Transcript FCC Lab Presentation

A View from the FCC’s Office of
Engineering & Technology
NSMA
Spectrum 2008
May 21, 2008
Julius P. Knapp
Chief
Office of Engineering and Technology
Federal Communications Commission
Note: The opinions in this presentation are those of the author and may not
necessarily represent those of the Federal Communications Commission
DTV Transition
DTV transition: February 17, 2008
OET working closely with other B/O’s:
– Addressing various technical matters
– Supporting Wilmington, NC test
Supporting NTIA’s coupon eligible
converter box program
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Public Safety / Private Partnership
FCC adopted rules and conducted auction
for Public Safety/Private Partnership
Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule
Making adopted May 14, 2008
– Objective to make partnership successful
– Invites broad comment
– Intent to provide greater specificity
Invites comment on technical issues and
includes a technical appendix
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Medical Devices
Notice of Proposed Rule Making and notice of
Inquiry in ET Docket 06-135
Proposed to expand medical implant
communications service from 402–405 MHz
to 401-406 MHz
Alfred Mann Petition for Rule Making proposes
wideband medical micropower network service in
the 413 – 419 MHz, 426-432 MHz, 438-444 MHz
and 451-457 MHz bands
GE Health Care Petition for Rule Making proposes
the allocation of spectrum on a secondary basis in
the 2360-2400 MHz band and for the adoption of
service rules under Part 95 for the operation of
wireless medical ‘body sensor networks’
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3650 MHz:
A Hybrid Licensing Approach
FCC designated 3650 – 3700 MHz for nationwide, non-exclusive
licensed operations:
– Avoids licensing via auction
– No first-in-time right of interference protection
Licensees register fixed and base stations in public database
Licensees must cooperate in selection and use of frequencies to
avoid harmful interference with other nearby licensees
Equipment must use A Contention-based protocol:
– Establishes rules by which each device is provided a reasonable
opportunity to operate
– Defines the events that must occur when two or more devices
attempt to simultaneously access the same channel
Has been considerable interest in this spectrum
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Ongoing Matters
Broadcast Auxiliary Service relocation; Sprint/Nextel waiver (Docket 02-55)
Broadband Radio Service relocation – petition for recon. (Docket 00-256)
Digital Audio Radio Service / Wireless Communications Service – terrestrial
DARS repeaters / mobile WCS & interference protections
Clarity petition for waiver (reconsideration) to provide video service at truck
stops in the broadcast auxiliary band at 2025 – 2110 MHz
Federal Earth Station allocation status – NTIA petition for rule making
Spectrum innovation test bed
AWS 1 relocation
AWS 2 & 3 service rules (WT Docket No. 07-195 et al)
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TV “White Spaces”
FCC First R&O and Further NPRM (ET Docket 02-380)
adopted 10/12/06
Permits fixed devices on certain TV channels after the DTV
transition, explores a number of issues such as whether to
permit personal/portable devices and makes proposals
towards adopting final rules
Extensive record developed
Device has cognitive or sensing
capability to identify
vacant channels
Transmits in
vacant channel
“White Spaces”
Are channels left
vacant in each market
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TV White Space Testing
Public Notice in January
announced FCC Lab to
conducting further tests on
TV White Space Device
prototypes
Currently testing devices
from Adaptrum; Motorola and
Pillips
Adaptrum
Motorola
Tests open to the public
Field tests will begin soon
Philips
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Unlicensed Devices:
Outstanding Matters
Notice of Proposed Rule Making to allow increased power in
the 57 – 64 GHz band (ET Docket 07-113)
Notice of Proposed Rule Making to consider a spectrum
etiquette in the 915 MHz & other bands (ET Docket 03-201)
Ultrawideband devices:
– Introduction of wireless USB devices
– Ultravision waiver petition
5 GHz unlicensed device DFS testing
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) Court remand
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Conclusion
Thank you!
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