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Implementation of software-defined and cognitive radio technologi...

Implementation of software-defined and cognitive radio technologies may lead to specific and unique technical, operational or regulatory challenges, said officials in ITU-R working parties on some land mobile and amateur services, maritime and aeronautical mobile and radiodetermination services. The…

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officials said in the communication sent to the spectrum management group that the technologies are not radiocommunication services, rather technologies that can be implemented in systems of any radiocommunication service. Implementation of cognitive radio systems and technologies in frequency bands for safety of life operations needs careful consideration, the communication said, citing the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, the aeronautical mobile and radiodetermination services. Complete technical analyses are necessary to determine the potential regulatory implications of a radiocommunication service using software- defined and cognitive radio systems, either within the service or between different radiocommunication services, the communication said.