{"id":161,"date":"2024-06-03T08:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T08:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2024-06-10T07:32:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T07:32:25","slug":"background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/epfdsupport\/background\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <div class=\"introduction\" data-span=\"8\">\n                <p>\n                    Resolution <strong>85<\/strong> (Rev. WRC-23) requires the Bureau to verify compliance of frequency assignments of non-geostationary fixed satellite service\u00a0 systems with the single-entry equivalent-power flux density (EPFD) limits in Tables <strong>22-1A<\/strong>, <strong>22-1B<\/strong>, <strong>22-1C<\/strong>, <strong>22-1D<\/strong>, <strong>22-1E<\/strong>, <strong>22 2<\/strong> and <strong>22-3<\/strong> of Article <strong>22<\/strong> of the Radio Regulations and to determine the coordination requirements under Nos. <strong>9.7A<\/strong> and <strong>9.7B<\/strong>.<br><br>In order to perform this regulatory examination, the Bureau in collaboration with two software companies developed in 2016 a validation software package to calculate EPFD levels produced by non-GSO satellite systems.<br><br>The details of the\u00a0 EPFD validation\u00a0process are provided in Circular Letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/md\/R00-CR-CIR-0414\/en\">CR\/414<\/a>.                <\/p>\n                <p class=\"btnIntro\">\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituCard\" >\n                        <div class=\"content quickLinksItem\">\n                            <h2 class=\"h5\">Current EPFD Validation Software and XML-mask format is implementing the methodology of Recommendation S. 1503-2. <br><br>New version of ITU-R Recommendation S. 1503-4 was approved end of 2023 and yet to be implemented<\/h2>\n                                                                <p>\n        <a href=\"Url link\" class=\"quickLinkcolor\" >\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid fullWidthCards\">\n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim blueblurb\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-R\/software\/Pages\/space-network-software.aspx\" >\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n\n                                            <p class=\"title\">EPFD Validation Software<\/p>\n                                        <p>EPFD Validation Software is distributed within Space Software GIBC Package<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim blueblurb\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/itu.int\/epfdsupport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/User-Guide2.3.pdf\" >\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n\n                                            <p class=\"title\">User Guide for EPFD validation software<\/p>\n                                        <p>Click here to open User Guide for EPFD validation software package<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim blueblurb\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-R\/space\/Documents\/EPFDexaminationAppendix4DataItems.pdf\" >\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n\n                                            <p class=\"title\">List of data items required for EPFD examination <\/p>\n                                        <p>Detailed List of Appendix <strong>4<\/strong> data items required for EPFD examination<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim blueblurb\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/ITU-R\/go\/space-epfd-data#gsc.tab=0\" >\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n\n                                            <p class=\"title\">The results of EPFD limits validation<\/p>\n                                        <p>The results of RR Article <strong>22<\/strong> EPFD limits examination for non-GSO systems and their input data<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related documents<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"ituContainer grid mb1\">\n    <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/md\/R00-CR-CIR-0414\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n<p>Circular Letter CR\/414<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer grid mb1\">\n    <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-S.1503-2-201312-S\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n<p>Recommendation ITU-R S.1503-2<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer grid mb1\">\n    <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/rec\/R-REC-S.1503-4-202309-I\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n<p>Recommendation ITU-R S.1503-4<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Conference decisions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"ituContainer grid mb1\">\n    <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/md\/R00-CR-CIR-0414\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n<p>Doc. WRC15\/354<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer grid mb1\">\n    <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/md\/R15-WRC15-C-0504\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n<p>Minutes of the seventh plenary meeting, Doc. WRC15\/504<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer grid mb1\">\n    <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/md\/R15-WRC15-C-0398\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n<p>Doc. WRC15\/398<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer grid mb1\">\n    <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/md\/R15-WRC15-C-0505\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n<p>Minutes of the eighth plenary meeting, Doc. WRC15\/505<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Related documents Circular Letter CR\/414 Recommendation ITU-R S.1503-2 Recommendation ITU-R S.1503-4 Related Conference decisions Doc. WRC15\/354 Minutes of the seventh plenary meeting, Doc. WRC15\/504 Doc. WRC15\/398 Minutes of the eighth plenary meeting, Doc. 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