e-Infrastructure and e-Services. 7th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2015, Cotonou, Benin, December 15-16, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

TV White Space Networks Deployment: A Case Study of Mankweng Township in South Africa

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_1,
        author={Millicent Ramoroka and Moshe Masonta and Adrian Kliks},
        title={TV White Space Networks Deployment: A Case Study of Mankweng Township in South Africa},
        proceedings={e-Infrastructure and e-Services. 7th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2015, Cotonou, Benin, December 15-16, 2015, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={AFRICOMM},
        year={2017},
        month={1},
        keywords={e-Learning e-Surveillance Mankweng Township TV white spaces},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_1}
    }
    
  • Millicent Ramoroka
    Moshe Masonta
    Adrian Kliks
    Year: 2017
    TV White Space Networks Deployment: A Case Study of Mankweng Township in South Africa
    AFRICOMM
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_1
Millicent Ramoroka1,*, Moshe Masonta2,*, Adrian Kliks3,*
  • 1: University of Limpopo
  • 2: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  • 3: Poznan University of Technology
*Contact email: millicent.ramoroka@ul.ac.za, mmasonta@csir.co.za, akliks@et.put.poznan.pl

Abstract

The role of cheap and easy access to various telecommunication facilities is crucial for further community development. Such an observation is of particular importance for the developing countries all over the world since reliable and open access to communication systems can fasten the reduction of the development gap. In this work we analyze the benefits that can be obtained by application of TV White Space network, i.e. the network that operates in vacated TV band in a cognitive manner. The whole analysis is conducted based on specific use-case, i.e. the test network deployed in the Mankweng Township.