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RALI : MS 39DATE OF EFFECT : 11/8/2015

Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction

FREQUENCY COORDINATION AND LICENSING PROCEDURES

FOR APPARATUS LICENSEDPUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

SERVICES IN THE3.5 GHz BAND

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITYSPECTRUM INFRASTRUCTURE BRANCH

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSING INSTRUCTIONS

DISCLAIMER

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) advises that these instructions reflect the current policies of the ACMA.

Prospective applicants for licences should take all necessary steps to ensure that they have access to appropriate technical and other specialist advice independently of ACMA concerning their applications, the operation of radiocommunications equipment and services, and any other matters relevant to the operation of transmitters and services under the licences in question.

The policies of ACMA and the laws of the Commonwealth may change from time to time, and prospective licensees should ensure that they have informed themselves of the current policies of ACMA and of any relevant legislation (including subordinate instruments). Prospective applicants for licences should not rely on statements made in these instructions about the policies that may be followed by other government authorities or entities, nor about the effect of legislation. These instructions are not a substitute for independent advice (legal or otherwise) tailored to the circumstances of individual applicants.

Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instructions are subject to periodic review and are amended as ACMA considers necessary. To keep abreast of developments, it is important that users ensure that they are in possession of the latest edition.

No liability is or will be accepted by the Minister or the Department of Communications, ACMA, the Commonwealth of Australia, or its officers, servants or agents for any loss suffered, whether arising directly or indirectly, due to reliance on the accuracy or contents of these instructions.

Suggestions for improvements to Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instructions may be addressed to The Manager, Spectrum Engineering, ACMA at PO Box 78, Belconnen, ACT, 2616, or by e-mail to [email protected]. It would be appreciated if notification to ACMA of any inaccuracy or ambiguity found be made without delay in order that the matter may be investigated and appropriate action taken.

RALI MS39 August 2015

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Amendment History

Date of Effect Comments30/4/2015 Initial release11/8/2015 Restricted Areas have been defined (Annex D)

Updated reference to instruments as a result of sunsetting


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Table of Contents1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1

1.1 PURPOSE...........................................................................................................................11.2 BACKGROUND....................................................................................................................11.3 SCOPE.............................................................................................................................. 1

2 ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................22.1 CHANNEL ARRANGEMENTS...................................................................................................22.2 ASSIGNMENT RULES............................................................................................................3

3 FREQUENCY COORDINATION.......................................................................................................43.1 INTERFERENCE SCENARIOS....................................................................................................43.2 USER TERMINALS, REPEATERS AND FEMTOCELLS.......................................................................53.3 PTS................................................................................................................................. 63.4 POINT-TO-POINT RECEIVERS.................................................................................................73.5 EARTH STATION RECEIVERS..................................................................................................73.6 ADJACENT SPECTRUM LICENSED BAND...................................................................................83.7 POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT LICENCES...........................................................................................93.8 COORDINATION REQUIRED WITH SPECIFIC REGIONAL/REMOTE AREAS..........................................113.9 AMATEUR SERVICES..........................................................................................................113.10 RADIODETERMINATION SERVICES.........................................................................................123.11 SITE ENGINEERING ASPECTS................................................................................................12

4 LICENSING..................................................................................................................................134.1 OVERVIEW OF LICENSING...................................................................................................134.2 SPECIAL CONDITIONS.........................................................................................................134.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL RECORDS..............................................................14

5 RALI AUTHORISATION................................................................................................................15REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................16ANNEX A DEPLOYMENT MODEL.........................................................................................................17ANNEX B OUT-OF-BAND AND SPURIOUS EMISSION LEVELS................................................................18

B1. PTS Stations Licesnedon the Register of Radiocommunications Licences..................................18B2. User terminals and Femtocells...................................................................................................19

ANNEX C HIGHLY POPULATED AREA DEFINITIONS..............................................................................20ANNEX D RESTRICTED AREA...............................................................................................................25ANNEX E NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS...........................................................................................26


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FREQUENCY COORDINATION AND LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR APPARATUS LICENSED PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN

THE 3.5 GHz BAND

1 Introduction1.1 Purpose The purpose of this Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction (RALI) is to provide information about, and describe necessary steps for the frequency coordination and licensing of apparatus licensed Public Telecommunication Services (PTS), specifically the Public Mobile Telecommunication Service Class B (PMTS Class B) option, in the 3.5 GHz band (3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz).

The information in this document reflects the ACMA’s statement of current policy in relation to frequency coordination and apparatus licensing of PTS in the 3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz frequency ranges. In making decisions, accredited frequency assigners and the ACMA’s officers should take all relevant factors into account and decide each case on its merits. Issues relating to this document that appear to fall outside the enunciated policy should be referred to the Manager, Spectrum Engineering Section, PO Box 78, Belconnen, ACT, 2616, or by e-mail to [email protected].

1.2 BackgroundAt the International Telecommunications Union World Radiocommunications Conference of 2007 a number of Administrations identified the 3400-3600 MHz band as suitable for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT). Due to growing interest domestically for access to the band, the ACMA has developed arrangements for PTS apparatus licences to access the band. There are existing arrangements for point-to-multipoint services in the 3425-3442.5 MHz and 3475-3492.5 MHz frequency range in regional and remote Australia. There are also existing spectrum licence arrangements in place at various locations in the 3425-3492.5 MHz and 3542.5-3575 MHz frequency range.

On the 20th October 2014 the Minister for Communications directed the ACMA to “have completed all steps necessary to enable apparatus licences of a type which would be appropriate for use for the NBN” in the 3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz frequency ranges.

1.3 ScopeThe scope of the RALI extends to detailing the steps necessary for frequency coordination and licensing of proposed PTS systems in the 3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz frequency ranges. Many of the arrangements in this RALI are similar to those developed for the 3.4 GHz spectrum licence technical framework. This is due to the expected similarity in use and frequency adjacency of licences.

The RALI provides instructions that may be used by ACMA assigners and Accredited Persons when assessing whether proposed new PTS systems will cause (or receive) unacceptable interference to (or from) existing services in the band.


http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L01399


It is a requirement that coordination calculations must be performed to assess potential interference to and from the PTS systems. In some cases the effect of user terminals will need to be considered. Interference protection and requirements to protect other services are based upon the assumption that user terminal deployments conform to the deployment model described in Annex A.

In the event that interference occurs after a licence is issued and the issue cannot be resolved between the affected parties, licensees can expect the ACMA to have regard to this RALI and relevant legislative instruments in dealing with the dispute.

2 Assignment Instructions2.1 Channel arrangementsIn the 3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz frequency ranges, a 5 MHz raster is defined. This allows for 5, 10 or 20 MHz channels as described in Figure 1 and Table 1.

It should be noted that: a maximum 68 dBm/5 MHz EIRP density limit applies in all channels; channels 5, 6 and 15 of the 5 MHz channel plan (in green below) are not available for

use, they are to be used as guard bands between apparatus-licensed PTS systems and devices operating under adjacent band spectrum/apparatus licences.

