Radio Astronomy Scenario and Spectrum Management in India: 200304

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Radio Astronomy Scenario and Spectrum Management
in India 2003-04

• Venkat1, Ananth1 and Uday2
• 1 GMRT-NCRA-TIFR, PUNE
• 2 RRI, BANGALORE
• venkat_at_ncra.tifr.res.in, ananth_at_ncra.tifr.res.in,
  uday_at_rri.res.in

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RADIO ASTRONOMY INSTALLATIONS IN INDIA (1 of 3)

• Map made for a paper presented in AP-RASC/J7
  during Aug 2001 is given again for continuity.
• Guwahati University in the State of Assam in
  Eastern India has been recently included in the
  Map.
• The location for the Cluster Antenna Array
  (PROPOSED) has been shifted from Bangalore to
  GMRT site in Maharashtra, Western India

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Radio Astronomy Installations in India (2 of 3)
TIFR Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
RRI Raman Research Institute
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Radio Astronomy Installations in India (3 of 3)
IIA Indian Institute of Astrophysics
PRL Physical Research
Laboratory
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RADIO ASTRONOMY INSTALLATIONS IN INDIA May 2004
version
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Radio Astronomy Installations International
Collaborative Efforts
UoM University of Mauritius
UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico
INPE Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
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Spectrum Management Activities by IRAS in
India 2003-04 (1 of 3)

• Review and Update of the policy document on
  Indian National Frequency Allocation Planning
  (NFAP-2002), based on
• the outcomes of WRC-03
• Add-Mod-Del to spectrum requirements received
  from Government departments, private service
  associations, telecom industry and
• Inputs from concerned wireless users
• is in the penultimate stage of
  consolidation.
• Participation by Venkat, Yashwant and Ananth
• RAS CONCERN Incorporation of PPDR provisions as
  per Resolution COM5/4 WRC-2003, as a suitable
  Indian footnote in the New NFAP-2004 document
  with acceptable protection for RAS in 406.1-410
  MHz band. The current position of IRAS is to
  EXCLUDE the use of the RAS band for PPDR in India.

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Spectrum Management Activities by IRAS in India
2003-04 (2 of 3)

• Mr. B. Chaudhuri, Joint Wireless Adviser to Govt.
  of India, elected as Vice-Chairperson for ITU-R
  Study Group on Spectrum Management and
  Monitoring(SG-1) and Chairperson of ITU-R
  Working Party on Spectrum Management
  Methodologies (WP-1B) for the period 2003-2006
• Preparation for WRC-07 CURRENT STATUS
• The order to convene a national Preparatory
  Committee for WRC 07 has been just issued.
• IRAS nominees to the Indian Working Parties for
  WRC-07 preparation
• Uday, Venkat WP1 Spectrum issues
• Yashwant, Venkat WP7 Space Science services
• Ananth Special Committee on Regulatory matters

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Spectrum Management Activities by IRAS in India
2003-04 (3 of 3)

• Coordination for CorDECT type WLL system and 1.8
  GHz GSM operation around GMRT site
• Coordination for GONETS satellite systems of
  Russian Federation, a network with a
  constellation of 36 satellites operates in
  312-315 MHz and 1642.5-1643.4 MHz in the Uplink
  and 387-390 MHz and 1541-1541.9 MHz in the
  downlink.
• Conditional clearance with protective clauses
  was issued.
• SFCG-23 Action Item 23/6 on the compatibility
  between EESS SAR systems at 432-438 MHz and RAS
  observations in the band 406.1-410 MHz
• MIFR studies Summary Excel file available on
  request

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RAS Instrumentation activities in India
2003-04

• Upgrade of GMRT to cater to an instantaneous
  bandwidth of 250 MHz with seamless RF coverage
• Cluster project TIFR's "Spectrum Interest" limit
  to be raised to 10 GHz from the current 1.4 GHz!
• Indian Correspondence Group on RFI Mitigation
  Techniques
• Omni-Directional RFI Logger at GMRT
• University of Guwahati S-band receiver, in
  collaboration with ECRA
• University of Gorakhpur 4 nos of 5 m. antenna
  for student training at lt 3 GHz RF

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Spectrum Management Activities by IRAS in India
Future (1 of 2)

• IRAS contribution to the activities of ITU and
  APG Study Groups for various WRC-2007 agenda
  items will be made preferentially through the
  Indian Administration. For items identified as
  time-critical, we hope to put our inputs through
  IUCAF/ RAFCAP.
• The order of importance and priority for the
  efforts by IRAS on the above would be
• AI 1.21 TG1/9 Band-by-band Studies at lt 1 GHz
• AI 1.11 BSS in 620-690 MHz band vis-à-vis RAS in
  608-614 MHz.
• TG 1/8 UWB transmissions and RAS
• AI 1.17 RAS in 1400-1427 MHz band and MSS feeder
  link issues
• AI 1.7 OH-band RAS and MSS allocation issues
• AI 1.4 IMT-2000 issues and impact on RAS
• AI 1.9 Transmit Space Stations in 2500-2690 MHz
  and RAS
• AI 1.8 HAPS in 27.5-28.35, 31-31.3 and 47.2-47.5
  GHz ranges and RAS
• AI 1.19 Globally Harmonized FSS frequency bands
  for internet and RAS
• Draft question to SG7 to replace the ITU Res.
  701, suppressed in WRC-03.

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Spectrum Management Activities by IRAS in India
Future (2 of 2)

• PLT/ PLC/ BPL No discernible activity by
  interested lobbies at present. To be kept under
  watch!
• IRQZ Government of India sensitized on the issue
  in early 2003 but needs a follow-up
• (National/ International) School on Spectrum
  Management and RFI Mitigation Methodologies, to
  be held in Pune, India during early/mid 2005?????
• URSI meeting New Delhi Oct 22-29, 2005
• SKA meeting Pune Oct 31-Nov 4, 2005
• Penultimate meeting of TG 1/9 to be hosted by
  India in 2006????

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Radio Astronomy Scenario and Spectrum Management
in India 2003-04

• Thanx!