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1. 6 750 675 000 000 Export options 4 CSV x Excel I 4 gt XML E 10 4 800 480 000 000 10 4 800 280 000 000 10 10i A D1 D2 Package eligibility Bid amount 6 750 675 000 000 6 750 475 000 000 0 0 0 0 Export options 47 CSV X Excel I 4 gt XML During the Opt in Round In order to opt in eligible bidders will be required to submit Opt in Bids at the stated price for all of the opt in selections in one of that bidder s opt in selection lists These bids will be taken into account when determining winners and cannot be withdrawn If an eligible bidder does not wish to opt in they should click on the No Bid button to indicate that they do not wish to make any bid in the opt in round Figure 9 Contents of the main frame for a bidder not eligible to bid in the Opt in round once the Opt in Round is in progress You are not eligible to bid in the Opt in Round Please wait for the opt in Round to finish WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 15 Figure 10 Opt in Bid editor for a bidder eligible to bid in the Opt in round The Opt in Round is in progress e Select the list of Opt in selections that you provisionally wish to bid for and click on Check Bids If you do not wish to make any Opt in Bids click on No Bid Schedule summary Start time 27 November 2012 13 00 UTC Duration 10 minutes
2. If you try to log in again after accidentally closing your browser window or temporarily losing your network connection you may have to wait for approximately 90 seconds for your previous session to be terminated Until the previous session is terminated automatically you will receive a Parallel login attempt warning when trying to log in WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 1 1 2 Logging out Logging out of WebBidder will immediately close your current session When you have logged out you will be redirected to the login page All other open WebBidder windows will be closed automatically It is advisable to always use the logout button before leaving WebBidder to prevent having to wait for the session to be automatically terminated before being able to log back in 1 2 The WebBidder user interface The WebBidder client runs as an application within your web browser However you must refrain from using the browser s native navigation buttons such as Back and Refresh For security reasons if you try to use browser buttons to navigate WebBidder your active session may be terminated and you will have to log in again Please use only the buttons provided on the WebBidder user interface to navigate within the system The WebBidder user interface consists of two main parts as shown in Figure 2 e The control panel is located to the left of the page and contains
3. Start tere 27 Moweribe 20121240 UTC Orsan Ure End tne I Noveroer 2012 1266 UTC Digibility toner Cagititty bre tor round Digh hy of estected Package t600 e00 SAGE nama tw goes a DE E AEGA natsa togene kE Amount of this Bid 2500 000 000 Figure 24 Contents of the main frame after submission of a Primary Bid after the first Primary Bid Round Round 2 in progress You have submitted your Bid for round 2 Schedule summary Rame an wre 27 Novertoer 20 9 1620 UTC Dew Sates End tere 27 Novervber 2023 16 35 UTC Esgihibey Init Clagitiry imt tor mard Eligiadty ct sstanad Package asco acco a ee a da _ Ld Le _ prize TEF A ees aso 256 000 000 a w LOGU conmerwre em power 1OWHE Kt S TOMeir 2 D a w DE IOU coreenet oa power DAs n As 8 00 cop a so E Pears ede bomercy ot ore 1 g t9100 a 6 a Amount of this Bid 660 000 000 Extensions If you have extensions left and fail to submit a bid before the scheduled end of the round you will trigger an extension An extension will provide you with additional time WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 28 to submit your bid in accordance with the Regulations The round would then end at the end of the extension period After the round has ended After a round closes the main frame will display a message to inform you that the round has ended and ins
4. 2 0 0MHz Overal 2x71 AMH 2x0 0MHz Bandwidth Eligibility per Lots Round Price in Your selection in Aasocistod available round 1 round 1 oligebility 4 225 000 000 0 AR DOON Seagaten pa STO 1 250 000 000 A 2 6GHz paired frequency lot Dande FP 18 000 000 ch lt 0 oe ante Mog 2x TOM 3 000 000 D2 28GHz conarrant low H power 20M ig SX t 08 000 000 2 6GH2 maivatual rene Amount of this Bid 0 WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 23 Figure 20 Primary Bid editor after the first Primary Bid Round Round 2 in progress Enter your provisional Primary Bid and then click on Check Bid Sohedule summary Rurut Brat tse 27 hoverdw 2012 16 00 UTC 15 smuks PT Nowerte 7017 1535 UTC Remaring extensions at start of round Erensiora ter me Prerery Did Rouncia mE Eligibility limi per 8000 Spectrum Cape Cas Specter n eatected Pecheys Babits Dw tD Mets Bx 0 ONIME vet 2 Bee D NHs Primary Bid editor Al O0VEY pared TeQueny Zaitu 2 t i eo 2 4x 696 000 000 A2 BOON ovea obon at 20t 4500 1 f2s0 000 000 0 5 C EDH pare teqaency 25 ss s geao oon w ot g 165 000 000 Ot 2 0GHz cotouret Ow power 1M et 26 x s SE AAEE O gt tsa 000 9 6100 000 0 Entering a Bid A bid can be entered by selecting the number of lots of each type that will be included in the package you wish to bid for The lots mu
5. 2012 20 2 The number of lots available of that type 3 The Aggregate Demand from the Primary Bids received in the previous round 4 The price of lots in the previous round 5 The number of lots included in the Primary Bid you submitted in the previous round lot types bid for in the previous round will be highlighted with a yellow shaded background and 6 The Round Price for each lot type set for the round scheduled Note that some of the information in this table may only be displayed from the second Primary Bid Round onwards Figure 17 Notification of schedule for the first Primary Bid Round Wait for round 1 to start Schedule summary Round 1 Start time 27 November 2072 1340 UTC Duration 15 minutes End time 27 November 2012 13 55 UTC Remaining extensions at start of round Extensions for the Primary Bid Rounds 2x30 minutes Eligibility limit Eligibility limit for round 1 16 000 Spectrum Caps Cap Sub 1GHe 2x10 1 Mertz _ Overal 2x71 8MHz The number of opted in bidders whose eligibility limit for this Primary Bid Round is at least as great as the minimum eligibility of their valid Opt in Bids is NOT greater than one Summary of Round Prices A1 800MHz pared frequency lot 2xSMHz 2 280 4 225 000 000 A2 BOOMHz coverage obligation lot 2x1TOMHz 4 500 H 250 000 000 C 2 6GHz paired frequency lot 2x5MHz 150 14 Di 2 6GHz concurrent low power 10MHz lot
6. your main frame will update to show the message Auction results and provide the following information A summary of the auction results indicating the winning package for each bidder winning lots in the auction along with the base price additional price and total price to be paid for their respective package any excluded bidders would be highlighted in red The specific frequencies assigned to Bidders at the end of the Assignment Round along with their corresponding additional price any excluded bidders would be highlighted in red In the case of your own bids you will also be shown the bid amount of your winning bid s and A summary of the final band plans illustrating which lots have been assigned and which left unassigned WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 42 Figure 41 Notification of Auction results Auction results Summary of auction results Hows hyraytat r MBB roprweert Cedars ef new esctaded Lo re eee ae ae pios tapeno ut oaget ict frequency ot ue omare r iot frequency iot Proa aA 0 J g 0610 008 000 PHO 10 000 500 Sextet 2 i 9 G 1700 900 000 760 200 000 Epot opone aj CIV ggj Leow gj E Results of the Assignment Round OTET eT Pit GIMME paret stt RAR Arin A9 A2I MH parse stt AOD ZSirir pered 25067300N pared s t 2025 2 ee EAE NH pared we F 443 2 hetu Cant pios ej COV 14g s a se Summary of final b
7. 2xtOMHz 30 10 D8 2 6GHz concurrent low power 20MHz lot 2x20MHz amp 10 E 2 6GHz individual frequancy lat MHz oH H Export options 4 CSV zgj Excot 4 XML WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 21 Figure 18 Notification of schedule after the first Primary Bid Round Wait for round 2 to start 2 Novertier 2012 18 20 UTC Dustin 15 meee Emme 27 Noventer 2012 16 96 UTC Remaining extensions at stert of round s D rues Ebg iety limit 6cco The number of optod in bidders whose eligibility limit for this Primary Sid Round is at least as great as the minimum eligibility of their valid Opt in Bids is NOT greeter than one Summary of Round Prices Dangwith Rigtilty per Lot Lote sweilabie Aggregate cemans in reund Round Price in roeng Your bid in roure Round Pric CRT FEET ESTT CTT RFT TE 37 nee womens SEEE AA _ AI ROOMS panai beqeercy oi i pa eee a x TAREN t pared hegien al Or B6GHe con iow power 10MM lor a 0 1 10D 3 900 000 02 RG omopen lew power AMG o DA i S m 0 000 000 E PAD niaaa hequercy ot Wia 1 100 oo 900 000 Tapori ap oat hyj COV gg Cie ap XL This information is also available for download in a number of formats by clicking on the appropriate export option below the table providing the information on screen Round Prices are available for download from the moment at which the round is scheduled until
8. End time 27 November 2012 13 10 UTC Opt in Bid editor Ai D1 D Package eligibility Bid amount 2 2 0 2 0 0 BH HH E 0 4 800 480 000 000 0 6 750 675 000 000 4 800 280 000 000 6 750 675 000 000 6 750 475 000 000 Check Bids Entering your decision During the Opt in Round eligible bidders can opt in by selecting one of the selections shown in the Opt in Bid Editor by clicking on the selection field adjacent to the list and clicking on the Check Bids button Upon pressing this button the page will refresh allowing eligible bidders to submit the Opt in Bids shown in the Opt in Bids Form WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 16 Figure 11 Opt in Bids form for a bidder who checked Opt in Bids The Opt in Round is in progress You have successfully checked the Bids listed in the Opt in Bid form below To submit these Bids click on Submit Bid To return to the Opt in Bid editor click on Return Schedule summary Start time 27 November 2012 13 00 UTC Duration 10 minutes End time 27 November 2012 13 10 UTC Opt in Bids form A D1 D Package eligibility Bid amount 1 2 E 2 0 2 0 0 4 800 480 000 000 0 0 4 800 280 000 000 0 0 0 0 6 750 675 000 000 6 750 475 000 000 0 1 2 0 10 0 0 L 0 3 1 4 aa Bidders who do not wish to op
9. but results for the round have not been released by the Auctioneer During the last minute of each round the timer emits a beeping sound every second to alert you of the impending end of the round In this regard it is important that you ensure that the sound card in your computer s is enabled and at an audible volume if you wish to hear the sound alerts Between rounds this field will simply display the message No round in progress e Message status Shows the number of unread messages from the Auctioneer If you have one or more unread messages the message status will have a red background This field refreshes automatically when new messages are received or when you read previously unread messages e Connection status Informs you about the state of your connection to the Auction server You will receive a warning message if the connection with the server is lost You should remember that if your connection to the Auction server is lost you will be unable to log back in until the system logs you out automatically after approximately 90 seconds Therefore if your connection is lost during the last minute of a round you may be unable to log back in before the end of that round Figure 3 The timer applet Timer Tue 24 Jul 2012 11 25 06 Primary Bid Rounds Wait for round to be scheduled No round in progress 1 unread message Connected to server b Buttons available on the control panel Below the timer applet y
