RECOMMENDATION ITU-R F.1101 - Characteristics of digital fixed wireless systems below about 17 GHz ANNEX 1 - Factors to be considered in the design of digital systems operating below 17 GHz 1 Categorization of digital fixed wireless systems 2 Predominant propagation factor 3 Modulation and coding techniques 3.1 Comparison of some methods of modulation 3.2 Modulation methods 3.3 Data coding and error correction 3.3.1 Forward error correction 3.3.2 Coded modulation 4 Radio spectrum utilization efficiency 5 Technical basis of co-channel and alternated arrangements for digital fixed wireless systems 5.1 Parameters affecting co-channel and alternated radio-frequency arrangement 5.2 Shaping filter requirements 6 Technical bases of performance and availability objectives for digital fixed wireless systems employing multi-sta... 6.1 Factors affecting error performance 6.2 Susceptibility to multipath fading 6.2.1 System signature 6.2.2 Normalized signature 6.3 Countermeasures to multipath fading 6.3.1 Equalizers 6.3.2 Multi-carrier transmission 6.4 Susceptibility to interference and noise 6.5 Countermeasures to interference 6.5.1 Automatic transmit power control (ATPC) 6.5.2 Cross-polar interference cancellers (XPICs) 6.6 Repeater spacing APPENDIX 1 TO ANNEX 1 - Comparison of some methods of modulation APPENDIX 2 TO ANNEX 1 - Coded modulation techniques 1 Block coded modulation 2 Trellis coded modulation 3 Multi-level coded modulation 4 Partial response with soft decoder