Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management

An apparatus for spectrum analysis and management, comprising:

• at least one processor operable to receive radio frequency (RF) data;
• wherein the at least one processor is coupled to a memory;
• wherein the RF data includes power level measurements;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to detect at least one signal based on matched positive and negative gradients;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to average a spectral sweep, remove areas identified by the matched positive and negative gradients, and connect points between removed areas to determine a baseline;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to process signal data using compressed data for deltas which are differentials from the baseline for signal identification;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to calculate and store signal degradation data in the memory for the at least one signal;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to smooth the spectral sweep based on a first smoothing filter and a second smoothing filter;
• wherein the second smoothing filter is performed only on frequencies outside at least one frequency range identified by the at least one processor based on at least one change in gradient of the spectral sweep;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to calculate a first derivative of the power level measurements and a second derivative of the power level measurements;
• wherein the memory includes measured terrain data, noise figure parameters, and hardware parameters for use in calculating the signal degradation data for identifying the at least one signal;
• wherein the hardware parameters comprise antenna type, orientation, azimuth, gain, and/or equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) for a transmitter associated with the at least one signal;
• and
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to reconstruct the at least one signal using the deltas and the baseline.

A spectrum analysis and management system, comprising:

• a radio frequency (RF) receiver;
• and
• at least one processor operable to receive RF data from the RF receiver;
• wherein the at least one processor is coupled to a memory;
• wherein the RF data includes power level measurements;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to detect at least one signal based on matched positive and negative gradients from the RF data;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to average a spectral sweep, remove areas identified by the matched positive and negative gradients, and connect points between removed areas to determine a baseline;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to process signal data using compressed data for deltas which are differentials from the baseline for signal identification;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to calculate and store signal degradation data in the memory for the at least one signal;
• wherein the memory includes environment parameters, measured terrain data, noise figure parameters, and hardware parameters for use in calculating the signal degradation data for identifying the at least one signal;
• wherein the environment parameters include precipitation, fog, and/or haze;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to tune a sensitivity parameter based on feedback from an Event Compositor;
• wherein the Event Compositor processes the RF data and records observations about the at least one signal into a database;
• wherein the at least one processor is operable to smooth the spectral sweep based on a first smoothing filter and a second smoothing filter;
• wherein the second smoothing filter is performed only on frequencies outside at least one frequency range identified by the at least one processor based on at least one change in gradient of the spectral sweep;
• wherein the hardware parameters comprise antenna type, orientation, azimuth, gain, and/or equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) for a transmitter associated with the at least one signal;
• and
• wherein the spectrum analysis and management system is operable to reconstruct the at least one signal using the deltas and the baseline.