Text File Pos. | Element Name | Description | Content/Allowed Values | Notes |
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1 | licence_number | Spectrum licence number | Format:
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The spectrum licence number your are uploading information for stations and channels for the specific spectrum licence type ( e.g. PCS , AWS , 3.4 GHz , 38 GHz , 3650 MHz ) being uploaded and the service area allocated. |
2 | office_number | Administrative office number of your spectrum licence account | Format:
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The account administrative office number of the spectrum licence number you are providing station information. |
3 | company_code | Spectrum licence company code number | Format:
|
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. |
4 | reference_number | Upload reference number | Format:
|
A reference number or name that would help identify the set of data when browsing on-line or contacting technical support. |
5 | contact_name | Contact name | Format:
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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. |
6 | business_telephone | Business telephone number | Format:
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Business telephone number of the contact person.
N.B. : This information will be available to the general public when searching stations/channels data associated to spectrum licences. |
7 | extension | Telephone extension number | Format:
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Telephone extension number, if any, of the contact person. |
8 | email_address | E-mail address | Format:
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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 to the general public when searching stations/channels data associated to spectrum licences. |
9 | location | Station location | Format:
|
A description of the station location. Provide a unique description that by itself accurately identifies the location ( e.g. , city, province, and address). The Canada Gazette or provincial government official gazetteer can be used to confirm the proper name of the location. |
10 | province_code | Province/Territory code | Format:
|
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. |
11 | latitude | Latitude | Format:
|
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. |
12 | longitude | Longitude | Format:
|
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. |
13 | site_elevation | Site elevation | Format:
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Elevation of the site's ground level above mean sea level where the station is located. |
14 | structure_height | Structure height | Format:
|
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.) |
15 | zone_enhancer_indicator | Zone enhancer indicator | Format:
|
Indicate if the station functions as a zone enhancer. If so, only information relative to the antenna linking to the donor station is required. |
16 | date_last_modifications | Station/Associated channels in-service date or last modified date | Format:
|
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. |
17 | tx_frequency | Tx channel frequency or Tx lower frequency limit of the band in use | Format:
|
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. |
18 | tx_upper_frequency | Tx upper frequency limit of the band in use when channels are allocated dynamically | Format:
|
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. |
19 | rx_frequency | Rx channel frequency or Rx lower frequency limit of the band in use | Format:
|
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. |
20 | rx_upper_frequency | Rx upper frequency limit of the band in use when channels are allocated dynamically | Format:
|
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. |
21 | tx_radio_model_number | Tx Radio model number | Format:
|
Radio model number of the transmitter provided by the manufacturer. |
22 | rx_radio_model_number | Rx Radio model number | Format:
|
Radio model number of the receiver provided by the manufacturer |
23 | tx_radio_manufacturer_code | Tx Radio Manufacturer code | Format:
|
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. |
24 | rx_radio_manufacturer_code | Rx Radio Manufacturer code | Format:
|
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. |
25 | bandwidth | Bandwidth | Format:
|
Occupied bandwidth of the emission (Transmit) signal. It corresponds to the bandwidth containing 99% of the transmitted power.
Must be expressed in kHz . |
26 | class_emission | Class of Emission | Format:
|
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). |
27 | tx_power | Transmitter Output Power | Format:
|
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. |
28 | tx_ant_model_no | Tx Antenna Model Number | Format:
|
Antenna model number of the transmitter antenna as specified by the manufacturer. |
29 | rx_ant_model_no | Rx Antenna Model Number | Format:
|
Antenna model number of the receiver antenna as specified by the manufacturer. |
30 | tx_ant_manufacturer_code | Tx Antenna Manufacturer Code | Format:
|
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. |
31 | rx_ant_manufacturer_code | Rx Antenna Manufacturer Code | Format:
|
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. |
32 | tx_ant_height | Tx Antenna Height | Format:
|
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.) |
33 | rx_ant_height | Rx Antenna Height | Format:
|
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.) |
34 | tx_ant_omni_indicator | Tx antenna omni directional pattern indicator | Format:
|
Identify if the transmitter antenna is Omni directional (radiation pattern of 360 deg.) or directional. |
35 | rx_ant_omni_indicator | Rx antenna omni directional pattern indicator | Format:
|
Identify if the receiver antenna is Omni directional (pattern of 360 deg.) or directional. |
36 | tx_ant_azimuth | Tx Antenna Azimuth | Format:
|
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. |
37 | rx_ant_azimuth | Rx Antenna Azimuth | Format:
|
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. |
38 | tx_ant_elevation_angle | Tx Antenna Elevation Angle | Format:
|
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. |
39 | rx_ant_elevation_angle | Rx Antenna Elevation Angle | Format:
|
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. |
40 | tx_ant_gain | Tx Antenna Gain | Format:
|
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. |
41 | rx_ant_gain | Rx Antenna Gain | Format:
|
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. |
42 | tx_line_loss | Tx Line Loss | Format:
|
Total transmitter line losses, including cable and connector losses.
