Secondary spectrum usage in TV white space

T h e aim o f t h is disse rt at io n is t o ide nt ify h o w t h e spe c t rum c urre nt l y al l o c at e d fo r T V bro adc ast ing c an be re use d by so me o t h e r c o mmunic at io n syst e ms. T h e spe c t rum re use is al l o w e d o nl y if t h e c urre nt T V use rs are no t dist urbe d. T h e st udy addre sse s t h e pro bl e ms o f h o w t h e se c o ndary ac c e ss t o t h e spe c t rum is arrange d, h o w t h e int e rfe re nc e is c o nt ro l l e d and h o w muc h c apac it y a se c o ndary syst e m w il l h ave. T h e o ut c o me s o f t h e t h e sis c o nt ain a T V signal de t e c t io n al go rit h ms, a me t h o d fo r e st imat ing and c o nt ro l l ing t h e aggre gat e int e rfe re nc e fro m mul t ipl e t ransmit t e rs and t h e e st imat e o f t h e c apac it y o f a se c o ndary c e l l ul ar syst e m. D e p a r t me nt o f C o mmuni c a t i o ns a nd N e t w o r k i ng Se c o ndary spe c t rum usage in T V w h it e spac e T h e aim o f t h is disse rt at io n is t o ide nt ify h o w t h e spe c t rum c urre nt l y al l o c at e d …