Figure 1: PTS channel plan for the 3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz frequency range


3542.5 MHz3492.5 MHz3425 MHz3400 MHz

1514131211106 98754321

1 2 43 65

1 2 3

5 MHz

10 MHz

20 MHz

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Channel Channel Centre Frequencies 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz

1 3402.5 3405 34102 3407.5 3415 3507.53 3412.5 3502.5 3527.54 3417.5 3512.5 -5 3422.5 3522.5 -6 3495 3532.5 -7 3500 - -8 3505 - -9 3510 - -

10 3515 - -11 3520 - -12 3525 - -13 3530 - -14 3535 - -15 3540 - -

Table 1: PTS channel plan centre frequencies

2.2 Assignment RulesSite SenseNo site sense rules are needed as arrangements for PTS in the 3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz frequency ranges are optimised and intended for single frequency deployments using time division duplex (TDD)(ie systems transmit and receive on the same frequency).

Emission LimitsTransmitters operated under a PTS licence are subject to:

the in-band emission limit defined in section 2.1; and the out-of-band and spurious emission limits defined in Annex A .

Channel Plan5, 10 and 20 MHz MHz channelling arrangements apply as defined in section 2.1.

Assignment PriorityLicensees should be assigned:

contiguous channels unless none are available; 5 MHz and 10 MHz channels from the lowest frequency up; 20 MHz channels from the highest frequency down.

The exception to this rule is when a licensee already has a PTS licence issued within the band. In this instance the licensee should be preferentially assigned the same channel(s) as currently licensed.

These rules are aimed at improving spectral efficiency and maximising spectrum availability for other prospective licensees. Alternative ways of assigning spectrum can be considered on a case-by-case bases by the ACMA where it is deemed to improve the efficiency in use and


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allocation of spectrum. Request should be sent to FAC policy exemptions (email: [email protected]) at the ACMA.

Licence Area Definition and ChecksIn the 3400-3425 MHz and 3492.5-3542.5 MHz frequency ranges and within the area defined at Annex D, PTS licences can only be issued if they are intended for use for the NBN.

The geographical area that contains the location of base stations operated under a PTS licence is defined by a sequence of HCIS identifiers1 in a special condition attached to the licence. The relevant HCIS identifiers must be provided to the ACMA at the time of applying for a licence.

To prevent the fragmentation of geographical areas in highly populated locations, a licensee wishing to deploy in an area defined in Annex C must, as a minimum, take out a licence that encompasses all of the HCIS identifiers defined for that area in Annex C.

For other locations, areas must be defined using HCIS identifiers, in integer multiples (one or more) of HCIS level 2 identifiers.

3 Frequency Coordination 3.1 Interference ScenariosThe Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan (ARSP) allocates the 3400-3600 MHz band to Fixed, Mobile and Radiolocation services on primary basis, as well as amateur and the fixed satellite services on a secondary basis.

Based on the service allocations in the ARSP and current use of the 3400-3600 MHz band, the following sections define the relevant coordination procedures to be followed. Table 2 below summarises the different interference scenarios that exist for PTS in the 3400-3600 MHz band. Specific coordination procedures have only been defined for those scenarios that require it.

1 The HCIS is described in the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012. The Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 is available on the ACMA website at: www.acma.gov.au. Copies are also available from the ACMA.


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Interference scenarios Coordination procedureUser terminals/femtocells/repeaters other devices

Section 3.2

PTS Tx PTS Rx Section 3.3PTS Tx Point-to-point Rx Section 3.4Point-to-point Tx PTS Rx No procedure required. Frequency

separation is large enough.PTS Tx Earth Station Rx Section 3.5PTS Tx adjacent spectrum licensed band

Section 3.6

Adjacent spectrum licensed band PTS Rx

Section 3.6

PTS Tx PMP Rx Section 3.7PMP Tx PTS Rx Section 3.7Coordination required with specific regional/remote areas

Section 3.8

Amateur Tx PTS Rx Section 3.9

PTS Tx Amateur Rx No procedure defined, Amateur services operate on a secondary basis

PTS Tx Radiolocation Rx No procedure required. Managed operationally by radiolocation licensees.

Radiolocation Tx PTS Rx Section 3.10

Table 2: Summary of potential interference scenarios

3.2 User terminals, repeaters and femtocellsUser terminals are authorised to operate via the Radiocommunications (Cellular Mobile Telecommunications Devices) Class Licence 2014 (the mobile class licence). The mobile class licence only authorises the use of these stations when communicating with a station operating under a valid PTS licence.

Repeaters and femtocells (indoor only) are authorised to operate via the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence) Determination 2013 (PTS LCD).

The mobile class licence and PTS LCD state that user terminals, repeaters and femtocells must not cause interference to another radiocommunications service and will not be afforded protection from interference from another radiocommunications service.

3.3 PTSPTS Tx PTS Rx coordination


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https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L01794


When coordinating with a PTS receiver, the following procedure applies:

1. Area Cull: Identify any licensed PTS receivers within 200 km of the proposed station’s location. A minimum co-channel separation distance of 30 km applies to PTS base stations operated by different licensees.

2. Frequency Cull: Identify any PTS receivers fall inside the area cull in (1) that are within four adjacent 5 MHz channels (as defined in section 2.1) from the PTS transmitter’s channel.

3. Coordination is only required with PTS receivers identified in (2) that are within two 5 MHz channels (as defined in section 2.1) from the PTS transmitter’s channel. In order to manage interference, two separate scenarios need to be assessed.

a. Base stations: Unwanted emissions from a PTS transmitter into a PTS receivers must not exceed the values in the table below.

Frequency Offset Base StationProtection Criteria

(at the input of the receiver)Co-channel -102 dBm/5 MHz

-99 dBm/10 MHz-96 dBm/20 MHz

≤ 5 MHz -55 dBm/5 MHz-52 dBm/10 MHz-49 dBm/20 MHz

> 5 MHz -43 dBm/5 MHz-40 dBm/10 MHz-37 dBm/20 MHz

Table 3: Protection criteria for PTS Base Stations

b. User Terminals: The 30 km co-channel separation distance defined in (1) is considered adequate to manage interference to and from user terminals in most cases. However, in the event interference does occur, section 3.2 of this RALI applies.

Note: Before being issued a licence, prospective licensees (or their accredited persons) are required to notify any licensees identified in step 1 that:

have a channel edge to channel edge frequency separation greater than or equal to 10 MHz but less than 20 MHz with the proposed new service; and

fail the adjacent channel assessment in step 3;

This allows time for affected parties to negotiate with prospective licensees and implement any additional mitigation that may be required.


