24/7 spectrum awareness

24/7 spectrum awareness

One obvious trend in wireless communications is the dramatic increase of active transmitters. Many of them utilize ever-higher frequency bands. Wi-Fi, for example, which until recently was mostly in the 2.4 GHz range, is now very present in the 5 GHz bands. A large number of short-range (low output power) transmitters fill the air and need to be monitored.

The classic approach of having one major monitoring site for an entire city will no longer work. The changing signal scenario requires appropriate responses. The number of monitoring stations and their equipment’s capabilities must keep pace with the increasing number and capabilities of the transmitters. The consequence is a larger number of monitoring stations for specific, important areas. Obviously, these stations should not be isolated, but rather cooperate and share tasks and resources. Thus, they form an integrated high-density monitoring network.

Continuous monitoring to achieve spectrum awareness

Continuous monitoring to achieve spectrum awareness

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Continuous monitoring to achieve spectrum awareness

This video illustrates the rising demand for dense spectrum monitoring networks due to the technical evolution.

It explains the capabilities and benefits of the Rohde & Schwarz 24/7 spectrum awareness solutions.

The main advantages of this approach are:

High spatial resolution provides detailed information e.g. for:

  • Coverage
  • Occupancy, for a small area instead of occupancy for an entire city, i.e. the possibility to issue new licenses
  • Trends, e.g. increase of background noise in certain areas

Ability to locate interferers without using a direction finder

  • One receiver can only reveal the presence of a transmitter somewhere within its coverage area. Comparing the level values of multiple receivers indicates the location of the transmitters, i.e. close to the receiver that shows the highest level

Ability to monitor weak and short range signals

  • Increasing the number of receivers makes it more likely that one device is close enough to detect such a transmitter (a.k.a. proximity gain)

Ability to monitor signals in the SHF and EHF range

  • Signals in these frequency bands typically show strong directivity. More monitoring sites dramatically increase the probability that a point-to-point connection hits an antenna. Thus, you detect signals that otherwise would go unnoticed

Ideal for long-term and continuous monitoring

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