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Title TV White Space Communications and Networks
Published Kent : Elsevier Science, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (234 pages)
Series Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
Woodhead Publishing series in electronic and optical materials.
Contents Front Cover -- TV White Space Communications and Networks -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- About the Editors -- 1 TV White Space Developments in the UK -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What Are TV White Spaces? -- 1.3 What Does Available Mean? -- 1.4 Why TV Band Spectrum Is Valued -- 1.5 Origins of TVWS -- 1.5.1 A Short History of Terrestrial TV in the United Kingdom -- 1.6 The UK Road to TV White Spaces Regulation -- 1.6.1 A Brief Overview of UK Spectrum Regulation -- 1.6.2 Ofcom's Central Role in UK Spectrum Management
1.6.3 Traditional Spectrum Management Uses Dedicated Allocations and Licensing1.6.4 Licence Exemption -- Assumed Access Permission -- 1.6.5 International Harmonisation of Spectrum Management -- 1.6.6 UK TV White Spaces -- The Enabling Regulations -- 1.6.7 Basis of Protection for the Licensed Services -- 1.6.8 Licence Exemption -- The Default Access Model for TV White Spaces -- 1.6.9 Determining Which Channels Would Be Available -- Spectrum Sensing -- Beacons -- Geolocation Database -- Ofcom Chose the Geolocation Database Approach
Determining the Transmitted Power Limits for White Space DevicesGeolocation Databases -- Manually Con gurable Device Licences -- An Interim Measure -- Regulatory Requirements on Licence-Exempt Devices -- The United Kingdom's Regulatory Journey Began in 2005/2006 -- 1.7 UK Industry Interest in TVWS Grew in Parallel With Regulatory Discussions -- 1.7.1 Rural Broadband De cit Was a Driver of Interest in TVWS -- 1.7.2 Spectrum Scarcity Was Another Driver -- 1.8 Proving the Value and Workability of TV White Spaces
1.9 TV White Spaces Trial on the Isle of Bute, Scotland (2011 Onwards)1.10 The Cambridge White Spaces Trial (2011 to 2012) -- 1.10.1 Improving Broadband in a Rural Location -- 1.10.2 Machine-to-Machine Communication -- 1.10.3 Local Content Distribution -- 1.10.4 Location-Based Services -- 1.10.5 Input to Regulatory Working Groups -- 1.11 Ofcom's TV White Spaces Pilot (2013-2014) -- 1.12 Foundation of the Centre for White Space Communications -- 1.13 Applying White Spaces: Meeting Challenge of Scottish Rural Coverage -- 1.14 A Hybrid Access Technology Model Is Needed
1.14.1 Point-to-Multipoint Architectures Can Lower Deployment Costs References -- Part I Technologies for TV White Space Networks -- 2 TV White Space Spectrum Sharing Using Geolocation Databases -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Role of a Geolocation Database -- 2.3 What Is Needed From Organisations Who Are Sharing -- 2.4 When a Geolocation Database Can Help -- 2.5 Interfaces of a Geolocation Database -- 2.6 Current Solutions -- 2.7 Conclusions -- References -- Part II Policy, Regulation and Standardisation Issues
Summary TV White Space Communications and Networks summarizes the current state-of-the-art in this important aspect of wireless communication. Part One covers related technologies, while Part Two looks at policy, regulation and standardization issues. Part Three discusses the commercialization and potential applications of white space networks, rounding out a comprehensive book that provides a standard reference for those researching and commercializing white space networks
Notes ""3 Indoor-Outdoor TV White and Gray Space Availability: A U.S. Case Study""
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Subject Television broadcasting.
Television -- Transmitters and transmission.
Television frequency allocation.
Frequency spectra.
Television.
Television
television (telecommunication system)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
Television
Frequency spectra
Television broadcasting
Television frequency allocation
Television -- Transmitters and transmission
Form Electronic book
Author Stewart, Robert W. (Electrical engineer), editor
Crawford, David Dr
Sterling, Andrew
ISBN 9780081006153
0081006152
008100611X
9780081006115