KBE Enterprises and LS Telcom Proposal To Build A Spectrum Database To Allow Use of White Spaces

Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20554
In the Matter of )
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Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands ) ET Docket No. 04-186
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WHITE SPACES PROPOSAL BY

KB ENTERPRISES LLC AND LS TELCOM
KB Enterprises LLC LS telcom AG

1315 Massachusetts Avenue SE Im Gewerbegebiet 31-33
Washington, D.C. 20003 D-77839 Lichtenau
United States Deutschland
Tel: 202 302 0145 Tel: 07227 9535 600

Fax: 202 543 9614 Fax: 07227 9535 605
Email: Info@KBspectrum.com Email: Info@LStelcom.com
Internet: www.KBspectrum.com Internet: www.LStelcom.com
4 January, 2010
KB Enterprises and LS telcom
KB Enterprises LLC and LS telcom (“KBE/LS”) hereby submit their proposal to
become a TV band database administrator based on the Office of Engineering and
Technology Public Notice (“PN”) inviting proposals from entities seeking to be
designated TV band device database managers in the above-captioned proceeding.
KB Enterprises LLC (“KBE”) is a Washington, D.C. based consultancy providing
telecommunications policy consulting as well as spectrum auction design and software
implementation. KBE’s founding partner Karen Wrege was the program manager for the
conceptualization, design and development of the FCC’s Universal Licensing System
(“ULS”).
LS telcom was founded in 1992, and provides network planning software to
operators and spectrum management solutions to national regulators. In the past ten
years, the LS telcom group has delivered over $100 million of solutions to regulators on
every continent. Today, LS telcom has over 75 national regulatory agencies as its clients
throughout the world.
In 2009, KB Enterprises and LS Telcom finalized and announced an agreement to
combine their expertise in spectrum management and spectrum auctions to provide tools
for efficiently allocating and assigning spectrum.
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INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
The FCC has asked for entities to submit proposals to operate a database to satisfy
the FCC's rules for providing a data repository, a data registration process, a query
process and a fee collection process to allow authorized devices to use the television
"white spaces" to provide services. To this end, the FCC has asked entities to address
five points:
1. The entity possesses the technical expertise and real world experience to
administer a TV and database and can prove it can operate the database for the
five-year term established in the FCC rules;
2. The scope of database functions to be performed, and how data might be
synchronized between multiple TV band database administrators, if multiple
administrators are authorized;
3. The architecture and description of the functions of the system;
4. A description of data transfer mechanisms; and
5. A description of how TV band devices will communicate with the database,
including security methods.
The KBE/LS team is uniquely qualified to provide these services and administer a
TV band database. KBE founder Karen Wrege was the program manager for the
conceptualization, design and development of the FCC’s Universal Licensing System,
and both principals have expert knowledge of the FCC licensing and rulemaking
processes. While KBE's experience in this area is significant, the company founders
were interested in not recreating the wheel when developing the TV band database.
Instead, they investigated the world market for the leading off-the-shelf spectrum
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management software provider to partner with who could use its existing tool set and
customize it to fully meet the FCC requirements. LS telcom has been in business since
1992, with their origins in broadcast network planning and now provides spectrum
management database tools in over 75 countries around the world. Both firms are well
established and have a proven track record of system and database development and
management.
Beginning in 1992, LS telcom has developed a complete suite of tools for Spectrum
Management which is used all over the world by public, military and private regulators
for the purpose of granting Spectrum access to its customers on a open and non
discriminatory basis while ensuring also the efficient and economic use of the limited
resource spectrum. With the LS suite of technology, all necessary elements to build,
operate and further refine the database are available as COTS to meet the FCC's stated
requirements. The KB/LS team has a strong group of experienced analysts, developers
and engineers capable providing the best solution for the US market from these
components.
The KBE/LS team plans to perform the entire set of database functions required by
the FCC including data repository functions, data registration, calculation and query
functions, and fee collection, and will work with other TV band database administrators
to synchronize data on a regular basis.
In our technical proposal, attached, we provide details on the architecture, functions
and methods employed in the system.
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TV Band Database Proposal
KB Enterprises and LS telcom
Prepared for the FCC
4 January 2010
KB Enterprises LLC LS telcom AG

1315 Massachusetts Avenue SE Im Gewerbegebiet 31-33
Washington, D.C. 20003 D-77839 Lichtenau
United States Deutschland
Tel: 202 253 4601 Tel: 07227 9535 600

Fax: 202 543 9614 Fax: 07227 9535 605
Email: Info@KBspectrum.com Email: Info@LStelcom.com
Internet: www.KBspectrum.com Internet: www.LStelcom.com
Contents:
1 About KBE and LS telcom ...................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 KBE .................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 LS telcom ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Technical and commercial experience............................................................................. 8
1.5 Our vision of the future of spectrum management ........................................................... 9
2 THE KBE/LS TV BANDS DATABASE.................................................................................. 11
2.1 Required elements and payment schemes.................................................................... 11
2.2 The KBE/LS TV band database structure ...................................................................... 12
2.2.1 Structure of the database ........................................................................................ 13
2.3 The KBE/LS TV band database functions...................................................................... 14
2.3.1 FCC Data Import and Update .................................................................................. 14
2.3.2 Licensed, non registered devices ............................................................................ 14
2.3.3 Data synchronization with other TV band databases .............................................. 15
2.3.4 TV Band device access to database ....................................................................... 15
2.3.5 Reporting to FCC..................................................................................................... 15
2.3.6 Enforcement of FCC decision to de-authorize a device .......................................... 15
2.3.7 TV band database functional units .......................................................................... 16
2.4 Protection of TV stations and other services.................................................................. 18
2.4.1 Protection of contour based boundaries: General capabilities ................................ 21
2.4.2 Protection of contour based boundaries: Specific tasks .......................................... 24
2.5 Interfaces ....................................................................................................................... 30
2.5.1 TV band device communication with TV band database......................................... 30
2.5.2 Interfaces to the FCC databases ............................................................................. 30
2.5.3 Interfaces for other database operators .................................................................. 31
2.5.4 WEB portal for registration of BAS and other devices ............................................. 31
2.6 Database security .......................................................................................................... 32
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2.6.1 WEB security ........................................................................................................... 32

2.6.2 Protection against data loss and server breakdown ................................................ 33

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1 About KBE and LS telcom
1.1 Introduction
KB Enterprises LLC and LS telcom (“KBE/LS”) hereby submit their comments on the
Office of Engineering and Technology Public Notice (“PN”) inviting proposals from entities
seeking to be designated TV band device database managers. The KBE/LS team have existing
solutions that meet many of the requirements set forth by the FCC, and have the expertise,
skills and ability to further modify and enhance its existing software to implement the proscribed
TV Band Database in the United States. In the following sections we will lay out our
qualifications and details of our solution.
1.2 KBE
KB Enterprises LLC (“KBE”) is a consultancy providing telecommunications policy
consulting as well as spectrum auction design and software implementation. KBE's founding
partners Karen Wrege and Brett Tarnutzer together have over 36 years of experience in
telecommunications policy and spectrum software systems development. Their experience in
telecommunications began within the FCC and more recently they have worked for wireless
telecommunications companies and government regulators around the world providing software
solutions and tools for companies and regulators for spectrum assignment. Notably, KBE’s
founding partner Karen Wrege was the program manager of the conceptualization, design and
development of the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (“ULS”), and has a deep and rich
understanding of the FCC licensing data and fee collection processes and systems. KBE has
expertise and experience managing complex database development projects in and for the
Federal sector and has significant experience merging data from multiple, disparate data
sources into a single database. While KBE's experience in this area is significant, the company
founders were interested in not recreating the wheel when developing the TV band database.
Instead, they investigated the world market for the leading off-the-shelf spectrum management
software provider to partner with who could use its existing tool set and customize it to fully
meet the FCC requirements.

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1.3 LS telcom
LS telcom AG (LS telcom) is the world’s leading vendor of spectrum management
solutions supporting more than 75 countries worldwide. LS telcom was founded in 1992 as an
engineering company focusing on radio network planning. Its founders, Dr. Manfred Lebherz
and Dr. Georg Schöne, both worked in the Institute for Microwave Technology (IHE) at the
University of Karlsruhe/Germany for several years, where they developed wave propagation
models and radar measurement technologies.
LS telcom is the only company that offers a complete portfolio of software, strategic
consulting, training and engineering services addressing the efficient use of radio frequency
spectrum and ensuring the most optimal operation of radio communication services. What
started as a niche market engineering company is now a highly professional group of
companies operating on a worldwide scale in consultancy, system integration and software
supply. Over the past 18 years, LS telcom has grown to over 118 employees in 6 countries.
The LS telcom Group is today comprised of LS telcom AG Germany, LS telcom SAS France
(former Spectrum Management Division of CTS International), LS telcom Limited Canada
(Spectrocan), LS telcom Hungary, LS telcom Oman, and LS telcom of South Africa.
As a company dedicated to the supply of spectrum economy solutions and as a

manufacturer of spectrum management software, LS telcom has become internationally
recognized in radio network planning and spectrum management, and has successfully
implemented spectrum management systems for numerous regulating organizations in
countries with extremely high telecommunication standards.
LS telcom operates on the basic premise that, beyond the delivery of advanced
automated systems, we also deliver appropriate operational expertise, technical support, and
training. This philosophy has been the cornerstone of its success regardless of project
complexity, scope, and size. LS telcom is a strong proponent of long-term human resource
development programs to ensure its clients are provided with expert staff for the length of the
project. LS telcom’s commitment to knowledge transfer is reflected in the various
telecommunications institutions they are active in (as listed below), as well as on numerous
training projects and seminars that they conduct for their staff and clients.

