802.19 WG - Wireless Coexistence Working Group

Stephen Shellhammer

The network-based coexistence information exchange among networks and devices to enable network-based coexistence management is defined in this amendment to IEEE 802.19.1-2014. This amendment specifies procedures and protocols for collection and exchange of coexistence information of heterogeneous networks, spectrum resource measurements and network performance metrics, such as packet error ratio, delay, etc., and information elements and data structures to capture coexistence information. (The PDF of this standard is available at no cost to you compliments of the IEEE GET Program at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=8207797)

This standard specifies radio technology independent methods for network-based coexistence among dissimilar or independently operated networks of unlicensed devices and dissimilar unlicensed devices. The standard is defined for geo-location capable devices operating under general authorization such as TV band White Spaces, the 5 GHz license-exempt bands and the general authorized access the 3.5 GHz bands. (The PDF of this standards is available at no cost to you compliments of the IEEE GET program https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/browse/standards/get-program/page)

Millions of IEEE Std 802.15.4g(TM)-2012 based devices are currently operating in Sub-1 GHz frequency bands to provide the low to moderate data rate capabilities. IEEE Std 802.11ah(TM)-2016 may operate in the same Sub-1 GHz frequency bands and provides higher data rate capabilities. This recommended practice enables IEEE Std 802.15.4g and IEEE Std 802.11ah to effectively operate in license exempt Sub-1 GHz frequency bands, by providing best practices and coexistence methods.