WG802.22 - Wireless Regional Area Networks Working Group

Apurva Mody

This standard defines the protocol and data formats for communication devices forming a beaconing network that are used to protect low-power, licensed devices operating in television broadcast bands from harmful interference generated by license-exempt devices, such as Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN), intended to operate in the same bands. The devices being protected are devices licensed as secondary under Title 47, Part 74, Subpart H in the USA and equivalent devices in other regulatory domains. (The Get IEEE program grants public access to view and download individual electronic (PDF) of select IEEE standards at no charge. Visit https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/browse/standards/get-program/page for details.)

This standard specifies the air interface, including the cognitive medium access control layer (MAC) and physical layer (PHY), of point-to-multipoint wireless regional area networks comprised of a professional fixed base station with fixed and portable user terminals operating in the VHF/UHF TV broadcast bands between 54 MHz to 862 MHz.

This air interface, including the medium access control layer (MAC) and physical layer (PHY), of the fixed and portable point-to-multipoint wireless regional area networks (WRANs) operating in spectrum allocated to the Television Broadcasting Service in the frequency range of 54 MHz to 862 MHz is described in this amendment. (The PDF of this standard is available at no charge compliments of the IEEE GET program http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=6823049)

Alternate physical layer (PHY) and necessary medium access control layer (MAC) enhancements to IEEE Std 802.22-2011 are specified in this amendment for operation in very high frequency/ultra-high frequency (VHF/UHF) television broadcast bands between 54 MHz and 862 MHz to support enhanced broadband services and monitoring applications. The amendment supports aggregate data rates greater than the maximum data rate supported by the IEEE Std 802.22-2011. This amendment defines new classes of IEEE 802.22(TM) devices to address these applications and supports more than 512 devices in a network. This amendment also specifies techniques to enhance communications among the devices and makes necessary amendments to the cognitive, security, and parameters and connection management clauses. This amendment supports mechanisms to enable coexistence with other IEEE 802(R) systems in the same band.(The PDF of this standard is available at no cost compliments of the IEEE GET program https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/browse/standards/get-program/page)

This standard specifies the air interface, including the cognitive medium access control layer (MAC) and physical layer (PHY), of point-to-multipoint wireless regional area networks comprised of a professional fixed base station with fixed and portable user terminals operating in the VHF/UHF TV broadcast bands between 54 MHz to 862 MHz and potentially in the 1300 MHz to 1750 MHz, and 2700 MHz to 3700 MHz provided the regulatory regime allows it.

This air interface, including the medium access control layer (MAC) and physical layer (PHY), of the fixed and portable point-to-multipoint wireless regional area networks (WRANs) operating in spectrum allocated to the Television Broadcasting Service in the frequency range of 54 MHz to 862 MHz is described in this amendment.

Alternate physical layer (PHY) and necessary medium access control layer (MAC) enhancements to IEEE Std 802.22-2011 are specified in this amendment for operation in very high frequency/ultra-high frequency (VHF/UHF) television broadcast bands between 54 MHz and 862 MHz to support enhanced broadband services and monitoring applications. The amendment supports aggregate data rates greater than the maximum data rate supported by the IEEE Std 802.22-2011. This amendment defines new classes of IEEE 802.22? devices to address these applications and supports more than 512 devices in a network. This amendment also specifies techniques to enhance communications among the devices and makes necessary amendments to the cognitive, security, and parameters and connection management clauses. This amendment supports mechanisms to enable coexistence with other IEEE 802? systems in the same band.