Report ITU-R S.2365-0 (09/2015) Assessment on use of spectrum in the 10-17 GHz band for the GSO fixed-satellite service in Region 1 S Series Fixed satellite service ii Rep. ITU-R S.2365-0 Foreword The role of the Radiocommunication Sector is to ensure the rational, equitable, efficient and economical use of the radio- frequency spectrum by all radiocommunication services, including satellite services, and carry out studies without limit of frequency range on the basis of which Recommendations are adopted. The regulatory and policy functions of the Radiocommunication Sector are performed by World and Regional Radiocommunication Conferences and Radiocommunication Assemblies supported by Study Groups. Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR) ITU-R policy on IPR is described in the Common Patent Policy for ITU-T/ITU-R/ISO/IEC referenced in Annex 1 of Resolution ITU-R 1. 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Series of ITU-R Reports (Also available online at http://www.itu.int/publ/R-REP/en) Series Title BO Satellite delivery BR Recording for production, archival and play-out; film for television BS Broadcasting service (sound) BT Broadcasting service (television) F Fixed service M Mobile, radiodetermination, amateur and related satellite services P Radiowave propagation RA Radio astronomy RS Remote sensing systems S Fixed-satellite service SA Space applications and meteorology SF Frequency sharing and coordination between fixed-satellite and fixed service systems SM Spectrum management Note: This ITU-R Report was approved in English by the Study Group under the procedure detailed in Resolution ITU-R 1. Electronic Publication Geneva, 2015 ITU 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without written permission of ITU. Rep. ITU-R S.2365-0 1 REPORT ITU-R S.2365-0 Assessment on use of spectrum in the 10-17 GHz band for the GSO fixed-satellite service in Region 1 (2015) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 3 2 Overview of current unplanned FSS allocations in Region 1 ........................................ 3 3 Assessment of spectrum in the 10-17 GHz band for unplanned FSS ............................. 4 3.1 Possible bands for consideration ........................................................................ 4 4 General FSS characteristics ............................................................................................ 5 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 5 Frequency band 10.0-10.5 GHz ...................................................................................... 11 5.1 Review of Recommendations ............................................................................. 12 5.2 Sharing studies for the band 10-10.5 GHz .......................................................... 12 5.3 Summary of studies for the band 10.0-10.5 GHz ............................................... 18 6 Frequency band 10.5-10.6 GHz ...................................................................................... 18 6.1 Review of Recommendations and Reports ......................................................... 18 6.2 Sharing studies for the band 10.5-10.6 GHz ....................................................... 19 6.3 Summary of studies for the band 10.5-10.6 GHz ............................................... 19 7 Frequency band 10.6-10.68 GHz .................................................................................... 20 7.1 Review of Recommendations ............................................................................. 21 7.2 Sharing studies for the band 10.6-10.68 GHz ..................................................... 21 7.3 Summary of studies for the band 10.6-10.68 GHz ............................................. 36 2 Rep. ITU-R S.2365-0 Page 8 Frequency band 13.25-13.4 GHz .................................................................................... 37 8.1 Review of Recommendations/Reports ............................................................... 37 8.2 Sharing studies for the band 13.25-13.4 GHz ..................................................... 38 8.3 Summary of studies for the band 13.25-13.4 GHz ............................................. 145 9 Frequency band 13.4-13.75 GHz .................................................................................... 147 9.1 Review of Recommendations/Reports ............................................................... 147 9.2 Sharing studies for the band 13.4-13.75 GHz ..................................................... 148 9.3 Summary of studies for the band 13.4-13.75 GHz ............................................. 199 10 Frequency band 14.5-14.8 GHz ...................................................................................... 199 10.1 Review of Recommendations ............................................................................. 199 10.3 Summary compatibility of studies between FSS (Earth-to-space) and existing services in the band 14.5-14.8 GHz .................................................................... 343 11 Frequency band 14.8-15.35 GHz .................................................................................... 347 11.1 Review of Recommendations for the band of 14.8-15.35 GHz ......................... 348 11.2 Sharing studies for the band 14.8-15.35 GHz ..................................................... 348 11.3 Summary of studies for the band 14.8-15.35 GHz ............................................. 366 12 Frequency band 15.35-15.4 GHz .................................................................................... 367 13 Frequency bands 15.4-15.43 GHz, 15.43-15.63 GHz and 15.63-15.7 GHz ................... 367 13.1 Review of Recommendations and Reports ......................................................... 368 13.2 Sharing studies for the band 15.4-15.7 GHz ....................................................... 368 13.3 Summary of studies for the band 15.4-15.7 GHz ............................................... 394 14 Frequency band 15.7-16.6 GHz ...................................................................................... 395 14.1 Review of Recommendations/Reports ............................................................... 395 14.2 Sharing studies for the band 15.7-16.6 GHz ....................................................... 396 14.3 Summary of studies for the band 15.7-16.6 GHz ............................................... 401 15 Frequency band 16.6-17.0 GHz ...................................................................................... 401 15.1 Review of Recommendations/Reports ............................................................... 402 15.2 Sharing studies for the band 16.6-17.0 GHz ....................................................... 402 15.3 Summary of studies for the band 16.6-17 GHz .................................................. 403 Annex ....................................................................................................................................... 404 Rep. ITU-R S.2365-0 3 Reference documents [1] Recommendation ITU-R P.525-2 – Calculation of free-space attenuation [2] Recommendation ITU-R P.528-3 – Propagation curves for aeronautical mobile and radionavigation services using the VHF, UHF and SHF bands [3] Recommendation ITU-R S.465-6 – Reference radiation pattern for earth station antennas in the fixed- satellite service for use in coordination and interference assessment in the frequency range from 2 to 31 GHz [4] Report ITU-R S.2364-0 – GSO FSS deployment characteristics in the 14-14.5 GHz band [5] Report ITU-R S.2196-0 – Methodology on the modelling of earth station antenna gain in the region of the antenna main-lobe and the transition region between the minimum angle of the reference antenna pattern and the main-lobe [6] Recommendation ITU-R M.2068-0 – Characteristics of and protection criteria for systems operating in the mobile service in the frequency range 14.5-15.35 GHz 1 Introduction The existing unplanned fixed-satellite service (FSS) bands are extensively used for a myriad of applications. The very small aperture terminal (VSAT) services, video distribution, broadband networks, internet services, satellite news gathering, and backhaul links have triggered the rapid rise in the demand. Satellite traffic is typically symmetrical in a large variety of applications, i.e. similar amounts of Earth-to-space (uplink) and space-to-Earth