Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management

A method for analyzing a spectrum using a spectrum management device having a processor coupled with a non-volatile memory and sensors, comprising the steps of:

• receiving location input data from a location receiver and RF energy measurements from an RF receiver, both corresponding to at least one signal of interest;
• automatically determining a geographic location of the at least one signal of interest based on the received location input data;
• automatically determining a time associated with the RF energy measurements and convert the received RF energy measurements into spectral representation data;
• automatically processing spectrum power density data as received and process in-phase quadrature (I/Q) data by fast parallel adaptive filter processes to generate a power spectrum;
• analyzing the spectral representation data to identify the at least one signal of interest above a power threshold and determine at least one signal parameter of the signal of interest;
• comparing the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest to signal characteristic listing data in the memory to determine whether the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest matches corresponding signal parameters in the signal characteristic listing data;
• calculating signal degradation data for identifying the at least one signal of interest using hardware parameters, environment parameters, and terrain data stored in a static database;
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• automatically identifying the at least one signal of interest in near real-time for the received location input data and RF energy measurements based upon whether the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest matches any signal parameters in the signal characteristic listing data, including protocol data, environment data, and noise data;
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• storing the signal parameter data, the location of the device, and the time associated with the RF energy measurements in a history database in the non-volatile memory.

A spectrum analysis and management device comprising:

• at least one processor and a non-volatile memory operable for parallel processing by modules included within a device housing, the modules including:
• a signal detection module including a radio frequency (RF) receiver and a location receiver for receiving signal data;
• a spectrum analysis module operable to automatically determine the spectral components of at least one signal of interest, and provide them to a data extraction module, which automatically determines modulation type, bandwidth, and possible communication system in use information;
• a spectrum management module operable to automatically generate queries to a static database to classify the at least one signal of interest based upon its spectral components in comparison to static data in the static database, and to historical data, including the received signal data, a time associated with the received signal data and historical spectral components, stored on the memory;
• the static database including hardware parameters, environment parameters and terrain data to calculate signal degradation data for identifying the at least one signal of interest;
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• a comparison module operable to match data generated by the signal detection module with the historical data, the static data, and/or the characteristic listing data;
• the modules configured for receiving, processing, analyzing and comparing the data received from the at least one signal of interest in a spectrum of interest and automatically conducting near-real time analysis for identification of the at least one signal of interest.