CONTENTS

1     Introduction    
 2     Operational and technical characteristics of shipborne AIS      
 3     Satellite detection of AIS          
 4     Link budget analysis      
 5     Intra-system interference analysis (Class A only)          
        5.1     Analytic approach
        5.2     Simulation method           
        5.3     Stochastic method           
 6     Intra-system interference analysis (mixed Class A and Class B)          
 7     Intra-system interference analysis (non-uniform ship distribution)       
 8     Candidate techniques to enhance satellite capacity       
        8.1     Satellite antenna   
        8.2     Doppler tracking  
        8.3     Correlation processing     
        8.4     Offloading of coastal ship traffic
        8.5     Long term studies/solutions         
 9     Compatibility with other incumbent fixed and mobile systems
        9.1     Co‑channel Mobile Systems        
        9.2     Adjacent channel mobile compatibility   
10     Summary