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 data analysis engine for analyzing measured data based on the electromagnetic environment; and
a tip and cue server;
wherein the at least one data analysis engine includes a detection engine, wherein the detection engine is operable to automatically detect at least one signal of interest using at least one mask;
wherein the tip and cue server is operable to use analyzed data from the at least one data analysis engine to create actionable data.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tip and cue server is operable to activate an alarm and/or provide at least one report based on the actionable data.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine further includes an identification engine, a classification engine, and/or a geolocation engine.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data indicates that one or more of the at least one signal of interest is behaving like a drone.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mask is a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) array with an average of maximum power values.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mask includes a current mask and at least one previous mask, and wherein the detection engine is operable to compare the current mask to the at least one previous mask.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mask covers a specified frequency range.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mask has trigger conditions, wherein trigger conditions include an alarm duration, a decibel offset, and a count, and wherein an alarm is triggered if the trigger conditions are met.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the alarm is stored in a database for visualization.
13. A system for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising:
at least one data analysis engine for analyzing measured data based on the electromagnetic environment; and
a tip and cue server;
wherein the tip and cue server is operable to use analyzed data from the at least one data analysis engine to create actionable data.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the tip and cue server is operable to activate an alarm and/or provide at least one report based on the actionable data.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine further includes an identification engine, a classification engine, and/or a geolocation engine.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the actionable data indicates that at least one signal of interest detected in the electromagnetic environment is behaving like a drone.
17. A method for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising:
analyzing measured data from the electromagnetic environment using at least one data analysis engine, thereby creating analyzed data;
a detection engine automatically detecting at least one signal of interest using at least one mask; and
creating actionable data using a tip and cue server based on the analyzed data from the at least one data analysis engine.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one mask includes a current mask and at least one previous mask, and further including the detection engine comparing the current mask to the at least one previous mask.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one mask is a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) array with an average of maximum power values.
20. The method of claim 17 , further including triggering an alarm if trigger conditions are met, and wherein the trigger conditions include an alarm duration, a decibel offset, and a count.