Attachment 25.227 Matrix

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20150609-00349 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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FCC §25.227 Compliance Matrix Rule Text Application Citation or Comment § 25.227 § 25.227 Blanket Licensing provisions for Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft (ESAAs) receiving in the 10.95- 11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands and transmitting in the 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency band, operating with Geostationary Satellites in the Fixed-Satellite Service. § 25.227(a) (a) The following ongoing requirements govern all ESAA licensees and operations in the 10.95-11.2 GHz Authority requested under (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.0-14.5 GHz § 25.227(a)(2) (satellite (Earth-to-space) frequency bands receiving from and transmitting to geostationary orbit satellites in the operator certification); see Fixed-Satellite Service. ESAA licensees shall comply with the requirements in either paragraph (a)(1), also prior application file (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section and all of the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a)(4)-(a)(16) and numbers. paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this section. Paragraph (b) of this section identifies items that shall be included in the application for ESAA operations to demonstrate that these ongoing requirements will be met. § 25.227(a)(1) (1) The following requirements shall apply to an ESAA that uses transmitters with off-axis EIRP spectral- N/A. Authority requested densities lower than or equal to the levels in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this s ubsection. ESAA licensees under § 25.227(a)(2) operating under this subsection shall provide a detailed demonstration as described in paragraph (b)(1) of (satellite operator this section. The ESAA transmitter also shall comply with the antenna pointing and cessation of emission certification) requirements in paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this subsection. § 25.227(a)(1)(i) (i) An ESAA licensee shall not exceed the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits and conditions defined in Id. paragraphs (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this subsection. § 25.227(a)(1)(i)(A) (A) The off-axis EIRP spectral-density for co-polarized signals emitted from the ESAA, in the plane of the Id. geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) as it appears at the particular earth station location, shall not exceed the following values:….. § 25.227(a)(1)(i)(B) (B) In all directions other than along the GSO, the off-axis EIRP spectral-density for co-polarized signals Id. emitted from the ESAA shall not exceed the following values: …. § 25.227(a)(1)(i)(C) (C) The off-axis EIRP spectral-density for cross-polarized signals emitted from the ESAA shall not exceed Id. the following values: …. § 25.227(a)(1)(ii) (ii) Each ESAA transmitter shall meet one of the following antenna pointing requirements: Id. (ESAAs comply) (A) Each ESAA transmitter shall maintain a pointing error of less than or equal to 0.2° between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESAA antenna….

§ 25.227(a)(1)(iii) (iii) Each ESAA transmitter shall meet one of the following cessation of emission requirements: Id. (A) For ESAAs operating under paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(A) of this section, all emissio ns from the ESAA shall automatically cease within 100 milliseconds if the angle between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESAA antenna exceeds 0.5°, and transmission shall not resume until such angle is less than or equal to 0.2° … 25.227(a)(2) (2) The following requirements shall apply to an ESAA, or ESAA system, that uses off-axis EIRP spectral- Panasonic complies (no densities in excess of the levels in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section. An ESAA, or ESAA network, separate certification operating under this subsection shall file certifications and prov ide a detailed demonstration as described in required); see also Section paragraph (b)(2) of this section.... 25.227(b)(2). § 25.227(a)(3)(i) (3) The following requirements shall apply to an ESAA system that uses variable power-density control of N/A individual simultaneously transmitting co-frequency ESAA earth stations in the same satellite receiving beam. An ESAA system operating under this subsection shall provide a detailed demonstration as described in paragraph (b)(3) of this section.… § 25.227(a)(3)(ii) (ii) The following requirements shall apply to an ESAA that uses off-axis EIRP spectral-densities in excess Id. of the levels in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section. An ESAA system operating under this subsection shall file certifications and provide a detailed demonstration as described in paragraphs (b)(3)(ii) and (b)(3).… § 25.227(a)(4) (4) An applicant filing to operate an ESAA terminal or system and planning to use a contention protocol Id. shall certify that its contention protocol use will be reasonable. § 25.227(a)(5) (5) There shall be a point of contact in the United States, with phone number and address, available 24 hours No change. Panasonic a day, seven days a week, with authority and ability to cease all emissions from the ESAA. complies. § 25.227(a)(6) (6) For each ESAA transmitter, a record of the vehicle location (i.e., latitude/longitude/altitude), transmit Id. frequency, channel bandwidth and satellite used shall be time annotated and maintained for a period of not less than one year. … § 25.227(a)(7) (7) In the 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 11.45-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands ESAAs Id. shall not claim protection from interference from any authorized terrestrial stations to which frequencies are either already assigned, or may be assigned in the future. § 25.227(a)(8) (8) An ESAA terminal receiving in the 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) bands shall receive protection from Id. interference caused by space stations other than the target space station only to the degree to which harmful interference would not be expected to be caused to an earth statio n employing an antenna conforming to the referenced patterns defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 25.209 and stationary at the location at which any interference occurred. § 25.227(a)(9) (9) Each ESAA terminal shall automatically cease transmitting within 100 milliseconds upon loss of Id. reception of the satellite downlink signal or when it detects that unintended satellite tracking has happened or is about to happen. § 25.227(a)(10) (10) Each ESAA terminal should be subject to the monitoring and control by an NCMC or equivalent Id. facility. Each terminal must be able to receive at least “enable transmission” and “disable transmission” commands from the NCMC …. In addition, the NCMC must be able to monitor the operation of an ESAA terminal to determine if it is malfunctioning. 2

