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Spectrum Access Rights, Operator Identification, and Consensus-Based Sharing Platform — NSF Award to Northwestern University (IL,

This project investigates an approach for managing the radio spectrum that is fundamentally different from today. A new approach is needed because of high congestion of the limited airwaves caused by growing demand from all sectors of society. The project combines analysis of an innovative regulatory model, based on as

Award titleSpectrum Access Rights, Operator Identification, and Consensus-Based Sharing Platform
Award ID2434044
AwardeeNorthwestern University
CityEVANSTON
StateIL
Amount obligated$380,000
Principal investigatorDongning Guo
ProgramSII-Spectrum Innovation Initia
Start date09/01/2025
AbstractThis project investigates an approach for managing the radio spectrum that is fundamentally different from today. A new approach is needed because of high congestion of the limited airwaves caused by growing demand from all sectors of society. The project combines analysis of an innovative regulatory model, based on assigning rights to receivers compared to today’s approach of licensing transmitters, with development of innovative technical solutions for automatic spectrum management and peer-to
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