SIST EN 301 908-18 V15.1.1:2021

ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.1.1 (2021-09)






HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
Part 18: E-UTRA, UTRA and GSM/EDGE
Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station (BS)
Release 15

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2 ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.1.1 (2021-09)

Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-15-18
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 5G, cellular, digital, EDGE, E-UTRA,
GSM, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE, mobile,
MSR, NR, radio, regulation, UMTS, UTRA,
WCDMA
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE

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

Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - APE 7112B
Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la
Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° w061004871


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© ETSI 2021.
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 7
Foreword . 7
Modal verbs terminology . 8
Introduction . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 References . 11
2.1 Normative references . 11
2.2 Informative references . 12
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 14
3.1 Terms . 14
3.2 Symbols . 16
3.3 Abbreviations . 17
4 Technical requirements specifications . 19
4.1 Environmental profile . 19
4.2 Conformance requirements . 19
4.2.1 Introduction. 19
4.2.2 Operating band unwanted emissions . 21
4.2.2.1 Definition . 21
4.2.2.2 Limits . 21
4.2.2.2.1 Limits for Band Categories 1 and 3 . 21
4.2.2.2.2 Limits for Band Category 2 . 32
4.2.2.2.3 Limits for GSM/EDGE single-RAT operation . 40
4.2.2.2.4 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.5 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.6 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.7 Additional limits for operation in bands in 50 and 75 within 1 432 to 1 452 MHz, and in
bands 51 and 76 . 40
4.2.2.2.8 Additional limits for operation in band 43 for co-existence with FSS/FS . 41
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 41
4.2.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 41
4.2.3.1 Definition . 41
4.2.3.2 Limits . 41
4.2.3.2.1 E-UTRA limits . 41
4.2.3.2.2 UTRA FDD limits . 43
4.2.3.2.3 UTRA TDD limits . 43
4.2.3.2.4 Cumulative ACLR requirement in non-contiguous spectrum . 43
4.2.3.2.5 NB-IoT test requirement . 45
4.2.3.2.6 NR test requirement . 45
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 46
4.2.4 Transmitter spurious emissions . 47
4.2.4.1 Definition . 47
4.2.4.2 Limits . 47
4.2.4.2.1 Spurious emissions . 47
4.2.4.2.2 Additional spurious emissions requirement for BC2 . 47
4.2.4.2.3 Co-existence with other systems . 48
4.2.4.2.4 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 50
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 51
4.2.5 Base station maximum output power . 51
4.2.5.1 Definition . 51
4.2.5.2 Limits . 51
4.2.5.3 Conformance . 51
4.2.6 Transmit intermodulation . 52
4.2.6.1 Definition . 52
4.2.6.2 Limits . 52
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4.2.6.2.1 General limits . 52
4.2.6.2.2 Additional limits (BC1 and BC2) . 52
4.2.6.2.3 Additional limits (BC3) . 53
4.2.6.3 Conformance . 53
4.2.7 Receiver spurious emissions . 54
4.2.7.1 Definition . 54
4.2.7.2 Limits . 54
4.2.7.2.1 General limits . 54
4.2.7.2.2 Additional limits for BC2 . 54
4.2.7.3 Conformance . 55
4.2.8 In-band blocking . 55
4.2.8.1 Definition . 55
4.2.8.2 Limits . 55
4.2.8.2.1 General limits . 55
4.2.8.2.2 Additional BC3 blocking limits . 57
4.2.8.3 Conformance . 57
4.2.9 Out-of-band blocking . 57
4.2.9.1 Definition . 57
4.2.9.2 Limits . 57
4.2.9.3 Conformance . 58
4.2.10 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 58
4.2.10.1 Definition . 58
4.2.10.2 Limits . 59
4.2.10.2.1 General intermodulation limits . 59
4.2.10.2.2 General narrowband intermodulation limits . 60
4.2.10.2.3 Additional narrowband intermodulation limits for GSM/EDGE . 63
4.2.10.3 Conformance . 63
4.2.11 Narrowband blocking . 63
4.2.11.1 Definition . 63
4.2.11.2 Limits . 63
4.2.11.2.1 General limits . 63
4.2.11.2.2 Additional limits for GSM/EDGE . 65
4.2.11.2.3 GSM/EDGE limits for AM suppression . 65
4.2.11.3 Conformance . 65
4.2.12 Reference sensitivity level . 65
4.2.12.1 Definition . 65
4.2.12.2 Limits . 65
4.2.12.3 Conformance . 66
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 66
