Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Abbreviations
4 Satellite personal communications concepts
  4.1 Personal communication (the evolution towards Personal
      Communications Network (PCN))
  4.2 Personal communications via satellite
  4.3 Type of services
  4.4 Additional services (non S-PCN)
  4.5 Frequency availability for S-PCNs
5 General NGSO concepts
  5.1 Non-geostationary orbits and constellations
  5.2 Satellite personal communications with NGSO satellites
6 Review of international activities relating to NGSO systems
  6.1 ITU activities
  6.2 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) activities
7 Proposals for S-PCN
  7.1 Proposed NGSO systems above 1 GHz
  7.2 Proposed NGSO Systems Below 1 GHz
  7.3 Summary of S-PCN proposals
8 Possible European standardisation of certain aspects of S-PCN
  8.1 Standardisation required to meet EC directives on
      "essential requirements"
  8.2 Possible standardisation in addition to that required
      by EC directives
  8.3 Implementation of "essential requirements"
  8.4 Possible standardisation in addition to that required by
      EC directives
9 Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
  9.1 Development of IPR policy
  9.2 IPR definitions
  9.3 IPR undertaking
  9.4 Identification of IPR holders
  9.5 ETSI ownership of IPRs
  9.6 Licensing
  9.7 Confidentiality, reproduction and violation of
      undertaking
  9.8 Preliminary S-PCN IPR areas
Annex A (informative): Frequency availability for S-PCNs
      A.1 Service links
      A.2 Feeder links
      A.3 Inter-satellite links
      A.4 Frequency sharing issues for NGSO systems
Annex B (informative): Radio coverage
Annex C (informative): Service availability
Annex D (informative): NGSO multiple access
Annex E (Informative): NGSO satellites
      E.1 General requirements
      E.2 Launch vehicle requirements
      E.3 Power requirements
      E.4 Attitude control
      E.5 Antennas
      E.6 Other requirements
Annex F (informative): Principles of NGSO
      F.1 General terminology and parameters of earth orbits
      F.2 Definition of type of orbit
      F.3 Circular orbits and constellations
      F.4 Non-circular orbits and constellations
Annex G (informative): Non-geostationary satellite Orbit
        reference data
      G.1 Orbit height versus Orbit period
      G.2 Orbit height versus Maximum available service area
          per satellite
      G.3 Orbit height versus Maximum satellite transit time
          (for an assumed stationary earth)
      G.4 Orbital height versus Maximum error in transit time
          estimation if earth is assumed stationary
      G.5 Orbit height versus Absolute lower bound on the
          minimum number of satellites for global coverage
      G.6 Orbit height versus Sub-satellite to edge of coverage
          slant path loss variation
      G.7 Orbital height versus Worst Doppler shift for given
          MSS frequencies at 10 degree minimum elevation
      G.8 Orbital height versus Worst Doppler shift as a
          percentage of carrier frequency for a given minimum
          elevation angle
      G.9 Orbital height versus Round trip delay for given
          elevation angles
Annex H (informative): Bibliography
History

Abstract

Gives a comprehensive review of the possible areas and levels of standardisation that might be applied to satellite personal communications networks in Europe.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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Committee	SES 5