September 1985 | Technical Report NTIA TR-85-180
Spectrum Resource Assessment of Unlicensed Electronic Devices
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Norbert Schroeder and Karl B. Nebbia, “Spectrum Resource Assessment of Unlicensed Electronic Devices,” Technical Report NTIA TR-85-180, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, September 1985. https://doi.org/10.70220/z6dtjh57
Abstract:
Increases in user demand for, and the availability of, new electronic products that don’t require an individual operating license or frequency assignment have resulted in diverse use of the radio frequency spectrum in disparate operating environments. Some of these electronic devices have an impact on authorized Government telecommunications. The scope of identified problems, the recent revision of regulatory authority in this area, and the potential shown by recent technological advances requiring additional unlicensed spectrum demonstrate that relevant federal policy and its implementation require review.
This document, a spectrum resource assessment, addresses representative problems and policies regarding unlicensed electronic devices and presents approaches aimed at providing future problems associated with unlicensed devices.
Primary recommendations include: (1) the establishment of a centralized reporting system for interference related to unlicensed devices, (2) continued dialogue with the FCC and private industry, (3) review of future FCC actions related to unlicensed devices, and (4) the provision that NTIA, upon request, provide typical Government equipment characteristics to private industry.
Keywords: interference; spectrum; radio frequency; FCC; regulations; frequency allocation; receivers; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC); IRAC; government radio services; home electronic equipment and systems; incidental and restricted radiation devices; radio frequency devices; minimum performance standards; unlicensed electronic devices; unlicensed receivers
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Performing Agency
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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Funding Agency
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Herbert C. Hoover Building
14th and Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
https://ror.org/032241511
Disclaimer:
Certain commercial equipment, components, and software may be identified in this report to specify adequately the technical aspects of the reported results. In no case does such identification imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, nor does it imply that the equipment or software identified is necessarily the best available for the particular application or uses.
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