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With its global operations and partnerships, LS telcom has a detailed knowledge of the
local Information and Communications Technology (ICT) environment as well as the processes
and procedures required for successful consultation with local stakeholders. LS telcom
integrates their participation in a number of international organizations and study groups into
their approach, including:
• Membership in the ITU Radio Communications Sector and the ITU Development Sector;
• Membership in the Telecommunications Executive Management Institute of Canada

(TEMIC) and the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
• Membership in the Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum (BMCO), and
• Close partnerships with many recognized research and development institutes and
universities, e.g. German Institute of Broadcasting (IRT), Canadian Research Center
(CRC)
Since it was founded in 1992, LS telcom has provided network planning software to
operators and spectrum management solutions to national regulators. In the past ten years, the
LS telcom group has delivered over $100 million of solutions to regulators on every continent.
Today, LS telcom has over 75 national regulatory agencies as its clients throughout the world.
Over the years, LS telcom’s team has invested hundreds of man-years of development in
spectrum management systems and radio network planning tools. Our Spectrum Management
System SPECTRAplus is based on the best practices and it is utilized by regulators throughout
the world, and has a proven track record. As shown in the following figure, the SPECTRAplus
system goes well beyond application processing and truly embodies all of the elements of a
complete and modern SMS system.

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Features of the SPECTRA System
The SPECTRA system was designed in a modular fashion in order to create a solution
that can be tailored to each individual customer. In the case of the TV bands database, only the
relevant modules will be deployed, keeping the system lean, but allowing for the easy
integration of other modules in the future if rules, requirements or desired features change.

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1.4 Technical and commercial experience

KBE/LS together possess the technical expertise and real world experience necessary to
develop and operate a TV band database, including the ability to sustain operations for the five-
year requirement.
As shown in the figure below, during the past two decades, LS telcom has developed a
complete suite of tools for spectrum management that are used all over the world by public,
military and private regulators for the purpose of granting spectrum access to their customers on
an open and non-discriminatory basis while ensuring the efficient and economic use of the
limited resource.
SPECTRA System Modules
A summary of the existing capabilities and modules of the system can be found at the end
of this proposal. The summary shows that all necessary elements to build, operate and further
refine the TV bands database are already available as COTS products offered by LS telcom.

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The LS telcom group’s strong team of analysts, developers and engineers has the proven
knowledge and expertise to develop and operate a secure, accurate and accessible TV bands
database in the United States.
1.5 Our vision of the future of spectrum management

With its decision to allow the use of “white spaces” in the TV band, the FCC has opened
the door to a breathtaking future for spectrum distribution. Through the networking of
communication devices, information services (databases), calculation services and interference
monitoring (as separate units or embedded in the communication devices), a completely new
dimension of possibilities is available. KBE/LS telcom is excited to contribute its experience in
the traditional Spectrum Management and implementation of complex, web-based database
applications to this future technology. The white spaces proceeding being undertaken by the
FCC is the first step to a new paradigm for future spectrum management.
The key to using white spaces is to detect unused spectrum. This can be conceived of in
a number of ways, either in the geographical dimension, as shown in the following example
from an LS telcom analysis of the digital services in Portugal:
The coverage of a DTV scenario in Portugal (differing signal strength indicated by red, orange and
yellow) and the resulting white spaces.

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In the frequency dimension, as illustrated in an analysis for Ofcom for locations within the UK:
A comparative view of spectrum usage in urban (lower plot), suburban (middle plot) and rural (upper
plot) areas with blue representing no signal and red representing a strong signal. The plots show
spectrum occupancy over a 24-hour period.
Or in the time dimension, as shown below, which shows the time dependent usage of wireless
microphones:
Using white spaces in the time dimension

Once identified, devices can make use of these otherwise unused white spaces.

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2 THE KBE/LS TV BANDS DATABASE
2.1 Required elements and payment schemes

The KBE/LS team is committed to fulfill all of the elements of the TV band database
requirements including, creating a fully secure and reliable database to act as a data repository,
performing calculations to determine available channels and registering fixed unlicensed
devices and licensed services not listed in the FCC’s databases.
The KB/LS team is proposing to charge TV band devices a fee for initial registration with
the database with the option of annual or bi-annual renewal fees. We propose that the fees
would be collected in one of two ways. First, vendors could pre-register devices in bulk,
activating multiple serial numbers with a payment to the TV band database by wire transfer or
credit/debit card. Second, users could register a single device through a web portal or the
device itself and activate its serial number with a payment to the TV band database by wire
transfer or credit/debit card.
We understand that the FCC feels it is not appropriate to charge operators of licensed
services to register their operations as protected services in the database and we do not
propose to do so. We propose to charge unlicensed entities filing with the database for
protection (e.g., cable headends and TV translator/low power TV station receivers) a fee to
register the equipment or to make modifications to their registration, following the FCC's
application fee model. We will give these filing entities the option of filing and paying in a batch
process, or interactively via a web interface. Finally, another category of registrants may be
network operators who wish to register all of their network equipment with the TV band
database. We envision creating a frame agreement for registrations that encompass a
complete network and would allow the network operator to pay by check or wire transfer. All
access to the database and fees charged for the database will be on a non-discriminatory basis.
Our team possesses the skills and experience to implement the fee collection system.
KBE founder Karen Wrege was responsible for the implementation of the current Universal
Licensing System at the FCC where batch and interactive filing of applications and payments

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were introduced for all wireless services in 2001. In addition, LS telcom’s existing application
processing system has collections based software to compute and collect fees electronically
and to match manually filed fees to electronically filed applications.
In summary, we envision providing flexible payment options, including:
• Checks
• Wire transfer
• Credit/debit cards
• Payment services (Paypal, Google payments, etc.)
2.2 The KBE/LS TV band database structure

As mentioned above, the KBE/LS TV band database functions and structure will support
all of the needs and requirements set forth in the FCC rules. The following diagram shows the
high level concept of the primary entities and data streams included in the database.

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2.2.1 Structure of the database
LS telcom has developed a database structure that is optimized by radio service. The
figure below illustrates the high-level core data storage map for broadcast licenses.
The database is designed to contain technical, administrative, coordination, payment and

status information for each entity. The database also includes workflow processing and
maintains complete histories for registration and renewal status.

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2.3 The KBE/LS TV band database functions

The major tasks that will be undertaken by the Band Database System are outlined below:
2.3.1 FCC Data Import and Update
The following data will be initially imported and instantly updated from various FCC
databases:
• TV transmitters (full service and low power) from CBDS
• Public Land Mobile Radio services and Commercial Mobile Radio Services from ULS
• Regions served by the Offshore Radiotelephone Service from ULS
• Fixed Broadcast Auxiliary Point-to-Point Services from ULS
This data will serve as the base for the analysis of available channels, and will be
augmented by additional data described below. The data will be retrieved from the FCC on a
nightly basis, and the TV band databases would benefit from the FCC providing a modification
file as part of its nightly batch processing to append the database on a nightly basis with the
updated information.
2.3.2 Licensed, non registered devices
The TV band database will support the registration of devices that are licensed by FCC
but are not available in the FCC databases via a web portal. These include:
• Temporary Broadcast Auxiliary Devices (BAS)
• Low Power Auxiliary Devices like portable microphones
• Low Power TV stations and TV translators
• Cable TV head ends outside the protection area of the related TV site
The database will capture the relevant data elements based on the specific requirements
set forth in the FCC rules and will include real-time edit checks to ensure data accuracy.

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2.3.3 Data synchronization with other TV band databases
We understand the FCC will leave the details of data synchronization among multiple TV
band databases up to the administrators. It is our belief that in order to provide accurate data to
TV band devices and adequately protect incumbent users, it is necessary for the TV band
databases to have a defined handshake and timing schedule in place.
2.3.4 TV Band device access to database
Unlicensed TV band devices of a fixed nature or portable ones operating in Mode II need
to register with a TV band database to get information about free channels. To ensure TV band
database access only by type-accepted equipment, basic information (FCC ID and serial
number) will be stored during the registration process, when the vendor, producer or owner
initially registers the device with the database. When the device accesses the database to query
for available channels, it will transmit this information again for verification of registration. This
will serve as a security check. At that point, for mode II devices the device’s coordinates
(latitude and longitude) will be submitted to the database to query for available channels. For
fixed devices, the user’s name and contact information must be submitted and will reside in the
database.
2.3.5 Reporting to FCC
The database will allow the FCC to access information about registered devices in order
to address potential sources of interference. As part of the TV band database system, KBE/LS
will implement a password protected FCC interface that will allow authorized FCC users to
query the database for available information by defined search criteria. The final functionality of
this section will be agreed upon with the FCC.
2.3.6 Enforcement of FCC decision to de-authorize a device
The FCC will have the ability to specify any device, make, or group of serial numbers
within a specific make, as “de-authorized,” such that it receives the message “no channels
available” when reconnecting.

