Objectives

							How to prepare notifications
        effectively
• Combining the use of:
      • Administration’s own software utilities
      • BR’s software
          – Data Capture
          – Data Validation
          – Data Correction
      • Word processors
      • MS Access
• Submitting notifications as soon as possible
  (before 28.02.2005)
    Data Capture software: DCap
• Described in CR/215
• Development criteria
   – Ready 3 months after end of RRC-04
   – Flexibility
   – Portability (Windows 95 and over, no need for additional
     software)
   – Size (facilitate download even with slow Internet
     connection)
   – Limited validation (to be complemented with separate
     validation software)
• Reported bugs are immediately corrected and
  updated version available on the Web for download
                      Notification process


   Administration’s
   own software


                                        Data
                         Electronic                          Yes
                                      Validation   Val OK?
                         SGML file
BR’s Data Capture                      (DVal)
software (Dcap)                                        No




      Text editor
      (Notepad)
             Notification process

Administration           Radiocommunication Bureau



             Before 28.02.2005
Electronic   brmail@itu.int BR full data     RRC         Planning
SGML file
(CR/215)                    Validation     Reference    Exercise…
                                           Input file

                 admin@…
   Data validation program: DVal


 Electronic
                                               Errors list
Notifications             DVal                  text file
 SGML file
                Input                 Output

                              Link

                        Text editor
                        (Notepad)
        Data validation program: DVal


 1st step      2nd step              3rd step

File Format    Data type,          Values (range),
              Length, etc.        mandatory keys,
                                  Geographical info
                                                      Requires
                                                      Installation
                                                      of IDWM

                             Text editor
Text editor
                              or DCor
         Data correction program: DCor
Important to know: Dcor does not only allow for correction
of input data but also validates and converts to mdb format


                                                       Corrected
                                                      SGML file
 Electronic                                          Filename.upd brmail@itu.int
                            Dcor          Output
Notifications
                Input   (Val/Conv/Corr)
 SGML file
                                Link                 Corrected
                                                    database file
                                                   Filename.mdb

                         Text editor
                         (Notepad)
     Reference documentation
needed and/or useful for notification
  - RRC Report (revised version)
  - BR Circular Letters (CR/215, ...)
  - FM/TV Validation rules
  - Preface to BR IFIC
  - Additional BR documents (database structure, …)
  - BR IFIC (MIFR/Plans ST61-GE89)
  - ITU Web site (http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/conferences/rrc/rrc-
    04/intersession/index.asp)
  - BR Contact address: brmail@itu.int