NIST Formula May Help 5G Wireless Networks Efficiently Share Communications Frequencies
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a mathematical formula that, computer simulations suggest, could help 5G and other wireless networks select and share communications frequencies about 5,000 times more efficiently than trial-and-error methods.
According to NIST, the novel formula is a form of machine learning that selects a wireless frequency range, known as a channel, based on prior experience in a specific network environment. Described at a virtual online conferenc this week, the formula could be programmed into software on transmitters in many types of real-world networks.