Introduction to the Wireless Innovation Forum SDR Forum

What is the Wireless Innovation Forum A nonprofit “mutual benefit corporation” dedicated to: “Advocating

Corporate Background Incorporated in California as a Non-profit Mutual Benefit Organization Registered with the

The Forum IS Its Members… And many more… Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio

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Educate technology suppliers on roadmap requirement (Market Pull) Educate customers on technologies and solutions

FY 2013 Downloads Conference Proceedings 122, 221 Workshop Proceedings 15, 248 Work Products Reports

Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovation #1: Techniques for Efficient Software Porting Between Heterogeneous

The Forum’s Advocacy Agenda: Improving the Utilization of Spectrum Dynamic Situational Prioritization Minimizing Regulatory

Recent Regulatory Filings Dec 2013: Comments to the FCC regarding Licensing Models and Technical

Forum Structure Slide 8 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Documents in Development: Coordinating Committee On International SCA Standards Reports • Business Models for

CC SCA Advisory Council Participants Some CC SCA Advisors SG Member Orgs and Principle

Documents in Development: Spectrum Innovation Committee Reports • Context Aware Cognitive Radio • Dynamic

The Forum’s Collaborative Model Standards Profiles Standards Bodies (IEEE, OMG, ETSI, ITU, etc. )

Memberships and Partnerships Takuzo Fujii Slide 16 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum,

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Testimonials “The Wireless Innovation Forum has long been, and continues to be, the center

Testimonials “Five out of six a 4 ESSOR Main Subcontractors were already members of

Testimonials "The Wireless Innovation Forum provides Kolodzy Consulting LLC the forum in which to

Testimonials “Scientific exchange is an important factor for research, ” says Ute Miller of

Testimonials "We are pleased to be a part of this important organization, which includes

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What is the Wireless Innovation Forum A nonprofit “mutual benefit corporation” dedicated to: “Advocating for Spectrum Innovation, and Advancing Radio Technologies Supporting Essential or Critical Communications Worldwide” Slide 2 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Corporate Background Incorporated in California as a Non-profit Mutual Benefit Organization Registered with the US Government as a Standards Development organization under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, as amended by the Standards Development Advancement Act of 2004 Slide 3 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Educate technology suppliers on roadmap requirement (Market Pull) Educate customers on technologies and solutions (Technology Push) Educate Research, Standards and Regulation Bodies From All Levels of the Value Chain Slide 6 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

FY 2013 Downloads Conference Proceedings 122, 221 Workshop Proceedings 15, 248 Work Products Reports 9, 116 Recommendations 6, 270 Specifications 2, 558 Market Studies 1, 339 SCA Standards Portfolio 3, 541 Webinars 2, 033 Other 16, 970 Total 179, 297 http: //www. wirelessinnovation. org/Document_Library Slide 7 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovation #1: Techniques for Efficient Software Porting Between Heterogeneous Platforms and Generic Development Tools for Heterogeneous Processors Innovation #2: Certification Process for Third Party Waveform Software Innovation #3: Receiver Specifications Innovation #4: Low Cost Wide Spectral Range RF Front-End (Multi-octave Contiguous) (Tx, Rx) Innovation #5: Techniques to Minimize Power Amplifier Spectral Regrowth in Noncontiguous Spectral Environment Innovation #6: Increase Communications Time on Battery Charge by an Order of Magnitude Innovation #7: Context Aware Cognitive Radio Innovation #8: Interference Mitigation Techniques Innovation #9: Standardized computer interpretable policy language for cognitive radio Innovation #10: Flexible Regulatory Framework for Temporary, Cooperative and Opportunistic Access http: //groups. winnforum. org/winnforum_top_ten Slide 8 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

