June 2006 | Journal Article
Principles of flexible-use spectrum rights
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Robert J. Matheson, “Principles of flexible-use spectrum rights.”. https://doi.org/10.1109/JCN.2006.6182740
Abstract:
A serious problem with traditional “command & control” spectrum management techniques is that they do not easily accommodate new technologies and new services. This paper describes the necessary principles of flexible-use spectrum rights which may allow a wide variety of spectrum uses in a single general-purpose band. Based on the electrospace description of the radio spectrum, these principles allow general aggregation or division of licensed electrospace regions via secondary markets, providing rules for how regulatory limits change under aggregation or division. These flexible-use principles limit transmitter behaviors that tend to create a more difficult operating environment for receivers, while making receivers responsible for handling any remaining interference. The author shows how flexible-use principles could provide a basis for real-world flexible-use frequency bands.
This paper is adapted from “Flexible-use spectrum rights: A tutorial” inProc. ISART 2005, Mar. 1–3, 2005.
Keywords: interference; frequency modulation; spectrum management; spectrum sharing; radio frequency interference (RFI); electro-space; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; radio transmitters; flexible-use; receiver standards; spectrum property rights
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U.S. Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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