IEEE P1900.5.2

This standard defines a vendor-independent generalized method for modeling spectrum consumption of any type of use of radio frequency (RF) spectrum and the attendant computations for arbitrating the compatibility among models. The methods of modeling are chosen to support the development of tractable algorithms for determining the compatibility between models and for performing various spectrum management tasks that operate on a plurality of models. The models are used not only to capture consumption but also to specify available spectrum, to give policy on what spectrum may be used, and to request spectrum for use. The modeling methods are exclusively focused on capturing spectrum use boundaries but are defined in a schema that can be joined with other schemata related to spectrum management and its processes. This standard defines the data requirement for spectrum consumption models (SCMs), provides data rules that ensure an SCM is valid, and provides two schemas, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and XML Schema Definition (XSD), to support SCM data exchange. The data elements and their meaning are the critical parts of the modeling and may be expressed by any data schema if content and context are preserved. This standard defines an analytical framework of necessary modeling constructs which can be used to express the boundaries of spectrum consumption by any transmitting or receiving device. The standard documents a machine-readable data exchange schema for the purpose of transferring these spectrum consumption models (SCMs) between automated systems. This standard serves as a loose coupler for the spectrum management enterprise by providing all spectrum communities of interest a common way to express spectrum consumption. Further, the standard enables the creation of algorithms that can rapidly evaluate compatibility among SCMs and quickly perform spectrum management tasks such as finding reuse opportunities or optimizing spectrum assignments to maximize spectrum utilization. To achieve this goal, the SCMs must be sufficient in that the algorithms can perform these functions using the models alone without dependence on external databases of system or environmental characteristics. Revision Standard - Active - Draft. A vendor-independent generalized method for modeling spectrum consumption of any type of use of radio frequency spectrum and the attendant computations for arbitrating the compatibility among models are defined in this standard. The methods of modeling are chosen to support the development of tractable algorithms for determining the compatibility between models and for performing various spectrum management tasks that operate on a plurality of models. The modeling methods are exclusively focused on capturing spectrum use but are defined in a schema that can be joined with other schemata related to spectrum management