IEEE DySPAN 2010 Explores Latest Research & Advances In RF Spectrum Technologies & Wireless Communications
The IEEE Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), a leading worldwide conference dedicated to the dynamic expansion of the global RF spectrum, convened in Singapore from April 6 – 10 with hundreds of global experts exploring the newest methodologies for increasing worldwide RF spectrum efficiencies, resolving global dynamic spectrum access challenges and advancing the commercialization of next generation smart radio system technologies.
Hosted by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the leading worldwide professional organization dedicated to the advancement of communications technologies, IEEE DySPAN 2010 was punctuated by the presentations of leading authorities representing nations ranging from the United States, China and New Zealand to Japan, Australia, Egypt and Thailand as well as multinational corporations such as Microsoft, Bell Laboratories, Sony Ericsson, Google and British Telecom.
Throughout the proceedings, a broad selection of international presenters continually addressed the worldwide importance of developing continued "infospheres" and "cooperative ecospheres" that create mobility, improve energy efficiencies and enable complex services that will increasingly add value to people's lives. This also included the necessity to "overcome the conflicting laws of global communications agencies," while "intersecting the expertise of non-traditional providers" to create dynamic, cognitive and invisible solutions for everyday users.
"Since its launch in 2005, IEEE DySPAN has increasingly gained in prominence and is now considered one of the foremost international forums for discussing and advancing the business models, policies, regulations and technologies surrounding dynamic spectrum access and the efficient worldwide use of white spaces," said conference co-chair Douglas C. Sicker, a professor at the University of Colorado and a senior advisor to the Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Plan. "The fact is the global demand for radio spectrum is rapidly outstripping supply and IEEE DySPAN has become a preeminent international venue for scientists, researchers and regulators searching for new ways to optimize wireless spectrum use and resolve dynamic access challenges."
Included among the conference's many keynote addresses were the presentations of industry leaders like Dan Reed, Corporate Vice President, Technology Policy and Strategy of Microsoft's eXtreme Computing Group, who spoke about the importance of "Digital Convergence and Flexible Communication" as well as Dr. Geok Leng Tan, the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Director of Technology & Planning at the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore and IEEE DySPAN 2010 general chair.
After welcoming all attendees to his country, Dr. Tan spoke at length about the importance of white space research, while citing Singapore as an example of a densely populated nation, which continually confronts the challenges of sharing a limited amount of radio spectrum space with neighboring nations. As a result, he emphasized the global need to maximize spectrum usage, while facilitating policy making that will safeguard existing white spaces and create new innovative opportunities for applications, devices and systems across the entire value chain.
Equally provocative were the event's panel sessions, which provided international presenters with the forum for discussing the evolution of dynamic spectrum access initiatives and global cognitive radio regulations. Among these was the session dedicated to the "Broadband Task Force and It's Implications for Dynamic Spectrum Access," which explored complex DSA aspects and future spectrum needs, as well as the panels titled "DSA: An Incipient Revolution or A Technology Fad?" and "Cognitive Radio: To Regulate or Not To Regulate?," which focused on the growth of rich cooperative environments that work together to minimize interference, standardize specifications and promote industry.
Other well-attended and prolific IEEE DySPAN 2010 events included the presentation of more than 20 technical and policy sessions ranging in topics from the "International Standardization of Cognitive Radio Systems" to "Potential Alliances for World-Wide Dynamic Spectrum Access," as well as the ongoing demonstration of the latest research into technologies such as "TV White-Space Video Streaming," "Cognitive Radio for Home Networking," "Decomposable MAC Frameworks for Highly Flexible" and "Adaptable MAC Realizations."
As for the future, given the growing international prominence of IEEE DySPAN and the rapidly expanding need to resolve global DSA challenges, the conference will now be held every 12 months with the next event scheduled for the spring of 2011 in Aachen, Germany and IEEE DySPAN 2012 to be held one year later in Bellevue, Washington.
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IEEE DySPAN is hosted by the IEEE Communications Society, which has over 40,000 members and is the second largest of IEEE's 37 technical societies. Founded in 1952, IEEE ComSoc is also recognized as a major international forum for the exchange of ideas on communications and information networking.
SOURCE: IEEE