This value is used to calculate the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). |
43 | rx_line_loss | Rx Line Loss | Format:
|
Total receiver line losses, including cable and connector losses. |
Canadian Province and Territory Codes
Code | Name |
---|---|
AB | Alberta |
BC | British Columbia |
MB | Manitoba |
NB | New Brunswick |
NL | Newfoundland and Labrador |
NT | Northwest Territories |
NS | Nova Scotia |
NU | Nunavut |
ON | Ontario |
PE | Prince Edward Island |
QC | Québec |
SK | Saskatchewan |
YT | Yukon |
Valid Class of Emission Codes
The following table shows the characters allowed at each position of a valid class of emission code. Please refer to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radiocommunication Standards for an explanation of the class of emission codes.
Character Position | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
A
H R J B C F G D P K L M Q V W X N |
0
1 2 3 7 8 9 X |
A
B C D E F W X N |
A
B C D E F G H J K L M N W X - |
C
F T W X N |
Manufacturer Codes
This list will change from time to time as new manufacturers are added and companies either amalgamate or change name.Use the code “ZZ” for a manufacturer that is not listed below, and contact theDepartment to have that manufacturer added to a future version of the list.
Code | Manufacturer Name |
---|---|
L2 | 4RF Communications |
24 | AMERICOM Government Services |
K5 | AML Wireless Systems Inc. |
J7 | ARC Wireless Solutions |
77 | Advanced Electronic Applications Inc. |
B6 | Advanced Techom |
C3 | Ainslie |
N1 | Airspan Networks Inc. |
C5 | Alcatel |
N5 | Alpha Technologies (Argus) |
O2 | Alvarion |
D9 | Amphenol Antenna Solutions |
H7 | Amphenol Jaybeam |
03 | Andrew, Div of CommScope |
66 | Anitron Electronics Ltd. (Nanatron) |
A5 | Antenex Inc. |
51 | Antenna Incorporated |
M8 | Antenna Plus |
05 | Antenna Specialists, div. of PCTEL |
F4 | Antennas For Communications (AFC) |
O4 | Arkivator |
H6 | Astron Wireless Technologies, Inc. |
18 | Avanti |
53 | Aviat Networks (Harris Stratex) |
40 | Aviation Electric |
E5 | BEXT Inc. |
E7 | Bell |
A6 | Bluewave Antenna Systems Ltd. |
92 | Bogner (Bogen) |
M2 | Bridgewave |
K8 | Broadcast Microwave Services (BMS) |
E1 | CSS Antenna Inc. |
K6 | CalAmp |
R7 | Cambium Networks |
56 | Canadian General Electric |
42 | Cartier |
D4 | Ceragon Networks Ltd. |
74 | Child Company |
S1 | Cielo Networks |
63 | Comant Antenna (Teylor) |
H5 | Communication Components Inc. |
86 | Communications Specialists Inc. |
90 | Comprod Communications Ltd. |
C4 | Conifer |
K9 | Continental Microwave (RF Tech. Inc) |
H8 | DAPA Communications |
M3 | DBs Systems |
L6 | DCI Digital Comm. Inc. |
95 | Davicom Technologies |
01 | Decibel, Div of CommScope |
70 | Dielectric |
D3 | DragonWave Inc. |
61 | Dreger Ward |
94 | Ducommun Inc. (Dynatech) |
94 | DTC Communications |
67 | EDO Corporation |
60 | EF Johnson |
D5 | EMR Corporation |
A7 | EMS Wireless |
L7 | Electronic Sys. Tech. (Esteem) |
K4 | Emcee Communications |
B8 | Ericsson (Marconi/GEC) |
M1 | Exalt Communications |
96 | Exicom |
12 | Fanon |
M4 | Fernau Avionics |
34 | Fiplex Communications Inc. |
76 | Force Communications |
H9 | GANDEC Systems Inc. |
B2 | GE Digital Energy (MDS) |
