Robert Stewart - TV White Space Communications and Networks

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Robert Stewart

David Crawford

Andrew Stirling

1. Tables in Chapter 3
2. Tables in Chapter 6
3. Tables in Chapter 7
4. Tables in Chapter 8
5. Tables in Chapter 9

1. Figures in Chapter 2
2. Figures in Chapter 3
3. Figures in Chapter 4
4. Figures in Chapter 5
5. Figures in Chapter 6
6. Figures in Chapter 7
7. Figures in Chapter 8
8. Figures in Chapter 9

Technologies for TV White Space Networks

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Policy, Regulation and Standardisation Issues

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Commercialisation and Applications of White Space Networks

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Sarbani Banerjee Belur Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

F. Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti Wireless Telecom Research Group (GTEL), Federal University of Cear (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Ciprian Dobre Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Reijo Ekman Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland

Nuno M. Garcia University of Beira Interior, Covilh, Portugal

Rossitza Goleva Faculty of Telecommunications, Technical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Farzad Hessar University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

Marko Hyhty VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Oulu, Finland

Jussi Kahtava Allied Spectrum Associates Ltd, Fleet, United Kingdom

Juha Kalliovaara Technology Research Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Abhay Karandikar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Meghna Khaturia Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Arto Kivinen Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland

Heikki Kokkinen Fairspectrum, H2020 Coherent, Espoo, Finland

George Mastorakis Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece

Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

Jordi Mongay Batalla National Institute of Telecommunications, Warsaw, Poland

Miia Mustonen VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Oulu, Finland

Jarkko Paavola Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland

Sumit Roy University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

Carlos F.M. e Silva Wireless Telecom Research Group (GTEL), Federal University of Cear (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Andrew Stirling University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Pekka Talmola Nokia, Espoo, Finland

Xuhang Ying University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

Robert Stewart

David Crawford

Andrew Stirling

TV white space communications and networks seems a dry title for a new approach to accessing spectrum that promises to revolutionise wireless connectivity. The combination of sub-1 GHz TV band frequencies and licence-exempt, dynamic spectrum access has been used to radically extend broadband coverage in rural and urban areas.

The focus of wireless networking innovation has been on increasing the capacity to cope with the rise in the use of smart mobile devices and the ever more powerful cloud-based services they link with. However, lack of coverage is also a problem, especially as policymakers and leading industry players are seeking to provide the economic and social benefits of getting online to as much of the world's population as possible.

By harnessing unused UHF spectrum, TV white space communications technology can help fill un-economic coverage gaps using established technologies and business models. Access to this fragmented spectrum, intimately entwined with live television broadcast services, requires a new approach to regulation termed Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA). This new mechanism enables the safe coexistence between the established licensed services and new licence-exempt users in a way that could ultimately be used to allow flexible and rapid access to any part of the spectrum.

The book provides an introduction to and exploration of the key themes and issues associated with TV white space communications. It aims to provide the reader with an overview of the available technology and regulatory trends, and offers greater depth in TVWS fundamentals to those who want to know more. In this volume:

Illuminating contributions from leading experts in this field have been brought together.