The Forum’s Advocacy Agenda: Improving the Utilization of Spectrum Dynamic Situational Prioritization Minimizing Regulatory Barriers to Entry Technology and Service Neutrality Licensed, Unlicensed, Sharing and Hierarchical Models Minimum Technical Restrictions Harmonized Standards Networked and Synchronized Databases Spectrum Sensing Receiver Specifications http: //groups. winnforum. org/Advocacy Slide 9 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Recent Regulatory Filings Dec 2013: Comments to the FCC regarding Licensing Models and Technical Requirements in the 3550 -3650 Band Nov 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to ITU WP-5 A regarding the working document towards a preliminary draft new report ITU-R: Cognitive radio systems [(CRS) applications] in the land mobile service Jul 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to the FCC regarding the Public Notice on the Technological Advisory Council (TAC) White Paper and Recommendations for Improving Receiver Performance Feb 2013: Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to the FCC regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Enabling Innovative Small Cell Use in the 3. 5 GHz Band Adopted December 12, 2012 Nov 2012: Response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Notice of Inquiry on the First. Net Conceptual Network Architecture Sep 2012: Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Broad Support of the PCAST Recommendations on Spectrum Sharing Slide 10 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Documents in Development: Coordinating Committee On International SCA Standards Reports • Business Models for New Entrants in the SDR Tactical Radio Market, Version 2 • State of the Art of Waveform Application Portability • SCA Test Lab Recommendations • SCA 4. 1 Backwards Compatibility Specifications • SCA 4. 1 AEPs • SCA 4. 1 IDL Profiles http: //groups. winnforum. org/SCA_Committee Slide 12 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

CC SCA Advisory Council Participants Some CC SCA Advisors SG Member Orgs and Principle Reps Marc Adrat, GE FKIE a 4 ESSOR: Ugo Manetti Eric Christensen, US JTNC Harris: Ken Dingman (Co-chair) Richard Barfoot, NATO Hitachi Kokusai: Yusuke Kanahashi Frédéric Bouyer, FR DGA Indra: Alberto Quintana (Secretary) Col. Paolo Cecchini, IT Mo. D Raytheon: Jimmie Marks Charles Chedhomme, FR DGA Philippe Margot, OCCAR ESSOR PD Rohde & Schwarz: Rüdiger Leschhorn (Treasurer) Sylvain Sermesant, NATO Selex Elsag: Claudio Armani Don Stephens, US JTNC THALES: Eric Nicollet (Co-chair) Carlo Zamariello, EDA (): positions within SG Executive Board Slide 13 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Documents in Development: Spectrum Innovation Committee Reports • Context Aware Cognitive Radio • Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Annual Report • Elements of Context for CR based Public Safety Communications Systems Recommendations • Receiver Performance Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria Specifications • Integrated Communications Systems Model (ICS) • Modeling Language for Mobility (with IEEE P 1900. 5. 1) • Open Standard Spectrum Resource Format (SSRF) http: //groups. winnforum. org/spectrum_innovation_committee Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

The Forum’s Collaborative Model Standards Profiles Standards Bodies (IEEE, OMG, ETSI, ITU, etc. ) Certifications (future) Reports, Recommendations, Specifications Slide 15 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Testimonials “The Wireless Innovation Forum has long been, and continues to be, the center of mass for standards and architectures that drive the development of Software Defined and Cognitive Radios for the communications industry, ” says Datron’s Bob Schutz. “Datron is committed to providing its commercial, civil and military customers with state of the art communications platforms. Datron’s membership in The Wireless Innovation Forum is an acknowledgement of this commitment and the continued value, we see in the activities of The Wireless Innovation Forum. ” Slide 18 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Testimonials “Five out of six a 4 ESSOR Main Subcontractors were already members of the Forum. a 4 ESSOR’s main role/interest is therefore to coordinate their contributions to the Forum in relation to ESSOR products, ” said Ugo Manetti, President of a 4 ESSOR. “We firmly in fact believe that the Forum can offer an extraordinary opportunity, worldwide, for technical exchange in the SDR field and related matters. ” Slide 19 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Testimonials "The Wireless Innovation Forum provides Kolodzy Consulting LLC the forum in which to address the regulatory and technical issues for next generation radios, ” says Paul Kolodzy, of Kolodzy Consulting LLC. “The onset of more dynamic capabilities within radios and radio networks has created the need for such focused industry-led efforts. ” Slide 20 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Testimonials “Scientific exchange is an important factor for research, ” says Ute Miller of RWTH Aachen University. “The WInn. Forum is the ideal forum for the research areas of UMIC. ” Slide 21 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights

Testimonials "We are pleased to be a part of this important organization, which includes some of the world's leading technology innovators in the field of wireless spectrum, " said Johanna Dwyer, General Manager of Federated Wireless. Slide 22 Copyright © 2014 Software Defined Radio Forum, Inc. All Rights