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L. Barbee Ponder IVGeneral Counsel & Vice President Regulatory Affairs
300 Holiday Square Boulevard, Covington, LA 70433office 985 335 1503 fax 985 335 1703 globalstar.com
September 10, 2015
Via Electronic Filing
Marlene H. Dortch, SecretaryFederal Communications Commission445 Twelfth Street, SWWashington, DC 20554
Re: Ex Parte Notice: Terrestrial Use of the 2473-2495 MHz Band for Low-Power Mobile Broadband Networks – IB Docket No. 13-213
Dear Ms. Dortch:
Globalstar, Inc. (“Globalstar”) writes to inform the Commission of the results of a recent deployment of Terrestrial Low Power Service (“TLPS”) conducted by Roberson and Associates at a college campus in Chicago, Illinois over the summer.1 By adding an additional 22 MHz channel (TLPS Channel 14) to the campus’ 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network, users experienced increased aggregate throughput in excess of 90%. Significantly, due to the ability of TLPS to relieve existing Wi-Fi congestion immediately, this near-doubling of network throughput after the introduction of TLPS allowed for an improved experience for all users regardless of whether they remained on Channels 1, 6 and 11 or were operating on Channel 14.
With this filing, Globalstar also provides additional information regarding the network operating system (“NOS”) that it commits to employ as part of any commercial offering of TLPS. Globalstar’s NOS will not only authenticate clients onto the TLPS network, but will also provide a platform for operators of licensed and unlicensed services to quickly provide notice to Globalstar of any claimed interference to their services. While Globalstar firmly believes that its TLPS offering will have no negative impact on any other licensed or unlicensed service, Globalstar commits to deploy a NOS that can quickly and efficiently provide remedial measures if necessary.
Globalstar also addresses questions about the potential future deployment of LTE-U in the 2.4 GHz band. Globalstar’s TLPS opportunity is based on the existing 1 See Globalstar Experimental License, Call Sign WH2XNQ (effective April 2, 2015).
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IEEE 802.11 standard commonly referred to as “Wi-Fi.” Given the extraordinary benefits of TLPS that are available immediately to consumers through the use of an embedded ecosystem of hundreds of millions of 802.11 devices, as recently demonstrated in Chicago, Globalstar has no plans to deploy any LTE-U service in unlicensed spectrum. Moreover, Globalstar commits not to deploy LTE-U in the 2.4 GHz band until the Commission has otherwise allowed LTE-U deployment to proceed in unlicensed spectrum.
The Chicago TLPS deployment confirms the substantial consumer benefits available immediately to Wi-Fi users, as well as its compatibility with other unlicensed services.
Attached is a report from Roberson and Associates, LLC (“Roberson and Associates”), titled “Terrestrial Low Power Service (TLPS) Deployment and Summary Measurements,” that, together with the attached Declaration provided by Kenneth J. Zdunek, Ph.D., confirms the critical and fundamental consumer benefits of TLPS. By enabling consumers to spread their wireless broadband usage over four rather than just three channels in the 2.4 GHz band, TLPS will help relieve worsening congestion in the band and immediately improve the experience of consumers in any Wi-Fi-congested area of the United States. These benefits will be realized upon the Commission adopting its proposed rules in the proceeding.2
Over the last three months, Roberson and Associates has conducted extensive measurements involving the concurrent operation of Channels 1, 6 and 11 and TLPS access points in a real-world environment.3 These measurements provide compelling support for the extraordinary benefits of TLPS. As the presentation indicates, in a deployment scenario where 6 out of 12 client devices were shifted from maximally utilized Channels 1, 6 and 11 to TLPS Channel 14, average throughput on a per client device basis for the network overall increased by 92.0%. Indeed, the total capacity of the 2 See Terrestrial Use of the 2473-2495 MHz Band for Low-Power Mobile Broadband Networks; Amendments to Rules for the Ancillary Terrestrial Component of Mobile Satellite Service Systems, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 15351 (2013).3 For this TLPS deployment on a Chicago, Illinois university campus, Roberson and Associates installed TLPS Ruckus access points configured to operate on Channel 14 using IEEE 802.11 technology. These TLPS access points were combined with the campus wireless network of Wi-Fi access points operating on Channels 1, 6 and 11. The TLPS client devices in this real-world deployment included a variety of tablets and smartphones manufactured by Apple, Google and Microsoft.
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four-channel wireless network was maximized in this scenario, where half of the clients were migrated to Channel 14. Significantly, even the 6 client devices remaining on Wi-Fi Channels 1, 6 and 11 experienced an 89.5% increase in average downlink throughput. The integration of TLPS into this network allowed the offloading of traffic from Channels 1, 6 and 11, yielding faster data rates and a higher quality of service on those three Wi-Fi channels.
The Roberson and Associates report further demonstrates that there are no interference or compatibility issues between TLPS and Wi-Fi, nor with TLPS and Bluetooth operations in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. In addition, Roberson and Associates observed no perceptible effect on Channel 11 from substantial TLPS traffic streaming video applications (including Skype, Hulu and YouTube), and found no perceptible impact from TLPS operations on the operation of Bluetooth Standard and Low Energy devices, including heart monitors, speakers, mice and headsets.
Roberson and Associates’ presentation confirms the results of the demonstration at the Commission’s Technology Experience Center (“TEC”) five months ago. At the request of the Commission’s Office of Engineering & Technology (“OET”), Globalstar and other parties conducted this demonstration to evaluate the compatibility of TLPS with unlicensed services. At the FCC TEC, the activation of TLPS on non-overlapping Channel 14 yielded an approximately 40% increase in aggregate measured data throughput across the 2.4 GHz 802.11-capable spectrum when client devices were spread evenly over the four channels (3 client devices per channel).4 Meanwhile, TLPS transmissions had no negative impact on the data throughput on Wi-Fi Channel 11 or any other 802.11 Wi-Fi channels at the TEC while also having no negative impact on Bluetooth operations.5
4 As indicated above, during the Chicago deployment, Roberson and Associates moved additional client devices to Channel 14 in order to optimize the aggregate throughput for all 12 client devices operating across the four non-overlapping channels. This approach yielded an average increase of 92.0% per device when 6 of the 12 client devices were moved to Channel 14.5 See Letter from Regina M. Keeney, Counsel to Globalstar, Inc., to Marlene H.Dortch, Secretary, FCC, IB Docket No. 13-213 (Mar. 10, 2015) (attaching report of AT4 wireless, Inc. and Roberson and Associates, LLC, “Globalstar TLPS Operation Demonstration” (Mar. 6 and 9, 2015), and report of Michael Needham and Dr. Kenneth Zdunek, Roberson and Associates, LLC, “Bluetooth – TLPS Demonstrations at the FCC Technology Experience Center” (Mar. 10, 2015)).