§ 25.227(a)(11) (11) Each ESAA terminal shall be self-monitoring and, should a fault which can cause harmful interference Id. to FSS networks be detected, the terminal must automatically cease transmissions. § 25.227(a)(12) (12) Unless otherwise stated all ESAA system that comply with the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits in Id. (a)(1)(i) may request ALSAT authority. § 25.227(a)(13) (13) ESAA providers operating in the international airspace within line-of-sight of the territory of a foreign Id. administration where fixed service networks have primary allocation in this band, the maximu m power flux density (pfd) produced at the surface of the Earth by emissions from a single aircraft carrying an ESAA terminal should not exceed the following values unless the foreign Administration has imposed other conditions for protecting its fixed service stations: -132+0.5 · θ dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) For θ ≤ 40° -112 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) For 40° < θ ≤ 90° Where: θ is the angle of arrival of the radio-frequency wave (degrees above the horizontal) and the aforementioned limits relate to the pfd and angles of arrival would be ob tained under free-space propagation conditions. § 25.227(a)(14) (14) All ESAA terminals operated in U.S. airspace, whether on U.S.-registered civil aircraft or non-U.S.- Id. registered civil aircraft, must be licensed by the Commission. All ESAA terminals on U.S.-registered civil aircraft operating outside of U.S. airspace must be licensed by the Commission, except as provided by Section 303(t) of the Communications Act. § 25.227(a)(15) (15) For ESAA systems operating over international waters, ESAA op erators will certify that their target See Technical Appendix. space station operators have confirmed that proposed ESAA operations are within coordinated parameters for adjacent satellites up to 6 degrees away on the geostationary arc. § 25.227(a)(16) (16) Prior to operations within the foreign nation’s airspace, the ESAA operator will ascertain whether the Panasonic complies (no relevant administration has operations that could be affected by ESAA terminals, and will determine specific certification whether that administration has adopted specific requirements concerning ESAA operations. …. required). § 25.227(b) (b) Applications for ESAA operation in the 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) band to GSO satellites in the See Form 312 and Fixed-Satellite Service shall include, in addition to the particulars of operation identified on Form 312, and Technical Appendix associated Schedule B, the applicable technical demonstrations in paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) or (b)(3) and the documentation identified in paragraphs (b)(4) through (b)(8) of this section. § 25.227(b)(1) (1) An ESAA applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall No change. Panasonic demonstrate that the transmitter meets the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits contained in paragraph complies. (a)(1)(i) of this section. To provide this demonstration, the application shall include the tables described in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section or the certification described in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section. The ESAA applicant also shall provide the value N described in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(A) of this section. An ESAA applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(A) of this section shall provide the certifications identified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section. An ESAA applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section shall provide the demonstrations identified in paragraph (b)(1)(iv) of this section. 3

