Market Impacts of Relaxed Incumbent Protection in Spectrum Sharing

Kangle Mu, Randall Berry

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Abstract

Spectrum sharing approaches such as that adopted in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) provide strong protection to incumbent users of the spectrum. This can lower the value of such spectrum for commercial service providers (SPs). This paper considers the impact of relaxing this protection on the market for secondary spectrum services. We assume that SPs must reduce their traffic when the incumbent is present. We find that consumers always benefit from relaxing incumbent protection but SPs' revenue and social welfare exhibit subtle behavior. Depending on the extent of relaxation, the market might respond negatively implying that regulators need to carefully choose such policies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2024
EditorsMatthew Valenti, David Reed, Melissa Torres
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2083-2088
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350304053
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event59th Annual IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2024 - Denver, United States
Duration: Jun 9 2024Jun 13 2024

Publication series

Name2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2024

Conference

Conference59th Annual IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period6/9/246/13/24

Funding

This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) SII-Center: SpectrumX-An NSF Spectrum Innovation Center Grant 2132700 and by NSF grants CNS-2148183 and SES-2332054.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Control and Optimization
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Signal Processing
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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