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Globalstar’s proposed Network Operating System and Interference Mitigation Procedures should alleviate any further concerns regarding TLPS.
While the record in this proceeding demonstrates that TLPS will not have any negative impact on unlicensed services, Globalstar nevertheless commits to employ interference detection and mitigation techniques. TLPS will be a managed service with networked access points that will be controlled through a carrier-grade network NOS analogous to the systems used to manage pico- and femto-cellular infrastructure. The NOS will be used not only to authenticate users on the TLPS network and ensure the security of TLPS operations, but also will be capable of mitigating harmful interference to other licensed or unlicensed services in the highly unlikely event that it occurs.
Globalstar has identified the existing Wi-Fi network management system of ViaSat, Inc. (“ViaSat”) as an ideal platform for its TLPS NOS. The attached presentation titled “TLPS NOS Management” provides further detail on how a TLPS NOS based on the ViaSat platform will be used to authenticate users and respond to complaints of harmful interference to licensed or unlicensed services. This management system will include a communications hotline for the reporting of harmful interference, and will provide the means for modifying TLPS emissions characteristics remotely, including reducing power levels, shifting to a different channel and powering off access points.
Globalstar will not deploy any LTE-U based service in unlicensed spectrum until the Commission has otherwise allowed such deployments to proceed.
Some commenters have expressed concern about potential Globalstar deployment of wireless broadband services based on an LTE-U wireless protocol. Globalstar responds that its TLPS offering is and has always been based on the IEEE 802.11 protocol, not LTE, given the immediate consumer benefits available from the 802.11ecosystem. Further, Globalstar has no objection to the FCC prohibiting it from deploying any LTE-U or LAA service which might raise concerns in the 2.4 GHz band until such time as the Commission has otherwise allowed the deployment of these services to proceed in unlicensed spectrum.
* * *
It has been almost two years since the Commission proposed rules to allow the deployment of TLPS and the record on this matter has been fully developed. Further delaying final action in this proceeding only postpones the enormous consumer benefits that TLPS will generate by helping to alleviate the worsening congestion in the heavily used 2.4 GHz band. Unlike other spectrum initiatives that will take years if not a decade
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or more to benefit consumers, TLPS offers immediate relief from broadband congestion and provides substantial benefits anywhere it is deployed. Globalstar urges the Commission to adopt its proposed rules without further delay.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ L. Barbee Ponder IVL. Barbee Ponder IVGlobalstar, Inc. General Counsel & Vice President Regulatory Affairs
Attachments
Before theFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Terrestrial Use of the 2473-2495 MHz Band for Low-Power Mobile BroadbandNetworks; Amendments to Rules for the Ancillary Terrestrial Component of MobileSatellite Service Systems
)))))))
IB Docket No. 13-213
DECLARATION OF KENNETH J. ZDUNEK, Ph.D.
1. I am Vice President and the Chief Technology Officer of Roberson and Associates, LLC.
I received BSEE and MSEE degrees from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. EE
degree from Illinois Institute of Technology. I have over 35 years of experience
designing, analyzing and measuring the performance of wireless systems in both lab and
operating environments.
2. Prior to joining Roberson and Associates, I was Vice President of Networks Research at
Motorola. While at Motorola I was an architect of cellular and public safety wireless
networks, and was awarded 17 patents in the wireless field. I was elected a Fellow of the
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), and am a Registered Professional
Engineer in the State of Illinois.
3. Concurrent with my position at Roberson and Associates, I am an Adjunct Professor in
the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Illinois Institute of
Technology, where I do research in the areas of RF spectrum sharing, measuring and
optimizing spectrum utilization, and cognitive radio; I teach a graduate a course in
wireless systems design.
2
4. In the time period May – August 2015, engineers under my direction at Roberson and
Associates deployed wireless local area network access points using the IEEE 802.11n
protocol on Channel 14 at the student center at a university in Chicago at 3201 South
State Street. The deployment was conducted with the cooperation and assistance of the
university Office of Technology Services, which maintains and manages the campus Wi-
Fi network.
5. In this declaration I provide a statement regarding the facts and parameters of the
demonstration network. I provide a report titled “Terrestrial Low Power Service (TLPS)
Deployment and Summary Measurements,” describing the compatibility measurements
and demonstrations executed with the purpose of assessing the ability of Globalstar’s
proposed TLPS to successfully coexist with the existing Wi-Fi network in the student
center, specifically with devices utilizing the IEEE 802.11n protocol on Channel 11 in the
2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical band.
6. It was also the purpose of the deployment and demonstration to assess the coexistence of
TLPS with Bluetooth devices and services.
7. An additional purpose of the deployment and demonstration was to assess the ability of
TLPS operating on IEEE Channel 14 to increase the user throughput and overall system
capacity of the existing Wi-Fi network.
Summary of Deployment
8. Three Ruckus model 7982 access points were configured to operate on Channel 14 using
the IEEE 802.11n protocol. Backhaul and connection to the internet was provided via the
existing campus backbone and gateway. The Channel 14 (TLPS) access points were
3
combined with the campus wireless network and devices manufactured by Meru
Networks operating on Channels 1, 6 and 11 using the IEEE 802.11n protocol.
9. The TLPS client devices consisted of Google Nexus 7 tablet computers, Microsoft
Surface Pro and Surface 3 tablet computers, an Apple iPhone4 and an Apple iPad.
10. The Bluetooth devices evaluated for compatibility included both Standard and Low
Energy devices: a heart rate monitor, stereo speaker, computer mice and headsets.
