CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
 1     Introduction
 2     Issues related to asymmetry of unplanned FSS uplink spectrum in Regions 2 and 3
 3     Overview of current unplanned FSS allocations in Regions 2 and 3
 4     Assessment of spectrum in the 13-17 GHz band for unplanned FSS
        4.1     Possible bands for consideration  5
 5     General FSS characteristics
        5.1     VSAT transmission types  6
        5.2     Wideband transmission type  6
        5.3     Point-to-point transmission type  6
        5.4     FSS characteristics for single entry analysis  7
        5.5     FSS (Earth-to-space) characteristics for cumulative analysis  8
        5.6     GSO FSS satellite locations and distributions  9
        5.7     FSS earth station density  9
                  5.7.1     Frequency reuse factor
                  5.7.2     Possible evolution of the Frequency reuse factor
 6     Frequency band 13.25-13.4 GHz
        6.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  12
        6.2     Sharing studies for the band 13.25-13.4 GHz  13
                  6.2.1     FSS (E-s) and EESS (active)
a)     Scatterometers (measures winds at the surface of oceans)
b)     Precipitation radars
c)     Altimeters (measures oceans' currents and height of the oceans): such as Jason, Cryosat, Sentinel, SWOT
                  6.2.2     FSS (E-s) and ARNS
                  6.2.3     FSS (E-s) and SRS (active)
                  6.2.4     FSS (E-s) and FS
        6.3     Summary of studies for the band 13.25-13.4 GHz  18
                  6.3.1     EESS (active) and FSS (Earth-to-space)
                  6.3.2     FSS (E-s) and ARNS
 7     Frequency band 13.4-13.75 GHz
        7.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  18
        7.2     Sharing studies for the band 13.4-13.75 GHz  18
                  7.2.1     FSS (E-s) and EESS (active)
                  7.2.2     FSS (E-s) and RLS
                  7.2.3     FSS (E-s) and SRS
                  7.2.4     FSS (E-s) and FS & MS
                  7.2.5     FSS (E-s) and RNS
                  7.2.6     FSS (E-s) Standard frequency and time signal-satellite (Earth‑to‑space)
        7.3     Summary of studies for the band 13.4-13.75 GHz  18
                  7.3.1      FSS (E-s) and SRS
 8     Frequency band 14.5-14.8 GHz
        8.1     Review of Recommendations  18
        8.2     Sharing studies for the band 14.5-14.8 GHz  18
                  8.2.1     FSS and BSS feeder links
                  8.2.2     FSS (E-s) and FS
                  8.2.3     FSS (E-s) and aeronautical mobile service (AMS)
                  8.2.4     FSS (E-s) and MS (Land Mobile Service)
                  8.2.5     FSS (E-s) and space research service
                  8.2.6     FSS (E-s) and radio astronomy
        8.3     Summary of studies for the band 14.5-14.8 GHz  18
                  8.3.1     With respect to the BSS feeder-links
                  8.3.2     With respect to the fixed service
                  8.3.3     With respect to the aeronautical mobile service
                  8.3.4     With respect to the land mobile service
                  8.3.5     With respect to the space research
                  8.3.6     With respect to the radioastronomy service
 9     Frequency band 14.8-15.35 GHz
        9.1     Review of Recommendations  18
        9.2     Sharing studies for the band 14.8-15.35 GHz  18
                  9.2.1     Preliminary analyses of the band 14.8-15.2 GHz
                  9.2.2     FSS (E-s) and FS
                  9.2.3     FSS (E-s) and AMS and MS
                  9.2.4     FSS (E-s) and Earth exploration-satellite (passive)
                  9.2.5     FSS (E-s) and radio astronomy
                  9.2.6     FSS (E-s) and space research
        9.3     Summary of studies for the band 14.8-15.35 GHz  18
10     Frequency band 15.35-15.4 GHz
11     Frequency band 15.4-15.43 GHz, 15.43-15.63 GHz and 15.63‑15.7 GHz
       11.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  18
       11.2     Sharing studies for the band 15.4-15.43 GHz  18
                  11.2.1     FSS (E-s) and RLS
                  11.2.2     FSS (E-s) and ARNS
                  11.2.3     FSS (E-s) and RAS in the adjacent frequency band
12     Frequency band 15.7-16.6 GHz
       12.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  18
       12.2     Sharing studies for the band 15.7-16.6 GHz  18
                  12.2.1     FSS (E-s) and RLS
                  12.2.2     FSS (E-s) and FS
                  12.2.3     FSS (E-s) and MS
       12.3     Summary of studies for the band 15.7-16.6 GHz  18
13     Frequency band 16.6-17.0 GHz
       13.1     Review of Recommendations/Reports  18
       13.2     Sharing studies for the band 16.6-17.0 GHz  18
                  13.2.1     FSS (E-s) and RLS
                  13.2.2     FSS (E-s) and FS
                  13.2.3     FSS (E-s) and MS
       13.3     Summary of studies for the band 16.6-17 GHz  18
Annex