ETSI EN 301 908-1 V15.1.1 (2021-09)

ETSI EN 301 908-1 V15.1.1 (2021-09)






HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
Part 1: Introduction and common requirements
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Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-15-1
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, 5G, cdma2000, cellular, digital,
E-UTRA, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE,
LTE-Advanced, MAN-Advanced, mobile, NR,
radio, regulation, UMTS, UTRA, WCDMA, WiMAX
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 6
Introduction . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 9
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 10
3.1 Terms . 10
3.2 Symbols . 12
3.3 Abbreviations . 13
4 Technical requirements specifications . 14
4.1 Environmental profile . 14
4.2 Conformance requirements . 14
4.2.1 Introduction. 14
4.2.2 Radiated emissions (UE) . 14
4.2.2.1 Definition . 14
4.2.2.2 Limits . 15
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 15
4.2.3 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 15
4.2.3.1 Definition . 15
4.2.3.2 Limits . 16
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 17
4.2.4 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 18
4.2.4.1 Definition . 18
4.2.4.2 Limits . 18
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 18
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 18
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 18
5.2 Void . 18
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 19
5.3.1 Radiated emissions (UE) . 19
5.3.1.1 Test method . 19
5.3.1.2 Test configurations . 19
5.3.2 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 20
5.3.2.1 Test method . 20
5.3.2.2 Test configurations . 21
5.3.3 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 21
5.3.3.1 Test method for conducted measurement . 21
5.3.3.2 Test method for NR UE operating in FR2 . 22
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 23
Annex B (informative): Correct operation of the equipment . 24
Annex C (informative): Overview and organization of ETSI EN 301 908 standard parts . 25
Annex D (informative): Maximum measurement uncertainty . 30
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 31
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Annex F (informative): Change history . 32
History . 33


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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
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Foreword
This Harmonised European Standard (EN) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Mobile Standards Group
(MSG).
For non-EU countries the present document may be used for regulatory (Type Approval) purposes.
The present document has been prepared under the Commission's standardisation request C(2015) 5376 final [i.9] to
provide one voluntary means of conforming to the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation
of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing
Directive 1999/5/EC [i.1].
Once the present document is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive, compliance with
the normative clauses of the present document given in table A-1 confers, within the limits of the scope of the present
document, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements of that Directive, and associated
EFTA regulations.
The present document is part 1 of a multi-part deliverable as identified below:
Part 1: "Introduction and common requirements";
Part 2: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 3: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 4: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 5: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 6: "CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 7: "CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 8: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, TDMA Single-Carrier (UWC 136) (UE) covering essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
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Part 9: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, TDMA Single-Carrier (UWC 136) (BS) covering essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 10: "Harmonised Standard for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA (DECT) covering the essential requirements of
article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU";
Part 11: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) Repeaters";
Part 12: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) Repeaters";
Part 13: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 14: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 15: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA FDD) Repeaters";
Part 16: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (UE)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 17: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (BS)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 18: "E-UTRA, UTRA and GSM/EDGE Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station (BS) Release 15";
TM
Part 19: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 20: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD Base Stations (BS)";
TM
Part 21: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) FDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 22: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) FDD Base Stations (BS)";
Part 23: "Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Release 15";
Part 24: "New Radio (NR) Base Stations (BS) Release 15";
Part 25: " New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE) Release 15".

National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 14 September 2021
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 December 2021
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 30 June 2022
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 June 2023

Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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Introduction
The present document is part of a set of standards developed by ETSI that are designed to fit in a modular structure to
cover radio equipment within the scope of the Radio Equipment Directive [i.1]. The present document is produced
following the guidance in ETSI EG 203 336 [i.2] as applicable.

