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Protocol to Access White-Space (PAWS) Databases
RFC 7545

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Date By Action
2026-05-20
(System) Changed metadata: changed keywords to '['dynamic spectrum', 'radio spectrum', 'wireless spectrum', 'spectrum', 'spectrum database', 'TV white space', 'TVWS', 'TVBD', 'white space device', 'WSD']' from '[]'
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "P. McCann": changed name from "Pete McCann" to "P. McCann", cleared country (was "United States"), changed order from "4" to "5"
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "J. Malyar": changed name from "John Malyar" to "J. Malyar", cleared country (was "United States"), changed order from "3" to "4"
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "L. Zhu": changed name from "Lei Zhu" to "L. Zhu", changed order from "2" to "3"
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "S. Das": changed name from "Subir Das" to "S. Das", changed affiliation from "Applied Communication Sciences" to "Applied Communication SciencesNone", cleared country (was …
Changed author "S. Das": changed name from "Subir Das" to "S. Das", changed affiliation from "Applied Communication Sciences" to "Applied Communication SciencesNone", cleared country (was "United States"), changed order from "1" to "2"
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "V. Chen": changed name from "Vincent Chen" to "V. Chen", changed is_editor from "False" to "True", cleared country (was "United States"), changed order …
Changed author "V. Chen": changed name from "Vincent Chen" to "V. Chen", changed is_editor from "False" to "True", cleared country (was "United States"), changed order from "0" to "1"
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2018-12-20
(System)
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (changed abstract to 'Portions of the radio spectrum that are allocated to licensees are available for non-interfering use. This …
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (changed abstract to 'Portions of the radio spectrum that are allocated to licensees are available for non-interfering use. This available spectrum is called "white space". Allowing secondary users access to available spectrum "unlocks" existing spectrum to maximize its utilization and to provide opportunities for innovation, resulting in greater overall spectrum utilization.

One approach to managing spectrum sharing uses databases to report spectrum availability to devices. To achieve interoperability among multiple devices and databases, a standardized protocol must be defined and implemented. This document defines such a protocol, the "Protocol to Access White-Space (PAWS) Databases".')
2016-12-19
Jasmine Magallanes Posted related IPR disclosure: Nokia Technologies Oy's Statement about IPR related to RFC 7545
2015-10-14
(System) Notify list changed from paws-chairs@ietf.org, draft-ietf-paws-protocol@ietf.org to (None)
2015-05-22
(System) IANA registries were updated to include RFC7545
2015-05-19
(System) RFC published