11. The deployment configuration and technical parameters of the TLPS access points,
including power levels, were coordinated with the local Broadcast Auxiliary Service
(BAS) licensees, WGN-TV and WBBM-TV, as required under the FCC experimental
license WH2XNQ.
12. In contrast to the demonstration of TLPS at the FCC conducted in March 2015, the
university deployment in Chicago was performed utilizing the pre-existing campus
backbone network and the existing access points operating on Channels 1, 6 and 11.
13. Additional details and photographs of the experimental deployment are included in the
attached report.
Summary of Results of Compatibility Measurements
14. Extensive measurements over a period of three months were performed with TLPS
devices and access points operating within, and simultaneously with, the existing campus
Wi-Fi network operating in the 2.4 GHz band. Several hundred individual measurement
trials were run under approximately twenty experimental scenarios. Multiple test runs for
each experimental scenario (typically 10 trials) were performed to obtain statistically
significant results.
4
15. In the university deployment, both the existing IEEE Channel 6 and TLPS operating on
Channel 14 are adjacent to existing IEEE Channel 11. The device throughput
measurements assessing the compatibility of TLPS with existing Channel 11 operations
demonstrated that TLPS has the same small quantitative impact as Channel 6 on Channel
11.
16. Regarding the demonstrations performed to assess any qualitative, user-perceptible
impact on Channel 11 operations, it was observed that TLPS had no user-detectable
effect on Channel 11 executing streaming video applications.
17. Regarding the measurements and demonstrations conducted to assess the impact of TLPS
operations on overall user and network throughput, it was found that the addition of
TLPS on IEEE Channel 14 significantly increased overall network and individual device
throughput levels. The quantitative levels of improvement are shown in the attached
report.
18. Regarding the demonstration scenarios executed with the Bluetooth devices to assess the
compatibility of TLPS with Bluetooth, it was found that simultaneous operation of
wireless devices and access points on IEEE Channels 1, 6, 11 and TLPS on Channel 14
produced no user perceivable impact to Bluetooth devices.
19. Full details of the measurements and results regarding the impact of TLPS on IEEE
Channel 11, the impact of TLPS on overall wireless network capacity, and the impact of
TLPS on Bluetooth, are provided in the attached report.
5
Conclusions
20. The measurements and demonstrations performed show that TLPS is fully compatible
with 2.4 GHz unlicensed operations. No harmful interference or compatibility issues
were identified.
21. No user-perceptible impact on Channel 11 streaming video services, or on Bluetooth
Standard or Low Energy devices was observed during operation representative of real-
world conditions.
22. It can be concluded that TLPS provides significant overall capacity gains and materially
increases the throughput experience of all users on the network. Specifically:
! As greater numbers of users are moved from existing Wi-Fi Channels 1, 6 and 11, to
TLPS on Channel 14, congestion is eased on those Wi-Fi channels. This allows for a
significant improvement to the user experience for those users remaining on the
existing Wi-Fi channels, as well as those users moved to Channel 14.
! As shown in the attached report, if 3 users on a network with 12 active clients
altogether are moved to Channel 14, the average throughput experienced by each user
increases 56%.
! Also shown in the attached report, for the deployment scenario where 6 out of 12
client devices are shifted from maximally utilized IEEE Channels 1, 6 and 11 to
TLPS Channel 14, the average throughput, on a per client device basis for the
network overall, increases by 92%.
! The uncongested nature of Channel 14 allows the channel to handle a traffic load
approximating that of the existing Channels 1, 6 and 11 combined.
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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United
States that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
Executed this 9th day of September 2015.
_______________________
Kenneth J. Zdunek, Ph.D.
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ser
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odel
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igur
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ks m
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us 7
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for d
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ting
pres
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of C
hann
el 1
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and
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c fu
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nerg
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affic
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stin
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st o
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ain
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istic
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ty b
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n ea
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f Cha
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time
of d
ay a
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catio
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in th
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twor
k. In
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rform
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ains
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abov
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xam
ple
of th
e ba
selin
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roug
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mea
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ts fo
r eac
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late
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umm
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rem
ents
var
ied
thro
ugho
ut th
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stin
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riod
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net
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k co
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ink
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acity
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n w
ith T
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mea
sure
men
t pro
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re a
sses
ses
aggr
egat
e ne
twor
k th
roug
hput
with
the
addi
tion
of C
hann
el 1
4 to
th
e ne
twor
k an
d m
easu
res
the
thro
ughp
ut g
ain
by a
ll us
ers
1.E
stab
lish
the
base
line:
det
erm
ine
aver
age
dow
nlin
k th
roug
hput
per
dev
ice
whe
n 12
clie
nts
are
on
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 (n
o TL
PS in
use
)
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eter
min
e av
erag
e do
wnl
ink
thro
ughp
ut p
er d
evic
e w
hen
3 cl
ient
s ar
e m
oved
to C
hann
el 1
4 an
d 9
rem
ain
on 1
, 6 a
nd 1
1 (3
per
cha
nnel
)
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eter
min
e th
e ga
in in
ave
rage
dev
ice
thro
ughp
ut fo
r:
–C
hann
els
1, 6
and
11
devi
ces
–C
hann
el 1
4 de
vice
s
–Al
l dev
ices
on
netw
ork
3.R
epea
t Ste
p 2
with
6 d
evic
es o
n C
hann
els
1, 6
and
11
(2 p
er c
hann
el) a
nd 6
on
Cha
nnel
14
Dow
nlin
k A
vera
ge T
hrou
ghpu
t Per
Dev
ice
9
Avg.
Thr
ough
put P
er D
evic
e on
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6, 1
1Av
g. T
hrou
ghpu
t Per
Dev
ice
on C
hann
el 1
4N
etw
ork
Aver
age
Ove
rall
Est
ablis
h ba
selin
e fo
r av
erag
e de
vice
th
roug
hput
on
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 (4
dev
ices
on
each
cha
nnel
) –no
de
vice
s on
Cha
nnel
14
Step
1
Mov
e 3
devi
ces
to
Cha
nnel
14
such
that
th
ere
are
3 de
vice
s on
ea
ch o
f Cha
nnel
s 1,
6,
11 a
nd 1
4Step
2
Mov
e 6
devi
ces
tota
l to
Cha
nnel
14
such
that
th
ere
are
2 de
vice
s on
ea
ch o
f 1, 6
and
11
and
6 in
14
Step
3
Step
1St
ep 2
Step
3St
ep 2
Step
3St
ep 1
Step
2St
ep 3
(Mbp
s)(M
bps)
(Mbp
s)
+9.1
%
+89.
