Wireless Spectrum Management Policies, Practices, and Conditioning Factors

Name: Wireless Spectrum Management Policies, Practices, and Conditioning Factors
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ISBN: 9780071409872

ISBN-10: 0071409874

ISBN-13: 9780071409872

Edition: 2004

Authors: Amit K. Maitra

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* Spectrum is the most valuable commodity in wireless--the equivalent of real estate * A practical planning guide for any operation offering or planning to offer wireless voice, data, or media services * Interprets FCC and ITU regulations and allocations * Interprets properties and availability of key radio bands * How to make sure your equipment and services are in compliance with existing allocations * Frequency band planning and mandatory frequency coordination

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List price: $99.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 7/27/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 375
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

AMIT K. MAITRA, President and founder of Satlink Communications, Inc., provides research and advisory services for developing long-term IS strategies. He is also a visiting scholar at the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. During his twenty years as an IS engineer and project manager, Maitra has held positions with NASA and several leading defense contractors.

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Audience	p. 7
Endnotes	p. 7
Definitions	p. 11
What Is the Spectrum?	p. 11
Interference	p. 16
What Kinds of Signals Interfere with Radio Astronomy?	p. 17
Spectrum Pollution	p. 20
Natural Conflict	p. 24
The Haves and the Have-nots
Competing Technologies/Applications	p. 24
Competing Users	p. 26
Managers and Users	p. 28
Endnotes	p. 31
Physical Characteristics	p. 35
Radiocommunications Theory	p. 35
Radio-Wave Creation and Propagation	p. 35
1865 to the Present	p. 36
Various Segments	p. 40
Extremely Low Frequency	p. 41
Super Low Frequency	p. 42
Ultra Low Frequency	p. 42
Very Low Frequency, Low Frequency, and Medium Frequency	p. 43
High Frequency	p. 48
RF Skin Effect	p. 60
Very High, Ultrahigh, and Superhigh Frequencies: 30 MHz to 30 GHz	p. 63
Extremely High Frequency	p. 65
No Borders	p. 66
Ultra Wideband	p. 66
Spread Spectrum	p. 66
Appendix A: Radio Wave Propagation	p. 69
Solar Flare Effects	p. 70
Energetic Particle Effects	p. 71
Geomagnetic Storm Effects	p. 72
Appendix B: HF Allocations in the United States	p. 74
HF Band Usage in the United States	p. 75
Aeronautical Mobile Service	p. 77
Maritime Mobile Service	p. 79
Amateur Services	p. 79
Broadcasting Service	p. 80
Other Services	p. 80
Endnotes	p. 80
Applications	p. 89
Transport of Information/Energy	p. 89
Active Applications	p. 94
Defense, Security	p. 94
Emergency Response	p. 95
Navigation	p. 96
Mass-Media, Culture, and Propaganda	p. 97
Amateur Services	p. 97
Passive Applications	p. 98
Exploration: Universe and Earth	p. 98
Weather Prediction	p. 104
Domestic Applications	p. 104
Appendix: Spectrum Use Summary 137 MHz to 10 GHz	p. 107
Endnotes	p. 164
Spectrum Management	p. 167
Demand	p. 167
Objectives	p. 168
Tasks	p. 169
Policy Making	p. 169
Trends	p. 171
Laws and Regulations	p. 173
Administration	p. 182
Engineering	p. 183
Appendix A: Extract From: Report ITU-R SM.2012 "Economic Aspects of Spectrum Management"	p. 189
Need for Spectrum Economic Approach	p. 189
Requirements for National Spectrum Management	p. 190
Goals and Objectives	p. 190
Structure and Coordination	p. 191
Decision-Making Process	p. 191
Functional Responsibilities	p. 191
Performance of Spectrum Management Functions	p. 194
Studies on Economic Aspects of Spectrum Management	p. 194
Appendix B: Example of an Integrated Spectrum Management System	p. 196
WRAP--Computerized Spectrum Management from AerotechTelub, Sweden	p. 196
Exercise A1: Planning a Microwave Link Network	p. 202
Exercise A2: Earth Station Coordination	p. 211
Exercise A3: Licensing	p. 213
Exercise A4: Coordination and Notification	p. 215
Exercise B1: Planning a Microwave Link Network	p. 217
Exercise B2: Coverage for Radio Access Points	p. 225
Exercise B3: Coverage Under Jamming	p. 227
Exercise B4: Using the Site Concept	p. 230
Exercise B5: Checking for Collocation Interference	p. 232
Exercise B6: Interference Check	p. 233
Exercise B7: Frequency Assignment	p. 237
Endnotes	p. 239
Management Process	p. 245
International Spectrum Management	p. 246
The International Radio Regulations	p. 247
The International Radio Regulations in the Context of Global Regulation	p. 251
The ITU-R Sector	p. 255
ITU-R Study Groups	p. 258
US Spectrum Management	p. 260
Present Arrangements and Limitations	p. 260
Federal--Executive Branch	p. 260
State and Local	p. 262
Pressures from Congress and from Industry	p. 265
Telecom and Broadcasting by Regions	p. 266
Africa	p. 267
Americas	p. 267
Arab	p. 270
Asia-Pacific	p. 270
EU Spectrum Management	p. 275
Appendix A: US Spectrum Management	p. 278
Appendix B: Spectrum Management Organization Links	p. 298
Endnotes	p. 300
Observations on the Present National and Worldwide Spectrum Management and Its Remedies	p. 305
What Should We Do Today?	p. 305
The Observation	p. 305
Keys to a Strategy	p. 312
Education	p. 312
Communication	p. 316
Methodology	p. 317
What Should We Not Do Today?	p. 324
Mistakes with Agreements	p. 327
Consequences of Mistakes 2 and 3	p. 330
Nondisclosure Agreements	p. 333
Providing Scheduling/Planning Information	p. 334
Monitoring	p. 336
How Are We Operating Scientific Radio Projects after 25 Years?	p. 337
Spectrum Development	p. 337
Technological Development	p. 340
Outside Science	p. 340
Scientific Applications	p. 341
Administrative Development or the Ratio between Public and Private Sectors	p. 342
Science in 2025	p. 343
What Management Tools Do Scientists Have?	p. 343
With What Harm Can We Live?	p. 344
Radio Astronomy	p. 345
Interference Owing to Variable Propagation Conditions	p. 348
Interference from Transmissions Variable in Time and Location	p. 348
Sharing of a Frequency Band	p. 348
Other Science Services	p. 350
Regulating Tolerated Loss	p. 350
Passive versus Active: The Sharing Problem	p. 350
Endnotes	p. 354
Abbreviations	p. 355
Index	p. 359
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