TV white space and its applications in future wireless networks and communications : a survey

• Main Authors: Zhang, Wenjie, Yang, Jingmin, Zhang, Guanglin, Yang, Liwei, Yeo, Chai Kiat
• Other Authors: School of Computer Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Computer science and engineering; Radio Networks; Radio Spectrum Management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139723
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In 2008, the Federal Communications Commission issued a ruling permitting the unlicensed usage of TV white spaces (TVWS), i.e. locally vacant TV channels. Due to its low-frequency range (50-698 MHz), the TV spectrum has much better propagation characteristic and higher-spectral efficiency, resulting...