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1 Scope
The present document applies to user equipment, repeaters and base stations for IMT, falling within the scope of one of
the other parts of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8], except for IMT-2000 FDMA/TDMA (DECT). The present document also
covers the corresponding ancillary equipment.
NOTE 1: ETSI EN 301 908-10 [i.7] contains in particular requirements for radiated spurious emissions and control
and monitoring functions applicable to IMT-2000 FDMA/TDMA (DECT) equipment.
The present document includes technical requirements which are common to equipment falling within the scope of
several of the other parts. It should be used in conjunction with at least another part of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8].
NOTE 2: The other parts of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8], which are listed in the foreword of the present document,
specify technical requirements in respect of a particular type of IMT equipment.
NOTE 3: Recommendations ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4], M.2012-4 [i.5] and M.2150.0 [i.10] define the characteristics
of the members of the IMT-2000 family and IMT-Advanced respectively by means of references to
technical specifications developed by Standards Development organizations. The present document
applies to equipment designed to meet any version of the terrestrial specifications referenced in
Recommendations ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4] and M.2012-4 [i.5].
The present document contains requirements to demonstrate that radio equipment both effectively uses and supports the
efficient use of radio spectrum in order to avoid harmful interference.
NOTE 4: The relationship between the present document and essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive
2014/53/EU [i.1] is given in annex A.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] Recommendation ITU-R SM.329-12 (09-2012): "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".
[2] ETSI EN 301 502 (V12.5.2) (03-2017): "Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Base
Station (BS) equipment; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of
Directive 2014/53/EU".
[3] EN 55032:2015/A11:2020: "Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Emission
Requirements", (produced by CENELEC).
[4] EN IEC 55016-1-4:2019/A1:2020: "Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring
apparatus and methods - Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus -
Antennas and test sites for radiated disturbance measurements", (produced by CENELEC).
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2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] Directive 2014/53/EU of the European parliament and of the council of 16 April 2014 on the
harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of
radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC.
[i.2] ETSI EG 203 336 (V1.2.1) (05-2020): "Guide for the selection of technical parameters for the
production of Harmonised Standards covering article 3.1(b) and article 3.2 of Directive
2014/53/EU".
[i.3] ETSI TR 100 028 (all parts) (V1.4.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
(ERM); Uncertainties in the measurement of mobile radio equipment characteristics".
[i.4] Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 (10-2020): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)".
[i.5] Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 (11-2019): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT-Advanced)".
[i.6] Recommendation ITU-R SM.1539-1 (2002): "Variation of the boundary between the out-of-band
and spurious domains required for the application of Recommendations ITU-R SM.1541 and
ITU-R SM.329".
[i.7] ETSI EN 301 908-10 (V4.2.2) (11-2016): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-
Generation cellular networks; Part 10: Harmonised Standard for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA
(DECT) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU".
[i.8] ETSI EN 301 908 (all parts): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum".
[i.9] Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 5376 final of 4.8.2015 on a standardisation request
to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation and to the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute as regards radio equipment in support of Directive
2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
[i.10] Recommendation ITU-R M.2150.0 (02-2021): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2020 (IMT-2020)".
[i.11] ETSI EN 301 908-24 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum Part 24: New Radio (NR) Base Stations (BS) Release 15".
[i.12] ETSI EN 301 908-25 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum; Part 25: New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE) Release 15".
[i.13] ETSI EN 301 908-23 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum; Part 23: Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Release 15".
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3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
ancillary equipment: equipment (apparatus), used in connection with a User Equipment (UE), Repeater or
Base Station (BS) is considered as an ancillary equipment (apparatus) if:
• the equipment is intended for use in conjunction with a user equipment UE, repeater or BS to provide
additional operational and/or control features to the radio equipment, (e.g. to extend control to another position
or location); and
• the equipment cannot be used on a stand-alone basis to provide user functions independently of a UE, BS or
combination of BS and repeater; and
• the UE, BS or combination of BS and repeater to which it is connected, is capable of providing some intended
operation, such as transmitting and/or receiving without the ancillary equipment (i.e. it is not a sub-unit of the
main equipment essential to the main equipment basic functions).
applicable part: part of the multi-part harmonised standard deliverable, of which the present document is the first part,
for which the scope of that document includes the equipment to be tested
Base Station RF bandwidth: bandwidth in which a Base Station transmits and receives multiple carriers and/or RATs
simultaneously
BS type 1-C: NR base station operating at FR1 with requirements set consisting only of conducted requirements
defined at individual antenna connectors
BS type 1-H: NR base station operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting of conducted requirements defined at
individual TAB connectors and OTA requirements defined at RIB
BS type 1-O: NR base station operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at
the RIB
BS type 2-O: NR base station operating at FR2 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at
the RIB
TM
channel bandwidth: RF bandwidth supporting a single E-UTRA or Mobile WiMAX RF carrier with the
transmission bandwidth configured in the uplink or downlink of a cell
NOTE: The channel bandwidth is measured in MHz and is used as a reference for transmitter and receiver RF
requirements.
control and monitoring functions: UE features handling out of synchronization and associated output power
requirement
enclosure port: physical boundary of the apparatus through which electromagnetic fields may radiate or impinge
NOTE: In the case of integral antenna equipment, this port is inseparable from the antenna port.
environmental profile: range of environmental conditions under which equipment within the scope of the present
document is required to comply with the provisions of the present document
2
far field region: region far from the antenna with a distance at least of (2 x D / ʎ)
Free Space Open Area Test Site (FSOATS): reference test site with precautions to ensure that reflections do not
influence the measurement
NOTE: The Free Space Open Area Test Site (FSOATS) is the concept of the test site. A practical approximation
is a Fully-Anechoic Room (FAR).
Fully-Anechoic Room (FAR): shielded enclosure, the internal surfaces of which are lined with radio-frequency-energy
absorbing material (i.e. RF absorber) that absorbs electromagnetic energy in the frequency range of interest
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hybrid AAS BS: AAS BS which has both a conducted RF interface and a radiated RF interface in the far field and
conforms to a hybrid requirements set
idle mode: state of User Equipment (UE) when switched on but with no Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection
IMT-2000: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-2000 radio
interfaces.
IMT-2020: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2150.0 [i.10]
IMT-Advanced: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 [i.5]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 [i.5] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-Advanced radio
interfaces.
lower RF bandwidth edge: frequency of the lower edge of the Base Station RF bandwidth, used as a frequency
reference point for transmitter and receiver requirements
MSR Base Station: Base Station characterized by the ability of its receiver and transmitter to process two or more
carriers in common active RF components simultaneously in a declared RF bandwidth, where at least one carrier is of a
different RAT than the other carrier(s)
multi-band Base Station: Base Station characterized by the ability of its transmitter and/or receiver to process two or
more carriers in common active RF components simultaneously, where at least one carrier is configured at a different
non-overlapping operating band than the other carrier(s)
OTA AAS BS: AAS BS which has ≥ 8 transceiver units per cell and has a radiated RF interface only and conforms to
the OTA requirements set
port: particular interface, of the specified equipment (apparatus), with the electromagnetic environment
NOTE: For example, any connection point on an equipment intended for connection of cables to or from that
equipment is considered as a port (see figure 3.1-1).

