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ITU-R Issues
(Restructuring of Study Groups)
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Introduction
At the last Radio Assembly in October 2007 it considered the proposals relating to restructuring of
ITU-R study groups and approved the new structure as shown below. The changes mainly affected
Study Groups 4, 6, 8 and 9. From satellite perspective , the most significant changes were transfer of
work of old WP6S and WP 8D into SG 4 to create a single group dealing with FSS, BSS, MSS and
RNSS issues. The other significant change was merging of SG8 and SG9 dealing with fixed and
mobile issues
The Study Group 4 will be chaired by Mrs Rawat (Canada) however the chairmanships of the working
parties and the new structure of the SG 4 will be discussed and approved at the meeting in April 2008.
The remit includes all the previous work of SG 4 but now also includes BSS activities (from old WP
6S) and MSS / Radiodetermination-satellite issues (from old WP 8D). We are expecting that single
working party will deal with the FSS and BSS issues due to convergence of these two services.
It should be noted that the old Working Party 4-9s (frequency sharing, between the fixed-satellite
service and the fixed service) has been disbanded. Specific FSS-FS matters could be dealt with by
creating focussed task groups as necessary.
Structure of ITU-R Study Groups
Study Group 1 (SG 1) – Spectrum management
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Working Party 1A (WP 1A) – Spectrum engineering techniques
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Working Party 1B (WP 1B) – Spectrum management methodologies and economic
strategies
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Working Party 1C (WP 1C) – Spectrum monitoring
Study Group 3 (SG 3) – Radiowave propagation
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Working Party 3J (WP 3J) – Propagation fundamentals
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Working Party 3K (WP 3K) – Point-to-area propagation
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Working Party 3L (WP 3L) – Ionospheric propagation and radio noise
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Working Party 3M (WP 3M) – Point-to-point and Earth-space propagation
Study Group 4 (SG 4) – Satellite services
Interim structure:
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Working Party 4A (WP 4A) – Efficient orbit/spectrum utilization
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Working Party 4B (WP 4B) – Systems, air interfaces, performance and availability
objectives for FSS, BSS and MSS, including IP-based applications and satellite news
gathering
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Working Party 4C (WP 4C) – All mobile-satellite services and radiodeterminationsatellite service
Study Group 5 (SG 5) – Terrestrial Services
Proposed structure:
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Working Party 5A (WP 5A) – Land mobile service excluding IMT; amateur and
amateur-satellite service
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Working Party 5B (WP 5B) – Maritime mobile service including Global Maritime
Distress and Safety System (GMDSS); aeronautical mobile service and
radiodetermination service
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Working Party 5C (WP 5C) – Fixed wireless systems; HF systems in the Fixed and
Land Mobile Services
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Working Party 5D (WP 5D) – IMT Systems
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Study Group 6 (SG 6) – Broadcasting service
Interim structure:
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Working Party 6D (WP 6D) – Broadcasting delivery, excluding the RF system and
spectrum aspects of the BSS
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Working Party 6G (WP 6G) – Generation of broadcasting services, including
technologies
for content signal creation, production and quality control
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Working Party 6X (WP 6X) – Access to broadcasting services, including converged
services, multimedia, interactivity and service requirements
Study Group 7 (SG 7) – Science services
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Working Party 7A (WP 7A) – Time signals and frequency standard emissions
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Working Party 7B (WP 7B) – Space Radiocommunication Applications
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Working Party 7C (WP 7C) – Remote Sensing Systems
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Working Party 7D (WP 7D) – Radio astronomy