SpaceCom WRC 2005 - ITU

Radiocommunication Seminar 2010

SpaceComSpaceCom

Presented byPresented by

K. PK. Pekereker

(BR(BR--Space Services Dept.)Space Services Dept.)


Coordination of Satellite Coordination of Satellite

NetworksNetworks

Section II, Section II, Article 9Article 9“Procedure for effecting coordination “Procedure for effecting coordination

with or obtaining agreement of the with or obtaining agreement of the

other administrations”other administrations”

Contains (almost) all cases (forms) of Contains (almost) all cases (forms) of

coordination for satellite networks coordination for satellite networks

(GSO and Non(GSO and Non--GSO), earth and GSO), earth and

terrestrial stations terrestrial stations


Coordination is an obligation:Coordination is an obligation:

for the administration wishing to for the administration wishing to

assign a frequency to a station;assign a frequency to a station;

for any other administration whose for any other administration whose

services might be affected (No. 9.53)services might be affected (No. 9.53)


Application of No. 9.53AApplication of No. 9.53A

No.No. 9.529.52 objections to be submitted by administrations within four months of the date of publication of the BR IFIC

No. 9.52C for coordination requests under Nos.9.11 to 9.14 and 9.21, absence of disagreement within absence of disagreement within the 4 month period means agreementthe 4 month period means agreement

No. 9.53A the treatment by the Bureau of such comments in respect of a coordination request


Scope of No. 9.53AScope of No. 9.53A

Coordination fromCoordination from Coordination with respect toCoordination with respect to ProvisionProvision

9.11, 9.14, 9.21/C,9.11, 9.14, 9.21/C,

RS33#2.1RS33#2.1

GSO or NGSO or N--GSOGSO TerrestrialTerrestrial

NN--GSOGSO NN--GSOGSO

GSOGSO GSOGSO

9.129.12

9.139.13

9.12A9.12A

9.21/A9.21/A

9.21/B9.21/B


resolves 2resolves 2 of Resolution 55(Rev. WRC07)of Resolution 55(Rev. WRC07)

As from 17 November 2007, all disagreements As from 17 November 2007, all disagreements submitted to the Bureau pursuant No. 9.52 in respect submitted to the Bureau pursuant No. 9.52 in respect

of coordination requests under 9.11 to 9.14 and of coordination requests under 9.11 to 9.14 and 9.21/A,B,C are to be provided in electronic format 9.21/A,B,C are to be provided in electronic format

created by created by SpaceComSpaceCom..

Radio Regulation Board fixed the deadline of Radio Regulation Board fixed the deadline of

01 July 200901 July 2009 as the effective date of application for as the effective date of application for mandatory electronic filing.mandatory electronic filing.

Beyond this date, disagreements described above will Beyond this date, disagreements described above will be taken into consideration only if submitted by be taken into consideration only if submitted by

SpaceComSpaceCom


WhatWhat is SpaceCom?is SpaceCom?

SpaceCom SpaceCom

an application designed to assist an application designed to assist

administrations in the management of administrations in the management of

the objections under No. 9.52 the objections under No. 9.52

on CR/C Special Section on CR/C Special Section

concerning requests for coordination concerning requests for coordination

under under 9.119.11 to to 9.149.14,, 9.219.21 and and RS33#2.1RS33#2.1

and their treatment under 9.53A and their treatment under 9.53A


Telecommunication OperatorsTelecommunication Operators

Notifying AdministrationNotifying Administration

ITUITU--BRBR

Potentially Affected AdministrationPotentially Affected Administration

SpaceComSpaceComWho are the usersWho are the users??




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Exchange of informationExchange of information

Comments must

be sent in form of

fax, letter etc. but

not in .mdb file

Step

1

Step

2

Step

3 Step

4







SpaceComSpaceComCR/C CR/C for the publication of for the publication of CR/D CR/D

How does it work???How does it work???

