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Department of Industry
Radiocommunication Act
Notice No. SMSE-007-10 – Release of RSS-196 and SRSP-300.512
Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing the following new documents:
- Radio Standards Specification 196 (RSS-196), Issue 1: Point-to-Multipoint Broadband Equipment Operating in the Bands 512-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz for Rural Remote Broadband Systems (RRBS) (TV Channels 21 to 51), which sets out certification requirements for radio transmitters and receivers employed in RRBS to provide point-to-multipoint fixed wireless access broadband radiocommunication in the bands 512-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz.
- Standard Radio System Plan 300.512 (SRSP-300.512), Issue 1: Technical Requirements for Remote Rural Broadband Systems (RRBS) Operating in the Bands 512-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz (TV Channels 21 to 51), which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the efficient utilization of these bands by point-to-multipoint RRBS in the fixed service.
General information
RSS-196, Issue 1, and SRSP-300.512, Issue 1, will come into force as of the date of publication of this notice.
These documents have been coordinated with industry through the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).
The Radio Equipment Technical Standards Lists will be amended accordingly.
Any inquiries regarding RSS-196 should be directed to the Manager, Radio Equipment Standards, telephone: 613-990-4699, fax: 613-991-3961, e-mail: res.nmr@ic.gc.ca. Any inquiries regarding SRSP-300.512 should be directed to the Manager, Fixed Wireless Planning, telephone: 613-990-4792, fax: 613-952-5108, email: srsp.pnrh@ic.gc.ca.
Interested parties should submit their comments within 120 days of the date of publication of this notice. Soon after the close of the comment period, all comments received will be posted on Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.
Submitting comments
Respondents are requested to provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) to the Manager, Radio Equipment Standards, for the RSS, and to the Manager, Fixed Wireless Planning, for the SRSP, along with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used.
Written submissions should be addressed to the Director General, Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0C8.
All submissions should cite Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and notice reference number SMSE-007-10.
Obtaining copies
Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.
Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed at www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html. Printed copies of the Canada Gazette can be ordered by telephoning the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at 613-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.
March 12, 2010
MARC DUPUIS
Director General
Engineering,
Planning and Standards Branch
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