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Re: [STDS-802-11-TGAF] FCC announces updates to OET-69 methodology to calculate TV interference



The Public Notice about the software and data files

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db0205/DA-13-138A1.pdf

 

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

RELEASES AND SEEKS COMMENT ON UPDATED OET-69 SOFTWARE

Comment Sought on Software to be used in Conjunction

With Proposed Incentive Auction

ET Docket No. 13-26

GN Docket No. 12-268

Comment Date: March 21, 2013

Reply Comment Date: April 5, 2013

The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces the release of new software

to perform interference analyses using the methodology described in its Bulletin No. 69 (OET-69).1 This

software, called TVStudy, provides analysis of coverage and interference of full-service digital and Class

A television stations. The Commission plans to use this new software in connection with the proposed

broadcast television spectrum incentive auction (incentive auction).2 OET seeks comment on the

software generally, as well as the identification of any errors, unexpected behaviors, or anomalous results

produced in running the software. In addition, OET solicits comment on the implementation of

various analytical elements in the software that are not specifically addressed in OET-69.

Background

The Commission developed the software that is currently used to implement OET-69 to

support the DTV transition, and we have subsequently used it to analyze applications to modify the

DTV Table of Channel Allotments. As such, the software programs developed by the FCC for those

purposes are based fundamentally on source code and data from the 1990s and earlier. Since that time,

some of the underlying datasets have evolved or have been replaced. In addition, parties have gained

sufficient experience to have offered FCC staff informal feedback on the e xisting programs’ relative

strengths and weaknesses.

It is with these matters in mind that we have developed the TVStudy software.

 

From: Peter Ecclesine (pecclesi)
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 8:58 AM
To: Peter Ecclesine (pecclesi); STDS-802-11-TGAF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [STDS-802-11-TGAF] FCC announces updates to OET-69 methodology to calculate TV interference

 

Each of 14 data files are 1.9 GB ;-)

 

From: *** 802.11 TGaf - TV White Spaces OperationTask Group *** [mailto:STDS-802-11-TGAF@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Ecclesine (pecclesi)
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 8:54 AM
To: STDS-802-11-TGAF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [STDS-802-11-TGAF] FCC announces updates to OET-69 methodology to calculate TV interference

 

http://data.fcc.gov/download/incentive-auctions/OET-69/

 

The TV Study files are well over 400 MB ;-)

 

petere

Peter Ecclesine, Technology Analyst

MS SJ-14-4 170 West Tasman Dr, San Jose, CA 95134-1706

Ph 408/527-0815, FAX 408/525-9256

"Time doesn't fool around."  "Without Prejudice" U.C.C. 1-207