This page describes how to register, deregister, and re-register a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) by using single-step or multistep registration.
In single-step registration, a Certified Professional Installer (CPI) provides all the device registration information to Spectrum Access System (SAS) from the CBSD. The CBSD uses registration requests to send all the required information.
Some CBSDs don't support single-step registration and must be registered by using multistep registration. For registration instructions specific to your CBSD, see your CBSD vendor documentation.
Before you begin
You can register only Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-approved CBSDs in compliance with FCC Part 96 with SAS. Most CBSDs require a CPI to verify the CBSD's installation. For information about CBSD categories, see Register a CBSD that needs CPI validation.
Register your CBSD
Before a CBSD can transmit, it needs to register with SAS. For more information, see Send a registration request to SAS.
If your registration request is successful, SAS responds with a CBSD ID. The CBSD is then registered. If your registration request is rejected, SAS responds with an error message. The CBSD needs to correct the error and send another registration request. For more information, see Register a CBSD that needs CPI validation.
To register your CBSD, follow these steps:
- In the CBSDs list or CBSD details, click CBSD Actions, and then click Register.
- Check if your CBSD registered successfully.
- Make sure that your CBSD appears in the CBSD list.
Deregister your CBSD
If a CBSD needs to be decommissioned or moved, the CBSD should first send a deregistration request to SAS. This indicates that the CBSD no longer wants to be listed in SAS with the parameters that it originally had. Contact your device vendor for documentation or instructions to deregister your CBSD. If a CBSD needs to transmit again, the CBSD can send a registration request with updated parameters.
The Google SAS Portal gives you a way to deregister your CBSD in the situation that a CBSD is no longer able to send a deregistration request. You can deregister a device by using the SAS Portal device panel or Table view.
To deregister the device by using the SAS Portal device panel, follow these steps:
- Go to the SAS Portal.
- Select the CBSD from the Deployments list.
- Select Table view or Map view, and then click Device panel.
- On the right, click Device, and then click Deregister CBSD.
To deregister the device by using Table view, follow these steps:
- Go to the SAS Portal.
- Select the CBSD from the Deployments list.
- Click Table view.
- Right-click the row of the CBSD that you want to deregister.
- Select Deregister CBSD.
Re-register your CBSD
If you are a CPI, you can update the SAS configuration by creating an inactive configuration. You need to sign the inactive configuration and instruct the CBSD to send a new registration request to SAS. The CBSD loses all current grants.
To re-register a CBSD, follow these steps:
- Go to the SAS Portal.
- Click View deployments.
- Optional: If you have access to multiple deployments, select a deployment from the Deployments list, and then click Open.
- On the left, click Settings.
- To select the CBSD, do the following:
- In Map view, click the CBSD location marker.
- In Table view, click the row of the CBSD.
- Click Edit.
- Update and review the CBSD configuration, and then do the following:
- If you are an Editor, click Ready for CPI.
- If you are a CPI, click Sign.
After re-registering, the inactive configuration status changes to Pending registration. However, if the CBSD was already registered, the CBSD status doesn't change while the SAS is still using the previous (active) configuration. You can find the changed configuration in the Pending changes section.
When the CBSD re-registers with SAS, the inactive configuration becomes the active configuration. The Pending changes section disappears, and the CBSD information page updates with the new set of parameters used in the most recent registration.
Register a CBSD by using vendor-specific registration parameters
You can register a CBSD directly from your device, but if you use a vendor (Baicells or Telrad) device, then you must add vendor-specific registration parameters to the device. For details, see the following sections.
Baicells registration parameters
Use these instructions if you have a vendor device such as Baicells. To successfully configure your CBSD and upload the CPI certificate, make sure that you fill in the necessary fields in Baicells. All CBSD configurations are performed in the Baicells device user interface (UI) or by using the Baicells Operations Management Console (OMC).
Configure installation parameters directly in the CBSD UI
The CPI certificate is uploaded directly to the CBSD, which signs and encodes all installation parameters. The encoded CPI data is sent to the OMC and Domain Proxy (DP) service, which is then passed to SAS during the registration request. You don't need to add the CBSD in the SAS Portal. SAS settings are configured as follows:
- For the CBSD UI, set SAS Registration Type to Single-Step.
- For the OMC and DP service, select Single-Step, and then upload the CPI certificate.
Configure installation parameters by using the OMC and DP service
You can enter the installation parameters by using the OMC and DP service, and then the CPI signs them. You don't need to add the CBSD in the SAS Portal. SAS settings are configured as follows:
- For the CBSD UI, set SAS Registration Type to Single-Step.
- For the OMC and DP service, select Single-Step, and then upload CPI certificate.
Telrad registration parameters
To configure installation parameters for the Telrad device, follow these steps:
- In BreezeVIEW, go to the CBSD list page.
- Click Add CBSD.
- Set the CBSD Device Type:
- For eNB, enter the Device ID and Cell ID (0, 1).
- For UE, enter the IMSI ID.
- Add UE CBSD.
- Add a new CBSD.
- Use the BreezeVIEW CLI to sign the CPI.
- Configure the CBSD. After the new CBSD is added, the details page appears.
- Set the CBSD parameters, and then click Save.