10. for Java to run on your computer Itis advisable to monitor the auction clock to ensure that it is running at all times 1 2 1 The control panel The control panel consists of the following three sections a Timer applet At the top of the control panel a timer applet Figure 3 below is loaded with the following elements e Auction clock Displays the time and date synchronised with the clock of the Auction server Note that the time of the Auction clock may be different from the time shown on your computer Only the time of the Auction server clock is relevant with regard to the scheduling of rounds e Auction status Describes the status of the Auction e g whether the Auction is in the Opt In Round the Primary Bid Rounds the Supplementary Bids Round or the Assignment Round The status of the current round is also displayed e g whether the round is in progress in extension or has ended e Timer When a round is in progress the remaining time in the current round is displayed The background of the timer is colour coded as follows green when a WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 round is in progress and there are more than 10 minutes left until the scheduled end of the round amber during the last 10 minutes before the scheduled end of a round in progress blue during a round extension for Bidders who have failed to submit a bid in time and red when the round has ended
11. of bids to carry over any amendments to your provisional Supplementary Bids list on the EAS To upload the bids file simply select the file you wish to upload using the file selection option at the bottom of the editor and click on Upload file If you wish to clear the bids already in your list relating to packages you have not yet bid for and reset all the bid amounts for packages you have already bid for to the highest bid amount you have submitted for the package so far check the Clear existing bids in your list of provisional Supplementary Bids before uploading checkbox before clicking on Upload bids WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 35 WebBidder will check that each bid in the file is valid Bids for invalid packages and bids with a bid amount that is below the Package Minimum Price or the highest bid you have already submitted for the package will be rejected Bid amounts above the cap will be provisionally accepted by the system However you will not be allowed to submit you Supplementary Bids unless you edit your bids to ensure that all bid amounts are valid and below any applicable relative caps Upon uploading a bids file a list of messages will be shown at the top of the main frame indicating which bids have been accepted the bid amounts for packages which were already included in your list that have been updated and which bids if any are invalid a
12. that you wish to submit the decision or to return to the editor to modify the decision checked c Notices from the Auctioneer The auctioneer can manually send notices to Bidders through the EAS in addition to the automated notifications of Round Prices Round Schedule and Round Results Notices manually sent by the Auctioneer will appear at the top of the main interface until you mark them as read Once you have marked a notice as read it will not appear on your main frame but will still be accessible through the Notices button in the control panel To mark a notice as read click on the Acknowledge notice button NB In the final version of the EAS this button will be labelled Mark as read The notice will then cease to be displayed on your main interface WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 13 2 Part2 Bidding in the auction 2 1 The Bidder interface Main frame Participation in the auction is primarily via the main frame e All necessary information is displayed to you on the main frame in a series of tables e All inputs required from you can be entered on the main frame The main frame is refreshed automatically to display the relevant information and forms according to the state of the auction 2 1 1 Before the auction Before the start of the auction a message on your main frame will instruct you to wait for the auction to start 2 1 2 O
13. their corresponding Base Prices if any of the winners have been excluded following failure to pay the required deposit these will be highlighted in red Figure 36 Notification of Principal Stage Results Results of the Principal Stage Winning Principai Stage Bids Rows nighightod IBE represet bickiens whe were excluded Sidder name At A2 C DI OF E Bidemourt Gase Price BddwA 2 0 4 O GO 217 100 000 510 000 000 Sot id o OG WA E760 900 000 Export options 4g C5 ggj Esos qj M 2 1 5 The Assignment Round The Assignment Round will only be required in the event that there are multiple winners of spectrum in at least one lot type If the Assignment Round is run those bidders who won spectrum in the Principal Stage will be able to bid for the alternative frequency ranges that could be assigned to them in accordance with the Regulations Before the Assignment Round When the Assignment Round is scheduled your main frame will display the notification of the round schedule along with a table showing the assignment options if any corresponding to the lots you have won This table is available for download in a number of formats Figure 37 Notification of schedule for the Assignment Round Please wait for the Assignment Round to start Schedule summary Sta tree 27 Novembar 2072 1739 UTC Deration 15 minutes End time 27 November 2012 17 45 UTC Assignment options Bancwidth 791 801MHz paired wth B32 642MHz 2x
14. your Supplementary Bids using the editor that will be provided in your main frame when the Supplementary Bids Round is in progress Packages you have bid for during the auction will be added to your list automatically following the notification of results for the round in which you submitted the bid These will include all the packages for which you have submitted any Opt in Bids and Primary Bids In addition you can add provisional bids for Packages you have not yet bid for and provisionally set higher bids for those Packages you have bid for via the interface or by uploading a bid file as described in Section 2 1 4 The Supplementary Bids editor provides functionality to assist you in managing the caps that result from the activity rules which uses all the information available from rounds already completed and approved by the auctioneer e The bids editor will identify the Constraining Package for packages subject to a cap so that you can easily identify which bids you would need to increase in order to raise the cap for a given package note that packages that constrain other provisional Supplementary Bids are highlighted with a blue shaded background e It will also provide a calculation of the applicable caps based on the Bid Amounts you enter in your list of provisional Supplementary Bids so that you can effectively enter a set of bids that is valid and consistent with the Regulations and e Next to the caps that apply you can find
15. 1OMHz 2OGH pared 2500 2 520MHz paired wih 2220 2 660MH OMA 2 520 2 40MNz paired wih 2640 2660MM2 2x20mMHr Export ogian ap CSV ggj Exon aj XML WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 39 During the Assignment Round When the Assignment Round begins the main frame will update automatically displaying a message above the Round Schedule indicating that the Assignment Round is in progress If you are eligible to bid in the Assignment Round you will be presented with the Assignment Stage Bids editor Otherwise you will simply be asked to wait until the round has ended The Assignment Stage Bids editor will list all the Assignment Options available to you in all relevant bands along with a field for entering a discretionary additional Bid Amount for the corresponding Assignment Option where applicable Where a Bidder may submit Bids for different assignment options in different bands these options are presented in a single table ordered by band and with the first column in the table indicating the band they relate to Alternative assignment options are presented by providing the frequency ranges that delimit them Figure 38 Assignment Stage Bids editor The Assignment Round is in progress e Enter your Provisional Assignment Stage Bids and then click on Check Bids Schedule summary Start time 27 November 2012 17 30 UTC Duration 15 minutes End time 27 Novembe
16. 2 29 Figure 26 Notification of Primary Round results after the first Primary Bid Round Results for round 2 There is exceas demand Inting account of the Competition Constraint Summary of Nemata DP F 6Geu concerert ow bind we E DOTI retreie Secsency ct we Expert epson ap CSV ggj os dag ML Amount of your Bid in rownd 2 640 000 000 Your highest bid ao far is 680 000 000 subseitied ie Primary B d Round 2 You can download the round results in various file formats by clicking the corresponding links at the bottom of the round results table If another auction round is to follow the auction process continues with the release of the schedule for the next round End of the Primary Bid rounds After the final Primary Bid Round the round results notification will specify that the Primary Bid Rounds have ended Figure 27 Notification of Primary Round results for the final Primary Bid Round The Primary Bid Rounds ended after 3 rounds Round Price is roerd Yost setecton le ruvrd Aseoeuted 2 a ner et aa Bowe you 7 200 000 0 2 00e rived tenerey Et mat i roo 000 Eqcort wotee i OY pj Sree a i Amount of your Bid ia round 3 t867 100 000 Your highest Did so fer is 1 122 009 009 submitted in Primary Bid Round 2 2 1 4 The Supplementary Bids Round Before the Supplementary Bids Round When the Supplementary Bids Round is scheduled your main frame will load a page with a summary of the ro
17. 3 Network connection 3 4 Disabling TLS 1 0 support 3 4 1 Disabling TLS 1 0 support for Internet Explorer on Windows 7 3 4 2 Disabling TLS 1 0 support in Java 3 5 Troubleshooting 48 48 48 49 50 50 WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 Introduction This User Guide describes how to use the WebBidder Electronic Auction System EAS for bidding in the UK 800MHz and 2 6GHz auction Please note that the User Guide is being provided in draft form at this stage for the purpose of facilitating participation in the mock auctions It will be revised and reissued to bidders in the main auction prior to the start of bidding Please also note that the rules of the auction are set out in the Wireless Telegraphy Licence Award Regulations 2012 the Regulations and these Regulations are definitive To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the Regulations and this User Guide the Regulations will prevail Bidders should also refer to Ofcom s guidance to potential applicants and bidders in the auction which should be read in conjunction with this User Guide The User Guide consists of three parts Part 1 Navigation and basic functionality of the WebBidder system e Sections 1 1 and 1 2 describe how to log in to WebBidder and explain the layout and basic functionality of the WebBidder user interface Part 2 Bidding in the auction e The auction follows
18. Figure 15 Opt in Round results notification for a bidder who has submitted Opt in Bids The Opt in Round has ended Please wait for the auctioneer to schedule the first Primary Bid Round 1 bidder has opted in You opted in You submitted Opt in Bids for the Opt in selections listed below Opt in Bids 2 4 800 480 000 000 2 E 0 0 0 0 4 800 280 000 000 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 750 675 000 000 6 750 475 000 000 Al A2 D1 D Package eligibility Bid amount f 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 T 0 ti Export options 4z CSV I X Excel gt XML The list of your permissible packages is available using the following hyperlink Download Permissible Packages as a CSV file The results page also provides a link for all bidders to download their permissible packages as a CSV file Coma Separated Values UTF 8 encoding and CRLF linebreaks with extension csv Bidders may still download their permissible packages at a later stage from the Auction history or the Notices pages available from the Control Panel WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 19 Figure 16 Example of a Permissible Packages CSV file truncated rar 8 QMHz paired frequency lot A2 8 MHz coverage obligation lot C 2 6GHz paired frequency lot D1l 2 6GHz concurrent low power 1 MHz lot D2 2 6GHz concurrent low power 2 MHz lot E 2 6GH