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2.3.7 TV band database functional units
The TV band database consists of several functional units:
• The database tables for devices, frequencies, protected areas, status and payments
• The workflow engine that controlling all processes, including registration and querying
• The analysis tools for determining open channels, taking into account:
o Border protection (distance criteria, frequency band)
o TV station protection (according to FCC contours @ frequency)
o PLMRS and CMRS protection (13 City centers plus registered auxiliary locations
@ frequency)
o Offshore radio telephony service protection (contours @ frequency)
o BAS and broadcast point-to-point services: (angle and distance @ frequency)
o Low power auxiliary device protection (distance @ frequency)
o Cable head ends (distance, angle, frequency)
• The interfaces for providing information to:
o TV band devices (available frequency list @ location and device type)
o Other TV band databases to update registration information concerning licensed

devices in operation
o The FCC, including status information and registration information for fixed TV
band devices and Mode II devices
• The interface to retrieve information (new records and updates) from other TV band
databases and from the FCC databases on a regular basis.
• The web portal for:
o Device notification
o Manual database queries

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o Individual payments
o Registration of licensed services
o Specific database queries by FCC
The following figure shows the general system concept:
Given LS telcom’s long and distinguished history developing spectrum management

systems, this functionality does not have to be developed from scratch, but is available in
existing LS telcom products. A short illustration of the LS telcom Special Coordination Tool
SPECTRA SC, is shown here:

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SPECTRAsc coordination tool
2.4 Protection of TV stations and other services

In order to give rapid responses for any channel list request, the system will operate in two
steps: First, an analysis unit will calculate the impact of any new registration or modification,
and second, a query unit will run a compatibility analysis to check channel availability at a
specific location. The concept is based on a layering of the channels within a region (or fractions
of a channel, if in the future this is more granularly defined) as shown below. Initially, all channel
layers are empty. The following constraints are applied for every layer:
• Border protection (distance criteria, frequency band)
• TV station protection (according to FCC contours @ frequency)
• PLMRS and CMRS protection (13 City centers plus registered auxiliary locations @
Frequency)
• Offshore radio telephony service protection (contours @ frequency)

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• BAS and broadcast point-to-point services: (angle and distance @ frequency)
• Low power auxiliary device protection (distance @ frequency)
• Cable head ends (distance, angle, frequency)
Initial band scenario with no constraints applied: all frequencies available everywhere.
For a single channel, this could lead to a result as shown below: The green spaces are
still usable for granting access, while the colored spaces are blocked.
Constraints are applied for one device class at channel 23
As a result, the database will contain detailed contour information to be considered for all
available channels or sub-channels. It is then possible to quickly check for the availability of a
channel at a specific location. This contour information will be applied all of the various kinds of

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devices including low power uses in adjacent channels. The analysis unit will continually
examine new entries and modifications to the database and determine their impact on the actual
situation in a specific channel /device class layer.
Final band scenario with all constraints applied: Only specific channels available at certain locations

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2.4.1 Protection of contour based boundaries: General capabilities
The system is tailored to protect services and devices based on contour approaches
using given contour structures, e.g. provided as polygons. The following figure shows
protection zones for flight paths in the proximity of civil airports.
Protection of a glide path in the proximity of an airport
These contours may be very different in nature and the LS system is capable of
combining constraints (e.g. use a specific contour at one frequency while using another contour
or no contour at all at others.) The system is programmable, allowing it to easily adapt to future
rule changes.
The system is able to calculate field strength contours according to the R6602 curves,
which are already embedded in the system. In addition, it has a powerful field strength and
interference analysis engine included for many other kinds of propagation models. It is able to
analyze co- and adjacent- channel interference and also desensitization and intermodulation
interference from and to more distant channels. Using the system, contour calculations can be
easily be analyzed for interference limited paths or for noise limited paths.

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Analysis and consideration of noise or interference contours for a broadcast transmitter
Furthermore, the system has embedded modules for detailed terrain based analysis
using high level prediction models for field strength prediction and frequency dependent
rejection (FDR) for interference consideration in neighboring channel scenarios.
Best server consideration based on a detailed analysis with a model using topo and morpho

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Analysis of interference from neighboring channels using FDR
In order to get the most accurate results, the system stores all propagation and
interference relevant information like Antenna Pattern, Filter Curves, Emission Masks and uses
either individual figures for a specific device or general data which has been standardized for a
group of devices or a whole service. For more general considerations and especially for the fast
analysis of contour scenarios, the system can also store and make use of effective heights and
effective terrain roughness.
Antenna Pattern in horizontal and vertical plane; also 3d diagrams may be stored and used

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Effective heights for a TV transmitter
2.4.2 Protection of contour based boundaries: Specific tasks
The next section gives detailed information on the analysis methods applied in the TV
bands database.

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2.4.2.1 Protection of Borders
The system considers the following border scenarios:
No TVBD’s in 32 km distance to the Canadian border
No UHF TVBD’s in 40 km and no VHF TVBD’s in 60 km distance to the Mexican border

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The borders are stored as polygons in the database, and the distant in-country lines are
precompiled in the database allowing for fast analysis.
2.4.2.2 Protection of PLMRS and CMRS services
Public and commercial mobile radio services must be protected at specific channels in
13 major cities in the US. These locations and the relevant protection circles at 131 and 134 km
are stored for comparison in the spatial sector of the database.
Protection of PLMRS and CMRS in major city centres; also protection of Ch.37
Protection of individually licensed PLMRS and CMRS

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2.4.2.3 Protection of Cable TV head-ends, translator receivers and permanent

BAS
Cable TV head-ends, translators and permanent BAS sites have a relation to a specific
feed station from where they receive their signals. If they are located outside the coverage
contour of the feed site, a keyhole protection, as explained in figure below, is applied. The
keyhole is processed once a station is registered in the database and will be considered when
compiling empty channels.
Protection of BAS, CATV head-ends and translator sites

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2.4.2.4 Protection of Radio-Astronomy services
As Radio-Astronomy sites require high protection against man-made noise, it is

important to protect theses sites. Therefore, a of 2.4 km protection circle will be applied.
Protection of Radio-Astronomy Services
2.4.2.5 Protection of TV services
For TV services, the system calculates the coverage contours according to the table
given below. Therefore all facilities are included in the system and compilation takes only
fractions of a second.

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Based on these contours, the following protection considerations are applied:
Protection of TV stations

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2.4.2.6 Protection of Low power devices, including wireless microphones
Registered devices and sites will have a protection zone of 1 km from the site location.
These circles will be computed after registration or after receiving data or updates from another
TV band database and stored in the protected channel layers.
2.4.2.7 Protection of Off-Shore Telephony services
Off-shore telephony services will be protected along the Gulf of Mexico in the four
designated regions. .
2.5 Interfaces
2.5.1 TV band device communication with TV band database
There are two planned interfaces for communication between the TV band devices and the
TV band database. The are:
• A web portal where the producer, vendor, or user of the device may register the device
for use and pay the fee for database access.
• An interface for the TV band device to register at a given location to get an available
channel list. The input and output will be standardized between the database providers
and other stakeholders.
2.5.2 Interfaces to the FCC databases
The database will connect with FCC databases to retrieve information no less frequently
than daily. As mentioned earlier, we recommend that the FCC create summary files of
modifications for the TV band databases to simplify the update process. We envision the FCC
putting the files on a file server than can be accessed by the TV band database managers to
download the files and update their databases on a daily basis.

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2.5.3 Interfaces for other database operators
For communication and data exchange with other TV band databases we will meet and
agree on an interface structure. It will be critical to have rapid and efficient updating in order to
keep the data accurate and current. One means of doing this is for each database administrator
to continually update a secure change log so other TV band databases could access the
changes on a real-time basis. In addition, there will also be a need for a full download capability
to get the complete status for periodic database validation.
2.5.4 WEB portal for registration of BAS and other devices
All devices eligible for protection against TV band databases may register via the web
portal. In order to prevent abuse in filing and ensure that all devices are accurately represented
in the database, the FCC may want to consider requiring all unlicensed device users to first
obtain an FCC registration number (FRN) through CORES before registering with the TV band
database. Requiring an FRN when filing would help to prevent large-scale spamming that could
negatively impact the database accuracy and performance.

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2.6 Database security
2.6.1 WEB security
The KBE/LS TV bands database will employ tested and secure methods to support
device communication and verification with the database. The system will contain several
Firewalls in order to protect the database content. Additionally, the communication between the
Interfaces and the actual database will only operate via web services in order to avoid direct
exposure to the internet. The following drawings show the basic construction of the interface
and data streams between the outside world and the database.
General Structure of the Web interface protection.

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Data streams from the outside world into the database.
2.6.2 Protection against data loss and server breakdown
The system is built with a redundant solution, using ORACLE Real Application Cluster
(RAC) technology to ensure a permanent availability of the central database system. The Web
servers also have redundancy components using load-balancing technology. The hardware
itself has redundant power supplies and Hot-Plug Raid solutions for data storage.
In addition, the system includes a hot backup facility so that the database may be
backed up while in operation. Backups of the database will be performed as differential backups
every night and full backups once a week.

