BR Radiocommunication Seminar, Geneva, 2006

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BR Radiocommunication Seminar, (Geneva, 2006)

• Overview of the regulatory procedures applicable
  to terrestrial services
• T. Gavrilov, Radiocommunication Bureau

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Radio regulatory arrangements elements and
instruments
Constitution/Convention
rights obligations coordination obtaining an
agreement plan modification notification examinat
ion recording status recognition harmful
interference assistance
Radio Regulations ART 4 - 14 APP 4, 5, 7 APP
25,26,27,30,30A,30B RES 1,4,33,42,49, 51,55, 80,
85, 900, 902
Regional Agreements
ITU-R Recommendations
Rules of procedure
Special Agreements
Instruments of other organizations
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International radio-regulatory framework (RR)
architecture
MIFR
Allocation structures(Art 5 ofthe RR)
Regulatoryproceduresadapted toallocationstruct
ures
RF Spectrum
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RR Allocations structures

• Block allocation methodology, accompanied by
  footnotes
• Over 40 defined services
• Allocations on primary or secondary basis, or on
  a non-interference basis
• Worldwide allocations, Regional allocations,
  national allocations
• Exclusive vs. shared allocations

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Radio regulatory procedures (RR)

• Coordination plan modification notification
• Mandatory or voluntary
• Adapted to the current allocation structure

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Frequency allotment/assignment plans

• Means of preserving rights for all Members
• Allotment/assignment
• Worldwide (in the RR) AP 25, 26, 27
• Regional/subregional (in Agreements concluded
  under the auspices of ITU))
• BC/BT ST61, GE84, GE89, GE06
• LF/MF BC GE75, RJ81, RJ88
• Maritime/aeronautical GE85M, GE85N
• Plan modification procedures (all except AP 27)
• Seasonal planning HFBC Article 12
• Other (outside ITU) ICAO, IALA, etc

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Coordination procedures (RR Article 9)

• Bilateral/multilateral process, mainly between
  administrations, to enable implementation of new
  systems, while protecting existing/planned
• Terrestrial services
• 9.21
• 9.16 (transmit. terr vs. receiving earth station
  in NGSO, if the allocation is under 9.11A)
• 9.18 (transmit. terr. vs. receiving earth station
  in GSO, if shared with same rights, above 100
  MHz)
• 9.19 (transmit. terr. vs. typical earth BSS
  station, in some bands, if pfd value exceeds the
  permissible level)

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Overview of the coordination procedure(RR
Article 9)

• Identification of administrations whose
  assignments are likely to be affected
• Use of standardized methods for calculating the
  potential for interference (AP 5, ITU-R)
• Application of standardized steps
• Exchange of sufficient number of data elements
  (Ap. 4)
• Communicating comments within a prescribed period
• Publication of results of coordination (9.21)

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Notification procedures (RR Article 11)

• Master Register reference data on all frequency
  usage, frequencies that have international
  implications
• How to notify Ap. 4
• Individual (all BC/BT, all those that are subject
  to plans, many of those in shared bands)
• Typical
• When
• normally 3 months prior the bringing into use
• 3 years for assignments in shared bands (with
  space services) and for HAPS in 2 GHz (base
  stations for IMT-2000)
• 5 years for assignments to HAPS in FX.

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Notification procedures (RR Article 11), 2

• What should be notified all frequency
  assignments that may have international
  implications, except
• Common frequencies (distress and calling, GMDSS,
  SAR,)
• Frequencies to mobile stations
• Frequencies to amateur stations
• Frequencies to receiving stations, if the mode of
  operation is a single-frequency (simplex)
• Frequencies to HFBC, when governed by 12
• Publication (BR IFIC), examination (11.31, 11.32,
  11.34) and recording in the MIFR (status) or
  return
• Submission for other purposes (service
  publications)

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International arrangement vs. national practices
what we want and how to achieve?
Protection of existing services
Compatible operation
Accommodating new requirements
International recognition
Cost effective solutions
Interoperability
Coordination procedures
Implementation options
Performance criteria
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How to assign a frequency?Check list

• Is the frequency within a band allocated to the
  concerned service ?
• Are there mandatory RR provisions (power limits,
  channeling arrangement)? Are they satisfied?
• Subject to a Plan? In conformity with a Plan?
  Need for applying plan-modification proc. ?
• Subject to coordination? Mandatory (RR) or
  voluntary (Spec. Agreement)?
• Need for notification? What and when?

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• (Earth-to-space) terrestrial stations in the
  fixed and mobile service shall comply with the
  power limits specified in Art.21.
• (space-to-Earth) transmitting stations in
  terrestrial services are subject to coordination
  wrt to earth stations (GSO)

  5.458B The space-to-Earth allocation to the
fixed-satellite service in the band
6 700-7 075 MHz is limited to feeder links for
non-geostationary satellite systems of the
mobile-satellite service and is subject to
coordination under No. 9.11A...
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Follow up

• Easy way

• Standard way

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Standard follow up

• Apply the international procedures, including
  notification for recording in the MIFR
• Keep in touch with licensing authority notify
  changes in characteristics
• Keep in touch with monitoring authority check
  the operating characteristics with the notified
  ones
• Organize monitoring programs detect operational
  or technical irregularities in the operation of
  other administrations assignments ensure
  interference-free operation

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Survival kit

• OK?

• Do you know the way to BR?

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Assistance to administrations(7.6, Ar. 12, Ar.
13, Ar. 15, Reg. Agreements)

• BR may provide the following assistance
• In the application of all regulatory procedures
  (e.g., Articles 9, 11, 12 AP 25, 26, 27, 30,
  30A) non-reply may result in the lost of rights
• In resolving cases of harmful interference (good
  will only)
• In resolving cases of alleged contravention or
  non-observance of RR (good will only)
• Seminars, individual training

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International radio-regulatory framework (RR) Is
it still adequate?
M.I.F.R
Regulatory procedures
Allocation Table
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Challenges

• Radical transformation of existing applications,
  emergence of new systems and technologies,
  convergence of applications
• Allocation structures inefficiency of the
  current band segmentation and block allocation
  methodology to single-purpose services
• Radio-regulatory procedures do the uniforms
  suit?
• A-priori planning successful and missed
  opportunities
• Coordination procedures generalized
  characteristics vs. operational details
• Notification and registration international vs.
  local, utility of a dead wood

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How to make the RR responsive to the current
challenges?

• Simplification in 1995
• Resolution 951 (WRC-03) Options to improve the
  international spectrum regulatory framework
• Studies to be carried
• How the current framework has evolved to respond
  to technical and operational requirements?
• What flexibility has been achieved?
• What changes may be required to improve
  flexibility are they feasible?
• How could this structure be made more responsive
  to new requirements? Potential drawbacks?

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