Technical information

Working Group 4 will address intersystem cooperation and coexistence under both technical and standardization/regulation points of view Furthermore, given the strong importance of regulation and standardization in the Action research program, this Working Group will also act as a gathering point for the organization and coordination of contributions to regulation and standardization bodies from partners of the Action. From a scientific point of view, WG4 will address the research issues relevant to the Technical Challenge 4, dealing with the definition of mechanisms for intersystem coexistence and cooperation.
Although spectrum sensing will play a key role in ensuring coexistence between cognitive devices and legacy radio systems, the definition of intersystem communication and coexistence mechanisms will enable efficiency in flexible spectrum sharing between secondary devices and primary systems. Particular attention will be devoted to the definition of explicit communication mechanisms, such as cognitive pilot channels (CPC). The definition of such mechanisms encompasses both scientific aspects, such as information representation languages, and standardization aspects, that are fundamental in order to guarantee a widespread adoption of the proposed communication mechanisms.

Organization

WG4 leader: Panagiotis Demestichas, University of Piraeus, GREECE - Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

WG4 co-leader: Jens Gebert, Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG, GERMANY - Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Participation

There are currently 73 researchers involved in WG4. Browse the list online or download it in pdf format.