CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
 1     Introduction
 2     Overview of current unplanned FSS allocations in Region 1
 3     Assessment of spectrum in the 10-17 GHz band for unplanned FSS
        3.1     Possible bands for consideration  4
 4     General FSS characteristics
        4.1     VSAT transmission type  6
        4.2     Wideband transmission type  6
        4.3     Point-to-Point transmission type  6
        4.4     FSS characteristics for single entry analysis  6
        4.5     FSS (Earth-to-space) characteristics for cumulative analysis  8
        4.6     GSO FSS satellite locations and distributions  9
        4.7     FSS earth station deployment density  9
                  4.7.1     Frequency reuse factor
                  4.7.2     Possible evolution of the Frequency reuse factor
 5     Frequency band 10.0-10.5 GHz
        5.1     Review of Recommendations  12
        5.2     Sharing studies for the band 10-10.5 GHz  12
                  5.2.1     FSS (s-E) and FS
                  5.2.2     FSS (s-E) and MS
                  5.2.3     FSS (s-E) and RLS
                  5.2.4     FSS (s-E) and RAS operating in adjacent frequency band
        5.3     Summary of studies for the band 10.0-10.5 GHz  18
 6     Frequency band 10.5-10.6 GHz
        6.1     Review of Recommendations and Reports  18
        6.2     Sharing studies for the band 10.5-10.6 GHz  19
                  6.2.1     FSS (s-E) and FS
                  6.2.2     FSS (s-E) and MS
                  6.2.3     FSS (s-E) and RLS
                  6.2.4     FSS (s-E) and radio astronomy service operating in the adjacent frequency band
        6.3     Summary of studies for the band 10.5-10.6 GHz  19
 7     Frequency band 10.6-10.68 GHz
        7.1     Review of Recommendations  21
        7.2     Sharing studies for the band 10.6-10.68 GHz  21
                  7.2.1     FSS and EESS (passive)
                  7.2.2     FSS (s-E) and FS
                  7.2.3     FSS (s-E) and MS
                  7.2.4     FSS (s-E) and RAS
                  7.2.5     FSS (s-E) and SRS (passive)
        7.3     Summary of studies for the band 10.6-10.68 GHz  36
 8     Frequency band 13.25-13.4 GHz
        8.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  37
        8.2     Sharing studies for the band 13.25-13.4 GHz  38
                  8.2.1     FSS (s-E and E-s) and EESS (active)
a)     Scatterometers (measures winds at the surface of oceans)
b)     Precipitation radars
c)     Altimeters (measures oceansʼ currents and height of the oceans): such as Jason, Cryosat, Sentinel, SWOT
                  8.2.2     FSS (s-E) and ARNS
                  8.2.3     FSS (E-s) and ARNS
                  8.2.4     FSS (s-E) and SRS (active)
                  8.2.5     FSS (E-s) and SRS (active)
                  8.2.6     FSS (s-E) and FS
                  8.2.7     FSS (E-s) and FS
        8.3     Summary of studies for the band 13.25-13.4 GHz  145
                  8.3.1     EESS (active) and FSS (space-to-Earth)
                  8.3.2     EESS (active) and FSS (Earth-to-space)
                  8.3.3     FSS (s-E) and ARNS
                  8.3.4     FSS (E-s) and ARNS
 9     Frequency band 13.4-13.75 GHz
        9.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  147
        9.2     Sharing studies for the band 13.4-13.75 GHz  148
                  9.2.1     FSS (s-E) and EESS (active)
                  9.2.2     FSS (E-s) and EESS (active)
                  9.2.3     FSS (s-E) and RLS, RNS
                  9.2.4     FSS (E-s) and RLS
                  9.2.5     FSS (E-s and s-E) and SRS
                  9.2.6     FSS (E-s and s-E) Standard frequency and time signal-satellite (Earth‑to‑space)
                  9.2.7     FSS (s-E) and FS and MS
                  9.2.8     FSS (E-s) and FS and MS
                  9.2.9     FSS (E-s) and RNS
