Wireless Spectrum R&D Project Inventory

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WIRELESS SPECTRUM R&D PROJECT INVENTORY

The Wireless Spectrum R&D (WSRD) Interagency Working Group (IWG) was formed in late 2010 to coordinate spectrum-related research and development activities both across the Federal government and with academia and the private sector. The purpose is to help coordinate and inform ongoing activities across Federal agencies and to facilitate efficient and effective investment in spectrum sharing technologies and systems. These activities are consistent with the guiding principles of WSRD, which are transparency, smart investment, and the solicitation of opportunities for technology transfer across and beyond the Federal government.

This inventory is one of the tools that the group created to help reduce redundancy of research investments, foster collaboration, and inform the work of fellow research organizations in public, private, and academic sectors. The inventory is updated approximately every two years. The current version contains projects that have been completed, or are scheduled to be complete, between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2021. This website includes information that Federal agencies have approved for public release and is not intended to be considered an exhaustive measure of activities in this area.

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Topic Category

- Education and outreach
- Integration of DSA networks, Internet or other infrastructure, including backend databases and systems for wireless spectrum advancement
- Methods, processes and toolsets for technology development and management
- Modeling and Simulation
- RF spectrum obfuscation, decoy & deception
- Spectrum access policy and regulation
- Terrestrial, maritime, spatial, satellite or general spectrum using technologies and applications for sharing, transformative spectrum use or legacy transformation
- Technologies and applications for efficient spectrum use or legacy transformation
- Test and Measurement
- Wireless Security

Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)/Maturity

TRL1 - Lowest level of technology readiness. Scientific research begins to be translated into applied research and development (R&D). Examples might include paper studies of a technology’s basic properties.
TRL2 - Invention begins. Once basic principles are observed, practical applications can be invented. Applications are speculative, and there may be no proof or detailed analysis to support the assumptions. Examples are limited to analytic studies.
TRL3 - Active R&D is initiated. This includes analytical studies and laboratory studies to physically validate the analytical predictions of separate elements of the technology. Examples include components that are not yet integrated or representative.
TRL4 - Basic technological components are integrated to establish that they will work together. This is relatively “low fidelity” compared with the eventual system. Examples include integration of “ad hoc” hardware in the laboratory.
TRL5 - Fidelity of breadboard technology increases significantly. The basic technological components are integrated with reasonably realistic supporting elements so they can be tested in a simulated environment. Examples include “high-fidelity” laboratory integration of components.
TRL6 - Representative model or prototype system, which is well beyond that of TRL 5, is tested in a relevant environment. Represents a major step up in a technology’s demonstrated readiness. Examples include testing a prototype in a high-fidelity laboratory environment or in a simulated operational environment.
TRL7 - Prototype near or at planned operational system. Represents a major step up from TRL 6 by requiring demonstration of an actual system prototype in an operational environment (e.g., in an aircraft, in a vehicle, or in space).
TRL8 - Technology has been proven to work in its final form and under expected conditions. In almost all cases, this TRL represents the end of true system development. Examples include developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) of the system in its intended weapon system to determine if it meets design specifications.
TRL9 - Actual application of the technology in its final form and under mission conditions, such as those encountered in operational test and evaluation (OT&E). Examples include using the system under operational mission conditions.

Project size

Small: <$100K

Medium: $100K-$1M

Large: $1M-$10M

Extra-Large: $10M

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	Project Title	Department/Agency		Department/Division	Project Number	Topic Category(-ies)	Application Environment	Frequency Range	TRL/Maturity	Size	Status	Point of Contact	Sponsor	Additional Comments
	Project Title	Department/Agency		Department/Division	Project Number	Topic Category(-ies)	Application Environment	Frequency Range	TRL/Maturity	Size	Status	Point of Contact	Sponsor	Additional Comments

Small:	<$100K
Medium:	$100K-$1M
Large:	$1M-$10M
Extra-Large:	$10M