Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01063:schedule:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01063
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 8055–11430

Schedule 3 – Amendments
         (section 6)
Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Spectrum Licensed Receivers – 3.4 GHz Band) 2015 (F2015L00729)

1 Subsection 1.4(1) (definition of 3.4 GHz band)

    Repeal the definition, substitute:

3.4 GHz band means the following frequency bands:
(a) 3425 MHz to 3492.5 MHz; and
(b) 3542.5 MHz to 3700 MHz.

2 Subsection 1.4(1) (after the definition of Act)

    Insert:

    active antenna system (AAS) refers to a base station antenna system where the amplitude and/or phase between antenna elements is continually adjusted, resulting in an antenna pattern that varies in response to short term changes in the radio environment.

3 Subsection 1.4(1) (after the definition of subsection 145(4) determination)

    Insert:

    unwanted emissions means any emissions (both out-of-band and spurious emissions) outside the lower and upper frequency limits of a spectrum licence.

4 Part 3

    Repeal the Part, substitute:

           Part 3 Managing interference from other services

           3.1 In-band interference

           (1) In-band interference caused in a radiocommunications receiver operating under a spectrum licence in the 3.4 GHz band by a radiocommunications transmitter operating under an adjacent spectrum licence issued on or after 14 December 2015 is managed by:

              (a)       the core conditions imposed on the spectrum licences under section 66 of the Act;

              (b)      the device boundary criteria and deployment constraints prescribed in the subsection 145(4) Determination; and

             (c)      any condition set out in the spectrum licence relating to synchronisation (a synchronisation requirement), unless other arrangements are agreed to by the affected licensees.

           (2) In-band interference caused in a radiocommunications receiver operating under a spectrum licence in:

              (a)       the 3425-3492.5 MHz and 3542.5-3575 MHz frequency bands by a radiocommunications transmitter operating under an apparatus licence issued on or after 14 December 2015; or

              (b)      the 3575-3700 MHz frequency band by a radiocommunications transmitter operating under an apparatus licence issued on or after 9 March 2018;

           is managed as if the transmitter is operated under a spectrum licence. The same device boundary criteria, as applied to spectrum licensed radiocommunications transmitters at the time of registration are also applied to new apparatus licensed radiocommunications transmitters.  Therefore, spectrum licensed receivers are afforded the same level of in-band protection from new apparatus licensed radiocommunications transmitters as they are afforded from radiocommunications transmitters operated under adjacent spectrum licences.
           (3) Application of the device boundary criteria manages in-band interference and these criteria incorporate emission limits that provide reasonable protection inside the geographic area of a licence.  Emission limits are also used to manage out-of-band interference but these do not provide protection along the frequency boundaries of a spectrum licence throughout the entire geographic area. Because of the nature of out-of-band interference, emission limits cannot be used to provide protection from out-of-band interference for devices that