Enclosure port

AC Power port Antenna port


Signal/Control port
DC Power port
Apparatus




Telecommunications port
Earth port



Figure 3.1-1: Examples of ports

BS Equipment
Radio
Equipment

Figure 3.1-2: BS with single enclosure solution
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BS Equipment
Radio Equipment
Radio
digital
Radio unit
unit

Figure 3.1-3: BS with multiple enclosure solution
radio communications equipment: telecommunications equipment which incl
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Draft ETSI EN 301 908-1 V15.0.1 (2021-06)






HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
Part 1: Introduction and common requirements
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Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-15-1
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, 5G, cdma2000, cellular, digital,
E-UTRA, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE,
LTE-Advanced, MAN-Advanced, mobile, NR,
radio, regulation, UMTS, UTRA, WCDMA, WiMAX
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In no event shall ETSI be held liable for loss of profits or any other incidental or consequential damages.

Any software contained in this deliverable is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, express or implied, including but not
limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 6
Introduction . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 9
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 10
3.1 Terms . 10
3.2 Symbols . 12
3.3 Abbreviations . 13
4 Technical requirements specifications . 14
4.1 Environmental profile . 14
4.2 Conformance requirements . 14
4.2.1 Introduction. 14
4.2.2 Radiated emissions (UE) . 14
4.2.2.1 Definition . 14
4.2.2.2 Limits . 15
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 15
4.2.3 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 15
4.2.3.1 Definition . 15
4.2.3.2 Limits . 16
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 17
4.2.4 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 18
4.2.4.1 Definition . 18
4.2.4.2 Limits . 18
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 18
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 18
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 18
5.2 Void . 18
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 19
5.3.1 Radiated emissions (UE) . 19
5.3.1.1 Test method . 19
5.3.1.2 Test configurations . 19
5.3.2 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 20
5.3.2.1 Test method . 20
5.3.2.2 Test configurations . 21
5.3.3 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 21
5.3.3.1 Test method for conducted measurement . 21
5.3.3.2 Test method for NR UE operating in FR2 . 22
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 23
Annex B (informative): Correct operation of the equipment . 24
Annex C (informative): Overview and organization of ETSI EN 301 908 standard parts . 25
Annex D (informative): Maximum measurement uncertainty . 30
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 31
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Annex F (informative): Change history . 32
History . 33


