Distributed indoor spectrum occupancy measurements in the UHF TV band

Author

Konig, Christian ; Perez Guirao, M.D. ; Lubben, Ralf

Author_Institution

Inst. of Commun. Technol., Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany

fYear

2014

fDate

10-14 June 2014

Firstpage

1373

Lastpage

1378

Abstract

In this paper we present spectrum usage results from a measurement campaign conducted in Berlin (Germany) during the International Radio Exhibition in September 2013. The measurements were performed in order to understand the characteristics of spectrum usage in the UHF TV band within a large indoor area. The measurement campaign relies on a spectrum sensing grid which is installed across multiple halls on the fairground at the Messe Berlin. We present our measurement setup and report our main findings regarding duty cycles and spatial correlation. Additionally, we focus on the analysis of possible coexistence threats for professional wireless microphone systems.

Keywords

correlation methods; indoor radio; microphones; radio spectrum management; Messe Berlin; UHF TV band; duty cycle; indoor spectrum distribution; international radio exhibition; spatial correlation; spectrum sensing grid; wireless microphone system; Cognitive radio; Correlation; Digital video broadcasting; Frequency measurement; Receivers; TV; UHF measurements; Cognitive Radio; Information Processing; Spectrum Occupancy Measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications (ICC), 2014 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.2014.6883513

Filename

6883513