Technology Transfer Initiative Andrea Deverell Alczar

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Technology Transfer InitiativeAndrea Deverell
Alcázar
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What is the TTI?

• Atlantic University Alliance
• Signed 20th October 1997
• Between NUIG, UCC, UL
• Launched 31st May 1999

TTI Mission Statement Leading the way with
innovation creativity and change
TTI Research Resources People 1,310 Academic
Staff 1,650 Contract Researchers Research
Budget 50.1 Million Euros
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What do we do?

• Collaborative Research
• (Industry Researchers)
• Technology Venturing Evenings
• Specialist Technical Seminars

How do we do it?

• RD Managers Club
• Individual Companies

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Step by Step approach to RD
Increase In-house Capability
Increased Profitability
Launch of NP
RTI RD Development In-house
Low Risk
Company With an innovative Idea
TTI Innovation Partnership
Partnership
High Risk
External Capacity Capability
Internal Capacity Capability
Uncertainty
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Who to Contact?Local TTI officewww.technologytra
nsfer.ie
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Tall man
Pint
Innisturk
Rain
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Wireless Broadband Remote Network Project
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Partners
 
   
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Goals Objectives

• Provide Generic Platform For Remote Wireless
  Access
• Platform to sustain both Academic / Industrial
  Research projects.
• Provide an open and flexible testbed
• Fixed and Wireless structure
• Create Strong Links Academic/Industry
• Applied and Fundamental based projects

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Research Structure
Industrial Research focused Projects 1- 4
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4

• Generic Broadband Wireless Testbed

Academic Research Based Projects
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Industrial Research Based Projects

• Interoperability of existing technology
• Prototype development
• Testbed field trials
• Specific Solutions to Industrial issues
• Projects (Tasks) 6 9 month timescales

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Academic Research Based Projects

• Fundamental Research projects
• Provide solutions to niche problems
• Prototype development with Lab
• Create atmosphere for discussion dissemination
  of Results
• Object to create expertise in selected areas

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Wireless Broadband Network
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Wireless Broadband Network
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WorkPackages
WP 1 - Broadband Wireless testbed Task
1 - Digifone Commercial Network Task 2 -
University of Limerick Linux wireless LAN
Task 3 - Simulation of Broadband Network (using
Opnet)   WP 2 - Location Based Remote Services
Task 1- Prototype Development WP 3
- Radio resource Management Task 1-
RRM algorithms Evaluation (Simulation)
Task 2- Implementation of one RRM within the
Testbed.  
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WorkPackages
  WP 4 - Interoperability of UMTS and WLAN
Task 1- Evaluation and Simulation Based
Study Task 2- Laboratory based prototype
of interoperability with
WLAN.   WP 5 - Exploitation Plan
Task 1- Reports/Presentation/Internet/Intranet
etc Task 2- Workshops Task 3-
Demonstration of applications and services
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Workshops

• Service Application 4G Networks
• Date (May 15th 2002)
• Location based services
• RRM
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• Interoperabability
• Implementation
• 6 Demonstration

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Thank You Andrea Deverell Alcázar