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3.4 Point-to-Point ReceiversWhen coordinating with point-to-point fixed service receivers, the following procedure applies:

1. Area Cull: Identify any licensed fixed link receivers within 200 km of the proposed station’s location.

2. Frequency Cull: For the fixed link receivers identified in (1), coordination need only be considered for those services that have any portion of their licensed bandwidth within 100 MHz of the lower or upper edge of the PTS channel being assessed.

3. In order to manage interference, two separate scenarios need to be assessed.

a. Base stations: Fixed link receivers are afforded the protection described in RALI FX3. In this case protection criteria is specified in the form of a protection ratio. In determining if the protection ratio is exceeded, the strength of wanted and unwanted signals must be calculated as described in RALI FX3.

b. User Terminals: If the proposed base station site is within 30 km of a fixed link receiver, more detailed coordination is required. Coordination is deemed to be successful if it can be shown that the coverage area of the PTS system does not overlap the interference zone of the fixed link receiver (where fixed services are provided protection to the levels defined in RALI FX3). Refer to Annex F for details.

3.5 Earth Station Receivers 3400-3600 MHz bandCoordination with Earth station receivers operating in the 3400-3600 MHz band is conducted using the same procedure as described for Earth stations operating in the 3600-4200 MHz band (see below). In this case the ‘Frequency Cull’ in (2) below becomes 3400-3600 MHz.

It is noted that Earth station receivers operate on a secondary basis in the 3400-3600 MHz band. Therefore in the event coordination indicates that interference may occur, prospective PTS licensees must notify0 and make reasonable efforts to work with the affected Earth station licensees operating in the 3400-3600 MHz to enable coexistence. If there is no practical solution, services operated under a PTS licence have priority.

3600-4200 MHz bandWhen coordinating with Earth station receivers, the following procedure applies:

1. Area Cull: Identify any licensed receivers within 200 km of the proposed station’s location.

2. Frequency Cull: For the receivers identified in (1), coordination is only required with those operating in the 3600-4200 MHz frequency range.

3. Earth station receivers are afforded the protection described in Table 4. Both blocking and long term protection criteria must be assessed. For the purposes of assessing the potential for blocking, Earth stations can be assumed to have RF filters with the characteristics described in Table 5.

0 Refer to Annex E for details on the notification requirements


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Table 4: Earth station protection criteria

Scenario Time % Protection Criteria(at the input of the receiver)

Unwanted emissions falling in-band0

20% (long term) -128.6 dBm/MHz

Blocking 20% (long term) -65 dBm

(total received power from a single interferer)

Table 5: Assumed Frequency Response of Earth station RF filter

Frequency offset from lower edge of Earth station receiver (MHz)

Rejection (dB)

<25 0<50 15

<150 45<200 50≥200 70

Note: In the case of assessing interference into Earth Station receivers:

Assigners must use the propagation model defined in ITU-R Recommendation P.452.

In the event actual antenna radiation patterns are not available for an FSS Earth station, the antenna radiation pattern defined in ITU-R Recommendation S.465 can be assumed.

3.6 Adjacent Spectrum Licensed BandTo ensure compatibility and equitable access to spectrum between services operating under a PTS licence and devices operating under a 3.4 GHz band spectrum licence0, the following applies:

5 MHz guard bands are defined at all spectrum licence – apparatus licence frequency boundaries, as defined in section 2.1;

All devices operating under a PTS licence must comply with: o the in-band maximum radiated power limit defined in section 2.1; ando the out-of-band and spurious emission limits defined in Annex B;

All stations operating under a PTS licence are subject to similar requirements to manage co-sited interference issues as devices operated under a 3.4 GHz spectrum licence (refer to section 3.11 for details);

It is expected that PTS licensees and Spectrum licensees employ RF filtering and other techniques to manage interference when there is a 10 MHz or more guard band between services – where the guard band is measured from the PTS channel

0 When assessing interference from unwanted emissions, the highest level of out-of-band or spurious emissions that fall within the licensed bandwidth of the FSS Earth station receiver should be considered in calculations

0 Note: The relevant spectrum and geographical areas subject to spectrum licensing in the 3.4 GHz band are defined in embargo 26.


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edge to the closest of the upper/lower frequency of the device operating under a spectrum licence.

The above criteria assists in managing interference in many circumstances. However, to ensure compatibility, the additional criteria specified below must also be applied.

PTS base station Tx Receiver operating under a spectrum licence

When coordinating with receivers registered under a 3.4 GHz band spectrum licence, the following procedure applies:

1. Area Cull: Identify any receivers within 50 km of the proposed station’s location.

2. Frequency Cull: Identify any Receivers that fall inside the area cull in (1) that are within ± 20 MHz from the upper or lower limit of the occupied bandwidth of the transmitter’s channel.

3. Coordination is only required with those receivers identified in (1) operating within ± 10 MHz from the upper or lower limit of the occupied bandwidth of the transmitter. Receivers are afforded the protection defined by the compatibility requirement in the Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Receivers – 3.4 GHz Band) 2015.

For the purposes of coordination, receivers can be assumed to have the characteristics of the ‘notional receiver’ as described in the Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Receivers – 3.4 GHz Band) 2015.

Note: Before being issued a licence, prospective licensees (or their accredited persons) are required to notify 0 any licensees identified in step 1 that:




Transmitter operating under a spectrum licence PTS base station Rx

When coordinating transmitters registered under a 3.4 GHz band spectrum licence with PTS receivers, the same procedure defined in “PTS base station Tx Receiver operating under a spectrum licence” applies.

3.7 Point-to-multipoint LicencesPoint-to-multipoint (PMP) licences are authorised to operate in the 3425-3442.5 MHz and 3475-3492.5 MHz frequency range in accordance with RALI FX14. Point-to-multipoint licences for both FDD and TDD systems are possible.

It is noted that: All devices operating under a PTS licence must comply with:

o the in-band maximum radiated power limit defined in section 2.1; ando the out-of-band and spurious emission limits defined in Annex B;

0 Refer to Annex E for details on the notification requirements


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All devices operating under a point-to-multipoint licence (licensed in accordance with RALI FX14) must comply with the emission limits defined at Annex A of RALI FX14.

It is expected that PTS and PMP apparatus licensees employ RF filtering and other techniques to manage interference when there is a 10 MHz or more frequency separation (i.e. guard band) between services.

PTS Tx PMP Rx

When coordinating with Point-to-multipoint receivers, the following procedure applies:

1. Area Cull: Identify any receivers within 100 km of the proposed station’s location.

2. Frequency Cull: For the receivers identified in (1), coordination is only required with those operating within ± 10 MHz from the upper or lower limit of the necessary bandwidth of the transmitter.

Note: Before being issued a licence, prospective licensees (or their accredited persons) are required to notify 0 any licensees identified in step 1 that:




3. In order to manage interference, two separate scenarios need to be assessed.

a. Base stations: Unwanted emissions from a PTS transmitter into a PTS receivers must not exceed the values in the table below.

