RECOMMENDATION ITU-R S.1557 - Operational requirements and characteristics of fixed-satellite service systems ... ANNEX 1 - Required downlink parameters of FSS systems operating in the 37.5-42.5 GHz band 1 Introduction 2 Required earth terminal antenna size vs. downlink pfd 2.1 Downlink Eb/(N0 ? I0) 2.2 Thermal noise density, N0 and interference noise density, I0 2.3 Required rain fade margin 2.4 Pointing loss 2.5 Results 3 Discussion of results 4 Summary ANNEX 2 - Examination of Table 21-4 of the Radio Regulations (RR) pfd values required for the GSO satellites in the FSS to op 1 Introduction 2 GSO FSS system parameter assumptions 2.1 Link budget assumptions 3 Pfd limit mask used in analysis 3.1 Pfd mask used 4 Areas requiring further technical studies 4.1 Earth station antenna size in the 50/40 GHz frequency band 4.2 Requirement for a radome and potential impact on clear weather performance 5 Discussion of results 5.1 Interpretation of summary results ANNEX 3 - Technical characteristics of GSO V1 FSS system ANNEX 4 - User terminal: technical characteristics of MULTIMEDIASAT GSO FSS system ANNEX 5 - User terminal: technical characteristics of high-density GSO FSS system ANNEX 6 - Gateway: technical characteristics of non-GSO FSS system