Spectrum Requirements Prediction Methods
Abstract
In order to defend spectrum and to plan for future spectrum use, methods for aggregating and predicting spectrum requirements are needed. There does not appear to be a single repository for spectrum requirements. Every test program has their own approach to determining their requirements. Some projects may not plan long term. Test requirements, and the resulting spectrum requirements, can change for a variety of reasons including requirements from outside a projects direct purvue. Predicting requirements is always difficult and time consuming and spectrum prediction may not be a high priority.There are several methods that can be used to predict future spectrum requirements. A commonly distributed graph showing exponential growth was produced in preparation for the 2007 World Radio Conference. The method used for that was to implement regression analysis on historic project requirements. This was a broad-brush approach: one data point for each project. More granular, and hopefully more accurate, analysis could be achieved given the tools and the data. Analysis can be done using historic daily usage data, using spectrum requests submitted to test resource scheduling systems, by aggregating yearly or monthly estimates from each project, or a combination of these data sources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 02, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1056929
Entities
People
- Charles H. Jones
- Michael K. Painter