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Import comments on CR/C from external database(s) to the Import comments on CR/C from external database(s) to the

local database in order to create a unique file to be sent to the local database in order to create a unique file to be sent to the

BRBR


Merge in house multiMerge in house multi--user commentsuser comments


Merge operator commentsMerge operator comments



Your validation on the current Your validation on the current comments will comments will be considered as valid only if it is checked as be considered as valid only if it is checked as

'completed' whether you are identified or not by the BR 'completed' whether you are identified or not by the BR

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Confirm your addition in coordination for Confirm your addition in coordination for

provisions provisions

9.11, 9.14, 9.21/C, RS33 # 2.19.11, 9.14, 9.21/C, RS33 # 2.1

pfdpfd excess

Confirm your addition in coordination for Confirm your addition in coordination for

provisions provisions

9.12, 9.12A, 9.13, 9.21/A, 9.21/B9.12, 9.12A, 9.13, 9.21/A, 9.21/B

Confirm your addition for provisions Confirm your addition for provisions

9.11, 9.14, 9.21/C, RS33 # 2.19.11, 9.14, 9.21/C, RS33 # 2.1

the territory of

your Adm. is

visible from the

satellite and the

coordination is

required.

frequency

overlap

Potentially Affected Administration may have the possibility toPotentially Affected Administration may have the possibility to

Add comments Add comments

more information more information

may be requested to justify your request depending on the may be requested to justify your request depending on the

BR examination results and type of the current provisionBR examination results and type of the current provision

Apply for provisions 9.11, 9.14, 9.21/C, RS33 # 2.1Apply for provisions 9.11, 9.14, 9.21/C, RS33 # 2.1




Apply for provisions 9.12, 9.12A, 9.13, 9.21/A, 9.21/BApply for provisions 9.12, 9.12A, 9.13, 9.21/A, 9.21/B



Notifying AdministrationNotifying Administration

((ConfirmsConfirms a a draftdraft CR/D)CR/D)

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Your validation on the current Your validation on the current comments will comments will be considered as valid only if it is checked as be considered as valid only if it is checked as

'completed' whether you are identified or not by the BR 'completed' whether you are identified or not by the BR


View draft CR/D mdb file

The database containing the draft CR/D information can be

viewed by any administration and is distributed in the BR IFIC

(Space Services) CD-ROM

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In the case In the case

Notifying Administration Notifying Administration

acts on behalf of acts on behalf of

Potentially affected Administration Potentially affected Administration

thethe copy of the documents received from the copy of the documents received from the Potentially Potentially

Affected AdministrationAffected Administration must be send to the Bureau must be send to the Bureau

explaining why it is requested to be added in the explaining why it is requested to be added in the

coordination process.coordination process.

Notifying Administration have the possibility to input Notifying Administration have the possibility to input

comments not received by the BR, or received out of the comments not received by the BR, or received out of the

regulatory period by the BR. regulatory period by the BR.


••Operators Operators should send their validated should send their validated

comment comment files directly to their files directly to their Administration Administration

NOTNOT to BRto BR

••All comments files should be merged into one All comments files should be merged into one

database file before being sent to the BR by database file before being sent to the BR by

the Administration.the Administration.


QQ and Aand A

Q.Q. How I could use How I could use SpaceComSpaceCom software to send my software to send my comments in electronic format to provide comments in electronic format to provide

agreement in order to conclude coordination with agreement in order to conclude coordination with XY Administration?XY Administration?

A. A. SpaceComSpaceCom is not intended for sendingis not intended for sending agreements agreements but objections. Only but objections. Only AdminsAdmins that objected within 4 that objected within 4

months become part of final coordination months become part of final coordination requirements and this is published in special requirements and this is published in special

section CR/D (cf. 9.53A). section CR/D (cf. 9.53A).

AdminsAdmins. that do not have a reason or do not want . that do not have a reason or do not want to object need not send an agreement to object need not send an agreement -- absence of absence of

objection is sufficient. objection is sufficient.