5%
+181
.2%
+94.
6%
+56.
1%
+92.
0%
5.7
6.3
10.9
-6.0
12.0
18.0
Bas
elin
e9
on C
h. 1
-6-1
1,
3 on
Ch.
14
6 on
Ch.
1-6
-11,
6
on C
h. 1
4
16.1
11.2
-6.0
12.0
18.0
3 on
Ch.
14,
9
on C
h. 1
-6-1
16
on C
h. 1
4,
6 on
Ch.
1-6
-11
5.7
9.0
11.0
-6.0
12.0
18.0
Bas
elin
e9
on C
h. 1
-6-1
1,
3 on
Ch.
14
6 on
Ch.
1-6
-11,
6
on C
h. 1
4
Dow
nlin
k A
vera
ge T
hrou
ghpu
t Per
Dev
ice
●C
hann
el 1
1 no
t neg
ativ
ely
impa
cted
by
oper
atio
ns o
n C
hann
el 1
4
●Th
e 2
rem
aini
ng c
lient
s on
Cha
nnel
11
expe
rienc
ed p
ropo
rtion
al c
apac
ity g
ains
afte
r the
add
ition
of C
hann
el 1
4
8.4
4.4
4.4
15.2
8.8
8.6
-2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
Cha
nnel
1C
hann
el 6
Cha
nnel
11
Per Device Throughput (Mbps)
+94.
4%
10
6 de
vice
s on
Cha
nnel
s 1-
6-11
(2 d
evic
es /
chan
nel)
and
6 de
vice
s m
oved
to C
hann
el 1
412
dev
ices
on
Cha
nnel
s 1-
6-11
(4
devi
ces
/ cha
nnel
)
Dow
nlin
k Th
roug
hput
Gai
n / D
evic
e w
ith T
LPS
+100
.9%
+80.
3%
Dis
cuss
ion
of In
crem
enta
l Cap
acity
Gai
n w
ith T
LPS
11
Sig
nific
ant c
apac
ity g
ains
for a
ll ch
anne
ls w
ere
obse
rved
as
devi
ces
wer
e m
oved
from
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd
11 to
Cha
nnel
14
●12
dev
ices
ope
ratin
g on
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 (4
dev
ices
per
cha
nnel
) pro
duce
d a
base
line
aver
age
thro
ughp
ut p
er d
evic
e of
5.7
Mbp
s, w
ith n
o op
erat
ions
on
Cha
nnel
14.
●W
hen
3 of
the
12 d
evic
es a
re m
oved
to C
hann
el 1
4 su
ch th
at th
ere
are
3 de
vice
s op
erat
ing
on e
ach
of th
e 4
chan
nels
, ave
rage
thro
ughp
ut p
er d
evic
e on
the
netw
ork
incr
ease
s fro
m 5
.7 to
9.0
Mbp
s, a
56.
1% in
crea
se.
The
3 de
vice
s th
at a
re m
oved
to C
hann
el 1
4 ex
perie
nce
a 18
1.2%
incr
ease
in a
vera
ge th
roug
hput
to 1
6.1
Mbp
s, w
hile
the
9 de
vice
s re
mai
ning
on
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 (3
on
each
cha
nnel
) exp
erie
nce
a 9.
1%
incr
ease
in a
vera
ge th
roug
hput
to 6
.3 M
bps.
●W
hen
3 ad
ditio
nal d
evic
es a
re m
oved
from
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 to
Cha
nnel
14
such
that
ther
e ar
e 2
devi
ces
oper
atin
g on
eac
h of
cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 an
d 6
devi
ces
oper
atin
g on
Cha
nnel
14,
the
aver
age
thro
ughp
ut
acro
ss a
ll de
vice
s an
d ch
anne
ls in
crea
ses
92.0
% to
11.
0 M
bps.
The
6 d
evic
es re
mai
ning
on
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6
and
11 (2
dev
ices
per
cha
nnel
) exp
erie
nced
an
89.5
% in
crea
se in
ave
rage
thro
ughp
ut to
10.
9 M
bps,
whi
le th
e 6
devi
ces
that
wer
e m
oved
to C
hann
el 1
4 ex
perie
nced
a 9
4.6%
incr
ease
in a
vera
ge th
roug
hput
to 1
1.2
Mbp
s.
●B
y op
timal
ly s
prea
ding
the
entir
e lo
ad o
f all
12 d
evic
es o
ver 4
cha
nnel
s, ra
ther
than
3, a
ll 12
dev
ices
ex
perie
nced
an
aver
age
92.0
% in
crea
se in
thro
ughp
ut, w
ith C
hann
el 1
4 pr
ovid
ing
appr
oxim
atel
y th
e sa
me
amou
nt o
f wire
less
thro
ughp
ut c
apac
ity a
s C
hann
els
1, 6
and
11
com
bine
d.
●S
igni
fican
tly, t
he 2
devi
ces
rem
aini
ng o
n C
hann
el 1
1 ex
perie
nced
a 9
4.4%
incr
ease
in a
vera
ge th
roug
hput
.
3) A
pplic
atio
n Te
sts
12
App
licat
ion
Test
s
13
Ove
r the
3 m
onth
per
iod,
sev
eral
app
licat
ions
wer
e te
sted
, inc
ludi
ng:
‒Yo
uTub
e st
ream
ing
‒H
ulu
stre
amin
g
‒S
kype
voi
ce a
nd v
ideo
cal
ls
‒O
ther
dat
a ap
plic
atio
ns
App
licat
ions
ran
on s
tand
ard
2.4
GH
z W
i-Fi C
hann
els
1, 6
and
11
in th
e pr
esen
ce o
f hea
vy
back
grou
nd tr
affic
on
Cha
nnel
14
–ev
ery
appl
icat
ion
was
test
ed o
n C
hann
el 1
1. C
hann
els
1 an
d 6
wer
e al
so te
sted
.
