System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.
1. A system for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising:
at least one monitoring sensor operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment and create measured data based on the electromagnetic environment;
at least one data analysis engine for analyzing the measured data; and
a server or a processor coupled with a memory;
wherein the at least one monitoring sensor and the at least one data analysis engine are in network communication;
wherein the at least one data analysis engine includes a detection engine operable to automatically detect at least one signal of interest;
wherein the server or the processor coupled with the memory is operable to use analyzed data from the at least one data analysis engine to create actionable data; and
wherein the server or the processor coupled with the memory and the at least one data analysis engine are operable to run autonomously without requiring user interaction and/or input.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server or the processor coupled with the memory is operable to activate an alarm and/or provide at least one report based on the actionable data.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the alarm is displayed on a display device.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one monitoring sensor includes at least one antenna, at least one antenna array, at least one radio server, and/or at least one software defined radio.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine further includes a learning engine for learning the electromagnetic environment, an identification engine, a classification engine, and/or a geolocation engine.
6. The system of claim 1 , further including a resource brokerage application, wherein the resource brokerage application is operable to optimize resources to improve performance of at least one customer application and/or at least one customer device.
7. The system of claim 1 , further including a certification and compliance application, wherein the certification and compliance application is operable to determine if at least one customer application and/or at least one customer device is behaving according to at least one rule and/or at least one policy.
8. The system of claim 1 , further including a survey occupancy application, wherein the survey occupancy application is operable to determine occupancy in frequency bands and schedule occupancy in at least one frequency band.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data indicates that the at least one signal of interest is interference.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data is created in real time or near-real time.
11. A system for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising:
at least one monitoring sensor operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment and create measured data based on the electromagnetic environment;
at least one learning engine for learning the electromagnetic environment; and
a server and/or a processor coupled with a memory;
wherein the at least one monitoring sensor and the at least one learning engine are in network communication;
wherein the at least one learning engine learns the electromagnetic environment based on the measured data received from the at least one monitoring sensor;
wherein the server and/or the processor coupled with the memory is operable to use data from the at least one learning engine to create actionable data; and
wherein the server and/or the processor coupled with the memory and/or the at least one learning engine are operable to run autonomously without requiring user interaction and/or input.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the server and/or the processor coupled with the memory is operable to activate an alarm and/or provide at least one report based on the actionable data.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the actionable data indicates that at least one signal in the electromagnetic environment is interference.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one monitoring sensor includes at least one antenna, at least one antenna array, at least one radio server, and/or at least one software defined radio.
15. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a detection engine for detecting at least one signal of interest in the electromagnetic environment.
16. A method for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising:
monitoring the electromagnetic environment using at least one monitoring sensor and creating measured data based on the electromagnetic environment;
analyzing the measured data using at least one data analysis engine, thereby creating analyzed data, wherein the at least one data analysis engine includes a detection engine;
automatically detecting at least one signal of interest using the detection engine; and
creating actionable data using a server and/or a processor coupled with a memory based on the analyzed data from the at least one data analysis engine; and
wherein the server and/or the processor coupled with the memory and the at least one data analysis engine are operable to run autonomously without requiring user interaction and/or input.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the actionable data is created in real time or near-real time.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the actionable data indicates that the at least one signal of interest is interference.
19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising the server and/or the processor coupled with the memory activating an alarm and/or providing at least one report based on the actionable data.
20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining if at least one customer application and/or at least one customer device is behaving according to at least one rule and/or at least one policy.