ITU and the Radiocommunication Sector ITUR

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ITU and the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)
ITU Radiocommunication Seminar
Geneva 30 October-3 November 2006
F. Leite, Deputy-Director, ITU-BR
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ITU in brief

• 141 years old (founded on 17 May 1865)

• 191 Member States, 640 Sector Members, 130
  Associates
• 750 staff / 71 nationalities
• Annual budget 140,000,000
• Website www.itu.int

UN specialized agency, concerned with the
development of telecommunication networks and
services worldwide
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Radiocommunications
Standards
Development
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History of ITU-R in brief
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Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)Mission
To ensure rational, equitable, efficient and
economical use of the radio-frequency spectrum by
all radiocommunication services, including those
using satellite orbits, and to carry out studies
and adopt recommendations on radiocommunication
matters.
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Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)Structure
Activities
RR
WRC
Rec
RA
RAG
RRB
CPM
Director
Radiocommunication Bureau SPACE TERRESTRIAL
services
SSD
TSD
IAP
SGD
SGs SC
RoP Harm.Interf.
Technical examinations
Draft RofP Harm. Interf.
MIFR
Findings
RoP Rules of Procedure RR Radio Regulations
(treaty status) RRB Radio Regulations
Board SGs Study Groups WRC World
Radiocommunication Conference
CPM Conference Preparatory Meeting MIFR Master
International Frequency Registry RA Radiocommunic
ation Assembly RAG Radiocommunication Advisory
Group Rec Recommendations (international
voluntary standards)
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World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC)

• Updates the Radio Regulations (Treaty status)
• Spectrum Allocation
• Notification procedures
• Administrative and operational procedures
• Adopts Resolutions
• Held every 3-4 years

RR
WRC
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Radio Regulations (RR)
The Radio Regulations (treaty status) incorporates
the decisions of the World Radiocommunication
Conferences, including all Appendices,
Resolutions, Recommendations and ITU-R
Recommendations incorporated by reference.

• Frequency block allocations to defined radio
  services (Article 5)
• Mandatory or voluntary regulatory procedures
  (coordination, plan modification, notification,
  recording) that are adapted to the allocation
  structure

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Radiocommunication Assembly (RA)

• Approves ITU-R Recommendations
• Adopts a work program for the ITU-R Study Groups
• Adopts working procedures
• Held in conjunction with a WRC

RR
RA
SGs
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Radio Regulations Board (RRB)

• Approves Rules of Procedure to facilitate the
  application of the Radio Regulations
• Considers cases of harmful interference appeals
  against BR decisions on frequency assignment
• Part-time elected members 4 meetings/year

RRB
RoPHarmful Interf.
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RRB
12 RRB members elected by PP (Marrakesh, 2002)
http//www.itu.int/ITU-R/conferences/index.asp?lin
krrblangen
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Radiocommunication Study Groups (ITU-R SGs)

• Groups of experts from ITU membership
• Draft technical bases for WRCs RRCs
• Draft Recommendations
• technical characteristics
• operational procedures
• Compile Handbooks

WRC
Rec
RA
CPM
SGs
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ITU-R Study Groups
SG 1 Spectrum management SG 3 Radiowave
propagation SG 4 Fixed-satellite service SG
6 Broadcasting service SG 7 Science services SG
8 Mobile services SG 9 Fixed service

• gt900 Recommendations
• Standards in areas of spectrum management and
  radio technology
• Result of consensus from meetings of world-wide
  experts
• Some referred to in RR
• Used by spectrum planners and system designers

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Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG)

• Reviews strategies, priorities, operations,
  finance
• Provides guidelines to Study Groups
• Provides advice to the Director
• Meets once a year

