XML Schema for the upload of Technical Data for Stations Authorized under Spectrum Licences

spectrum_licence
_data_registry

spectrum_licence
_data_registry

Root element

XML element sequence

This element represents the top level of your file, and contains all other elements.

spectrum_licence

spectrum_licence

Spectrum licence information

XML element sequence

A sequence of XML elements (listed below) that identify account/contact information, stations and channels required for the upload of all the different Spectrum Licence types (PCS, AWS, 3.4GHz, 38GHz, 3650MHz ...etc)

licence_number

licence_number

Spectrum licence number

Format :

• Numeric
• 7 digits
• (9999999)
• Or
• Alphanumeric
• 13 characters
• (999999999-999)

Validation :

• Mandatory
• The spectrum licence number of which you are uploading information.

The spectrum licence number your are uploading information for stations and channels for the specific spectrum licence type (e.g.PCS, AWS, 3.4GHz, 38GHz, 3650MHz...etc) being uploaded and the service area allocated.

office_number

office_number

Administrative office number of your spectrum licence account

Format :

• Numeric
• 2 digits
• (99)
• Or
• Blank

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Valid office number assigned to your account number.

The account administrative office number of the spectrum licence number you are providing station information.

company_code

company_code

Spectrum licence company code number

Format :

• Numeric
• 9 digits
• (999999999)
• Or
• 12 digits
• (999999999999)

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Company code number associated to your spectrum licence number of which you are uploading information and assigned to your Web account.

The company code is the account number, provided by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada under which your spectrum licence number is assigned. Account numbers in the upgraded Spectrum Management System appear as "007090900999" for migrated accounts or "100000000999" for new accounts.

reference_number

reference_number

Upload reference number

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 1 to 20 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory

A reference number or name that would help identify the set of data when browsing on-line or contacting technical support.

contact_name

contact_name

Contact name

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 1 to 70 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory

The name of the person who has authorized submission of the data and/or who can be contacted if there are any questions regarding uploaded information or coordination of channels in a given area.

business_telephone

business_telephone

Business telephone number

Format :

• Numeric
• 10 digits
• (9999999999)

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 10 digits (no delimiters or spaces)

Business telephone number of the contact person.

N.B. : This information will be available on Spectrum Direct to the general public when searching stations/channels data associated to spectrum licences.

extension

extension

Telephone extension number

Format :

• Numeric
• 1 to 5 digits
• (99999)

Validation :

• Optional
• 1 to 5 digits

Telephone extension number, if any, of the contact person.

email_address

email_address

E-mail address

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 5 to 128 characters
• (X@X.X)

Validation :

• Mandatory

E-mail address of the contact person who has uploaded the stations information. We will automatically send an e-mail message to this address that indicates the processing status of your submission and whether there are any errors.

N.B. : This information will be available on Spectrum Direct to the general public when searching stations/channels data associated to spectrum licences.

stations

stations

Station data

XML element sequence

A sequence of XML elements (listed below) that provides <<station>> information authorized under your uploaded spectrum licence number. Your file may contain an unlimited number of stations within the licence.

location

location

Station location

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 1 to 35 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory

A description of the station location. Provide a unique description that by itself accurately identifies the location ( XML , city, province, and address). The Canada Gazette or provincial government official gazetteer can be used to confirm the proper name of the location.

province_code

province_code

Province/Territory code

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 2 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• List of values of Canadian Provinces and Territories

A code that represents the province or territory where the station is physically located. Use the two character standard postal abbreviation for the province, listed in the attached table Canadian Province and Territory Codes .

latitude

latitude

Latitude

Format :

• Numeric
• 8 digits
• 2 decimals
• (999999.99)

Units :

• Degrees, minutes, seconds and decimal seconds (DDMMSS.99)
• NAD83 or WGS84

Validation :

• Mandatory
• DD between 40 and 90
• MM between 00 and 59
• SS between 00 and 59
• Decimal seconds between 00 and 99

Latitude (north) of the station, in degrees, minutes, seconds and decimal seconds of the station. Must be in either NAD83 or WGS84 format.

