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RECOMMENDATION ITU-R SM.1598 Methods of radio direction finding and locationon time division multiple access and codedivision multiple access signals (Question ITU-R 28/1) (2002) The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly, considering a) that the considerable expansion of cellular radiotelephony networks increases the risk of interference within networks and to networks, especially in the boundaries of countries at the edges of station coverages operating by different operators and/or in the case of sharing frequency bands or adjacent bands; b) that the maintenance of a high level of quality of service is of paramount importance for the operators and the users of the service; c) that it is necessary to provide to the operators and to the regulators the necessary tools to investigate harmful interference; d) that the techniques used in these networks require acceptable methods of direction finding; e) that the interference complaints dealing with the modern cellular networks are often difficult to resolve; f) that the systems using time division multiple access (TDMA) and code division multiple access (CDMA) technologies form a significant portion of today’s radiotelephony services in the world; g) that the equipment with the capability of performing direction finding on digital signals is now commercially available, recommends 1 that capacities of direction finding of TDMA and CDMA signals using synchronization should be implemented in the fixed and mobile monitoring stations; 2 that the process of direction finding should use the principles similar to those presented in Annex 1 and methods explained in Annex 2 and in Annex 3. ANNEX 1 Processing of radio direction finding and location on TDMA and CDMA signals Concerning the radio direction finding of TDMA and CDMA signals, it is recommended to try to get a preliminary identification of the signal before or during the process of direction finding, in order to be able to use the applicable methods for radio direct