WInnForum Recommendations

Regulatory and technical recommendations developed by the Wireless Innovation Forum committees. These documents provide formal positions, regulatory filings, harmonization proposals, and policy recommendations submitted to regulatory bodies such as the FCC, NTIA, and international agencies, or developed to guide industry adoption.

All WInnForum specifications, technical reports, and regulatory recommendations must be balloted by the members of the Wireless Innovation Forum following the Forum’s document approval process. Only balloted documents are approved for public release.

Table Of Contents

WInnForum Recommendations
6 GHz Recommendations
CBRS Recommendations
Software Defined Systems (SDS) Recommendations
Wireless Innovation Committee (WIC) Recommendations

6 GHz Recommendations

WINNF-RC-5013 Version 1.0.0 20 March 2026	Wireless Innovation Forum Response to Ofcoms January 2026 AFC Consultation
WINNF-RC-5012 Version 1.0.0 4 June 2025	Ofcom Response
WINNF-RC-4009 Version 1.1.0 11 June 2023	Endorsement of WFA AFC SUT Compliance Test Plan and Test Vectors (V. 1.0.0, deprecated 11 June 2023)
WINNF-RC-4008 Version 1.0.0 2 September 2022	AFC System Approval Process Public Trial Demonstration Project
WINNF-RC-3006 Version 1.1.0 19 September 2022	Endorsement of Wi-Fi Alliance AFC System to AFC Device Interface Specification (V.1.0.1, deprecated 19 May 2023) (V.1.0.0, deprecated 19 September 2022)
WINNF-RC-1010 Version 1.0.0 14 September 2021	6 GHz Missing Data Recommendation (Appendix .xlsx)
WINNF-RC-5001 Version 1.0.0 13 February 2019	Comments to the FCC regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Matter of Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band

CBRS Recommendations

WINNF-RC-1022 Version 1.0.1 4 November 2024	WInnForum Comments on FCC 2024 CBRS NPRM (V 1.0.0, deprecated 4 November 2024)
WINNF-RC-1017 Version 1.0.0 17 October 2022	Lessons Learned from CBRS
WINNF-RC-1016 Version 1.0.1 3 November 2021	Coexistence between the 3.45 GHz Service and Environmental Sensing Capability Sensors in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (V. 1.0.0, deprecated 3 November 2021)
WINNF-RC-5004 Version 1.0.0 5 April 2021	FCC ULS PAL Sales and Leasing Agreements Data Recommendations
WINNF-RC-1009 Version 1.0.0 11 November 2020	WInnForum Comments to the FCC on the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding “Facilitating Shared Use in the 3100 to 3550 Band”
WINNF-RC-1004 Version 1.0.0 21 March 2019	Wireless Innovation Forum’s comments to the FCC regarding the proposed publication for authorization of CBSD – CBSD handshake for SAS access
WINNF-RC-1003 Version 1.0.0 27 August 2018	Informal Opposition to Weather Radar Application
WINNF-RC-1001 Version 1.0.0 25 July 2017	CBRS Commercial Weather RADAR Comments
WINNF-17-R-00145 Version 1.0.0 8 June 2017	Comments to OET Lab Report (940660 D01 Part 96 CBSD v01)
WINNF-15-R-0200 Version 1.0.0	WInnForum Comments on 3650 Protection Contours
WINNF-15-R-0092 Version 1.0.0	Emission Measurement Ex Parte
WINNF-14-R-0058 Version 1.0.0	WInnF FCC 3 55 GHz FNPRM Reply Comments Part 1
WINNF-14-R-0059 Version 1.0.0	WInnF FCC 3 55 GHz FNPRM Reply Comments Part 2
WINNF-14-R-0045 Version 1.0.0	WInnF FCC 3 55 GHz R and O Comments
WINNF-14-R-0005 Version 1.0.0	Wireless Innovation Forum’s Comments to the FCC regarding the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Matter of Amendment of the Commission’s Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band
WINNF-13-R-0008 Version 1.0.0	Comments to the FCC regarding Licensing Models and Technical Requirements in the 3550-3650 Band
WINNF-13-R-0002 Version 1.0.0	WInnF FCC NPRM 3_5GHz Comments