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Intellectual Property Rights
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Foreword
This draft Harmonised European Standard (EN) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Mobile Standards
Group (MSG), and is now submitted for the combined Public Enquiry and Vote phase of the ETSI standards EN
Approval Procedure.
For non-EU countries the present document may be used for regulatory (Type Approval) purposes.
The present document has been prepared under the Commission's standardisation request C(2015) 5376 final [i.9] to
provide one voluntary means of conforming to the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation
of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing
Directive 1999/5/EC [i.1].
Once the present document is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive, compliance with
the normative clauses of the present document given in table A-1 confers, within the limits of the scope of the present
document, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements of that Directive, and associated
EFTA regulations.
The present document is part 1 of a multi-part deliverable as identified below:
Part 1: "Introduction and common requirements";
Part 2: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 3: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 4: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 5: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 6: "CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 7: "CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD) Base Stations (BS)";
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Part 8: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, TDMA Single-Carrier (UWC 136) (UE) covering essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 9: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, TDMA Single-Carrier (UWC 136) (BS) covering essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 10: "Harmonised Standard for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA (DECT) covering the essential requirements of
article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU";
Part 11: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) Repeaters";
Part 12: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) Repeaters";
Part 13: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 14: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 15: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA FDD) Repeaters";
Part 16: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (UE)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 17: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (BS)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 18: "E-UTRA, UTRA and GSM/EDGE Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station (BS) Release 15";
TM
Part 19: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 20: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD Base Stations (BS)";
TM
Part 21: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) FDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 22: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) FDD Base Stations (BS)";
Part 23: "Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Release 15";
Part 24: "New Radio (NR) Base Stations (BS) Release 15";
Part 25: " New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE) Release 15".

Proposed national transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 3 months after ETSI publication
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 6 months after doa
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 18 months after doa

Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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Introduction
The present document is part of a set of standards developed by ETSI that are designed to fit in a modular structure to
cover radio equipment within the scope of the Radio Equipment Directive [i.1]. The present document is produced
following the guidance in ETSI EG 203 336 [i.2] as applicable.

