Cognitive Radios Could Increase Wireless Spectrum

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @12:52AM from the and-now-i-can't-get-anything-but-talk-radio dept.

schliz writes to tell us that a new intelligent radio technology, dubbed "cognitive radio," is being developed that adjusts operation based on input from its surroundings. Consumers wont likely see practical implementations of this tech for another five years, but it could have wide reaching applications from wireless networking to public safety devices. "Adaptive, cognitive radios could enable techniques such as dynamic frequency sharing, in which radios automatically locate unused frequencies, or share channels based on a priority system. In public safety, cognitive radios also could be used to provide interoperability between various signals and automatically adjust radio performance."

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Good luck with that by Anonymous Coward · 2008-09-16 01:00 · Score: 1, Funny

Share a scarce resource? Commie!
Uh oh by Nerdposeur · 2008-09-16 02:14 · Score: 2, Funny

Cognitive radios!?? Oh no you don't! (Starts adding layers to tin foil hat.)
Re:Maybe I'm cynical... by Wescotte · 2008-09-16 03:05 · Score: 2, Funny

Don't worry about it. Coconuts are set to go digital next year so it won't be a problem.
Re:This is not new by sexconker · 2008-09-16 04:10 · Score: 2, Funny

So we finally found out what the "??????" in step 4 stood for!