IEEE Standard for Spectrum Characterization and Occupancy Sensing

The architecture, abstraction layers, interfaces, and metadata requirements for spectrum characterization and occupancy sensing (SCOS) systems are specified in this standard. This standard also defines performance parameters, units, and measures. This SCOS system comprises one or more semi-autonomous spectrum sensors, which scan electromagnetic spectrum, digitize it, and perform processing, transmitting the resultant data with appropriate metadata to a central storage and processing system.