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The attached document is a supplement to the KB/LS proposal to be considered a TV
band database administrator and includes information about the LS telcom existing
product offering as referenced in the proposal.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
SPECTRA PROFESSIONAL
SPECTRA ENTERPRISE
LS TELCOM’S AUTOMATED
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS
Brief SPECTRA System description
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Table of Contents:
Product Description........................................................................................................................... 1
1 SPECTRA System Professional Solution and General System Components ........................... 5
1.1 General System Description ............................................................................................... 6
1.2 Functional Description ........................................................................................................ 8
1.2.1 Basic Administrative Functions ................................................................................... 8
1.2.2 Database Management ............................................................................................... 8
1.2.3 Description of the Licensing Process ........................................................................ 12
1.2.4 International Border Coordination ............................................................................. 32
1.2.5 Notifications to the ITU and Creation of Various Reports.......................................... 32
1.2.6 Analysis of Monitoring Measurements ...................................................................... 32
1.3 Generation of Reports ...................................................................................................... 33
2 SPECTRA System - Enterprise Solution ................................................................................. 35
2.1 General ............................................................................................................................. 37
2.1.1 Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 37
2.1.2 Overview ................................................................................................................... 38
2.2 Workflows ......................................................................................................................... 40
2.2.1 Management Summary ............................................................................................. 40
2.2.2 Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 40
2.2.3 Detailed Description .................................................................................................. 40
2.3 Web-Services ................................................................................................................... 43
2.3.2 Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 43
2.4 SPECTRAweb Online....................................................................................................... 44
2.4.2 Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 44
2.5 3rd Party Systems ............................................................................................................. 58
2.5.2 Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 58
2.6 Wizards............................................................................................................................. 59
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2.6.2 Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 59
3 SPECTRA System – Fee calculation and money collection .................................................... 63
3.1 Fee calculation ................................................................................................................. 63
3.2 Billing (Fee collection) ...................................................................................................... 66
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1 SPECTRA System Professional Solution and General

System Components
The ever increasing demand for frequency spectrum, generated to begin with the liberalization
and deregulation of the telecommunications market, and furthermore due to new technologies,
services and changing life style - constant communication and information access everywhere
at every time - confronts network providers and regulatory authorities constantly with new
challenges and requirements.
Licensing and frequency allocation processes have reached a maximum level of complexity
owing to new technologies, services, and coordination activities going beyond national borders.
Today, the scarce resource of frequency spectrum has to be assigned efficiently and without
delay. Expectations of license owners have risen in line with the high fees charged for lucrative
licenses. At the same time the end consumer expects high quality of service together with
reasonable tariffs. Overall efficiency of spectrum allocation and use is vital to survive in a highly
competitive market.
In order to address these challenges, LS telcom has developed a complete Software Tool Suite
SPECTRA Professional covering the whole range of spectrum management tasks:
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1.1 General System Description

The SPECTRA Core Spectrum Management Configuration is based on the central SPECTRA
spectrum management database and includes the software modules SPECTRAplus,
SPECTRAplan and SPECTRAemc to cover all fundamental administrative and technical
aspects of spectrum management. The database stores and centralizes all license data, billing
data, technical data, monitoring data, frequency plans and ITU notifications.
The system is highly scalable: it can be used by a small number of users only, but also fulfils the
requirements of very complex system arrangements for a multi-user multi-access environment.
The general system set-up is shown in the following figure.
Please note that this drawing should serve as a general overview only, and not necessarily all
modules and functions as presented in this figure will be included within the spectrum
management system/database as planned to be used in the proposal. Nevertheless it
demonstrates, that this solution is capable of doing what shall be covered now plus everything
one may expect to be covered by such a solution in future..
All application, license and invoice processing tasks are carried out with SPECTRAplus. For
strategic spectrum management including the administration of frequency plans and the
handling of policies and regulations, SPECTRAplan is the required module. The SPECTRAemc
module is used for planning, coverage calculations, interference analysis and frequency
assignment.
The Core Spectrum Management System can be interfaced with radio monitoring systems due
to the MONITORplus interface. Another possible extension to the core system is the e-licensing
solution SPECTRAweb. SPECTRAweb can be applied in an online and offline mode.
SPECTRAview is mainly used by staff without access to other SPECTRA tools. It allows access
to the central database using standard GIS functionality for visualisation purposes.
Furthermore, it is possible to extend the core system with technology specific radio planning
and coordination modules according to particular needs.

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1.2 Functional Description
1.2.1 Basic Administrative Functions
Basic administrative functions of the system are application, license and fee processing.
Automated application processing includes checking that all required information has been
provided and that other conditions e.g. spectrum availability are fulfilled. Once this is the case
and all fees are paid, a license may be ready to be issued.
The licensing function not only supports issuing of new licenses, but also renewal and
termination of existing licenses and other numerous administration capabilities. License
processing including printing of specific license forms is supported for all relevant radio services
and sub-services. A deadline management and full workflow control supports the user in
efficiently carrying out his day-to-day work.
An integrated billing module allows for comprehensive bookkeeping and service-specific fee
calculation. Fee processing includes fee schedule maintenance and automated invoice
generation.
Besides these basic functions the system supports a variety of other administrative activities
from complaint processing to the generation of standard reports and administration-specific
reports including vast statistical and management reporting capabilities. Other administrative
functions and some details on the technical realization are described in the chapters further
below.
1.2.2 Database Management
A decisive first step when implementing a spectrum management system is always to migrate
the customer’s data towards a new, ORACLE based solution. Also all the data records have to
be analysed each one in particular to find out, whether the database entries are plausible, still
valid and include sufficiently complete information as required by nowadays IT methods in
spectrum management. This will reduce the amount of work for data integration significantly
once a Spectrum Management System will come into operation.
While some of these works (in particular the validation with reality) is something that the
Customer need to carry out with its local expertise and knowledge about its licensed spectrum,
there are also automated methods applied throughout the data migration process to check
plausibility and completeness of information, and where appropriate to fill missing information by
certain default values in accordance to pre-agreed rules.
For double checking data at the initial stage but also as an important measure for later data
maintenance here are standardised import/export interfaces included which allow to approach
data material of the ITU and to generate requests towards ITU and other international
organisations. These interfaces are permanently adjusted when required so that users under

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maintenance will always benefit from new available data sources in order to feed the Software
with additional information like antenna patterns, Satellite data or newest coordination data.
Data from the existing Customer’s database will be collected, evaluated, where required
corrected and if possible also completed, and finally mapped and imported into the
comprehensive data model of the central SPECTRA database.
Exemplary database structure -1
The internal data structure of the central SPECTRA database is very complex and
comprehensive, in order to incorporate data of such different radio services like FM Broadcast,
communication satellites, land mobile or fixed radio link services. Besides the technical structure
of a single device like a TX or an RX also complete networks can be combined into one
application, consisting out of many sites at different locations, multiple equipment at each site
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Links with one to one relations between receivers and transmitters can be described as well as
point-multipoint structures or single components.
Besides this technical structure, also organisational information like postal addresses, the
names and reach-ability of responsible persons for a site or the owner information for
sites/networks are stored. Ownership can even be shared between more than one persons or
entities.
Administrative data is also kept in order to track processes like request letters or due dates.
In addition, a whole subsection is only responsible for the charging of frequency usage, which
may be useful to create billing notes towards internal users to make them aware and sensible
for a responsible usage of the spectrum resource. Also it may be used in future for 3rd party
sublicensing, once such procedure is allowed by the regulator.
Together with the extension SPECTRAplus_bill, the database handling tool includes a powerful
billing module. SPECTRAplus_bill incorporates fully featured fee calculation, invoicing and
accounting functions. Based on user configurable cost categories, billing strategies for e.g. cost
per channel or bandwidth can be set up. Fees can be altered at any time for a specific service
or sub-service, or also for a specific license case where necessary. Automated fee calculation
can be done service-specific.
The included invoicing module allows to raise invoices based on the calculated fees and to
trace their payment. If alterations of such a process need to be done, this is possible under the
process customisation of the system. The billing functionality includes the creation of invoices,
credit notes, reminders, manual bookings, the entry of payments and the trace of payment
behaviour. Of course, the adoption of client-specific needs regarding fee calculation and book-
keeping mostly requires extensive customisation.

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In order to maintain license data and enter new license applications for stations or networks,
SPECTRAplus_admin offers several methods:
Exemplary data entry mask -1
Inside the SPECTRAplus_admin application, the user is capable to enter data for all possible
services. Dependent on the service type, which may be selected at the start of the entry
process, SPECTRAplus_admin generates the appropriate data structure and offers
corresponding, specialized data entry dialogs. Because of the possibility of a powerful workflow
control, these data may be coupled with complex actions based on the process step and the
data content. Not all data have to be entered at the beginning; the information can be completed
step by step as it becomes available to the user and considering the user’s role and
authorisation. So the user could e.g. start only with some administrative information about the
requesting organisation part, the person in charge and the structure and type of the network.

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Exemplary data entry mask -2
Time by time, while technical investigations are carried out, more information can be fed to the
system about equipment, antenna pattern, links and so on.
While ensuring outstanding performance in a multi-user environment the RDBMS offers
advanced security measures. An access control prevents from unauthorized data manipulation.
Using a highly flexible data model main data types stored in the central database are:
! Administrative data
! Technical data
! Frequency allocations
! Monitoring data
1.2.3 Description of the Licensing Process
The proposed SPECTRA system solution is capable to handle and process licenses on
network, station or frequency level.
The processing of a license application can be done along different business processes that
might be different for different radio services or license products. An exemplary process is given
in the picture below involving different departments and tasks.

