The Satellite Earth Stations

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The Satellite Earth Stations SystemsTechnical
Committee, ETSI TC SES,Update from last RAST 10

• Alain Richard (Alcatel Space)
• TC SES Chairman
• Global Standardisation Collaboration 8
• 27 April 01 May 2003, OTTAWA, Canada

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Table of Content

• TC SES Terms of Reference (no change)
• TC SES Working Groups
• Rapporteurs and Liaison Officers

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Working Groups (1)

• Active
• Working Group Harmonisation(RTTE Directive)
• Working Group GEO Mobile Radio Interface (GMR)
• Working Group Satellite Component of IMT 2000
• Working Group Maritime
• Working Group Aeronautical (L,S)
• Working Group Aeronautical (Ku)
• Working Group NGSO Ku

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Working Groups (2)

• Working Group Broadband Satellite Multimedia
  (BSM)
• Working Group on European Co-operation for Space
  Standardisation (ECSS)
• BSM STF 237, Steering Committee
• Closed
• WG Little LEO, WG NGSO Ka, WG Geo S-PCN, WG
  ASSC

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WG on Harmonisation (RTTE D)

• Activities on-going
• Harmonised Standard for the Satellite
• component of IMT 2000
• Preparation of two deliverables on FSS and MSS
  receivers for frequency Planning
• Participation to the OCG RTTE Steering Committee

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Working Group on Geo Mobile Radio(1)

• The Geo-Mobile Radio (GMR) air interface
  specifications describe requirements to support a
  mobile satellite service via geostationary earth
  orbit satellites
• GMR is a satellite-based extension of the GSM
  terrestrial cellular standard
• Document structure based on GSM document
  structure

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Working Group on Geo Mobile Radio (2)

• The GMR specifications are organized into two
  releases
• Release 1 specifications.
• Defines the GMR circuit mode services, which are
  based on the GSM phase 2 circuit mode services.
• Release 1 of the GMR air interface specifications
  have been published jointly in ETSI (TC-SES) and
  in the TIA (TR 34.1)
• Release 2 specifications.
• Defines the GMR packet mode services (GMPRS)
  which are based on the GSM phase 2 packet mode
  services (GPRS).
• Release 2 specifications are an evolution of the
  GMR Release 1 specifications.

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Working Group on Geo Mobile Radio(3)

• GSM (Phase 2)
• Voice
• Data up to 9.6 kbps
• SMS, cell broadcast
• GPRS (Phase 2)
• Packet data to 160 kbps
• EDGE (Extended GPRS)
• Packet data to 384 kbps

• GMR Release 1- based on GSM Phase 2
• Voice
• Data up to 9.6 kbps
• SMS, cell broadcast
• Position-based services
• Single hopped TtT calls
• GMR Release 2 (GMPRS)- based on GSM Phase 2
  (GPRS)
• Packet data to 432 kbps

Extension to Satellite
Evolution Path
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Working Group S-UMTS/IMT2000

• Satellite Multimedia Broadcasting and
  Multicasting Services (MBMS)

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Working Group S-UMTS/IMT2000

• Satellite Multimedia Broadcasting and
  Multicasting Services (MBMS)

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Working Group S-UMTS/IMT2000

• Activities
• Detailed Analysis of the packet mode for the
  SW-CDMA (Family A)
• Evaluation of the W-CDMA UTRA FDD as a Satellite
  Radio Interface
• Satellite- Digital Multimedia Broadcasting System
  Reference Document
• W -CDMA Radio Interface for MBMS
• Harmonization of SW-CDMA and SAT-CDMA (TTA)
  Satellite Radio Interfaces

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Working Group Aeronautical Ku band (1)

• Airline Operational Services
• (non safety services)
• Scheduling
• Weather Updates
• Cabin Crew Applications
• On-board Telemedicine
• Aircraft Health Monitoring
• Flight Data Services

• Passenger Communication Services
• Company Intranet and Internet Access
• - Real-time/two-way (e.g. VPN, Yahoo)
• Airline Specific Internet Information
• - Duty free shopping, booking, travel
  destination
• Internet based Audio, Video, Entertainment
• - CNN, BBC World, Internet games, etc..

