Office of Engineering and Office of Engineering and TechnologyTechnology

JANUARY REPORTJANUARY REPORT

January 20, 2006January 20, 2006

OET’s MissionOET’s Mission

Manage the spectrum and Manage the spectrum and provide technical provide technical leadership to create new leadership to create new opportunities for opportunities for innovation and economic innovation and economic growth. growth.

BroadbandBroadband Increased Spectrum for Unlicensed Increased Spectrum for Unlicensed

Broadband ServicesBroadband Services• Additional 255 MHz at 5 GHzAdditional 255 MHz at 5 GHz

Introduction of New Broadband Introduction of New Broadband TechnologiesTechnologies• Broadband over Power Lines (BPL)Broadband over Power Lines (BPL)• Ultra-wideband (UWB) devicesUltra-wideband (UWB) devices

Broadband: Broadband over Power Lines (BPL)

Generator

High Voltage Medium Voltage Low Voltage

SubstationCoupler

Power Line Bridge Backhaul

Point

Low Voltage Distribution Transformer

Utility Company

Network Operation

Center

Internet

Authorized BPL Experiments Authorized BPL Experiments Developed Rules To Enable BPL Deployment Developed Rules To Enable BPL Deployment

and Protect Existing Radio Services and Protect Existing Radio Services

Broadband: Ultra-wideband Broadband: Ultra-wideband Transmission Systems (UWB) Transmission Systems (UWB)

Authorized 18 New Authorized 18 New UWB Products UWB Products

New Provisions for New Provisions for Wideband DevicesWideband Devices

Waiver for Certain Waiver for Certain UWB Techniques UWB Techniques

International UWB International UWB StandardsStandards

UWB Testing at UWB Testing at the FCC Laboratorythe FCC Laboratory

CompetitionCompetition Advanced Wireless ServicesAdvanced Wireless Services

• Spectrum AllocationsSpectrum Allocations• Relocation of Federal OperationsRelocation of Federal Operations• Trust Fund ImplementationTrust Fund Implementation

Hearing Aid CompatibilityHearing Aid Compatibility• Standards developmentStandards development• Product complianceProduct compliance

Equipment AuthorizationEquipment Authorization• Speed of ServiceSpeed of Service• TCB ProgramTCB Program• Mutual Recognition AgreementsMutual Recognition Agreements

Spectrum: Spectrum: New Allocations and ServicesNew Allocations and Services

“3650 MHz” Service Cognitive Radio

Presidential Spectrum Initiative

Unlicensed Devices

SoftwareDefined

Radio

Media:Media:Digital Television (DTV) TransitionDigital Television (DTV) Transition

DTV Tuner DTV Tuner RequirementsRequirements

DTV Table of DTV Table of Channel AllotmentsChannel Allotments

SHVERA Report to SHVERA Report to the Congressthe Congress FCC Digital Television Lab

Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

Network Outage Network Outage ReportingReporting

Hurricane ReliefHurricane Relief

Public Safety Public Safety SpectrumSpectrum

CALEACALEA

Modernize the FCCModernize the FCC

FCC Laboratory FCC Laboratory ReorganizedReorganized

Knowledge Data Knowledge Data BaseBase

Modernize Modernize EquipmentEquipment

OET Goals for 2006OET Goals for 2006 Continue aggressive rule making program to foster Continue aggressive rule making program to foster

strategic goals of Broadband, Spectrum, strategic goals of Broadband, Spectrum, Competition, Homeland Security and ModernizationCompetition, Homeland Security and Modernization

Initiate Proceeding for Advanced Medical Initiate Proceeding for Advanced Medical TechnologiesTechnologies

Develop Improved Spectrum Management Develop Improved Spectrum Management Techniques:Techniques:• Spectrum Test BedSpectrum Test Bed• Cognitive Radio & Dynamic Spectrum AccessCognitive Radio & Dynamic Spectrum Access

Advance Homeland SecurityAdvance Homeland Security• Work with first responders to solve interoperabilityWork with first responders to solve interoperability• Facilitate Improvements to Network Security, Reliability Facilitate Improvements to Network Security, Reliability

and Integrityand Integrity• Continue to Work with NRIC to improve “Best Practices”Continue to Work with NRIC to improve “Best Practices”