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The licensing process can be done completely within the proposed SPECTRA solution.
Typical steps that might be included (not necessarily all) in the different business processes for
each license product could be:
- New Application Data Entry by the user
- Print Application Receipt
- Technical Analysis via generic EMC analysis or dedicated, radio service specific
technical analysis modules (e.g. for broadcast, radio links, satellite, land-mobile).
- Spectrum Monitoring data gathering, obtaining reference field data (e.g. occupancy) to
support the frequency assignment process. Besides the respective monitoring interface
and functionality can also be used to support complaints processing and spectrum
control / enforcement processes. A monitoring interface is available to all relevant
current market radio monitoring systems for the control of the spectrum use.
- Load Channel Arrangement to cross-check the feasible assignment options with the
national frequency plan.
- Frequency Assignment
- Interference Analysis
- National Coordination
- International Coordination
- ITU Notification
Frequency Assignment, Interference Analysis, National and International Coordination as well
as ITU Notification will be done via our technical analysis modules. To simplify the user’s daily
work LS telcom has implemented a state-of-the-art wizard technology into the generic technical
analysis module SPECTRAemc. These wizards can be user-defined and be executed fully- or
semi-automatically allowing to run complex tasks in a manual semi-automatic (user interacts at
some steps) or full automatic mode.
- Fee Calculation. Fees can either be calculated by the standard fee calculation functions
included within SPECTRAplus, or by an external fee-calculation module. Our system
solution offers also, as a matter of an optional extension and/or customisation, the
possibility to interface to and interact with third party Finance Systems, e.g. SAP, for
accounting, payment collection and controlling purposes.
- Print Proposal
- Issue License

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Exemplary Process
Furthermore the proposed SPECTRA system solution is capable to handle and process
licenses on network, station or frequency level. Irrespective of which licensing approach is taken
by the customer a wide range of functionality is supporting the respective licensing process.
Licenses can be issued differently for different radio services depending on the character and
specifics of the respective license products, e.g.:
- licenses manually issued
- licenses issued for network, station or frequency
- licenses granted on a temporary basis only or multi-year time limited with regular
renewal
- licenses granted for a fixed location or on an area defined basis.
An integrated deadline manager and full workflow control supports the user in efficiently
carrying out his day-to-day work.
The administrative spectrum management modules cover application processing including data
entry, plausibility and compliance checks, coordination procedures, report printing etc.
The licensing process handling includes but is not limited to license issue, printout and
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The administration may vary from country to country taking into account international
coordination and specific regional multi-lateral co-operation and special coordination
agreements, ITU recommendations, international and national legal frameworks.
LS telcom’s spectrum management system SPECTRA provides a comprehensive central
database solution with versatile data querying and reporting capabilities for all needs of
application processing and licensing as well as for management information, e.g.
- printing of licenses: different license formats for different radio services can be
implemented and be printed out; printing functions comprise client-specific forms like
licensing and invoicing forms and many others such as printing of selected records in a
table (e. g. open invoices, open reminders, licenses to be printed, technical details of
transmitters etc.)
- technical amendments or invoice documents
- a variety of statistical evaluations reports as for the statistics of use
- certification
- licensing
- invoicing
- printouts of selected stations on a map or tables containing the queried stations and their
key parameters
- number of issued licenses
- amounts of collected fees
- list of all licensees or certifications of the past period
- quarterly or annual reports
- number of complaints, number of jobs performed
- license withdrawals or refusals and others
- printing of complaint acknowledgement
- printing of complaint resolution report and
- ITU approved standard form sheets for international coordination such as various AP
forms.
The system exceeds by far the corresponding ITU design guidelines for spectrum
managements systems. It fulfils and exceeds the minimum functional requirements of the ITU-R
recommendation SM.1370-1, such as:
- License application data entry and processing
- License application administration
- Licensing
- Vendor/dealer recording
- Radio operator certification

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- Equipment recording and notification

- Frequency selection
- Technical analysis
- Coordination
- Inspection and interference complaints
- Monitoring system interface
The proposed SPECTRA system solution is capable to support all relevant life-cycles of a radio
license once issued. i.e. renewal, variation and termination by either surrender or cancellation.
For each of these different cases specific standard business processes have been
implemented, assuring a consistent processing of such license status modification within the
system. This means that e.g. fees or fines are consistently calculated; the database is
appropriately updated to consider any such change in future technical analysis and
administrative licensing processes.
Along with the core functionality to support these license life-cycle-related processes also
appropriate archiving functions are implemented, assuring that the life-cycle of a license is
appropriately logged in the system and can be retrieved for any later prove purpose.
An integrated deadline manager and workflow control assures that the user can efficiently carry
out his day-to-day job while not missing any relevant deadline.
1.2.3.1 Spectrum Planning
Generation and administration of frequency plans including channel allotments is done by our
spectrum planning tool SPECTRAplan. Besides the client specific frequency plans that can be
implemented, SPECTRAplan also incorporates the ITU Frequency Allocations as standard
configuration. It also provides functions to import data from the International Frequency List on
CD-ROM and from the ITU Radio-Communication Information Circular/Local Frequency List.
The SPECTRAplan module incorporates facilities for maintenance of frequency band channel
allocations, descriptions and footnotes. It can even perform various channel calculation
procedures and allows to graphically displaying the frequency allocations.

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Frequency Allocation selection mask
Exemplary Display of a frequency allocation chart -1

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Exemplary Display of a frequency allocation chart -2
SPECTRAplan supports the selection of free/occupied frequencies based on frequency

allocations and channel allotments according to ITU RRS5 / WRC2000/2003/2007 and user
defined frequency plans. Free/occupied frequencies can be visualized in 2D charts and in
spreadsheets.
In terms of governance for the management of spectrum the system offers:
- definition and use of particular frequency plans as described above
- entry of user defined footnotes for each channel
- blocking and reservation of channels for assignment
- specification of numerous default values in the frequency assignment process (e.g.
thresholds, search range of interferers etc.) which can be modified by special user rights
only, to ensure consistent calculation and frequency assignment results.
1.2.3.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis
All basic calculations that usually have to be done by regulatory authorities are supported by the
below described tools. The functionality also covers inter-service analysis for shared bands e.g.
potential interference between geo-stationary satellite earth stations and terrestrial microwave
stations. The module SPECTRAemc provides propagation models for the complete radio
frequency range from LF to EHF and also allows for basic planning tasks. Optionally more
specialized tools for detailed analysis of certain services can be included e.g. HF or VHF/UHF
analysis tools for analogue as well as digital services. Furthermore specialized tools for land-
mobile services, for satellite services and terrestrial microwave networks can be added to the
system as soon as a need arises. In the following, the description of features is limited to basic
EMC analysis functions of SPECTRAemc only.
In order to analyse or to plan a new station or network, for most radio services SPECTRAemc is
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Initially a selection of existing stations in the targeted frequency range has to be done from the
central database. The result may be a selection of TX or links on the screen. It may be
displayed on normal 2D maps or, if topographic data is available, also as a 3D view. Especially
in terms of links, this type of visualisation gives extremely good information concerning the
quality of planning, possible problems as well as proposals for solutions.
Exemplary 3D display of a radio link network
For more detailed information, also simple path profiles may be drawn or paths of existing links
being visualised.
Exemplary display of a radio link with terrain profile

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New transmitters can be generated; containing a basic set of information and be prepared for
tasks like frequency assignment.
For that purpose, the device data may be visualized and edited in a comfortable environment.
Exemplary editor window for a selected record
1.2.3.3 Frequency pre-selection
Frequency pre-selection will usually be the first work to be performed in technical analysis.
By that means, it is detected, which frequency ranges are available for the requested service
and as well, whether there are any free channels available, which will grant the highest
performance. The selection can be done in either of the tools SPECTRAplan or SPECTRAemc;
both of them offer these possibilities.
After defining the frequency plan element, one would like to go with in terms of available
hardware or other boundary parameters, which may limit the choice of frequencies further, a
search in the database is carried out. As a result, the channel allocation for the desired
frequency interval will be displayed, pointing out, which ones are occupied and which are the
empty ones.

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Frequency pre-selection information window showing details of frequency plan element
Frequency pre-selection information window when double-clicking on selected (occupied) channel
Occupied frequencies may also be a reasonable choice in order not to waste too much
frequency space, if suffering can be limited to a useful value.

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One of the selection possibilities of relevant license environment from the central database
1.2.3.4 Propagation / Coverage Analysis
The result of a selection can be kept in a data table for further processing and analysis. The
contents may be visualised on the map in order to get a geographical idea about possible
interference problems.
View of radio link network on a background land-use map
On the map, test receivers can be created and positioned. They should be placed at locations,
where the new station or network shall have its major coverage area.

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Exemplary set of tuneable and selectable propagation models
Using these receiver positions, a detailed field strength-analysis can be carried out, showing,
which transmitters may really cause trouble. The prediction model can be selected according to
the current needs. Models, which are configurable, also allow modifying calculation parameters
to optimise the result according to the local situation.
As a result, a report is generated, explaining the potential suffering from the existing network for
the new station/network.

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Exemplary text report of field-strength calculation
Exemplary coverage contour result of field-strength calculation
Such calculations can be carried out resulting in textual reports, coverage contours or area
results as shown in the next figures.

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Exemplary coverage area and contour result of field-strength calculation with colour editor
All graphical results may also be visualised on 3D maps for better interpretation.
Exemplary coverage area result of field-strength calculation in 3D presentation on DTM

background
Dependent on the used model and source data material, such results may be presented in quite
spectacular ways using the different available GIS data layers and combining them with result
data in overlay mode in 2D or 3D. As an example, a calculation for a cellular station in a urban
area, based on 5m resolution data may be shown in the following:

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Cellular station in the city of Hamburg using satellite data background
Coverage result on a data background

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Coverage over 3D topo / land use information
1.2.3.5 Link Station Analysis
Microwave and other radio links may also be analysed by the tool. Also within the shortwave
frequency range one may analyse point to point connections where
appropriate.
Microwave link scenario with 3 sites and 2 links

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Microwave link presentation
For higher frequency ranges, path profile based results will be displayed, allowing to optimise
the location of receiver and transmitter station. Using a sliding cursor, one may instantly check
the field strength and fade margin while modifying the link arrangement.
1.2.3.6 Interference Analysis
For a given scenario, e.g. after a final frequency assignment, but especially also during
negotiations, where new proposals may come up, a quick but powerful interference analysis is
integrated. It is the same mechanism also the frequency assignment is based upon and will take
into account all stations of all services within the whole frequency range under investigation. As
a result, a report is created:

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Though the example here has been taken from broadcast, these procedures are built in for all
services and in each case consider the special behaviour of all different service type like
bandwidth, spectral distribution or filter curve of the receiver.
1.2.3.7 Desensitisation Analysis
In order to analyse the effects of new stations to the existing network, especially also the
increase of general energy on the receiver inputs on frequencies adjacent to the operated ones,
the so-called desensitisation analysis has been integrated. It allows checking the decrease of
sensitivity of a receiver due to uncorrelated and correlated interference suffering.
The system allows setting up a scenario or using the ones defined earlier.

