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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Griffiths, Hugh
• Cohen, Lawrence
• Watts, Simon
• Mokole, Eric
• Baker, Chris
• Wicks, Mike
• Blunt, Shannon

Titel

Radar Spectrum Engineering and Management: Technical and Regulatory Issues

Ist Teil von

• Proceedings of the IEEE, 2015-01, Vol.103 (1), p.85-102

Ort / Verlag

New York: IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic spectrum, extending from below 1 MHz to above 100 GHz, represents a precious resource. It is used for a wide range of purposes, including communications, radio and television broadcasting, radionavigation, and sensing. Radar represents a fundamentally important use of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum, in applications which include air traffic control, geophysical monitoring of Earth resources from space, automotive safety, severe weather tracking, and surveillance for defense and security. Nearly all services have a need for greater bandwidth, which means that there will be ever-greater competition for this finite resource. The paper explains the nature of the spectrum congestion problem from a radar perspective, and describes a number of possible approaches to its solution both from technical and regulatory points of view. These include improved transmitter spectral purity, passive radar, and intelligent, cognitive approaches that dynamically optimize spectrum use.