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Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); High capacity digital radio-relay systems carrying 1
x STM-1 signals and operating in frequency bands with about 30 MHz channel spacing
and alternated arrangements
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 234 Edition 1
ICS:
33.040.20 Prenosni sistem Transmission systems
33.060.30 Radiorelejni in fiksni satelitski Radio relay and fixed satellite
komunikacijski sistemi communications systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN ETS 300 234
TELECOMMUNICATION July 1995
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-TM Reference: DE/TM-04005
ICS: 33.080
Digital, radio
Key words:
Transmission and Multiplexing (TM);
High capacity digital radio-relay systems carrying 1 x STM-1
signals and operating in frequency bands with about 30 MHz
channel spacing and alternated arrangements
ETSI
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typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
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Contents
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.8
3 Abbreviations and symbols .9
3.1 Abbreviations .9
3.2 Symbols .9
4 Network and system considerations .9
5 General characteristics .10
5.1 Frequency bands and channel arrangements .10
5.2 Modes of operation .10
5.3 Types of installation .10
5.3.1 Environmental conditions .10
5.3.1.1 Equipment within weatherprotected locations .11
5.3.1.2 Equipment for non-weatherprotected locations.11
5.3.2 Electromagnetic compatibility conditions.11
5.3.3 Mechanical dimensions.12
5.3.4 Power supply.12
5.3.5 Safety considerations .12
5.4 Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) interface .12
5.5 System block diagram .13
5.6 Intermediate Frequency (IF) .13
5.7 Local oscillator arrangements.13
6 Transmitter characteristics.14
6.1 Output power .14
6.2 Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC).14
6.3 RF spectrum masks.14
6.4 Spectral lines at the symbol rate.19
6.5 Spurious emissions.19
6.5.1 Spurious emissions - external .19
6.5.2 Spurious emissions - internal .19
6.6 Radio frequency tolerance.20
6.7 Return loss.20
7 Receiver characteristics .20
7.1 Receiver image rejection .20
7.2 Spurious emissions.20
7.2.1 Spurious emissions - external .20
7.2.2 Spurious emissions - internal .20
7.3 Input level range .21
7.4 Overall receiver selectivity for the L6 GHz innermost channels.21
7.5 Return loss.23
8 System characteristics without diversity.23
8.1 Equipment background BER .23
8.2 BER as a function of receiver input level .23
8.3 Interference sensitivity .23
8.3.1 Co-channel interference sensitivity .23
8.3.2 Adjacent channel interference sensitivity .25
8.3.3 CW Spurious Interference.25
8.4 Distortion sensitivity .25

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9 System characteristics with diversity . 25
9.1 Differential delay compensation . 25
9.2 BER performance. 25
Annex A (informative): Branching/feeder/antenna requirements . 26
A.1 Cross-Polar Discrimination (XPD) . 26
A.1.1 Intermodulation products. 26
A.1.2 Interport isolation. 26
A.1.3 Return loss . 26
A.2 ATPC . 26
Annex B (informative): Bibliography . 27
History. 28

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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Transmission and
Multiplexing (TM) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS contains the minimum technical requirements to ensure compatibility of products and
conformance with radio regulations across ETSI member states. Radio terminals from different
manufacturers are not required to interwork at radio frequency (i.e. no common air interface). However,
terminals may be combined with other manufacturers equipment on an Radio Frequency (RF) branching
network for operation on different polarizations.
This ETS defines the requirements of radio terminal and radio relay equipment and associated interfaces.
The requirements for multiplex, network management and antenna/feeder equipment may be addressed
elsewhere.
Proposed transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 31 October 1995
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 30 April 1996
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 April 1996

