SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 is the Slovenian adoption of ETSI EN 300 919 V6.0.1. It describes typical attributes of Mobile Stations (MS) for GSM and DCS 1800 PLMNs, including access capability, multislot capability, speech codec options, antenna placement, and output power classes. Manufacturers, customers, and testers use it to judge what kind of MS configuration fits a given service and band combination.

What does SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 specify?

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 specifies typical attributes of different Mobile Station (MS) types used with GSM PLMNs, including GSM and DCS 1800 networks. It helps users choose suitable MS feature combinations for the services they want to support.

The standard says the list of MS types and attributes is not exhaustive. It also points to GSM 11.10 for MS type approval, so this document is about defining MS characteristics, not approving products.

The document is organized into clauses on scope, references and abbreviations, general definitions, MS attributes, output power and power control, and configuration possibilities.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003?

Service access and access capability

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 says the MS service access configuration must suit the customer’s needs and the tele-, bearer and supplementary services to be used. In practice, this means an MS may be a single unit or a mobile termination with Terminal Equipment and/or Terminal Adaptors.

Clause 3.2 ties access capability to GSM 04.03 and treats it as the limit on how many tele- or bearer services can be provided at the same time. For procurement or design work, this tells you what service combinations the MS must be able to handle.

Bands and multislot capability

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 defines three frequency bands: Standard GSM Band, Extended GSM Band, and DCS 1800 Band. An MS may support one or more bands, and a Multi-band MS must support handover, channel assignment, cell selection, and cell re-selection between its bands within a PLMN, plus manual or automatic PLMN selection in all supported bands.

Clause 3.2.3 defines multislot capability through a multislot class, with characteristics such as semiduplex or duplex operation and the maximum number of Rx and Tx slots. The practical point is that the MS has to provide any multislot configuration allowed by its class, in combination with its other capabilities.

Clause 3.2.3.1 also allows an MS to support General Bearer Service (GBS) signalling without supporting multislot configurations. That matters when a product only needs signalling support and not packet-style multislot operation.

Speech codecs

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 allows speech teleservices to use Full Rate, Enhanced Full Rate, or Half Rate speech codecs. For speech services, the allowed MS configurations are either Full Rate only, or Full Rate together with any combination of Enhanced Full Rate and Half Rate.

In practice, this tells the designer which codec combinations the MS may implement and which combinations remain within the standard’s model of an MS.

MS form factors

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 defines a hand-held MS as one where the antenna is directly attached to the part of the equipment containing the speech acoustic transducers. It defines a vehicular mounted MS as one where the antenna is mounted outside a vehicle.

These definitions matter because later configuration limits depend on them. For example, a DCS class 3 MS is only allowed as vehicular mounted.

Output power and configuration limits

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 categorizes GSM and DCS MSs into power classes according to maximum output power, and clause 4 includes a table of mean output power by class. A multi-band MS uses a combination of power classes, one for each supported band.

Clause 4 also requires GSM and DCS 1800 MSs to reduce transmitter output power when the base station commands it. Clause 5 then adds configuration limits: a GSM hand-held MS shall only be GSM class 4 or 5, a DCS hand-held MS shall only be DCS class 1 or 2, and a DCS class 3 MS shall only be vehicular mounted. For buyers and integrators, this is the part that constrains the physical product configuration.

What terms does SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 define?

• Mobile Station (MS) - Equipment needed to access GSM PLMN telecommunication services, possibly including mobile termination, Terminal Equipment, and Terminal Adaptors.
• Mobile Station Class Mark - A marker that reflects some characteristics of the MS configuration in use.
• Multi-band MS - An MS that supports more than one operating band and has the extra functions needed to work across them.
• Multislot class - The class that defines how many Rx and Tx slots an MS can use and whether it works in semiduplex or duplex mode.
• General Bearer Service (GBS) - A bearer-service context mentioned for signalling support in clause 3.2.3.1.
• Hand-held MS - An MS with the antenna directly attached to the speech equipment portion.
• Vehicular mounted MS - An MS with the antenna mounted outside a vehicle.

Who uses SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003?

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 is used by MS manufacturers, network and service planners, customers, and product buyers who need to match a device to GSM or DCS 1800 service needs. It is also relevant to conformity and test teams because the document ties product attributes to other GSM specifications such as access capability, radio behavior, and power control.

What changed in SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 from the previous edition?

Annex A records the changes leading into the Release 1997 version. The listed changes include introduction of MS multislot classes, allowed speech codec configurations on the MS, and changes needed to implement 14.4 kps data service. The history then identifies V6.0.1 as the May 1999 publication of the Release 1997 document.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003?

• GSM 01.04 - Supplies the abbreviations and acronyms used in the document.
• GSM 04.03 - Defines MS access capability and channel structures.
• GSM 04.08 - Provides the mobile radio interface layer 3 specification and the MS Class Mark reference.
• GSM 05.02 - Defines multislot classes.
• GSM 05.05 - Covers radio transmission, reception, output power, and power reduction on command.
• GSM 11.10 - Covers MS conformity specification and type approval.

What does the SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 document contain?

SIST EN 300 919 V6.0.1:2003 contains definitions, attribute categories, and configuration rules for different kinds of MS. It includes one table on mean output power by MS class, plus clauses that explain band support, multislot capability, speech codec combinations, and the physical definitions of hand-held and vehicular mounted MSs.

The standard also includes an informative annex with change history. That makes it useful not only for design and procurement, but also for tracing how the Release 1997 update changed MS feature descriptions over time.