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Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA), fixed link equipment, In addition, by mid-2017, we will complete a security
medical applications, SRDs and Ultra Wide Band equipment. framework for mobile device reconfiguration,
In addition, we are developing two Harmonised Standards complementing our recently finalised European Standard
for the EMC of combined and/or integrated equipment for (EN) on mobile device information models and protocols.
industrial and residential locations. Together these standards will allow for installed radio
applications to be updated, or for new applications to be
We are co-operating closely with the European Committee installed on a device, thus enabling RRS-compatible devices
for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC), in particular to support future radio access technologies.
in the area of ‘smart’ or ‘connected’ devices where the EMC
requirements for the base machine need to be reconciled We will continue to address the security challenges of RRS,
with EMC requirements for the radio elements providing protecting the integrity of radio applications and preventing
the connectivity. This affects, for example, smart washing their use as attack vectors against either individual devices
machines and other domestic appliances, radio-controlled or the network itself. We will complete a new security
light bulbs and some industrial machinery. analysis of reconfigurable radio, taking into account recently
identified use cases. We will then publish revised versions
of our existing Technical Report (TR) on security-related use
Managing Radio Spectrum cases and inherent security threats in RRS and our TS on
Our standards also enable administrations to ensure security requirements. We also plan to publish a new TR,
mapping existing radio access technologies to the RRS model
that users can use spectrum as widely as possible. We in order to identify missing security requirements.
help the EC and the European Conference of Postal and
Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) to harmonise In parallel, we are revising our two ENs on the radio
the use of spectrum throughout the EU and beyond (usually reconfiguration architecture and requirements for mobile
by producing System Reference documents (SRdocs)).
devices by adding new security elements.
We participate in CEPT, the Radio Spectrum Committee With many aspects of our original RRS work now completed,
and the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) to ensure full in 2017 we will refocus on information management in the
coherence between radio standardisation and the developing heterogeneous environment. This involves looking into the
policy framework.
possible extension of software reconfiguration technology
to other network entities such as from mobile to Mobile-
Edge Computing nodes or small cells. We are undertaking
Reconfigurable Radio Systems a feasibility study into a radio interface engine which will
The telecommunications industry today is facing a major address the efficient acquisition and management of
challenge – a lack of spectrum to meet growing demand, context information and suitable equipment configuration
particularly from the Internet and mobile communications. in a heterogeneous radio environment which might
However, a significant amount of spectrum is allocated include satellite, mobile broadband and the IoT. We plan
exclusively to organisations that do not take full advantage to define an appropriate eco-system within the equipment
of it. For example, much is used only across certain areas and will consider target applications, usage opportunities
or only at specific times. If this under-used spectrum could and use cases, and we will identify the radio interface
be shared, it could help free up spectrum resources to engine reconfigurability, challenges and potential system
support our modern connected world and meet the needs requirements. Our findings will be presented in a TR which is
of, for example, Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT). scheduled for publication by the end of 2017.
Spectrum-sharing will also play a key role in the development
of 5G.
Reconfigurable Radio Systems (RRS) – intelligent radio
devices which can characterise and act upon their
environment – offer an opportunity for the sharing of unused
spectrum among multiple services and radio networks.
As well as better use of the radio spectrum, potential
benefits include reconfigurable, flexible and cost effective
architectures for wireless devices and the exploitation of
synergies between different domains.
In 2017 our RRS committee (TC RRS) will continue to focus
on solutions for mobile device reconfiguration and related
certification. The RED includes new features such as the
use of RRS that affect device certification which were not
addressed by the R&TTE Directive. In 2017, we expect to
publish a Technical Specification (TS) which will define the
requirements for the introduction of technical solutions
enabling dynamic recertification for reconfigurable radio
equipment, to support the reconfiguration of reconfigurable
radio equipment after its initial certification and deployment.
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