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1 Scope
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) specifies parameters for digital radio-relay systems
with a channel capacity of 1 x Synchronous Transport Module-level 1 (1 x STM-1) designed to operate in
defined bands up to 15 GHz utilising approximately 30 MHz between adjacent cross-polar channels.
The parameters specified fall into two categories:
a) those required to provide compatibility between channels from different sources of equipment on
the same route, connected either to separate antennas, or to separate polarizations of the same
antenna. This category also includes parameters providing compatibility with the existing radio-relay
network;
b) parameters defining the transmission quality of the proposed systems.
The task of defining compatibility requirements with analogue and digital systems on the same hop and at
nodes is made complex by the fact that analogue systems and some digital systems are not standardized.
Compatibility requirements are, therefore, limited to allowing the operation of digital and analogue
channels on separate ports of the same antenna.
The standardization includes the following specifications:
- transmitter and receiver characteristics;
- baseband and Radio Frequency (RF) interface characteristics;
- diversity system characteristics.
Two possible baseband interfaces have to be considered:
- one for STM-1 signals (electrical and/or optical) in accordance with ITU-R Recommendation 750;
and
- one for 140 Mbit/s plesiochronous signals (only electrical), according to ITU-T recommendation
G.703.
The 140 Mbit/s signals should be carried "open-port", i.e. in a transparent manner independent of their
content. They should be mapped into a 155 Mbit/s STM-1 signal as described in ITU-T Recommendations
G.708 and G.709.
As regards the STM-1 signal the Section Overhead (SOH) processing is covered in a separate ETSI STC
TM 4 document (a report on Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) aspects) and in ITU-R
Recommendation 750 [7].
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2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references, the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] ITU-R Recommendation 382: "Radio-frequency channel arrangements for
medium and high capacity analogue radio-relay systems operating in the 2 and
4 GHz bands, or for medium and high capacity digital radio-relay systems
operating in the 4 GHz band".
[2] ITU-R Recommendation 385: "Radio-frequency channel arrangements for
radio-relay systems operating in the 7 GHz band".
[3] ITU-R Recommendation 383: "Radio-frequency channel arrangements for
radio-relay systems operating in the Lower 6 GHz band".
[4] ITU-R Recommendation 386, Annex I: "Description of the radio-frequency
channel arrangement referred to in recommends 7".
[5] ITU-R Recommendation 497: "Radio-frequency channel arrangements for low
and medium capacity analogue or medium and high capacity digital radio-relay
systems operating in the 13 GHz band".
[6] ITU-R Recommendation 636: "Radio-frequency channel arrangements for
radio-relay systems operating in the 15 GHz band".
[7] ITU-R Recommendation 750: "Architectures and functional aspects of
radio-relay systems for SDH-based networks".
[8] ITU-R Recommendation 751: "Transmission characteristics and performance
requirements of radio-relay systems for SDH-based networks".
[9] ETS 300 019: "Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and
environmental tests for telecommunications equipment".
[10] ETS 300 132: "Equipment Engineering (EE); Power supply interface at the input
to telecommunications equipment".
[11] CEPT Recommendation T/L 04-04: "Harmonization of 140 Mbit/s digital radio
relay systems for operation below 10 GHz utilising 64 QAM at about 30 MHz
spacing".
[12] ITU-T Recommendation G.708 (1990): "Network Node Interface for the
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy".
[13] ITU-T Recommendation G.709 (1990): "Synchronous Multiplexing Structure".
[14] ITU-T Recommendation G.773: "Protocol Suites for Q-Interfaces for
Management of Transmission Systems".
[15] ITU-T Recommendation G.784: "Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Management".