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As a result, again a report may be produced showing in detail, which stations may be suffering
sensitivity reduction by the new network.
Desensitisation analysis graphical scenario presentation and text result report

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1.2.3.8 Intermodulation Analysis
In order to check, whether existing or new stations may suffer from intermodulation, a special
feature has been integrated. It allows investigating several harmonic situations which is a real
must especially at densely used tower sites with lots of stations.
Transmitter selection for intermodulation calculation
Based on the selection from the station table, sites under investigation are displayed on the
map. Afterwards, a comprehensive investigation is started, resulting in an intermodulation
report.
Intermodulation analysis scenario and text report

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1.2.4 International Border Coordination
The SPECTRAplus system identifies all license applications requiring border coordination and
offers powerful functions for the coordination of all services. ITU recommendations regarding
border coordination including interference calculations and GIS based documentation of cases
that require coordination are fully supported. As stated above, the necessary coordination forms
of ITU may be printed out and edited if required.
1.2.5 Notifications to the ITU and Creation of Various Reports
Notifications to the ITU and the generation of different kinds of report are considered as basic
administrative functions as described before. Frequency assignments that require the creation
of appropriate forms are automatically detected and are reported with all necessary data filled
in.
1.2.6 Analysis of Monitoring Measurements
The module MONITORplus represents the interface between the SPECTRAplus system and the
radio monitoring system for the control of the spectrum use. MONITORplus allows for in-depth
analysis and administration of monitoring measurements.
Typical Monitoring tasks of a regulatory authority include
- Monitoring of the usage of the spectrum
- Searching for interferer
- Searching for unlicensed transmitters
- Searching for transmitters that are not working with their licence conditions
All these basic monitoring tasks and many more are supported by MONITORplus. A central
function of the module is checking for compliance of measured radio emissions with licenses. In
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to the spectrum management database system. Technical data from licensed stations as well
as monitoring data can be selected for all radio services. The Graphical user interface of the
MONITORplus client application allows to simultaneously working with monitoring and technical
data of the spectrum management system.
The module includes a GIS component for visualization of data on a map background and for
the visualization of measurements in 2D/3D mode. An optional wave propagation upgrade
allows for different kinds of technical analyses on the basis of propagation models for the whole
radio spectrum.
1.3 Generation of Reports

Report generation and report printing can be carried out at several locations inside the tool. A
basic location for user adapted reports is usually the SPECTRAplus_admin application.
Normally, an application (station/network) is selected by the operator. The possible print actions
are listed and the proper one has to be started. The user is able, dependent on the type of
report, to carry out modifications, or, for specific reports like a license or similar official
documents, no changes can be carried out without special permission. The result is a report,
like the examples shown below.

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Besides the generation of invoices, notices, licenses, station and license reports, different
statistical reports and management reports, a large variety of predefined and user-definable
reports can be automatically generated.

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2 SPECTRA System - Enterprise Solution

The top level solution for Spectrum Management goes indeed beyond the functionality of the
SPECTRA Professional. Being based on the SPECTRA Professional platform the SPECTRA
Enterprise Suite makes intense use of WEB services, a BPEL process engine and widely
automated processes within the technical analysis. Also a WEB front-end, based on a strong
middleware foundation completes the toolset for high end regulators needs.
The solution is very flexible in terms of configuration and may even be programmed by skilled
professionals at the customer. The solution is designed for entities with 100+ employees, but
may also be used by smaller entities who like to automate their work as far as regulations allow
doing.

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2.1 General
Figure 2-1: Professional Solution / Enterprise Solution
2.1.1 Benefits
Benefits of the Enterprise Solution:  Enhanced system handling with additional support tools
e.g. BPEL engine, workflow management
 Cost-Effective Licensing Schemes with Accurate,
Efficient and Timely Billing
 Increase public image of the organisation based on
deliberated public transparency
 Improved Level of Service e.g. Speed-up of licensing
process
 Application of WEB-Services thus sophisticated
integration of 3rd party systems
 Citrix Approved Terminal Server Solution with Easy
Deployment of the System
 Spectrum Trading Functionalities

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2.1.2 Overview
LS telcom has introduced the concept of WEB-services to apply Service Oriented Architectures
(SOA) into the SPECTRA enterprise solution. The backbone of the system is the ORACLE BPEL
workflow engine for efficient definition of complex workflows. Implementation of such process
flows are supported by graphical design tools based on industry standards.
Multiple functionalities of the SPECTRA enterprise system are now available as WEB-services and
used by SPECTRA modules such as SPECTRAweb (SPECTRAweb Online) or
SPECTRAplus_admin. Also customer defined 3rd party systems may use and/or provide WEB-
services for data exchange and triggering workflows steps depending on the results of selected
tasks.
The next generation of spectrum engineering solution is based on this advantageous architecture
offering a solution with scalable performance and open architecture.
With the wizard technology for SPECTRAemc, complex technical analysis can be done in an
automated mode for any kind of service and frequency range.
The IT concept is based on a Citrix terminal server solution optionally combined with virtual
servers.
Automated Application Processing

The enterprise solution allows for an automated application processing:
 Application business processes starts at the WEB-portal (new application, surrender, variation…)
 Integrated customisable workflows via Oracle BPEL for administrative business processes
 Customisable technical procedure via XML based wizard technology
 Seamless integration of administrative and technical processes
 Team management and service standards (key performance indicators) reports based on
workflow history table

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Example: New License Application Process

The following picture shows a typical process for a new license application.
Figure 2-2: Process example for new license application
In the above visualized example, 5 departments (including the user), 5 SPECTRA modules and 3
external sub-systems are involved in order to process seamlessly the application. The Oracle BPEL
Process Engine is controlling the complete process to ensure that all the required technical and
administrative tasks will be done according to the defined workflow procedure. Depending on the
result of the current workflow step the BPEL engine enables the required functionality for the next
step. The complete technical analysis will be done with SPECTRAemc based on the procedure
defined in the configurable service specific wizard. All the results of the technical analysis are stored
in the database. The BPEL engine considers these results for the next action(s). With the enterprise
solution the user will be guided by the system from the point of receiving an application via the web
interface until the issuance of the license.

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2.2 Workflows
2.2.1 Management Summary
 Process control via Oracle BPEL process engine (Oracle SOA Suite).
 BPEL Business Processes (compose multiple discrete WEB-services
into an end-to-end process flow)
 XML based industry standard BPEL (Business Process Execution
Language)
 Integration third party WEB-services (e.g.: Siebel, SAP) into the
SPECTRAplus business processes
2.2.2 Benefits
Benefits of using Workflows:  Speed-up of licensing processes

 Clearly defined procedures for licensing processes /
reduce licensing mistakes
 Automatic deadline check (BPEL deadlines)
 Protected from modifications by standard users
2.2.3 Detailed Description
In the ORACLE BPEL engine for each typical process, which is required for the licensing process,
a BPEL Workflow can be implemented.
Typical licensing processes are:  New license process

 Renewal process
 Modification process
 Surrender process
 Trade process
 Type approval process
 Other processes

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Figure 2-3: Workflow for new licence application
Figure 2-3 shows a typical process for a new license application process. The above workflow can
be specified by the customer and once confirmed, it can be implemented in the Oracle BPEL
engine as a new BPEL process. Thereafter when the system receives a new application from
SPECTRAweb, a new BPEL process will automatically be started for the new application, and the
first actions from the workflow will be enabled automatically in the system. Events from different
sources (SPECTRA modules or external modules) will trigger automatically the next steps in the
workflow.
Typical events are:  Finishing a workflow task

 Receiving payment
 Finishing technical analysis
 Document generation
 Transferring data
 Reaching payment deadline
 Reaching licensing deadline
 Other events
The user will be guided step-by-step through the service/subservice specific procedure by the SOA
BPEL engine. This ensures that all required steps have been done and the same procedures will
be used for all the applications of the same service/subservice.