Test
s w
ere
cond
ucte
d in
5lo
catio
ns a
cros
s th
e ca
mpu
s in
clud
ing
the
univ
ersi
ty c
ampu
s ce
nter
, a c
ampu
s of
fice
and
resi
denc
e un
its
In e
very
test
site
, the
re w
as n
o pe
rcep
tible
qua
lity
impa
ct o
n C
hann
els
1,6
and
11
perfo
rman
ce. I
n th
e ca
se o
f the
resi
denc
es, s
igni
fican
t thr
ough
put g
ains
wer
e ex
perie
nced
w
hen
Cha
nnel
14
was
add
ed to
the
netw
ork.
Dem
onst
ratio
n of
Vid
eo A
pplic
atio
n an
d TL
PS
Coe
xist
ence
14
Hul
u ap
plic
atio
n ru
nnin
g TV
reru
ns o
n tw
o C
hann
el 1
1 S
urfa
ce d
evic
es
Con
tinuo
us b
ackg
roun
d tra
ffic
was
gen
erat
ed o
n tw
o ch
anne
l 14
Nex
us ta
blet
sin
an
alte
rnat
ing
sequ
ence
of
DL
and
UL
traffi
c (to
tal a
vera
ge 3
9.42
Mbp
s D
L an
d 45
.77
Mbp
s U
L)
Cha
nnel
14
AP
(loc
ated
in s
ame
offic
e ro
om) a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
feet
aw
ay fr
om th
e C
hann
el 1
4 ta
blet
s
Cha
nnel
11
AP
(loca
ted
in a
n ad
jace
ntof
fice)
app
roxi
mat
ely
20 fe
et a
way
from
the
Cha
nnel
11
Sur
face
Pro
s
10 te
st ru
ns w
ere
cond
ucte
d ov
er 5
day
s w
ith a
n av
erag
e of
20
min
utes
per
run
No
qual
ity im
pact
was
per
ceiv
ed a
t any
tim
e on
the
Cha
nnel
11
Hul
u vi
deos
Qua
litat
ive
dem
onst
ratio
ns w
ith H
ulu
vide
o ap
plic
atio
n co
nduc
ted
in a
uni
vers
ity o
ffice
bui
ldin
g
10”
sepa
ratio
n30
” se
para
tion
Dem
onst
ratio
n of
Cha
nnel
11
and
TLP
S C
oexi
sten
ce
15
The
test
set
up is
sho
wn
belo
w w
ith v
ario
us a
pplic
atio
ns in
clud
ing
YouT
ube,
Sky
pe a
nd In
tern
et E
xplo
rer r
unni
ng o
n de
vice
s at
tach
ed to
Cha
nnel
11
Con
curr
ently
, a n
umbe
r of d
evic
es a
ttach
ed to
Cha
nnel
14
wer
e us
ed to
gen
erat
e co
ntin
uous
stre
amin
g ba
ckgr
ound
tra
ffic
on b
oth
the
uplin
k an
d do
wnl
ink,
loca
ted
with
in a
few
feet
of t
he d
evic
es ru
nnin
g ap
plic
atio
ns o
n C
hann
el 1
1
The
acce
ss p
oint
s fo
r Cha
nnel
s 11
and
14
wer
e lo
cate
d ap
prox
imat
ely
40 to
50
feet
on
eith
er s
ide
of th
e de
vice
tabl
es
Dem
onst
ratio
ns o
ccur
red
on A
ugus
t 11
and
18, 2
015,
and
last
ed 3
0-45
min
utes
Test
s w
ere
obse
rved
by
Rob
erso
n en
gine
ers
and
third
par
ties
Qua
litat
ive
dem
onst
ratio
ns w
ith C
hann
el 1
1 co
nduc
ted
in a
uni
vers
ity c
ampu
s ce
nter
Left
Tabl
e
Dev
ice
(qua
ntity
)C
hann
elA
pplic
atio
n
Sur
face
(2)
11Y
ouTu
be
Nex
us (1
)11
Sky
pe
iPad
(1)
14S
afar
i
Rig
ht T
able
Dev
ice
(qua
ntity
)C
hann
elA
pplic
atio
n
Sur
face
(1)
11Y
ouTu
be /
Inte
rnet
Exp
lore
r
Nex
us (4
)14
Bac
kgro
und
Traf
fic
Res
ults
of D
emon
stra
tion
of C
hann
el 1
1an
d TL
PS
Coe
xist
ence
16
Dur
ing
the
HD
You
Tube
dem
onst
ratio
ns, n
o in
terru
ptio
n in
the
vide
o pl
ayba
ck w
as o
bser
ved
(the
web
pa
ges
wer
e cl
osed
and
reop
ened
bef
ore
star
ting
the
vide
o to
cle
ar th
e bu
ffer c
ache
in th
e br
owse
r)
Dur
ing
the
Skyp
e vi
deo
call
dem
onst
ratio
ns, n
o in
terru
ptio
n or
deg
rada
tion
in q
ualit
y of
the
vide
o ca
ll w
as o
bser
ved
Dur
ing
the
web
bro
wse
rdem
onst
ratio
ns, b
row
sing
was
dem
onst
rate
d bo
th w
ith a
nd w
ithou
t the
pr
esen
ce o
f Cha
nnel
14
activ
ity, a
nd n
o qu
ality
impa
ct w
as p
erce
ived
Ope
ratio
n of
an
iPad
and
iPho
ne 4
on
Cha
nnel
14
wer
e al
so d
emon
stra
ted
to s
how
TLP
S co
mpa
tibilit
y w
ith A
pple
dev
ices
Dem
onst
ratio
n of
Blu
etoo
th a
nd T
LPS
Coe
xist
ence
17
Load
ed C
hann
els
1, 6
, 11
and
14 w
ith 6
to 8
clie
nt d
evic
es e
ach
gene
ratin
g co
ntin
uous
upl
ink
and
dow
nlin
k tra
ffic
thro
ugh
2-w
ay v
ideo
Sky
pe c
alls
Dem
onst
rate
d op
erat
ion
of s
ever
al B
luet
ooth
(BT)
and
Blu
etoo
th L
ow E
nerg
y (B
LE) d
evic
es (a
BT
spea
ker,
BT
and
BLE
mic
e an
d a
