Telecommunications Research and Engineering at the Communications Technology Laboratory of the Department of Commerce Meeting the Nation's Telecommunications Needs (2015) / Chapter Skim
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Key areas include spectrum measurement and propagation modeling; applied research on wireless network access technologies; and applied research, testing, and evaluation of newly developed technologies. ITS and CTL also provide technical support to other federal agencies and the private sector, principally for spectrum measurement and analysis of spectrum sharing and service coexistence.
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Second, the DOC will need to develop short- and long-term applied and basic research plans to support national goals in areas such as spectrum sharing, service coexistence, and spectrum repurposing to ensure the most efficient use of its laboratories in achieving these goals. ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY CTL is a newly organized laboratory within NIST, formed mid-2014, and consists of the Boulder Laboratory Director Office, the Communications Test Coordination Office, the Public Safety Communications Research Division, the RF Technology Division, and the Wireless Networks Division (located at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland)
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RECOMMENDATION: CTL should develop a more defined research agenda that outlines in detail its research goals and future plans. RECOMMENDATION: CTL should quickly hire and train personnel to establish a leading-edge skill set in areas associated with their research goals and upgrade aging facilities and instrumentation.
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The intent is to create an environment of trust to support impartial testing and evaluation of new spectrum sharing technologies and, ultimately, promote balanced policy decisions that are driven by scientifically sound tests and evaluations. NASCTN is meant to enable sound policy decisions based on effectively engineered sharing solutions produced by member laboratories.
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regulatory agencies, the FCC and NTIA, in their pursuit to preserve existing services while enabling new services to operate with limited and increasingly valuable spectrum resources. In undertaking research, the Boulder telecommunications laboratories will need to balance the need for cutting-edge research with the need for 6 Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update 2014-2019 White Paper, February 3, 2015, http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-indexvni/white_paper_c11-520862.html.
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A research agenda should consider the most efficient use of DOC's -- and the relevant laboratories' -- resources and develop an effective organizational structure and funding strategies to ensure that research goals are met and resources are effectively used. RECOMMENDATION: The Boulder telecommunications laboratories should expand their visible leadership roles by providing technical expertise for agencies and policy makers and providing objective scientific expertise.
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