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Figure 2-4: Oracle BPEL Control - Dashboard
Figure 2-4 shows the ORACLE BPEL control. This view provides the current available business
processes including their version number. Clicking the tab “Instances” will provide all the existing
processes started for a certain application in SPECTRAplus.
Figure 2-5: Oracle BPEL Control - Instances
Figure 2-5 shows existing active workflows applied for certain applications. The instance name is
including the application ID from SPECTRAplus for easy identification of instances.
Figure 2-6: Flow View from ORACLE SOA Suite

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Clicking to a specific instance will illustrate graphically the current process flow showing the
complete process history with all the details (Figure 2-6).
2.3 Web-Services
 LS telcom has introduced the concept of WEB-services to build Service

Oriented Architectures (SOA).
 Important Members of the SPECTRA family are now offering WEB-
services in order to give control to external sources like SPECTRAweb
or the ORACLE BPEL engine.
2.3.2 Benefits
Benefits of using WEB-services:  Increased flexibility to system integrators

 Scalability of system performance
 Easily integration of external sources
 Platform-independent, open and flexible architecture
Figure 2-7: WEB-services

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Instead of using tool specific interfaces for the data exchange between SPECTRAplus,
SPECTRAweb, SPECTRAplan and 3rd party systems (Finance, CRM, etc.), WEB-services have
been introduced. These WEB-services can be used by any tools calling for the specific functionality
of this WEB-service. Figure 2-7 shows the principle of the WEB-service architecture of SPECTRA
Enterprise Solution. Special WEB-services for different tasks have been introduced:
 Load a complete application from SPECTRAplus
 Send a complete application to SPECTRAplus
 Load allocation (including channels) from SPECTRAplan
 Send invoice data to SAP (finance system)
 Load address data from CRM (customer relation management system)
2.4 SPECTRAweb Online
 Direct bi-directional data exchange between SPECTRAweb and

SPECTRAplus via WEB-services.
 Data exchange of antenna data, address data, equipment data,
frequency plan data, application data, status data, attachments, …
2.4.2 Benefits
Benefits of using SPECTRAweb  Speed-up licensing process (cost reduction)

Online:
 Simplified data management (master data from
SPECTRAplus)
 Internal and External Simplified data entry
 Improved application handling
 Improved user satisfaction/acceptance
 Improved client satisfaction/acceptance
 Reduce amount of “paper” requests
 Eliminate of wrong and incomplete electronic license
applications
 Frequency Portal with visualization of national frequency
plan over the internet

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“Online” approach that reflects an E-licensing solution via direct data exchange with the central
database via WEB-services This approach includes but is not limited to direct access to latest
application-, report- and master-data stored on the central database and to latest frequency plans,
etc., and actions like (among others) online registration, renewal, amendment and cancellation of
applications.
Figure 2-8: SPECTRAweb Online
SPECTRAweb Online  User/role management based on LDAP (Single-Sign-On)

functionality:
 User self registration
 Load applications from SPECTRAplus
 Reservation of license numbers from SPECTRAplus
 Address master data from SPECTRAplus
 Equipment master data from SPECTRAplus
 Antenna master data from SPECTRAplus
 Frequency allocation data from SPECTRAplan
 Submit application to SPECTRAplus
 Submit attachments to SPECTRAplus
 Tracking application history and status
 Team management functionality
 E-mail notification
2.4.3.1 User/Roles Management
User/roles management is based on the LDAP/Active Directory (Single-Sign-On). In order to

support this functionality, the existing user configuration in the Active Directory is extended by
User/role settings for different SPECTRA enterprise tools.

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2.4.3.2 User Self Registration
Figure 2-9: User self registration process
A new licensee has to successfully complete a self registration process before he can start using
SPECTRAweb for entering new license applications. Figure 2-9 shows the process steps for a user
self registration. The new licensee has to deliver administrative and financial address details and
thereafter he has to print, sign and attach the applicant’s declaration. After submitting the
application to the regulator, an expert has to check the applicant and he has to approve or decline
this account.
After approving and enabling the account, the complete address information will be automatically
submitted to the SPECTRAplus address library for further usage.
2.4.3.2.1 Detailed Example for Self Registration Process
Figure 2-10: Self registration application form

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If a user is not having an existing account, he can start the self-registration process directly from
the SPECTRAweb login page (Figure 2-10).
Figure 2-11: Self registration – Print Document
After confirming the applicants’ declaration the document must be printed, signed, scanned and
attached to the application on SPECTRAweb (Figure 2-11).
Figure 2-12: Self registration – Application submitted

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The last step for the licensee will be to submit the application to the regulator. After completing this
step, the data can no longer be modified by the licensee (Figure 2-12)!
Figure 2-13: Self registration – Validate user
Self-Registration Request appears now at the regulator account. An expert from the regulator has
to check the complete application (Figure 2-13).
Figure 2-14: Self registration - Enable user account

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Once the expert has approved the application the Licensee Data can be loaded to the
SPECTRAplus Database and enable the Licensee Account in SPECTRAweb. After pressing export,
automatically the new licensee account will be set to “enabled” and can be used. (Figure 2-14).
Figure 2-15: Self registration – Licensee details in SPECTRAplus
The licensee data is now also available in the SPECTRAplus Address Library with a unique
address number (Figure 2-15).
Figure 2-16: Self Registration – User login enabled
The licensee now can login with his personal account. He can create new applications for different
services.
The forms will be filled automatically with the licensee details from the user account.

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User Password can be changed by the Licensee itself and also by the regulator experts (Figure 2-16).
2.4.3.3 Load Applications from SPECTRAplus
Figure 2-17: Selection of Product and Action
After selecting the desired service/sub service the user has to select an action. The actions for
variation, surrender and copy are dealing with existing licenses in SPECTRAplus, therefore the
complete application will be loaded via WEB-service from SPECTRAplus to SPECTRAweb.
2.4.3.4 Reservation of License Numbers
Figure 2-18: License number in SPECTRAweb
Figure 2-19: License number in SPECTRAplus

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After selecting the action “New License Application” SPECTRAweb will request from
SPECTRAplus a new unique license number to be used for this application. The user will
constantly see this application reference number during data entry in SPECTRAweb. After
submitting the application to SPECTRAplus the same number will be used as request reference in
the license database.
2.4.3.5 Address Master Data from SPECTRAplus
Figure 2-20: Selection of address data
To set the address details the address library from SPECTRAplus can be loaded to search and
select the desired address.
2.4.3.6 Equipment Master Data from SPECTRAplus
Figure 2-21: Equipment master data from SPECTRAplus

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Instead of entering the equipment details manually the equipment from the approval service in
SPECTRAplus can be loaded (via WEB-service) and selected for the current application.
SPECTRAweb can automatically filter the equipment master data for specific services, by
frequency ranges or by approval status.
Figure 2-22: Equipment list from SPECTRAplus
2.4.3.7 Antenna Data from SPECTRAplus
Figure 2-23: Selection of antennas
Instead of entering the antenna details manually, SPECTRAweb allows to select an antenna from
SPECTRAplus antenna library via WEB-service. SPECTRAweb can automatically pre-filter the
antenna library to show only approved antennas fitting to the selected equipment (Figure 2-24).

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Figure 2-24: Antenna list from SPECTRAplus
2.4.3.8 Frequency Allocation Data from SPECTRAplan
Figure 2-25: Frequency allocation data from SPECTRAplan
SPECTRAweb can load allocation data from SPECTRAplan Server via WEB-service. All the
detailed frequency plan data, stored on SPECTRAplan server (Service/Sub service matrix,
open/closed attribute, etc.), can be used to simplify the data entry process and to avoid requesting
not assignable bands or channels. SPECTRAweb can pre-filter the frequency plan data to offer
only valid allocations/channels (Figure 2-25).

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2.4.3.9 Submit Application to SPECTRAplus
Figure 2-26: Submit application to SPECTRAplus
If the application has been successfully validated, it can be submitted to the SPECTRAplus
database. Pressing “Commit to SpMS” will start this process (Figure 2-26).
Figure 2-27: Submit to SPECTRAplus successful
There are 2 different modes to transfer the application depending on the regulators security concept:
Mode Description Technology
Direct Mode Direct transfer to SPECTRAplus. The WEB-service will create WEB-service
automatically a new application in the SPECTRAplus database.
Protected Direct transfer to SPECTRAplus open interface. Regulator WEB-service

Mode expert has to perform the final import into SPECTRAplus

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2.4.3.10 Tracking Application History/Status
Figure 2-28: Tracking Application History/Status
The application history shows the licensee all the submitted applications and the current status in
SPECTRAplus. The licensee can then track online the progress in the licensing process at the regulator.
2.4.3.11 Submit Attachments
Figure 2-29: Submit attachments
In SPECTRAweb the licensee can attach any kind of document as a file attachment to his
application. The licensee can easily attach documents with additional technical details (antenna,
equipment, filter …), location details (photos, maps …) or any other information. After submitting
the application to SPECTRAplus the attachments can be found in the request letter table.

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2.4.3.12 Team Management Functionality
Figure 2-30: Team management functionality
Team management functionality has been implemented between SPECTRAplus and SPECTRAweb.
Each user can be a member in one or several teams. Each team can have one or several team leaders.
These team settings are stored in SPECTRAplus and will be loaded into SPECTRAweb. The team leader
can assign applications to the different users to be officially in charge. The users can only see their assigned
applications. The team leader can monitor and re-assign all applications of his team (Figure 2-31).
Figure 2-31: Team management / Re-assign official in charge
After submitting the application to SPECTRAplus the responsible employee as well as the team
information will also be stored in SPECTRAplus. This information can be visualized in

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SPECTRAemc request table. Based on this each user can easily search for applications assigned
to him.
2.4.3.13 E-Mail Notification
Figure 2-32: Team management / Re-assign official in charge
SPECTRAplus and SPECTRAweb offer a configurable, automated E-mail functionality to inform

involved parties (licensee, licensee payment office, licensee contact, involved staff, involved
departments, other authorities …) about licensing progress and / or to trigger any further action.

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2.5 3rd Party Systems
 Integration of existing 3rd party systems via WEB-service, e.g. financial

system, customer relation management systems, …
2.5.2 Benefits
Benefits of integration of 3rd Party  Established systems can continuously be used

Systems:
 Organisation-wide systems for CRM, Finance, or others
(also covering additional items as Spectrum
Management) can be seamlessly integrated within the
SPECTRA System
Figure 2-33: 3rd party systems
With the WEB-service based architecture of the SPECTRA enterprise solution, a 3rd party sub-
system can be seamless integrated via WEB-services. In case the organisation does already have
an existing CRM (Customer Relation Management system) and/or an existing financial system, the
3rd party product can continuously be used. At certain positions in the licensing workflow interaction
between the LS tools and these external systems is required:
 Address data entry in SPECTRAweb, using existing address records from CRM
 After creation of an invoice in SPECTRAplus the invoice details must be submitted to the
Finance sub-system.
 After receiving payment in the Finance sub-system the payment information must be submitted
to SPECTRAplus.

