Optimizing City-Wide Wi-Fi Networks in TV White Spaces : TV-Database

This database has been compiled for our work “Optimizing City-Wide Wi-Fi networks in TV white spaces”. Below pointers may be helpful in understanding the database.

TV_TOWER_DATA.csv has information related to TV networks for the United States.
The csv file has data combined from tv_eng_data.zip available at CDBS database and TV_service_contour_current.zip available TV service contour data points.

While FCC provides only the service contour points of any TV transmitter, we have generated the protected contour points for every TV transmitter by following the guidelines in Spectrum Bridge database calculation specifications.

We use this database to compute channel availability and verify it with the information at link.

Miscellaneous links:

1. To understand the concept of Grade A and Grade B contour, please see “Understanding television’s Grade A and Grade B Service contours” (link).
2. To know the details of database calculations, please see link.
3. To study classes of TV transmitters and Grade A and Grade B contours, please see link.