Early Opportunities for Commercialization of TV Whitespace in the U.S

Author

Martin, Frederick L. ; Correal, Neiyer S. ; Ekl, Randy L. ; Gorday, Paul ; Dea, Robert O.

Author_Institution

Motorola Inc., Plantation, FL

fYear

2008

fDate

15-17 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

We propose the use of IP-based broadband wireless protocols to address many of the applications needs in the Television White Space (TVWS) frequencies that will be available for secondary usage in the U.S. beginning in 2009. The work includes a discussion of TVWS physical and regulatory characteristic and a view of the TVWS usage models that may be applied in various market spaces, including the home, the enterprise, public safety and wireless mobile service providers. We show that a protocol based on IEEE 802.16e or a similar broadband wireless protocol could be adapted to meet many of the needs in this space.

Keywords

IP networks; broadband networks; protocols; radio spectrum management; television; IEEE 802.16e; IP-based broadband wireless protocols; TVWS frequencies; TVWS physical characteristics; TVWS regulatory characteristic; TVWS usage models; US TV whitespace commercialization; spectrum management; Buildings; Cable TV; Commercialization; Consumer electronics; Frequency; Licenses; Trademarks; White spaces; WiMAX; Wireless application protocol; 802.16e; cognitive radio; protocols; television white space;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications, 2008. CrownCom 2008. 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2301-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2302-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CROWNCOM.2008.4562539

Filename

4562539