COST 2012 - Special Session Modelling Analysis in Support of Regulatory Policies for Development of Cognitive Radio Systems

COST Action IC0905 TERRA is a multi-disciplinary European forum focused on the coordination of techno-economic studies for the development of a harmonised European regulatory framework to facilitate the advancement and broad commercial deployment of Cognitive Radio System (CRS). CRSs are expected to offer several benefits compared to traditional systems including e.g. improved efficiency of spectrum use, increased flexibility, and potential for new telecommunication applications.
The introduction of CRS into the regulatory framework requires viable deployment scenarios and use cases where the CRS technology can offer clear benefits to different stakeholders. The development of techniques to realize the CRS capabilities that allow the system to obtain knowledge of its internal and external state, dynamically and autonomously adjust its operations, and learn from the results are a prerequisite for the successful deployment of the new systems. In particular, the development of techniques to facilitate co-existence between the CRS and other radio systems or among CRSs in the same spectrum bands will be key building blocks in the future systems. Practical trials to demonstrate the functionality of the developed CRS techniques and their performance improvements are essential to convince the different stakeholders about the potential benefits of CRSs. Finally, the assessment of business potential of CRS in the form of techno-economic studies is needed to develop a sustainable regulatory framework for the CRS.
This call for papers solicits original and unpublished submissions on relevant CRS topics, including but not limited to:
Scenarios for the deployment of CRS
CRS applications and their taxonomy
Techniques to realize the CRS capabilities to obtain knowledge, adjust operations and learn from the results
Techniques to facilitate co-existence between CRS and other radio systems or among CRSs
Experimental/analytical/simulation studies on the co-existence
On-going standardisation/regulatory activities on CRS
Viability of CRS in the developed world (barriers to entry, drivers) and opportunities in the developing world
CRS trials and test beds
Techno-economic studies on CRS
Important Dates

Paper submission:
May 1st, 2012
Notification of acceptance:
June 30th, 2012
Submission of camera-ready papers:
July 15th, 2012