Introduction to the 19th ICTS Meeting The International Consortium for Telemetry Spectrum Introduction to the 19th ICTS Meeting Gerhard Mayer Chairman ICTS ETTC 2007 Toulouse

Agenda Welcome and Introduction to the ICTS Gerhard Mayer 2. ICTS regional reports Region 1 J.- C. Ghnassia Region 2 Mike Ryan Region 3 Michael Harris AMT spectrum requirements in the framework Didier Petit / of the WRC 2007 preparation, AI 1.5 and 1.6 Eric Allaix Break WRC 2007 Agenda Item 7.2, D. Petit / H.de Unattended Air Systems (UAS) Bailliencourt 5. The ICTS WRC booth, logistics & operations Darrell Ernst 6. Promoting International Range Cooperation Tim Chalfant 7. The ICTS and the WRC 2011 Gerhard Mayer & Darrell Ernst

To Ensure the Future Availability of Electromagnetic Spectrum International Consortium for Telemetry Spectrum To Ensure the Future Availability of Electromagnetic Spectrum for Telemetering The ICTS is an international advocacy group of telemetry practitioners committed to promoting the benefits of electromagnetic spectrum for telemetering applications.

Main Objectives In this endeavour, the main objectives of the ICTS are: Create a forum for information exchange on potential telemetry spectrum issues Inform national, regional, and international spectrum managers of the importance of telemetry to their economy and security Inform and invite open participation in the group to all telemetry practitioners; including government; industry, academia, etc. Share information on the use, research, and development of new technologies for improving the use of telemetry spectrum.

ICTS Is a sponsored group of the International Foundation for Telemetering (IFT) – the not for profit organisation most known for hosting the annual ITC. Comprises membership from Government, Industry, and Academia across all three ITU regions Is organised into three international zones (mirroring the ITU regions 1,2 and 3) for regional co-ordination and communication/ networking (mainly using e-communication methods) Under the rules of its IFT charter, the ICTS has no “official position” on spectrum requirements in the context of the WRC

The spectrum problem Spectrum allocated for flight testing (1400 to 2450 MHz) has been outstripped by an exponential growth in measurements and data rates. The existing telemetry bands are increasingly affected by encroachment from commercial interests and have been reduced. Interference from unlicenced wireless devices

Impacts Consequences: T&E programmes delayed Additional costs incurred Project risks increased Harmonisation /interoperability issues

The long term solution – the need for wideband telemetry Increase in data rates driven by systems complexity and integrated wideband sensors Shorten test cycles by conducting more of the analysis in realtime; accelerate time to market. Application of new techniques such as: Fly a simulation and provide realtime - correlation to an open-air test activity Evaluation of complex integrated “system of systems“ test articles Projected future use of civil unmanned aircraft systems in non-segregated airspace

ICTS and the WRC Process WRC-2007 Agenda Item 1.5 approved at preceding WRC-2003 “ to consider spectrum requirements for wideband aeronautical telemetry in the band between 3 GHz and 30 GHz” ITU-working party meetings (WP8B) try to achieve technical consensus. Outcome is documented in the CPM Report and the basis for WRC delegate decisions ICTS teams had to learn the WRC process, how to work with national spectrum authorities, also participating in WP8B Outreach teams inform TM professionals about AI 1.5 and national spectrum authorities about importance of telemetry

Telemetry Professionals Position WRC Process Overview A Delegation WRC-2007 Agenda Item 1.5 B Delegation C Delegation National Administrations D Delegation . National Delegation Information Z Delegation ICTS ICTS members participate in 2 ways: They participate in the ICTS which prepares information that individual members can provide to their national spectrum administrations. They help national technical organisations develop positions that can be used by their national spectrum administrations to form a national position. Some members may even become part of the national WRC team or delegation member. National Team Participation National Telemetering Organisation (user) National Technical Organisations National Spectrum Administration Support Telemetry Professionals Position

Summary Telemetry data rates growing at same rate as other data communications and will soon become bandwidth limited There are techniques and technologies that collectively have the potential to substantially arrest the current exponential growth in telemetry bandwidth but don’t eliminate it There are radio bands that allow telemetering operations without interfering with incumbents (ref. WP8B studies) The 2007 WRC affords an opportunity to secure radio spectrum resources for aeronautical telemetry ICTS will operate an exhibition booth during WRC 2007 to inform delegates & decision makers about the importance of telemetry to ALL NATIONS

ICTS Web site: www.telemetryspectrum.org Further information ICTS Web site: www.telemetryspectrum.org IFT Web site: www.telemetry .org ITU Web site: www.itu.int/ITU-R/ ERO web site: www.ero.dk

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