2022 Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Communications Technology Laboratory

At the request of the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, this report assesses the management of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), focusing on the work, facilities, equipment, personnel, portfolios of scientific expertise, and effective dissemination of the results. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Overview of the Communications Technology Laboratory3 Core Network Technologies4 Fundamental Electromagnetic Technologies and Standards5 Next-Generation Wireless6 Public Safety Communications Research7 Smart Infrastructure and Manufacturing8 Spectrum Sensing and Sharing9 Facilities, Equipment, and Personnel10 Assessment of Communications Technology Laboratory Responses to the Key Recommendations of the 2019 Assessment11 Key RecommendationsAppendixesAppendix A: Acronyms and AbbreviationsAppendix B: Panel Biographical Sketches