Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) ICASA Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan for the IMT2300 Frequency Band 1. Glossary

 

In this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan, terms used will have the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2005 (no. 36 of 2005); unless the context indicates otherwise:

 

"3GPP"

means the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), which consists of seven telecommunications standard development organisations;

 

"Act"

means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) as amended;

 

“CRASA”

means the Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa;

 

“DM RS”

means Demodulation Reference Signal;

 

“ECC/REC (11)05”

means the ECC Recommendation (11)05 - Cross-border Coordination for Mobile / Fixed Communications Networks (MFCN) in the frequency band 2500-2690 MHz.

 

“ECC/REC (14)04”

means the ECC Recommendation (14)04 - Cross-border coordination for mobile/fixed communications networks (MFCN) and between MFCN and other systems in the frequency band 2300-2400 MHz.

 

“ECC”

means the Electronic Communications Committee within the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)

 

"FAR"147"

The proclaimed flight area in the Overberg Region of the Western Cape in South Africa.

 

"FDD"

means Frequency Division Duplex;

 

"HCM"

means Harmonised Calculation Method;

 

“HCM4A”

means the Harmonised Calculation Method for Africa;

 

“HIPSSA”

means the Sub-Saharan Africa Assessment Report on Harmonisation of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa;

 

“ICNIRP”

means the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection;

 

"IMT"

means International Mobile Telecommunications;

 

"IMT2300"

means the IMT in the 2300 MHz band (2300 MHz to 2400 MHz)

 

"ITA"

means the Invitation to Apply;

 

"ITU"

means the International Telecommunication Union;

 

"ITU-R"

means the Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union

 

"LTE"

means the Long-Term Evolution, which is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies

 

"NRFP"

means the National Radio Frequency Plan 2021 for South Africa;

 

"PCI"

means Physical-Layer Cell Identities;

 

“PRACH”

means the Physical Random-Access Channel;

 

“PUCCH”

means the Physical Uplink Control Channel;

 

“RFSAP”

means the Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan;

 

"TCA"

means terrain clearance angle correction factor;

 

"TDD"

means Time Division Duplex;

 

“TRP”

means the total radiated power. The TRP is defined as the integral of the power transmitted in different directions over the entire radiation sphere.