Description
Book SynopsisThe Department of Commerce operates two telecommunications research laboratories located at the Department of Commerce's Boulder, Colorado, campus: the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA's) Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (ITS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL). CTL develops appropriate measurements and standards to enable interoperable public safety communications, effective and efficient spectrum use and sharing, and advanced communication technologies. CTL is a newly organized laboratory within NIST, formed mid-2014. As it is new and its planned work represents a departure from that carried out by the elements of which it was composed, this study focuses on its available resources and future plans rather than past work. The Boulder telecommunications laboratories currently play an important role in the economic vitality of the country and can play an even greater
Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 History of the Boulder Telecommunications Laboratories; 4 2 Assessment of the Communications Technology Laboratory; 5 3 Collaboration at the Boulder Telecommunications Laboratories; 6 4 National Telecommunication Research Needs and the Future Role of the Boulder Telecommunications Laboratories; 7 Appendix A: Statement of Task; 8 Appendix B: Committee Biographies; 9 Appendix C: Briefers to the Committee; 10 Appendix D: The Value and Use of Wireless Technology; 11 Appendix E: Acronyms
