Title :
A Hardware Platform for Utilizing TV Bands With a Wi-Fi Radio
Author :
Narlanka, Srihari ; Chandra, Ranveer ; Bahl, Paramvir ; Ferrell, John Ian
Author_Institution :
Microsoft Res. Microsoft Corp. Redmond, Redmond
Abstract :
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently exploring the use of TV bands for unlicensed communication. This step has sparked significant interest in the research and corporate community as it opens up new possibilities for high speed and long range wireless communication. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a complete system that can detect the presence of TV signals, and perform high-speed data communication in an available TV band without interfering with neighboring TV bands. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first known system with all the above capabilities.
Keywords :
television broadcasting; wireless LAN; Federal Communications Commission; TV bands; Wi-Fi radio; high-speed data communication; long range wireless communication; Data communication; FCC; Frequency; Hardware; Narrowband; Signal design; TV interference; TV receivers; White spaces; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Local & Metropolitan Area Networks, 2007. LANMAN 2007. 15th IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1100-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1100-9
DOI :
10.1109/LANMAN.2007.4295974
