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ICAO Handbook on Radio
Frequency Spectrum Requirements
for Civil Aviation
Vol. I - ICAO Spectrum Strategy
Vol. II - Frequency Planning
Loftur Jónasson
ICAO
Aeronautical Spectrum Workshop
Preparation for WRC-15
Cairo, Egypt, 16 – 17 February 2015
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Notes:Drawing not to scaleNot all Regional or sub-Regional allocations are shownBand identification (e.g. VHF) and band # per Radio RegulationsThe satellite communication bands used by MTSAT and Inmarsat are not allocated the the Aeronautical Mobile Satellte (R) Service
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Frequency range 100 kHz – 100 MHz
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Notes:Drawing not to scaleNot all Regional or sub-Regional allocations are shownBand identification (e.g. VHF) and band # per Radio RegulationsThe satellite communication bands used by MTSAT and Inmarsat are not allocated the the Aeronautical Mobile Satellte (R) Service
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Overview
Volume I – ICAO Spectrum Strategy and Policies
Volume II – ICAO Frequency Assignment Planning
Pre-publication drafts of Doc 9718 and other relevant material can be downloaded, free of charge, from the ACP website (Repository section) at
http://www.icao.int/safety/acp
The latest Edition of Doc 9718, now called Doc 9718 Volume I, first edition,
became available in printed format in March 2014.
The new Volume II was published in September 2013.
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ICAO Spectrum Strategy
✓Long term spectrum use of current and future radio systems
ICAO Spectrum Policy Statements
✓Specific actions to assist in meeting the Strategic Objectives
ICAO Position for future WRC’s
✓Medium and long term availability of spectrum for aviation
Handbook Volume I
Spectrum Strategy and Policies Overall ICAO Spectrum Policy
(approved by Council)
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Role of ICAO
✓ In ITU-R (Study Groups) and in Regional Telecommunication Organizations
✓At ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences
✓ In frequency coordination and registration (also ITU)
Role of the ITU and Regional Telecommunication Organizations
✓Develop technical material (ITU-R Study Groups)
✓Amend Radio Regulations (at WRCs)
Handbook Volume I
Spectrum Strategy and Policies Background material in the Handbook, (Volume I) (1)
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Policy Statements on frequency allocations and technical details (Chapter 7), including:
✓ Frequency allocations and footnotes in ITU Radio Regulations
✓ Information on Aviation use
✓ Commentary (specific comments on ITU and ICAO review In frequency coordination and registration (also ITU)
Spectrum Strategy (Chapter 8)
Handbook Volume I
Spectrum Strategy and Policies Background material in the Handbook, (Volume I) (2)
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Published for the first time in 2013
Provides globally harmonized frequency assignment planning criteria and guidance material to support the application of SARPs in Annex 10, Vol. V
Developed in conjunction with the revisions to Annex 10, Vol. V
Developed by ACP Working Group F (now FSMP)
Implementation through Regional Air Navigation Agreement by PIRG
To support the development of Global COM lists and the Global Air Navigation Plan
Handbook Volume II
Frequency assignment planning
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General methodology for compatibility analysis
✓General model for compatibility assessment
✓Based on:
• Protection of desired signal at receiver input
• Not to exceed maximum permissible distortion of receiver output signal
Handbook Volume II
Frequency assignment planning Chapter 1 (1) General methodology
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Propagation model
✓Based on free space propagation
(Re. Recommendation ITU-R P.525)
Propagation model does not accommodate certain phenomena which are difficult to predict such as
✓Changes in the refractive index of the atmosphere
✓Ducting
ITU has developed propagation curves for aeronautical communication and navigation systems (Recommendation ITU-R P.528)
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Frequency assignment planning Chapter 1 (2) General methodology
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Interference model (co-frequency separation)
✓Conforms to the general methodology in Chapter 1
✓Model for establishing separation distances to prevent air-to-air interference:
✓Minimum separation between stations A and B: Range A + Radio horizon A + Radio Horizon B +Range B
Handbook Volume II
Frequency assignment planning Chapter 2 (1) Frequency assignment planning criteria for VHF air-ground communication systems
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Interference model (co-frequency)
✓Aeronautical broadcast stations (ATIS, VOLMET)
• Do not involve aircraft transmission
• Separation distances are less
Interference model (adjacent frequency separation)
✓Same model as for co-frequency separation
✓Takes into account the attenuation of the undesired signal by the (aircraft) receiver
✓1st adjacent channel separation (25 kHz): 10 NM
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Frequency separation and channelling
✓25 kHz and 8.33 kHz channel spacing.
✓Special consideration for mixed environment where both are applied
Designated Operational Coverage (DOC)
✓Table of uniform values for DOC
✓Complies with common values used in most Regions
✓Area services ACC-FIS – are in many cases not specified
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Calculation of separation distances.
✓Methodology for establishing separation distances
✓Air/ground communications
✓Aeronautical broadcast communications
✓Aerodrome surface communications
For each of these types the Handbook clarifies the principles and method used when the separation distances were established. A summary of the results (25 kHz channel spacing) is on the next slide
Handbook Volume II
Frequency assignment planning Chapter 2 (4) Frequency assignment planning criteria for VHF air-ground communication systems
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Handbook Volume II
Frequency assignment planning Chapter 2 (5) Frequency assignment planning criteria for VHF air-ground communication systems
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Frequency planning criteria for VDL were considered by the ACP between 2002 – 2008
Same methodology as for developing planning criteria for VHF voice systems
Criteria for VDL (Mode 2 and Mode 4):
The Handbook contains specific considerations to be taken into account
when using VDL on the surface of an airport.
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Interference source
DSB-AM VDL 2 VDL 4
Victim DSB-AM 1 2
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VDL 4 2 1 1
Future work will concentrate on developing harmonized and updated planning criteria for aeronautical radionavigation systems
The Handbook and other relevant material can be downloaded from the ACP website (Repository section) at
http://www.icao.int/safety/acp
Handbook Volume II
Frequency assignment planning Future work
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