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The new 5th generation of mobile standard is being criticised for being an urban standard and lacking features such as affordable broadband to support the broadband connectivity of underserved rural communities. As broadband connectivity is now closely linked to GDP growth, there is a compelling societal argument towards testing new innovative and disruptive network technologies to provide broadband internet connectivity of urban and rural communities in emerging markets. Dynamic spectrum access (DSA) networks are one such network technologies that are being tested and expected to extend the reach of broadband and 5G standards for rural broadband connectivity. One such successful example is the Cape Town TVWS broadband network test-bed, where 10 underserved schools are connected to broadband internet using spectrum sharing TVWS. The workshop forum will provide a platform to such demonstrations and presentation of quality papers to discuss such emerging technologies such as Spectrum sharing techniques (Licensed shared access (LSA), Cooperative Spectrum Access (CSA), Opportunistic Spectrum access (OSA),...), LTE_unlicensed, television white spaces (TVWS) that have been tested in several trials. Furthermore, enabling and co-existence technologies such as white space spectrum databases (WSDB) that have been standardised recently with the Office of communications OFCOM UK, and the concept of white space communications networks (WSCN) which are ushered alongside these DSA network technologies will be discussed, with a view to provide insight on the co-existence issues and its impact on future wireless networks such as the emerging 5G mobile standard. The workshop will also provide a forum for quality papers on DSA and panel discussion on technological and regulatory innovations to enable affordable broadband for underserved communities using DSA based TVWS networks, in support of the ITU and UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). The workshop is significant for creation of opportunities enabled by 5G and DSA technologies for socio-economic improvement of broadband ICT based service provision in sectors such as education, healthcare, banking, agriculture and transportation, etc., in underserved global communities.

征稿信息

重要日期

2017-01-03
初稿截稿日期
2017-02-15
终稿截稿日期

征稿范围

The Technology Program Committee invites papers on the following topics:

  • Dynamic spectrum access for extremely high-frequency (mmWave) spectrum

  • Spectrum management for the Internet of Things

  • Licensed Shared Access and secondary use of government spectrum bands

  • Pricing and access rules for secondary spectrum

  • RF energy harvesting in dynamic spectrum access regimes

  • Low-power dynamic spectrum access

  • Long-term experimental results of dynamic spectrum access systems

  • Robust simulation methods and validation models of dynamic spectrum access systems

  • Dynamic spectrum access for underserved regions

The Policy Program Committee invites papers that can help inform policy makers on topics of current interest, including:

  • With the rapid evolution of 4G and emergence of 5G systems, regulatory agencies might have difficulty keeping up with technological change. Given the speed of technological change, what are the opportunities and challenges associated with market and regulatory approaches to spectrum allocation, spectrum management, and/or spectrum sharing?

  • What particular spectrum management policies and tools are needed by and appropriate for planning or implementing emerging 5G systems? Are the particular challenges and/or opportunities associated with implementing 5G in particular spectrum bands?

  • As spectrum sharing moves from theory to practice, how do we address the challenges of monitoring, enforcing, and implementing of spectrum access systems and policies?

  • Many of the practical spectrum sharing systems involve commercial sharing of government spectrum (in the US).  What frameworks are appropriate for bidirectional sharing (i.e., government access to commercial spectrum bands?  What are the opportunities and challenges?

  • One of the foundations of spectrum policy is to foster more efficient use of spectrum.  How can efficiency be defined and measured to enable policymakers to benchmark their progress toward this goal?

  • What are the opportunities and challenges of first responder communications or public safety mobile broadband (e.g. FirstNet) deployment (a major US based policy initiative for first responder communications)?

  • What are the challenges related to making spectrum sharing both spectrally and economically efficient?

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重要日期

  • 03月06日

    2017

    会议日期

  • 01月03日 2017

    初稿截稿日期

  • 02月15日 2017

    终稿截稿日期

  • 03月06日 2017

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