19. Schedule summary ford 2 Gist tee FT Movernter D012 1920 UTC Oreto Iaer Cettese ET Norbe 2012 1928 UTC Remaining extensions at start of round Ctenstons for the Sremary Dti Route 24 Rrra Bligetettty lima Plaptetty lem ter ranc 3 Edgidtry of amected Package Eee 267 INHE Coena 2370 DNs Late palates Mourad Prise ie round I Your seiecthue in eurt Aesoveted s gtrity Acsoctehed prew Bun i Ot 29G ConmaTert ow prear SOG kt 2x1 03 2e5hHe conurect bw power DIVE kt DANH E 2 00g naad roana t wee Amount of this Bid 2660 000 000 After submitting a bid After a Primary Bid has been submitted the main frame will display a message to inform you have submitted a Bid in the round along with any applicable warning messages in relation to potential reductions of eligibility for the following rounds and details of the Primary Bid submitted Lot types included in the package bid for will be highlighted with a yellow shaded background WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 27 Figure 23 Contents of the main frame after submission of a Primary Bid in the first Primary Bid Round Round 1 in progress You have submitted your Bid tor round 1 You have submitied a Primary Bid that has an associated eligibility which is less than your eligibility iim for this round Your eligibility Smit for the nex round will be correspondingly lower Schedule summary Fount
20. a process of sequential steps All necessary information and forms will appear automatically on the main frame of the interface at the relevant times The sequence of screens and their functionality is described in Section 2 1 e In conjunction with interaction via the main frame of the interface you can access auxiliary functionality via a control panel described in Section 2 2 Part 3 Required system configurations and technical troubleshooting e To access the WebBidder system your computer needs to meet certain basic system requirements described in Section 3 1 e Sections 3 2 to 3 4 show how to apply the required settings Note that throughout this manual the terms WebBidder and EAS are used interchangeably http stakeholders ofcom org uk binaries spectrum spectrum awards awards in progress key documents Guidance pdf WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 1 Part 1 Navigation and basic functionality 1 1 Access control for WebBidder To use the WebBidder system you need to authenticate yourself as an authorised user by logging in To log in you will need the following user specific credentials provided to you in advance of the auction e Address URL of your web interface on the auction server e Access details a user name and password provided for a
21. an explain button that will open a new window with an explanation on how the cap is calculated and the inputs used for the calculation Your list of provisional Supplementary Bids may be downloaded in a number of formats by clicking on the appropriate export option Once the Primary Bid rounds end the Supplementary Bids editor will be disabled and will not be accessible from the control panel 2 2 2 Login history All attempts to access the auction system are logged This function presents a log of your logging in and logging out history from the start of the auction e Each successful login will create two entries 1 when first submitting your password you will create a Logging in entry with details on the browser used for accessing the EAS and 2 when the login sequence is completed with the timer applet having successfully established a connection this will create a Logged in entry with details of the Java version used to establish the connection e Each successful logout will also create two entries both by the web browser 1 a Logging out entry will be created when the logout process is started and WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 44 2 a Logged out entry will be created on successful termination of the session e If you do not use the log out button when logging out and the auction system terminates your session automaticall
22. anagement features on your computer such as automatic hibernation or suspension and e disable any screensavers 3 1 3 Display We recommend that you use a display with a screen resolution of 1280x800 or higher Lower screen resolutions may require additional scrolling and thus lead to pages being more difficult to view 3 1 4 Java To use the EAS you will need to have an up to date version of Java version 6 22 or newer installed on your computer and enabled for your web browser Java is available for download at http www java com WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 47 If you are using Windows you can check whether Java is installed and what version you are using at http www java com en download installed jsp 3 2 Web browser settings and plugins 3 2 1 Accepting cookies and enabling JavaScript To use all of the functionality provided by the EAS you will need to have the following enabled for your web browser e Java e JavaScript e Cookies If your web browser does not accept cookies or has JavaScript disabled you will receive an error message on the EAS login page If Java is not installed on your computer or is disabled for your web browser you may be able to log into the EAS but the user interface will fail to load Instructions on enabling JavaScript and accepting cookies are presented below Internet Explorer To enable Internet Explorer to accept
23. and plans tor 800MHz and 2 6GHz Boome EER 2 8GHz unpaired 2 2 The Bidder interface Auxiliary functions Auxiliary functions in the auction system are e Supplementary Bids editor e Login history e Auction history e Bid history e Messages e Notices and e Regulations These functions are found in your control panel and will launch in a new browser window when the appropriate button is clicked To allow for the new browser windows to open you should ensure that they will not be blocked by pop up blocking tools in your browser Updates of these pages are not automatic and thus need to be triggered manually This section describes these auxiliary functions 2 2 1 Supplementary Bids editor Your Supplementary Bids editor may be used prior to the scheduling of the Supplementary Bids Round to prepare a list of provisional Supplementary Bids However Supplementary Bids can only be submitted during the Supplementary Bids Round Using the Supplementary Bids editor during the Primary Bid Rounds is optional You can only use the Supplementary Bids editor after the list of permissible packages has been determined i e after the results from the Opt in Round are available and up WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 43 until the moment at which the Supplementary Bids Round is scheduled Once the Supplementary Bids Round has been scheduled you will only be able to prepare
24. ble to e modify or withdraw any of the bids submitted or e add any further Supplementary Bids to your submission After submitting your Supplementary Bids When you have submitted your Supplementary Bids your main frame will display a message indicating that you have submitted Supplementary Bids and a list with the Supplementary Bids submitted WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 37 Figure 34 Contents of the main frame after submitting your Supplementary Bids The Supplementary Bids Round is in progress You have successfully submitted the Supplementary Bids listed below Schedule summary 27 tewernter 2012 1555 UTO e 15 erates Find tere p7 Nowernter 2017 IEO UTD Bids submitted Coach Sere Sir Sei cr aaru Da Saceperverdacy Sade sitar You cormety have 8 fies n your provintew Supoternertary Bete het Enaco ESAN 000 280 000 000 Casi 300 000 EO 060 5 Eamon optone ie OY yg Exe 45 V1 4 Ginn Pe Extension If you have not submitted any Supplementary Bids by the scheduled end of the round you will trigger an extension in the EAS As for the opt in round you should note that the fact that the EAS has given you extra time to submit your decision does not mean that Ofcom will accept any bids you make during that extension as valid bids made after the originally scheduled end of the round will only be valid in the circumstances described in the regulation
25. calculated There is no cap or explain button for Packages that are uncapped If you enter a bid amount that exceeds the cap applicable to the package this will trigger an error message when processing bid edits informing you that you will need to modify any invalid bids before you can submit your list of Supplementary Bids Note that you will not be able to submit your list of Supplementary Bids unless all the bids in the list are valid If you have checked Modify checkboxes but have not changed any of the Bid Amounts then clicking on the Process edits button will trigger an error message informing that no edits have been processed WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 34 Deleting a bid To delete a provisional Supplementary Bid from the list check the Delete checkbox for the bid s you wish to delete and then click on the Process edits button After your decision to delete Packages has been processed a message at the top of the main frame will inform you of the number of Packages deleted Information relating to deleted bids cannot be recovered so if you wish to re enter a Bid you have deleted from your list you will need to input the Bid again Please note that you may not delete any packages you have already bid for in previous rounds including Opt in bids and Primary Bids from your list For these packages you may not specify a bid amount smal
26. ccessing the server e Login password required for logging into the system once you have accessed the login screen for your web interface All these details are case sensitive You can log in to WebBidder from any number of computers but you can only have a single WebBidder session open at any one time You will see a Parallel login attempt message if you try to log into WebBidder while another session is already open If the WebBidder client which runs in your web browser loses its connection with the auction server for example if you close your web browser without having logged out or if your internet connection is interrupted your session will be terminated and you will be logged out automatically after approximately 90 seconds You will then be able to log in again from the same or a different computer provided your internet connection has been restored if necessary This feature prevents your account from accidentally being locked on an inactive session You should not use the back forward or refresh functionality of your browser when using the WebBidder system as these may lead to your session being terminated Where reference is made in this document to manually refreshing certain windows this should be done using the buttons provided in the WebBidder interface only For security reasons you should not run other web browser sessions to other websites on the same machine while you are connected to the EAS 1 1 1 Loggin
27. cookies e Open Internet Explorer e Click on Tools and select Internet Options e Open the Privacy tab and then click on the Advanced button to open the Advanced Privacy Settings window e Either 1 Ensure that the Override automatic cookie handling option is not selected recommended or 2 If you wish to exert more customised control over cookie handling and have the Override automatic cookie handling option selected you must ensure that Accept is chosen under First party cookies e Click on OK to process any changes you have made To enable JavaScript on Internet Explorer e Open Internet Explorer e Click on Tools and select Internet Options e Open the Security tab and then click on the Custom level button to open the Security Settings Internet Zone window e Under Scripting ensure that Active scripting is set to Enable e Click on OK to process any changes you have made Firefox To enable Firefox to accept cookies e Open Firefox e Click on Tools and select Options e Open the Privacy tab e Inthe drop down menu next to Firefox either select WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 48 o Remember history which allows cookies by default or o Use custom settings for history and ensure that both Accept cookies from sites and Accept third party cookies are selected e Click on OK to process any changes you have made To enable JavaScript on Firefox e O