Table 6: Protection criteria for PTS Base Stations

Frequency Offset Base Station Protection Criteria0 (at the input of the receiver)

< 5 MHz -55 dBm/5 MHz≥ 5 MHz -43 dBm/5 MHz

a. User Terminals: If the proposed base station site is within 15 km of the existing licensed receiver, more detailed coordination is required. Coordination is deemed to be successful if the coverage area of the proposed service does not encompass the location specified for the PMP base station receiver. Refer to Annex F for details.

PMP Tx PTS Rx

When coordinating PMP transmitters with PTS receivers, the same procedure and protection criteria defined for PTS Tx PMP Rx applies. 0 Refer to Annex E for details on the notification requirements0 Logarithmic scaling should be used to find the appropriate level for different bandwidths.


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3.8 Coordination required with specific regional/remote areasMid-West Radio Quiet Zone

The ACMA established the Australia Radio Quiet Zone Western Australia (ARQZWA) on 11 April 2005. The ARQZWA aims to maintain the current “radio-quietness” of a site in remote Western Australia (near Boolardy Station, around 200 km West of Meekatharra) centred at latitude 26.704167 South and longitude 116.658889 East (GDA94). The area has very low levels of radiofrequency energy because of its low population and lack of industrial development. The ARQZWA is intended to facilitate the development and use of new radio astronomy technologies at that location, this includes the development and operation of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).

Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction, RALI MS32, details the coordination requirements for Apparatus Licences within the ARQZWA. Proposed PTS assignments must conform to the requirements of RALI MS32.

Darwin and Geraldton Coordination Zones

Requests for assignments within 150 km of latitude 12.449722 South and longitude 130.833333 East (GDA94 Datum) in Darwin (NT) and latitude 28.766389 South and longitude 114.616667 East (GDA94 Datum) in Geraldton (WA), are to be referred to the FAC policy exemptions (email: [email protected]) at the ACMA0.

3.9 Amateur ServicesThe Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination 2015 allows the Advanced Amateur licensees to operate in various portions of the 3400-3600 MHz band in defined geographical areas. The Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan sets a secondary status for all Amateur services in the 3400-3600 MHz band. This status means that incumbent amateur services must not cause interference to a primary service and cannot claim protection from interference from a primary service.

Coordination of Amateur Beacon or Repeater licences with PTS receivers operating in the 3400-3600 MHz band is conducted using the same procedure as described in section 3.3. In the event coordination indicates that interference may occur to a PTS receiver, it is recommended that the prospective PTS licensees notify0 and make reasonable efforts to work with the affected amateur licensees operating to enable coexistence and prevent harmful interference from occurring. However, in the event there is no practical solution, services operated under a PTS licence have priority (i.e. Amateur services cannot claim protection or cause interference to a PTS service).

3.10 Radiodetermination ServicesRadiodetermination services are authorised to operate in the 3300-3400 MHz and 3400-3600

0 ACMA file F1989-207, held by Manager, Spectrum Planning Engineering Section, Spectrum Planning Branch, refers.0 Refer to Annex E for details on the notification requirements


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MHz frequency ranges.

The effect of radiodetermination signals of a pulsed, low-duty cycle nature on PTS systems is not currently well understood. The ACMA encourages licensees to:

work towards gaining a better understanding of this effect; and work together to develop and implement an interference management framework

that maximises access to and utility of the 3300-3600 MHz frequency range by radiodetermination services.

In the absence of an agreed framework between licensees, the licensee of a radiodetermination service must ensure any emissions in the 3400-3600 MHz frequency range from a radiocommunications transmitter operating under their licence, does not exceed a level of -115 dBm/MHz at the input of the receiver unit of a PTS apparatus licence. When making assessments of the potential for interference propagation loss should be calculated using Recommendation ITU-R P.526

The licensee of a radiodetermination service may negotiate with affected PTS licensees to exceed these limits where necessary.

The ACMA will consider revision of this section should alternate radio sharing arrangements be agreed and/or if more information on the effects of radiodetermination signals from radiolocation services into PTS systems becomes available.

3.11 Site Engineering AspectsAt shared sites, or sites in close proximity (i.e. sites within 500 m of each other), a number of potential interference mechanisms other than co-channel or adjacent channel interference may occur. These include: intermodulation; transient and spurious emissions; receiver and desensitisation; and, physical blocking. These mechanisms are caused by non-linear and often complex processes that are, usually, not readily predicted using information contained in the ACMA’s RRL. Nevertheless, a number of “site engineering” methods can be applied to address these potential interference scenarios. These include, but are not limited to, RF filtering, site shielding, frequency separation, site location and power reduction.

Most of the above mentioned methods require co-operation and co-ordination between licensees. This is most easily achieved where the two systems are owned by the same licensee. In reality however, neighbouring systems are seldom owned by the same licensee, and therefore formal discussions may be required.

In the case of co-siting with spectrum licensed devices (i.e. sites within 500 m of each other), if interference occurs and both devices are operating in accordance with the condition of their licence and any other conditions that may apply, then licensees must take reasonable steps to negotiate arrangements likely to reduce the interference to acceptable levels. To assist in such situations, operators are also referred to the relevant Radiocommunications Advisory Guideline (specified on the spectrum licence) which specifies a minimum spectrum licence notional receiver performance.0

0 The relevant advisory guidelines for the 3.4 GHz spectrum licence band are available on the ACMA’s website


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http://www.acma.gov.au/Industry/Spectrum/Spectrum-planning/About-spectrum-planning/technical-framework-3_4-ghz

It is expected that licensees (or their site managers) will work cooperatively and apply good site engineering practice to resolve problems if and when they occur.

4 Licensing4.1 Overview of LicensingThis RALI defines the licensing and assignment rules for the issue of PTS apparatus licences, using the Public Mobile Telecommunications Service Class B (PMTS Class B) licensing option.

The operation of radiocommunications equipment authorised by a PTS licence are subject to:

conditions specified in the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (the Act), including an obligation to comply with the Act;

conditions specified in the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Apparatus Licence) Determination 2015 and any other determinations made by the ACMA under section 107(1)(f) of the Act;

the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence ) Determination 2013, this includes conditions that allow the use of low-powered indoor devices (such as femto cells) under the following conditions:

has an indoor fixed antenna and a radiated true mean power less than or equal to 24 dBm EIRP/occupied bandwidth;

is within a 15 kilometre radius of the location specified for the spectrum access; and

uses the receive or transmit frequencies and the emission designator specified for the spectrum access.

conditions specified in the licence; and

any further conditions imposed by the ACMA under section 111 of the Act.

Devices used by consumers to communicate with the land stations are authorised by the Radiocommunications (Cellular Mobile Telecommunications Devices) Class Licence 2014.

4.2 Special ConditionsConditions of operation which apply to an individual licence, will be printed on the licence under the heading ‘Special Conditions’. Generally the application of special conditions by the ACMA will only be considered on a case-by-case basis as required.

