DARPA Spectrum Challenge
The DARPA Spectrum Challenge was a competition held by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to demonstrate a radio protocol that can best use a given communication channel in the presence of other dynamic users and interfering signals.
The challenge was not focused on developing new radio hardware, but instead was targeted at finding strategies for guaranteeing successful communication in the presence of other radios that may have conflicting co-existence objectives. The challenge entailed head-to-head competitions between each team's radio protocol and an opponent's in a structured wireless testbed environment, known as ORBIT, that is maintained by the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB) at Rutgers University.
The challenge awarded first place teams in the September 2013 preliminary event, and first and second place teams in the March 2014 final event with cash prizes totaling $200,000. Each event consisted of a Competitive and Cooperative Tournament.[1][2][3]
Qualifying teams
Out of the 90 teams that registered for the Spectrum Challenge, the top 18 teams were selected to compete in the preliminary and final event:[4]
| Team name | Affiliation | Location | Qualification ranking | Tournament winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | Purdue University, Raytheon BBN | West Lafayette, Indiana | 1 | $0 |
| Efficient Spectrum | Individuals | Centreville, Virginia | 2 | $75,000 1st place final competitive 2nd place final cooperative |
| WSL-NEU | Northeastern University | Boston, Massachusetts | 3 | $25,000 1st place preliminary cooperative |
| MarmotE | Vanderbilt University, ISIS | Nashville, Tennessee | 5 | $25,000 1st place preliminary competitive |
| Gator Wings | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | 6 | $0 |
| Spartans | San Jose State University | San Jose, California | 7 | $0 |
| RxTx | Individuals | San Diego, California | 8 | $0 |
| VT-Hume | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | 9 | $0 |
| wasabi | Individual | Seattle, Washington | 10 | $0 |
| VT CogRad | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | 11 | $0 |
| The Orange Wireless Warriors | Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | 12 | $0 |
| Wireless Infidels | Polytechnic Institute of NYU | Brooklyn, New York | 13 | $0 |
| Georgia Tech Research Institute | Georgia Tech Research Institute | Atlanta, Georgia | 14 | $25,000 2nd place final competitive |
| Wildcats | Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | 15 | $0 |
| Notre Spectrum | Notre Dame University | South Bend, Indiana | Competitive Mode Wildcard Winner | $0 |
| KPE | Individuals | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Cooperative Mode Wildcard Winner | $0 |
| Tennessee Tech Telecom | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, Tennessee | Overall Average Score Wildcard Winner | $50,000 1st place final cooperative |
| Buzz Radio | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, Georgia | 2nd place overall average score wildcard winner | $0 |
References
- "DARPA Spectrum Challenge". Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- "SPECTRUM CHALLENGE FINAL EVENT HELPS PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE ROBUST, RESILIENT AND RELIABLE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS" (Press release). Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- "Radio Wrestlers Fight It Out at the DARPA Spectrum Challenge". IEEE Spectrum. April 9, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- "DARPA Spectrum Challenge Teams". Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.