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Communications Technology Laboratory

Projects/Programs

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Genomics of Electronic Materials

Ongoing
Our goal is to develop the metrology to enable a materials genomic approach to the discovery and optimization of complex electronic and electromagnetic
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High Assurance Domains

Ongoing
NIST is working with the Internet industry to design, standardize and foster deployment of technologies to improve the security and robustness of enterprise

High-Frequency Electronics

Ongoing
The High-Frequency Electronics project supports advanced communications, millimeter-wave technologies, quantum computing, and the semiconductor industry through
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Identity Management

Ongoing
Organizations can optimize network performance and provide the capability to control access to vital services and information based on a user’s identity, role

Impact of LTE Signals on GPS Receivers

Completed
The National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN) has completed the Impacts of LTE Signals on GPS Receivers project and has released the
Performance Evaluation of Indoor Localization Technologies

Indoor Localization and Tracking

Completed
This web page is simply a pointer to another page that covers the extensive research program in indoor localization and tracking at NIST.
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Information Centric Networking Program

Ongoing
Information access is the dominant use case in today's Internet with more than 90% of Internet traffic being content distribution, mainly due to video streaming

Internet Infrastructure Protection

Ongoing
ITL’s Internet Infrastructure Protection (IIP) program, led by the Advanced Network Technologies Division (ANTD), works with industry to develop the measurement
Dual SIM solution

Inter-Network Mobility Management

Ongoing
Public safety works across a diverse geographic environment. Even with a high availability of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio access network (RAN) provided

LMR and LTE Interfacing

Ongoing
LMR is ever-present and determining the integration of LTE technology is vital for interoperable public safety operations. The PSCR program, on behalf of DHS
Local Control Terminal Concept depicting a high level design

Local Control

Ongoing
The ability for public safety personnel to have access to local control of users on the network during an emergency is vital to operations. The Public Safety

Low-Complexity Optimized MIMO Receiver

Completed
The linear dispersion structure is employed to accommodate the dynamic topology of cooperative networks, as well as to achieve higher throughput than
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METIS

Ongoing
A new publication describes METIS, a Metrology Exchange to Innovate in Semiconductors We are seeking comments on the draft publication through February 16, 2024