BLE
wris
t-wor
n he
art m
onito
r) in
the
pres
ence
of C
hann
el 1
, 6, 1
1 an
d 14
act
ivity
The
devi
ces
gene
ratin
g ba
ckgr
ound
traf
fic o
n C
hann
els
1, 6
and
11
wer
e be
twee
n 10
and
20
feet
aw
ay fr
om th
e B
T/B
LE d
evic
e ta
ble
The
acce
ss p
oint
s fo
r Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 w
ere
loca
ted
appr
oxim
atel
y 30
to 4
0 fe
et fr
om th
e ta
ble
The
Cha
nnel
14
acce
ss p
oint
was
app
roxi
mat
ely
10 fe
et a
way
Dem
onst
ratio
ns o
ccur
red
on A
ugus
t 11
and
18, 2
015,
and
last
ed 2
0-30
min
utes
Test
s w
ere
obse
rved
by
Rob
erso
n en
gine
ers
and
third
par
ties
Show
nab
ove
isth
ew
rist-w
orn
BLE
hear
tm
onito
r,w
hich
com
mun
icat
edw
ithan
Andr
oid
smar
tph
one
appl
icat
ion
todi
spla
yhe
artr
ate
On
the
tabl
ear
eth
eB
Tsp
eake
r,B
Tan
dBL
Em
ice,
all
atta
ched
byB
Tan
dBL
Elin
ksto
the
lapt
opru
nnin
ga
mus
icpl
ayer
Res
ults
of D
emon
stra
tion
of B
luet
ooth
an
d TL
PS
Coe
xist
ence
18
For t
he B
T sp
eake
r dem
onst
ratio
n, th
e sp
eake
r was
mov
ed 1
0 to
20
feet
aw
ay fr
om th
e la
ptop
, with
no
inte
rrupt
ion
or g
aps
in th
e m
usic
For t
he B
LE h
eart
mon
itor d
emon
stra
tion,
the
test
eng
inee
r wea
ring
the
wat
ch m
oved
bet
wee
n 10
an
d 20
feet
aw
ay fr
om th
e sm
artp
hone
with
no
inte
rrupt
ion
of th
e co
ntin
uous
mea
sure
men
t of t
he
hear
t rat
e
For t
he w
irele
ss m
ice
test
, the
mic
e w
ere
used
to c
ontro
l the
mus
ic p
laye
r on
the
lapt
op a
nd o
pen
and
clos
e br
owse
r win
dow
s w
ith n
o in
terru
ptio
n or
del
ay o
bser
ved
in th
eir o
pera
tion
4) C
oncl
usio
ns
19
Con
clus
ions
TLP
S is
com
patib
le w
ith e
xist
ing
2.4
GH
z un
licen
sed
oper
atio
ns:
‒N
o ha
rmfu
l int
erfe
renc
e or
com
patib
ility
issu
es id
entif
ied
with
exi
stin
g W
i-Fi o
pera
tions
‒N
o in
crem
enta
l int
erfe
renc
e fro
m C
hann
el 1
4 op
erat
ions
on
Cha
nnel
11
com
pare
d to
Cha
nnel
6op
erat
ions
on
Cha
nnel
11
‒N
o pe
rcep
tible
impa
ct o
n C
hann
el 1
1 st
ream
ing
vide
o (e
.g.,
Sky
pe, H
ulu,
You
Tube
) or o
n B
luet
ooth
Sta
ndar
d an
d Lo
w E
nerg
y de
vice
s
TLP
S p
rovi
des
sign
ifica
nt o
vera
ll ca
paci
ty g
ains
and
mat
eria
lly in
crea
ses
the
thro
ughp
ut e
xper
ienc
ed b
y al
l use
rs o
f th
e ne
twor
k:
‒A
s an
incr
easi
ng n
umbe
r of u
sers
are
mov
ed to
Cha
nnel
14,
con
gest
ion
is e
ased
on
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1
‒Th
is a
llow
s fo
r a s
igni
fican
t im
prov
emen
t in
the
user
exp
erie
nce
for b
oth
(i) u
sers
rem
aini
ng o
n ex
istin
g W
i-Fi
chan
nels
, and
(ii)
user
s m
ovin
g to
Cha
nnel
14
‒A
s pr
esen
ted
here
, if 3
use
rs o
ut o
f a n
etw
ork
of 1
2 cl
ient
s ar
e m
oved
to c
hann
el 1
4, th
e av
erag
e th
roug
hput
ex
perie
nced
by
each
use
r inc
reas
es 5
6%. M
ovin
g an
add
ition
al 3
use
rs p
rovi
des
a 92
% in
crea
se to
ave
rage
th
roug
hput
acr
oss
all 1
2 cl
ient
s us
ing
the
4 ch
anne
ls.
‒Th
e un
cong
este
d na
ture
of C
hann
el 1
4 al
low
s it
to h
andl
e a
load
com
para
ble
to th
at o
f Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 co
mbi
ned
20
App
endi
x
21
44.9
40.1
46.1
22.5
21
.6
30.9
40.3
35.1
25.3
29.6
-5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
12
34
56
78
910
Mbps
Test
Run
#
Bas
elin
e Th
roug
hput
Mea
sure
men
ts
22
The
cam
pus
cent
er re
pres
ents
an
unco
ntro
lled,
real
-wor
ld W
i-Fi n
etw
ork
envi
ronm
ent w
here
thro
ughp
ut m
easu
rem
ents
of
Cha
nnel
s 1,
6 a
nd 1
1 on
a s
tand
-alo
ne b
asis
var
ied
as a
func
tion
of ti
me
and
loca
tion.
The
dyn
amic
nat
ure
of u
sers
mov
ing
in a
nd o
ut o
f the
net
wor
k ne
cess
itate
d re
petit
ive
runs
to g
athe
r rel
iabl
e es
timat
es o
f mea
n th
roug
hput
val
ues.