The area containing the PTS licence that is subject to an annual transmitter licence tax is to be defined by HCIS identifiers in a special condition attached to the licence. These must be provided to the ACMA at the time of applying for a licence.

Special Condition C10To manage adjacent channel interference from TDD fixed or mobile broadband services, stricter out-of-band emissions limits than those defined in equipment standards are usually employed.


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However, stricter out-of-band emission limits have not defined been for PTS licences operating in the 3.5 GHz band. This:

Avoids any unnecessary costs and burden on licensees to implement arrangements that are only required in some situations; and

Simplifies any potential future retuning process as part of a 3400-3600 MHz band restructure.

Consequently, it is expected that PTS licensees take reasonable steps to enable compatibility between adjacent frequency apparatus and spectrum licensed services. To enforce this the following special condition C10 will be attached to all PTS licence issued in the 3.5 GHz band (note: a similar condition applies to 3.4 GHz spectrum licences):

Unless the operation of a device operated under this licence is compatible with every service operating in adjacent frequency bands, the device must:

a) have at least the notional level of receiver performance set out in Schedule 1 to the Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Spectrum Licensed Receivers – 3.4 GHz Band) 2015 (Guidelines), whether or not the Guidelines have commenced; and

b) not exceed the out-of-band emission limits defined in Schedule 3 to the Guidelines, whether or not the Guidelines have commenced.

4.3 Advisory NotesAdvisory note C11 must be attached to all licences authorising PTS licences issued in the 3.5 GHz band:

The 3400-3600 MHz band may be subject to re-planning in the future. This may require licensees to retune radiocommunication devices at their own cost.

4.4 Additional Information on Technical Records

The following applies when providing details of PTS stations to be recorded on the Register of Radiocommunications Licences:

Where sectored antennas are used, details of the antenna model, down-tilt, polarisation and azimuth should be recorded for each sector. However, where:

o there are multiple sectored antennas on a single site (used for example to achieve 360 degree coverage); and

o all sectors are using the same frequency; it is not necessary to specify the azimuth of each sector antenna. Instead, the site can be recorded as a single registration (i.e. effectively registering the device as non-directional). When performing coordination, the highest radiated power on any one sector should be assumed in all directions – irrespective of the actual antenna configuration. The details of the antenna on the sector that results in the highest radiated power should be recorded on the RRL.

Where steerable beam (including beam forming) antennas are used, details of the highest gain achievable through antenna phasing should be recorded.


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5 RALI Authorisation

[Signed – 11/8/2015]

Nevio MarinelliManagerSpectrum Planning SectionSpectrum Infrastructure BranchAustralian Communications and Media Authority


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References

1. Radiocommunications (Cellular Mobile Telecommunications Devices) Class Licence 2014 2. Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence) Determination 2013 3. RALI FX3 “Microwave fixed services frequency coordination”4. ITU-R Recommendation P.452 “Prediction procedure for the evaluation of interference

between stations on the surface of the Earth at frequencies above about 0.1 GHz”5. embargo 26 , RALI MS03 6. Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Receivers – 3.4

GHz Band) 20157. RALI FX14 “Point to Multipoint Fixed Services in Specified Parts of the 3.4 - 3.59 GHz

Band”8. RALI MS32 “Coordination of Apparatus Licensed Services Within The Mid West Radio

Quiet Zone”9. Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination 2015 10. Radiocommunications Act 199211. Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Apparatus Licence) Determination 2015 12. Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (PTS Licence ) Determination 2013


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http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/frequency_assignment/docs/ms32.pdf

http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/pointtomultipoint-services-in-the-3ghz-band

http://www.acma.gov.au/~/media/Spectrum%20Engineering/Regulation/pdf/Embargo%20No%2026.pdf

http://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-P/recommendation.asp?lang=en&parent=R-REC-P.452

http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/rali-fx3-microwave-fixed-services-frequency-coordination



Annex A Deployment Model

Equipment typesThe equipment types and technologies considered in developing this RALI were E-UTRA TDD (or LTE). Relevant standards are 3GPP TS 36.104 (base station) and 3GPP TS 36.101 (user equipment).

Notional User Terminal ParametersFor the purposes of coordination, the parameters in the table below should be assumed when interference from user terminals is being assessed.

Table 7: Notional User Terminal Parameters

Maximum Tx power 26 dBm/occupied bandwidthMaximum antenna gain 18 dBiHeight 5 mMaximum cell radius 15 km


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Annex B Out-of-band and Spurious Emission Levels

B1. Licensed PTS Stations Licensed PTS stations licensed (i.e. PTS base stations) are required to comply with the out-of-band and spurious emission limits set out in this section. These emission limits are based on the same emission limits implemented in the 3.4 GHz spectrum licence technical framework.

Out-of-band emission limits

The out-of-band emission limits in Table 8 apply at frequencies outside the upper or lower frequency limits specified on the licence.

Table 8: Radiated maximum true mean power out-of-band emission limits

Frequency offset range

Radiated maximum true mean power(dBm EIRP)

Measurement Bandwidth

0 kHz ≤ foffset < 5 MHz 10−(7/5 ) × f offset ( MHz ) 100 kHz5 MHz ≤ foffset < 10 MHz 3 100 kHzfoffset ≥ 10 MHz 2 1 MHz

Spurious emission limitsPTS licensee must ensure that radiocommunications devices operated under this licence do not exceed the transmitter and receiver spurious emission limits defined in of this section.

For radiocommunications transmitters operated under this licence, the spurious emission limits in Table 9 apply at frequencies outside the 3390-3610 MHz frequency band.

Table 9: Radiocommunications transmitter spurious emission limits

Frequency range(f)

Mean power(dBm)

MeasurementBandwidth

9 kHz ≤ f < 150 kHz -36 1 kHz150 kHz ≤ f < 30 MHz -36 10 kHz30 MHz ≤ f < 1 GHz -36 100 kHz1 GHz ≤ f < 12.75 GHz -30 1 MHz

For radiocommunications receivers operated under this licence, the spurious emission limits in Table 10 apply at frequencies outside the 3390-3610 MHz frequency band.

Table 10: Radiocommunications receiver spurious emission limits

Frequency range(f)

Radiated mean power(dBm EIRP)

SpecifiedBandwidth

30 MHz ≤ f < 1 GHz -57 100 kHz1 GHz ≤ f < 12.75 GHz -47 1 MHz


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B2. User terminals and FemtocellsFixed and mobile stations (i.e. user terminals and femtocells) authorised to operate under a PTS licence are required to comply with the out-of-band and spurious emission limits set out in this section. These emission limits are based on the same emission limits implemented in the 3.4 GHz spectrum licence technical framework.

Out-of-band emission limits

The out-of-band emission limits in Table 11 apply at frequencies outside the upper or lower frequency limits specified on the licence.

