World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12)
Geneva, 23 January - 17 February 2012
PLENARY MEETING
Addendum 19 to
Document 5-E
2011
Original: English
EUROPEAN COMMON PROPOSALS FOR
THE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE
PART 19
Agenda item 1.19
1.19
to consider regulatory measures and their relevance, in order to enable the introduction of software-defined radio and cognitive radio systems, based on the results of ITU-R
studies, in accordance with Resolution 956 (WRC 07);
Introduction
WRC-12 agenda item 1.19 invites the Conference “to consider regulatory measures and their
relevance, in order to enable the introduction of software-defined radio and cognitive radio
systems, based on the results of ITU-R studies, in accordance with Resolution 956 (WRC
07)”.
Based on the assessment requested by Resolution 956 (WRC-07), Europe’s position is that
there is no need for modifications of the Radio Regulations and Europe intends to propose
instead the approval of an ITU-R Resolution relating to Cognitive Radio System at the Radio
Assembly.
Issue A - SDR
RADIO REGULATIONS
NOC
EUR/XXA19/1
No change to the Radio regulations under this issue (except suppression of Resolution 956).
Reasons: Any radio station that has been reconfigured must continue to meet the regulatory
requirements in the Radio Regulations applicable to the radio service in which the radio station belongs. Therefore no changes for Radio Regulations are required for the implementation
of SDR.
Issue B - CRS
RADIO REGULATIONS
NOC
EUR/XXA19/2
No change to the Radio regulations under this issue (except suppression of Resolution 956).
Reasons: It has been recognized that the implementation of CRS will have to be in accordance with the Radio Regulations but also with national regulations.
Whether CRS technology is used as an enabler of cooperative spectrum access amongst system operators or of opportunistic spectrum access, administrations issue the authorization for
a station to use a radio frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions (see
No. 1.18). Therefore no changes for Radio Regulations are required for the implementation of
CRS.
Issues A and B
SUP
EUR/XXA19/3
RESOLUTION 956 (WRC-07)
Regulatory measures and their relevance to enable the introduction of software-defined
radio and cognitive radio systems
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