Noise Floor, Interference, Dominated Discussions at Recent Federal Conference
The spectrum noise floor and other interference issues dominated discussions at a recent International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies (ISART) meeting, said Keith Gremban, director of the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Monday in an NTIA blog post. “One of the…
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biggest themes to emerge from the discussions was the inevitable rise in the ‘noise floor’ -- the measure of the unwanted signals -- with so many more wireless devices in use,” Gremban wrote. “Another theme was the need for rapid and reliable investigation into the impact of the proliferation of devices attempting to operate simultaneously in the same or adjacent bands, from both a scientific and a policy perspective. Panelists discussed not only how to predict aggregate interference from many devices and protect against it, but also who bears responsibility for it when it occurs.” Discussions at the ISART session found broad agreement on the importance of collaborative action, he said. “Transparency, trust, honest brokers, and clear rules are prerequisites to real-time interference mitigation.”