28. d of all attempts successful or not to log into your user account and logouts manual or automatic including IP address of login attempt e Auction history Displays a summary of results of all previously completed rounds released by the Auctioneer e Bid history Displays a summary of all the Bids that you submitted in all previously completed rounds for which the results have been released by the Auctioneer e Messages Opens a new browser window showing a list of all messages sent by the Auctioneer The window will contain a list of all messages sent by the Auctioneer which is also shown in the message list at the bottom of the control panel and a message reading pane at the right hand side where you can view the message you select from the list The messages window needs to be refreshed manually to check for new messages however note that you will be alerted of new messages on the timer applet unread messages will be notified with a text entry and highlighted in red and on the message list available in the control panel The communication functionality in the WebBidder system is one way Bidders cannot send messages to the Auctioneer through the EAS e Notices All notices issued to you by the Auctioneer This includes automatically generated notices such as notifications of Round Schedules and round results and additional notices sent by the Auctioneer that will appear on your main frame until WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MH
29. ding with extension xml which can be used for importing into other software tools or opened in a text editor e the Bids File format delimited as a Tab Separated Values UTF 8 encoding with the extension tsv which consists of a stripped down version containing only information about the Package and Bid Amount for each Package using the exact same format that is required for files that can be used to upload Bids to the system this allows you to simply download the Bids edit the Bid Amounts and re upload them Checking your Supplementary Bids To check the bids shown in the Supplementary Bids editor click on Check bids located below the Process edits button under the table listing your provisional Supplementary Bids The Check Bids button will only be enabled when all the bids in your list of provisional Supplementary Bids are valid WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800 MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 36 You cannot check your decision whilst you have unprocessed edits in the editor Clicking on Check Bids in this situation for example if you have a Delete or a Modify checkbox checked which has not been processed will trigger an error message stating that you cannot check a list of Supplementary Bids with unprocessed edits Submitting your Supplementary Bids When you check a valid list of Supplementary Bids the main frame will load the Supple
30. dot econ WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 DotEcon Ltd 17 Welbeck Street London W1G 9XJ www dotecon com Introduction Content 1 Part1 Navigation and basic functionality 1 1 Access control for WebBidder 1 1 1 Loggingin 1 1 2 Logging out 1 2 The WebBidder user interface 1 2 1 The control panel 1 2 2 The main frame 2 Part2 Bidding in the auction 2 1 The Bidder interface Main frame 2 1 1 Before the auction 2 1 2 Opt in Round 2 1 3 The Primary Bid Rounds 2 1 4 The Supplementary Bids Round 2 1 5 The Assignment Round 2 1 6 Auction Results 2 1 7 Extensions CON N WO nO WH 11 13 13 13 13 19 29 38 41 Error Bookmark not defined 2 2 The Bidder interface Auxiliary functions 42 2 2 1 Supplementary Bids editor 42 2 2 2 Login history 43 2 2 3 Auction history 44 2 2 4 Bid history 44 2 2 5 Messages 44 2 2 6 Notices 45 2 3 Format of downloadable files 45 3 Part3 Required system configurations 46 3 1 System requirements and recommendations 46 3 1 1 Operating system and web browser 46 3 1 2 Power management settings 46 3 1 3 Display 46 3 1 4 Java 46 3 2 Web browser settings and plugins 47 3 2 1 Accepting cookies and enabling JavaScript 47 3 2 2 Pop up blockers and other web browser plugins or add ons 48 WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 Introduction 3 2 3 Opening other websites 3
31. e for each lot type the package you bid for your eligibility limit in that round the eligibility associated with your Primary Bid and the total price corresponding to your Primary Bid e After the Supplementary Bids Round the full list of all the Supplementary Bids you submitted e After the Assignment Round the full list of all the Assignment Stage Bids you submitted 2 2 5 Messages The left hand panel contains a list of messages sent to you by the auctioneer listed from top to bottom in chronological order To read the contents of a particular message click on the message title and the message will load in a separate browser window Alternatively you can open the message page in a separate browser window by clicking on the Messages button in the control panel The window will contain a list of all messages received from the auctioneer which is also shown in the message list at the WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 45 bottom of the control panel and a message reading pane at the right hand side where you can view the message you select from the list The messages window needs to be refreshed manually to check for new messages note that you will be alerted about new messages on the timer applet The communication functionality in the WebBidder system is one way you cannot send messages to the auctioneer through the EAS 2 2 6 Notices This function contain
32. ese apre shen a trowse session is leennaied No personai data OF Did decision Gata 5 sioned in Ineee cookies By logging in to this syste you consent to such a cookle being set on your computer H you GO Sot Grant consenti IO Pa setting of gach meat Cokes ert you should not tog in to thie syslen You may not access thie eyetern without paning such COMMIT Ms Irn COMER AW NSOMA O pOr nG secui ACen Al contort and mages on tha Webasto aro 2004 2012 DotEcon Lid No reproducton or ofar use is neroby authorised wihout expressed writen permeson The login process is only completed when a Java applet which has the functionality of maintaining and monitoring your connection with the server has successfully loaded in your browser and established a connection with the server the user interface and its components are described in Section 1 2 When you enter your login password a number of frames will load on your browser window Some of these frames will display the message Loading interface until the Java applet has successfully established the connection and loaded the contents for these frames If your Java applet fails to load and establish a connection then the contents of these frames will not refresh This is typically a sign of not having Java installed or having it wrongly configured If your interface is stuck at this step please refer to Part 3 Required system configurations and ensure you have configured your system correctly
33. g in To ensure a successful log in to the WebBidder system please check the following steps have been taken e Ensure that java is available on your computer see Section 3 1 4 e Restrict both the web browser being used and Java to SSLv3 0 with TLS disabled see Section3 4 Having ensured the steps above have been carried out to log in to WebBidder 2 Whether some or all of these steps below are necessary depends on your web browser and your browser settings WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 e Enter the address URL of the auction server into your web browser e When requested by the browser enter your user name and password to access the restricted server area e If requested by the browser choose to trust the server certificate e Enter your login password on the login page e When requested by Java enter your user name and password to access the restricted server area e If requested by Java choose to trust the server certificate Figure 1 WebBidder login page Powered by dot econ WebBidder 800MHz and 2 6GHz Auction The auction system requires that your browser accepts cookies in order to function Please consult the user guide for further information regarding cookies Please enter your password togn By acoreeng tee symia you consart to si activty being logget This Ste uses seoson wowes Io erty a current actwe session on the EAS Th
34. ible Enable online certificate validation but is located under Programs WZ Enable list of trusted publishers Enable blacklist revocation check Go to the tab Advanced and expand the Enable caching password for authentication B Use SSL 2 0 compatible ClientHello format node Security and its sub node General V7 use SSL 3 0 Ensure that the checkbox Use TLS 1 0 is IM Use Tis 1 0 wf Use TLS 1 1 unchecked _ Use TLS 1 2 4 Mixed code sandboxed vs trusted security verificatior Miscellaneous i i fy m r Cancel Apply 3 5 Troubleshooting If you experience problems using the EAS please refer to the list of technical questions and answers below If this does not resolve the problem please contact the Auctioneer for technical support a The browser shows a blank page or a message that the page server cannot be found is not responding This is most likely caused by a wrong address URL Please check that you are using the right URL and that you have typed it correctly The URL provided is case sensitive It needs to be entered with upper and lower case characters The URL needs to start with https rather than http b The browser shows a message stating that access to the page has been denied This is most likely caused by entering the incorrect user name and password for accessing the restricted server area c The login page loads but I ca
35. ided in the table along with the Package ID of the constraining package in order to allow you to easily identify what other bids you may need to raise in order to raise the value of the cap By default your provisional Supplementary Bids are listed in ascending order by the eligibility of the package they relate to with constraining bids placed at the bottom of each group of bids with equal eligibility However you may order the bids in your list by e package ID e package eligibility e minimum price for the package e highest bid already submitted for the package or e bid amount by clicking on the relevant column header The list of provisional Supplementary Bids is available for download in a number of formats including a Bids File format that is the same format required for uploading a list of Supplementary Bids from a file into the auction system During the Supplementary Bids Round When the Supplementary Bids Round begins your main frame will be automatically refreshed to provide you with the Supplementary Bids editor WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 31 The editor will be preloaded with the list of bids included in your provisional supplementary bids list here after package list at the end of the primary rounds If your package list contains any invalid bids an error message will appear on your main frame indicating that this is the case Further a sepa
36. ill include a number of error messages explaining why the bid is invalid e g the bid exceeds a Spectrum Cap You may then amend the bid to check a different bid Submitting a zero bid If you wish to submit a zero bid only possible after the first Primary Bid Round e you can click on the Zero Bid button at the bottom left corner of the main frame or e you should select zero Lots in each lot type in the bid editor and then check this bid Either of these two actions will check a zero bid taking you to the confirmation step where you may submit this bid or return to the bid editor to amend your bid Submitting a zero bid will result in your eligibility limit dropping to zero for the following rounds Therefore if you submit a zero bid you will not be able to submit any further bids in subsequent Primary Bid Rounds Submitting a Bid If the bid checked is valid the Primary Bid form will be loaded A summary of the Primary Bid checked will be provided Lot types that have been included in the bid checked will be highlighted with a yellow shaded background To submit this bid you must click on the Submit Bid button Alternatively you can click on the Return button located at the bottom left corner of the main frame to return to the Primary Bid editor and if desired enter a different bid WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 25 Figure 21 Primary Bid f
