BWRC Cognitive Radio Workshop Agenda
Monday, November 1, 2004
8:00 Meet and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Introductions and Goal of the Workshop Bob Brodersen
8:50 Status of the Regulatory and Standards Process:
A review of the IEEE 802.18 and TV band NPRM as well as expected future directions
Framing the Regulatory Sandbox for Unlicensed
Devices in the TV Band John Notor, Cadence
Cognitive Requirements for a Personal Portable Wireless Alan Waltho, Intel
Discussion
10:00 Break
10:15 Required Functionality:  
What are the unique algorithmic, analog and digital processing requirements?
A Cognitive PHY/MAC Paradigm for Spectrum Sensing, Allocation, and Control Danijela Cabric, BWRC
Interference Resolution and Control in High Frequency Reuse Environments using CR John Sydor, CRC, Ottawa
The Potential for Unlicensed Wide Area Networks Anuj Batra, TI
Discussion
12:00 Lunch to be provided   
1:00 Application and Use Scenarios:
How Cognitive Radios will be used
Cognitive Tools and Systems     Jeff Schiffer, Intel
Mobile AdHoc Mesh Public Safety Applications  of Adaptive Radios David Liddle, USVP 
Discussion        
2:15 System Performance Metrics:
How to define CR performance and its effect on other wireless systems
Cognitive Radio Key Performance Indicators Samir Soliman, Qualcomm
Measuring Performance of CR: Myths and Realities Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford
Some Fundamental Limitations for Cognitive Radio Foundations Anant Sahai, UCB Wireless 
Discussion
3:30 Break 
3:45  Simulation and Implementation Platforms:
Experimental infrastructure that can be shared
OMNet++ Mobility Framework: a Candidate Platform for Simulation of CR Protocols Adam Wolisz, TU Berlin
High Performance CR Platform with Integrated Physical & Network Layer Capabilities Bryan Ackland, Rutgers WINLAB
Common Design Framework for Application and Architecture Modeling Uli Ramacher, Infineon, Munich  
Discussion
5:15 Adjourn Meeting
5:30 Reception and Dinner at Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St, Berkeley, CA