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Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-bed Background The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal agencies, have established a Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed (Test-Bed) pilot program to examine the feasibility of increased sharing between Federal and non-Federal users. This pilot program is an opportunity for the Federal agencies to work cooperatively with industry, researchers, and academia to objectively examine new technologies that can improve management of the nation’s airwaves. Test-Bed Pilot Program Description The Test-Bed Pilot Program will evaluate the ability of Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) devices employing spectrum sensing and/or geo-location techniques to share spectrum with land mobile radio systems operating in the 410-420 MHz band. The Test-Bed Pilot Program will be performed in three phases:
Federal
Register: Notice
of Inquiry: The President’s Spectrum Policy
Initiative Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Public Comments Received:
The public comments were reviewed by the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC), which was established as part the Presidential Spectrum Policy Initiative to advise the Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, on needed reforms to spectrum policies and management to enable the introduction of new spectrum dependent technologies and services. NTIA also sought comments from the federal agencies on the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC). The public comments as well as the comments provided by the CSMAC and the IRAC were used to develop the federal portion of the Test-Bed Pilot Program. Press
Release: Commerce’s NTIA Seeks Participants
for Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed: NTIA
announced today in a public notice that the agency
will be soliciting participation in the Spectrum
Sharing Innovation Test-Bed which will study the
feasibility of increased spectrum sharing between
federal and commercial users. Participants must
notify NTIA of their interest by Feb. 29, 2008. Test-Bed Participants:
Posted: 05-20-2008 Fiscal Year 2008 Progress Report: This progress report describes the activities related to the Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Pilot Program undertaken during Fiscal Year 2008. Federal Register: Requesting Comments: NTIA seeks comment on the types and depth of testing to be conducted in Phase I of the Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed pilot program to assess whether devices employing Dynamic Spectrum Access techniques can share the frequency spectrum with land mobile radio systems.
Final Phase I Test Plan: This document describes the types and depth of testing that NTIA is conducting in Phase I of the Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Pilot Program to assess whether Dynamic Spectrum Access devices employing spectrum sensing and geo-location techniques can share the frequency spectrum with land mobile radio systems in the specified frequency bands. |
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