Software Defined Systems (SDS) Recommendations

WINNF-17-R-0021 Version 1.0.0 24 January 2017	SCA 4.1 Errata (Attachment)
WINNF-17-R-0023 Version 1.0.0 20 January 2017	WInnF Answer to AFLCMC ORCA RFI – Main Body (Attachment A)
WINNF-15-R-0085 Version 1.0.1 December 2015	Endorsement of the SCA 4.1
WINNF-15-R-0066 Version 1.0.0 August 2015	WINNF Comment on SCA 4.1 Candidate
WINNF-15-R-0015 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2015	Device Deployment Enhancement
WINNF-15-R-0025 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2015	Component Instantiation Name
WINNF-15-R-0026 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2015	SCA 4.1 SAD and DCD Uniformity
WINNF-15-R-0027 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2015	SCA 4.1 Clarifications 1
WINNF-15-R-0028 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2015	SCA 4.1 Clarifications 2
WINNF-15-R-0012 Version V1.0.0 23 April 2015	SCA 4.1 Allocation Properties
WINNF-15-R-0020 Version V1.0.0 23 April 2015	DomainManager and DeviceManager Instance Level Property Value
WINNF-15-R-0011 Version V1.0.0 23 April 2015	SCA 4.1 Domain Late Registration
WINNF-15-R-0013 Version V1.0.0 23 April 2015	SCA 4.1 Domain Component Type Uniformity
WINNF-15-R-0014 Version V1.0.0 23 April 2015	SCA 4.1 Deployment Data
WINNF-14-R-0012 Version 1.0.0 18 August 2014	Push Registration – Allocation Properties
WINNF-14-R-0014 Version 1.0.0 5 August 2014	Application Mixture
WINNF-14-R-0004 Version 1.0.0 30 July 2014	Application Backwards Compatibility Recommendations
WINNF-14-R-0013 Version 1.0.0 30 July 2014	SCA 4.1 Naming Conventions
WINNF-14-R-0011 Version 1.0.0 25 July 2014	Scalable Manager Components
WINNF-14-R-0010 Version 1.0.0 Updated 25 July 2014	Scalable Components
WINNF-12-R-0001 Version V1.0.0 20 February 2012	WINNF Vote on Approval of the SCA Next Specification Candidate
WINNF-11-R-0004 Version V1.0.0 14 September 2011	WINNF Approved Issues and Resolutions concerning the November 2010 draft of the SCA Next Specification
WINNF-11-R-0006 Version V1.0.0 14 September 2011	Change Proposal to Draft SCA Next CORBA Profiles for Harmonization with ESSOR Architecture
WINNF-11-R-0005 Version V1.0.0 14 September 2011	Change proposal to Draft SCA Next AEP for Harmonization with ESSOR Architecture
WINNF-10-R-0018 Version 1.0.1 22 June 2011	Model for Coordination of International SCA Standards
WINNF-09-R-0023 Version 1.0.0 12 February 2010	Support for “Three Category” Approach for Software Communications Architecture (SCA) Standards
WInnF-08-R-0006 Version 1.0.1 September 2008	Endorsement of JTRS SCA 2.2.2 (V. 1.0.0)
SDRF-07-R-0013 Version 1.0.0 8 November 2007	Comments on NASA Space Telecommunications Radio System (STRS)
SDRF-06-R-0012 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2007	Comments on Software Communications Architecture Specification Version 2.2.2
SDRF-05-R-0001 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2005	SDRF Change Proposals and Comments on JTRS SCA 3.0 Specialized Hardware Supplement
SDRF-04-R-0001 Version 1.0.0 22 January 2004	Input to ITU WP8F Report/Recommendation on Advanced Technology
SDRF-03-R-0005 Version 1.0.0 1 June 2003	API Position Paper

Wireless Innovation Committee (WIC) Recommendations

There are currently no separate Wireless Innovation Committee recommendations. All approved WIC technical reports can be found on the Technical Reports page.