IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 41

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IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 41

• Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks

Formerly IEEE 1900 Standards Committee on Next
Generation Radio and Spectrum Management
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Presentation Outline

• Introduction to Standards Coordinating Committee
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• Scope
• What Standards Are Needed
• Background
• IEEE Standards Coordination Committee 41
  Subgroups
• Standards Developing Subgroups
• IEEE Working Group 1900.1
• IEEE Working Group 1900.2
• IEEE Working Group 1900.3
• IEEE Working Group 1900.4
• IEEE Study Group A
• Administrative Subgroups
• Executive Committee (ExCom)
• Policies and Procedures Subgroup
• Information Technology Subgroup
• Summary

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SCC41 Scope

• SCC 41 sponsors standards projects in the area of
  dynamic spectrum access networks and provides
  coordination and information exchange between and
  among standards developing activities of the
  IEEE.
• For further information, see the IEEE-SA
  Standards Board Bylaws. http//standards.ieee.org/
  sa/bog/resources.html

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What Standards Are Needed?

• Definitions and Concepts
• Interference/Co-Existence/Sharing
• Conformance, Dependability, Evaluation, Levels of
  Assurance and Compliance
• Network aspects of cognitive and reconfigurable
  radio systems
• Security
• Other

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IEEE Standards Coordination Committee 41
Background

• The IEEE P1900 Standards Committee was
  established in the first quarter 2005 jointly by
  the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) and the
  IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society.
  The objective of this effort is to develop
  supporting standards dealing with new
  technologies and techniques being developed for
  next generation radio and advanced spectrum
  management.
• On March 22, 2007 the IEEE Standards Board
  approved the reorganization of the IEEE 1900
  effort as Standards Coordinating Committee 41
  (SCC41), Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
  (DySPAN). The IEEE Communications Society and EMC
  Society are the sponsoring societies for this
  effort, as they were for the IEEE 1900 effort.
• Within the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA),
  a standards coordinating committee is a direct
  sponsor of standards, reporting directly to the
  IEEE-SA Standards Board. The IEEE 1900 Committee
  ceased to exist at the inaugural meeting of SCC41
  in April 2007. The work of the IEEE 1900.x
  Working Groups continues under SCC41.

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Presentation Outline

• Introduction to Standards Coordinating Committee
  41
• Scope
• What Standards Are Needed
• Background
• IEEE Standards Coordination Committee 41
  Subgroups
• Standards Developing Subgroups
• IEEE Working Group 1900.1
• IEEE Working Group 1900.2
• IEEE Working Group 1900.3
• IEEE Working Group 1900.4
• IEEE Study Group A
• Administrative Subgroups
• Executive Committee (ExCom)
• Policies and Procedures Subgroup
• Information Technology Subgroup
• Summary

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Standards Development Subgroups (1 of 5)

• 1900.1 Working Group Standard Definitions and
  Concepts for Dynamic Spectrum Access Technology
  Relating to Emerging Wireless Networks, System
  Functionality, and Spectrum Management
• Scope This standard provides technically
  precise definitions and explanations of key
  concepts in the fields of spectrum management,
  cognitive radio, policy defined radio, adaptive
  radio, software defined radio, and related
  technologies. The document goes beyond simple,
  short definitions by providing amplifying text
  that explains these technologies. The document
  also describes how these technologies interrelate
  and create new capabilities while at the same
  time providing mechanisms supportive of new
  spectrum management paradigms such as dynamic
  spectrum access.
• Purpose New concepts and technologies are
  rapidly emerging in the fields of spectrum
  management policy defined radio, adaptive radio,
  software defined radio, reconfigurable radio and
  networks and related technologies. Many of the
  terms used do not have precise definitions or
  have multiple definitions. This document
  facilitates the development of these technologies
  by clarifying the terminology and how these
  technologies relate to each other.
• Fall 2007 Status Project Authorization Request
  approved March 2005 IEEE Draft Standard P1900.1
  is in the balloting and recirculation stages.
• Leadership
• Chair Jim Hoffmeyer jhoffmeyer_at_IEEE.org
• Vice Chair Dennis Stewart dstewart_at_alionscience
  .com
• Secretary Dennis Stewart

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Standards Development Subgroups (2 of 5)

• 1900.2 Working Group Recommended Practice for
  the Analysis of In-Band and Adjacent Band
  Interference and Coexistence Between Radio
  Systems
• Scope This recommended practice provides
  technical guidelines for analyzing the potential
  for coexistence or in contrast interference
  between radio systems operating in the same
  frequency band or between frequency bands.
• Purpose New concepts and technologies are
  rapidly emerging in the fields of spectrum
  management, policy defined radio, adaptive radio
  and software defined radio. A primary goal of
  these initiatives is to improve spectral
  efficiency. This recommended practice provides
  guidance for the analysis of coexistence and
  interference between various radio services.
• Fall 2007 Status Project Authorization Request
  approved March 2005 IEEE Draft Standard P1900.2
  is in the balloting and recirculation stages.
• Leadership
• Chair Stephen Berger stephen.berger_at_ieee.org
• Vice Chair Kalle Konston kkontson_at_alionscience.
  com
• Secretary Alexe Leu aleu_at_sharedspectrum.com

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Standards Development Subgroups (3 of 5)

