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Overview of the special agreements concluded within

CEPTWiesbaden ‘95 as revised in Maastricht

‘02 Chester ’97

Darko Ratkaj, ERO

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- Special Arrangement (containing rules for modifications to the allotment plan and conversion of the allotments into assignments)- Allotment plan

- Main objective: allotment plan for introduction of T-DAB

• Eureca 147 standard (ETS 300 401); standardization completed in late ’80s (additional info: www.eurekadab.org )

Planning for T-DAB in Europe

• CEPT preparations for frequency planning in early ’90s- search for suitable frequency bands- development of planning method- preparation of national requirements

• CEPT Planning meeting in Wiesbaden, Germany in July 1995

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• First revision to the Special Arrangement, Bonn, November 1996- Refined method for conversion of an allotment into assignments as well as co-ordination and notification procedure

Planning for T-DAB in Europe (2)

• Second revision to the Special Arrangement, Maastricht, June 2002- Planning for additional allotments in 1.5 GHz band- Revised Wiesbaden Special Arrangement reduced to bands I, II and III- New Maastricht Special Arrangement for 1.5 GHz band

• CEPT objectives for the RRC-04/05- T-DAB plan in band III to be incorporated into the new plan- Additional T-DAB allotments subject to national requirements

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Frequency bands for T-DAB in Europe

• Frequency bands planned for at Wiesbaden 1995- 47 – 68 MHz- 174 – 230 MHz (most allotments in 216 – 230 MHz)- 230 – 240 MHz- 1452 – 1467.5 MHz (9 T-DAB blocks)

• Special Arrangements cover 47 – 68 MHz, 87.5 – 108 MHz, 174 – 230 MHz, 230 – 240 MHz and 1452 – 1492 MHz

• Additional planning at Maastricht 2002 in the extended band 1452 – 1479.5 MHz

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Other bands1%

1452- 1467.5 MHz64%

174-230 MHz29%

230-240 MHz6%

Results of the planning meetings• Wiesbaden 1995

- Allotment plan for 43 CEPT member countries (750+ entries)- 2 nation wide coverages per country

• Maastrich 2002- Extension of the Plan in 1.5 GHz band (1900+ new entries)- 1 additional nation wide coverage per country

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Wiesbaden/Maastricht T-DAB Planning process

• Collection of the national requirements- T-DAB requirements- Other services requirements

• CEPT Planning meetings- compatibility analysis- bi and multilateral negotiations to solve incompatibilities- allotment plan synthesis

• Planning principles- allotment planning- non-overlaping allotments to cover up to the area of the country- protection of other services in the planning process and/or in the implementation of the plan

• Maintenance of the Plan- modifications to the allotment plan- implementation of allotmens (conversion into assignments)- ERO is the Plan management body

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Lessons learned during T-DAB planning

• Electronic data format used throughout the whole process allowed for rapid data validation and efficient utilisation of data resources

• Allotment approach provides for efficient planning; additional work required after the planning meeting (implementation phase)• Computer based plan synthesis

– plan optimisation based on the agreed criteria- means to achieve equitable access

• Protection of other services is a major issue that may hinder planning for broadcasting.

• Co-operation between CEPT, EBU, ERO and Administrations essential for successful planing

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Current T-DAB situation in Europe

• about 500 band III allotments in the updated Plan (more than 200 allotments co-ordinated after 1995)

• more than 2400 allotments in 1.5 GHz band (within 16 T-DAB blocks)• 3 nation-wide coverages per country

• more than 3000 co-ordinated transmitters in about 20 countries• national services on air in 11 countries, test operations in 10 countries (as of June 2003)

•additional information on www.ero.dk

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Planning for DVB-T in Europe

- Multilateral Coordination Arrangement relating to Technical criteria, Co-orindation principles and Procedures for the introduction of DVB-T

• CEPT meeting in Chester, UK in July 1997

- Frequency bands: 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz- Technical criteria based on ETS 300 744 for DVB

- No plan for DVB-T attached; updated Stockholm ’61 plan is relevant- Additional to Stockholm Agreement ’61;

- 35 countries signed the Agreement- Co-operation between CEPT, EBU, ERO and Administrations

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• Introduction of DVB-T in the unused spectrum, if available, and by means of conversion from analogue to digital

Introduction of DVB-T based on Ch97 rules

• Protection of analogue TV based on the reference intereference situation (existing coverage is to be protected)• Procedures in addition to those in Art. 4 of the Stockholm ’61

• Procedures apply for analogue TV, DVB-T (including SFNs) and other primary services

• DVB-T coverage defined for fixed and portable reception

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Chester´97 follow-on• Successful introduction of DVB-T - commercial services in 7 European countries - test transmissions in 20 countries (as of June 2003) - different approaches choosen by different countries

• The reference interference situation for analogue TV established in May 2002 after extensive co-ordination, data processing and multiple calculation exercises - more than 88000 analogue TV stations included - co-operation between CEPT/FMPT24, EBU, ERO and Administrations - bilateral co-ordination continues

• Need for the planning conference; Ch97 and St61 do not provide solution for the all-digital situation (sub-optimal with respect to frequency efficiency, reception conditions and network economy) • Experience is used in preparations for the RRC-04/05• Additional information on www.ero.dk

Thank you for your attention !

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