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1 Scope
The present document applies to user equipment, repeaters and base stations for IMT, falling within the scope of one of
the other parts of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8], except for IMT-2000 FDMA/TDMA (DECT). The present document also
covers the corresponding ancillary equipment.
NOTE 1: ETSI EN 301 908-10 [i.7] contains in particular requirements for radiated spurious emissions and control
and monitoring functions applicable to IMT-2000 FDMA/TDMA (DECT) equipment.
The present document includes technical requirements which are common to equipment falling within the scope of
several of the other parts. It should be used in conjunction with at least another part of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8].
NOTE 2: The other parts of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8], which are listed in the foreword of the present document,
specify technical requirements in respect of a particular type of IMT equipment.
NOTE 3: Recommendations ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4], M.2012-4 [i.5] and M.2150.0 [i.10] define the characteristics
of the members of the IMT-2000 family and IMT-Advanced respectively by means of references to
technical specifications developed by Standards Development organizations. The present document
applies to equipment designed to meet any version of the terrestrial specifications referenced in
Recommendations ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4] and M.2012-4 [i.5].
The present document contains requirements to demonstrate that radio equipment both effectively uses and supports the
efficient use of radio spectrum in order to avoid harmful interference.
NOTE 4: The relationship between the present document and essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive
2014/53/EU [i.1] is given in annex A.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] Recommendation ITU-R SM.329-12 (09-2012): "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".
[2] ETSI EN 301 502 (V12.5.2) (03-2017): "Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Base
Station (BS) equipment; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of
Directive 2014/53/EU".
[3] EN 55032:2015/A11:2020: "Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Emission
Requirements", (produced by CENELEC).
[4] EN IEC 55016-1-4:2019/A1:2020: "Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring
apparatus and methods - Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus -
Antennas and test sites for radiated disturbance measurements", (produced by CENELEC).
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2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] Directive 2014/53/EU of the European parliament and of the council of 16 April 2014 on the
harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of
radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC.
[i.2] ETSI EG 203 336 (V1.2.1) (05-2020): "Guide for the selection of technical parameters for the
production of Harmonised Standards covering article 3.1(b) and article 3.2 of Directive
2014/53/EU".
[i.3] ETSI TR 100 028 (all parts) (V1.4.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
(ERM); Uncertainties in the measurement of mobile radio equipment characteristics".
[i.4] Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 (10-2020): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)".
[i.5] Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 (11-2019): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT-Advanced)".
[i.6] Recommendation ITU-R SM.1539-1 (2002): "Variation of the boundary between the out-of-band
and spurious domains required for the application of Recommendations ITU-R SM.1541 and
ITU-R SM.329".
[i.7] ETSI EN 301 908-10 (V4.2.2) (11-2016): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-
Generation cellular networks; Part 10: Harmonised Standard for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA
(DECT) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU".
[i.8] ETSI EN 301 908 (all parts): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum".
[i.9] Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 5376 final of 4.8.2015 on a standardisation request
to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation and to the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute as regards radio equipment in support of Directive
2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
[i.10] Recommendation ITU-R M.2150.0 (02-2021): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2020 (IMT-2020)".
[i.11] ETSI EN 301 908-24 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum Part 24: New Radio (NR) Base Stations (BS) Release 15".
[i.12] ETSI EN 301 908-25 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum; Part 25: New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE) Release 15".
[i.13] ETSI EN 301 908-23 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum; Part 23: Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Release 15".
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3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
ancillary equipment: equipment (apparatus), used in connection with a User Equipment (UE), Repeater or
Base Station (BS) is considered as an ancillary equipment (apparatus) if:
• the equipment is intended for use in conjunction with a user equipment UE, repeater or BS to provide
additional operational and/or control features to the radio equipment, (e.g. to extend control to another position
or location); and
• the equipment cannot be used on a stand-alone basis to provide user functions independently of a UE, BS or
combination of BS and repeater; and
• the UE, BS or combination of BS and repeater to which it is connected, is capable of providing some intended
operation, such as transmitting and/or receiving without the ancillary equipment (i.e. it is not a sub-unit of the
main equipment essential to the main equipment basic functions).
applicable part: part of the multi-part harmonised standard deliverable, of which the present document is the first part,
for which the scope of that document includes the equipment to be tested
Base Station RF bandwidth: bandwidth in which a Base Station transmits and receives multiple carriers and/or RATs
simultaneously
BS type 1-C: NR base station operating at FR1 with requirements set consisting only of conducted requirements
defined at individual antenna connectors
BS type 1-H: NR base station operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting of conducted requirements defined at
individual TAB connectors and OTA requirements defined at RIB
BS type 1-O: NR base station operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at
the RIB
BS type 2-O: NR base station operating at FR2 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at
the RIB
TM
channel bandwidth: RF bandwidth supporting a single E-UTRA or Mobile WiMAX RF carrier with the
transmission bandwidth configured in the uplink or downlink of a cell
NOTE: The channel bandwidth is measured in MHz and is used as a reference for transmitter and receiver RF
requirements.
control and monitoring functions: UE features handling out of synchronization and associated output power
requirement
enclosure port: physical boundary of the apparatus through which electromagnetic fields may radiate or impinge
NOTE: In the case of integral antenna equipment, this port is inseparable from the antenna port.
environmental profile: range of environmental conditions under which equipment within the scope of the present
document is required to comply with the provisions of the present document
2
far field region: region far from the antenna with a distance at least of (2 x D / ʎ)
Free Space Open Area Test Site (FSOATS): reference test site with precautions to ensure that reflections do not
influence the measurement
NOTE: The Free Space Open Area Test Site (FSOATS) is the concept of the test site. A practical approximation
is a Fully-Anechoic Room (FAR).
Fully-Anechoic Room (FAR): shielded enclosure, the internal surfaces of which are lined with radio-frequency-energy
absorbing material (i.e. RF absorber) that absorbs electromagnetic energy in the frequency range of interest
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hybrid AAS BS: AAS BS which has both a conducted RF interface and a radiated RF interface in the far field and
conforms to a hybrid requirements set
idle mode: state of User Equipment (UE) when switched on but with no Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection
IMT-2000: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-2000 radio
interfaces.
IMT-2020: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2150.0 [i.10]
IMT-Advanced: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 [i.5]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 [i.5] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-Advanced radio
interfaces.
lower RF bandwidth edge: frequency of the lower edge of the Base Station RF bandwidth, used as a frequency
reference point for transmitter and receiver requirements
MSR Base Station: Base Station characterized by the ability of its receiver and transmitter to process two or more
carriers in common active RF components simultaneously in a declared RF bandwidth, where at least one carrier is of a
different RAT than the other carrier(s)
multi-band Base Station: Base Station characterized by the ability of its transmitter and/or receiver to process two or
more carriers in common active RF components simultaneously, where at least one carrier is configured at a different
non-overlapping operating band than the other carrier(s)
OTA AAS BS: AAS BS which has ≥ 8 transceiver units per cell and has a radiated RF interface only and conforms to
the OTA requirements set
port: particular interface, of the specified equipment (apparatus), with the electromagnetic environment
NOTE: For example, any connection point on an equipment intended for connection of cables to or from that
equipment is considered as a port (see figure 3.1-1).

