Collective use of spectrum - Pros and Cons

Conference contribution, 2009

The paper provides a literature review of collective use of spectrum (CUS) by consolidating the various perspectives from relevant literatures and the result of the public consultation from the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) on November 19, 2008. The paper provides an overview of spectrum management and spectrum assignment approaches plus an elaborate of the advantages and disadvantages of CUS. In addition, further implementation issues are the frequency assignment and the amount of spectrum for CUS.