Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: spectrum
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Spectrum Future Shock
Several studies have shown that large parts of the available spectrum are unused most of the time at most locations, within a reasonable detection threshold.With the rise inexpensive, high-performance microprocessors and radio frequency (RF) system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs, more nimble, cognitive radio designs are now possible that can operate across wide portions of the spectrum.