Detect and avoid

{{Short description|Technical mitigation for ultra-wideband}}

Detect and avoid (DAA) is a set of technologies designed to avoid interference between a given emitter and the wireless environment.{{Cite book |title=2006 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband |chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4059497 |access-date=2024-02-11 |doi=10.1109/icu.2006.281602 |date= 15 January 2007 |publisher=IEEE |last1=Somayazulu |last2=Foerster |last3=Roberts|chapter=Detect and Avoid (DAA) Mechanisms for UWB Interference Mitigation |pages=513–518 |isbn=978-1-4244-0102-4 }} Its need was generated by the Ultra-wideband (UWB) standard that uses a fairly large spectrum to emit its pulses.

According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), UWB can use from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz. That means it could interfere with WiMAX, 3G or 4G networks.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}