Enabling ultra-reliable and sustainable machine-to-machine communications

This project aims to develop the fundamental theory and advanced spectrum sharing and power transfer techniques for machine-to-machine communications in future wireless networks. Current wireless networks are designed to have high data rate as a priority but cannot deliver ultra-reliable and extended battery life operation for a massive number of low data rate machine-type devices, which seamlessly exchange information between themselves and occasionally report to humans. The project envisages new solutions at both the machine-type device capability and network architecture levels that are easily implementable and enable deployment of machine-to-machine communications in all facades of life and work, benefitting the Australian economy.