1. National Spectrum Managers Association
A View From OET
National Spectrum Managers Association
May 17, 2006
Julius P. Knapp
Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology
Federal Communications Commission
The views in this presentation are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of the FCC

2. Current FCC Spectrum Activities
Broadband Over
Power Lines
255 MHz for unlicensed in
addition to existing 300 MHz
Proposed TV White Spaces
50 MHz for
Public Safety
800 MHz Public
Safety Rebanding
New Broadband
Communications
Service
MSS/
ATC
0 GHz
1 GHz
2 GHz
3 GHz
4 GHz
5 GHz
6 GHz
90 MHz for AWS
75 MHz for Intelligent
Transportation Services
900 MHz Private
Radio Flexibility
New Licensed Service
At 3650 – 3700 MHz
Spectrum Recovered
From DTV Transition
Note: This chart is not all-inclusive

3. AWS I, II, and III Bands ? Broadband Radio Service (formerly MDS-ITFS)
= Mobile (uplink)
AWS I, II, and III Bands
= Base (downlink)
AWS I:
Blocks A-E: & MHz ?
AWS II:
Block F: / MHz Block G: / MHz
Nextel
AWS II - F
Nextel
AWS II - F
AWS II - G
AWS I
Blocks A-E
(45 MHz)
Base
AWS III
AWS II - G
AWS III: MHz
Federal Government
Exclusive Spectrum
(95 MHz)
Not Available
AWS I
Blocks A-E
(45 MHz)
Mobile
Licensed PCS
U.S. 2G
Mobile transmit
(60 MHz)
UPCS (Voice)
(10 MHz)
UPCS (Data)
Licensed PCS
U.S. 2G
Base station transmit
(60 MHz)
Expand AWS
(10 MHz)
Handset TX (20 MHz)
2 GHz MSS
Expand AWS - 5 MHz
BAS (not to scale)
MDS 1 & 2
ET Spectrum - 5 MHz
Expand AWS or
(15 MHz)
Relocation
Satellite TX (20 MHz)
2 GHz MSS
1885
1710
1850
1910
1930
1755
1920
Global MSS
Region 2
MSS
MDS
Region 2
MSS
Global MSS
1990
2000
2020
2025
2110
2150
2155
2160
2165
2180
2200
International
GSM 1800
European 2G
Mobile transmit
(75 MHz)
GSM 1800
European 2G
Base station transmit
(75 MHz)
“Worldwide” IMT-2000
“Worldwide” IMT-2000
DECT
(20 MHz)
Unpaired
(20 MHz)
Terrestrial Component
Mobile transmit
(60 MHz)
Satellite
Component
Uplinks
(30 MHz)
(15 Hz)
Unpaired
Terrestrial Component
Base station transmit
(60 MHz)
Satellite
Component
Downlinks
(30 MHz)
2200
1710
1785
1805
1900
1920
1980
2010
2025
2110
2170
2.5 GHz Band
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MDS-ITFS)
MDS 1
Lower Band
Mid Band
MDS 2
Upper Band
Unlicensed (Wi-Fi, ISM)
Licensed (BAS, Fixed from 2450 up)
MSS Big LEO
2400
2483.5
2495
2500
2690

4. 3650 MHz Proceeding
FCC Report and Order in March made 3650 – 3700 MHz available (ET Docket No )
Licensed spectrum, open to all
Interference control:
Registration of base stations
“Contention based” protocol
Reconsideration is pending

5. 5.8 GHz: Dynamic Frequency Selection
FCC Implemented Rules (ET Docket ) to provide an additional 255 MHz of Spectrum for U-NII Devices based on DFS
PN invited comments to update record for measurement procedures
Link
Indoor
Devices
Link
Devices
to Nodes
Provides A Total of
555 MHz of Spectrum!
Link
Nodes
(Campus)
50 mW
Indoor Use Only
250 mW
250 mW
1 W
DFS
DFS
5150
5250
5350
5470
5725
5825
Frequency (MHz)

6. UWB Activities
FCC adopted an Order in March 2005 granting a waiver for MBOFDM and gated UWB technology to enable testing under normal operating conditions
Order noted that FCC will initiate rule making in the future
Petitions for reconsideration pending
Industry is poised to introduce products
Wireless USB
In-home DTV distribution
Several other new applications
UWB standards are under consideration internationally
Waivers are pending: Vista/Cupid; Multi Spectral Solutions Inc.

7. Cognitive Radio
SDR & Cognitive radio holds promise for revamping paradigms for spectrum management
FCC has provided for SDR & cognitive radio (ET Docket No , 2005)
Revised equipment authorization rules
Addressed security issues
Synergy with secondary spectrum markets
Reconsideration pending
Much ongoing activity: DYSPAN (Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks); IEEE P1900; SDR Forum; DARPA (Defense Applied Research Projects Agency) XG project

8. Broadband Over Power Line
BPL rules adopted in October 2004 in ET Dkt 04-37
Included numerous provisions to protect against harmful interference
Must include notching and remote shut-down capabilities to avoid causing Ix
Must avoid certain aeronautical frequencies
Must avoid operating on certain frequencies in some geographic areas (i.e., near Coast-Guard stations)
Several petitions for reconsideration are pending

9. Other Pending Issues WCA petition at 57 – 64 GHz “Progeny” proceeding
Requests higher power operation
Some oppositions
“Progeny” proceeding
Requests rule changes for location monitoring 915 MHz
NPRM invites broad comment
TV White Spaces proceeding (ET Dkt )
FCC Adopted NPRM May 13, 2004
96 comments and 33 reply comments
IEEE planning further recommendations
Next steps under consideration
RF Exposure proceeding
DTV Final Allotment Table

10. Presidential Spectrum Initiative
Presidential Spectrum Initiative is led by the National Telecommunications & Information Admin. (NTIA)
Includes numerous recommendations to improve spectrum policy
FCC is participating as a liaison
Two actions of note:
Developing OET Frequency Assignment & Coordination System (OFACs) to automate FCC/NTIA license coordination
Considering a Notice of Inquiry on spectrum test bed

11. Medical Devices
FCC granted waivers of the Part 95 Medical Implant Communications Service rules to Biotronik and DexCom
Medtronic has filed a petition for rule making to expand the MICS rules
Rule making planned in the very near future:
Consider changes to the MICS rules
Invite broad comment on spectrum needs and issues for medical devices.

12. Conclusion Spectrum policy review is ongoing
Extensive spectrum actions are already completed or under way
Considerable future activity is planned