RECOMMENDATION ITU-R M.1390 - METHODOLOGY FOR THE CALCULATION OF IMT-2000 TERRESTRIAL SPECTRUM REQUIREMENTS
ANNEX 1 - IMT-2000 terrestrial spectrum requirement methodology
1 Terrestrial methodology overview
2 Methodology flowchart
A Geographic considerations
    A1 Select e
    A2 Select direction of calculation
    A3 Establish representative cell area and geometry
    A4 Calculate Cell_Area A
B Market and traffic considerations
    B1Select s
    B2 Establish Population_Density
    B3 Establish penetration_rate
    B4 Calculate users/cell
    B5 Establish traffic parameters
    B6 Calculate Traffic/User
    B7 Calculate Offered_Traffic/Cell
    B8 Establish Quality_of_Service_Function Parameters
C Technical and system considerations
    C1 Calculate number of Service_Channels/Cell required to carry Offered_Traffic/Cell
    C2 Determine Service_Channel_Bit_Rate needed to carry Net_User_Bit_Rate
    C3 Calculate Traffic
    C4 Determine Net_System_Capability Parameters
    C5 Calculate Net_System_Capability
D Spectrum results considerations
    D1 Calculate individual  Component
    D2 Repeat process for calculation of other direction (either downlink or uplink as appropriate)
    D3 Calculate F for the Service s Combining uplink and downlink components
    D4 Repeat process (steps A1 through D3) for All Desired e, s
    D5 Determine weighting factor applicable to each individual
    D6 Determine Adjustment Factor(s):
    D7 Calculate Final Total ... Spectrum Value
3 Detailed description of the methodology
A Geographic considerations
    A1 Environment
    A2 Select direction of calculation
    A3 Establish representative Cell_Area and geometry
    A4 Calculate Cell_Area
B Market and traffic considerations
    B1 Select s
    B2 Establish Population_Density
    B3 Establish Penetration_Rate
    B4 CalculateUsers/Cell
    B5 Establish traffic parameters
    B6 Calculate Traffic/User
    B7 Calculate Offered_Traffic/Cell
    B8 Establish Quality_of_Service_Function (QOS) Parameters
C Technical and system considerations
    C1 Calculate number of Service_Channels/Cell required to carry Offered_Traffic/Cell
    C2 Determine Service_Channel_Bit_Rate needed to carry Net_User_Bit_Rate
    C3 Calculate Traffic
    C4 Net_System_Capability(S)
    C5 Calculate Net_System_Capability
D Spectrum results considerations
    D1 Calculate individual F Component for a given direction
    D2 Repeat process for calculation of other direction (either downlink or uplink as appropriate)
    D3 Calculate F for the Service s, combining uplink and downlink components
    D4 Repeat process (steps A1 through D3) for all desired e, s
    D5 Determine weighting factor ( ... ) applicable to each individual F
    D6 Determine adjustment factor ( ... )
    D7 Calculate the final total F Spectrum Value
APPENDIX I - Example calculations
A Example for the year 2010
    A1 Environment
    A2 Direction of calculation
    A3 Establish representative cell_area and geometry
    A4 Calculate Cell_Area
    B1Select service s
    B2 Establish Population_Density
    B3 Establish Penetration_Rate
    B4 Calculate Users/Cell
    B5 Establish traffic parameters
    B6 Calculate Traffic/User
    B7 Calculate Offered_Traffic/Cell
    B8 Establish Quality_of_Service_Function (QOS) parameters
    C1 Calculate number of Service_Channels/Cell required to carry Offered_Traffic/Cell
    C2 Determine Service_Channel_Bit_Rate needed to carry Net_User_Bit_Rate
    C3 Calculate Traffic
    C4 Net_System_Capabiliy_ Parameters (S)
    C5 Calculate Net_System_Capability
    D1 Calculate individual F component for a given direction (either uplink or downlink)
    D2 Repeat process for calculation of other direction (either downlink or uplink as appropriate)
    D3 Calculate F for the service s, combining uplink and downlink components
    D4 Repeat process (steps A1 through D3) for all desired F
    D5 Determine weighting factor ( ... ) applicable to each individual F
    D6 Determine adjustment factor ( ... )
    D7 Calculate the final total F spectrum value