Network performance analysis of the Limpopo TV white space (TVWS) trial network

Masonta, Moshe T.; Kola, Lesiba Morries; Lysko, Albert A.; Pieterse, L.; Velempini, Mthulisi

doi:10.1109/afrcon.2015.7331923

Cited by 18 publications

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“…Several countries in Africa have embraced TVWS technology and have already developed frameworks to allow the use of technology. Kenya [4], South Africa [8,9], Ghana [4] and Botswana [10] have also launched trials in the recent past to assess the performance of the technology. Countries in Africa that have already developed TVWS regulatory frameworks include the following: Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi and Ghana.…”

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TV White Spaces Regulatory Framework for Kenya: An Overview and Comparison with Other Regulations in Africa

Ronoh

Mabele

Sonoiya

2021

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

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Dynamic spectrum management is gradually becoming a viable approach for use by national regulatory authorities (NRAs) in administering usage of the radiofrequency spectrum. The concept has proven to be efficient in managing secondary access to television white spaces by permitting white space devices, under the control of geolocation databases. Kenya conducted its first white space trial in 2013 under a static model, which demonstrated the opportunity that could be harnessed in using the lower UHF band to provide broadband internet access in underserved areas, with no harmful interference to the digital terrestrial television service. In the subsequent years, the administration of Kenya permitted multiple trials, of various models, to build a case for adoption of dynamic spectrum access techniques in the UHF band and to drive deployments of white space devices. The Communications Authority of Kenya recently published a framework setting out key aspects for access to white spaces including the algorithms to determine coexistence parameters, that was modified off the dynamic spectrum alliance's model rules. This paper presents an overview of the regulatory framework for use of TV white spaces in Kenya and compares it with other frameworks adopted by African countries and other selected countries globally. The paper further gives recommendations on the path to adoption and implementation of the dynamic spectrum management for national regulatory authorities in Africa.

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TV White Spaces Regulatory Framework for Kenya: An Overview and Comparison with Other Regulations in Africa

Ronoh

Mabele

Sonoiya

2021

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

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“…The goal of Limpopo TVWS pilot was to deliver access to broadband Internet to the students and teachers. The deployed TVWSN connected 5 schools, as shown in Figure 3 with the offered average backhaul throughput of 7.21 Mbps per radio link [26]. The transmit power of each device was set to 20dBm according to local agreements.…”

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Modernizing African Townships using TV White Space Networks: A Case study of Mankweng Township in South Africa

Ramoroka

Masonta²,

Kliks³

2016

ICST Transactions on Ubiquitous Environments

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The role of cheap and easy access to various telecommunication facilities is crucial for further community development. Such an observation is of particular importance for the developing countries all over the world since reliable and open access to communication systems can fasten the reduction of the development gap. In this work we analyse the benefits that can be obtained by application of TV White Space network, i.e. the network that operates in vacated TV band in a cognitive manner. The whole analysis is conducted based on specific use-case, i.e. the test network deployed in the Mankweng Township.

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“…There are many TVWS deployment in many parts of the world under different topologies (including P2P and P2MP), resulting in new intelligence about TVWS spectrum capabilities [2]- [4]. These efforts, however, lack the support of continuous measurement which is essential for capturing time-varying changes in the networks and do not assess geographic diversity in which such solutions are typically deployed [5]- [10]. In addition, the radios used in those deployments are capable of communicating through only one channel (6/8 MHz) per connection.…”

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Evaluating the Real-World Performance of 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband in Rural Areas

Abozariba

Davies

Broadbent

et al. 2019

2019 IEEE 2nd 5G World Forum (5GWF)

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Rural communities are often neglected in the rollout of communication infrastructure, delaying or even preventing the delivery of common digital services that are now ubiquitous in modern society. Addressing this technological gap is of paramount importance. In this paper, we analyze the performance of two new and emerging 5G networking technologies, each capable of overcoming some of the challenges present in rural environments. Our analysis is based around a series of deployments of TV White Space (TVWS) and millimetre wave (mmWave) technologies across rural parts of the UK. These deployments are enhanced with a custom designed monitoring platform that includes adaptive streaming video clients that enable the accurate assessment of end-user quality of experience. Our findings demonstrate that TVWS solutions, which operate on an unlicensed TV band, have clear potential for providing stable broadband services in those areas. Our results also show that although mmWave-based solutions can provide sub-gigabit-speed, they are vulnerable to excessive rainfall and are limited to short line-of-sight usage, making them less applicable to deployment in irregular terrain.

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Network performance analysis of the Limpopo TV white space (TVWS) trial network

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

TV White Spaces Regulatory Framework for Kenya: An Overview and Comparison with Other Regulations in Africa

TV White Spaces Regulatory Framework for Kenya: An Overview and Comparison with Other Regulations in Africa

Modernizing African Townships using TV White Space Networks: A Case study of Mankweng Township in South Africa

Evaluating the Real-World Performance of 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband in Rural Areas

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