Testing for Coexistence in Crowded and Contested RF Environments

This white paper presents some of the key research and the development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) challenges that arise when developing and deploying systems that must operate in congested and/or contested RF environments. The key issues facing coexistence are also discussed. Such issues include a contested and congested spectrum, spectral sensing, spectrum sharing, and dynamic spectrum allocation. The white paper concludes with an overview of the test systems that are used to create realistic RF environments that provide real-world operational conditions in a controlled laboratory environment.

1. Learn about key issues facing coexistence, such as a contested and congested spectrum, spectral sensing, spectrum sharing, and dynamic spectrum allocation.
2. Learn about real-world examples of coexistence challenges such as C band 5G LTE with aircraft radar altimeters and GPS interference with spectrally co-located satellite-based communications
3. Review of the characteristics and architectures of test systems that are used to create realistic RF environments for testing systems under real-world operational conditions in a controlled laboratory environment.