Automated Techniques for Frequency Management

This paper discusses two computer-oriented subsystems, the Frequency Allocation Assistance by Computer Techniques (FAACT) System and the Input Message Analysis (IMA) System being developed to assist the Frequency Management Directorate (FMD) of the OCC-E in the accomplishment of its mission. The FAACT System provides for the storage, retrieval, evaluation and display of frequency regulations, technical characteristics, and information on previous allocations. The results of these retrievals and evaluations are displayed as required by the allocations engineer. An allocation can automatically be added to the data base as it is being processed. An executive override is provided to allow the allocations engineer to modify input data, bypass any module or to select any module of the system separately as a design tool. The IMA System is a consolidation of message analysis techniques designed to provide the capability of interpreting, processing, and encoding data from manually-completed, freely-formatted data sheets into fixed-file formats oriented to machine operation and storage. The IMA System allows man to enter data on a free-format data sheet in the terms and units with which he is accustomed. The IMA System then encodes and converts the data into a preset file format. The integration of these systems into the frequency management process allows a more efficient and mutually satisfactory use of the electromagnetic spectrum by all users.