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3 Abbreviations and symbols
3.1 Abbreviations
For the purpose of this ETS the following abbreviations apply.
ATPC Automatic Transmit Power Control
BER Bit Error Ratio
DRRS Digital Radio-Relay System
IF Intermediate Frequency
L6 Lower 6 (GHz band)
PRBS Pseudo-Random Binary Sequence
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
RF Radio Frequency
Rx Receive (Receiver)
SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SOH Section Overhead
STM-1 Synchronous Transport Module-level 1
TMN Telecommunications Management Network
Tx Transmit (Transmitter)
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
XPD Cross-Polar Discrimination
3.2 Symbols
For the purpose of this ETS the following symbols apply:
dB decibel
dBm decibel relative to 1 mW
GHz GigaHertz
km kilometre
m/s metres per second
Mbit/s Megabit per second
MHz MegaHertz
ns nanosecond
ppm parts per million
W/m² Watts per square metre
4 Network and system considerations
The area of application of these digital radio-relay systems is foreseen to be in regional and trunk
networks. Consideration shall be given to the special requirement in the case of a regional network, e.g.
simpler towers with less space for antenna, different network structures with high density nodes.
Application may also be envisaged for local links and unidirectional connections.
Systems considered in this ETS should be able to respect ITU-R high grade performance objectives.
The systems considered should operate in these networks having regard for existing hop lengths, which
are considered to be normally up to about 30 km - 40 km for regional and about 60 km for trunk networks,
respectively. Hop lengths greater than this latter length, up to about 100 km, are used in special
applications.
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5 General characteristics
5.1 Frequency bands and channel arrangements
The systems shall be required to operate in the following frequency bands, to the specified ITU-R
Recommendation on the quoted channel spacings.
4 GHz
ITU-R Recommendation 382 [1] with 29 MHz channel spacing. The centre gap between transmitters and
receivers in ITU-R Recommendation 382 [1] is 68 MHz.
Lower 6 GHz
ITU-R Recommendation 383 [3] with 29,65 MHz spacing and a centre gap of 44,49 MHz. The alternative
plan in which channels 8 and 1' operate on opposite polarizations should be utilised.
7 GHz
A number of frequency channelling plans are in use at 7 GHz, including that given in ITU-R
Recommendation 385 [2] Annex III. These plans all make use of 28 MHz channel spacing with centre
gaps of 56 MHz or 84 MHz.
8 GHz
ITU-R Recommendation 386 [4], Annex 1, with 29,650 MHz spacing and a centre gap of 103,770 MHz.
13 GHz
ITU-R Recommendation 497 [5] with 28 MHz spacing and a centre gap of 70 MHz.
15 GHz
ITU-R Recommendation 636 [6] with 28 MHz spacing. The centre gap shall be equal to N x 28 MHz (N
integer) and greater than 84 MHz.
5.2 Modes of operation
The mode of operation shall make use of alternate polarizations for adjacent channels in all frequency
bands up to 15 GHz (covered by this ETS).
It should be noted that systems designed for co-frequency cross-polar operation with a 30 MHz channel
spacing are also expected to comply at least with the specifications contained in this ETS.
However, more stringent specifications for spectrum masks and interference sensitivity would certainly be
required for co-frequency cross-polar operation.
5.3 Types of installation
For frequency bands below 10 GHz mainly indoor installations are foreseen.
For radio-relay systems operating in the 13 GHz and 15 GHz bands both indoor and partially outdoor
installations are foreseen.
5.3.1 Environmental conditions
The equipment shall be required to meet either the environmental conditions set out in
ETS 300 019-1-3 [9] and ETS 300 019-1-4 [9], which define weatherprotected and non-weatherprotected
locations, classes and test severities, or one of the conditions listed in subclause 5.3.1.2.

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5.3.1.1 Equipment within weatherprotected locations
The most important climatic parameters for the five classes defined are given in table 1.
Table 1
Climatic class 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5
High air temperature (ºC) +40 +45 +55 +70 +40
Low air temperature (ºC) +5 -5 -25 -40 -40
85 95 100 100 100
High relative humidity (%)
Low relative humidity (%) 5 5 10 10 10
55 55 5
Air movement (m/s)
Solar radiation (W/m²) 700 700 1 120 1 120 -
For equipment designed for stationary use in weatherprotected locations (indoor installation), only classes
3.1 or 3.2 shall apply (see ETS 300 019-1-3 [9]).
5.3.1.2 Equipment for non-weatherprotected locations
This type of equipment is generally described as "outdoor" equipment. Class 4.1 or extended class 4.1E
parameters should be applied. Class 4.1 applies to many ETSI countries and class 4.1E applies to them
all. The most important parameters values are given in table 2.
Table 2
Climatic class 4.1 4.1E
+40 +45
High air temperature (ºC)
Low air temperature (ºC) -33 -45
100 100
High relative humidity (%)
Low relative humidity (%) 15 8
Air movement (m/s) +50 +50
1 120 1 120
Solar radiation (W/m²)
It should be noted that radio cabinets supplied with a system will give their own "weather protection"
including full protection against precipitation and wind. Climatic classes 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 (subclause
5.3.1.1) may, therefore, also be applicable to equipment in outdoor locations.
The operation of the outdoor equipment in accordance with Class 4.1E shall not be mandatory for all ETSI
members.
Some ETSI members may also decide to apply one of the non-standard specifications given in table 3.
Table 3
High air temperature (ºC) +40 +50
Low air temperature (ºC) -20 -30
90 90
High relative humidity (%)
Low relative humidity (%) 55
Air movement (m/s) +50 +50
1 120 1 120
Solar radiation (W/m²)
5.3.2 Electromagnetic compatibility conditions
Equipment shall operate under the conditions specified in relevant standards produced by the appropriate
European standard organizations (under study in ETSI STC RES 9).
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