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Summary

  • Shannon's Law (derived from principles of Information Theory) dictates that large ranges of shared spectrum create the greatest opportunity for efficient utilization of spectrum

  • "Light," non-exclusive licensing regime ("driver's license") can prevent problems seen in the current auction scheme and in the Part 15 "spectrum jungle"

  • Cognitive radio makes the above policies feasible by providing automatic enforcement of  rules, effortless "courteous" spectrum sharing, immediate adaptation to changes in the radio environment

  • Questions? Discussion?