§ 25.227(b)(1)(i) (i) Any ESAA applicant filing an application pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall file three Id. tables and/or graphs depicting off-axis EIRP density masks defined by 25.227(a) and measured off-axis EIRP density levels of the proposed earth station antenna in the direction of the plane of the GSO; the co- polarized EIRP density in the elevation plane, that is, the plane perpendicular to the plane of the GSO; and cross-polarized EIRP density… § 25.227(b)(1)(ii) (ii) An ESAA applicant shall include a certification, in Schedule B, that the ESAA antenna conforms to the N/A gain pattern criteria of § 25.209(a) and (b), that, combined with the maximu m input power density calculated from the EIRP density less the antenna gain, which is entered in Schedule B, demonstrates that the off-axis EIRP spectral density envelope set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A) through (a)(1)(i)(C) of this section will be met under the assumption that the antenna is pointed at the target satellite. § 25.227(b)(1)(iii) (iii) An ESAA applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under paragraphs (a)(1)(ii)(A) of this section N/A. (ESAAs comply) shall: (A) demonstrate that the total tracking error budget of their antenna is within 0.2º or less between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESAA antenna. As part of the engineering analysis, the ESAA applicant must show that the antenna pointing error is within three sigma (б) from the mean value, i.e., that there is a 0.997 probability the antenna maintains a pointing error within 0.2º; and (B) demonstrate that the antenna tracking system is capable of ceasing emissions within 100 milliseconds if the angle between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESAA antenna exceeds 0.5°. § 25.227(b)(1)(iv) (iv) An ESAA applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section Id. shall: (A) declare, in its application, a maximu m antenna pointing error and demonstrate that the maximu m antenna pointing error can be achieved without exceeding the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section….. § 25.227(b)(2) (2) An ESAA applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under paragraph (a)(2) of this section and See Technical Appendix. using off-axis EIRP spectral-densities in excess of the levels in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section shall No change. Panasonic provide the following certifications and demonstration as exhibits to its earth station application: complies (coordination (i) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that the propo sed operation of compliance and cessation the ESAA has the potential to create harmful interference to satellite networks adjacent to of emissions). the target satellite(s) that may be unacceptable. (ii) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that the power density levels tha t the ESAA applicant provided to the target satellite operator are consistent with the existing coordination agreements between its satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite systems within 6° of orbital separation from its satellite(s). (iii) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that it will include the power-density levels of the ESAA applicant in all future coordination agreements. (iv) A demonstration from the ESAA operator that the ESAA system will comply with all coordination agreements reached by the satellite operator and is capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions within 100 milliseconds when the transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP spectral-densities supplied to the target satellite operator. 4

§ 25.227(b)(3)(i) (3) An ESAA applicant proposing to implement an ESAA system under paragraph (a)(3) of this section and N/A using variable power-density control of individual simultaneously transmitting co-frequency ESAA earth stations in the same satellite receiving beam shall provide the following certifications and demonstration as exhibits to its earth station application:…. § 25.227(b)(3)(ii) (ii) An applicant proposing to implement an ESAA system under paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of this section that Id. uses off-axis EIRP spectral-densities in excess of the levels in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section shall provide the following certifications, demonstration and list of satellites as exhibits to its earth station application… § 25.227(b)(4) (4) There shall be an exhibit included with the application describing the geographic area(s) in which the See Technical Appendix. ESAA will operate. § 25.227(b)(5) (5) Any ESAA applicant filing for an ESAA terminal or system and planning to use a contention protocol N/A shall include in its application a certification that will comply with the requirements of paragraph (a)(4) of this section. § 25.227(b)(6) (6) The point of contact referred to in paragraph (a)(5) of this section shall be included in the application. No change. § 25.227(b)(7) (7) Any ESAA applicant filing for an ESAA terminal or system shall include in its application a Id. certification that will comply with the requirements of paragraph (a)(6), (a)(9), (a)(10), (a)(11) of this section. § 25.227(b)(8) (8) All ESAA applicants shall submit a radio frequency hazard analysis determining via calculation, Id. simulation, or field measurement whether ESAA terminals, or classes of terminals, will produce power densities that will exceed the Commission’s radio frequency exposure criteria. … § 25.227(c) (c) (1) Operations of ESAAs in the 14.0-14.2 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency band in the radio line-of- No change. Panasonic sight of the NASA TDRSS facilities on Guam (latitude 13° 36' 55'' N, longitude 144° 51' 22'' E) or White complies. Sands, New Mexico (latitude 32° 20' 59'' N, longitude 106° 36' 31'' W and latitude 32° 32' 40'' N, longitude 106° 36' 48'' W) are subject to coordination with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) …. § 25.227(d) (d) (1) Operations of ESAA in the 14.47-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency band in the radio line-of- Id. sight of radio astronomy service (RAS) observatories observing in the 14.47-14.5 GHz band are subject to coordination with the National Science Foundation (NSF)…. 5


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