Introduction to the Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum Version 2.0)

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Introduction to the Wireless Innovation Forum(SDR Forum Version 2.0)

24 March 2014

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A nonprofit “mutual benefit corporation” dedicated to:

What is the Wireless Innovation Forum

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“Advocating for Spectrum Innovation, and Advancing Radio Technologies Supporting Essential or Critical Communications Worldwide”


Corporate BackgroundIncorporated in California as a

Non-profit Mutual Benefit Organization

Registered with the US Government as a Standards Development organization under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, as amended by the Standards Development Advancement Act of 2004

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And many more…

The Forum IS Its Members…


Pillars of Strategy


Educate customers on technologies and solutions (Technology Push)

Educate technology suppliers on roadmap requirement (Market Pull)

Educate Research, Standards and Regulation Bodies From All Levels of the Value Chain

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Conference Proceedings 122,221

Workshop Proceedings 15,248

Work Products

Reports 9,116

Recommendations 6,270

Specifications 2,558

Market Studies 1,339

SCA Standards Portfolio 3,541

Webinars 2,033

Other 16,970

Total 179,297

FY2013 Downloads

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http://www.wirelessinnovation.org/Document_Library


Innovation #1: Techniques for Efficient Software Porting Between Heterogeneous Platforms and Generic Development Tools for Heterogeneous Processors

Innovation #2: Certification Process for Third Party Waveform Software

Innovation #3: Receiver Specifications

Innovation #4: Low Cost Wide Spectral Range RF Front-End (Multi-octave Contiguous) (Tx,Rx)

Innovation #5: Techniques to Minimize Power Amplifier Spectral Regrowth in Non-contiguous Spectral Environment

Innovation #6: Increase Communications Time on Battery Charge by an Order of Magnitude

Innovation #7: Context Aware Cognitive Radio

Innovation #8: Interference Mitigation Techniques

Innovation #9: Standardized computer interpretable policy language for cognitive radio

Innovation #10: Flexible Regulatory Framework for Temporary, Cooperative and Opportunistic Access

http://groups.winnforum.org/winnforum_top_ten

Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovations

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The Forum’s Advocacy Agenda: Improving the Utilization of Spectrum

Dynamic Situational Prioritization

Minimizing Regulatory Barriers to Entry

Technology and Service Neutrality

Licensed, Unlicensed, Sharing and Hierarchical Models

Minimum Technical Restrictions

Harmonized Standards

Networked and Synchronized Databases

Spectrum Sensing

Receiver Specifications

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http://groups.winnforum.org/Advocacy


Dec 2013: Comments to the FCC regarding Licensing Models and Technical Requirements in the 3550-3650 Band

Nov 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to ITU WP-5A regarding the working document towards a preliminary draft new report ITU-R: Cognitive radio systems [(CRS) applications] in the land mobile service

Jul 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to the FCC regarding the Public Notice on the Technological Advisory Council (TAC) White Paper and Recommendations for Improving Receiver Performance

Feb 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to the FCC regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Enabling Innovative Small Cell Use in the 3.5GHz Band Adopted December 12, 2012

Nov 2012: Response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Notice of Inquiry on the FirstNet Conceptual Network Architecture

Sep 2012: Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Broad Support of the PCAST Recommendations on Spectrum Sharing

Recent Regulatory Filings

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Forum Structure

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Reports• Business Models for New Entrants in the SDR Tactical Radio

Market, Version 2• State of the Art of Waveform Application Portability• SCA Test Lab

Recommendations• SCA 4.1 Backwards Compatibility

Specifications• SCA 4.1 AEPs• SCA 4.1 IDL Profiles

http://groups.winnforum.org/SCA_Committee

Documents in Development:Coordinating Committee On International SCA

Standards

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CC SCA Advisory Council Participants

SG Member Orgs and Principle Reps a4ESSOR: Ugo Manetti

Harris: Ken Dingman (Co-chair)

Hitachi Kokusai: Yusuke Kanahashi

Indra: Alberto Quintana (Secretary)

Raytheon: Jimmie Marks

Rohde & Schwarz: Rüdiger Leschhorn (Treasurer)

Selex Elsag: Claudio Armani

THALES: Eric Nicollet (Co-chair)

(): positions within SG Executive Board

Some CC SCA AdvisorsMarc Adrat, GE FKIE

Eric Christensen, US JTNC

Richard Barfoot, NATO

Frédéric Bouyer, FR DGA

Col. Paolo Cecchini, IT MoD

Charles Chedhomme, FR DGA

Philippe Margot, OCCAR ESSOR PD

Sylvain Sermesant, NATO

Don Stephens, US JTNC

Carlo Zamariello, EDA

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Documents in Development: Spectrum Innovation Committee

Reports• Context Aware Cognitive Radio• Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Annual Report• Elements of Context for CR based Public Safety

Communications Systems

Recommendations• Receiver Performance Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria

Specifications• Integrated Communications Systems Model (ICS)• Modeling Language for Mobility (with IEEE P1900.5.1)• Open Standard Spectrum Resource Format (SSRF)

http://groups.winnforum.org/spectrum_innovation_committee


The Forum’s Collaborative Model

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StandardsBodies

(IEEE, OMG, ETSI,

ITU, etc.)

StandardsProfiles

Certifications(future)

Reports, Recommendations, Specifications

Standards


Memberships and Partnerships

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Takuzo Fujii


Get Involved: Join the Forum

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“The Wireless Innovation Forum has long been, and continues to be, the center of mass for standards and architectures that drive the development of Software Defined and Cognitive Radios for the communications industry,” says Datron’s Bob Schutz. “Datron is committed to providing its commercial,civil and military customers with state of the art communications platforms. Datron’s membership in The Wireless Innovation Forum is an acknowledgement of this commitment and the continued value, we see in the activities of The Wireless Innovation Forum.”

Testimonials

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“Five out of six a4ESSOR Main Subcontractors were already members of the Forum. a4ESSOR’s main role/interest is therefore to coordinate their contributions to the Forum in relation to ESSOR products,” said Ugo Manetti, President of a4ESSOR. “We firmly in fact believe that the Forum can offer an extraordinary opportunity, worldwide, for technical exchange in the SDR field and related matters.”

Testimonials

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"The Wireless Innovation Forum provides Kolodzy Consulting LLC the forum in which to address the regulatory and technical issues for next generation radios,” says Paul Kolodzy, of Kolodzy Consulting LLC. “The onset of more dynamic capabilities within radios and radio networks has created the need for such focused industry-led efforts.”

Testimonials

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“Scientific exchange is an important factor for research,” says Ute Miller of RWTH Aachen University. “The WInnForum is the ideal forum for the research areas of UMIC.”

Testimonials

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"We are pleased to be a part of this important organization, which includes some of the world's leading technology innovators in the field of wireless spectrum," said Johanna Dwyer, General Manager of Federated Wireless.

Testimonials

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www.WirlessInnovation.org

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