37. ing Pesage Spee waay Meret 480 000 000 400 000 000 580 900 000 open W ooon oo 280 000 Koo 200 000 000 f2hk 00 000 Ho apen 675 009 000 ma75 000 000 fBI 750 000 zi ope 6e75 999 000 14760000 0522 250000 po apn muono aina aa OO al i po mse O 7 187 800 000 Uplasd s Supplementary Bice fle Ghetect the fhe pn veh upoed fen eploac tw Ss by Citing Usted bris The fe con tee efha tat seperated pov o corres separated free atl other tomais wil be mjaciat by the aye Bids Se to upload bruese Chew satsting bette in your iat of prowiwnna Supptermetia y Sits Setore eptoering pina pate If you enter a bid amount below the Package Minimum Price or below the highest bid you have already submitted for the package the edit for this package will be rejected Similarly you may not specify bid amounts that are not rounded to whole thousand pounds in accordance with the Regulations therefore edits involving bid amounts not correctly rounded will be rejected If any of your edits are rejected you will be given an error message explaining why For each package subject to a relative cap the editor will also show the package ID of its Constraining Package and the applicable cap based on the bid amounts specified for your provisional Supplementary Bids Next to the constraining package ID you can find an explain button Clicking on this button will open a window providing detailed information about how the cap is
38. ions November and December 2012 41 Figure 40 Contents of the main frame after submitting the Assignment Stage Bids The Assignment Round is in progress You have successfully submitted the Assignment Stage Bids listed below Schedule summary Stari time 27 November 2012 1730 UTC Duration 15 moretes Endtime 27 November 2012 17 45 UTC Bids submitted Bandwidth Amount of your bid 71 GOIMH2 paired with 632 842MHz 2x1 OMHZ 0 2 520 2 540MHz paired wih 2 640 2 660MHz 2 lt 20VHz Sum of your highest bids in each Lot type 1 500 Extension If you have not submitted your Assignment Stage Bids by the scheduled end of the round you will trigger an extension in the EAS As before you should note that the fact that the EAS has given you extra time to submit your decision does not mean that Ofcom will accept any bids you make during that extension as valid bids made after the originally scheduled end of the round will only be valid in the circumstances described in the regulations End of the Assignment Round When the Assignment Round ends your main frame will update with a message indicating that the round has ended and asking you to wait for the Auctioneer to approve results If you have failed to submit any Assignment Stage Bids within the round including any extension period you will be deemed to have made no Assignment Stage Bids 2 1 6 Auction Results When the Auctioneer releases the Auction Results
39. ler than the highest bid already submitted for the package Entering or modifying bids through a bids file upload Supplementary Bids may also be added to the auction system or modified by uploading a bids file Each row in such a bids file constitutes a bid and must contain one column for each lot type specifying the number of lots of that type included in the package in the same order as in the provisional Supplementary Bids table and an additional column for the bid amount Any lines in the bids file that are not formatted this way will be ignored by the system A header line is optional if the first line contains non numeric characters it will be assumed to be a header line and will be ignored The bids file should have the fields delimited as Tab Separated Values and the filename should have the extension tsv or txt Filenames with no extension or with an extension other than tsv or txt will be rejected by the system Figure 32 Example of a bids file tab delimited eoeoorroeorsed rFOOrOaOONnNN eeooo co 9 eseoeoooo09 eseoeoooo09 2 3 1 2 4 4 4 You may download your provisional Supplementary Bids from the EAS in the same format that is required for uploading bids using the download functionality described below Doing so allows you to get familiar with the format used edit the bid amounts for bids already in your list and add or remove bids if desired You can then upload the list
40. mentary Bids form You may then submit your Supplementary Bids by clicking on the Submit Bids button located at the bottom right hand corner of your main frame You cannot edit the bids on the Supplementary Bids from Therefore if you wish to make any amendments you will need to return to the Supplementary Bids editor by clicking on Return Figure 33 Supplementary Bids form The Supplementary Bids Round is in progress You have successfully checked the Supplementary Bids listed om the Supplementary Bids torm below To submit these Bids click on Sudmit Bic Once you heve clicked on Submit Bid you will not be able to submit amy more Supplementary Bids To return to he Supplementary Bids editor click on Return Schedule summary het ere Avert 2002 15 35 UTC at ere br nrg on ar M heeeerer tay Arie siur tou coverty tase B Bits a your pov ors Jeppiarsermary Ica Bat a 3 so 40 480 000 000 cam 00600 a6 200 000 nm tao 508 000 s ie z 0 aro Eoo Coo CATES bi Note that although you can add delete modify or upload your provisional Supplementary Bids before the start of the Supplementary Bids Round via the provisional Supplementary Bids editor available from the control panel you can only submit your Supplementary Bids from the main interface during the Supplementary Bids Round You may only submit one list of Supplementary Bids Once you have submitted a list of Supplementary Bids you will not be a
41. n frame will display an error message explaining why this package is invalid You will remain in the editor for entering a new package so that you may edit your selection To return to your Supplementary Bids editor without adding a package click on Return to your list of provisional Supplementary Bids Modifying the Bid Amount of Supplementary Bids To modify the Bid Amount via the interface simply check the Modify checkbox within the Supplementary Bids table and set the desired Bid Amount Note that you can modify multiple bids at the same time You should then click on the Process edits button to process your edit s and check if they are valid Note that for the EAS to process your edit s you need to submit the form with the Modify checkbox checked otherwise the system will ignore this edit consequently if you wish to cancel some of your edits you can simply uncheck this box for the relevant rows in the editor WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 33 Figure 31 Editing bid amounts in the Supplementary Bids editor The Supplementary Bids Round is in progress Package successfully added to your list of provisional Supplementary Bids Emter your Provisional Supplementary Sida and then click on Chock Bid er tte eee Vou crverty rase O Site yras provecra Sppwrersaery Mos w AD Pray Sna PeO amac ome Ba ae Hegre DA onl haeata tap Qosuet
42. nd rejected these are flagged in an error message If you include multiple bids for the same package in the bids file you upload please be aware that only the first entry will be processed by the system subsequent entries will be ignored regardless of whether they specify a different bid amount Rows that are incorrectly formatted will also be ignored by the system The system will then inform you of any rows in your bids file that have been ignored If you have any invalid bids click on the Continue button at the bottom left hand corner of your main frame to return to the bid form to modify your bids or alternatively upload an amended bids file Downloading your list of provisional Supplementary Bids Your list of provisional Supplementary Bids may be downloaded in a number of formats by clicking on the appropriate export option Two main datasets can be downloaded e a table containing all the information provided on the screen including information about the highest bid already submitted for each package the Minimum Price for each package and applicable caps on the package this is available in three different formats 1 Excel Microsoft Excel format with extension xls which can directly be opened in Excel 2 CSV Coma Separated Values UTF 8 encoding and CRLF linebreaks with extension csv which can be used for importing into other software tools or opened in a text editor and 3 XML UTF 8 enco
43. nd your decision accordingly before checking the decision again Your current decision will be kept in the form to allow for direct amendment Please refer to the Regulations for more information about validity of bids j Round results not showing in auction history A round result is only added to your auction history after the Auctioneer releases the round results If the Auctioneer has released the round result and it still does not appear in your history this may be because you have not refreshed your auction history window Refresh this window by re launching the auction history from the control panel k The window for History Messages Notices is not updated Only your main window with the control panel on the left is automatically updated All other EAS windows are not automatically updated You can update these windows manually via the button provided in the EAS interface WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012
44. nnot log into the EAS Please check the following s The login password is case sensitive It needs to be entered with upper and lower case characters Check if your Internet connection is working properly Can you access other websites Please check if there are any error messages displayed on the login page Missing browser support You need to have Java JavaScript and cookies enabled in your browser in order to be able to log in s Parallel login attempt You may already be logged in to your account on another computer You can only have one active session at any one time If you are not WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 51 logged in on another computer it is possible that you have left your account without logging out properly for example by accidentally closing your browser window You will need to wait for approximately 90 seconds until your previous session is terminated automatically before you can log in again Some web browsers may prevent the previous session from being terminated automatically To avoid this you should re start your web browser d The auction clock does not load You may not have Java installed on your computer or Java may be disabled for your web browser You need to have Java installed and enabled in order to use the EAS e The timer applet does not work properly anymore or the main frame does not match the status shown on
45. ntering packages to your list of provisional Primary Bids The Supplementary Bids Round is in progress Provisional Supplementary Bid to be added Lot type Bendetdth Eligibiitty per Lot Lote evetadte Minturn Price Asesccisisd etyitty Associated pricu At BOONT pared Yecuerdy ct DANH 2 4 225 000 000 3 oo00 900 000 000 AR BOOMs coverage obtgetion it 2k tOMM 4 000 1 seconom o 0 g O LOGH pared Yequercy iot Deh 15 E15000000 0 1600 160 000 000 Dn 2 6GHe cordura low power TOAG ke 2x10 x 1 2000 000 DE LEGHE concurrent low power BOMH iot P20NHz u to noonoo O 3 E 2802 mivdus Yeouercy 0 s t 100 000 0 5 Amount of this Bid 1 050 000 000 Process edits ard oner ancther Ded Pletal gt pour bal Of provenia Supgeerrentary Bats Add the Package you have selected to your list of provisional Supplementary Bids by clicking on the Check Bid button If you have selected a valid package a provisional Supplementary Bid for the selected package at the Minimum Price will then be added to your list and you will be directed to the Supplementary Bids editor If you wish to revert to the form for entering additional packages after entering the package selected you can click on Process edits and enter another bid If the package you have selected already exists in your list this will trigger an error message informing you that this package is already included in your list If you have selected an invalid package the mai
