CONTENTS

1     Introduction
 2     The criteria approved in the FSS Plan
 3     The effect of the limited increase of the space and earth station transmitter power to 8 dB
 4     The effect of the interference and signal attenuation on the uplink energy balance of the planned allotments
        4.1     Case where the attenuation ∆up is less than or equal to 8 dB
        4.2     Case where the attenuation ∆up is greater than 8 dB
 5     The independence of rain events on the uplink and downlink
Annex 1  Effect of rain attenuation on satellite links
 1     Introduction
 2     The effect of the
rain attenuation on the earth station thermal noise (downlink)
 3     The effect of uplink rain attenuation on the downlink
        3.1     Impact of UPC on downlink
        3.2     Impact of ALC on downlink
        3.3     Calculation of the impact of uplink rain attenuation on the downlink
Annex 2  Terms and definitions used in this Report