Dear 802.18 members,
cc. 802.11, 802.15, 802.19 members,
NTIA is seeking public opinions on its proposed National Spectrum Strategy for the United
States, including both the development and implementation.
In particular, NTIA seeks comments on the following 3 pillars and its implementation plan:
a) Pillar #1: A spectrum pipeline to ensure US leadership in spectrum-based technologies
b) Pillar #2: Long-Term spectrum planning
c) Pillar #3: Unprecedented spectrum access and management through technology development
d) Implementation Plan
For Pillar #1, parts of
Questions 1, 3, and 6 are relevant to us
Question 1:
- What are projected future spectrum requirements of the services or missions of concern to you in the short (less than 3 years), medium (3–6 years) and long (7–10 years) term?
- What are the spectrum requirements for next generation networks and emerging technologies and standards under development (e.g., 5G Advanced, 6G, Wi-Fi 8)?
- Are there additional or different requirements you can identify as needed to support future government capabilities?
- What are the use cases and anticipated high-level technical specifications (e.g., power, target data rates) that drive these requirements?
- How much, if at all, should our strategy by informed by work being performed within recognized standards-setting bodies (e.g., 3GPP, IEEE), international agencies (e.g., ITU), and non-U.S. regulators or policymakers (e.g., the European Union)?
- What relationship (if any) should our strategy have to the work of these entities?
Question 3:
- What spectrum bands should be studied for potential repurposing for the services or missions of interest or concern to you over the short, medium, and long term?
- Why should opening or expanding access to those bands be a national priority. For each band identified, What are some anticipated concerns?
- Are there spectrum access models (e.g., low-power unlicensed, dynamic sharing) that would either expedite the timeline or streamline the process for repurposing the band?
Question 6:
- To implement the most effective sharing arrangement, in some situations incumbent users may need to vacate, compress or repack some portion of their systems or current use to enable optimum utilization while ensuring no harmful interference is caused among the spectrum users. Is this how spectrum sharing would be defined? If not, please provide a definition or principles that define spectrum sharing. What technologies, innovations or processes are currently available to facilitate spectrum sharing as it should be defined?
For Pillar #2, parts of Question 2 are relevant to us.
Question 2:
- Do we need information from standards-setting bodies and, if so, what information would be helpful and how should we obtain such information?
For Pillar #3, parts of
Questions 1 and 3 are relevant to us.
Question 1:
- What innovations and next generation capabilities for spectrum management models (including both licensed and unlicensed) are being explored today and are expected in the future to expand and improve spectrum access (and what are the anticipated timelines for delivery)?
Question 3:
- What role, if any, should the government play in participating in standards development, supporting the use of network architectures, and promoting tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning for spectrum coordination or interference protections?
- What technologies are available to ensure appropriate interference protection for incumbents in adjacent bands?
For details, please visit:
https://ntia.gov/issues/national-spectrum-strategy/request-commentsThe comment submission deadline is 17 April 2023. If you want IEEE 802 LMSC to consider a response, please prepare a submission to IEEE 802.18 prior to our internal deadline at 3pm ET, Thursday, 4 April 2023.
Regards,
Edward
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