NDLI: A comparison of spectrum occupancy in the South African 900 MHz GSM cellular bands

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Author	Barnes, S.D. Maharaj, B.T.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Electr., Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Barnes, S.D.; Maharaj, B.T.)
Abstract	Useful radio frequency spectrum is a scarce resource that needs to be eff ciently managed. Spectrum occupancy measurement campaigns have been conducted around the world to determine the extent to which currently licensed bands are utilised. However, there seems to be a general lack of information about the utilisation of these bands in the South African context. Spectrum occupancy measurements have thus been collected for the 900 MHz P-GSM and E-GSM bands, used for mobile communication in South Africa. Data was collected from two different measurement sites, namely the Hatf eld campus of the University of Pretoria (site I) and Pinmill Farm off ce park in Sandten, Johannesburg (site II). Measurement results indicate that these bands seem to be well utilised at site I (approximately 92%). However, a comparison between the results obtained at the two measurement sites shows approximately 30% lower occupancy at site II. It is also evident that, at both locations, there are differences in occupancy between the utilisation of the bands assigned to the different mobile operators. These results are placed into context through a brief comparison with other results presented in the literature.
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Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	2122462
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467359405
ISSN	21530033
e-ISBN	9781467359436
DOI	10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757597
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-09-09
Publisher Place	Mauritius
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software Antennas Power supplies Cooling Hardware Occupancy Prof le Channel Occupancy Spectrum Measurements Spectrum Sensing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Computer Science Applications

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