When the project, which is being carried out with the support of the European Union for Advanced Research, is completed, addressed communication protocols in space will be used in Turkey and the project results will also impact the 6G standard.
Prof., a faculty member of METU's Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, brought the ERC Advanced Grant Award to Turkey for the fourth time and is the first female researcher to be supported in this category. Dr. Uysal announced the details of his project called GO SPACE (Goal Oriented Networking for Space), which will be a first in space.
Stating that the data collected in space has generally been transmitted to Earth using large satellite dishes or satellites for 50 years, Uysal explained that increasing space travel has increased the need for direct communication between elements in space and that his projects arose from this Need.
In addition, Uysal emphasized that the Internet of Things (IoT) and similar satellite data services have increased rapidly in recent years, recalling that companies operating in this area have emerged.
Base stations were built on the moon
Uysal explained that under the Artemis project, a space station called “Lunar Gateway” is planned in the orbit of the Moon, similar to the International Space Station in low Earth orbit, and explained that 4G base stations have been set up to operate on the lunar surface.
Uysal stressed that official and private corporate missions between the Earth and the Moon, as well as missions sent into space for scientific purposes, have increased, and said that the European Space Agency is planning to send a new exploration module.
Noting that there is a need for an interplanetary communications network infrastructure similar to the Internet on Earth that can handle the increasing flow of data in the solar system, Uysal continued:
“However, the design principles of the Internet are not suitable for the harsh environment of space. Due to orbital motion in the space environment, connections vary over time, requiring data to be stored at intermediate points and then transmitted back.” We cannot deliver end-to-end data whenever we want. However, this requires the scientific and scientific data that has been transmitted from space for 50 years.” In contrast to telemetry data, ever more and more diverse data streams need to be transported in order to handle this large amount of IoT data under the variable connectivity and propagation conditions of space To transmit data in a timely manner, scalable and efficient communication network architectures that can provide end-to-end efficiency are required. “
“Our new solutions are eagerly awaited”
Prof. DR. Uysal stated that their project called GO SPACE, which they have prepared to meet this need for interplanetary communication in space, is eligible for funding from the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant awarded to awarded to the most renowned advanced researchers in Europe.
Stating that METU is taking a leading role in the field with its global scientific publications on new generation telecommunications technologies, Uysal said that the five years of project support they received was due to these studies.
Uysal explained that as part of the research program they will develop a semantic and targeted communication network theory that can adapt to the conditions in space, and that the new solutions they will develop for communication in space will be supported by the organizations that develop the standards set, are eagerly awaited.
“We are developing techniques that can solve the expected communication bottleneck”
Elif Uysal explained that she expects her new ideas to be incorporated into the standards and used in space communications, saying, “Because we are developing techniques that can solve the expected bottleneck in Earth-Moon communications,” said.
Uysal provided the following information about the details of the project:
“With our project, we reveal communication network design principles that can support on-planet and inter-planet communication scenarios more efficiently in terms of frequency spectrum and energy consumption compared to existing technology. In other words, we will minimize both spectrum and spectrum.” “With the GO SPACE project, we will develop prototype applications on real satellites and new communication protocols that can be applied between planets to ensure the timely transmission of results.” Space technology and its positive impact on the upcoming 6G standard.”
Elif Uysal explained that the new protocols will be implemented in collaboration with the German Space and Aviation Center to transport data traffic that is expected to increase rapidly between the Earth and the Moon, saying: “Therefore, our country will make a great contribution “With the project, Turkey will form the building blocks of the interplanetary Internet within five years.” “It will be one of the leading countries in its creation.” has given his assessment.
It will also be included in the 6G standard
Elif Uysal stated that they aim to incorporate the project results into both the 6G standard and space communications standards.
Stating that he and his research group contributed to many satellite communications patent applications on behalf of Turkey last year, Uysal said: “We are trying to help Turkey contribute to the standards by creating a patent portfolio on this topic. “That’s what we’re doing.” We’re working to ensure that our country has a say in 6G,” said.
Elif Uysal said that the creation and writing of the project was supported by TÜBİTAK with the EBAG and 2247-B programs.
“A METU professor received the pre-Nobel Prize”
METU Rector Prof. Dr. Answering questions about the project, Mustafa Verşan Kök explained that researchers supported by the ERC fund carry out projects that are both groundbreaking and at the most advanced level of their field.
Explaining that research that receives ERC research support for advanced research can be considered a “pre-Nobel Prize,” Kök said: “14 of the researchers funded by the ERC, founded in 2007, received the Nobel Prize. Therefore, we have.” Researchers who received support from the ERC, particularly in the area of advanced research, received pre-Nobel prizes.” “We can easily say that it received financial support,” he said.
Kök explained that the European Research Council has a three-tier funding system for initial, intermediate and advanced funding: “We have a total of five ERC projects at METU, one of which was recently completed and four are still running, with a total budget of more than 10 Million euros Our ERC projects “METU is also the first state university in our country to receive an ERC project,” he said.
“We were the first public university in our country to receive advanced research support.”
Explaining that METU has added a new one to the first ones it has brought to the country so far, Kök said about the success of Elif Uysal, which received support for advanced research projects from the ERC: “We were the first state university in our country who did this.” I share this success with pride. “She is the only and first researcher in our country to be supported by the Systems Engineering Board, which makes both our university and our country very proud.”
Kök explained that Elif Uysal completed her studies at METU, where she ranked first in Turkey, and returned to METU after completing her master's and doctoral studies at MIT and Stanford universities in the United States: ” Our teacher was very proud for both our university and our university.” Our teacher's project is “It will bring a completely new dimension to communication systems and 6G technologies in space,” he said.
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