Research Article
Long-Range Communications In Licence-Exempt TV White Spaces: An Introduction To Soft-Licence Concept
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.crowncom.2012.248697, author={Santosh Kawade}, title={Long-Range Communications In Licence-Exempt TV White Spaces: An Introduction To Soft-Licence Concept}, proceedings={7th International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={CROWNCOM}, year={2012}, month={7}, keywords={tv white spaces tvws long range license-exempt unlicensed soft licence geolocation spectrum etiquette coexistence fairness qos commercial model business model}, doi={10.4108/icst.crowncom.2012.248697} }- Santosh Kawade
Year: 2012
Long-Range Communications In Licence-Exempt TV White Spaces: An Introduction To Soft-Licence Concept
CROWNCOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.crowncom.2012.248697
Abstract
Spectrum deregulation in wireless industry along with advancements in Cognitive Radio (CR) technology has opened up opportunities to access under-utilised spectral bands such as TV White Spaces (TVWS). Certain services in TVWS would require access to spectrum which is predictable, measurable and offer a higher degree of certainty currently difficult under the license-exempt model. This paper introduces a novel light-touch regulatory model called as ‘Soft-Licence’ which sits between the current exclusive-license and license-exempt spectrum models and offers the required service protection from license-exempt secondary systems and provides a fine balance between enabling efficient use of spectrum and encouragement to service providers to deploy infrastructure based on shared TVWS spectrum. To complete the discussion, a commercial model based on separation of White Space connectivity and White Space retail service under the Soft-Licence concept is proposed.