Enclosure port

AC Power port Antenna port


Signal/Control port
DC Power port
Apparatus




Telecommunications port
Earth port



Figure 3.1-1: Examples of ports

BS Equipment
Radio
Equipment

Figure 3.1-2: BS with single enclosure solution
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 301 908-1 V15.0.1:2021
01-september-2021
Celična omrežja IMT - Harmonizirani standard za dostop do radijskega spektra - 1.
del: Uvod in splošne zahteve, izdaja 15
IMT cellular networks - Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum - Part 1:
Introduction and common requirements Release 15
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI EN 301 908-1 V15.0.1 (2021-06)
ICS:
33.060.99 Druga oprema za radijske Other equipment for
komunikacije radiocommunications
33.070.99 Druge mobilne storitve Other mobile services
oSIST prEN 301 908-1 V15.0.1:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
Part 1: Introduction and common requirements
Release 15

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Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-15-1
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, 5G, cdma2000, cellular, digital,
E-UTRA, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE,
LTE-Advanced, MAN-Advanced, mobile, NR,
radio, regulation, UMTS, UTRA, WCDMA, WiMAX
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 6
Introduction . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 9
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 10
3.1 Terms . 10
3.2 Symbols . 12
3.3 Abbreviations . 13
4 Technical requirements specifications . 14
4.1 Environmental profile . 14
4.2 Conformance requirements . 14
4.2.1 Introduction. 14
4.2.2 Radiated emissions (UE) . 14
4.2.2.1 Definition . 14
4.2.2.2 Limits . 15
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 15
4.2.3 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 15
4.2.3.1 Definition . 15
4.2.3.2 Limits . 16
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 17
4.2.4 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 18
4.2.4.1 Definition . 18
4.2.4.2 Limits . 18
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 18
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 18
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 18
5.2 Void . 18
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 19
5.3.1 Radiated emissions (UE) . 19
5.3.1.1 Test method . 19
5.3.1.2 Test configurations . 19
5.3.2 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 20
5.3.2.1 Test method . 20
5.3.2.2 Test configurations . 21
5.3.3 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 21
5.3.3.1 Test method for conducted measurement . 21
5.3.3.2 Test method for NR UE operating in FR2 . 22
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 23
Annex B (informative): Correct operation of the equipment . 24
Annex C (informative): Overview and organization of ETSI EN 301 908 standard parts . 25
Annex D (informative): Maximum measurement uncertainty . 30
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 31
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Annex F (informative): Change history . 32
History . 33


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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The declarations
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, are publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be
found in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to
ETSI in respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the
ETSI Web server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI Directives including the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation regarding the essentiality of IPRs,
including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not
referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web server) which are, or may be, or may become,
essential to the present document.
Trademarks
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ETSI claims no ownership of these except for any which are indicated as being the property of ETSI, and conveys no
right to use or reproduce any trademark and/or tradename. Mention of those trademarks in the present document does
not constitute an endorsement by ETSI of products, services or organizations associated with those trademarks.
DECT™, PLUGTESTS™, UMTS™ and the ETSI logo are trademarks of ETSI registered for the benefit of its

