Achieving Compliance to TVWS Spectrum Emissions Mask IEEE P802.22 Wireless RANs Date: 2011-05-04 Authors: Name Company Address Phone email Roger Merel Scintera 1517 Maple Knoll Ct, Naperville, IL 60563 +1(630) 355-5751 roger@scintera.com Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.22. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.22. Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802 Patent Policy and Procedures http://standards.ieee.org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws.pdf including the statement "IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard." Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information that might be relevant to the standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair Apurva Mody <apurva.mody@ieee.org> as early as possible, in written or electronic form, if patented technology (or technology under patent application) might be incorporated into a draft standard being developed within the IEEE 802.22 Working Group. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@iee.org. Slide 1
Abstract One of the most challenging requirements imposed on TV White Space spectrum is not even addressed within the scope of the IEEE 802 standards efforts. Meeting the Spectrum Emissions Mask is extremely difficult even for <=100mW TV Band Devices, but is more difficult for system supporting <=1W into the Antenna (4W EIRP). This presentation provides initial results for an RF PA Linearizer which is easily inserted between the RF Modulator and Power Amplifier to achieve full compliance to the Emissions Mask with margin. Slide 2
TVWS Emission Mask Extracted from: Technical Challenges for Cognitive Radio in the TV White Space Spectrum; Stephen J. Shellhammer, Ahmed K. Sadek and Wenyi Zhang; Qualcomm Inc. This requirement relates to Fixed TVBDs for 1W at the antenna, 4W EIRP; however, in the final FCC R&O there were slight changes which limit the power for a 5MHz waveform in a 6MHz channel to 5/6 of a Watt which reduces the -69dBr requirement to -68.2dBr. Slide 3
RF Power Amplifier Linearizer (RFPAL) Operates over 470-862MHz & beyond. Supports various SigBW to >20MHz. Easy to use. Simply insert in Tx RF path. No software, algorithms, DSP, FPGA, or digital baseband processing. Nothing to configure. Automatically detects center frequency, signal bandwdith, etc. Low-power consumption: <1.1W during initial adaptation Convergence mode. <0.5W in low-power steady-state Tracking mode. Low-cost, compact solution. Est. 20W saving in supply & dissipation. Significant BOM cost savings. Measures output power level. Can collect and report the output spectrum. 3 cm 3 cm Slide 4
Preliminary Results with RFPAL for up to 1W Fixed TVBD Applications Reduces back-off required by >10dB, & meets mask with 3dB of margin. Actual Results White Space Requirements (-55 / -68.2dBr) White Space Performance Targets are met! -55.0dBr 3dB margin = -58.0dBr @ 3MHz offset -68.2dBr 3dB margin = -71.2dBr @ 9MHz offset Slide 5
Results with RFPAL for <=100mW TVBD PA can operate at >P1dB-PAR Can use low-cost Handset PAs Supports up 20MHz waveforms PA Output Power, dbm / 30 khz PA Output Power, dbm / 30 khz BO=0.5 SN114 hw3.1 PAM183 WCDMA1-1#8.01 2140.0 MHz 11/03/18 17:36:39 20 P OUT-0 = 32.9 dbm PSD-1 P = 32.9 dbm 10 OUT-1 PSD-0 0-10 -20-30 -40-50 -60 20-15 P -10-5 0 5 10 15 OUT-0 = 33.0 dbm PSD-1 P 10 OUT-1 = 33.0 dbm PSD-0 0-10 -20-30 -40 5MHz: 1xWCDMA No Linearizer 10MHz: 2xWCDMA No Linearizer RFPAL RFPAL -50-60 10-15 -10-5 0 5 10 15 P = 33.2 dbm OUT-0 PSD-1 P = 33.2 dbm OUT-1 PSD-0 0-10 -20-30 -40-50 20MHz: 4xWCDMA No Linearizer RFPAL -60-20 -15-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 Frequency Offset from Carrier Center, MHz PAE (%) PA Output Power, dbm / 30 khz Slide 6
References Technical Challenges for Cognitive Radio in the TV White Space Spectrum; Stephen J. Shellhammer, Ahmed K. Sadek and Wenyi Zhang; Qualcomm Inc. Slide 7