NDLI: Long-range communications in licence-exempt TV white spaces: An introduction to Soft-Licence concept

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kawade, S.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK (Kawade, S.)
Abstract	Spectrum deregulation in wireless industry along with advancements in Cognitive Radio (CR) technology has opened up opportunities to access under-utilised spectral bands such as TV White Spaces (TVWS). Certain services in TVWS would require access to spectrum which is predictable, measurable and offer a higher degree of certainty currently difficult under the license-exempt model. This paper introduces a novel light-touch regulatory model called as `Soft-Licence' which sits between the current exclusive-license and license-exempt spectrum models and offers the required service protection from license-exempt secondary systems and provides a fine balance between enabling efficient use of spectrum and encouragement to service providers to deploy infrastructure based on shared TVWS spectrum. To complete the discussion, a commercial model based on separation of White Space connectivity and White Space retail service under the Soft-Licence concept is proposed.
Starting Page	141
Ending Page	146
File Size	523133
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467329767
ISSN	21665419
e-ISBN	9781936968558
DOI	10.4108/icst.crowncom.2012.248697
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-06-18
Publisher Place	Sweden
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	ICST
Subject Keyword	Availability fairness TV White Spaces TV long range Geology unlicensed coexistence Interference soft licence spectrum etiquette Wireless communication license-exempt Databases QoS White spaces TVWS business model geolocation commercial model
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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