Spectrum Access R&D Program Industry Day

INDUSTRY DAY TITLE: Spectrum Access R&D Program (SAR&DP) Testing Portfolio - Cellular Based Range Telemetry - Coded APSK for Improved Spectral Efficiency in Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry - Conformal C-Band/Multi-Band Antennas - Flightline Radio Network with Seamless Handoff - Millimeter Wave Communications for Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry - Space-Time Coding for Multi-h CPM - Spectrum Aggregation Technologies - Spectrum Usage Measurement System *APSK: Amplitude Phase Shift Keying *CPM: Continuous Phase Modulation CONFERENCE DATE & TIMES: April 27-28, 2016 8:30AM - 5:00PM Industry Day (Registration opens at 7:30AM) CONFERENCE AGENDA (TENTATIVE START TIMES): April 27: 7:30AM Registration 8:30AM Introductory Remarks 8:45AM SAR&DP Overview 9:30AM SAR&DP Testing Portfolio Overview 12:15PM Lunch Break 1:30PM Individual Meetings with Government team (arranged by request) 5:00PM Adjourn Day 1 April 28: 8:30AM Individual Meetings with Government team (arranged by request) 5:00PM Adjourn Day 2 CONFERENCE LOCATION: Virginia Tech Hume Center 900 North Glebe Rd Arlington, VA 22203 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 25, 2016 Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum is a vital resource to DoD Testing, supporting nearly every test of every type of weapon system or military equipment (aircraft, ships, missiles, ground vehicles, radio systems, etc.). Beginning in the early 1990s, the RF spectrum available to support DoD Testing has significantly decreased, as spectrum has been reallocated for non-military use. The ever-growing widespread use of wireless communications devices, using WiFi (IEEE 802.11) or WiMAX (IEEE 802.16), as well as cellular and satellite services, has led to commercial entities seeking increasing amounts of spectrum to support their communication services. The AWS-3 auction repurposed 65 MHz of Federal spectrum to support commercial wireless services, including the 1755-1780 MHz band heavily used to support DoD Testing, specifically Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry. The Spectrum Access R&D Program (SAR&DP) was created in 2014 to support the AWS-3 auction and associated transition plans, conducting the Research and Development (R&D) necessary to implement the current or future relocation or sharing arrangements associated with the AWS-3 auction, enhance DoD ability to operate in a congested RF environment, and advance the state of the art in spectrum efficient and sharing technologies. The SAR&DP Testing portfolio focuses on increasing and enhancing spectrum access through improved spectrum efficiency, leveraging cellular based technologies, enabling the use of alternate spectrum to conduct testing, and enhancing spectrum usage and management at DoD test ranges and facilities. The SAR&DP Testing portfolio is comprised of the following topics: - Cellular Based Range Telemetry - Coded APSK for Improved Spectral Efficiency in Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry - Conformal C-Band/Multi-Band Antennas - Flightline Radio Network with Seamless Handoff - Millimeter Wave Communications for Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry - Space-Time Coding for Multi-h CPM - Spectrum Aggregation Technologies - Spectrum Usage Measurement System The purpose of this event is to increase awareness of contracting opportunities among researchers and developers in Industry, Academia, and Government. Attendees may request a private, individual meeting (approximately 15 minutes in duration) with the Government management team along with the technical Subject Matter Experts for the topics. These focused individual meetings provide an opportunity to ask unique questions or discuss information relevant to the topics that may be proprietary to the attendee. Registration for this event is required, but there is no attendance fee. To register for this event and to request an individual meeting with the Government management team, please send an e-mail to: contact@example.gov Please include the following information for registration: - Name (First, Last) - Company - Telephone number - Email If you wish to request an individual meeting with the Government management team for these topics, please include the following additional information: - List of the topic(s) of interest from the SAR&DP Testing Portfolio for the discussion Any administrative or technical questions pertaining to this event should be sent to: contact@example.gov This Industry Day is in support of the Section 815 Prototype Other Transaction Agreement with the National Spectrum Consortium. All interested parties are eligible to attend the Industry Day regardless of their consortium membership status, however, only members of the consortium will be able to participate in any subsequent Request for Proposal as a result of the Industry Day findings. The National Spectrum Consortium is an open consortium with a low barrier for membership. Any interested company, academic institution, or contractor can become a member and join the consortium to widen knowledge and technical expertise to continue to advance in technologies and meet Government needs. For more information interested Parties can visit the consortium website at http://www.nationalspectrumconsortium.org/. TECHNICAL POC(s): George Rumford Test Resource Management Center +1 (555) 000-0000 contact@example.gov Thomas O'Brien Test Resource Management Center +1 (555) 000-0000 contact@example.gov This Industry Day will be unclassified.