Harmful Interference and Its Role in Spectrum Policy

Radio spectrum has been subject to national and international regulation almost from its earliest days. "Harmful interference" is a key concept used by regulators in determining whether the impact of a proposed change in permitted radio use is acceptable vis-á-vis incumbent users. While t...

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Published inProceedings of the IEEE Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 265 - 269
Main Author Marcus, Michael J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.03.2014
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Acceptability
Control
Developers
FCC
Harmful interference (HI)
Interference
Policies
Radio
Radio spectrum management
radio spectrum policy
Radio transmitters
Receivers
Regulators
Wireless communication
wireless regulation
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ISSN0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI10.1109/JPROC.2014.2302395

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Summary:Radio spectrum has been subject to national and international regulation almost from its earliest days. "Harmful interference" is a key concept used by regulators in determining whether the impact of a proposed change in permitted radio use is acceptable vis-á-vis incumbent users. While the definition of harmful interference may have been adequate when it was first adopted decades ago, modern radio technology results in many situations where the definition is ambiguous. Clarifying the concept may improve regulatory certainty for developers of new radio technology while also improving the protection of incumbent users.
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ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2014.2302395