학술논문

Toward spectrum sharing: opportunities and technical enablers
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Communications Magazine IEEE Commun. Mag. Communications Magazine, IEEE. 53(7):26-33 Jul, 2015
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Computing and Processing
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Mobile communication
5G mobile communication
Authorization
Density measurement
Interference
Power system measurements
Language
ISSN
0163-6804
1558-1896
Abstract
The vast increase in the number of mobile devices and their mobile traffic demands indicates the need for additional spectrum for cellular communications. Since it is not trivial to allocate exclusively new spectrum bands for cellular communications, it is imperative to improve the spectrum usage through new spectrum sharing mechanisms. This implies that the mobile network operators will have to cooperate and interact to cover the augmented traffic requirements. In this article we present a novel architectural framework that enables the mobile network operators and other spectrum license holders to exchange information about spectrum availability. We also present a novel spectrum sharing mechanism based on fuzzy logic to facilitate operators in selecting the most suitable spectrum to cover their needs.