1. TV white space update 1 Date: 2009-01-18 Authors: January 2009
doc.: IEEE /0077r0
January 2009
TV white space update 1
Date:
Authors:
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

2. January 2009
doc.: IEEE /0077r0
January 2009
Abstract
On November 4th the FCC voted to allow Part 15 devices to operate on unused TV channels
New FCC part 15 rules will be published very soon - becoming law the day of publication in the Federal Register
What the rules provide
Discussion about interests
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

3. January 2009
FCC TV white space
FCC Adopts Rules For Unlicensed Use of Television White Spaces November 4, 2008 News Release: Word | Acrobat Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Rules November 17, 2008
Erratum DA January 9, 2009
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

4. US TV channel allocations
January 2009
US TV channel allocations
2,3, MHz (wavelength ~six meters)
5, MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz (wavelength ~60 cm)
Note that channel 37 is reserved for radio astronomy ( MHz) and Medical Telemetry
Note that some of channels are shared with Land Mobile Systems in dense urban markets
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

5. January 2009
Key concepts
FCC Definitions and how they protect the existing services (which are area franchises run by license holders)
What must be known - frequencies, location and what is in the TV bands database for that location
Rate of the database update – 15 minutes?
   Transmit Power and Master / Client situations
   What must be sent - identifying information
   What must be sensed (and how much accuracy sensing requires)
Alternatives to microphone sensing
Register to receive messages, database changes push model
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

6. Primary WG Interest Survey of room 802.3 802.11 802.15 802.16 802.20
January 2009
Primary WG Interest
Survey of room
802.3
802.11
802.15
802.16
802.20
802.21
802.22
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

7. January 2009
References
FCC Proceeding
FCC rules
FCC Erratum DA January 9, 2009
IEEE Std and amendments 1, 2 and 3
IEEE documents
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems