SIST EN 301 908-1 V13.1.1:2020

Final draft ETSI EN 301 908-1 V13.0.1 (2019-09)






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-13-1
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, cdma2000, cellular, digital,
E-UTRA, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE,
LTE-Advanced, MAN-Advanced, mobile, radio,
regulation, UMTS, UTRA, WCDMA, WiMAX

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 5
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms . 7
3.2 Symbols . 9
3.3 Abbreviations . 10
4 Technical requirements specifications . 11
4.1 Environmental profile . 11
4.2 Conformance requirements . 11
4.2.1 Introduction. 11
4.2.2 Radiated emissions (UE) . 11
4.2.2.1 Definition . 11
4.2.2.2 Limits . 12
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 12
4.2.3 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 12
4.2.3.1 Definition . 12
4.2.3.2 Limits . 12
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 13
4.2.4 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 13
4.2.4.1 Definition . 13
4.2.4.2 Limits . 14
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 14
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 14
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 14
5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results . 14
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 14
5.3.1 Radiated emissions (UE) . 14
5.3.1.1 Test method . 14
5.3.1.2 Test configurations . 15
5.3.2 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 16
5.3.2.1 Test method . 16
5.3.2.2 Test configurations . 16
5.3.3 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 17
5.3.3.1 Test method . 17
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 18
Annex B (informative): Correct operation of the equipment . 19
Annex C (informative): Overview and organization of ETSI EN 301 908 standard parts . 20
Annex D (informative): Recommended maximum measurement uncertainty . 24
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 25
Annex F (informative): Change history . 26
History . 27


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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is 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 IPR Policy, no investigation, 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
The present document may include trademarks and/or tradenames which are asserted and/or registered by their owners.
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.
Foreword
This final draft Harmonised European Standard (EN) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Mobile
Standards Group (MSG), and is now submitted for the 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)";
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";
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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)";
TM
Part 19: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 20: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD Base Station (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); Conformance testing".

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.
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 of 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [i.5] 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [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 specific, identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number. Only the cited
version 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".
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.
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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 (V1.1.1) (08-2015): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); 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.1457-12 (2015): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)".
[i.5] Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 (02-2014): "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.
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
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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
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.1457-12 [i.4]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-12 [i.4] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-2000 radio
interfaces.
IMT-Advanced: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [i.5]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [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)
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

Antenna port
AC Power port


Signal/Control port
DC Power port
Apparatus




Telecommunications port
Earth port



Figure 3.1-1: Examples of ports
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BS Equipment
Radio
Equipment

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

Figure 3.1-3: BS with multiple enclosure solution
radio communications equipment: telecommunications equipment which includes one or more transmitters and/or
receivers and/or parts thereof for use in a fixed, mobile or portable application
NOTE: It can be operated with ancillary equipment but if so, is not dependent on it for basic functionality.
radio digital unit: equipment which contains base band and functionality for controlling Radio unit
radio equipment: equipment which contains Radio digital unit and Radio unit
radio unit: equipment which contains transmitter and receiver
signal and control port: port which carries information or control signals, excluding antenna ports
telecommunication port: port which is intended to be connected to telecommunication networks (e.g. public switched
telecommunication networks, integrated services digital networks), local area networks (e.g. Ethernet, token ring) and
similar networks
traffic mode: state of User Equipment (UE) when switched on and with Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection
established
upper RF bandwidth edge: frequency of the upper edge of the Base Station RF bandwidth, used as a frequency
reference point for transmitter and receiver requirements
TM
WiMAX : trademarked name for the OFDMA TDD WMAN IMT technology
3.2 Symbols
For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:
BW Channel bandwidth
Channel
F Upper RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, high
F Lower RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, low
Mcps Megachips per second
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AAS Active Antenna System
BS Base Station
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CW Continuous Wave
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication
e.i.r.p. equivalent isotropically radiated power
e.r.p. effective radiated power
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
ERM Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
EU European Union
EUT Equipment Under Test
E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
NOTE: Also known as LTE.
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
IMT International Mobile Telecommunications
NOTE: Includes both IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced RITs.
ITU-R International Telecommunication Union - Radio sector
LTE Long Term Evolution
NOTE: Also known as E-UTRA.
MSG Mobile Standards Group
MSR Multi-Standard Radio
OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
RAT Radio Access Technology
RF Radio Frequency
RIT Radio Interface Technology
RMS Root Mean Square
RRC Radio Resource Control
SDO Standard Development Organization
TDD Time Division Duplex
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TFES Task Force for European Standards for IMT
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association
UE User Equipment
UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
UTRA Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
UWC Universal Wireless Communications
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WMAN Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
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4 Technical requirements specifications
4.1 Environmental profile
The technical requirements of the present document apply under the environmental profile for operation of the
equipment, which shall be declared by the manufacturer. The equipment shall comply with all the technical
requirements of the present document at all times when operating within the boundary limits of the declared operational
environmental profile.
4.2 Conformance requirements
4.2.1 Introduction
The requirements in the present document are based on the assumption that the operating band is shared between
systems of the IMT family or systems having compatible characteristics.
For BS capable of multi-band operation, the requirements in the present document apply for each supported operating
band unless otherwise stated. For emission tests, all operating bands shall be activated according to the applicable test
configuration.
To meet the essential requirement under article 3.2 of Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU [i.1] for IMT equipment
three common essential parameters h
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 301 908-1 V13.1.1:2020
01-januar-2020
Celična omrežja IMT - Harmonizirani standard za dostop do radijskega spektra - 1.
del: Uvod in splošne zahteve
IMT cellular networks - Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum - Part 1:
Introduction and common requirements
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI EN 301 908-1 V13.1.1 (2019-11)
ICS:
33.060.99 Druga oprema za radijske Other equipment for
komunikacije radiocommunications
33.070.99 Druge mobilne storitve Other mobile services
SIST EN 301 908-1 V13.1.1:2020 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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ETSI EN 301 908-1 V13.1.1 (2019-11)






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-13-1
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, cdma2000, cellular, digital,
E-UTRA, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE,
LTE-Advanced, MAN-Advanced, mobile, radio,
regulation, UMTS, UTRA, WCDMA, WiMAX

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Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00  Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16

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Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° 7803/88

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The present document can be downloaded from:
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© ETSI 2019.
All rights reserved.

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.
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 5
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms . 7
3.2 Symbols . 9
3.3 Abbreviations . 10
4 Technical requirements specifications . 11
4.1 Environmental profile . 11
4.2 Conformance requirements . 11
4.2.1 Introduction. 11
4.2.2 Radiated emissions (UE) . 11
4.2.2.1 Definition . 11
4.2.2.2 Limits . 12
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 12
4.2.3 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 12
4.2.3.1 Definition . 12
4.2.3.2 Limits . 12
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 13
4.2.4 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 13
4.2.4.1 Definition . 13
4.2.4.2 Limits . 14
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 14
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 14
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 14
5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results . 14
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 14
5.3.1 Radiated emissions (UE) . 14
5.3.1.1 Test method . 14
5.3.1.2 Test configurations . 15
5.3.2 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 16
5.3.2.1 Test method . 16
5.3.2.2 Test configurations . 16
5.3.3 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 17
5.3.3.1 Test method . 17
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 18
Annex B (informative): Correct operation of the equipment . 19
Annex C (informative): Overview and organization of ETSI EN 301 908 standard parts . 20
Annex D (informative): Recommended maximum measurement uncertainty . 24
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 25
Annex F (informative): Change history . 26
History . 27

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is 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 IPR Policy, no investigation, 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
The present document may include trademarks and/or tradenames which are asserted and/or registered by their owners.
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.
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";
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";
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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)";
TM
Part 19: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 20: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD Base Station (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); Conformance testing".

National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 5 November 2019
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 29 February 2020
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 31 August 2020
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 August 2021

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.
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 of 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [i.5] 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [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 specific, identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number. Only the cited
version 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".
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.
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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 (V1.1.1) (08-2015): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); 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.1457-12 (2015): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)".
[i.5] Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 (02-2014): "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.
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
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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
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.1457-12 [i.4]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-12 [i.4] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-2000 radio
interfaces.
IMT-Advanced: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [i.5]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [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)
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

Antenna port
AC Power port


Signal/Control port
DC Power port
Apparatus




Telecommunications port
Earth port



Figure 3.1-1: Examples of ports
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BS Equipment
Radio
Equipment

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

Figure 3.1-3: BS with multiple enclosure solution
radio communications equipment: telecommunications equipment which includes one or more transmitters and/or
receivers and/or parts thereof for use in a fixed, mobile or portable application
NOTE: It can be operated with ancillary equipment but if so, is not dependent on it for basic functionality.
radio digital unit: equipment which contains base band and functionality for controlling Radio unit
radio equipment: equipment which contains Radio digital unit and Radio unit
radio unit: equipment which contains transmitter and receiver
signal and control port: port which carries information or control signals, excluding antenna ports
telecommunication port: port which is intended to be connected to telecommunication networks (e.g. public switched
telecommunication networks, integrated services digital networks), local area networks (e.g. Ethernet, token ring) and
similar networks
traffic mode: state of User Equipment (UE) when switched on and with Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection
established
upper RF bandwidth edge: frequency of the upper edge of the Base Station RF bandwidth, used as a frequency
reference point for transmitter and receiver requirements
TM
WiMAX : trademarked name for the OFDMA TDD WMAN IMT technology
3.2 Symbols
For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:
BW Channel bandwidth
Channel
F Upper RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, high
F Lower RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, low
Mcps Megachips per second
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AAS Active Antenna System
BS Base Station
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CW Continuous Wave
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication
e.i.r.p. equivalent isotropically radiated power
e.r.p. effective radiated power
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
ERM Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
EU European Union
EUT Equipment Under Test
E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
NOTE: Also known as LTE.
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
IMT International Mobile Telecommunications
NOTE: Includes both IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced RITs.
ITU-R International Telecommunication Union - Radio sector
LTE Long Term Evolution
NOTE: Also known as E-UTRA.
MSG Mobile Standards Group
MSR Multi-Standard Radio
OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
RAT Radio Access Technology
RF Radio Frequency
RIT Radio Interface Technology
RMS Root Mean Square
RRC Radio Resource Control
SDO Standard Development Organization
TDD Time Division Duplex
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TFES Task Force for European Standards for IMT
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association
UE User Equipment
UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
UTRA Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
UWC Universal Wireless Communications
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WMAN Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
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4 Technical requirements specifications
4.1 Environmental profile
The technical requirements of the present document
...

Draft ETSI EN 301 908-1 V11.1.7 (2018-12)






HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
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Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-13-1
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, cdma2000, cellular, digital,
E-UTRA, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE,
LTE-Advanced, MAN-Advanced, mobile, radio,
regulation, UMTS, UTRA, WCDMA, WiMAX

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 5
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms . 7
3.2 Symbols . 9
3.3 Abbreviations . 10
4 Technical requirements specifications . 11
4.1 Environmental profile . 11
4.2 Conformance requirements . 11
4.2.1 Introduction. 11
4.2.2 Radiated emissions (UE) . 11
4.2.2.1 Definition . 11
4.2.2.2 Limits . 12
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 12
4.2.3 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 12
4.2.3.1 Definition . 12
4.2.3.2 Limits . 12
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 13
4.2.4 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 13
4.2.4.1 Definition . 13
4.2.4.2 Limits . 14
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 14
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 14
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 14
5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results . 14
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 15
5.3.1 Radiated emissions (UE) . 15
5.3.1.1 Test method . 15
5.3.1.2 Test configurations . 15
5.3.2 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 16
5.3.2.1 Test method . 16
5.3.2.2 Test configurations . 17
5.3.3 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 17
5.3.3.1 Test method . 17
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 19
Annex B (informative): Correct operation of the equipment . 20
Annex C (informative): Overview and organization of ETSI EN 301 908 standard parts . 21
Annex D (informative): Bibliography . 25
Annex E (informative): Change history . 26
History . 27

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is 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 IPR Policy, no investigation, 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
The present document may include trademarks and/or tradenames which are asserted and/or registered by their owners.
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.
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)";
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";
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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)";
TM
Part 19: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 20: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD Base Station (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); Conducted conformance testing".

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.
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 of 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [i.5] 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [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 Annex A.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are specific, identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number. Only the cited
version 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".
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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 (V1.1.1) (08-2015): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); 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.1457-12 (2015): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)".
[i.5] Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 (02-2014): "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 (V4.2.1) (10-2015): "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 covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU".
[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.
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
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• 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
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
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.1457-12 [i.4]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-12 [i.4] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-2000 radio
interfaces.
IMT-Advanced: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [i.5]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [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)
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

Antenna port
AC Power port

Signal/Control port
DC Power port
Apparatus




Telecommunications port
Earth port



Figure 3.1-1: Examples of ports
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BS Equipment
Radio
Equipment

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

Figure 3.1-3: BS with multiple enclosure solution
radio communications equipment: telecommunications equipment which includes one or more transmitters and/or
receivers and/or parts thereof for use in a fixed, mobile or portable application
NOTE: It can be operated with ancillary equipment but if so, is not dependent on it for basic functionality.
radio digital unit: equipment which contains base band and functionality for controlling Radio unit
radio equipment: equipment which contains Radio digital unit and Radio unit
radio unit: equipment which contains transmitter and receiver
signal and control port: port which carries information or control signals, excluding antenna ports
telecommunication port: port which is intended to be connected to telecommunication networks (e.g. public switched
telecommunication networks, integrated services digital networks), local area networks (e.g. Ethernet, token ring) and
similar networks
traffic mode: state of User Equipment (UE) when switched on and with Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection
established
Upper RF bandwidth edge: frequency of the upper edge of the Base Station RF bandwidth, used as a frequency
reference point for transmitter and receiver requirements
TM
WiMAX : trademarked name for the OFDMA TDD WMAN IMT technology
3.2 Symbols
For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:
BW Channel bandwidth
Channel
F Upper RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, high
F Lower RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, low
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
BS Base Station
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CW Continuous Wave
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication
e.i.r.p. equivalent isotropically radiated power
e.r.p. effective radiated power
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
ERM Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
EUT Equipment Under Test
E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
NOTE: Also known as LTE.
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
IMT International Mobile Telecommunications
NOTE: Includes both IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced RITs.
ITU-R International Telecommunication-Union Radio sector
LTE Long Term Evolution
NOTE: Also known as E-UTRA.
MSG Mobile Standards Group
MSR Multi-Standard Radio
OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
R&TTE Radio Telecommunications and Terminal Equipment
RAT Radio Access Technology
RF Radio Frequency
RIT Radio Interface Technology
RMS Root Mean Square
RRC Radio Resource Control
SDO Standard Development Organization
TDD Time Division Duplex
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TFES Task Force for European Standards for IMT
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association
UE User Equipment
UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
UTRA Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
UWC Universal Wireless Communications
WMAN Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
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4 Technical requirements specifications
4.1 Environmental profile
The technical requirements of the present document apply under the environmental profile for operation of the
equipment, which shall be declared by the manufacturer. The equipment shall comply with all the technical
requirements of the present document at all times when operating within the boundary limits of the declared operational
environmental profile.
4.2 Conformance requirements
4.2.1 Introduction
The requirements in the present document are based on the assumption that the operating band is shared between
systems of the IMT family or systems having compatible characteristics.
For BS capable of multi-band operation, the requirements in the present document apply for each supported operating
band unless otherwise stated. For emission tests, all operating bands shall be activated according to the applicable test
configuration.
To meet the essential requirement under article 3.2 of Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU [i.1] for IMT equipment
three common essential parameters have been identified. Tables 4.2.1-1 and 4.2.1-2 provide cross-references, for UE,
repeater and BS respectively, between these essential parameters and the corr
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HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
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Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-13-1
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, cdma2000, cellular, digital,
E-UTRA, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE,
LTE-Advanced, MAN-Advanced, mobile, radio,
regulation, UMTS, UTRA, WCDMA, WiMAX

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 5
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms . 7
3.2 Symbols . 9
3.3 Abbreviations . 10
4 Technical requirements specifications . 11
4.1 Environmental profile . 11
4.2 Conformance requirements . 11
4.2.1 Introduction. 11
4.2.2 Radiated emissions (UE) . 11
4.2.2.1 Definition . 11
4.2.2.2 Limits . 12
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 12
4.2.3 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 12
4.2.3.1 Definition . 12
4.2.3.2 Limits . 12
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 13
4.2.4 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 13
4.2.4.1 Definition . 13
4.2.4.2 Limits . 14
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 14
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 14
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 14
5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results . 14
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 15
5.3.1 Radiated emissions (UE) . 15
5.3.1.1 Test method . 15
5.3.1.2 Test configurations . 15
5.3.2 Radiated emissions (BS and repeater) . 16
5.3.2.1 Test method . 16
5.3.2.2 Test configurations . 17
5.3.3 Control and monitoring functions (UE) . 17
5.3.3.1 Test method . 17
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 19
Annex B (informative): Correct operation of the equipment . 20
Annex C (informative): Overview and organization of ETSI EN 301 908 standard parts . 21
Annex D (informative): Bibliography . 25
Annex E (informative): Change history . 26
History . 27

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is 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 IPR Policy, no investigation, 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
The present document may include trademarks and/or tradenames which are asserted and/or registered by their owners.
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.
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)";
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";
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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)";
TM
Part 19: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD User Equipment (UE)";
TM
Part 20: "OFDMA TDD WMAN (Mobile WiMAX ) TDD Base Station (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); Conducted conformance testing".

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.
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 of 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [i.5] 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.1457-12 [i.4] and M.2012-1 [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 Annex A.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are specific, identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number. Only the cited
version 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".
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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 (V1.1.1) (08-2015): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); 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.1457-12 (2015): "Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio
interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)".
[i.5] Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 (02-2014): "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 (V4.2.1) (10-2015): "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 covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU".
[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.
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
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• 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
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
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.1457-12 [i.4]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.1457-12 [i.4] identifies the detailed specifications for the IMT-2000 radio
interfaces.
IMT-Advanced: mobile systems as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [i.5]
NOTE: Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-1 [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)
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

Antenna port
AC Power port

Signal/Control port
DC Power port
Apparatus




Telecommunications port
Earth port



Figure 3.1-1: Examples of ports
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BS Equipment
Radio
Equipment

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

Figure 3.1-3: BS with multiple enclosure solution
radio communications equipment: telecommunications equipment which includes one or more transmitters and/or
receivers and/or parts thereof for use in a fixed, mobile or portable application
NOTE: It can be operated with ancillary equipment but if so, is not dependent on it for basic functionality.
radio digital unit: equipment which contains base band and functionality for controlling Radio unit
radio equipment: equipment which contains Radio digital unit and Radio unit
radio unit: equipment which contains transmitter and receiver
signal and control port: port which carries information or control signals, excluding antenna ports
telecommunication port: port which is intended to be connected to telecommunication networks (e.g. public switched
telecommunication networks, integrated services digital networks), local area networks (e.g. Ethernet, token ring) and
similar networks
traffic mode: state of User Equipment (UE) when switched on and with Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection
established
Upper RF bandwidth edge: frequency of the upper edge of the Base Station RF bandwidth, used as a frequency
reference point for transmitter and receiver requirements
TM
WiMAX : trademarked name for the OFDMA TDD WMAN IMT technology
3.2 Symbols
For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:
BW Channel bandwidth
Channel
F Upper RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, high
F Lower RF bandwidth edge
BW RF, low
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
BS Base Station
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CW Continuous Wave
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication
e.i.r.p. equivalent isotropically radiated power
e.r.p. effective radiated power
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
ERM Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
EUT Equipment Under Test
E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
NOTE: Also known as LTE.
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
IMT International Mobile Telecommunications
NOTE: Includes both IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced RITs.
ITU-R International Telecommunication-Union Radio sector
LTE Long Term Evolution
NOTE: Also known as E-UTRA.
MSG Mobile Standards Group
MSR Multi-Standard Radio
OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
R&TTE Radio Telecommunications and Terminal Equipment
RAT Radio Access Technology
RF Radio Frequency
RIT Radio Interface Technology
RMS Root Mean Square
RRC Radio Resource Control
SDO Standard Development Organization
TDD Time Division Duplex
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TFES Task Force for European Standards for IMT
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association
UE User Equipment
UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
UTRA Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
UWC Universal Wireless Communications
WMAN Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
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