Members. 3GPP™ and LTE™ are trademarks of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP
Organizational Partners. oneM2M™ logo is a trademark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the
®
oneM2M Partners. GSM and the GSM logo are trademarks registered and owned by the GSM Association.
Foreword
This draft Harmonised European Standard (EN) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Mobile Standards
Group (MSG), and is now submitted for the combined Public Enquiry and Vote phase of the ETSI standards EN
Approval Procedure.
For non-EU countries the present document may be used for regulatory (Type Approval) purposes.
The present document has been prepared under the Commission's standardisation request C(2015) 5376 final [i.9] to
provide one voluntary means of conforming to the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation
of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing
Directive 1999/5/EC [i.1].
Once the present document is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive, compliance with
the normative clauses of the present document given in table A-1 confers, within the limits of the scope of the present
document, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements of that Directive, and associated
EFTA regulations.
The present document is part 1 of a multi-part deliverable as identified below:
Part 1: "Introduction and common requirements";
Part 2: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 3: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 4: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 5: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 6: "CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 7: "CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD) Base Stations (BS)";
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Part 8: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, TDMA Single-Carrier (UWC 136) (UE) covering essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 9: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, TDMA Single-Carrier (UWC 136) (BS) covering essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 10: "Harmonised Standard for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA (DECT) covering the essential requirements of
article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU";
Part 11: "CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) Repeaters";
Part 12: "CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) Repeaters";
Part 13: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) User Equipment (UE)";
Part 14: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Base Stations (BS)";
Part 15: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA FDD) Repeaters";
Part 16: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (UE)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 17: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (BS)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 18: "E-UTRA, UTRA and GSM/EDGE Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station (BS) Release 15";
TM
Part 19: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 20: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD Base Stations (BS)";
TM
Part 21: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) FDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 22: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) FDD Base Stations (BS)";
Part 23: "Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Release 15";
Part 24: "New Radio (NR) Base Stations (BS) Release 15";
Part 25: " New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE) Release 15".

Proposed national transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 3 months after ETSI publication
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 6 months after doa
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 18 months after doa

Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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Introduction
The present document is part of a set of standards developed by ETSI that are designed to fit in a modular structure to
cover radio equipment within the scope of the Radio Equipment Directive [i.1]. The present document is produced
following the guidance in ETSI EG 203 336 [i.2] as applicable.

