Spectrum Issues

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Spectrum Issues

• 38th CGSIC Meeting
• Salt Lake City
• September 10, 2001
• s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
• Sally L. Frodge
• U.S. Department of Transportation

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The Spectrum Issue Mobius

• Successful use of space Merchants and
  Guardians
• Uses of space assets, e.g GPS
• Spectrum Coordination and Protection
• Domestic and International
• Interference potential perpetual vigilance
• Prevention, impact, examples
• Policy
• Stability
• Domestic and international Impact

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Successful use of space

• Use of space assets, e.g GPS
• Merchants Commercial use
• Guardians Stewardship
• Spectrum Coordination and Protection
• Domestic issues can become international
• UWB (ET 98-153), E-911 (CC 94-102), MSS .
• Internationally
• Treaty agreements (e.g. WRC, ICAO)
• Preparatory meeting critical to overall success
• Standards development and acceptance (e.g. ICAO,
  IMO, ETSI, etc)

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Interference Potential -- Constant Vigilance

• Prevention is worth a pound of cure
• Worldwide standards
• Realistic regulatory mechanisms
• Impact Can prevent viable use of a space-based
  service
• Examples DTV, Tandy antennas, garage door
  openers

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Impact of Policy

• Stability
• Stable policy, stable RFI environment allows use
  to flourish, mature and modernize
• Impact both domestically and internationally
• Domestic issues can have international impact
  and/or expand internationally
• International issues can affect domestic policy

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(Draft) PANEL

• RICHARD BARKER, JOHN E. CHANCE ASSO./FUGRO INT'L,
  OIL AND SURVEY INDUSTRY
• ANN CIGANER, GPS INDUSTRY COUNCIL/TRIMBLE CORP.,
  GPS INDUSTRY
• ROBERT ERLANDSON, ROCKWELL-COLLINS, INC.,
  AVIATION MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
• STEVE JONES, DOC/NTIA, FEDERAL SPECTRUM
  MANAGEMENT (INVITED)
• CHRIS WILSON, DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, INC., AUTOMOTIVE
  INDUSTY
• JOHN WILDE, STASYS, AVIATION AND GPS INDUSTRY
  (INVITED)