[SatNews] Participants will meet the companies involved in all three areas, as well as learning more about the solutions and processes for reducing satellite interference.
 
The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) today announced that it will be hosting a Carrier ID (CID) Tour at both CabSat and Satellite 2014.
 
The tours will help demonstrate the CID process, walking participants through the three main stages: Transmission, Detection and Resolution. Participants will meet the companies involved in all three areas, as well as learning more about the solutions and processes for reducing satellite interference.

The tour will begin with how CID is included at transmission, visiting encoder manufacturers, Comtech, Ericsson and Newtec for insight. It will then look at how the CID is detected after transmission, which will involve demos from a number of companies. This part of the tour will visit Crystal Solutions, SAT Corporation, and Siemens Convergence Creators. The tour will end looking at how issues can be resolved thanks to CID. This part is handled by the satellite operator, using the CID Database provided by the Space Data Association, which is currently being created by AGI. Satellite operators in the tour include ArabSat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, SatMex and SES.

“We have come a long way with the CID initiative over the past couple of years,” commented Martin Coleman, Executive Director; Satellite Interference Reduction Group. “We now need to ensure widespread implementation, and in order for that to happen, the industry needs to understand exactly what is entailed, where to source the right solutions, and who can help them achieve that. We hope that this tour will go some way to filling in those gaps.”
 
IRG will also be supporting the GVF Interference Prevention Summit at CabSat and co-hosting an Interference Prevention Summit with GVF at Satellite 2014. For further information or to register, please emailangie.mar@gvf.org
 
To view the full schedule or register for one of the tours, please visit.
 
The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) is a leading organization working to reduce satellite frequency interference. It comprises four main working groups, covering EUI (formed from the former RFI-EUI), Carrier ID, Intentional Interference, and VSAT interference. The Group’s membership is comprised of satellite operators, users, uplinkers, service providers, equipment vendors and other organizations with a stake in combating radio frequency interference.