Note: If a coordinate conversion is required in order to submit in NAD83 or WGS84 format and the source coordinates is accurate to +/1 one seconds, enter "00" for the decimal seconds.

longitude

longitude

Longitude

Format :

• Numeric
• 8 or 9 digits
• 2 decimals
• (9999999.99)

Units :

• Degrees, minutes, seconds and decimal seconds (DDDMMSS.99)
• NAD83 or WGS84

Validation :

• Mandatory
• DDD between 46 and 145
• MM between 00 and 59
• SS between 00 and 59
• Decimal seconds between 00 and 99

Longitude (west) of the station, in degrees, minutes, seconds and decimal seconds of the station. Must be in either NAD83 or WGS84 format.

Note: If a coordinate conversion is required in order to submit in NAD83 or WGS84 format and the source coordinates is accurate to +/1 second, enter "00" for the decimal seconds.

site_elevation

site_elevation

Site elevation

Format :

• Numeric
• 4 digits
• (9999)

Units :

• Meters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Between 0 and 6,000
• Each site will be validated against the highest site within the province where the station is located.

Elevation of the site's ground level above mean sea level where the station is located.

structure_height

structure_height

Structure height

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• (999)

Units :

• Meters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Between 1 and 600

Total height above ground level of the structure on which the antennas are mounted. For equipment mounted on a building or its boundaries, provide the height of the building and the supporting structure. (Note that the minimum value is one meter because it is assumed that all antennas have an associated structure.)

zone_enhancer_indicator

zone_enhancer_indicator

Zone enhancer indicator

Format :

• Logic
• 1 character

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Y (Yes)/N (No)

Indicate if the station functions as a zone enhancer. If so, only information relative to the antenna linking to the donor station is required.

date_last_modifications

date_last_modifications

Station/Associated channels in-service date or last modified date

Format :

• Date
• YYYY-MM-DD

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Must be before or equal to the upload date

Identify the date on which the station or associated channels were modified or operational.

Indicates if there have been any changes to the station or channels since the last upload.

channels

channels

Channels

XML element sequence

A sequence of XML elements (listed below) that provide the Transmit and Receive <<channels>> technical information under the associated station.

Please note that the Transmit and the associated Received channel are one record in our database.

tx_frequency

tx_frequency

Tx channel frequency or Tx lower frequency limit of the band in use

Format :

• Numeric
• 11 digits
• 6 decimals
• (99999.999999)

Units :

• MHz

Validation :

• Mandatory
• The channel frequency submitted must be authorized within the spectrum licence frequency block of which you are submitting information.

Centre frequency in MHz of the Tx channel of the station for which technical information is being uploaded.

Should the transmitter dynamically select its operating frequency in the course of operation, enter the lower frequency limit of the frequency block it is authorized to operate in.

For OFDM (Orthogonal frequency division multiplex) type signals ( e.g. LTE ), do not submit the frequencies of the individual sub-carriers but only the centre frequency of the overall occupied bandwidth of the signal in any given azimuth.

For GSM , provide the centre frequency of each broadcast channel and, if dynamic channel selection is used ( e.g. for traffic channels), provide the lower and upper frequency limits of the band which contains all the dynamically selected channels for each physical transmitter in any given azimuth.

tx_upper_frequency

tx_upper_frequency

Tx upper frequency limit of the band in use when channels are allocated dynamically

Format :

• Numeric
• 11 digits
• 6 decimals
• (99999.999999)

Units :

• MHz

Validation :

• Optional
• The upper channel frequency submitted must be authorized within the spectrum licence upper frequency block of which you are submitting information.

Should the transmitter dynamically select its operating frequency in the course of operation, enter the upper frequency limit of the frequency block it is authorized to operate in.

rx_frequency

rx_frequency

Rx channel frequency or Rx lower frequency limit of the band in use

Format :

• Numeric
• 11 digits
• 6 decimal
• (99999.999999)

Units :

• MHz

Validation :

• Mandatory
• The channel frequency submitted must be authorized within the spectrum licence frequency block of which you are submitting information.

Centre frequency in MHz of the Rx channel of the station for which technical information is being uploaded.

Should the receiver dynamically select its operating frequency in the course of operation, enter the lower frequency limit of the frequency block it is authorized to operate in.

