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Research Areas

The lab undertakes research in both theoretical and experimental domains. Some of the areas of research within our lab are :

  1. Quality of Service and Resource Allocation in Wired/Wireless Networks
  2. Resource Allocation, Mobility Management and Dual Connectivity in Heterogeneous Wireless Network
  3. Software Defined Networking, Network Function Virtualization and 5G Core Network
  4. Device to Device Communication
  5. Rural Broadband and Frugal 5G
  6. TV White Space and its Potential for Affordable Broadband Access in India


Sponsored Projects

Ongoing Projects

  1. Next Generation Wireless Research and Standardization on 5G and Beyond, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), 2021-2025.
  2. 5G Extensions for Broadcast Offload to Non-3GPP Broadcast Networks Saankhya Labs, 2021-2025.

Completed Projects

  1. National Center of Excellence in Technology for Internal Security (NCETIS), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), 2015-2023.
  2. Building an end to end 5G Test Bed, Department of Telecommunication, 2017-2021.
  3. Tata Teleservices-IITB Centre for Excellence in Telecommunication (TICET), Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), 2008-2020.
  4. 5G Research and Building Next Gen Solutions for Indian Market, Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), 2015-2019.
  5. Broadband Connectivity to Rural and Underserved Regions using TV UHF Band: Outreach to 25 Villages in Palghar district of Maharashtra, Tata Trust, 2016-2018.
  6. TV UHF band Technology for Rural Broadband, Tata Trust, 2016-2018.
  7. Dual Connectivity LTE-WiFi Solution for Broadband Wireless Networks, Department of Electronics Information Technology (DeitY), 2013-2017.
  8. Test-Bed for Affordable Broadband in India using Backhaul in TV White Space, Ford Foundation, 2013-2017.
  9. Village Communications Network, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), 2012-2014.
  10. Indo-UK Advanced Technology Center of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, Systems and Services (IU-ATC) - Phase II, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2012-2015.
  11. 4G Emergency Communications Systems, Force 1, Maharashtra Police, 2010.
  12. Technical Feasibility of TV White Space operation in India, Ford Foundation, 2012-2013.
  13. Next Generation Scalable Wireless Infrastructure for Broadband in India, Intel, 2010.
  14. Indo-UK Advanced Technology Center of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, Systems and Services (IU-ATC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2009-2012.
  15. Cross Layer Design for Next Generation Wireless Networks, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2005-2008.
  16. Quality of Service in CDMA Mobile Networks, L&T InfoTech 2003-2004.
  17. Teletraffic Modeling and QoS Guarantees in Internet, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2001-2004.
  18. Layer 3 Switching and Packet Filtering Systems, Texas Instruments, USA, 2000-2002.
  19. Interactive Multimedia Communications over Cable TV Networks, Ministry of Human Resources, 1999-2001.
  20. GPRS Simulator, Tata InfoTech Ltd, 1999.
  21. Layer 3 Switching for High Performance Routers, RIMO Technologies, 1999.