Masonta, Moshe TJohnson, DMzyece, M2012-11-212012-11-212011-11Masonta, MT, Johnson, D and Mzyece, M. The white space opportunity in Southern Africa: measurements with Meraka cognitive radio platform. 3rd International ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries (AFRICOMM), Zanzibar Islands, Tanzania, 23-24 November 2011. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Volume 92, 2012, pp 64-73978-3-642-29092-3978-3-642-29093-0http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-29093-0_6?no-access=truehttp://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-29093-0_6http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6345Published in Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Volume 92, 2012, pp 64-73The global migration of television (TV) from analogue to digital broadcasting will result in more spectrum bands (known as TV white space), previously used in analogue broadcasting, becoming available and unoccupied. A question is on how much white space is available and how can it be used opportunistically and dynamically without causing harmful interference to licensed users? In this paper, we present work that is currently ongoing in our research lab with regard to the use of cognitive radio for accessing TV white spaces. We discuss the Meraka Cognitive Radio Platform (MCRP) developed using the second version of the Universal Software Radio Peripheral hardware and the GNU Radio software. We also present early results of the measurements conducted using the MCRP in rural and urban Southern Africa areas. The measurement results indicate that there are substantial white spaces available in both rural and urban areas for digital dividend.enTelecommunicationsComputer sciencesTV white spaceSpectrum bandsMeraka Cognitive Radio PlatformMCRPCognitive radioUniversal software radio peripheralGNU radioSpectrum managementTelevisionWhite spacesBook ChapterMasonta, M. T., Johnson, D., & Mzyece, M. (2011). The white space opportunity in Southern Africa: Measurements with Meraka cognitive radio platform., <i>Workflow;9116</i> Springer. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6345Masonta, Moshe T, D Johnson, and M Mzyece. "The white space opportunity in Southern Africa: measurements with Meraka cognitive radio platform" In <i>WORKFLOW;9116</i>, n.p.: Springer. 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6345.Masonta MT, Johnson D, Mzyece M. The white space opportunity in Southern Africa: measurements with Meraka cognitive radio platform.. Workflow;9116. [place unknown]: Springer; 2011. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6345.TY - Book Chapter AU - Masonta, Moshe T AU - Johnson, D AU - Mzyece, M AB - The global migration of television (TV) from analogue to digital broadcasting will result in more spectrum bands (known as TV white space), previously used in analogue broadcasting, becoming available and unoccupied. A question is on how much white space is available and how can it be used opportunistically and dynamically without causing harmful interference to licensed users? In this paper, we present work that is currently ongoing in our research lab with regard to the use of cognitive radio for accessing TV white spaces. We discuss the Meraka Cognitive Radio Platform (MCRP) developed using the second version of the Universal Software Radio Peripheral hardware and the GNU Radio software. We also present early results of the measurements conducted using the MCRP in rural and urban Southern Africa areas. The measurement results indicate that there are substantial white spaces available in both rural and urban areas for digital dividend. DA - 2011-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Telecommunications KW - Computer sciences KW - TV white space KW - Spectrum bands KW - Meraka Cognitive Radio Platform KW - MCRP KW - Cognitive radio KW - Universal software radio peripheral KW - GNU radio KW - Spectrum management KW - Television KW - White spaces LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 978-3-642-29092-3 SM - 978-3-642-29093-0 T1 - The white space opportunity in Southern Africa: measurements with Meraka cognitive radio platform TI - The white space opportunity in Southern Africa: measurements with Meraka cognitive radio platform UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6345 ER -