Frequency assignment is the authorization of use of a particular radio frequency.
In Article 1.18 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR),ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.18, definition: assignment (of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel) the process is defined as "Authorization given by a frequency administration for a radio station to use a radio frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions".
Frequency assignment is also a special term, used by national frequency administrations. For other terms see table below.
+ ITU-terms pertaining to frequency regulation Frequencydistribution to: ITU languages ITU RR(article) French English Spanish Arabic Chinese Russian Radiocommunication services attribution(attribuer) allocation(to allocate) attribucion(attribuir) распределение(распределять) 1.16 Regions or countries allotisement(allotir) allotment(to allot) adjudication(adjudicar) выделение(выделять) 1.17 Radio stations assignation(assigner) assignment(to assign) asignacion(assignar) присвоение(присваивать) 1.18
See also Radio station Spectrum management Frequency coordinator Broadcast license Cellular frequencies Earth observation satellites transmission frequencies
References / sources
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)