Mission. The Wireless Communications and Networking (WCAN) Laboratory at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 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 protocols for wireless mesh networks; 2) Interference resilient wireless communication networks on board spacecraft; 3) High-performance reconfigurable network protocols design - Cognitive Networking; 4) Rogue access point detection and anonymous communications; and 5) Agent based Improvised Explosive Device (IED) prediction model.

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, 13 mesh routers, 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 both distributed experimentation and distributed simulations.

Team. The WCAN Laboratory provides an excellent environment for students and faculty members to carry out networking research. Currently six PhD students and eight Master students conduct their research using the WCAN Laboratory.