I first heard of cognitive radio systems when efforts were underway to make use of the 'white space' in the television broadcast bands. The whole idea is to make more efficient use the the spectrum by putting situational awareness in to the client device.
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=specialsections&sc=emergingtech&id=16471 http://www.commsdesign.com/news/tech_beat/www.eet.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18700443 philw On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:43 AM, Andy obrien <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The ARRL Newsletter mentioned .. > > One of the major topics of discussion at the AC meeting involved the > upcoming WRC-12, the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2012. The > AC adopted preliminary IARU positions on the WRC agenda items that > relate to amateur radio or may impact the amateur radio service. The > most significant agenda items are: > > 3. AI 1.19 - Software-defined radio and cognitive radio systems; > > Just what is considered to be a "cognitive radio system" ? Most > radios these days are pretty "smart", maybe the next generation will > think more ? > > Andy K3UK > >