        9.3     Summary of studies for the band 13.4-13.75 GHz  155
                  9.3.1     EESS (active) and FSS (space-to-Earth)
                  9.3.2     SFTSS (Earth-to-space) and FSS (space-to-Earth)
                  9.3.3     FSS (E-s and s-E) and SRS
10     Frequency band 14.5-14.8 GHz
       10.1     Review of Recommendations  155
       10.2     Sharing studies for the band 14.5-14.8 GHz  155
                  10.2.1     FSS and BSS feeder links
Antenna pattern:
Earth station antenna size:
Power Density:
Plan assignments of Appendix 30A in Regions 1 and 3 – Lowest and  highest EPM reference values*
Coordination scenarios:
                  10.2.2     FSS (E-s) and FS
                  10.2.3     FSS (E-s) and aeronautical mobile service (AMS)
                  10.2.4     FSS (E-s) and MS (Land Mobile Service)
                  10.2.5     FSS (s-E and E-s) and space research service
                  10.2.6     FSS (E-s) and radio astronomy
                  10.2.7     FSS (s-E) and MS/AMS
                  10.2.8     FSS (s-E) and FS
       10.3     Summary compatibility of studies between FSS (Earth-to-space) and existing services in the band 14.5-14.8 GHz     155
                  10.3.1     With respect to the BSS feeder-links
                  10.3.2     With respect to the fixed service
                  10.3.3     With respect to the aeronautical mobile service
                  10.3.4     With respect to the land mobile service (see § 10.2.4)
                  10.3.5     With respect to the space research
                  10.3.6     With respect to the radioastronomy service:
11     Frequency band 14.8-15.35 GHz
       11.1     Review of Recommendations for the band of 14.8-15.35 GHz  155
       11.2     Sharing studies for the band 14.8-15.35 GHz  155
                  11.2.1     Preliminary analyses of the band 14.8-15.2 GHz
                  11.2.2     FSS (E-s) and FS
                  11.2.3     FSS (E-s) and AMS and MS
                  11.2.4     FSS (E-s) and Earth exploration-satellite (passive)
                  11.2.5      FSS (E-s) and radio astronomy
                  11.2.6      FSS (E-s and s-E) and space research
                  11.2.7     FSS (s-E) and AMS and MS
                  11.2.8     FSS (s-E) and FS
                  11.2.9      FSS (s-E) and radio astronomy
       11.3     Summary of studies for the band 14.8-15.35 GHz  155
12     Frequency band 15.35-15.4 GHz
13     Frequency bands 15.4-15.43 GHz, 15.43-15.63 GHz and 15.63‑15.7 GHz
       13.1     Review of Recommendations and Reports  155
       13.2     Sharing studies for the band 15.4-15.7 GHz  155
                  13.2.1     FSS (E-s) and radiolocation
                  13.2.2     FSS (E-s) and ARNS
                  13.2.3     FSS (E-s) and Non-GSO FSS (E-s)
                  13.2.5     FSS (s-E) and RLS
       13.3     Summary of studies for the band 15.4-15.7 GHz  155
14     Frequency band 15.7-16.6 GHz
       14.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  155
       14.2     Sharing studies for the band 15.7-16.6 GHz  155
                  14.2.1     FSS (E-s) and radiolocation (RLS)
                  14.2.2     FSS (E-s) and fixed
                  14.2.3     FSS (E-s) and mobile
                  14.2.4     FSS (s-E) and radiolocation
       14.3     Summary of studies for the band 15.7-16.6 GHz  155
15     Frequency band 16.6-17.0 GHz
       15.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  155
       15.2     Sharing studies for the band 16.6-17.0 GHz  155
                  15.2.1     FSS (E-s) and RLS
                  15.2.2     FSS (E-s) and FS
                  15.2.3     FSS (E-s) and MS
                  15.2.4     FSS (E-s) and SRS
                  15.2.5     FSS (s-E) and RLS
       15.3     Summary of studies for the band 16.6-17 GHz  155
Annex