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Currently there are already existing interface to SAP (Finance sub-system) and to Siebel (CRM
sub-system). WEB-services to communicate with additional 3rd party systems can be established.
2.6 Wizards
 Automation of technical analysis via wizards

 Wizard to run complex tasks in a manual or automatic mode
 Definition of required actions via XML file
 Helps to do typical use cases more efficient
- Query for data
- Map handling
- Technical analysis
2.6.2 Benefits
Benefits of Wizards:  Consistent Processing of „Technical“ Spectrum

Management Tasks
 Speed-up technical analysis
 Improved quality of results (reproducible)
 Minimize user mistakes
 Junior staff can run pre-developed wizards
 Wizards could be developed by experts within the
organisation or by LS telcom
The wizard functionality in SPECTRAemc allows running complex technical analysis tasks in a
manual or automatic mode. All required steps are stored in an XML file based wizard description
(Figure 2-34).

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Figure 2-34: Example wizard XML file
The user can send an application from SPECTRAplus to SPECTRAemc for doing a technical
analysis. The application appears in SPECTRAemc in the SPECTRA Requests table (Figure 2-35).
Figure 2-35: SPECTRAemc - SPECTRA Requests dialog
The user has to mark the specific record. After pressing the button “Process” automatically the pre-
configured wizard will be loaded into SPECTRAemc wizard tab (Figure 2-36) based on different
criteria like frequency range, service, sub service, action, etc.
Figure 2-36: Wizard Tab in SPECTRAemc
From the wizard tab the user can start and control the wizard. In the automatic mode the wizard
will do all the required actions. Whenever interaction with the user is required the wizard will stop

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for the required decision of a user. This feature minimizes the work for the user. On the other hand
the wizard mapping ensures that always the same procedure will be applied for a specific task. The
user doesn’t have to think about which propagation model should be used, which topographical
data should be selected or which assignments must be taken into account for a specific analysis.
All these details are pre-defined by the wizard.
2.6.3.1 Wizard Example
Figure 2-37: Fixed Service Wizards – Table overview
Figure 2-37 shows a typical example for fixed service. For different frequency ranges the
procedures for the technical analysis are different. The table explains which functionality (module)
is required for a certain band.
Module 1: Preparation Loading maps, propagation model parameters…
Module 2: Co-Site Analysis Check to find out which sub-band can be used for the 2
stations.
Module 3: RAS Check against existing Radio Astronomy stations
Module 4: PES Check against existing Permanent Earth Stations
Module 5: Frequency Assignment Perform a frequency assignment for the new link
Module 6: Exclusion Zone Perform a check against existing exclusion zones
Module 7: Coordination Zone Perform a check against existing coordination zones
Module 7: Finish Send results back to SPECTRAplus DB

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For each module a certain amount of wizard commands is required to cover the necessary
functionality. Figure 2-38 gives an overview of all modules including their single wizard steps.
Figure 2-38: Fixed Service Wizards – Module Overview
To create a specific wizard for a certain band the wizard modules must be combined according to
the specification table. Figure 2-39 shows the needed wizards for the band 23 GHz and 38 GHz.
Figure 2-39: Fixed Service Wizards – 23/38 GHz examples

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3 SPECTRA System – Fee calculation and money collection

Fees are very important for a regulator as it is financing it’s business. Therefore a fast,
comprehensive and accurate process is of utmost importance.
Within SPECTRAplus, the whole complex is split into two major steps:
• The fee calculation, which may be quite complex dependent on the fee model a customer is
using
• The fee collection, which is a comprehensive process involving report generation, workflow
processing, payment tracking and axially steps in case of non or not complete payments.
3.1 Fee calculation

Basis of the fee calculation is the fee decree usually laid down in the local law. SPECTRAplus
offers here several variants as there is no standard method used everywhere. The diagram below
illustrates what kind of fees appear usually and how it is dealt with.
Typical Fee Types in Spectrum Management
For standard cases which follow simple rules like a specific administration fee for a specific kind of
application or for regular fees like a annual license renewal being bound to the required bandwidth,
link length, service type or similar cases SPECTRAplus has a standard configurator. Wherever this
is not applicable, there is the possibility to introduce a separate fee module which may be
programmed by LS telcom but can also be modified by the customer when required and given the
customer are keeping software developing resources in their staff. These module then can

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completely free analyse the scenario and calculate also fees which are e.g. incorporating rebate
tables according to the actual customers total network or fees with local dependencies.
An example of the standard configurator is shown in the drawing below. The fees can be
individually set for a license class, a specific service or sub-service or even for a specific customer.
SPECTRAplus will automatically fill the Quantity fields and compile the according payment total for
the customer, site, station or device, dependent on the network definition.
Standard Fee Configurator available in SPECTRAplus
In order to understand better the impact of licenses structure, the following drawing shows some
possible levels on which so called cost categories, being fee model elements may reside. This is a
very important feature, as license structures and hence also the invoicing methods vary from
customer to customer.
License structure and related cost models

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Using an external billing module, as shown in the drawing below, one is capable of embedding
very complex scenarios as well. This module is usually written in C++ or C# and can be linked to
the system at runtime.
Embedded Billing Module in SPECTRAplus
An example of a fee model which can be handled with such an external billing module is shown
below:
Typical customized Fee schedule using specialised cost categories

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3.2 Billing (Fee collection)

The often very complex step is the fee collection or billing. As this are time dependent processes
and every invoice is an individual of itself, a license may contain at one time possibly several such
workflow driven processes. Theses processes may, dependent on the local law act independently
or have to be controlled on a general basis. One typical scenario of a billing process involving also
reminder steps is shown below.
A typical invoicing process for a fee related to a license.
Especially in case of frequent payment duties there may occur several processes at once.
SPECTRAplus can deal with such scenarios and has facilities to handle partial payment and
payment via different channels like bank transfer, cheque, or cash.
Possible Workflow with regular process path indicated

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Possible Workflow with auxiliary process path indicated
The system keeps control over the complete billing process. Therefore invoices can be created,
Invoice Overview page in SPECTRAplus

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Shipped and will be monitored for related customers payment performance. The accounts of the
organisation as well as the payment details of every customer are collected in the database as
well to make the processing easy.
Accounts scenario of the Database owner for monitoring purpose
Typical billing details of customers

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All payments coming in are tracked for their origin using the given reference number. This leaves
to a daily payment history and related to that an overview over settled and unsettled account and
Booking history (for a definable time span)
payments due.
Open Invoices

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As payment methods vary within customer types and from country to country there are means to
charge via automated bank withdrawal, by the customer using bank transfer, using cheques or
internet type credit card payment/payment gateways. Also manual invoicing and payment is still
used and available.
List of manual invoices
Confirmation of manual bookings

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As reporting is very important, like all other database stored information, all kind of payment related
subjects may be drawn out of the system as statistics in report form.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

WHITE SPACES PROPOSAL BY

KB Enterprises LLC LS telcom AG

Tel: 202 302 0145 Tel: 07227 9535 600

KB Enterprises LLC and LS telcom (“KBE/LS”) hereby submit their proposal to

become a TV band database administrator based on the Office of Engineering and

Technology Public Notice (“PN”) inviting proposals from entities seeking to be

designated TV band device database managers in the above-captioned proceeding.

KB Enterprises LLC (“KBE”) is a Washington, D.C. based consultancy providing

telecommunications policy consulting as well as spectrum auction design and software

conceptualization, design and development of the FCC’s Universal Licensing System

LS telcom was founded in 1992, and provides network planning software to

throughout the world.

In 2009, KB Enterprises and LS Telcom finalized and announced an agreement to

for efficiently allocating and assigning spectrum.

five-year term established in the FCC rules;

2. The scope of database functions to be performed, and how data might be

synchronized between multiple TV band database administrators, if multiple

administrators are authorized;

3. The architecture and description of the functions of the system;

4. A description of data transfer mechanisms; and

5. A description of how TV band devices will communicate with the database,

including security methods.

conceptualization, design and development of the FCC’s Universal Licensing System,

to synchronize data on a regular basis.

In our technical proposal, attached, we provide details on the architecture, functions

and methods employed in the system.

Prepared for the FCC

KB Enterprises LLC LS telcom AG

Tel: 202 253 4601 Tel: 07227 9535 600

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1 About KBE and LS telcom

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As a company dedicated to the supply of spectrum economy solutions and as a

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• Membership in the Telecommunications Executive Management Institute of Canada

• Membership in the Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum (BMCO), and

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Features of the SPECTRA System

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1.4 Technical and commercial experience

SPECTRA System Modules

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1.5 Our vision of the future of spectrum management

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Using white spaces in the time dimension

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2 THE KBE/LS TV BANDS DATABASE

2.1 Required elements and payment schemes

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In summary, we envision providing flexible payment options, including:

• Payment services (Paypal, Google payments, etc.)

2.2 The KBE/LS TV band database structure

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2.2.1 Structure of the database

The database is designed to contain technical, administrative, coordination, payment and

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2.3 The KBE/LS TV band database functions

2.3.1 FCC Data Import and Update

• TV transmitters (full service and low power) from CBDS