Director
RAG
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The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR)
Valery Timofeev, Director
Yvon HenriHead, Space Service Dept.
Trajco GavrilovHead, Terrestrial Service Dept.
Hasan Koker
Wolfgang Frank
Avram Sion
Mitsuhiro Sakamoto
Alberto Mendez
Fabio Leite Deputy-Director, Head, Informatics,
Administration Publication Dept.
Pham Hai
Publication Registration Registration Data
Capture Validation Publication Cost
recovery, IFIC, SNL, WEB, Master register
Space Systems Coordination Notification RR
Arts. 9 11
Space Plans App. 30/30A/30B
Registration Data Publication Registration Data
capture Validation Master Register Publication Ser
vice documents Harmful interference Monitoring
programs
Fixed Mobile Land Maritime Aeronautical Amateur
Radio determination
Broadcasting Plans ST61, GE75, RJ81, GE84,RJ88,
GE89, GE06 Art. 12 (HFBC)
Kevin HughesHead, Study Group Dept.
John Boursy
Maria Pardell
Jean-Paul Lovato
Peter Major
Philippe Lebert
Space Technical Software GIMS, IDWM, Mspace,
GIBC Art. 9 11 App 7 8 SNL, RDD,
Preface Documentum
Terrestrial Application Software TerRaSys BR
IFIC VHF / UHF LF / MF FXM and others
Administration Finance Personnel Planning Document
control Delegate registration
Text Editing Publication Recommendations Handboo
ks Reports Radio Regulations Maritime Mobile
Manual Web site promotion
Space Administrative Software SNS database Space
capture, Validation, Publication
Update SNS-online, SpaceQry , BR IFIC
SG 1 Spectrum Managment SG 3 Propagation SG 4
Fixed-satellite SG 6 Broadcasting SG 7 Science
services SG 8 Mobile SG 9 fixed Special
Committee CPM
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Space Services(www.itu.int/ITU-R/space/)

• Coordination and recording procedures for space
  systems and earth stations capture, processing
  and publication of data and examination of
  frequency assignment notices submitted by
  administrations for inclusion in the formal
  coordination procedures or recording in the
  Master International Frequency Register (MIFR).
• Procedures for space related assignment or
  allotment plans
• Assistance to administrations on all of the
  above issues

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GSO SATELLITES
Interference free operation
RR
Non-GSO SATELLITES
Control ofinterference
TERRESTRIAL STATION
RECEIVING EARTH STATION
TRANSMITTING EARTH STATION
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Space Service Software(www.itu.int/ITU-R/software
/space/)
query extract
validation
SpaceQry
Capture
exported ascii text
SpaceVal
IFIC
batch
SRS
GIBC (AP7, AP8, PFD)
capture
SpaceCap
GIMS
MSPACEg
SPS
Plans
comments
graphics
SpaceCom
SpacePub
GIMS DB
export GXT
Local DB
IFIC TSUM
publications
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Terrestrial Services (www.itu.int/ITU-R/terrestria
l/)

• Regulatory and Technical Functions
• Broadcasting / Fixed and Mobile / Maritime
  Mobile / Aeronautical Mobile
• Terrestrial Plans
• AP25, AP26, AP27, ST61, GE75, RJ81, GE84, GE85M,
  GE85N, RJ88, GE89, GE06
• HF Broadcasting (Art.12)
• Administrative and Operational Procedures
• International means of identification
• - all sign series / maritime identification
  digits / blocks of selective call sign numbers
• Service Documents
• Ship stations / coast stations / radio
  determination / call signs / MARS, etc
• Harmful interference monitoring programs

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TerRaSys
Inside ITU
Outside ITU
Handles the processing of all terrestrial
notices to the BR
Provides software to assist membership in
their work.
FM/TV
FXM
Notices processed per year
Notices received per year
Current development GE06
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BR PUBLICATIONS

• BR International Frequency Information Circular
  (IFIC)
• Space Radiocommunication Stations on CD-ROM
• Radio Regulations
• Service documents
• ITU-R Recommendations
• Online subscriptions
• CD-ROM
• Paper
• Handbooks

http//www.itu.int/publications/bookshop/
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Whats nextStrategic Operational Plan 2007-2010
OBJECTIVES
OUTPUTS
WRC
RA
RRC
RAG
RRB
Processing of space terrestrial notices
Study Groups
ITU-R Recommendations, Reports handbooks
regulatory service publications
BR Seminars assistance external cooperation
support to development activities
Support activities (informatics, administration,
document control, conferences, etc.)
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