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National Institute of Telecommunications

Wireless Systems and Networks Department (Z-8)

Wireless Systems and Networks Department in Gdańsk (Z-8) conducts scientific research and development in the fields of radiocommunication and satellite systems, wireless sensor networks, modern transmission techniques, wireless transmission security and issues related to propagation in land and maritime systems. Additionally, the department's competencies include designing and simulating radio networks, analyzing security issues on land and sea, performing system parameters’ measurements and preparing expert opinions and technical documentation.

History and present activities

The branch of the National Institute of Telecommunications in Gdańsk was established in 1962 as a result of cooperation between the National Institute of Telecommunications in Warsaw and the Faculty of Communications at Gdańsk University of Technology. In 1999, the branch transformed into the Independent Remote Lab of Telecommunications and Maritime Radiocommunication in Gdańsk, and in 2005, it became the Independent Lab of Maritime Radiocommunication in Gdańsk. It currently operates under the name Wireless Systems and Networks Department.

Department activity areas:

  • Digital radiocommunication: Research on system development – simulations, simulation software development, cryptography, prototype devices,
  • Wireless communication solutions for e-navigation– e.g., VDES,
  • Propagation analyses, radio planning of radiocommunication systems,
  • Impact analyses of wind turbines on wireless and radar communication systems,
  • Wireless sensor networks,
  • Satellite radiocommunication (Starlink, Inmarsat, Cospas-Sarsat, VSAT, etc.),
  • Radionavigation – GPS, DGPS, Galileo, AIS,
  • Localization and monitoring systems,
  • Expert opinions and professional studies on digital radiocommunication systems, radionavigation systems, particularly maritime radiocommunication systems (consulting).

Within the Z-8 Department, two labs and a secure project laboratory have been established:

  • Satellite Systems and Techniques Lab,
  • Radio Networks and Devices Measurement Lab,
  • Secure Project Laboratory.

Projects carried out by Z-8 Department:

Ongoing:

  • ORMOBASS (under the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Program),
  • MaDaMe (under the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Program),
  • IDSoC (under the CyberSecIdent Program),

Completed (selected):

  • R-Mode Baltic and R-Mode 2 (under the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Program),
  • MSP2G – Mobile GNSS Galileo Measurement Platform (under donation from the Ministry of Deigital Affairs),
  • 3PfD (European GNSS Agency – GSA project),
  • GIMME PRS (European GNSS Agency – GSA project),
  • EfficienSea 2.0 (under the Horizon 2020 Program),
  • NetB@ltic (under the PBS3 Program),
  • VDE Future/Jericho VDE (ESA project),
  • RIDETA - A Robust Interference Detection Algorithm for the hybrid GNSS/INS receivers (ESA project).

Competencies and Offer

Department's tasks include research and development activities in the following areas:

  • Cellular systems 2G, 3G, 4G (GSM, UMTS, LTE), 5G, trunking networks (TETRA), WLAN (Wi-Fi), and WMAN (WiMAX) networks,
  • Maritime radiocommunication systems (also for e-navigation needs – e.g., VDES),
  • Wireless sensor networks (ZigBee and others),
  • Modern transmission techniques (spread spectrum, OFDM, MIMO),
  • Cognitive radio and Software-Defined Radio (SDR),
  • Wireless transmission security,
  • Propagation conditions in land and maritime radiocommunication,
  • Impact of wind turbines on wireless systems (communication and radar) – measurement and simulations,
  • Satellite systems (GPS, GALILEO, INMARSAT, Starlink, etc.).
  • Additionally, the Department's competencies include:
  • Design (with planning) and simulation of radio networks using dedicated software,
  • Utilization of wireless transmission techniques to ensure safety on land and sea, including eCall and e-navigation systems,
  • Measurements of quality and transmission parameters of radio networks, particularly operational, range, test, and other studies,
  • Measurements (field and laboratory) of radio signals and devices in the band up to 7 GHz,
  • Preparing analyses, expert assessments, and technical documentation,
  • Consulting and managing technical projects.

Major cooperation

  • Polish energy sector (communication systems of special purposes),
  • Polish railway sector (communication systems of special purposes),
  • Maritime administration (radio planning, measurements, research projects),
  • European partners in the projects conducted by the Department (e.g. DLR – German Aerospace Center), DMA (Danish Maritime Administration),
  • Polish universities in the projects conducted by the Department,
  • Standardization entities (ITU, EUSPA, ESA, IALA, IMO),
  • Polish and European wind farm operators.

Contact

National Institute of Telecommunications - National Research Institute  
Wireless Systems and Networks Department
Jaśkowa Dolina 15  
80-252 Gdańsk, Poland

Tel.: (+48) 58 341 71 21  
Tel.: (+48) 58 341 80 91 ext. 161  
Fax: (+48) 58 347 71 12  
E-mail: z8@il-pib.pl

Head: Krzysztof Bronk, DSc
Mobile: (+48) 512 013 703

 

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