Protocol to Access White-Space (PAWS) Databases: Use Cases and Requirements
RFC 6953
Document | Type | RFC - Informational (May 2013; No errata) | |
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Authors | Anthony Mancuso , Scott Probasco , Basavaraj Patil | ||
Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. Mancuso, Ed. Request for Comments: 6953 Google Category: Informational S. Probasco ISSN: 2070-1721 B. Patil Cisco Systems May 2013 Protocol to Access White-Space (PAWS) Databases: Use Cases and Requirements Abstract Portions of the radio spectrum that are assigned to a particular use but are unused or unoccupied at specific locations and times are defined as "white space". The concept of allowing additional transmissions (which may or may not be licensed) in white space is a technique to "unlock" existing spectrum for new use. This document includes the problem statement for the development of a protocol to access a database of white-space information followed by use cases and requirements for that protocol. Finally, requirements associated with the protocol are presented. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6953. Mancuso, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 6953 PAWS Use Cases and Requirements May 2013 Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.1. Introduction to White Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2.1. In Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2.2. Out of Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.1. Global Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.2. Database Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.3. Device Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.4. Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3.5. Data Model Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4. Use Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.1. Master-Slave White-Space Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.2. Offloading: Moving Traffic to a White-Space Network . . . 11 4.3. White Space Serving as Backhaul . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4.4. Rapid Network Deployment during Emergencies . . . . . . . 14 4.5. White Space Used for Local TV Broadcaster . . . . . . . . 15 5. Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5.1. Data Model Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5.2. Protocol Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5.3. Operational Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.4. Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mancuso, et al. Informational [Page 2]Show full document text