Q. One of those Special Sections in which our Q. One of those Special Sections in which our

Administration is mentioned as being affected is not Administration is mentioned as being affected is not

included in the included in the SpaceComSpaceCom list for comments?list for comments?

A. In the context of A. In the context of SpaceComSpaceCom,, commentscomments in respect of in respect of

CR/C special section (=coordination of satellite CR/C special section (=coordination of satellite

networks in nonnetworks in non--planned services) are in fact objections planned services) are in fact objections

underunder No. 9.52 and that only in respect of the following No. 9.52 and that only in respect of the following

forms of coordination: Nos. 9.11 (or Res.33, Section 2), forms of coordination: Nos. 9.11 (or Res.33, Section 2),

9.11A (i.e. 9.12, 9.12A, 9.13 and9.11A (i.e. 9.12, 9.12A, 9.13 and 9.14), and 9.21 (9.14), and 9.21 (i.ei.e

9.21/A, 9.21B and 9.21/C). For these forms of 9.21/A, 9.21B and 9.21/C). For these forms of

coordination, what the BR identifies as potentially coordination, what the BR identifies as potentially

affected affected AdminsAdmins. is only for information (cf. 9.36.1). is only for information (cf. 9.36.1) ..

SpaceCom for CR/C does not cover other forms of

coordination notably 9.7


Q.Q. SpaceCom software fetches only 8 Special Sections SpaceCom software fetches only 8 Special Sections

CR/Cs instead of all 16 of that BR IFICXXYY?CR/Cs instead of all 16 of that BR IFICXXYY?

A.A. In BRIFIC XXYY there are only 8 CR/Cs which have In BRIFIC XXYY there are only 8 CR/Cs which have

forms of coordination covered by SpaceCom. Other 8 forms of coordination covered by SpaceCom. Other 8

CR/Cs concern 9.7. CR/Cs concern 9.7.

SpaceCom cannot be used for objections or agreements SpaceCom cannot be used for objections or agreements

concerning coordination under 9.7 and some others concerning coordination under 9.7 and some others

(all those listed(all those listed in the upper half of the table on the in the upper half of the table on the

cover page of CR/C). cover page of CR/C).

When you launch SpaceCom in CR/C mode against a When you launch SpaceCom in CR/C mode against a

particular IFIC, it selects only those CR/Cs that contain particular IFIC, it selects only those CR/Cs that contain

forms of coordination 9.11 to 9.14 and 9.21A/B/C.forms of coordination 9.11 to 9.14 and 9.21A/B/C.


Q. Our Administration has sent its objections with Q. Our Administration has sent its objections with

SpaceComSpaceCom database within 4 months deadline but it’s database within 4 months deadline but it’s

not listed in the Table I “summary of coordination not listed in the Table I “summary of coordination

requirements” of CR/D Special section as an requirements” of CR/D Special section as an

Administration requesting coordination. How is that Administration requesting coordination. How is that

possible?possible?

A. Your comments on the current CR/C will be A. Your comments on the current CR/C will be

considered as valid only if all provisions and all considered as valid only if all provisions and all

networks in the same IFIC are checked as “completed” networks in the same IFIC are checked as “completed”

whether your Administration is identified or not by the whether your Administration is identified or not by the

BR. BR.

SpaceComSpaceCom Demo for CRCDemo for CRC


DoubleDouble--click on Install_SpaceComDemo.exe setup.click on Install_SpaceComDemo.exe setup.

Use Database located in :Use Database located in :

F:F:\\WRSWRS--10_Space Workshop10_Space Workshop\\SSCSSC\\4 4

SpaceComSpaceCom\\DemoDemo\\ific2678.mdbific2678.mdb

Administration name is not lockedAdministration name is not locked

Comments files are stored in a different folder Comments files are stored in a different folder

(C:(C:\\SpaceCom_Comments_Demo) than the SpaceCom_Comments_Demo) than the

production folderproduction folder

*** Warning ****** Warning ***

Don't use it in production mode, as some features have been deactivatedDon't use it in production mode, as some features have been deactivated..

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