Dynamic Spectrum Access: Current State of the Art and Future Challenges

Published

February 2, 2014

Author(s)

Anirudha Sahoo, Michael R. Souryal

Abstract

Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) is emerging as a promising technology to mitigate the spectrum scarcity caused by static frequency allocations. Despite the clear need for more efficient allocation, however, DSA faces a number of challenges, chief among them being lack of confidence among license owners of the promised benefits. In this paper, we present an overview of DSA technology, including the current state of research and applications. We then recommend areas of focus that would address the challenges. They include the need for quality-of-service (QoS) guarantees, associated metrics, and prototype implementations that demonstrate and validate the predicted benefits.

Proceedings Title

IEEE International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications

Conference Dates

February 3-6, 2014

Conference Location

Honolulu, HI

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Dynamic Spectrum Access, Opportunistic Spectrum Access, QoS

Citation

Sahoo, A. and Souryal, M. (2014), Dynamic Spectrum Access: Current State of the Art and Future Challenges, IEEE International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, Honolulu, HI, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=914583 (Accessed October 2, 2025)