Wireless Spectrum Research and Development

Wireless Spectrum
Research and Development
(WSRD)

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.

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Wireless Spectrum Research and Development (WSRD)
Interagency Working Group (IWG)

Overview

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.

Charter

CHARTER of the Interagency Working Groups of the Subcommittee on Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Committee on Science and Technology Enterprise, National Science and Technology Council. National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Committee on Science and Technology Enterprise (CSTE), Subcommittee on Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD), with participants in each IWG designated by the NSTC departments and agencies represented on the Subcommittee. October 2018.

Chairs

Thyaga Nandagopal, Ph.D.
Deputy Division Director
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CISE/CCF)
National Science Foundation

Scope and Authority

WSRD was formed to inventory, coordinate, and make recommendations on Federal programs to advance the goals of the June 28, 2010 Presidential Memorandum: Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution, Section 3. In addition, WSRD will work with academia and the private sector to help develop priorities, encourage private investment, and develop public/private partnerships when appropriate.

Functions

Current functions and activities include

Maintaining an inventory of recently completed and ongoing wireless spectrum research and development projects across the Federal agencies.
Maintaining an inventory of wireless spectrum testing facilities across the United States.
Holding workshops that include federal, academic, and private sector researchers to assist in developing recommendations for the Federal research portfolio.
Developing recommendations for future research needs.

Publications/References

Ensuring America Reaches Its 5G Potential, Office of Science and Technology Policy, May 30, 2019.
Research and Development Priorities for American Leadership in Wireless Communications, The White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy, May 30, 2019.
Emerging Technologies and their Expected Impact on Non-Federal Spectrum Demand, The White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy, May 30, 2019.
America Will Win the Global Race to 5G, Michael Kratsios, Office of Science and Technology Policy, October 25, 2018.

Wireless Spectrum R&D Project Inventory

Wireless Spectrum R&D Project Inventory

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.

Wireless Spectrum R&D Testbed Inventory

Wireless Spectrum R&D Testbed Inventory

Designed for the purposes of information exchange, it is our hope that this will prove useful for government, academic, and industry researchers in need of spectrum testing facilities.

We invite you to contribute information on testing facilities that are not currently listed, and that are available for use. Please contact Joyce Lee at nco@nitrd.gov for more information.

Workshops

Artificial Intelligence & Wireless Spectrum: Opportunities and Challenges, Griffiss Institute, Rome, NY (August 28-29, 2019).
WSRD Workshop X: "Security from a Wireless Spectrum Perspective: Technology Innovation and Policy Research Needs", 490 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 8001, Washington D.C. (September 13, 2018).
WSRD Workshop IX: "Radio Receiver Systems: R&D Innovation Needs, and Impacts on Technology and Policy", National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia (May 5, 2017).
WSRD Workshop VIII: Wireless Spectrum Sharing: Enforcement Frameworks, Technology and R&D, Google, 25 Massachusetts Ave. NW, #900, Washington, DC 20001 (May 5, 2016).
WSRD Workshop VII: Federal - Commercial Spectrum Sharing: Models, Application, and Impacts of Incentives for Sharing, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (March 19, 2015).
WSRD Workshop VI: Federal-Commercial Spectrum Data: Understanding Information Exchange Needs, Issues, and Approaches, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (October 21, 2014).
WSRD Workshop V: Understanding the Spectrum Environment: Using data and monitoring to improve spectrum utilization, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (March 31, 2014).
WSRD Workshop IV: "Promoting Economic Efficiency in Spectrum Use: the economic and policy R&D Agenda", MIT, Cambridge, MA (April 23-24, 2013).
WSRD Workshop III: "Research Topics and Proposals to Further the Adoption of Spectrum Sharing", Boulder, CO (July 24, 2012).
WSRD Workshop II: "Federal Government and Private Sector Collaboration on Research Development, Experimentation, and Testing of Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technologies", Berkeley, CA (January 17-18, 2012).
WSRD Workshop I: "Toward Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technologies: A Technical Workshop On Coordinating Federal Government/Private Sector R&D Investment", Boulder, CO (July 26, 2011).

Workshop Reports

"WSRD Radio Receiver Systems: R&D Innovation Needs and Impacts on Technology and Policy Workshop Summary", WSRD Workshop IX Report, April 2018.
"Radio Receiver Systems R&D Innovation Needs: Recommendations of the WSRD IWG", April 2018.
"Wireless Spectrum Sharing: Enforcement Frameworks, Technology, and R&D", WSRD Workshop VIII Report, January 2017.
"Federal-Commercial Spectrum Sharing Workshop: Models, Applications, and Impacts of Incentives for Sharing", WSRD Workshop VII Report, November 2015.
"Federal-Commercial Spectrum Data: Understanding Information Exchange Needs, Issues, and Approaches", WSRD Workshop VI Report, May 2015.
"Understanding the Spectrum Environment: Data and Monitoring to Improve Spectrum Utilization", WSRD Workshop V Report, August 2014.
"Promoting Economic Efficiency in Spectrum Use: the economic and policy research agenda", WSRD Workshop IV Report, April 2013.
"Research Topics and Proposals to Further the Adoption of Spectrum Sharing", WSRD Workshop III Report, July 2012.
"Federal Government and Private Sector Collaboration on Research Development, Experimentation, and Testing of Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technologies", WSRD Workshop II Report, January 2012.
"Toward Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technologies: A Technical Workshop On Coordinating Federal Government/Private Sector R&D Investment", WSRD Workshop I Report, November 2011.