The
abov
e m
easu
rem
ents
sho
w v
aria
bilit
y in
here
nt in
a re
al-w
orld
Wi-F
i net
wor
k de
ploy
men
t. T
he d
iagr
am o
n th
e le
ft (r
ight
) rep
rese
nts
mea
sure
d th
roug
hput
at 1
1 am
(1 p
m) o
n A
ugus
t 21,
201
5 at
a C
hann
el 1
1 A
P s
ervi
ng 4
clie
nts.
A
varia
tion
of 1
5% in
mea
n th
roug
hput
val
ues
is n
ot u
nexp
ecte
d, d
ue to
dyn
amic
cha
nges
in th
e ne
twor
k co
nditi
ons
such
as
num
ber o
f use
rs, a
pplic
atio
n ty
pes,
etc
. The
thro
ughp
ut m
easu
rem
ents
wer
e m
ade
with
no
traffi
c on
Cha
nnel
14.
Tim
e of
Day
Var
iatio
ns in
Thr
ough
put:
Aggr
egat
e D
ownl
ink
Thro
ughp
ut (M
bps)
Cha
nnel
11
AP S
ervi
ng 4
Clie
nts
at 1
1AM
at L
ocat
ion
AC
hann
el 1
1 AP
Ser
ving
4 C
lient
s at
1PM
at L
ocat
ion
A
Mea
n: 2
9.8
Mea
n: 3
3.6
27.9
31.2
36.0
32.5
31
.9
36.0
31.4
18.8
23.5
29.1
-5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
12
34
56
78
910
Mbps
Test
Run
#
Bas
elin
e Th
roug
hput
Mea
sure
men
ts
23
Thro
ughp
ut o
n tw
o di
stin
ct C
hann
el 1
1 ac
cess
poi
nts
was
mea
sure
d
The
abov
e m
easu
rem
ents
sho
w v
aria
bilit
y as
a fu
nctio
n of
loca
tion
of a
cces
s po
ints
ope
ratin
g on
the
sam
e W
i-Fi c
hann
el in
a
real
-wor
ld n
etw
ork.
The
two
diag
ram
s re
pres
ent m
easu
red
thro
ughp
ut a
t tw
o se
para
te C
hann
el 1
1 A
Ps
at a
ppro
xim
atel
y th
e sa
me
time
on A
ugus
t 21,
201
5.
A va
riatio
n of
15%
in m
ean
thro
ughp
ut v
alue
s is
not
une
xpec
ted,
due
to v
aria
tions
in
netw
ork
load
and
radi
o ne
twor
k co
nditi
ons
in th
e vi
cini
ty o
f the
acc
ess
poin
ts.
Loca
tion
Varia
tions
in T
hrou
ghpu
t: Ag
greg
ate
Dow
nlin
k Th
roug
hput
(Mbp
s)
Cha
nnel
11
AP S
ervi
ng 4
Clie
nts
at L
ocat
ion
BC
hann
el 1
1 AP
Ser
ving
4 C
lient
s at
Loc
atio
n C
29.6
28
.0
26.8
25
.6
27.8
27
.6
27.8
31.9
32
.8
30.3
-5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
12
34
56
78
910
Mbps
Test
Run
#
32.3
23.0
35.7
31.5
33
.7
30.2
36.4
41.2
36.0
29.3
-5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
12
34
56
78
910
Mbps
Test
Run
#
Mea
n: 2
8.8
Mea
n: 3
2.9
TLPS
NO
S M
anag
emen
t
Sep
tem
ber 2
015
Man
aged
TLP
S S
olut
ion
Ove
rvie
w
TLP
S w
ill be
con
trolle
d by
a N
etw
ork
Ope
ratin
g S
yste
m (N
OS
) tha
t per
mits
rem
ote
mon
itorin
g an
d co
ntro
l of c
ritic
al n
etw
ork
func
tions
. Th
ese
NO
S s
ervi
ces
can
be im
plem
ente
d to
day,
as
sim
ilar s
yste
ms
are
in u
se b
y m
ajor
wire
less
ope
rato
rs, i
nclu
ding
car
riers
and
MS
Os.
The
NO
S w
ill au
then
ticat
e us
ers
to
ensu
re th
at o
nly
auth
oriz
ed u
sers
hav
e ac
cess
to n
etw
ork
reso
urce
s. A
dditi
onal
ly, th
e N
OS
ena
bles
ne
twor
k op
erat
ors
to m
anag
e th
e TL
PS
acc
ess
poin
ts re
mot
ely
and
reco
gniz
e th
at o
ther
lice
nsed
and
un
licen
sed
serv
ices
may
be
oper
atin
g in
clo
se p
roxi
mity
on
or n
ear t
he s
ame
frequ
enci
es.
This
m
anag
emen
t inc
lude
s co
ordi
natio
n w
ith li
cens
ed s
ervi
ces
incl
udin
g th
e m
onito
ring
and
prot
ectin
g cr
itica
l M
obile
Sat
ellit
e S
ervi
ces.
Fur
ther
, with
rega
rd to
inte
rfere
nce
with
unl
icen
sed
oper
atio
ns, o
ur n
etw
ork
oper
ator
s ca
n be
con
tact
ed a
nd w
ork
thro
ugh
dete
rmin
atio
n pr
otoc
ols
and
poss
ible
reso
lutio
n. T
he N
OS
w
ill al
so p
rovi
de a
ny re
quire
d m
itiga
tion
and
corre
ctio
n fo
r unl
awfu
l em
issi
ons,
sho
uld
they
eve
r aris
e, to
en
sure
dep
loym
ents
rem
ain
in re
gula
tory
com
plia
nce.
Glo
bals
tar h
as id
entif
ied
the
exis
ting
ViaS
atW
i-Fi n
etw
ork
man
agem
ent s
yste
m a
s an
idea
l pla
tform
for
the
TLP
S N
OS
. Vi
aSat
’ssy
stem
pro
vide
s a
prov
en a
nd ro
bust
cap
abilit
y to
con
trol a
cces
s to
wire
less
ne
twor
ks a
nd im
plem
ent c
orre
ctiv
e re
spon
ses.
