Research Area
Radios
operating in the unlicensed ISM bands (e.g. 868 MHz, 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz)
need to share their frequency band with a substantial number of other
users. Due to the loose regulations and the non-regulated amount of
users inherent to ISM bands, interference might be severe and the
different interference scenarios are hard to predict. Therefore, one of
the biggest challenges for unlicensed short-range radios is providing
data transfer in a robust and reliable fashion.
The main goal of this
research is to come up with ultra-low power, short-range, low data rate
radios enabling reliable communication in crowded ISM bands with power
consumptions substantial below what is available today, in order to
facilitate energy scavenging and a level of integration that allows
operation with a minimum amount of external components (filter,
crystals, …). More information on the research progress can be found here.
Contact
markm_at_eecs.berkeley.edu
