The focus of this paper is to provide a unique perspective on new network architectures supporting novel spectrum sharing mechanisms. A Cloud-based MD-MIMO RAN (Massive Distributed Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Radio Access Network) is proposed for exploitation of Licensed Shared Access (LSA) spectrum sharing concept. In order to deliver a particular service, the virtual network operator leases spectrum and antennas from the LSA spectrum pool and the Cloud-RAN platform following the pay-per-use model. The spectrum is turned into a consumable resource along with the infrastructure resources and there is a tradeoff in the system between using more antennas or more bandwidth. In this paper we propose a physical platform that can consume these resources dynamically.
Abstract-Flexible licensing model is a necessary enabler of the technical and procedural complexities of Spectrum Access System (SAS)-based sharing framework. The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of 3.5GHz Licensing Framework -based on census tracts as area units, areas whose main characteristic is population. As such, the boundary of census tract does not follow the edge of wireless network coverage. We demonstrate why census tracts are not suitable for small cell networks licensing, by (1) gathering and analysing the official census data, (2) exploring the boundaries of census tracts which are in the shape of nonconvex polygons and (3) giving a measure of effectiveness of the licensing scheme through metrics of area loss and the number of people per census tract with access to spectrum. Results show that census tracts severely impact the effectiveness of the licensing framework since almost entire strategically important cities in the U.S. will not avail from spectrum use in 3.5GHz band.Our paper does not seek to challenge the core notion of geographic licensing concept, but seeks a corrective that addresses the way the license is issued for a certain area of operation. The effects that inappropriate size of the license has on spectrum assignments lead to spectrum being simply wasted in geography, time and frequency or not being assigned in a fair manner. The corrective is necessary since the main goal of promoting innovative sharing in 3.5 GHz band is to put spectrum to more efficient use.Index Terms-Spectrum sharing, geographic spectrum licensing, census tracts, 3.5 GHz band sharing framework, non-convex polygon optimisation, area loss, population per census tract with access to spectrum.
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