46. orm for the first Primary Bid Round Round 1 in progress You have successtully checked the Primary Bid listed on the Primary Bid form below To submit this Bid click on Submit Bid To return to the Primary Bic editor click on Return The Primary Bid you have checked has an associated eligibility which is less then your olighbility Emit for this round If you submit this Bid your eligibility limit for the next round will be correspondingly lower Schedule summary Pout t Gtetiere 27 Noverrter 2012 1240 UTC Serre 27 Noverrter 2012 28 UTC Remaining extensions at start of round Emereions torte Primary Mg Asuras os sows Eligibility mit Pigitdety linet tor pand 1 Elagitelty of setmctad Paoasge Spectrum Cape Cap pecs a eeunetoc Ppekange ANGE Pet IM Prova E ie aans Lot type Beretwiett Sbgibeity per Lot Lote evettadte found Price in r Your setection n round Asmoctated ebgiti ty Asmoc tated prce Di ini camarera power TOW D2 EOGH concurrent tow sower DHE wt E BGHe individas beoe bi Amount of this Bid 600 000 000 WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 26 Figure 22 Primary Bid form after the first Primary Bid Round Round 2 in progress You have successfully checked the Primary Bid Ested an the Primary Bid form below To submit this Bid click on Submit Bid To return to the Primary Bic editor click on Return
47. our user name is displayed followed by a number of buttons that provide access to various functions and auxiliary information screens With the exception of the Log out button all buttons open a new browser window These browser windows will not refresh automatically during the course of the Auction to prevent the page from reloading while you are consulting the information on the page or making edits Therefore you should refresh these pages manually using the 3 Note that when a round is in extension those Bidders who successfully submitted their Bid in time will be informed that the round is in extension via the Auction status section of the timer applet WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 10 relevant button on each page provided in the WebBidder system or re open them if you wish to view the most recent information Each button is explained in turn below e Supplementary Bids editor Clicking on this button will open the Supplementary Bids editor in a new browser window The editor can be used to build and maintain a provisional list of Supplementary Bids prior to the Supplementary Bids Round and has the same functionality for entering and editing Bids as available in the main frame during the Supplementary Bids Round The editor does not however provide the option of checking and submitting your list of Supplementary Bids which is only available from the main interface during
48. pen Firefox e Click on Tools and select Options e Open the Content tab e Ensure that Enable JavaScript is selected e Click on OK to process any changes you have made 3 2 2 Pop up blockers and other web browser plugins or add ons The EAS displays certain information in new browser windows You should ensure that your browser s pop up blocker allows for this It is also recommended that you disable all other browser plugins and toolbars that may interfere with the display of web content 3 2 3 Opening other websites You should not open any other website in your web browser while using the EAS system Depending on the web browser other websites could present a potential security risk 3 3 Network connection To use the EAS your computer needs to be connected to the Internet We recommend using a reliable broadband Internet connection with a transmission rate of 512kbit s or higher Slower connections may work but may lead to delays when loading the pages Please note that data traffic between your computer and the auction system could be subject to congestion or service outages on the Internet To avoid connectivity related problems we recommend that you confirm all decisions well within the deadlines and have a back up Internet connection available Proxy servers The EAS client contains a Java applet that establishes and maintains a direct connection to the auction server If you are accessing the Internet via a proxy ser
49. pport for Internet Explorer on Windows 7 Go to the Windows Control Panel and open Internet Options This opens the ceosri seauty privecy Coocan Cormocions Programa Ademces Internet Properties dialog sanng Check for signstures on downlode programs Do not seve encrypted es to dsk Go to the Advanced tab and ensure that hrania sherga a AAEE the checkbox Use TLS 1 0 is unchecked Babie DM Satane Enable integ tied Windows Authentication Enable native XMLHTTP support Enoble SmartSoreen Fiter Ween abaut cerpticate address mismatch Z Wern If changing between secure and not secure mode Wern if POST satrretiol ts redirected to none that does 4 b Takes effect after you restart intarnet Explores Restore advanced amg Reset Iilerrat Bolorer settings Resets Iiternat Eolorer s cothngs to their defaut Raset rdn You should ardy use this f your browser is ii on imussbie Zsto WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 50 3 4 2 Disabling TLS 1 0 support in Java Go to the Windows Control Panel and va Control Pane open Java This opens the Java Control General Java Security Advanced Panel Note that when the Control Panel wy Sow sanuoox warmmy var v Allow user to accept JNLP security requests 9 opened nm standard VIEW n Win7 the E Check certificates for revocation using Certificate Java option logo is not directly access
50. pt in Round During the Opt in Round eligible bidders can decide whether they wish to bid for the opt in selections in one of their opt in selection lists Bidders that are not eligible to be in the opt in round will be given a notice to this effect They will not be required or able to submit any bids during the Opt in Round Such bidders should wait for the result of the opt in round to be released by the Auctioneer Before the Opt in Round Prior to the start of the Opt in Round the interface will display information on the start time duration and end time of the Opt in Round as well as one or more lists of opt in selections and the bid amounts required for each one of the Opt in Bids Figure 7 Contents of the main frame for a bidder not eligible to bid in the Opt in round once the Opt in Round has been scheduled Please wait for the Opt in Round to start Schedule summary Start tne 27 November 2012 13 00 UTC Duration 10 minutes End time 27 November 2012 13 10 UTC You are not eligible to bid in the Opt in Round WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 14 Figure 8 Contents of the main frame for a bidder eligible to bid in the Opt in round once the Opt in Round has been scheduled Please wait for the Opt in Round to start Schedule summary Start time 27 November 2012 13 00 UTC Duration 10 minutes End time 27 November 2012 13 10 UTC Opt in selections
51. r 2012 17 45 UTC Assignment Stage Bids editor Lot type Option Bandwidth Amount of your bid 800MHz 791 801MHz paired with 832 842MHz 2x10MHz Direct assignment 2 6GHz paired 2 500 2 520MHz paired with 2 620 2 640MHz 2x20MHz 0 2 520 2 540MHz paired with 2 640 2 660MHz 2x20MHz 0 Check Bids Entering your Assignment Stage Bids You may specify the additional Bid Amount additional to the base price you have already committed to pay for each assignment option presented to you in each one of the relevant bands or simply leave them at zero Below the bid editor table you will find a Reset button and a Check Bids button Clicking on Reset will reset all your bid amounts to 0 Clicking on Check Bids will check the validity of your bids If there are any invalid bids you will revert to the Assignment Round Bids editor where the corresponding error messages will be displayed Note that any non numeric characters will be rejected by the EAS Note that you must submit all of your Assignment Stage Bids simultaneously Therefore you should enter your Bids for all options you may wish to bid for before submitting your bids WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 40 Bid Submission If the Bids you have checked are valid the main frame will load the Assignment Stage Bids form showing the Assignment Stage Bids checked In orde
52. r to assist you in checking your Bid the options for which you have specified an amount greater than zero will be highlighted with a yellow shaded background and the Bid Amount will be displayed in large bold font Figure 39 The Assignment Stage Bids form The Assignment Round is in progress You have successfully checked the Assignment Stage Bids listed on the Assignment Stage Bids form below To submit these Bids click on Submit Bids Once you have clicked on Submit Bide you will not be able to submit any more Assignment Stage Bids To retum to the Assignment Stage Bids aditer click on Return If you wish to submit the bids checked click on Submit Bids Otherwise click on the Return button to return to the Bid form and modify your Bids Please remember that all Assignment Stage Bids must be submitted at once Once you have submitted your bids you will not be able to modify or withdraw any of these bids and you will not be able to submit any additional bids After submitting your Bids Once you have submitted your Assignment Stage Bids your main frame will refresh to display a message indicating that you have submitted your Bids along with a table detailing the bids submitted The options for which you have specified a positive Bid Amount will be highlighted with a yellow shaded background and the Bid Amount will be displayed in large bold font WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auct
53. rate error message for each invalid bid will be displayed within the bid editor table itself stating why the bid is invalid Figure 29 Supplementary Bids editor The Supplementary Bids Round is in progress Enter your Provisional Supplementary Bids and then click on Check Bid Sohedule summary Stevi tre 27 Noverster DOIR ISSS UTC Curate 15 renee Cottee J7 Navorser 3012 16 19 UTC Supplementary Bids edmor Casp Dose fe Sem ot sary Me Sogeteenw tars am pte Woe arwiy heave 7 fide h you provenne Supterertay Std tat ee ee Lee Bii emomi ean oot Oo pronon panaon feo Ta coo t280 000 000 288 900 000 srs 260 000 Cs75 000 000 rmATsa000 075 000 0000 Usoa 0522200000 aport oae d CDY I gej Eac apf 0L jej Sete F Upload a Supplememary Bids file Select thre tte you weet to epewct ther spiaci te te by clicking Uptaed SeS The fe om te etter tad separated fav of correa sepereed kar af other krad wil be reece y te syaire Bids file uplosd ame Cees omary Une n yoru het ot peara Segmernentary Bate tire soat rg Azat Lede Managing bids via the interface Adding a new package To add a new package via the interface simply click on the Add Package button The main frame will update to present a package editor where you may select the lots you want to include in this package WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 32 Figure 30 Editor for e
