5- SMCS Future Objectives List.pdf

COMPETITION SENSITIVE

Implementation Timing Key: Note that threshold requirements do not necessarily need to be met in each timing category prior to implementing requirements in the next timing category. Threshold requirements may be overcome by higher priority requirements of a later timing.

1: Consistent with implementation as a higher priority within the first year after delivery of the initial version.

2. Consistent with implementation as a lower priority within the first year after delivery of the initial version, or consistent with implementation after the first year of contract execution.

3. No later than 2025

SMCS Objectives Beyond the Initial Version*

* This table is not intended as a comprehensive list of follow-on requirements objectives. These requirements are provided as an indicator of future SMCS development and are considered a starting point for agile development after the initial version (e.g., initial backlog population). It is expected that the offeror’s software factory shall be able to comprehensively complete additional requirements. The SMCS vendor shall identify and implement future requirements in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

Rqmt #

Threshold (T)/Objective (O)

Requirement

Comments

Implementation Timing

Business Process

Area Frequency Coordinator (AFC)

Rqmt 001 T The SMCS shall alert DoD users every <tbd> days or years to review permanent frequency assignment data (for precoordinated channels).

Provides a reminder to DoD users to assess if permanent frequency assignments located in the Spectrum XXI (SXXI) database for precoordinated access channels require revision if precoordinated access channel parameters have changed since permanent frequency assignments were created for them.

Service Spectrum Management Office (SMO)

Rqmt 004 T SMCS shall provide national level broadcasters with a coordination process within SMCS to facilitate local non-broadcaster use and allow

Provides a coordination mechanism between the national level and local field level broadcasters to coordinate DoD use of channels. Also adds data fields that allow local field level broadcasters to show local vicinity use of channels that the visibility of non-broadcast use to select users.

local field level broadcaster has provided to any local user that has a sharing agreement with the local field level broadcaster FCC FAS Rep

Rqmt 005 T The SMCS shall provide FCC representatives with the ability to add a Precoordinated Access Number (PCAN) to a coordination request record, which would then trigger an alert to the MILDEP SMO that this action is complete.

Once the FCC rep receives coordination for the assignment from SBE, the FCC rep provides a PCAN within the SMCS record.

When the PCAN is provided by FCC, an alert is needed back to the SMO to inform the SMO to take further action within the frequency assignment process.

Unallocated Requirements

Rqmt 006 T The SMCS shall collect the necessary data to compute a set of defined metrics that depict trends in sharing the spectrum.

Examples include historical trends in business process interactions and trends in actual spectrum sharing between DoD and SMCS.

Rqmt 007.1

T The SMCS shall compute the defined metrics. (TBD whether this computation should occur in real-time, periodically, or only on request).

Examples include historical trends in business process interactions and trends in actual spectrum sharing between DoD and SMCS.

Rqmt 007.2

T The SMCS shall allow authorized users to select, display and/or output metrics.

Examples include historical trends in business process interactions and trends in actual spectrum sharing between DoD and SMCS.

Rqmt 008 O SMCS shall provide authorized users with a

Authorized users shall have access to a dashboard capability that displays the current status of a coordination request. In addition to displaying future predicted sharing within a dashboard view against the defined coordination process calendar view, the dashboard view shall enable a user to rapidly identify request status, completed activities, and required next steps.

Analysis

Rqmt 009.1

T The SMCS shall support analysis for capabilities gaining access to 2025-2110 MHz: Tactical Radio Relay

(TRR)

Interference analysis between DoD and ENG must consider DoD TRR capabilities

Transition

TRR: 2019

009.2

T The SMCS shall support analysis for capabilities gaining access to 2025-2110 MHz: Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Interference analysis between DoD and ENG must consider DoD SUAS capabilities

SUAS: 2020

009.3

T The SMCS shall support analysis for capabilities gaining access to 2025-2110 MHz: High Resolution Video

(HRV)

Interference analysis between DoD and ENG must consider DoD HRV capabilities

HRV: 2020

Rqmt 009.4

T The SMCS shall support analysis for capabilities gaining access to 2025-2110 MHz: Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT)

Interference analysis between DoD and ENG must consider TTNT DoD capabilities

TTNT: 2021

Rqmt 010 T The SMCS shall allow authorized users to perform an interference analysis, by specifying transmitter and receiver characteristics and positions.

Analysis capabilities are needed to determine separation distances between DoD and ENG systems. The default parameters would be drawn from a database containing ENG and DoD equipment parameters. The analysis data entry should allow for multiple scenarios to be run by a given user entering varying sets of data to determine different operational use cases

Rqmt 011 T The SMCS shall require the following ENG receiver characteristics to be recorded for every receiver record: antenna height, antenna gain, receiver bandwidth, receiver noise figure, interference protection criteria, and receiver system losses.

The SMCS database needs to include these data fields and additional data fields subsequently identified by follow on user requirements

Rqmt 012 T The SMCS shall require the following ENG transmitter characteristics to be recorded for every transmitter record:

transmitter power, antenna gain, antenna height, transmitter system losses.

