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

2. Agenda Welcome and Introduction to the ICTS Gerhard Mayer
2. ICTS regional reports
Region J.- C. Ghnassia
Region Mike Ryan
Region 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 Gerhard Mayer & Darrell Ernst

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. ICTS Web site: www.telemetryspectrum.org
Further information
ICTS Web site:
IFT Web site: .org
ITU Web site:
ERO web site:

13. Remember…..
Telemetry engineers
do it with frequency!
Are you getting enough?