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Submission

Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

Submission Title: [Australian 60 GHz Regulation Update]Date Submitted: [18 July 2005]Source: [T. Pollock, E. Skafidas, K. Saleem] Company [National ICT Australia Limited]Address [Level 2, 216 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, ACT 2602, Australia]Voice:[+61 2 6125 3797], FAX: [+61 2 6230 6121], E-Mail:[tony.pollock, stan.skafidas, khusro.saleem@nicta.com.au]Abstract: [Description of the Australian 60 GHz regulations]

Purpose: [Contribution to 802.15 TG3c at September 2005 meeting in Los Angeles, USA]

Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein.Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.

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Australian 60 GHz Regulation

ACMA – Australian Communications and Media Authority

Before 1 July 2005 was governed by ACA

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Class Licence…

• sets out conditions under which any person is permitted to operate

• is not issued to an individual user

• does not involve payment of licence fees

• authorise users of designated segments of spectrum to operate on a shared basis

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LIPD

Low Interference Potential Device

• Authorises operation of a wide range of low power radiocommunication devices in various segments of the spectrum

• Transmitters do not require individual frequency coordination for interference management

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60 GHz LIPD Class License

• 59.4 – 62.9 GHz• maximum EIRP 150 W peak• maximum total peak transmitter power

output is 10 mW• limited to land and maritime

deployments

7 Sep’05 Amendment to Radiocommunications (LIPD) Class Licence 2000