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A type of Radio in which some or all of the physical layer functions are Software Defined.
Ant: Hardware Radio
NOTE 1: Radios in which the communications functions are implemented in software are considered Hardware Radios for regulatory purposes if the regulated emission or reception parameters cannot be changed in the field, post manufacture, without physically modifying the device. However, a device having regulated parameters that can be changed without physical modification is considered a Software Defined Radio, even if such change requires specialized equipment or proprietary procedures.
NOTE 2: This term represents an idealized abstraction that is useful in designating categories of radio devices (e.g., Hardware Radio, Software Defined Radio, and Cognitive Radio) to which certain regulatory provisions or functional capabilities may apply. The term is also useful in describing the general evolution in the software reconfigurability of radio devices with Hardware Radio not being software reconfigurable and Software Defined Radio being software reconfigurable. Software Defined Radios include software reconfigurable hardware such as microprocessors, digital signal processors, and field programmable gate arrays that are used with software to implement communications functions. The degree of software reconfigurability will depend on the radio implementation.
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Definition [1]: A radio that includes a transmitter in which the operating parameters of frequency range, modulation type or maximum output power (either radiated or conducted), or the circumstances under which the transmitter operates in accordance with Commission rules, can be altered by making a change in software without making any changes to hardware components that affect the radio frequency emissions.
ITU-R Definition (including the notes) [2] [3]:
A radio in which RF operating parameters including but not limited to frequency range, modulation type, or output power can be set or altered by software, or the technique by which this is achieved.
NOTE 1 – Excludes changes to operating parameters which occur during the normal pre-installed and predetermined operation of a radio according to a system specification or standard.NOTE 2 – SDR is an implementation technique applicable to many radio technologies and standards.NOTE 3 – Within the mobile service, SDR techniques are applicable to both transmitters and receivers.
[1] FCC Report and Order FCC 05-57, “Facilitating Opportunities for Flexible, Efficient, and Reliable Spectrum Use Employing Cognitive Radio Technologies,” ET Docket No. 03-108, March 11, 2005[2] ITU-R Report M.2064, “Software-Defined Radio in the Land Mobile Service.”[3] ITU-R Report M.2063, “The Impact of Software Defined Radio on IMT-2000, the Future Development of IMT-2000 and Systems Beyond IMT-2000.”
A type of Radio in which the behavior of communications systems is governed by a Policy-Based Control Mechanism.
Policy-Based Control Mechanism(draft – IEEE 1900.1)
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A mechanism that governs radio behavior by sets of rules, expressed in a machine readable format, that are independent of the radio implementation regardless of whether the implementation is in hardware or software.
Wireless networks that employ dynamic spectrum access functionality.
Dynamic Spectrum Access(draft – IEEE 1900.1)
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The real-time adjustment of spectrum resource usage in response to changing circumstances and objectives.
NOTE: Changing circumstances and objectives also include (and are not limited to) energy-conservation, changes of the radio’s state (operational mode, battery life, location, etc.), interference-avoidance (either suffered or inflicted), changes in environmental/external constraints (spectrum, propagation, operational policies, etc.), spectrum-usage efficiency targets, Quality of Service (QoS), graceful degradation guidelines and maximization of radio lifetime.
• Increasing demand for spectrum– General movement from human as the end point to data to devices as the end
point• Data load growing dramatically• Network increasingly important
– Increasing pressure to find spectrum for new services
• Spectrum management– Current “Command and Control” approach will not take us into the future
• Bosnia took 500 people 9 months to plan spectrum!• Must have faster ways to coordinate multi-service operations• Must be able to shift spectrum use to reflect local needs• Mobile devices must respect host countries during transit
• Dynamic Spectrum Access addresses these issues– Simulations show 80-100 X improved efficiency possible– DARPA XG project demonstrated 18 X improved efficiency
In 2005 the IEEE 1900 effort was created by a cooperative agreement between: IEEE Communications Society IEEE ElectroMagnetic Compatibility Society
March 22, 2007 the IEEE approved the advancement as in independent standards sponsorIEEE Standards Coordinating Committee SCC 41 Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN)
April 20, 2007 is the inaugural meeting of SCC 41 SCC 41 developing international standards for DySPAN
for coordinated and dynamic use of spectrum by commercial, military, NASA and public safety.