External links

Official websiteRutgers University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE)Rutgers University, Computer Science Department (CS)
{{Rutgers, New Brunswick Rutgers University University and college laboratories in the United States Wireless Wireless network organizations