Analysis capabilities are needed to determine separation distances between DoD and ENG systems. The default parameters would be drawn from a database containing ENG and DoD equipment parameters. The analysis data entry should allow for multiple scenarios to be run by a given user entering varying sets of data to determine different operational use cases

Rqmt 013 T The SMCS shall be able, on user command, to identify all ENG systems operating within 250 km of a specified military installation (using military installation boundaries or center).

Analysis capabilities are needed to determine separation distances between DoD and ENG systems. The SMCS needs to depict the ENG sites near military installations

Rqmt 014 T The SMCS shall be able to compute terrain-dependent path loss using Terrain Integrated Rough Earth Model (TIREM) and associated assumptions/data from specified TRRs and other transitioning DoD

TIREM is a propagation model that will be used in SMCS. 2 capabilities to specified ENG systems.

Rqmt 015 T The SMCS shall be able to present a tabular output to the user of interference values.

The table is intended to show varying interference values if the equipment parameters are changed when running different use case scenarios.

Rqmt 016 T The SMCS shall provide a trial or sandbox capability with an interactive map interface that enables the user to place an emitter/receiver, provide location information for analysis, and experiment with various configurations

User defined emitter locations allows the user to assess varying use cases.

Rqmt 017 T The SMCS shall auto populate the location of Broadcast Auxiliary Service ENG receivers for analysis data entry purposes

The data is static - ENG receivers are at fixed locations. 2

Rqmt 018 T The SMCS shall be able to compute a terrain-dependent path loss from a transmitter into the surrounding area, for receiver height ranges.

Path loss determination enables the determination of separation distances.

Rqmt 019 T The SMCS shall be able to compute and display path loss contours for a specified decibel (dB) loss and for a specified set of receivers at a selected receiver antenna height.

Path loss enables determination of separation distances.

Contour graphics help the user understand the impact of use at a given location on a map.

Rqmt 020 T The SMCS shall be able to determine whether BAS receiver sites are inside, or

Path loss enables determination of separation distances.

Contour graphics help the user understand the impact of use at a given location on a map outside contours based on a given interference protection criteria.

Rqmt 021 T The SMCS shall be able to compute a predicted signal strength given a specified transmitter (with transmitter characteristics and location) at a specified receiver (with receiver characteristics and location), over a specified terrain model.

Path loss determination enables the determination of separation distances.

Rqmt 022 T The SMCS shall be able to determine which ENG receivers have signal interference (above a specified dB level) from a set of DoD transmitters (given equipment characteristics, terrain model, and propagation model).

Depiction of specific ENG receivers allows the DoD user to identify which broadcast entities could experience interference

Rqmt 023 T The SMCS shall be able to process alternative data in support of identifying changes that could mitigate interference situations.

Varying data input allows the user to assess changes in use cases that could present opportunities to drive down interference risk.

Rqmt 024 T The SMCS shall be able to present graphical output to the user of interference-related analyses.

Path loss enables determination of separation distances.

Contour graphics help the user understand the impact of use at a given location on a map.

Rqmt 025 T The SMCS shall be able to identify all victim ENG systems located within a specified distance of selected

Path loss enables determination of separation distances.

Contour graphics help the user understand the impact of use at a given location on a map.

military installations (boundary or center).

Rqmt 026 O SMCS shall support the following DoD use case:

(1) DoD user enters location data

(2) In near-real-time, SMCS performs analysis to identify suitable frequency(ies) that avoids interference to broadcast operations, SMCS immediately provides the DoD user with the frequency based on current usage by DoD and BAS users.

The goal is to allow the DoD user to request a frequency based on its location without human intervention by the broadcasters. The DoD user’s equipment parameters could already be defined within the user request and could be revised if the user chooses.

Rqmt 027 O SMCS shall support the following SBE use case:

(1) the SBE user specifies use of the spectrum within the SMCS;

(2) in near-real-time the SMCS determines if spectrum is currently occupied by DoD and BAS users,

(3) in near-real-time, SMCS will determine which (if any) of the DoD users are blocking use of the spectrum by SBE.

The goal is to provide SBE situational awareness of DoD and SBE operations in a given area.

Rqmt 028 O SMCS shall support on demand sharing analysis based on real time

The goal is to incorporate Policy-Enhanced Spectrum Operations. Environment measurement data could be processed by feature detectors. Input to the feature detector measurements of the environment.

consists of noise, desired (from feature detector standpoint) DoD system signal, and undesired ENG equipment. This future sharing scenario would include always-on operation for bidirectional LTE-based electronic news gathering equipment.

Examples could include trucks on-the-move operation with multiple trucks concurrent in same environment. The broadcaster equipment could support large file transfers for editing in-the-field.

Rqmt 029 T SMCS shall support other systems beyond TRR, SUAS, HRV, and TTNT, as needed, for shared access

If any other systems beyond TRR, SUAS, HRV, or TTNT need to gain access to the shared band, then SMCS will need to provide analysis tosupport those unknown future systems.

ACCESS

Rqmt 030 O SMCS shall be accessible from a mobile platform

Authorized users shall be able to conduct all SMCS functions and access SMCS visualizations through a mobile handset. This deployment to mobile platforms shall include a fully-functional mobile application with all SMCS data protection functions included