ITS: The Nation’s Spectrum and Communications Lab
Our mission is to ADVANCE innovation in communications technologies, INFORM spectrum and communications policy for the benefit of all stakeholders, and INVESTIGATE our Nation’s most pressing telecommunications challenges through research that employees are proud to deliver. Learn more about ITS on our YouTube Channel or read about our research programs in the Technical Progress Report.
News
October 11, 2022
The introduction of Fifth Generation New Radio (5G NR) systems in the US between 3700 and 3980 MHz has raised concerns about electromagnetic compatibility with airborne radar altimeter (radalt) receivers operating between...
August 8, 2022
On August 2, 2022 at the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Signal & Power Integrity, one of...
October 1, 2021
Video streaming is a highly competitive market that dominates internet traffic. Video consumes 65% of worldwide mobile downstream traffic....
Recent Publications
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NTIA Technical Memo TM-23-565: Relationships between Gilbert-Elliot Burst Error Model Parameters and Error Statistics January 2023, Jaden Pieper; Stephen D. Voran. The Gilbert-Elliot model is a popular and effective tool for treating bursty (nonindependent) errors in communication links. This memorandum provides linkages between model parameters and error statis...
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NTIA Software : Gilbert-Elliot Model Software Tools December 2022, Jaden Pieper; Stephen D. Voran. The Gilbert-Elliot burst error model is a popular and effective tool for treating bursty (non-independent) errors in communication links. This software accompanies the following publication: Pieper J;...
This Month in ITS History
February 1927: Federal Radio Commission Established
On February 23, 1927 President Calvin Coolidge signed Public Law 69-632. This law, which became known as the Radio Act of 1927, superseded the previous Radio Act of 1912. The 1912 act, which focused on maritime radio, had put the power of regulation squarely in the hands of the Secretary of Commerce; the new act created a Federal Radio Commission to regulate the use of all radio frequency in the U.S. In their first report the Commission described the change and enumerated some of their duties: “A wholly new Federal body was called into being to deal with a condition which had become almost hopelessly involved during the months following July 3, 1926, when it became clear that the Department ...