54. s End of the Supplementary Bids round At the end of the Supplementary Bids round your main frame will automatically update and display a message stating that the round has ended If you fail to submit your Supplementary Bids by the end of the round including any extension period you will be deemed to have made no Supplementary Bids even if you have checked a valid list of Supplementary Bids but have failed to submit it However any Opt in and Primary Bids you have submitted will still be taken into account when identifying the Winning Bids assuming you have not been excluded from the auction Notifications of results for the Principal Stage There are two steps for the notification of results of the Principal Stage e Inthe first step you will be notified of your provisional winning Principal Stage Bid and corresponding base price In the real auction you would then be required to top up your deposit as necessary to at least match the base price for your winning bid WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 38 Figure 35 Notification of provisional winning Principal Stage Bid Your provisional winning Principal Stage Bid Winning Principal Stage Bid Skkterneme Al A2 C Of O2 E Bidenoum Gaese Price Bidder 2 0 4 0 0 O 617 100 000 570 000 000 Export optione izj GSV ggj Done cog ML e Inthe second step you will be notified of all winning Principal Stage Bids and
55. s The Opt in Round is in progress Your opt in Round bid form has been received by the system You opted in You submitted Opt in Bids for the Opt in selections listed below Schedule summary Start time 27 November 2012 13 00 UTC Duration 10 minutes End time 27 November 2012 13 10 UTC Bids submitted A D1 D2 E Package eligibility Bid amount J E 0 0 0 4 800 480 000 000 0 0 0 4 800 280 000 000 D 0 0 6 750 675 000 000 0 0 0 6 750 475 000 000 1 1 1 Notification of results of the Opt in Round and your list of permissible packages Following the conclusion of the round the Auctioneer will notify each bidder of the number of bidders that submitted valid Opt in Bids At this point the main frame will refresh and instruct you to wait for the first primary round to be scheduled For bidders who were eligible to participate in the Opt in round the frame will display their decision in the round Figure 14 Opt in Round results notification for a bidder not eligible to Opt in The Opt in Round has ended Please wait for the auctioneer to schedule the first Primary Bid Round 1 bidder has opted in You were not eligible to Bid in the Opt in Round The list of your permissible packages is available using the following hyperlink Download Permissible Packages as a CSV file WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 18
56. s all notices issued to you by Ofcom displayed from top to bottom in chronological order This includes automated notices such as notifications of Round Prices and Round Schedules or Round Results and notices manually sent by Ofcom which will appear at the top of your main frame until you mark them as read To view a particular notice click on the notice title 2 3 Format of downloadable files A number of tables provided on screen by the EAS are also available for download Download tables are available in three alternative formats e Excel Microsoft Excel format with extension xls which can directly be opened in Excel e CSV Coma Separated Values UTF 8 encoding and CRLF linebreaks with extension csv which can be used for importing into other software tools or opened in a text editor e XML UTF 8 encoding with extension xml which can be used for importing into other software tools or opened in a text editor In addition you can also download your list of provisional Supplementary Bids in Bids File format which is the format used for uploading bids files Please note that Excel does not use UTF 8 encoding as default and therefore some symbols might not be displayed correctly when opening csv files in Excel unless the user manually specifies that the file is UTF 8 encoded WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 46 3 Part3 Required s
57. ser and log in again you may have to wait for approximately 90 seconds for your previous session to be terminated before you can log in again h A Connection failed pop up appeared If your computer loses its connection to the auction server the EAS will initially try to re establish the connection The connection status on your control panel will display the message Connection lost retrying If the connection is re established you can continue using the EAS without interruption If the connection is lost and cannot be re established immediately a pop up window will appear explaining the situation The most likely cause for a lost connection is a network problem such as a temporary outage in your Internet connection or a very slow Internet connection WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 52 Please restore your network connection and click Ok on the pop up message When your connection has been restored go to the login page and log in again you may have to wait for approximately 90 seconds for your previous session to be terminated before you can log in again If you lose your connection your Internet connection might be slow or unreliable and it may be advisable to switch to a back up connection i My bid has been rejected The EAS checks if your decision is valid and does not accept any invalid decisions Please read the error message provided and ame
58. st be selected using the drop down boxes embedded in the bid editor table After the first Primary Bid round the Primary Bid editor will load the package you bid for in the previous round by default When the number of lots selected for any lot type is modified the Primary Bid editor table will automatically update the eligibility associated with the selected package the quantity of spectrum relevant to the spectrum caps in the selected package as well as the eligibility and price associated with each lot type The Bid Amount associated with the package selected is presented directly below the Primary Bid Editor table and is automatically updated with changes in the selected package Clicking on the Reset button will reset the package of lots selected to the package that was selected by default when the Primary Bids editor was initially loaded Once you have entered the package you wish to bid for you can click on the Check Bid button to check the validity of the bid Bidding for a package with an associated eligibility lower than your eligibility limit for the round will trigger a warning message WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 24 when the bid is checked alerting you that submitting the bid checked will result in a reduction of your eligibility limit for the following rounds If the bid checked is invalid you will be reverted to the Primary Bid editor which w
59. t in may do so by clicking the No Bid button Upon pressing this button the page will refresh allowing eligible bidders to confirm that they wish to submit their decision not to submit any Opt in Bids Figure 12 Opt in Bids form for a bidder who checked a decision not to submit any Opt in Bids The Opt in Round is in progress You have chosen not to submit any Opt in Bids To submit this decision click on Submit Bid To return to the Opt in Bid editor click on Return Schedule summary Start time 27 November 2012 13 00 UTC Duration 10 minutes End time 27 November 2012 13 10 UTC Submitting your decision A decision must be submitted for this to be processed by the system Extension If you are eligible to submit Opt in Bids and fail to submit your decision before the scheduled end of the round you will trigger an extension in the EAS An extension in the EAS will provide you with additional time to submit your decision You should note however that the fact that the EAS has given you extra time to submit your decision does not mean that Ofcom will accept any bids you make during that extension as valid WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 17 bids made after the originally scheduled end of the round will only be valid in the circumstances described in the regulations End of the Opt in Round Figure 13 Contents of the main frame after submitting Opt in Bid
60. the Supplementary Bids Round The functionality for entering and editing Bids using the Supplementary Bids editor is described in further detail in Section 2 2 1 This page does not update automatically in order to prevent loss of data in the event that you are in the process of editing your list of Bids In order to view up to date information including all Bids you have submitted and the Auctioneer has released up to that point please manually refresh or reopen this page This provisional editor is only available after the list of permissible packages has been determined i e after the results from the Opt in Round are available and up until the moment at which the Supplementary Bids Round is scheduled once the Supplementary Bids Round has been scheduled you will need to wait for the start of the Supplementary Bids Round and to carry out any further edits using the editor that will be provided in your main frame For the avoidance of doubt the bids entered in this editor are only provisional In particular whether these bids will be valid in the Supplementary Bids Round may depend on the constraints that may arise during the Primary Bid Rounds In addition even in the event that all the provisional Supplementary Bids are valid once the auction proceeds to the Supplementary Bids Round these will only be taken into account for the determination of winners if you check and submit them during the Supplementary Bids Round e Login history Recor
61. the auction clock at the top along with various status messages and buttons underneath The control panel provides access to information and features as described below e The main frame covers the rest of the page to the right of the control panel The main frame refreshes automatically when the Auction moves to a new state for example when a round starts or closes and presents you with the relevant information and forms for entering decisions according to the state of the auction The general principle of interaction with the main frame is described below while the individual forms are described in further detail in the relevant sections WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 Figure 2 Layout of the WebBidder user interface Header with auction details OFCom 800MHz and 2 6GHz Auction f a ean ate Please wait for the auction to start Qwan Aane VAGI for radd to te Mansen Main interface All inputs and outputs that are necessary for bidders participating in the auction are displayed on the main frame Other information and functionality that may be accessed via the control panel is auxiliary in nature However the control panel contains the auction clock which is a key Java applet that maintains your connection to the server and your session active This is in charge of updating your main frame You will not be able to maintain your session if you do not allow
62. the start of that round after this point you can download them from the Notices page available from the control panel or manually copy them from the Primary Bid editor form During a round When around begins the main frame will be automatically refreshed to provide the Primary Bid editor containing the necessary information and inputs for specifying the Primary Bid to be submitted in the round e The number of extensions you have left for the Primary Bid rounds e Your eligibility limit for the current round and the eligibility associated with the package selected in the form e The Spectrum Caps applicable to your bids and the corresponding quantity of spectrum in the package selected in the form and e The Primary Bid editor table containing the list of available lot types and information regarding the Lots such as the eligibility associated with each Lot and the Round Price per Lot WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 22 Figure 19 Primary Bid editor for the first Primary Bid Round Round 1 in progress Enter your provisional Primary Bid and then click on Check Bid Schedule summary 1 Stan time 27 November 2012 13 40 UTC 15 minutes 27 November 2012 13 55 UTC Remaining extensions at start of round 2 x 30 munast Eligibility limit Eligib tty limit for round 1 Exgibillty of selected Package 16 000 0 Spectrum Caps aena 2x10 17MH