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1 Scope
The present document applies to user equipment, repeaters and base stations for IMT, falling within the scope of one of
the other parts of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8], except for IMT-2000 FDMA/TDMA (DECT). The present document also
covers the corresponding ancillary equipment.
NOTE 1: ETSI EN 301 908-10 [i.7] contains in particular requirements for radiated spurious emissions and control
and monitoring functions applicable to IMT-2000 FDMA/TDMA (DECT) equipment.
The present document includes technical requirements which are common to equipment falling within the scope of
several of the other parts. It should be used in conjunction with at least another part of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8].
NOTE 2: The other parts of ETSI EN 301 908 [i.8], which are listed in the foreword of the present document,
specify technical requirements in respect of a particular type of IMT equipment.
NOTE 3: Recommendations ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4], M.2012-4 [i.5] and M.2150.0 [i.10] define the characteristics
of the members of the IMT-2000 family and IMT-Advanced respectively by means of references to
technical specifications developed by Standards Development organizations. The present document
applies to equipment designed to meet any version of the terrestrial specifications referenced in
Recommendations ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4] and M.2012-4 [i.5].
The present document contains requirements to demonstrate that radio equipment both effectively uses and supports the
efficient use of radio spectrum in order to avoid harmful interference.
NOTE 4: The relationship between the present document and essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive
2014/53/EU [i.1] is given in annex A.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] Recommendation ITU-R SM.329-12 (09-2012): "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".
[2] ETSI EN 301 502 (V12.5.2) (03-2017): "Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Base
Station (BS) equipment; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of
Directive 2014/53/EU".
[3] EN 55032:2015/A11:2020: "Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Emission
Requirements", (produced by CENELEC).
[4] EN IEC 55016-1-4:2019/A1:2020: "Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring
apparatus and methods - Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus -
Antennas and test sites for radiated disturbance measurements", (produced by CENELEC).
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2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] Directive 2014/53/EU of the European parliament and of the council of 16 April 2014 on the
harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of
radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC.
[i.2] ETSI EG 203 336 (V1.2.1) (05-2020): "Guide for the selection of technical parameters for the
production of Harmonised Standards covering article 3.1(b) and article 3.2 of Directive
2014/53/EU".
[i.3] ETSI TR 100 028 (all parts) (V1.4.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
(ERM); Uncertainties in the measurement of mobile radio equipment characteristics".
[i.4] Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 (10-2020): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)".
[i.5] Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 (11-2019): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT-Advanced)".
[i.6] Recommendation ITU-R SM.1539-1 (2002): "Variation of the boundary between the out-of-band
and spurious domains required for the application of Recommendations ITU-R SM.1541 and
ITU-R SM.329".
[i.7] ETSI EN 301 908-10 (V4.2.2) (11-2016): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-
Generation cellular networks; Part 10: Harmonised Standard for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA
(DECT) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU".
[i.8] ETSI EN 301 908 (all parts): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum".
[i.9] Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 5376 final of 4.8.2015 on a standardisation request
to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation and to the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute as regards radio equipment in support of Directive
2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
[i.10] Recommendation ITU-R M.2150.0 (02-2021): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2020 (IMT-2020)".
[i.11] ETSI EN 301 908-24 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum Part 24: New Radio (NR) Base Stations (BS) Release 15".
[i.12] ETSI EN 301 908-25 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum; Part 25: New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE) Release 15".
[i.13] ETSI EN 301 908-23 (V15.1.1): "IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio
spectrum; Part 23: Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Release 15".
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3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
ancillary equipment: equipment (apparatus), used in connection with a User Equipment (UE), Repeater or
Base Station (BS) is considered as an ancillary equipment (apparatus) if:
• the equipment is intended for use in conjunction with a user equipment UE, repeater or BS to provide
additional operational and/or control features to the radio equipment, (e.g. to extend control to another position
or location); and
• the equipment cannot be used on a stand-alone basis to provide user functions independently of a UE, BS or
combination of BS and repeater; and
• the UE, BS or combination of BS and repeater to which it is connected, is capable of providing some intended
operation, such as transmitting and/or receiving without the ancillary equipment (i.e. it is not a sub-unit of the
main equipment essential to the main equipment basic functions).
applicable part: part of the multi-part harmonised standard deliverable, of which the present document is the first part,
for which the scope of that document includes the equipment to be tested
Base Station RF bandwidth: bandwidth in which a Base Station transmits and receives multiple carriers and/or RATs
simultaneously
BS type 1-C: NR base station operating at FR1 with requirements set consisting only of conducted requirements
defined at individual antenna connectors
BS type 1-H: NR base station operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting of conducted requirements defined at
individual TAB connectors and OTA requirements defined at RIB
BS type 1-O: NR base station operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at
the RIB
BS type 2-O: NR base station operating at FR2 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at
the RIB
TM
channel bandwidth: RF bandwidth supporting a single E-UTRA or Mobile WiMAX RF carrier with the
transmission bandwidth configured in the uplink or downlink of a cell
NOTE: The channel bandwidth is measured in MHz and is used as a reference for transmitter and receiver RF
requirements.
control and monitoring functions: UE features handling out of synchronization and associated output power
requirement
enclosure port: physical boundary of the apparatus through which electromagnetic fields may radiate or impinge
NOTE: In the case of integral antenna equipment, this port is inseparable from the antenna port.
environmental profile: range of environmental conditions under which equipment within the scope of the present
document is required to comply with the provisions of the present document
2
far field region: region far from the antenna with a distance at least of (2 x D / ʎ)
Free Space Open Area Test Site (FSOATS): reference test site with precautions to ensure that reflections do not
influence the measurement
NOTE: The Free Space Open Area Test Site (FSOATS) is the concept of the test site. A practical approximation
is a Fully-Anechoic Room (FAR).
Fully-Anechoic Room (FAR): shielded enclosure, the internal surfaces of which are lined with radio-frequency-energy
absorbing material (i.e. RF absorber) that absorbs electromagnetic energy in the frequency range of interest
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hybrid AAS BS: AAS BS which has both a conducted RF interface and a radiated RF interface in the far field and
conforms to a hybrid requirements set
idle mode: state of User Equipment (UE) when switched on but with no Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection
IMT-2000: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-15 [i.4] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-2000 radio
interfaces.
IMT-2020: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2150.0 [i.10]
IMT-Advanced: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 [i.5]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-4 [i.5] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-Advanced radio
interfaces.
lower RF bandwidth edge: frequency of the lower edge of the Base Station RF bandwidth, used as a frequency
reference point for transmitter and receiver requirements
MSR Base Station: Base Station characterized by the ability of its receiver and transmitter to process two or more
carri
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