Title :
Economic Efficiency: The Objective of Spectrum Management
Author :
Ewing, Donald R.
Author_Institution :
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce, Boulder, CO 80303. (303) 499-1000
Abstract :
The author notes a degree of confusion as to the overall objective of spectrum management. The concepts of spectrum conservation, spectrum efficiency, and economic efficiency are discussed and compared. Economic efficiency is concluded to be the proper objective.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Costs; Government; Nonlinear systems; Radio spectrum management; Signal analysis; Signal processing; Stochastic processes; Terminology; US Department of Commerce;
Journal_Title :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEMC.1978.303635