Table 11: Radiated maximum true mean power out-of-band emission limits

Frequency offset range

Radiated maximum true mean power(dBm EIRP)

SpecifiedBandwidth

0 kHz ≤ foffset < 1 MHz -15 30 kHz1 MHz ≤ foffset < 20 MHz -13 1 MHz20 MHz ≤ foffset -25 1 MHz

Spurious emission limitsThe spurious emission limits specified in section 2.2.1 also apply to fixed and mobile stations (i.e. user terminals and femtocells) authorised to operate under a PTS licence.


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Annex C Highly Populated Area Definitions

“Highly populated areas” refers to the following cities:> Adelaide;> Albury;> Bendigo and Ballarat;> Brisbane and Gold Coast-Tweed;> Cairns;> Canberra-Queanbeyan;> Hobart; > Launceston;> Melbourne and Geelong;> Perth;> Rockhampton;> Sydney, Newcastle-Maitland and Wollongong;> Toowoomba;> Townsville;

The “highly populated areas” corresponding to these cities are defined by the vertices in the following tables. The areas are bounded by a notional line starting at the intersection of the first map grid coordinate pair listed in a table and passing sequentially through the intersection of each subsequent coordinate pair in that table to the point where the line started (where a line follows either a line of latitude or longitude respectively when mapping in AGD 66)0. HCIS identifiers are also included.

The HCIS coordinates below can be converted into a Placemark file (viewable in Google Earth) through a facility on the ACMA website: www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/convert-hcis-area-description-to-a-placemark.

ADELAIDEHCIS IdentifiersIW3J, IW3K, IW3L, IW3N, IW3O, IW3P, IW6B, IW6C, IW6D, IW6F, IW6G, IW6H, IW3E5, IW3E6, IW3E8, IW3E9, IW3F4, IW3F5, IW3F6, IW3F7, IW3F8, IW3F9, IW3G4, IW3G5, IW3G6, IW3G7, IW3G8, IW3G9, IW3H4, IW3H5, IW3H6, IW3H7, IW3H8, IW3H9, IW3I2, IW3I3, IW3I5, IW3I6, IW3I8, IW3I9, IW3M2, IW3M3, IW3M5, IW3M6, IW3M8, IW3M9, IW6A2, IW6A3, IW6A5, IW6A6, IW6A8, IW6A9, IW6E2, IW6E3, IW6E5, IW6E6, IW6E8, IW6E9, JW1E4, JW1E7, JW1I1, JW1I4, JW1I7, JW1M1, JW1M4

0 From the designated areas in Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation) Declaration 2000 (3.4 band) and Radiocommunications (Spectrum Re-allocation) Declaration No. 2 of 2000 (2 GHz bands).


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ALBURYHCIS IdentifiersLW5P, LW6M, LW8D, LW8H, LW9A, LW9E, LW5O2, LW5O3, LW5O5, LW5O6, LW5O8, LW5O9, LW8C2, LW8C3, LW8C5, LW8C6, LW8C8, LW8C9, LW8G2, LW8G3, LW8G5, LW8G6, LW8G8, LW8G9

BENDIGO, BALLARATHCIS IdentifiersKW9I, KW9J, KW9M, KW9N, KX2G, KX2H, KX2K, KX2L, KX3A, KX3B, KW8H6, KW8H9, KW8L3, KW8L6, KW8L9, KW8P3, KW8P6, KW8P9, KW9E4, KW9E5, KW9E6, KW9E7, KW9E8, KW9E9, KW9F4, KW9F5, KW9F6, KW9F7, KW9F8, KW9F9, KW9G4, KW9G5, KW9G7, KW9G8, KW9K1, KW9K2, KW9K4, KW9K5, KW9K7, KW9K8, KW9O1, KW9O2, KW9O4, KW9O5, KW9O7, KW9O8, KX2C7, KX2C8, KX2C9, KX2D3, KX2D6, KX2D7, KX2D8, KX2D9, KX2O1, KX2O2, KX2O3, KX2O4, KX2O5, KX2O6, KX2P1, KX2P2, KX2P3, KX2P4, KX2P5, KX2P6, KX3C1, KX3C2, KX3C4, KX3C5, KX3C7, KX3C8, KX3E1, KX3E2, KX3E3, KX3E4, KX3E5, KX3E6, KX3E7, KX3E8, KX3F1, KX3F2, KX3F3, KX3F4, KX3I1, KX3I2, KX3I4, KX3I5, KX3I7, KX3M1

BRISBANE, GOLDCOAST-TWEEDHCIS IdentifiersNT9, NT8C, NT8D, NT8G, NT8H, NT8K, NT8L, NT8O, NT8P, NU3A, NU3B, NU3C, NU3D, NU3F, NU3G, NU3H, NT5O4, NT5O5, NT5O6, NT5O7, NT5O8, NT5O9, NT5P4, NT5P5, NT5P6, NT5P7, NT5P8, NT5P9, NT6M4, NT6M5, NT6M6, NT6M7, NT6M8, NT6M9, NT6N4,NT6N5, NT6N6, NT6N7, NT6N8, NT6N9, NT6O4,NT6O5, NT6O6, NT6O7, NT6O8, NT6O9, NT6P4,NT6P5, NT6P6, NT6P7, NT6P8, NT6P9, NU2C1, NU2C2, NU2C3, NU2D1, NU2D2, NU2D3, NU2D5, NU2D6, NU2D8, NU2D9, NU2H2, NU2H3, NU3E1, NU3E2, NU3E3, NU3E5, NU3E6, NU3E8, NU3E9, NU3I2, NU3I3, NU3J1, NU3J2, NU3J3, NU3K1, NU3K2, NU3K3, NU3L1, NU3L2, NU3L3


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CAIRNSHCIS IdentifiersLQ1K, LQ1L, LQ1O, LQ1P, LQ1J2, LQ1J3, LQ1J5, LQ1J6, LQ1J8, LQ1J9, LQ1N2, LQ1N3, LQ1N5, LQ1N6, LQ1N8, LQ1N9, LQ4B2, LQ4B3, LQ4B5, LQ4B6, LQ4C1, LQ4C2, LQ4C3, LQ4C4, LQ4C5, LQ4C6, LQ4D1, LQ4D2, LQ4D3, LQ4D4, LQ4D5, LQ4D6

CANBERRA-QUEANBEYANHCIS IdentifiersMW4D, MW4H, MW4L, MW5A, MW5B, MW5E, MW5F, MW5I, MW5J, MW1P4, MW1P5, MW1P6, MW1P7, MW1P8, MW1P9, MW2M4, MW2M5, MW2M6, MW2M7, MW2M8, MW2M9, MW2N4, MW2N5, MW2N6, MW2N7, MW2N8, MW2N9, MW4P1, MW4P2, MW4P3, MW5M1, MW5M2, MW5M3, MW5N1, MW5N2, MW5N3