63. the timer applet The timer applet is a Java application that runs inside your web browser Under rare circumstances it is possible that this Java application could crash For example the applet might disappear the auction clock could stop running or auction status shown on the applet might not match the contents of the main frame Log out of the EAS restart your web browser and log in again This should restart the Java applet and resolve the issue If the issue persists clear the Java Cache and reboot your computer before logging in again This ensures that the Java Virtual Machine is completely restarted and that Java is not trying to re use a crashed instance of the applet from its cache f The time on the auction clock is different to the time on my computer The time on the auction clock is the time on the auction server which is used for starting and ending rounds All round and bid processing is done according to this time The clock displayed on the EAS interface is therefore the right time so far as the auction is concerned g The EAS shows a Failed to authenticate error This may be caused by attempts to use the web browser s native Back or Refresh buttons to navigate the EAS To ensure consistency and security the EAS does not allow navigation via the browser buttons Your active session has been terminated for security reasons and you will need to start a new session Please restart your web brow
64. truct you to wait for Ofcom to notify results for the round Notification of round results Your main frame will display the notice of round results when the auctioneer releases it The notification of round results will include the following information e Whether there is excess demand in the auction overall taking account of the Competition Constraint e For each lot type 1 The Round Price for lots in that type in the round that has just ended 2 The number of lots of that lot type that you included in the Primary Bid you submitted in the round lot types bid for in the previous round will be highlighted with a yellow shaded background with the eligibility and price associated with these lots 3 The aggregate demand from the Primary Bids received in the round for each lot type in the round just completed e The amount associated with the Bid you submitted and e The highest bid you have submitted so far Figure 25 Notification of results for the first Primary Bid Round Results for round 1 There is exoess demand taking account of the Competition Constraint Summary of Results 1OMes kot D2 2 tOir concernant iow pows avin Se E 2 6GH2 nd weed Pequercy lot Epot aptos igj CEV i ggj Eemi qj HL Amount of your Bid in round 1 800 000 000 Your tightest bid so far is 600 000 000 submitted in Primary Bid Round t WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 201
65. ubmit no bid in the Opt in Round b Submitting a decision in WebBidder Any decision that you are asked to make during the auction will need to be checked for validity and then submitted e Enter your decision in the bid s editor presented and run validity checks on it using the check button provided e The auction server will then check your decision against the Regulations WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 12 a If your decision is not valid the system will reload the bid s editor with information specifying why your decision is invalid You may then provided the timeframe for submitting a decision has not ended amend your decision before checking it again b If your decision is valid your interface will load the bid s form displaying the decision entered and any applicable warnings in relation to your decision You will be able to submit your decision Alternatively you can return to the bid s editor to change your decision Submitted decisions are final and can no longer be changed or withdrawn Figure 6 Schematic illustration of submitting a decision in WebBidder Bid s editor The decision is entered in the bid editor and needs to be checked Invalid decisions are rejected and need to be amended in the editor Valid decisions will take you to a bid form displaying a summary of the decision entered and allowing you to confirm
66. und schedule and your list of provisional Supplementary Bids WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 30 Figure 28 Notification of schedule for the Supplementary Bids Round Please wait for the Supplementary Bids Round to start Schedule summary Gort ere 87 November 20te 15 55 UTC Dereon 15 rore ue Exd See 2 Novernter 2002 10 UTC Provisional Supplementary Bids Patam iO At A2 C Gr D3 E Packegesigtitty Package animem Price Highest ic enor felstivecep Conateising Package Ot erreurt 4 2 0 2 o va s0 7 S0 iR z T TE H Ce eee 70 75 000 Ww c G 00 hi osa j 0 6750 Epoteptons 4j CIV I ggj Erco a RAA 1 hyj Bate Fio Your list of provisional Supplementary Bids includes all Opt in Bids and Primary Bids you have submitted up to this point along with any provisional Supplementary Bids you may have entered using the Supplementary Bids editor Each package is given a Package ID in the first column of the provisional Supplementary Bids table The package you bid for in the final Primary Bid Round is highlighted with a yellow shaded background Provisional Supplementary Bids for constraining packages are highlighted with a blue shaded background The EAS will provide you with information about the relative cap that applies to each provisional Supplementary Bid The value of the cap given the bid amounts currently set for your provisional Supplementary Bids is prov
67. ver please ensure that the proxy server does not interfere with the communication between the EAS s Java applet and the auction server You may need to refer to your company s IT department for any queries related to your proxy server settings 3 4 Disabling TLS 1 0 support Communication between the client and the server is encrypted to protect the integrity of the data exchanged between bidders and the Auctioneer There are several standard WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 49 protocols available for this encryption with newer versions having been developed to address security breaches and exploits that have been found in older protocols In particular the TLSv1 o protocol that is used as the default secure protocol by many web browsers and operating systems is known to have several flaws and security issues including being vulnerable to the so called BEAST exploit that mean that traffic between a computer and the server could be decrypted by a third party who intercepts it This vulnerability also affects the SSLv3 protocol however SSLv3 allows for a tighter control over the cipher suites used in order to contain this vulnerability For this reason communication with the EAS will require the use of SSLv3 by the browser As many browsers will use TLSv1 o as the default protocol this protocol needs to be explicitly disabled on your computer s 3 4 1 Disabling TLS 1 0 su
68. y as a result this is logged as an Auto logged out e If you lose connection and successfully load a connection lost page when notified by the applet a Connection lost entry will be created e Invalid login attempts will be logged with the entry Invalid login attempt with details of the IP address from which the login was attempted e Parallel login attempts will be logged with the entry Parallel login attempt with details of the IP address from which the login was attempted All log entries will have a timestamp to indicate when the action took place 2 2 3 Auction history This presents a summary of the information provided through the auction with round results e For the Opt in Round your decision if you were eligible to submit Opt in Bids is displayed and a link for downloading your list of permissible packages as a CSV file Coma Separated Values UTF 8 encoding and CRLF linebreaks with extension csv e For each Primary Bid Round round prices and aggregate demand from the Primary Bids submitted in the round for each lot type e Forthe Supplementary Bids Round the Principal Stage results e For the Assignment Round the Auction results 2 2 4 Bid history This tabulates the bids you submitted during the course of the auction e After each Primary Bid Round the bids you have submitted in the most recently completed round will be added to your bid history this includes the Round Pric
69. ystem configurations 3 1 System requirements and recommendations The EAS runs as a Java application in a standard web browser and connects to the auction server over the public Internet The connection between the EAS client and the auction server is encrypted To participate in the auction you therefore need e acomputer with 1 arecent version of Java and 2 aweb browser that supports Java JavaScript and cookies and e areliable internet connection 3 1 1 Operating system and web browser As a Java application the EAS should work on most operating systems and web browsers However not all possible configurations have been tested and this manual provides instructions only for the following combinations e Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 7 e Windows 7 and Mozilla Firefox 4 Configuration of the settings for other browsers and operating systems should be similar but you may need to consult your system administrator or another technical expert in case of difficulties If you are using another combination of operating system or browser from those listed above you should ensure that successful access to the EAS is tested prior to the Auction 3 1 2 Power management settings If your computer hibernates or suspends automatically you may need to go through the login procedures again when the computer is awakened To ensure that you can view progress in the auction without delay we recommend that you e turn off any power m
70. z and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December 2012 11 marked as read Note that although this page does not refresh automatically notices are displayed on your main frame when they are issued e Regulations Will open a window with the Regulations e Log out Log out of WebBidder your current session will be terminated and you will be returned to the login page Figure 4 Buttons available on the control panel Login history Auction history Bid history Messages l l J Notices Regulations Log out c Message links Underneath the buttons at the bottom of the control panel there is a list of links that open individual messages from the Auctioneer in a new window see Figure 5 These are listed in chronological order with the most recent at the top This list will update automatically when you receive new messages or read previously unread messages Figure 5 Messages list on the control panel 1 2 2 The main frame a Information and forms provided on the main frame The main frame refreshes automatically during the course of the auction Depending on the state of the auction it will display one of two types of screen e Information screens present you with information such as round schedules and round results No user input is required on these screens e Forms for entering editing and submitting your decisions in particular bids or a decision to s
71. z individual frequency lot ses ts eee ie 3 o 0 0 o 4 e 0 ae hsg eee Cee Sehep eee st ye es he Oe 3 o 1 0 W eee A W 1 1 1 0 a he ke or 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 f Eear Tae Ss O52 5 Cees Oe sh a 2 5 eee ee man ea 2 0 0 0 ap kek oh es O 3 1 2 Caa i 3 o 3 0 nae aeaa 0s eee ae e a aa a E E a a a aa tc 2 1 3 ngs 3 1 3 0 a E N 3 o 4 0 Es Op E T o 1 4 O mye 1 mg 0 R Eo 8 6 eee ee aa hi te ese eet ete tee 3 9 5 0 0 O W ae T o 1 5 0 0 O rg a ay 2 a 5 0 Ss teste ts eee eee Co we ee Ss 5 Os Oo Os Oy O as Os Oy Os Os Oo 2 1 3 The Primary Bid Rounds Before a round When around is scheduled the main frame is automatically refreshed to display the round schedule and the following information in a series of tables e The number of extensions you have left for the Primary Bid rounds e Your eligibility limit for the scheduled round e The Spectrum Caps applicable to your bids e Whether the number of Opted in Bidders who have an eligibility limit for this round that is at least as great as the minimum eligibility of their valid Opt in Bids is greater than one and e For each lot type information on 1 The eligibility per lot WebBidder Draft User Guide for 800MHz and 2 6GHz mock auctions November and December

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