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Communications Technology Laboratory

Wireless Networks Division

Projects/Programs

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Advanced DDoS Mitigation Techniques

Ongoing
NIST is working with DHS S&T and industry to research and develop novel approaches to DDoS detection and mitigation, techniques to test and measure the
Operating Envelope Specification supports automated driving safety measurement, key to testing and public acceptance of automated vehicles

Automated Vehicles and AV Communications

Ongoing
Automated vehicles (AVs) will significantly impact our daily lives and improve the competitiveness of our economy. Advances in communications capabilities – for
NIST engineer Kate Remley led development of new 94 gigahertz calibrated signal source and 16-antenna array operating at 83 gigahertz

5G & Beyond

Ongoing
“5G and beyond” refers to future generations of mobile wireless communication systems. The vision for these next-generation systems are to enable groundbreaking
USS George H.W. Bush equipped with air traffic control radar system operating in the 3.5 GHz band

Citizens Broadband Radio Service

Ongoing
The Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band is 150 MHz of spectrum made available for commercial broadband use on a shared basis with the federal
High Assurance Domains Infor Graphic

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

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

NextG Channel Measurement and Modeling

Ongoing
The exponential increase in wireless data transmission from smartphones has led to the saturation of the sub-6 GHz bands forcing providers to explore the use of
autonomous vehicles view from above

NIST Automated Vehicles Program

Ongoing
Building on a successful first-year Strategic and Emerging Research Initiatives (SERI) project NIST and Autonomous Vehicles (see 2022 NIST AV workshop and

Open RAN Research at NIST

Ongoing
Next-generation Radio Access Networks (RANs) are characterized by the disaggregation of the network elements and the use of intelligent controllers to manage

Physical Layer Design and Evaluation

Ongoing
Exploring mmWave in next-generation communications has created exciting opportunities to support high throughput and ultra low latency applications. However, it

Public Safety Communications Program

Ongoing
CTL advances public safety communication technology by researching, developing, and accelerating the adoption and implementation of critical communications
Robust Inter-Domain Routing project info graphic

Robust Inter-Domain Routing

Ongoing
We live in a network-centric society that increasingly relies on the Internet’s routing infrastructure to facilitate human communication, connect users to

Smart Grid Communications

Completed
While there is a clear need for communication networks supporting reliable information transfer between the various entities in the electric grid, there are
Software Defined and Virtual Networks

Software Defined Virtual Networks

Ongoing
NIST is working to develop test and measurement techniques to advance the state of the art in network virtualization, network service function chaining
Trustworthy Intelligent Networks Project

Trustworthy Intelligent Networks

Ongoing
NIST is working with industry and academia to improve the trustworthiness and applicability of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to

Trustworthy Networks Program

Ongoing
NIST works with industry partners to advance the research, standardization and adoption of technologies necessary to increase the security, privacy, resilience
Trustworthy Network of Things

Trustworthy Networks of Things

Ongoing
NIST is working with industry to design, standardize, test and foster adoption of network-centric approaches to protect IoT devices from the Internet and to
Ultra-dense networks

Ultra-dense Networks

Ongoing
Ultra-dense networks will arise not only from an expanded user base and shorter links, but also from an enriched topology, including different technologies and
USGv6 Program

USGv6 Program

Ongoing
NIST is Working with other USG agencies and industry to develop and maintain the standards, test program, deployment guidance and test and measurement tools