For OFDM (Orthogonal frequency division multiplex) type signals ( e.g. LTE ), do not submit the frequencies of the individual sub-carriers but only the centre frequency of the overall occupied bandwidth of the signal in any given azimuth.

For GSM , provide the centre frequency of each broadcast channel and, if dynamic channel selection is used ( e.g. for traffic channels), provide the lower and upper frequency limits of the band which contains all the dynamically selected channels for each physical transmitter in any given azimuth.

rx_upper_frequency

rx_upper_frequency

Rx upper frequency limit of the band in use when channels are allocated dynamically

Format :

• Numeric
• 11 digits
• 6 decimal
• (99999.999999)

Units :

• MHz

Validation :

• Optional
• The upper channel frequency submitted must be authorized within the spectrum licence upper frequency block of which you are submitting information.

Should the receiver dynamically select its operating frequency in the course of operation, enter the upper frequency limit of the frequency block it is authorized to operate in.

tx_radio_model_number

tx_radio_model_number

Tx Radio model number

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 54 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory

Radio model number of the transmitter provided by the manufacturer.

rx_radio_model_number

rx_radio_model_number

Rx Radio model number

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 54 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory

Radio model number of the receiver provided by the manufacturer

tx_radio_manufacturer_code

tx_radio_manufacturer_code

Tx Radio Manufacturer code

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 2 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• List of values specified by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Two-character code that identifies the Radio manufacturer of the transmitter. Accepted codes are listed in the attached table Manufacturer Codes . The code "ZZ" may be used for a manufacturer not in our list of codes.

rx_radio_manufacturer_code

rx_radio_manufacturer_code

Rx Radio Manufacturer code

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 2 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• List of values specified by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Two-character code that identifies the Radio manufacturer of the receiver. Accepted codes are listed in the attached table Manufacturer Codes . The code "ZZ" may be used for a manufacturer not in our list of codes.

bandwidth

bandwidth

Bandwidth

Format :

• Numeric
• 7 digits
• 2 decimals
• (99999.99)

Units :

• kHz

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.10 to 50,000.00

Occupied bandwidth of the emission (Transmit) signal. It corresponds to the bandwidth containing 99% of the transmitted power.

Must be expressed in kHz .

class_emission

class_emission

Class of Emission

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 3 to 5 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• See valid class of emission codes.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) designation for the class of emission. The code defines the type of modulation, signal(s) modulating the main carrier, information transmitted, signal details, and use of multiplexing. It is expressed as a 3- to 5- character code using standard symbols (see Valid Class of Emission Codes ). Provide the one emission that is most representative of the radio installed at this location (the emission with the largest bandwidth).

tx_power

tx_power

Transmitter Output Power

Format :

• Numeric
• 7 digits
• 4 decimals
• (999.9999)

Units :

• Watts

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.0010 to 200.0000

Power fed to the transmission line. Our system will combine this value with antenna gain and line loss to calculate the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). Note that the TX power and the losses are for a single channel and not cumulative of all transmit channels via the same antenna.

tx_ant_model_no

tx_ant_model_no

Tx Antenna Model Number

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 50 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory

Antenna model number of the transmitter antenna as specified by the manufacturer.

rx_ant_model_no

rx_ant_model_no

Rx Antenna Model Number

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 50 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory

Antenna model number of the receiver antenna as specified by the manufacturer.

tx_ant_manufacturer_code

tx_ant_manufacturer_code

Tx Antenna Manufacturer Code

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 2 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• List of values specified by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Two-character code that identifies the transmitter antenna manufacturer. Accepted codes are listed in the attached table Manufacturer Codes . The code "ZZ" may be used for a manufacturer not in our list of codes.

rx_ant_manufacturer_code

rx_ant_manufacturer_code

Rx Antenna Manufacturer Code

Format :

• AlphaNumeric
• 2 characters

Validation :

• Mandatory
• List of values specified by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Two-character code that identifies the receiver antenna manufacturer. Accepted codes are listed in the attached table Manufacturer Codes . The code "ZZ" may be used for a manufacturer not in our list of codes.

tx_ant_height

tx_ant_height

Tx Antenna Height

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• (999)

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 1 to 600
• Must not be higher than 5 meters of the station maximum structure height.