• 1900.3 Working Group Standard for Assessing the
  Spectrum Access Behavior of Radio Systems
  Employing Dynamic Spectrum Access Methods
• Scope The scope of this standard is to specify
  techniques for testing and analysis to be used
  during regulatory compliance and stakeholder
  evaluation of radio systems with dynamic spectrum
  access (DSA) capability.
• Purpose While there has been vigorous research
  on and prototyping of radio systems with dynamic
  spectrum access (DSA), the potential for
  deployment may be affected by the ability of
  regulatory agencies and industry stakeholder to
  verify that a system conforms to applicable
  technical and policy requirements. This standard
  which focuses on RF system test and certification
  make it feasible to provide such assurance.
• Fall 2007 Status Project Authorization Request
  is pending approval by IEEE SDCOM. P1900.3
  previously had an approved PAR of narrower scope,
  titled Recommended Practice for Conformance
  Evaluation of Software Defined Radio (SDR)
  Software Modules. The broader PAR described
  above has been drafted to support merging of
  P1900.3 and 1900a, and was approved by the groups
  and SCC41 in July 2007.
• Leadership
• Chairman John Chapin jchapin_at_vanu.com
• Vice Chair Doug Sicker douglas.sicker_at_colorado.e
  du
• Secretary Fred Martin F.Martin_at_motorola.com

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Standards Development Subgroups (4 of 5)

• 1900.4 Working Group Architectural building
  blocks enabling network-device distributed
  decision making for optimized radio resource
  usage in heterogeneous wireless access networks.
• Scope This standard defines the building blocks
  comprising i) network resource managers, ii)
  device resource managers, and iii) the
  information to be exchanged between the building
  blocks, for enabling coordinated network-device
  distributed decision making which will aid in the
  optimization of radio resource usage, including
  spectrum access control, in heterogeneous
  wireless access networks. The standard is
  limited to the architectural and functional
  definitions at a first stage. The corresponding
  protocols definition related to information
  exchange will be addressed at a later stage.
• Purpose The purpose of this project is to
  improve overall composite capacity and quality of
  service of wireless systems in a multiple Radio
  Access Technologies (RAT) environment by defining
  an appropriate system architecture and protocols
  which will facilitate the optimization of radio
  resource usage, in particular, by exploiting
  information exchanged between network and mobile
  Terminals, whether or not they support multiple
  simultaneous links and dynamic spectrum access.
• Fall 2007 Status Project Authorization Request
  approved December 2006. The Working Group has an
  objective of completing its work by end of 2007
  and to initiate the IEEE sponsor balloting
  process at that time.
• Leadership
• Chair Soodesh Buljore soodesh.buljore_at_motorola.
  com
• Vice Chair Patricia Martigne patricia.martigne_at_o
  range-ftgroup.com
• Secretary Patricia Martigne

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Standards Development Subgroups (5 of 5)

• Study Group A Dependability and Evaluation of
  Regulatory Compliance for Radio Systems with
  Dynamic Spectrum Access
• Areas of Study
• Dependability level of trust in the correct
  operation of a system.
• Evaluation Assessment of whether or not a
  system is correct, i.e., whether or not it
  complies with a specification
• Evaluation of the etiquette
• Evaluation of the implementations
• Levels of assurance
• Fall 2007 Status Study Group approved March
  2006. This study group is merging into IEEE
  P1900.3 which will pursue standards in this area.
  Study group A is expected to terminate at the
  December 2007 SCC41 plenary.
• Leadership
• Co-Chairs John Chapin jchapin_at_vanu.com
• Doug Sicker douglas.sicker_at_colo
  rado.edu

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Administrative Subgroups

• Executive Committee
• Policies and Procedures Subgroup
• Information Technology Subgroup

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Presentation Outline

• Introduction to Standards Coordinating Committee
  41
• Scope
• What Standards Are Needed
• Background
• IEEE Standards Coordination Committee 41
  Subgroups
• Standards Developing Subgroups
• IEEE Working Group 1900.1
• IEEE Working Group 1900.2
• IEEE Working Group 1900.3
• IEEE Working Group 1900.4
• IEEE Study Group A
• Administrative Subgroups
• Executive Committee (ExCom)
• Policies and Procedures Subgroup
• Information Technology Subgroup
• Summary

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Summary

• The spectrum crunch resulting from the demand for
  new services in many applications is a major
  driving factor for the development of new radio
  system technologies.
• There is a complex interrelationship between
  business cases for new wireless services,
  technology, standards and regulatory
  requirements.
• IEEE SCC41 is well positioned to play a leading
  role in meeting the standardization requirements
  in next generation radio systems.
• Regulators need standards to reference.
• The IEEE 1900.1 Working Group has already made
  significant contributions to the ITU-R.

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IEEE 1900 Meeting Schedule
Please go to www.scc41.org Click on Meetings
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More Information on IEEE SCC41 and the IEEE
1900.X Working Groups

• http//www.scc41.org/
• http//standards.ieee.org/board/nes/1000-1999.html
  

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Contacts

• SCC41 Co-Chair stephen.berger_at_ieee.org
• SCC41 Co-Chair j.guenin_at_motorola.com
• SCC41 Vice Chair kkontson_at_alionscience.com
• SCC41 Secretary eydt_bernie_at_bah.com
• SCC41 Treasurer jchapin_at_vanu.com