Introduction to the
Wireless Innovation Forum
(SDR Forum Version 2.0)
24 March 2014
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What is the Wireless Innovation Forum
A nonprofit “mutual benefit corporation” dedicated to:
“Advocating for
Spectrum
Innovation, and
Advancing Radio
Technologies
Supporting
Essential or
Critical
Communications
Worldwide”
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Corporate Background
Incorporated in California as a
Non-profit Mutual Benefit
Organization
Registered with the US
Government as a Standards
Development organization
under the National
Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, as
amended by the Standards
Development Advancement
Act of 2004
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The Forum IS Its Members…
And many more…
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Pillars of Strategy
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Educate technology suppliers on roadmap requirement (Market Pull)
Educate customers on technologies and solutions (Technology Push)
Educate Research, Standards and Regulation Bodies
From All Levels of the Value Chain
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FY2013 Downloads
Conference Proceedings
122,221
Workshop Proceedings
15,248
Work Products
 Reports
9,116
 Recommendations
6,270
 Specifications
2,558
Market Studies
1,339
SCA Standards Portfolio
3,541
Webinars
2,033
Other
16,970
Total
179,297
http://www.wirelessinnovation.org/Document_Library
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Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovations
Innovation #1: Techniques for Efficient Software Porting Between Heterogeneous
Platforms and Generic Development Tools for Heterogeneous Processors
Innovation #2: Certification Process for Third Party Waveform Software
Innovation #3: Receiver Specifications
Innovation #4: Low Cost Wide Spectral Range RF Front-End (Multi-octave
Contiguous) (Tx,Rx)
Innovation #5: Techniques to Minimize Power Amplifier Spectral Regrowth in Noncontiguous Spectral Environment
Innovation #6: Increase Communications Time on Battery Charge by an Order of
Magnitude
Innovation #7: Context Aware Cognitive Radio
Innovation #8: Interference Mitigation Techniques
Innovation #9: Standardized computer interpretable policy language for cognitive
radio
Innovation #10: Flexible Regulatory Framework for Temporary, Cooperative and
Opportunistic Access
http://groups.winnforum.org/winnforum_top_ten
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The Forum’s Advocacy Agenda: Improving the
Utilization of Spectrum
Dynamic Situational
Prioritization
Minimizing Regulatory Barriers
to Entry
Technology and Service
Neutrality
Licensed, Unlicensed, Sharing
and Hierarchical Models
Minimum Technical Restrictions
Harmonized Standards
Networked and Synchronized
Databases
Spectrum Sensing
Receiver Specifications
http://groups.winnforum.org/Advocacy
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Recent Regulatory Filings
Dec 2013: Comments to the FCC regarding Licensing Models and Technical
Requirements in the 3550-3650 Band
Nov 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to ITU WP-5A regarding
the working document towards a preliminary draft new report ITU-R:
Cognitive radio systems [(CRS) applications] in the land mobile service
Jul 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to the FCC regarding the
Public Notice on the Technological Advisory Council (TAC) White Paper
and Recommendations for Improving Receiver Performance
Feb 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to the FCC regarding
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Enabling Innovative
Small Cell Use in the 3.5GHz Band Adopted December 12, 2012
Nov 2012: Response to the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) Notice of Inquiry on the FirstNet Conceptual
Network Architecture
Sep 2012: Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Broad Support of the
PCAST Recommendations on Spectrum Sharing
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Forum Structure
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Documents in Development:
Coordinating Committee On International SCA Standards
Reports
• Business Models for New Entrants in the SDR Tactical
Radio Market, Version 2
• State of the Art of Waveform Application Portability
• SCA Test Lab
Recommendations
• SCA 4.1 Backwards Compatibility
Specifications
• SCA 4.1 AEPs
• SCA 4.1 IDL Profiles
http://groups.winnforum.org/SCA_Committee
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CC SCA Advisory Council Participants
Some CC SCA Advisors
SG Member Orgs and Principle Reps
Marc Adrat, GE FKIE
a4ESSOR: Ugo Manetti
Eric Christensen, US JTNC
Harris: Ken Dingman (Co-chair)
Richard Barfoot, NATO
Hitachi Kokusai: Yusuke Kanahashi
Frédéric Bouyer, FR DGA
Indra: Alberto Quintana (Secretary)
Col. Paolo Cecchini, IT MoD
Raytheon: Jimmie Marks
Charles Chedhomme, FR DGA
Philippe Margot, OCCAR ESSOR PD
Rohde & Schwarz: Rüdiger Leschhorn
(Treasurer)
Sylvain Sermesant, NATO
Selex Elsag: Claudio Armani
Don Stephens, US JTNC
THALES: Eric Nicollet (Co-chair)
Carlo Zamariello, EDA
(): positions within SG Executive Board
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Documents in Development:
Spectrum Innovation Committee
Reports
• Context Aware Cognitive Radio
• Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Annual Report
• Elements of Context for CR based Public Safety
Communications Systems
Recommendations
• Receiver Performance Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria
Specifications
• Integrated Communications Systems Model (ICS)
• Modeling Language for Mobility (with IEEE P1900.5.1)
• Open Standard Spectrum Resource Format (SSRF)
http://groups.winnforum.org/spectrum_innovation_committee
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The Forum’s Collaborative Model
Standards
Profiles
Standards
Standards
Bodies
(IEEE, OMG,
ETSI,
ITU, etc.)
Certifications
(future)
Reports, Recommendations, Specifications
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Memberships and Partnerships
Takuzo Fujii
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Get Involved: Join the Forum
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Testimonials
“The Wireless Innovation Forum has long been, and
continues to be, the center of mass for standards
and architectures that drive the development of
Software Defined and Cognitive Radios for the
communications industry,” says Datron’s Bob
Schutz. “Datron is committed to providing its
commercial,civil and military customers with
state of the art communications platforms.
Datron’s membership in The Wireless Innovation
Forum is an acknowledgement of this
commitment and the continued value, we see in
the activities of The Wireless Innovation Forum.”
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Testimonials
“Five out of six a4ESSOR Main Subcontractors were
already members of the Forum. a4ESSOR’s main
role/interest is therefore to coordinate their
contributions to the Forum in relation to ESSOR
products,” said Ugo Manetti, President of
a4ESSOR. “We firmly in fact believe that the
Forum can offer an extraordinary opportunity,
worldwide, for technical exchange in the SDR
field and related matters.”
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Testimonials
"The Wireless Innovation Forum provides Kolodzy
Consulting LLC the forum in which to address the
regulatory and technical issues for next
generation radios,” says Paul Kolodzy, of
Kolodzy Consulting LLC. “The onset of more
dynamic capabilities within radios and radio
networks has created the need for such focused
industry-led efforts.”
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Testimonials
“Scientific exchange is an important factor for
research,” says Ute Miller of RWTH Aachen
University. “The WInnForum is the ideal forum for
the research areas of UMIC.”
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Testimonials
"We are pleased to be a part of this important
organization, which includes some of the world's
leading technology innovators in the field of
wireless spectrum," said Johanna Dwyer, General
Manager of Federated Wireless.
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Find out More
www.WirlessInnovation.org
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