Mission. The Wireless Communications and Networking (WCAN) Laboratory is led by Dr. Min Song. The mission of the WCAN Laboratory is to advance the state-of-the-art in high performance networking and networked applications.

Projects. We are currently working on the following projects: 1) Broadcasting/Multicasting protocols for wireless networks; 2) Interference resilient wireless communications on board spacecraft; 3) Cognitive radios and cognitive networking protocols; 4) Rogue access point detection; and 5) WLAN modeling and performance analysis.

Facilities. The WCAN Lab was established with equipment funds (approximately $200,000) from NASA,  NSF, and ODU. The main facilities include 15 Desktop PCs, 7 Laptop PCs, 4 programmable APs, 20 IEEE 802.11 a/b/g stations, 8 Bluetooth devices, 150 Crossbow multi-sensor board modules, 1 wireless signal generator, 1 spectrum analyzer, 4 software radios, 4 multimedia kits generating video streams, 1 Gigabit Ethernet switch, 1 gateway, and 1Gigabit router. The WCAN Lab is a scalable, reconfigurable system built upon open communications architecture that facilitates the developing new network technologies.

Team. The WCAN Laboratory provides an excellent environment for students and faculty members to carry out networking research. Currently we have 10 affiliate faculty, six PhD students, and four Master students conducting their research using the WCAN Laboratory.