HOBARTHCIS IdentifiersLY8L, LY8P, LY9I, LY9J, LY9K, LY9L, LY9M, LY9N, LY9O, LY9P, LZ2D, LZ2H, LZ3A, LZ3B, LZ3C, LZ3D, LZ3E, LZ3F, LZ3G, LZ3H, LY8H4, LY8H5, LY8H6, LY8H7, LY8H8, LY8H9, LY9E4, LY9E5, LY9E6, LY9E7, LY9E8, LY9E9, LY9F4, LY9F5, LY9F6, LY9F7, LY9F8, LY9F9, LY9G4, LY9G5, LY9G6, LY9G7, LY9G8, LY9G9, LY9H4, LY9H5, LY9H6, LY9H7, LY9H8, LY9H9, LZ2L1, LZ2L2, LZ2L3, LZ3I1, LZ3I2, LZ3I3, LZ3J1, LZ3J2, LZ3J3, LZ3K1, LZ3K2, LZ3K3, LZ3L1, LZ3L2, LZ3L3

LAUNCESTON HCIS IdentifiersLY5C, LY5D, LY5G, LY5H, LY6A, LY6B, LY6E, LY6F, LY5K1, LY5K2, LY5K3, LY5K4, LY5K5, LY5K6, LY5L1, LY5L2, LY5L3, LY5L4, LY5L5, LY5L6, LY6I1, LY6I2, LY6I3, LY6I4, LY6I5, LY6I6, LY6J1, LY6J2, LY6J3, LY6J4, LY6J5, LY6J6


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MELBOURNE,GEELONGHCIS IdentifiersKX3J, KX3K, KX3L, KX3N, KX3O, KX3P, KX6A, KX6B, KX6C, KX6D, KX6E, KX6F, KX6G, KX6H, KX6I, KX6J, KX6K, KX6L, LX1I, LX1M, LX1N, LX1O, LX4A, LX4B, LX4C, LX4E, LX4I, KX3E9, KX3F5, KX3F6, KX3F7, KX3F8, KX3F9, KX3G1, KX3G2, KX3G4, KX3G5, KX3G6, KX3G7, KX3G8, KX3G9, KX3H4, KX3H5, KX3H6, KX3H7, KX3H8, KX3H9, KX3I3, KX3I6, KX3I8, KX3I9, KX3M2, KX3M3, KX3M4, KX3M5, KX3M6, KX3M7, KX3M8, KX3M9, LX1E4, LX1E7, LX1E8, LX1E9, LX1J1, LX1J4, LX1J5, LX1J6, LX1J7, LX1J8, LX1J9, LX1K4, LX1K7, LX4F1, LX4F2, LX4F4, LX4F5, LX4F7, LX4F8, LX4J1, LX4J2, LX4J4, LX4J5, LX4J7, LX4J8

PERTHHCIS IdentifiersBV1I, BV1J, BV1K, BV1L, BV1M, BV1N, BV1O, BV1P, BV2I, BV2J, BV2M, BV2N, BV4A, BV4B, BV4C, BV4D, BV4E, BV4F, BV4G, BV4H, BV4I, BV4J, BV4K, BV4L, BV5A, BV5B, BV5E, BV5F, BV5I, BV5J, BV1E7, BV1E8, BV1E9, BV1F7, BV1F8, BV1F9, BV1G7, BV1G8, BV1G9, BV1H7, BV1H8, BV1H9, BV2E7, BV2E8, BV2E9, BV2F7, BV2F8, BV2F9, BV4M1, BV4M2, BV4M3, BV4N1, BV4N2, BV4N3, BV4O1, BV4O2, BV4O3, BV4P1, BV4P2, BV4P3, BV5M1, BV5M2, BV5M3, BV5N1, BV5N2, BV5N3

ROCKHAMPTONHCIS IdentifiersMS6A, MS6B, MS6C, MS6D, MS6E, MS6F, MS6G, MS6H, MS6I, MS6J, MS6K, MS6L


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SYDNEY,NEWCASTLE-MAITLAND,WOLLONGONGHCIS IdentifiersMV9I, MV9J, MV9K, MV9L, MV9M, MV9N, MV9O, MV9P, MW3C, MW3D, MW3G, MW3H, MW3K, MW3L, NV4N, NV4O, NV4P, NV5M, NV5N, NV5O, NV5P, NV7B, NV7C, NV7D, NV7E, NV7F, NV7G, NV7H, NV7I, NV7J, NV7K, NV7L, NV7M, NV7N, NV7O, NV7P, NW1A, NW1B, NW1C, NW1D, NW1E, NW1F, NW1G, NW1H, NW1I, NW1J, NW1K, NW1L, MV9D6, MV9D9, MV9E4, MV9E5, MV9E6, MV9E7, MV9E8, MV9E9, MV9F4, MV9F5, MV9F6, MV9F7, MV9F8, MV9F9, MV9G4, MV9G5, MV9G6, MV9G7, MV9G8, MV9G9, MV9H3, MV9H4, MV9H5, MV9H6, MV9H7, MV9H8, MV9H9, MW3B2, MW3B3, MW3B5, MW3B6, MW3B8, MW3B9, MW3F2, MW3F3, MW3F5, MW3F6, MW3F8, MW3F9, MW3J2, MW3J3, NV4I5, NV4I6, NV4I8, NV4I9, NV4J4, NV4J5, NV4J6, NV4J7, NV4J8, NV4J9, NV4K4, NV4K5, NV4K6, NV4K7, NV4K8, NV4K9, NV4L4, NV4L5, NV4L6, NV4L7, NV4L8, NV4L9, NV4M2, NV4M3, NV4M5, NV4M6, NV4M8, NV4M9, NV5I4, NV5I5, NV5I6, NV5I7, NV5I8, NV5I9, NV5J4, NV5J5, NV5J6, NV5J7, NV5J8, NV5J9, NV5K4, NV5K5, NV5K6, NV5K7, NV5K8, NV5K9, NV5L4, NV5L5, NV5L6, NV5L7, NV5L8, NV5L9, NV7A2, NV7A3, NV7A4, NV7A5, NV7A6, NV7A7, NV7A8, NV7A9, MW3O1, MW3O2, MW3O3, MW3P1, MW3P2, MW3P3, NW1M1, NW1M2, NW1M3, NW1N1, NW1N2, NW1N3, NW1O1, NW1O2, NW1O3, NW1P1, NW1P2, NW1P3

TOOWOOMBAHCIS IdentifiersNT7H, NT7L, NT8E, NT8F, NT8I, NT8J, NT7G2, NT7G3, NT7G5, NT7G6, NT7G8, NT7G9, NT7K2, NT7K3, NT7K5, NT7K6, NT7K8, NT7K9, NT7O2, NT7O3, NT7O5, NT7O6, NT7P1, NT7P2, NT7P3, NT7P4, NT7P5, NT7P6, NT8M1, NT8M2, NT8M3, NT8M4, NT8M5, NT8M6, NT8N1, NT8N1, NT8N2, NT8N3, NT8N4, NT8N5, NT8N6

