WRC-[12]: Status of preparations

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WRC-12 Status of preparations
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT GSC14-GRSC7-022
FOR Presentation
SOURCE ITU-R/BR
AGENDA ITEM 8
CONTACT(S) Kevin Hughes

• Kevin Hughes
• Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU

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WRC-12
CPM (Conference Preparatory Meeting) 14-25
February 2011

• WRC-12 (23 Jan.-17 Feb. 2012)
• - 33 agenda items,
• almost all services (terrestrial RLS,
  AM(R)S,passive services, FS, BS, MS, Maritime
  MS, Amat.S, space AMS(R)S, SRS, BSS, MSS,
  MetAids, RDSS, MetSat) and other issues
  (Res.951, SRDs, Cognitive Radio)
• and many applications and systems UAS, ENG,
  HAPS, oceanographic radar,

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Some principal themes of WRC-12 (1)

• Safety
• aeronautical communications by satellite for
  safety and regularity of flights in civil air
  transportation
• aeronautical spectrum requirements (terrestrial)
  for safety-critical data links and new
  applications in air traffic management
• digital technologies for improved maritime safety
  communications
• ship and cargo i.d., tracking, surveillance, port
  security
• use of amateur service as emergency
  communications back-up
• radars and passive sensors for monitoring weather
  and environment
• Classic radiocommunication services
• spectrum opportunities for new applications
  arising from digital dividend
• satellite component of IMT (and spectrum for MSS
  in general)
• high-speed data fixed wireless applications above
  70 GHz
• HAPS gateways
• Electronic News Gathering (ENG)

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Some principal themes of WRC-12 (2)

• Regulatory issues
• Software-defined and Cognitive Radios
• Definitions no need in RR
• Operate within existing services under related RR
• Information required on device location and
  characteristics within a network through link to
  database or by cognitive supporting pilot channel
• studies on need for regulatory measures to
  protect certain existing services
• Short-Range Devices (SRDs)
• identify SRD emissions inside and outside ISM
  bands
• ensure adequate protection to all radiocom
  services
• emission masks exclusion bands harmonized bands
• International Spectrum Regulatory Framework
• convergence of certain radio technologies
• four candidate options current practice review
  service defs service substitution composite
  services

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CPM Report Table of contents
Chapters of CPM Report
WRC-12 Agenda items
1. Maritime and Aeronautical issues 2. Radiolocat
ion and Amateur issues 3. Fixed, Mobile and
Broadcasting issues 4. Science
issues 5. Satellite issues 6. Future work
programmeand other issues
1.3, 1.4, 1.9, 1.10
1.14, 1.15, 1.21, 1.23
1.5, 1.8, 1.17, 1.20, 1.22
1.6, 1.11, 1.12, 1.16, 1.24
1.7, 1.13, 1.18, 1.25, 7
1.2, 1.19, 2, 4, 8.1, 8.2
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Challenges

• Final decision on date for WRC !
• Completion of studies in ITU-R Study Groups and
  draft CPM texts on the various agenda items (16
  July 2010)
• Consolidation of draft CPM Report gt2 months prior
  to second session of CPM (February 2011)
• Availability of CPM Report within statuary
  timeframe (gt6 months prior to WRC)

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Timetable towards WRC-12
2.5 years of studies
Situationas of today
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Supplementary Slides
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CPM Web Pages
http//www.itu.int/ITU-R/go/rsg
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CPM Web Pages (2)
http//www.itu.int/ITU-R/go/rcpm