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Working Group Aeronautical Ku band (2)
Architecture Overview
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Working Group Aeronautical Ku band (3)
ETSI candidate Harmonised Standard draft EN 302
186 for Ku-band AES present status ETSI TC-SES
draft EN 302 186, requirements for Protection to
FSS systems (e.g. VSAT) Protection to Fixed
Service and Radio Astronomy systems via PFD
mask WRC-03, Agenda Item 1.11 Will decide on
secondary allocation to AMSS in 14.0-14.5
GHz WRC-03 outcome (allocation and protection
requirements) will be taken into account in the
public enquiry of draft EN 302 186 .
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Working Group Broadband Satellite Multimedia

• To produce specifications, standards and other
  ETSI deliverables for broadband satellite
  multimedia. This includes
• Definition of satellite system architectures
  supporting broadband services
• Service requirements and descriptions for
  broadband communications systems
• Definition of network architectures and interface
  protocols leading to air interface standards,
  interworking standards and other user terminal
  specifications.
• To liaise with relevant other standardization
  bodies (e.g. TIA, ITU) on satellite matters

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Working Group Broadband Satellite Multimedia (
2)

• The BSM concept is to divide theair interface
  into 2 parts
• Satellite independent upper layers
• Satellite dependent lower layers
• The upper layers should contain a set of common
  IP interworking functions
• Common ways of handling IP addressing, multicast
  and QoS etc.
• The lower layers contain the satellite specific
  parts.
• These layers are closely tied to the payload
  capability of the satellite and hence cannot be
  the same in all cases.

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Working Group Broadband Satellite Multimedia (
3)

• BSM WG has set the following priorities
• GSO satellites
• Fixed systems
• Internet Protocol IPv4, IPv6
• Current work items
• IP interworking standards
• Satellite Independent set of higher layer
  standards
• Air interfaces
• Satellite dependent families of lower layer
  specifications
• Satellite Independent interface (SI-SAP)
• Common interface between higher layers and lower
  layers

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Working Group European Co-operation for Space
Standardisation(1)

• Satellite Ground Interface Command and Control
  Link of Geostationnary Satellites
• Domain Telemetry, Command and Ranging (TCR)
  systems operating typically in the following
  bands 5850 MHz6725 MHz uplink, 3400 MHz4200
  MHz downlink, 12750 MHz14800 MHz and17300
  MHZ18100 MHz uplink, 10700 MHZ12750 MHz
  downlink
• Sets out the minimum performance requirements
  and technical characteristics of the
  ground/satellite Radio Frequency (RF) interface
  partially based on Spread Spectrum Multiple
  Access (SSMA).
• Motivation Management of the co-location
  constraints for maximization of bandwidth for
  Communications Missions, and interference
  minimisation

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Working Group European Co-operation for Space
Standardisation(2)

• Satellite Software Data Handling Interfaces
  (SSDHI)
• Domain Geostationary Communications Satellite
  architectures based on ISO OSI Reference Model
  or SOIF Reference Model, but could also be
  applied to other types of satellites.
• Sets the minimum definition, services and
  interfaces requirements of the satellite
  communication application layer
• Motivation Shorter and shorter communications
  satellites development cycles and compatibility
  requested with off the shelf equipments requires
  interface standardisation. Independent
  development of On Board Software (OBSW) of the
  choice of satellite equipment by standardisation
  the software specifications of the Interface
  between the application software and the
  communication services.

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Rapporteurs- Liaison Officers

• Rapporteurs
• ITU R WP 4B (FSS)
• ITU R WP 8D (MSS)
• ITU R WP 8F (IMT2000)
• ITU T SG 13 (QOS)
• Liaison Officers
• Eurocae (Aeronautical)
• TIA TR 34.1.1 (BSM)
• ITU ICG SAT (Satellite)
• ASMS TF (S-UMTS)

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Conclusions

• SINCE RAST 10 ETSI TC SES
• Continue the Harmonisation standard work (RTTE D)
• Continue the development of an open standard for
  new broadband products
• Continue to be the focal point in Europe for
  Satellite Standards
• And for the Future?
• Continuing the work on Open Standard under the
  eEurope Broadband development
• Intend to be part in the standardisation of
  Galileo
• Continuing the co-operation with TIA and TTA