Title: ICAO Seminar on Aeronautical spectrum management Cairo, 7 17 June 2006 SAFIRE Spectrum and Frequency
1ICAO Seminar on Aeronautical spectrum
management(Cairo, 7 17 June 2006)
SAFIRESpectrum and Frequency Information
Resource(presented by Eurocontrol)
European Organisation for the Safety of Air
Navigation
2SAFIRE Briefing
- Background
- Purpose
- System Overview
- Data Structure
- User Types
- Demonstration site - web address
3SAFIRE BriefingBackground
- EUROCONTROL to address the need for a strong
mechanism for the management, assignment and
audit of the use of aviation spectrum within the
airspace of ECAC States, in close co-operation
with States and ICAO. (MATSE/6 meeting
2000). - Fundamental to fulfilling this requirement was
the need for improved spectrum and frequency
information that is accessible to member States
and other appropriate organisations. The quality
attributes of accuracy, currency and integrity of
the information being of paramount importance. - Initiation of project for the development of a
Spectrum and Frequency Management System (SFMS)
(2002)
4SAFIRE BriefingBackground
- The initiation of the original SFMS
development was driven by the following objective
, - To deliver-
- an accurate description of current frequency
assignment and their operational usage - a centralised database with appropriate security
and confidentiality access levels - frequency usage analyses for every frequency
band - access to technical analyses and aviation
spectrum related studies
5SAFIRE BriefingCurrent frequency management
situation
- Frequency assignment data is held in national
data bases / files, documentation - Individual responsibility to track changes and
maintain national data bases from the official
register - COM tables are published by ICAO, manual data
entry - COM table coordination of assignment proposals is
by use of messages over AFTN - VHF channel congestion in parts of Europe
requires up to date knowledge of assignments to
assist finding frequencies, manage shifts etc.
6SAFIRE BriefingPurpose
- All aviation frequency assignments centralised
database - Assist Frequency Planning proposal coordination
tool - Provide a history of assignments
- Monitoring of frequency usage e.g. congestion
markers for short, mid long term, support for- - Frequency demand models
- Planning simulations.
- User access controls
- Spectrum Area
- Documentation, analysis results
- Meeting coordination
- Criteria reference
Note Responsibility for the accuracy of the
data content of the frequency assignments is
with the State authority.
7SAFIRE Briefing System
- Central Database tables
- Frequency assignments
- User configuration
- Spectrum information
USERS
Internet Connection
- Frequency planner
- User access level
- E mail accounts
- Frequency Planning software
Internet server
SAFIRE
8SAFIRE BriefingData structure
- Based on format descriptions given in the ITU R
1370 And 1413 documents - There are some data differences such as in the
coverage volume descriptions due to ITU reference
being ground based - Data elements are referenced by facility
location, facility type. Optional station
equipment detail is also possible.
9SAFIRE BriefingUser Access levels
- State Authorising person (SAP)
- SAFIRE Administrator
- State Frequency Managers
- State read access
- Special role
- ICAO (publication of COM tables)
- Eurocontrol (OPC frequency allocation)
- Capability to address new roles
10SAFIRE BriefingFrequency Management Process
Select data from SAFIRE
Logon to SAFIRE
Action ?
Compatibility check
Find frequency
Planning Software e.g. MANIF
Frequency OK?
Create Proposal for Coordination In SAFIRE
Logon to SAFIRE
Registration of assignment In SAFIRE
11SAFIRE BriefingProject Development
System Functional Requirements
Have been implemented by provision of-
- access levels
- allocation information
- web links to spectrum information
- message board facility
- data tables based on ITU RDD
- proposals, co-ordination messages and
distribution lists - Specified database queries
- regular data sampling
- report generation
- database functions export, comparison, backup
and archive
- User accounts
- Spectrum data
- Spectrum links
- User information exchange
- Assignment management
- Frequency management
- Query Management
- Monitoring
- Reporting
- Database management
12SAFIRE BriefingProject status
- Current development has been completed
- Current deployment is now taking place as an
operational evaluation phase for COM 2 table
information - Requires establishing the formal frequency
Manager accounts - Upload of the latest current COM 2 table data.
- COM3 and 4 data population to follow after
finalising aspects of the data structure and
approach to cleaning of existing tables.
13SAFIRE BriefingDemonstration internet site
- From here you can
- log in
- register
- select functionality
- http//www.its.stasys.co.uk/safire