The
man
agem
ent s
yste
m p
rovi
des
for a
com
mun
icat
ion
hotli
ne w
here
any
pro
blem
atic
inte
rfere
nce
zone
s ca
n be
iden
tifie
d. I
f app
ropr
iate
, Via
Sat
supp
ort c
an
rem
otel
y m
odify
em
issi
on c
hara
cter
istic
s of
TLP
S A
Ps
incl
udin
g (a
) red
ucin
g E
RP,
(b) m
igra
ting
to a
se
para
te o
pera
ting
chan
nel,
or (c
) pow
erin
g do
wn
until
ano
ther
sol
utio
n ca
n be
impl
emen
ted.
2
Man
aged
TLP
S S
olut
ion
3
Auth
entic
atio
nSe
rver
Cus
tom
erD
ata
Cent
er
Inte
rnet
①U
sera
ssoc
iate
s to
the
TLP
S A
P.
②A
llde
vice
MA
C a
ddre
sses
are
chec
ked
on th
e Vi
aSat
and
Cus
tom
er A
uthe
ntic
atio
nS
erve
rs,
to m
atch
the
devi
ce id
entit
yto
anex
istin
gac
coun
t.③
Exi
stin
g/kn
own
user
aut
hent
icat
es a
gain
st
ViaS
at a
nd C
usto
mer
Aut
hent
icat
ion
Serv
eran
dis
pass
ed th
roug
hw
ith n
o lo
gin
page
.④
Logi
n Pa
ge is
pres
ente
dto
the
new
/unk
now
n/ex
pire
d de
vice
sto
pur
chas
esu
bscr
iptio
nor
ent
er v
alid
cust
omer
cred
entia
ls.
⑤A
fters
ucce
ssfu
l aut
hent
icat
ion,
the
user
isle
tth
roug
hth
e V
iaS
at g
atew
ay,o
nto
the
Inte
rnet
.
Logi
nP
age
2
1
5
New
/Unk
nown
orEx
pire
dU
ser
ViaS
atG
atew
ay
AllU
sers
Auth
entic
atio
nSe
rver
Logi
nP
age
Serv
er
ViaS
at D
atac
ente
rV
iaS
atSu
ppor
t7
TLPS
APAllU
sers
3
4
23
2
3
New
/Unk
now
n or
Exp
ired
Use
r
Use
rw
/Au
then
ticat
edSe
ssio
n
ViaS
at
Acce
ss7
⑥If
TLP
S is
sus
pect
ed o
f cau
sing
har
mfu
l in
terfe
renc
e to
adj
acen
t or c
o-ch
anne
l lic
ense
d or
unl
icen
sed
serv
ices
, the
n V
iaS
at
Sup
port
can
beno
tifie
d vi
a ho
tline
. TLP
S
AP
s w
ithin
like
ly In
terfe
renc
e Zo
ne, i
f any
,ar
e id
entif
ied.
⑦V
iaS
at S
uppo
rt m
ay d
eter
min
e w
heth
er
TLP
S A
Ps
with
in th
e lik
ely
Inte
rfere
nce
Zone
ar
e op
erat
ing
purs
uant
to s
peci
ficat
ions
an
d/or
may
rem
otel
y m
odify
em
issi
on
char
acte
ristic
s of
thos
e TL
PS
AP
s.
Dep
endi
ng u
pon
natu
re o
f rep
orte
d in
terfe
renc
e, m
odifi
catio
ns m
ay in
clud
e (a
) re
duct
ion
in E
RP
,(b)
mig
ratio
n to
pub
lic
chan
nel,
or (c
) dea
ctiv
atio
n.6
Fire
wal
lFi
rew
all
Inte
rfere
nce
Rep
ort
From
Adj
acen
t or C
o-C
hann
el S
ervi
ce
Switc
h
Auth
entic
atio
nIn
terf
eren
ce R
emed
iatio
n
TLP
S In
terfe
renc
e R
emed
iatio
n
4
Via
Sat
Supp
ort
76
Inte
rfere
nce
Rep
ort
From
Adj
acen
t or C
o-C
hann
el S
ervi
ce
TLPS
APG
eogr
aphi
c D
atab
ase
Sol
utio
nM
odel
Net
wor
kC
ontro
ller
TLPS
APs
Inte
rfere
nce
Zone
A
BC
D
E
F
A.
Adj
acen
t or c
o-ch
anne
l ope
rato
r rep
orts
sus
pect
ed T
LPS
inte
rfere
nce
via
web
or t
elep
hone
hot
line.
B.
Via
Sat
Sup
port
Cen
ter c
ompa
res
inte
rfere
nce
com
plai
nt w
ith T
LPS
geo
grap
hic
data
base
to e
stab
lish
pote
ntia
l Int
erfe
renc
e Zo
ne a
nd
dete
rmin
e w
heth
er a
ny a
ctiv
e TL
PS
AP
s ar
e pr
esen
t with
in th
at Z
one.
C.
Via
Sat
Sup
port
Cen
ter d
eter
min
es w
heth
er T
LPS
AP
s w
ithin
pot
entia
lInt
erfe
renc
e Zo
ne a
re o
pera
ting
purs
uant
to s
peci
ficat
ions
and
ne
twor
k pl
an a
nd, i
f nec
essa
ry, a
ssem
bled
dat
a is
app
lied
to in
terfe
renc
e so
lutio
n m
odel
.
D.
Via
Sat
supp
ort e
valu
ates
sol
utio
n fo
r exe
cutio
n an
d se
nds
rem
edia
l com
man
ds to
TLP
S A
Ps
with
in th
e In
terfe
renc
e Zo
ne.
E.
TLP
S A
Ps
with
in th
e In
terfe
renc
e Zo
ne o
pera
te w
ith m
odifi
ed e
mis
sion
s ch
arac
teris
tics
to m
inim
ize
or e
limin
ate
clai
med
inte
rfere
nce.
F.V
iaS
atS
uppo
rt C
ente
r con
firm
s su
cces
sful
impl
emen
tatio
n of
rem
edia
l com
man
ds w
ith a
djac
ent o
r co-
chan
nel o
pera
tor.
Det
erm
inat
ion
and
Rem
edia
tion
of C
laim
edH
arm
ful I
nter
fere
nce
to L
icen
sed
or U
nlic
ense
d Se
rvic
es
Via
Sat
Lette
r to
Glo
bals
tar
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