Status

The following milestones have been achieved since the ORBIT project kicked off in the last quarter of 2003.

• 1/04 - 2x2 radio grid with CompuLab 586 nodes (trial hardware), API, user portal and Emulab cluster and simple network management.
• 4/04 - 4x4 radio grid with new ORBIT radio node and v0.9 software (main functions implemented)
• 7/04 - 4x4 radio grid with DARPA pilot project experiments demonstrated during NSF site visit
• 12/04 - 8x8 radio grid in ORBIT facility, v1.0 software, ready for initial user trials (limited emulator release)
• 5/05 - Installation of 20x20 radio grid in new ORBIT facility. Trial experiments and calibration tests begin. Initial userbase begin adapting their experiments for deployment on large grid
• 11/05 - 5 general use sandboxes released. 5 more sandboxes consisting of a kernel development platform, mote development environment, and GNU Radio workbench also deployed.
• 1Q-06 - 20x20 grid with mobility, etc., ready for general release.
• 2Q-06 - Field trial system ready for initial user trials, outdoor radio grid begins final installation and trial tests.
• 3Q-06 - ORBIT infrastructure extended for vehicular experiments

Future Milestones

• Develop a control framework for integrated wired and wireless experimentation
• Exploring various schemes to support virtualization of wireless resources