In this work, we present a new federation framework for UnionLabs, an innovative cloud-based resource-sharing infrastructure designed for next-generation (NextG) and Internet of Things (IoT) over-the-air (OTA) experiments. The framework aims to reduce the federation complexity for testbeds developers by automating tedious backend operations, thereby providing scalable federation and remote access to various wireless testbeds. We first describe the key components of the new federation framework, including the Systems Manager Integration Engine (SMIE), the Automated Script Generator (ASG), and the Database Context Manager (DCM). We then prototype and deploy the new Federation Plane on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud, demonstrating its effectiveness by federating two wireless testbeds: i) UB NeXT, a 5G-and-beyond (5G+) testbed at the University at Buffalo, and ii) UT IoT, an IoT testbed at the University of Utah. Through this work we aim to initiate a grassroots campaign to democratize access to wireless research testbeds with heterogeneous hardware resources and network environment, and accelerate the establishment of a mature, open experimental ecosystem for the wireless community. The API of the new Federation Plane will be released to the community after internal testing is completed.

翻译：本文提出了一种面向UnionLabs的新型联邦框架。UnionLabs是一种创新的基于云的资源共享基础设施，专为下一代（NextG）与物联网（IoT）空口（OTA）实验设计。该框架旨在通过自动化繁琐的后端操作，降低测试平台开发者的联邦复杂度，从而实现对各类无线测试平台的可扩展联邦与远程访问。我们首先阐述了新联邦框架的关键组件，包括系统管理器集成引擎（SMIE）、自动化脚本生成器（ASG）以及数据库上下文管理器（DCM）。随后，我们在亚马逊云服务（AWS）公有云上对新的联邦平面进行了原型设计与部署，并通过联邦两个无线测试平台验证了其有效性：i) UB NeXT，位于布法罗大学的5G及超5G（5G+）测试平台；ii) UT IoT，位于犹他大学的物联网测试平台。通过这项工作，我们旨在发起一项基层倡议，以促进对具备异构硬件资源与网络环境的无线研究测试平台的普惠化访问，并加速为无线社区建立一个成熟、开放的实验生态系统。新联邦平面的API将在内部测试完成后向社区开放。