Workshop on Spectrum Efficiency and Receivers (Day 1)
As part of the Commission’s efforts to enhance the use of spectrum for mobile broadband, the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, in conjunction with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Office of Strategic Planning hosted a workshop on "Spectrum Efficiency and Receiver Performance." The workshop was held on Monday, March 12, 2012 and Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters in Washington, DC.
The role of receivers in enabling access to spectrum for new services implicates federal stakeholders, as well as the private sector. Receiver performance issues have often arisen as a conflict between legacy stakeholders and new entrants where deployment of new technologies and services threatens to adversely impact an incumbent or place restrictions on the new entrant. Past examples include interference issues between new cellular radio systems and public safety radio systems, satellite digital radio systems and proposed terrestrial data services, unlicensed WiFi systems and FAA weather radar systems, and ancillary terrestrial service on mobile satellite spectrum and GPS. The resolution of such matters has historically required a public process involving regulators, stakeholders and other parties. Because such discussions sometime begin upon the introduction of a new service or technology, full deployment of such new services could be hindered. New approaches to spectrum management focusing on spectrum efficiency and receiver performance may enable more assured deployment of new services and reduce the necessity for the involvement of regulators.
This two-day workshop discussed the characteristics of receivers and how their performance can affect the efficient use of spectrum and opportunities for the creation of new services. Key topics included current practices for receiver design, case studies involving interference due to receiver characteristics, and approaches for promoting interference avoidance and efficient use of spectrum, given the current receiver base and potential future deployments. The workshop included perspectives from licensees, equipment manufacturers, component providers, and other interested parties.
Presentations
- Spectrum Efficiency and Receiver Performance - Julius Knapp, Chief Office of Engineering and Technology
- Receiver (Radio) Basics - Dennis A. Roberson Vice Provost and Research Professor Illinois Institute of Technology
- Device Receiver Ecosystem - Kathy Barnes, Senior Director of Network and Device Quality Assurance, T-Mobile
- Receiver Ecosystem - Terry Smith, Corporate Vice President and Chief Engineering Officer, Sirius XM
- Receiver Ecosystem - John Foley, Director of Aviation GNSS Technology, Garmin
- Infrastructure Perspectives on Receiver - Steve Wilkus, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Alcatel-Lucent
- Cellular Terminal Receiver Design Specifications - Steven Loh, Senior Staff Engineer, Samsung
- Spectrum Efficiency and Receiver Performance Workshop - David Gurney, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Motorola
- Session 3: Receiver Ecosystem - Gene Fong, Senior Staff Engineer, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies
- Receiver Ecosystem - International Wireless Industry Consortium
- Resolutions to Interference in the 800 MHz Band - Larry Krevor, Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs, Sprint-Nextel
- Spectrum Efficiency and Receiver Performance - David Gurney, Distinguished Member of Staff Engineer, Motorola
- AWS / BAS Frequency Coordination Technical Overview - Dan Wilson, Principal Engineer, T-Mobile
- AWS / BAS - Victor Tawil, Senior Vice President, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- Experiences and Lessons Learned - Terry Smith, Corporate Vice President and Chief Engineering Officer, Sirius XM
- 2.3 GHZ Wireless Communications Service - Kurt Schaubach, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, NRTC
- Receiver Performance Standards: A Critical Element of the Spectrum Management Equation - Doug Smith, Chief Network Officer, Lightsquared
- LightSquared and GPS: Experiences and Lessons Learned - Paul Galyean, Director of Advanced Engineering, NavCom Technology
- 3GPP Overview - Ali Khayrallah, Director of Research, Ericsson
- FCC Spectrum Efficiency and Receiver Performance Workshop - Dennis Martinez, Chief Technology Officer, Harris
- Federal Receiver Standards - Ed Drocella, Chief, Spectrum Engineering and Analysis Division, NTIA
- Aviation Receiver Standards - Bruce DeCleene, Manager, Avionics Systems Branch, FAA
- Television Receiver Performance - John Henderson, Chair of ATSC TG1/S10, the Specialist Group on Receivers
- Solving the Receiver Problem Without Receiver Standards - Evan Kwerel, Senior Economic Advisor, FCC Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
- The Case for Receiver Standards and Regulations - Dennis Roberson, Vice Provost, University of Illinois Institute
- Optimizing receiver performance using Interference Limits - Pierre de Vries, Senior Adjunct Fellow, Silicon Flatiron Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder
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