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International Civil Aviation Organization


INFORMATION PAPER

ACP-WGF18/IP -05

12-22 May 2008











AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP)
18th MEETING OF WORKING GROUP F
Montreal, Canada 12 – 22 May 2008



Agenda Item 3:

Development of ICAO position for WRC-11



New ITU Study Group Structure
(Presented by John Mettrop)



SUMMARY

This paper proposes information on the new ITU study group structure and how the old study group structure maps onto the new study group structure. Additionally this paper indicates the which working group is responsible for which WRC-11 Agenda item.

ACTION

This paper is provided for information only.





  1. INTRODUCTION

    1. The ITU-R Study Groups are established and assigned Study Questions by the Radiocommunications Assembly to prepare draft Recommendations for approval by ITU Member States. Additionally the Study Groups also conduct preparatory studies for World and Regional Radiocommunications Conferences. Work within these Study Groups is conducted in co-operation with other international organizations concerned with radiocommunications.

    2. The structure of the Study Groups and the distribution of study questions and WRC preparatory activities between the Study Groups affects the number of meetings that aviation need to attend.

  2. discussion

    1. The ITU, in an effort to reduce it’s cost base has been reviewing it’s working methods and organisation. As a result of this review it has been decided that the study group structure within the ITU-R should be rationalised.

    2. Study groups 1,3 & 7 as well as the Co-ordination Committee for Vocabulary, the Conference Preparatory Meeting and the Special Committee all remain unchanged. The only changes are to Study Groups 4, 6, 8 & 9. Study Group 6 (Broadcasting Services) was rationalised by reducing the number of Working Parties from 9 to 3. Study Groups 8 (Mobile, Radiodetermination, Amateur and related Satellite Services) and 9(Fixed Service) were both closed with the working being transferred to an expanded Study Group 4 (Satellite Services) and a new Study Group 5 (Terrestrial Services). The table below shows how the working parties within the old structure for Study Groups 4, 6, 8 & 9 map onto the new structure:-

            Old Structure




            New Structure










          1. Study Group 4








      4A (efficient orbit/spectrum utilisation)





      4A (efficient orbit/spectrum utilisation)

      4B (systems performance, availability and maintenance of FSS, satellite news gathering & outside broadcast via satellite)




      4B (systems, air interfaces, performance & availability objectives for FSS, BSS & MSS, including IP-based applications & satellite news gathering)










      Study Group 6







      6A (programme assembling & formatting)





      6G (generation of broadcasting services)


      6B (production, processing, archiving and exchange of baseband signals for broadcasting)




      6G (generation of broadcasting services)

      6E (terrestrial delivery)





      6D (broadcasting delivery)

      6J (programme production, archiving & international exchange)




      6G (generation of broadcasting services)

      6M (interactive & multimedia broadcasting)





      6X (access to broadcasting services)

      6P (content production/post production)





      6G (generation of broadcasting services)

      6Q (performance assessment & quality control)





      6X (access to broadcasting services)

      6R (recording for production, archival & play-out)




      6X (access to broadcasting services)

      6S (satellite delivery)





      4B (systems, air interfaces, performance & availability objectives for FSS, BSS & MSS, including IP-based applications & satellite news gathering)









          1. Study Group 8








      8A (Land mobile services excluding IMT2000, amateur and amateur-satellite service)




      5A (Land mobile services excluding IMT, amateur and amateur-satellite service)

      8B (maritime mobile service including Global Maritime Distress & Safety Systems (GMDSS); aeronautical mobile service and radiodetermination service)




      5B (maritime mobile service including Global Maritime Distress & Safety Systems (GMDSS); aeronautical mobile service and radiodetermination service)

      8D (all mobile-satellite services and radiodetermination-satellite service)




      4C (all mobile satellite services and radiodetermination-satellite services)

      8F (IMT-2000 and systems beyond IMT-2000)





      5D (IMT systems)
          1. Study Group 9








      9A (performance and availability, interference objectives and analysis, effects of propagation and terminology)




      5C (fixed wireless systems; HF systems in the fixed and land mobile services)

      9B (radio-frequency channel arrangements, radio system characteristics, interconnection, maintenance and various applications)




      5C (fixed wireless systems; HF systems in the fixed and land mobile services)

      9C (systems below 30 MHz

      )





      5C (fixed wireless systems; HF systems in the fixed and land mobile services)

      9D (sharing with other systems)





      5C (fixed wireless systems; HF systems in the fixed and land mobile services)

    3. The new study group structure along with the WRC agenda items they are responsible for is shown in Appendix A to this document.

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  3. Implications for Aviation

    1. Aviation has traditionally been involved in Study Group 8 and Working Parties 8B and 8D. These Working Parties being within the same Study Group have meet at the same time in Geneva. From a logistical point of view this has had the advantage of minimising the number of trips, however there were problems in attending multiple overlapping meetings.

    2. Under the new structure the work of Working Party 8B will now be under Working Party 5B and the work of Working Party 8B will now be under Working Party 4C. This has now split the work between two separate Study Groups and hence meetings will be held at different times. This has the advantage of allowing aviation delegates to attend both Working Parties without concern of overlapping meeting, however there will be a significant cost implication of having to attend 2 Working Parties from separate Study Groups.


Appendix A

      Study Group Structure

          Study Group Structure

          WRC Agenda Items

          Study Group 1

          Spectrum management





          Working Party 1A

          Spectrum engineering techniques

          1.6, 1.22



          Working Party 1B

          Spectrum management methodologies and economic strategies

          1.2, 1.19



          Working Party 1C

          Spectrum monitoring



          Study Group 3

          Radiowave propagation





          Working Party 3J

          Propagation fundamentals





          Working Party 3K

          Point-to-area propagation





          Working Party 3L

          Ionospheric propagation and radio noise





          Working Party 3M

          Point-to-point and Earth-space propagation



          Study Group 4

          Satellite services





          Working Party 4A

          Efficient orbit/spectrum utilization

          1.13



          Working Party 4B

          Systems, air interfaces, performance and availability objectives for FSS, BSS and MSS, including IP-based applications and satellite news gathering





          Working Party 4C

          All mobile-satellite services and radiodetermination-satellite service

          1.7, 1.18, 1.25

          Study Group 5

          Terrestrial Services





          Working Party 5A

          Land mobile service excluding IMT; amateur and amateur-satellite service

          1.23



          Working Party 5B

          Maritime mobile service including Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS); aeronautical mobile service and radiodetermination service

          1.3, 1.4, 1.9, 1.10, 1.14, 1.15, 1.21



          Working Party 5C

          Fixed wireless systems; HF systems in the Fixed and Land Mobile Services

          1.5, 1.8, 1.20



          Working Party 5D

          IMT Systems





          Joint Task Group 5/6

          790 to 862 MHz

          1.17

          Study Group 6

          Broadcasting service





          Working Party 6D

          Broadcasting delivery, excluding the RF system and spectrum aspects of the BSS





          Working Party 6G

          Generation of broadcasting services, including technologies for content signal creation, production and quality control





          Working Party 6X

          Access to broadcasting services, including converged services, multimedia, interactivity and service requirements



          Study Group 7

          Science services





          Working Party 7A

          Time signals and frequency standard emissions





          Working Party 7B

          Space Radiocommunication Applications

          1.11, 1.12, 1.24



          Working Party 7C

          Remote Sensing Systems

          1.16



          Working Party 7D

          Radio astronomy



          Coordination Committee for Vocabulary (CCV)



          Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM)



          Special Committee (SC)






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