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PSCR hosted its first in-person annual Public Safety</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/11/stabilograms-visual-tool-testbed-performance" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/stabilograms-visual-tool-testbed-performance" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/ctl/nasctn/sh_52005670_wireless_c_italianestro_lr.jpg?itok=vbm-EkIj" width="67" height="100" alt="telecommunications tower, view from below" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/stabilograms-visual-tool-testbed-performance"><span property="schema:name">Stabilograms – A Visual Tool for Testbed Performance</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-11-30T12:00:00Z">November 30, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">NIST’s Testbeds offer real-world environments for conducting rigorous and replicable research. Reliability of the testbed environment is imperative. Thanks to a</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news-updates/org/5636">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Projects and Programs</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-69a8dc7fd394b4db9f194bc94135076522653ba66809b5914b353eaa6f95e8eb"> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/5g-beyond" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/5g-beyond" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/projects/next_generation_5g_research.jpg?itok=kCtfgnOS" width="100" height="49" alt="NIST engineer Kate Remley led development of new 94 gigahertz calibrated signal source and 16-antenna array operating at 83 gigahertz" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/5g-beyond"><span>5G & Beyond</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> “5G and beyond” refers to future generations of mobile wireless communication systems. The vision for these next-generation systems are to enable groundbreaking </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/5g6g-core-networks-and-services" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/5g6g-core-networks-and-services"><span>5G/6G Core Networks and Services</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> This program aims to advance networking and measurement sciences and promote consensus standards and best practices for the evolution from 5G to 6G, focusing on </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/700-mhz-building-coverage-app-measurement-system-development" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/700-mhz-building-coverage-app-measurement-system-development" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/projects/band-14-lte-cell-on-wheels.jpg?itok=TaegpDcz" width="100" height="75" alt="cell on wheels LTE coverage pscr" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/700-mhz-building-coverage-app-measurement-system-development"><span>700 MHz In-Building Coverage App & Measurement System Development</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program is researching the development of in-building apps for RF coverage evaluation, which is critical for </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/measurement-based-approach-5g-supply-chain-security" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/measurement-based-approach-5g-supply-chain-security" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/09/10/Robert%20Lucian%20Crusitu_circuit_SS_104531981.jpg?itok=vTvidLmm" width="100" height="63" alt="A close-up view of a circuit board shows a square with yellow dots surrounded by blue lines." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/measurement-based-approach-5g-supply-chain-security"><span>A measurement-based approach to 5G supply chain security</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Revolutionizing the American economy comes from advancements in communication networks that enable a fully connected world through millions of devices providing </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/projects-programs/org/5636">View All Projects/Programs</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Industry Impacts</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-f0ee84223c601d89888cda9c8cf6c52d66f24d13a7b898817f5784f1c588f540"> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/alliance-5g-networks" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/alliance-5g-networks" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/propagation_channel_meas_dsc_1107_02.jpg?itok=POT4tLyv" width="100" height="67" alt="Propagation-Channel Measurements and Hardware Verification" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/alliance-5g-networks"><span>Alliance for 5G Networks</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The next generation of wireless communications technology will allow many more devices to send information much faster, making possible everything from virtual</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/first-responder-communications" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/first-responder-communications" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2017/03/20/dscn0014.jpg?itok=fYoSoUQD" width="100" height="75" alt="Photo of NIST scientists with the PSCR Deployable LTE Cell-on-Wheels" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/first-responder-communications"><span>First Responder Communications</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">First responders must be able to communicate during an emergency. Too often in critical situations, communications among public safety agencies are hampered by</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts">View All NIST Industry Impacts</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Tools and Instruments</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-78ce96d050ca4415d25eb5041b0773a41437f8ea5a3be0312cc8acf7a638772a"> <div> <article role="article" about="/laboratories/tools-instruments/public-safety-communication-innovation-laboratory" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/public-safety-communication-innovation-laboratory" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/02/12/AR-2.png?itok=tOBauh7y" width="100" height="72" alt="This is a photo of a man in an augmented reality headset looking at the hologram of an IED." