IEEE 802.22/802.22.3 Cognitive Radio Standards: Theory to Implementation

Abstract

In an earlier book chapter published in the Book titled Opportunistic Spectrum Sharing and White Space Access: The Practical Reality, First Edition (Holland et al., 1st edn. Wiley, 2015), we provided an in-depth overview of the IEEE 802.22 standard for cognitive wireless regional area networks. The discussion featured the motivation and the need for that standard, white space regulations around the world, in-depth analysis of the IEEE 802.22-2011 standard along with a brief overview of the new features present in the amendment to the IEEE 802.22 standard. IEEE 802.22 standard for wireless regional area networks (WRANs), also known as Wi-FAR r (IEEE Std 802.22-2011) proposes to use the unused television band channels (the so called white spaces) in the VHF and the UHF bands to provide fixed and nomadic, high-throughput, long-range communications. Applications of this standard include remote and rural broadband Internet access, Frugal 5G for e-Education, e-Health, e-Banking, e-Payments, ship to shore communications, homeland security, border protection and surveillance, A. Mody () WhiteSpace Alliance r ,