Room and building preparations are required to ensure that the ground segment equipment can function well.The equipment room should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Ambient temperature range between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius.

• Maximum rate of air temperature change of less than 5 degrees Celsius per hour.

• Relative humidity between twenty percent (20%) and fifty percent (50%).

• Continuous air cycling with filtration for proper ventilation to ensure that equipment is kept free of contaminants and particle matter.

• Fibrous material and gaseous elements should not be present in the equipment room.

• Availability of an appropriate number of units of vertical rack space in standard 19" equipment racks, as well as sufficient 230V AC, 10AMP outlets in each rack.

• Measures implemented to prevent the build-up of electrostatic discharge (i.e appropriate straps and mats, and no carpeting)

• Power should be provided using an uninterrupted power supply according to your local electrical code and

power requirements, with either rectified 230V AC or 110V AC outlets in each rack that will house equipment.