NIST Establishes Spectrum Technology and Research Division
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a new Spectrum Technology and Research (STR) Division to address critical challenges in wireless communications. This division combines expertise from three NIST groups to tackle current challenges and prepare for future wireless communication needs, including higher frequencies, AI-driven systems, terrestrial to non-terrestrial pathways, and distributed sensing.
The STR Division will focus on research, development, and deployment of innovative measurement methods and tools to promote efficient use of spectrum through improved access, sharing, atmospheric sensing, and precision timing. The division will target key areas of the spectrum that require innovative measurement methods and tools, standards and calibration development, and trusted validated data to drive data-driven commercial and policy decisions.
NIST’s neutral, non-regulatory role allows it to develop measurements to support U.S. spectrum applications while leveraging partnerships and unique communications testing capabilities and facilities. The STR Division will work closely with the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN), a multi-agency organization hosted at NIST, to improve opportunities for successful spectrum sharing through accurate, reliable, and unbiased measurements and analyses.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/spectrum-sharing-sensing
Keywords: Metrology, Spectrum, Interference, Noise, Sensing