TOWNSVILLEHCIS IdentifiersLR2C, LR2D, LR2G, LR2H, LQ8N8, LQ8N9, LQ8O7, LQ8O8, LQ8O9, LQ8P7, LQ8P8, LQ8P9, LR2B2, LR2B3, LR2B5, LR2B6, LR2B8, LR2B9, LR2F2, LR2F3, LR2F5, LR2F6, LR2F8, LR2F9, LR2J2, LR2J3, LR2J5, LR2J6, LR2K1, LR2K2, LR2K3, LR2K4, LR2K5, LR2K6, LR2L1, LR2L2, LR2L3, LR2L4, LR2L5, LR2L6, LR3A1, LR3A2, LR3A4, LR3A5, LR3A7, LR3A8, LR3E1, LR3E2, LR3E4, LR3E5, LR3E7, LR3E8, LR3I1, LR3I2, LR3I4, LR3I5


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Annex D Restricted Area The HCIS coordinates below can be converted into a Placemark file (viewable in Google Earth) through a facility on the ACMA website: www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/convert-hcis-area-description-to-a-placemark.

Table D.1: Description of Restricted Areas

Area Name HCISAdelaide IW2, IW3, IW5, IW6, IW7, IW8, IW9, JW1, JW4, IV8K, IV8L, IV8N,

IV8O, IV8P, IV9I, IV9J, IV9K, IV9L, IV9M, IV9N, IV9O, IV9P, IW1P, IW4D, IW4H, IW4K, IW4L, IW4N, IW4O, IW4P, JW2A, JW2B, JW2E, JW2F, JW2G, JW2I, JW2J, JW2K, JW2M, JW2N, JW2O, JW5A, JW5B, JW5C, JW5E, JW5F, JW5I, JW5J, JW5M, JW7A, JW7B, JW7C, JW7D, JW7E, JW7F, JW7G, JW7I, JV7M, JV7N, JV7O, JV7P, JV8M

Brisbane NT6, NT8, NT9, NU3, NU2B, NU2C, NU2D, NU2F, NU2G, NU2H, NU2L, NT4G, NT4H, NT4K, NT4L, NT4O, NT4P, NT5D, NT5E, NT5F, NT5G, NT5H, NT5I, NT5J, NT5K, NT5L, NT5M, NT5N, NT5O, NT5P, NT7C, NT7D, NT7G, NT7H, NT7K, NT7L, NT7O, NT7P

Canberra/ Sydney

MW, MV6, MV9, NV4, NV5, NV7, NW1, MV2P, MV3L, MV3M, MV3N, MV3O, MV3P, MV5D, MV5H, MV5L, MV5P, MV8D, MV8H, MV8J, MV8K, MV8L, MV8N, MV8O, MV8P, MX1C, MX1D, MX1H, MX2A, MX2B, MX2C, MX2D, MX2E, MX2F, MX2G, MX2H, MX3A, MX3B, MX3C, MX3D, MX3E, MX3F, MX3G, MX3H, NV1I, NV1J, NV1K, NV1L, NV1M, NV1N, NV1O, NV1P, NV2I, NV2J, NV2K, NV2L, NV2M, NV2N, NV2O, NV2P, NV3I, NV3J, NV3K, NV3L, NV3M, NV3N, NV3O, NV3P

Melbourne KX2, KX3, KX5, KX6, KX8, KX9, LX1, LX4, LX7, LX8, KW8H, KW8I, KW8J, KW8K, KW8L, KW8M, KW8N, KW8O, KW8P, KW9E, KW9F, KW9G, KW9H, KW9I, KW9J, KW9K, KW9L, KW9M, KW9N, KW9O, KW9P, KX1P, KX4D, KX4H, KX4L, KX4P, LW7I, LW7J, LW7M, LW7N, LW7O, LW7P, LX2E, LX2I, LX2M, LX2N, LX2O, LX5A, LX5B, LX5C, LX5D, LX5E, LX5F, LX5G, LX5H, LX5I, LX5J, LX5K, LX5L, LX5M, LX5N, LX5O, LX5P

Perth/WA AU9, AV9, AW3, BU7, BU8, BV1, BV2, BV4, BV5, BV7, BV8, BW1, BW2, BW5, AU6I, AU6J, AU6K, AU6L, AU6M, AU6N, AU6O, AU6P, BU4H, BU4I, BU4J, BU4K, BU4L, BU4M, BU4N, BU4O, BU4P, BU5E, BU5F, BU5G, BU5H, BU5I, BU5J, BU5K, BU5L, BU5M, BU5N, BU5O, BU5P, BU9A, BU9B, BU9E, BU9F, BU9I, BU9J, BU9M, BU9N, BV3A, BV3B, BV3E, BV3F, BV3I, BV3J, BV3M, BV3N, BV6A, BV6B, BV6E, BV6F, BV6I, BV6J, BV6M, BV6N, BV9A, BV9B, BV9E, BV9F, BV9I, BV9J, BV9M, BV9N, BW3A

Note The HCIS is described in the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012. The Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 is available on the ACMA website at: www.acma.gov.au. Copies are also available from the ACMA.


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Annex E Notification requirements

When notifying licensees the following information (as a minimum) must be provided:

The reason the licensee is being notified, for example:

In accordance with section 3.3 of RALI MS39, [the licensee] is being notified of a proposed new PTS service that will be operated within 20 MHz of [one/a number] of your existing licensed PTS services.

Information identifying the affected licensed service or services (e.g. licence number, site ID)

Details of the proposed PTS service required for the coordination of services (e.g. Location, transmitter characteristics, receiver characteristics etc);

Contact details of an appropriate person for further discussion of the issue.


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Annex F Coverage and Interference Area Calculations

Coverage Area Unless specifically provided by the prospective PTS licensee, the coverage area of a PTS system is the area around a PTS base station that the notional user terminal (as defined in Annex A) can receive a signal of -96 dBm/5MHz0 or greater when measured at the input to the receiver. The propagation model defined in ITU-R Recommendation P.452, with the parameter p = 20 %0, should be used to calculate propagation loss.

Interference Area The interference area of a fixed receiver is defined as those locations (or the area) where a notional user terminal (as defined in Annex A), when deployed would exceed the protection criteria defined for the fixed receiver. The propagation model defined in ITU-R Recommendation P.452, with the parameter p = 20 %, should be used to calculate propagation loss.

0 The level -96 dBm/5MHz is the reference sensitivity for which throughput meets or exceeds the minimum requirements for user terminals operating in the 3400-300 MHz band as specified in the 3GPP document TS 36.101

0 The parameter p is the required time percentage for which the calculated basic transmission loss is not exceeded


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Documents

PMP Rali - ACMA/media/Spectrum Engineering… · Web viewThe scope of the RALI extends to detailing the steps necessary for frequency coordination and licensing of proposed PTS