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/public-safety-communication-innovation-laboratory"><span>Public Safety Communication Innovation Laboratory</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Built in 2018, the PSCR Innovation Laboratory is focused on next-generation communication capabilities for first responders. The PSCR lab maintains a modernized</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/laboratories/tools-instruments/lte-coverage-tool" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/lte-coverage-tool"><span>LTE Coverage Tool</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">This experimental application was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR)</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/org/5636">View All Tools & Instruments</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Awards</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-1d2992e681e9b9b1190553cce4203e375be5f3d205725b88d8708377f72b1167"> <div> <article role="article" about="/awards/nist-researcher-robert-lipman-receives-prestigious-technical-excellence-award-again" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/awards/nist-researcher-robert-lipman-receives-prestigious-technical-excellence-award-again" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/10/01/bob3.png?itok=8rtxzySh" width="72" height="100" alt="Robert Lipman" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/awards/nist-researcher-robert-lipman-receives-prestigious-technical-excellence-award-again"><span>NIST Researcher Robert Lipman Receives Prestigious Technical Excellence Award – Again</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">In September 2022, NIST's Robert Lipman received the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award, which is presented annually by PDES, Inc</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2021-bronze-medal-award-robert-commarota-cerasela-constantin-sushama-singh-simon" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2021-bronze-medal-award-robert-commarota-cerasela-constantin-sushama-singh-simon"><span>2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Robert Commarota, Cerasela Constantin, Sushama Singh , Simon Frechette , Eric Shirley, Andrea Medina-Smith, Elisabeth Mansfield, Douglas Montgomery, Peter Gehring, Fernando J. Cintron</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For development of an IT system to modernize and simplify NIST's publication processes</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2021-bronze-medal-award-keith-stouffer-timothy-zimmerman-cheeyee-tang-michael-pease" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2021-bronze-medal-award-keith-stouffer-timothy-zimmerman-cheeyee-tang-michael-pease"><span>2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Keith Stouffer, Timothy Zimmerman, CheeYee Tang, Michael Pease, Jeffrey Cichonski</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For development and dissemination of the first detailed cybersecurity guidelines specifically for protecting small and medium-sized manufacturers.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2021-george-uriano-award-ellen-ryan-terese-manley-craig-connelly-gary-howarth-ii-joanne" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2021-george-uriano-award-ellen-ryan-terese-manley-craig-connelly-gary-howarth-ii-joanne"><span>2021 - George A. Uriano Award---Ellen Ryan, Terese Manley, Craig Connelly, Gary Howarth, II, Joanne Krumel, Jeremy Glenn, Sarah Hughes</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For establishing a program to facilitate competitiveness and innovation in the public safety communications research field.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/awards/org/5636">View All Awards</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Taking Measure Blog</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-a55fcb8177f26b65a72bc29186ffd5b899bb91edfb2a996d70a7e78e3c155fa1"> <div> <article role="article" about="/blogs/taking-measure/twelve-days-metric" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/twelve-days-metric" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/19/12%20days%20of%20metric%20graphic.png?itok=HXac_A8Y" width="100" height="63" alt="Colorful letters on black background say "12 Days of Metric."" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/twelve-days-metric"><span>The Twelve Days of Metric</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-12-20T12:00:00Z">December 20, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">As we approach the end of 2022, we wanted to share with our readers a NISTified version of a classic seasonal song about a topic that is near and dear to our</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/blogs/taking-measure/hurricane-maria-recollections-software-nostalgia-brothers-engineering-sample" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/hurricane-maria-recollections-software-nostalgia-brothers-engineering-sample" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/10/18/DSC_0713.jpg?itok=Nm7HZ34o" width="100" height="67" alt="Camila Espina Young poses outdoors for a head shot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/hurricane-maria-recollections-software-nostalgia-brothers-engineering-sample"><span>Hurricane Maria Recollections, Software Nostalgia, The Brothers Engineering: A Sample of Stories on NIST Social Media</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-11-09T12:00:00Z">November 9, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The work happening at NIST can often be described as more than simply “work.”</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/blogs/taking-measure/amo-all-how-online-portals-are-democratizing-field-atomic-molecular-and-optical" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221222015050/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/amo-all-how-online-portals-are-democratizing-field-atomic-molecular-and-optical" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221222015050im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/10/31/AMOS.png?itok=_SxXm9t1" width="100" height="57" alt="Screenshot says "AMOS Gateway: A Portal for Research and Education in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Science" over colorful circular design. 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