CBRS Sharing Ecosystem Assessment (SEA) Sensor Data Manual

Published

January 8, 2026

Author(s)

Aric Sanders, Anthony Romaniello, Daniel Kuester, Todd Schumann, Adam Wunderlich

Abstract

The purpose of the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN) Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Sharing Ecosystem Assessment (SEA) project is to provide data-driven insight into the CBRS sharing ecosystem's effectiveness between commercial and Department of Defense (DoD) incumbent systems, and to track changes in the spectrum environment over time. CBRS is the "first of a kind" nationwide shared spectrum ecosystem in the 3550-3700 MHz band. The implementation of this project included the installation of sensor systems at selected sites on the east and the west coast of the United States, along with a control and prototyping system in Boulder, Colorado. This data manual provides: 1. Introduction: A brief description of the NASCTN CBRS SEA program, installed sensor sites and scope. 2. Data Repository: A description of the the active data sharing program. 3. Data Structures and Manipulation Code: An in-depth description of the data structure and code used to interact with the data. 4. Sensor Data and Signal Processing: A discussion of the signal processing of collected in-phase - quadrature data that results in the published data product.

Citation

Technical Note (NIST TN) - 2359

Report Number

2359

NIST Pub Series

Technical Note (NIST TN)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2359

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Keywords

CBRS, SEA, NASCTN, Spectrum Monitoting, Dynamic Protection Area

Citation

Sanders, A. , Romaniello, A. , Kuester, D. , Schumann, T. and Wunderlich, A. (2026), CBRS Sharing Ecosystem Assessment (SEA) Sensor Data Manual, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2359, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960855 (Accessed January 9, 2026)