M6 | GPS Source Inc. |
30 | Gabriel |
20 | Gam Electronics |
P1 | Gigawave |
E3 | Glassmaster |
J6 | Greaterland Enterprise Corp. |
52 | Hewlett Packard |
A2 | HM Electronics |
E2 | HUBER+SUHNER Ltd. |
A3 | Hascall-Denke |
85 | Honeywell Bendix/King |
P3 | Huawei Technologies |
06 | Hy-Gain Electronics Corp. |
K3 | IMT Solutions (Nucomm, RF Central) |
F9 | ITU |
84 | Icom Inc. |
IC | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |
36 | International Systems of America Ltd. |
L9 | Intracom Telecom |
M9 | Itron Inc. |
O8 | Japan Radio Co. |
75 | Kathrein |
58 | Kreco Antennas |
K1 | L-3 Communications Govt. Services, Inc. |
O1 | L-COM Inc. |
47 | Labarge Inc. |
17 | Laird Tech (Cushcraft) |
G1 | Lance Industries |
N7 | Ligowave |
L4 | Lorch Microwave |
G6 | M/A-Com (Microwave Assoc.) |
91 | MAXRAD, div. of PCTEL |
68 | MORAD Electronics Corporation |
22 | MTAD |
L8 | MTI Wireless Edge |
08 | Mark Antennas, div. of Gabriel |
O7 | Mars Antennas & RF Systems |
A1 | Marti Electronics |
38 | McCarter Radio TV Ltd. |
D8 | Microwave Networks Inc. |
93 | Midland |
G7 | Milliflect |
R9 | Mobile Mark |
E4 | Moseley Associates Inc. |
07 | Mosley Electronics Inc. |
13 | Motorola |
G4 | N Systems Inc. (NSI) |
B9 | NEC |
O9 | Nanometrics |
71 | Narco Avionics |
26 | Navigation Aeronav Int. (Philips/Pye) |
21 | New Tronics (Hustler) |
99 | New commercial equipment used by DND |
J3 | Nicom USA, Inc. |
73 | Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co. Ltd. |
R6 | Nokia Siemens Networks |
A8 | Nortel |
J5 | Northern Radio and Wireless Corp. |
88 | NovAtel Inc. |
O6 | OCAS |
L5 | OMB |
K2 | OmniLynx Technologies |
J2 | PCTEL, Inc. |
50 | Pace Electronics Ltd. |
C7 | Panasonic |
D1 | Peninsula Engineering |
M5 | Power Antenna |
C8 | Powerwave Technologies (Allgon) |
65 | Primex Wireless |
D7 | Procom |
10 | Prodelin |
L3 | Proxim Wireless |
K7 | Pulse (P-Com) |
16 | Pulse/Larsen |
19 | R.C.A. |
49 | R.J. Communications Prod. Inc. |
C6 | RFS (Celwave/Cablewave/Phelps Dodge) |
31 | Racal Antennas |
46 | Radio Shack (Archer) |
D2 | Radio Waves Inc. |
P2 | Radwin |
72 | Raytheon |
N4 | Redline Communications |
C9 | Ritron |
H4 | Rohr |
R2 | Rotoconcept |
N6 | RuggedCom Inc. |
O3 | SAF Tehnika |
J8 | SBS |
A9 | SR Telecom |
11 | Scala, div. of Kathrein |
M7 | Sensis Corp. |
23 | Shakespeare |
02 | Sinclair Technologies |
N8 | Solectek |
B1 | Southwest Microwave |
29 | Spilsbury and Tindal Ltd. |
J1 | Spotwave Wireless Inc. |
33 | Standard Communications Corp. |
78 | Subscriber Radio |
A4 | Swedcom |
R4 | TASC Systems Inc. |
F3 | TECOM Industries Inc. |
J9 | TFT Inc. |
59 | Tele Nova |
N3 | Teledesign Systems |
C1 | Telenetics (Racon) |
83 | Telewave Inc. (Wacom) |
R5 | TenXc Wireless, Div of CCI |
H1 | Terracom Network Services |
97 | Til-Tek Ltd. |
N2 | TongYu Communication Equipment Co. Ltd. |
L1 | Trango Broadband Wireless |
87 | TransCore (A.W.A.) |
N9 | Tranzeo |
35 | Triton |
R3 | TrueRC |
48 | Tx Rx Systems Inc. |
O5 | Ubiquiti Networks |
D6 | Vislink (MRC/California MW) |
09 | Wade Antenna (Lindsay/Taco) |
B5 | Western Multiplex Corporation |
28 | Western Radio |
H3 | Western Union |
C2 | Windata |
ZZ | * Other Manufacturer (not listed) * |