Height of physical centre of the transmitter antenna above ground level including the structure/building on which the antenna is mounted. (Please note the minimum antenna height must be at least one metre because we consider that all antennas are associated to a structure.)

rx_ant_height

rx_ant_height

Rx Antenna Height

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• (999)

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 1 to 600
• Must not be higher than 5 meters of the station maximum structure height.

Height of physical centre of the receiver antenna above ground level including the structure/building on which the antenna is mounted. (Please note the minimum antenna height must be at least one metre because we consider that all antennas are associated to a structure.)

tx_ant_omni_indicator

tx_ant_omni_indicator

Tx antenna omni directional pattern indicator

Format :

• Logic
• 1 character

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Y (Yes)/N (No)

Identify if the transmitter antenna is Omni directional (radiation pattern of 360 deg.) or directional.

rx_ant_omni_indicator

rx_ant_omni_indicator

Rx antenna omni directional pattern indicator

Format :

• Logic
• 1 character

Validation :

• Mandatory
• Y (Yes)/N (No)

Identify if the receiver antenna is Omni directional (pattern of 360 deg.) or directional.

tx_ant_azimuth

tx_ant_azimuth

Tx Antenna Azimuth

Format :

• Numeric
• 4 digits
• 1 decimal
• (999.9)

Units :

• Degrees

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.0 to 360.0

Azimuth in degrees from true north of the transmitter antenna's direction of maximum radiation.

Enter 0.0 degrees for an omni directional antenna or 360.0 degrees to indicate a directional antenna pointing true north.

rx_ant_azimuth

rx_ant_azimuth

Rx Antenna Azimuth

Format :

• Numeric
• 4 digits
• 1 decimal
• (999.9)

Units :

• Degrees

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.0 to 360.0

Azimuth in degrees from true north of the receiver antenna's direction of maximum radiation.

Use 0.0 degrees for an omni directional antenna or 360.0 degrees to indicate a directional antenna pointing to true north.

tx_ant_elevation_angle

tx_ant_elevation_angle

Tx Antenna Elevation Angle

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• 1 decimal
• (S99.9)

Units :

• Degrees

Validation :

• Mandatory
• -90.0 to +90.0

Transmitter antenna’s vertical elevation angle of the main lobe with reference to the horizontal ground in degrees. This includes any mechanical and electrical beam tilt. Angles above the horizontal ground are considered positive.

rx_ant_elevation_angle

rx_ant_elevation_angle

Rx Antenna Elevation Angle

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• 1 decimal
• (S99.9)

Units :

• Degrees

Validation :

• Mandatory
• -90.0 to +90.0

Receiver antenna’s vertical elevation angle of the main lobe with reference to the horizontal ground in degrees. This includes any mechanical and electrical beam tilt. Angles above the horizontal ground are considered positive.

tx_ant_gain

tx_ant_gain

Tx Antenna Gain

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• 1 decimal
• (99.9)

Units :

• dBi

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.0 to 30.0

Gain of the transmitter antenna expressed relative to an isotropic radiator ( dBi ).

For a directional antenna, enter the gain in the direction of maximum radiation. This value is used to calculate the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP).

Antenna Gain limit has been increased to 70 dBi. Version 1.1 published on 28-08-2013.

rx_ant_gain

rx_ant_gain

Rx Antenna Gain

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• 1 decimal
• (99.9)

Units :

• dBi

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.0 to 30.0

Gain of the receiver antenna expressed relative to an isotropic radiator ( dBi ).

For a directional antenna, enter the maximum received gain.

Antenna Gain limit has been increased to 70 dBi. Version 1.1 published on 28-08-2013.

tx_line_loss

tx_line_loss

Tx Line Loss

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• 1 decimal
• (99.9)

Units :

• dB

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.0 to 30.0

Total transmitter line losses, including cable and connector losses.

This value is used to calculate the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP).

rx_line_loss

rx_line_loss

Rx Line Loss

Format :

• Numeric
• 3 digits
• 1 decimal
• (99.9)

Units :

• dB

Validation :

• Mandatory
• 0.0 to 30.0

Total receiver line losses, including cable and connector losses.