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ITU regulations on notification, coordination and registration of digital broadcasting networks.
ITU BDT SeminarTransition from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting: correlation
between technical, economic and social costs and advantages»
16 - 18 June 2009, Saransk, Russian Federation
Pham Nhu HaiHead, Broadcasting Services Division
Radiocommunication Bureau
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GE06 Agreement
� General aspects
� Modification to the Plans
� Notification: Registration in the Master Register
� Coordination
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GE06 Planning Area
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Some general aspects
�In force 17 June 2006
�174-230 MHz
� T-DAB and DVB-T
�470-862 MHz
� DVB-T
�Assignments and Allotments
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Plans
�GE06D Digital broadcasting Plan
� T-DAB
� DVB-T
�GE06A Analogue television Plan
�GE06L The List of Other Primary Service (OPS)
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Digital broadcasting Plan broadcasting Plan entriesentries
Allotment with single linked assignment and no SFN identifier
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Allotment with linked assignments and SFN_Ids4
One allotment only3
Single Frequency Network (SFN)2
One assignment only1
Description Plan EntryCode
or
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Digital broadcasting Plan broadcasting Plan entriesentries
Converted assignmentC
Linked assignmentL
Single assignmentS
Description Assignmentcode
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Modification of the Modification of the broadcasting Plansbroadcasting Plans
� Change characteristics of an allotment or assignment already in the Plans;
� Add an allotment or assignment to the Plans;
� Add an assignment stemming from an allotment to the digital Plan;
� Cancel (suppress) from the Plans an allotment or an assignment.
(§ 4.1 of Article 4)
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Article 4 proceduresArticle 4 procedures
Part B publicationConformity examNotice submission
Part B publicationall necessary agreements
Part A publicationCoordination examNotice submission
Normal procedure: Pub_req=FALSE
Shortcut procedure Pub_req= TRUE
... 40days
Part B publicationall necessary agreementsTB3 notice
Part A publicationCoordination examNotice submission ... 75days
Converted assignment
If in conformity
If not
If not 30 days to complyIf not, notice deleted
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Coordination examination
� Section I of appendix 4;
� Define affected administrations:
� Broadcasting
� OPS
Receiving stations / service areasOPS
National boundaries BC
Boundary, site or service area Service
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Trigger field strength
2220 1810Analogue TV
–––12T-DAB
2523 2117DVB-T
Band V(718-862 MHz)
Band V(582-718 MHz)
Band IV(470-582 MHz)
Band III(174-230 MHz)
Trigger field strength (dB( µµµµV/m))
Broadcasting system modifying the Plan
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Identification of administrations potentially affected by modifications to the Plans
Potentially affected Administration A
1000 km contour
1°radials
Broadcasting coordination contour
Reference point
OPS assignments
OPS coordination contour
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Coordination contoursConstruct 1°radial
from RP
Point is contour point
Step 10 km towards RP
Determine intersection point of radial with 1000 km
contour
Calculate FS at point
FS ≥Trigger
FS?
Repeat process for 360 radials
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Coordination with affected administrations
4.1.2.9:Rem
ove its nam
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4.1.
3.2:
Add
its
nam
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§ 4.1.4.10: Reminder, after 40
days: no reply = agreement
§ 4.1.4.8: 75 days, no reply = disagreement
40 days from the date of publication
Publication in Part A
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Transition period
� The Transition period started on 17 June 2006 at 0001 hours UTC:
�assignments in the analogue Plan (as specified in § 3.1.2 of Article 3) shall be protected.
� The Transition period shall end :
�on 17 June 2015 at 0001 hours UTC (for UHF bands in all countries; for VHF in all countries except those that opted for 17 June 2020) .
�on 17 June 2020 at 0001 hours UTC for the some countries (listed in GE06 Agreement)
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Notification procedure
� Administrations submit notices
� Bureau publishes in Part I as acknowledgement of receipt
� Bureau examines notices
�Conformity with Table of Frequency Allocations
�Conformity with Plans
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Notification procedure…
� Conform > Favourable finding
�Publish in Part II
� Not conform > Unfavourable
�Publish in Part III
�Return notices to Administration
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Conformity examination
� Compare calculated field strengths at test points
�Plan entry (FS1)
�Notified assignments (FS2)
� If FS2>FS1 at any test point, NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PLAN ENTRY
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Assignments to OPS
Examination of conformity with the Plan entry
Border of Administration A1000 km
contour
Border of Administration A
Cut-off FS contour
1°radials
Notified assignments
Reference point
Construction of cut-off FS contours
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Construction of calculation points
Examination of conformity with the Plan entry
1000 km
contour
Notified assignments
Border of Administration A
Reference point
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Example of conformity results
Allotment with 4L assignments
Examination of conformity with the Plan entry
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Provision 5.1.3
A digital entry in the Plan may also be
notified with characteristics different from
those appearing in the Plan, for
transmissions in the broadcasting service
or in other primary terrestrial services
operating in conformity with the Radio
Regulations, …
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Provision 5.1.3(cont.)
…provided that the peak power density
in any 4 kHz of the above-mentioned
notified assignments shall not exceed the
spectral power density in the same 4 kHz
of the digital entry in the Plan.
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Within spectrum envelope
� The “MASKMASK” concept
� Does not exceed its “spectrum spectrum
rightright” as a digital Plan entry
��Peak power densityPeak power density in any 4 kHz
��RadiatedRadiated peak power
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DVB-T SPECTRUM MASK sensitive cases (8 MHz)
power level measured in 4kHz bandwidth
-140
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
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Conformity to the Plan entry
� To ensure that it does not cause more cause more
interferenceinterference
�Different site location, effective heights
� Criteria in section II of the Annex 4section II of the Annex 4of the GE06 Agreement
�Cut-off contours
��Compare field strengthsCompare field strengths at all the test points
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No claim for more protection
The proposed notified assignment if successfully successfully
recorded in the Master Register (MIFR) with a recorded in the Master Register (MIFR) with a
favourablefavourable findingfinding shall not claim more not claim more
protectionprotection than that afforded to the digital Plan digital Plan
entryentry.
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Some examples
� T-DAB using a DVB-T digital entry
� Mobile Television T-DMB using a T-DAB or DVB-T digital entry
� Fixed WiMAX
� IMT-2000 applications
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T-DAB using a DVB-T digital entry
-140
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
DVB-TT-DAB
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Coordination - Further remarks
� Coordinate early
� Coordinate regularly
� Mutual respect
� Good technical bases
�Identified as affected only the first step
�Use measurement data
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Some more remarks
� Don’t forget administration outside GE06
�Establish criteria for coordination
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GE06 is complex!
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