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doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 2 Abstract This presentation considers what standards would be useful for TV white space systems It reviews what standardization and related activities already exist It recommends additional standardization activities within IEEE 802 It recommends fostering additional standardization activities outside of IEEE 802

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 3 What is a cognitive radio? Definition depends on who you ask –Dr. Joseph Mitola III first coined the term –FCC has definition –ITU has definition –SDR forum defines –IEEE USA defines –IEEE P defines differently –IEEE doesn’t define… For argument sake use FCC definition as –paragraph 10 of the FCC NPRM –A radio that can change its transmitter parameters based on interaction with the environment in which it operates

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 4 Focus today is dynamic spectrum access (DSA) for Whitespace CR activities today fall short of original definition Focus is on dynamic spectrum access –Critical need exists to optimize spectrum usage –First application of CR concepts Radios practicing DSA are available today! (Test conducted in the rural sector west of Ottawa, Canada)* White space *- C. R. Stevenson, G. Chouinard, W. Caldwell,Tutorial on the P PAR for :“Recommended Practice for the Installation and Deployment of IEEE Systems,” IEEE802, San Diego, CA, 7/17/06

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 5 Is this definition broad enough? Today prefer to think in terms of ‘cognitive systems’ rather that ‘cognitive radio’ –Often the smarts aren’t in the radio Want to think ‘end-to-end’ for radio applications and network management –Define all cognitive mechanisms that make sense Don’t just limit to PHY and MAC Don’t limit to DSA

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 6 Reconfigurable radio(s) Sensing Configuration Database Learning and reasoning Registration Database Policy Database Incumbent Database Local ResourcesRemote Resources Cognitive Radio System

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 7 Regulatory bodies are requiring CR/DSA technology The FCC released its R&O for TV Whitespace on November 4, 2008 allowing unlicensed radio transmitters to operate in the broadcast television spectrum at locations where that spectrum is not being used given they use CR / DSA capabilities Other regulatory bodies considering CR/DSA –International Telecommunication Union (ITU) –European Radio Spectrum Policy Group (ERSPG) –U.K. Ofcom (consultation on DySPAN) –Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) Standards are required if CR/DSA technology is to be applied in a multi-vendor environment!

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 8 Evolution of IEEE Cognitive Standards Increasing levels of “Cognition” h a h P P y P Coexistence Dynamic frequency selection and power control Cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum Access Development of standard Completion of standard.

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 9 Some relevant CR/DSA activities (Aside from IEEE 802 and SCC 41) Software Defined Radio Forum (SDR Forum) –Technical committee on cognitive radio – –Also goups on secondary spectrum access testing, meta-language for mobility work, and possibly security – European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) –Technical Committee on Reconfigurable Radio Systems (TC RRS) – Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) –WG6: Cognitive wireless networks and systems – International Telecommunications Union – Radio Sector (ITU-R) –ITU-R Working Parties (WP) 1B, 5A, 8A, and 8F (cellular and fixed) – – IEEE Technical Committee on Cognitive Networks (TCCN) – EU End to End Efficiency Project (E3) – Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communications engineers (IEICE) –

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 10 Consensus Standards CR/DSA activities impacting TV Whitespace* ITU-R WP 1B, 5A, … IEEE SCC , , , , IEEE , , , , , , , ETSI TC RRS Regulatory FCC ITU WRC OFCOM ERSPG MIC IEEE TCCN WWRF WG6 Technical Pubs White Papers Research Bodies IEICEE3 ARIB SDR Forum CRWG COGNET Trade Associations * Based on inputs from Joanna Juenin, Motorola

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 11 Applications

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 12 Applications (From Use Case group)? Fixed broadband access (rural) Home Networking Nomadic / Portable –Meter reading Public Safety

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 13 Possible New 802 Whitespace Standards Alternate PHY for TV bands (802.11, ) Cognitive Plane (802.11, , new WG?) –Security function –Policy interface –Geo-location Interface –Incumbent sensing –TVBD sensing Cognitive media handoff (802.21) End to End recommended Practice (802.11, , , ) Common beaconing protocol (new WG?)

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 14 Work to be considered outside IEEE 802* Policy languages –Used for describing what (cognitive) behaviors are permitted/desirable –802 should discuss whether P1900.5's charter & plans can meet their needs –What are requirements seen by 802's members for TV whitespace needs –More than a "policy interface" is needed more sophisticated/challenging than an API Database interaction protocols and languages –for registering and learning about emitters and behaviors –evolution to other services in the future, including spectrum brokering known in the CR community as a "radio environment map" Common beaconing protocol –Cognitive Pilot Channel work is already moving forward with one solution (ITU) –Can 802 leverage the CPC approach; particularly for personal portable devices –Also "beaconing" methods that don't involve over-the-air transmission, e.g. registry in a local database Coexistence and fair sharing protocols –Standards are needed to assure that all secondary users who are "here“ can coexistence and share the resource fairly e.g. ways of negotiating power levels, responding to interference that arises, allocating bandwidth –May or may not include common MAC/PHY for doing this over the air –Many involve work with other SDOs… * Based on inputs from John Chapin, MIT

doc.: IEEE 802.WS-09/0015r0 Submission January 2009 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 15 A key issue Can 802 move fast enough to address end-to-end Whitespace standardization? –Trade Organizations move faster? –Entity vs Individual balloting?