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GVF 104 “Performance and Test Guidelines for Type Approval of Auto-Deploy and VMES Satellite Communications Terminals”  
This document is intended to serve as a best-practices guide for interpreting international regulatory specifications for the purpose of GVF type approval of auto-deploy VSAT terminals. The GVF type approval process is defined in detail in document GVF-101.That document assumes that the satellite operator for whom the type approval is to be issued defines performance specifications. It is the objective of this document to provide best-practices guidance to satellite operators who wish to offer a type approval for auto-deploy terminals, or for use in GVF-issued type approvals. GVF-101 also defines general test procedures for VSAT terminals.  This document adds guidance for testing parameters that are unique to auto-deploy terminals.