2nd International ICST Conference on Access Networks

Research Article

Dynamic Spectrum Access in the IEEE 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Network

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447115,
        author={David Wright},
        title={Dynamic Spectrum Access in the IEEE 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Network},
        proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Access Networks},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={ACCESSNETS},
        year={2008},
        month={2},
        keywords={3G mobile communication  Background noise  Base stations  Frequency  Government  Microphones  Regulators  Switches  TV broadcasting  Wireless personal area networks},
        doi={10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447115}
    }
    
  • David Wright
    Year: 2008
    Dynamic Spectrum Access in the IEEE 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Network
    ACCESSNETS
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447115
David Wright1,*
  • 1: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
*Contact email: dwright@uottawa.ca

Abstract

In view of the overcrowding of the wireless spectrum, government regulators have specified “dynamic spectrum access” in which unlicensed users can share spectrum licensed to incumbents, so long as they do not interfere with the licensee’s transmissions. This paper describes the issues involved in standardizing the 802.22 wireless regional area network to share TV broadcast spectrum, including coexistence among TV broadcasts, Part 74 wireless microphones, and 802.22 base stations with overlapping coverage.