Activities of the Radiocommunication Sector

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Activities of theRadiocommunication Sector

• Michel R. Giroux

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Introduction

• World Radiocommunication Conferences
• Radiocommunication Assembly
• Radio Regulations Board
• Radiocommunication Advisory Group
• Space services
• Terrestrial services
• Study Groups
• Publications
• Seminars and Information meetings
• Cooperation with other Sectors

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Mission

• To ensure rational, equitable, efficient and
  economical use of the radio frequency spectrum by
  all radiocommunication services -- including
  those using the geostationary satellite orbit or
  other satellite orbits -- and to carry out
  studies on radiocommunication matters

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World Radiocommunication Conferences

• Held every two to three years
• Update the Radio Regulations
• Spectrum Allocation
• Notification procedures
• Administrative and Operational Procedures
• Adopt Resolutions

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Radiocommunication Assembly

• Held in conjunction with a WRC
• Approve ITU-R Recommendations
• Adopt a work program for the ITU-R Study Groups
• Adopt work procedures

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Radio Regulations Board (RRB)

• 12 Part-time Members
• Four meetings/year in Geneva
• Adopts Rules of Procedures to facilitate the
  application of the Radio Regulations

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Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG)

• Provides advice to the Director
• Meets once a year
• Operational Plan
• Reform process

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Space Services

• Regulatory and Technical Procedures
• Advance publication
• Request for coordination
• Notification
• Space Plans
• Major objective
• Process these notices within the time limits
  specified in the Radio Regulations

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Space Services

• Current situation
• Some 25 (50) coordination requests / month
• Unacceptable backlog (more than 400 (1400)
  networks i.e. almost 1.2 (2.5) years)

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Terrestrial Services

• Regulatory and Technical Functions
• Broadcasting
• Fixed and Mobile
• Maritime Mobile
• Aeronautical Mobile
• Up to 50,000 notices/year
• New TerRaSys in production!

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Terrestrial Services

• Terrestrial Plans
• AP25, AP26, AP27, ST61, GE75, RJ81, GE84, GE85M,
  GE85N, RJ88, GE89
• 4500 cases/year
• HF Broadcasting (Art. 12)

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Terrestrial Services

• Administrative and Operational Procedures
• International means of identification
• Call sign series
• Maritime identification digits
• Blocks of selective call sign numbers
• Service Documents
• Ship stations, coast stations, radio
  determination, call signs, MARS, etc.

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Terrestrial Services

• MARS
• Ship Stations database and Maritime Access and
  Retrieval System for use by Search and Rescue
  operations
• Monitoring programs

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Radiocommunication Study Groups

• Post WRC-03
• Heavy program of work
• Seven Study Groups Special Committee
• New Study Group 6 (Broadcasting)

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Publications

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

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Seminars and Information meetings

• World Seminar every two years in Geneva
• Two or three Regional Seminars every other year
• Training sessions (Spring and Autumn)
• Regional Preparatory Meetings

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Cooperation

• ITU-D / ITU-T
• UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
• IMO, IMSO, Cospas-Sarsat, CICR, ICAO
• APT, CEPT, CITEL, ATU, WMO
• ABU, ASBU, EBU, ETSI, IEC, ISO, RCC, WBU, URSI,
  RAST, COST.

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Activities of theRadiocommunication Sector

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