Chapter 13Spectrum Management Operations Tools
Spectrum managers have access to a wide variety of tools to aid in effective and efficient spectrum planning and management. This chapter provides a technical description of several tools used to facilitate spectrum management operations. Included in this chapter are hardware and infrastructure requirements, software used, and capabilities of spectrum management tools.
13.1 Tool Considerations
13.1. There are a variety of spectrum related tools used to plan and manage communications networks and SDDs. Many of these tools do specific functions of limited scope precluding the sharing of relevant information among these functions creating inefficiencies. This can lead to erroneous planning and assignments that can cause frequency interference. It is essential for the benefit of all spectrum stakeholders, tools should share data in a consistent manner to improve efficiencies. As an example, EW operators should use the same tool that the spectrum manager uses in order to allow the spectrum manager to mitigate harmful interference to friendly systems possibly caused by EW systems.
13.2. Gathering and managing spectrum data requires considerable time in order to ensure accuracy. Tools that support the automation of spectrum management functions can drastically reduce this time constraint. Tools that promote the flow of information between spectrum stakeholders reduce the planning cycle leading to quicker decisions. Spectrum managers ...
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