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 66
5.2 Void . 66
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 66
5.3.0 Introduction. 66
5.3.1 Operating band unwanted emissions . 67
5.3.1.0 General . 67
5.3.1.1 Initial conditions . 67
5.3.1.2 Procedure . 67
5.3.1.3 Test requirement . 68
5.3.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 68
5.3.2.0 General . 68
5.3.2.1 Initial conditions . 68
5.3.2.2 Procedure . 68
5.3.2.3 Test requirement . 69
5.3.3 Transmitter spurious emissions . 69
5.3.3.1 Initial conditions . 69
5.3.3.2 Procedure . 69
5.3.3.3 Test requirement . 70
5.3.4 Base station maximum output power . 70
5.3.4.1 Initial conditions . 70
5.3.4.2 Procedure . 70
5.3.4.3 Test requirement . 70
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5.3.5 Transmit intermodulation . 70
5.3.5.0 General . 70
5.3.5.1 Initial conditions . 71
5.3.5.2 Procedure . 71
5.3.5.2.1 General minimum requirement test procedure . 71
5.3.5.2.2 Additional minimum requirement (BC1 and BC2) test procedure . 72
5.3.5.2.3 Additional minimum requirement (BC3) test procedure . 73
5.3.5.3 Test requirement . 73
5.3.6 Receiver spurious emissions . 73
5.3.6.1 Initial conditions . 73
5.3.6.2 Procedure . 74
5.3.6.3 Test requirement . 74
5.3.7 In-band blocking . 74
5.3.7.1 Initial conditions . 74
5.3.7.2 Procedure . 74
5.3.7.2.1 Procedure for general blocking . 74
5.3.7.2.2 Procedure for additional BC3 blocking requirement . 75
5.3.7.3 Test requirement . 75
5.3.8 Out-of-band blocking . 75
5.3.8.1 Initial conditions . 75
5.3.8.2 Procedure . 76
5.3.8.3 Test requirement . 76
5.3.9 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 76
5.3.9.1 Initial conditions . 76
5.3.9.2 Procedure . 77
5.3.9.2.1 Procedure for general and narrowband intermodulation . 77
5.3.9.2.2 Procedure for additional narrowband intermodulation for GSM/EDGE . 77
5.3.9.3 Test requirement . 78
5.3.10 Narrowband blocking . 78
5.3.10.1 Initial conditions . 78
5.3.10.2 Procedure . 78
5.3.10.2.1 Procedure for narrowband blocking . 78
5.3.10.2.2 Procedure for additional narrowband blocking for GSM/EDGE . 79
5.3.10.2.3 Procedure for GSM/EDGE AM suppression . 79
5.3.10.3 Test requirement . 80
5.3.11 Reference sensitivity level . 80
5.3.11.1 General . 80
5.3.11.1A Initial conditions for GSM/EDGE reference sensitivity level for CS7 and CS15 . 81
5.3.11.1B Procedure for GSM/EDGE reference sensitivity level for CS7 and CS15 . 81
5.3.11.2 Test requirement . 81
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 82
Annex B (normative): Base Station configurations . 84
B.1 Reception with multiple receiver antenna connectors and receiver diversity . 84
B.2 Duplexers . 84
B.3 Power supply options . 84
B.4 Ancillary RF amplifiers . 84
B.5 BS using antenna arrays . 85
B.5.0 General . 85
B.5.1 Receiver tests . 85
B.5.2 Transmitter tests . 86
B.6 Transmission with multiple transmitter antenna connectors . 86
B.7 BS with integrated Iuant BS modem . 86
Annex C (informative): Maximum measurement uncertainty . 87
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Draft ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.0.1 (2021-06)






HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
Part 18: E-UTRA, UTRA and GSM/EDGE
Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station (BS)
Release 15

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2 Draft ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.0.1 (2021-06)

Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-15-18
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 5G, cellular, digital, EDGE, E-UTRA,
GSM, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE, mobile,
MSR, NR, radio, regulation, UMTS, UTRA,
WCDMA
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE

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

Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - APE 7112B
Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la
Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° w061004871


Important notice
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other professional standard and applicable regulations.
No recommendation as to products and services or vendors is made or should be implied.
In no event shall ETSI be held liable for loss of profits or any other incidental or consequential damages.

Any software contained in this deliverable is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, express or implied, including but not
limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property
rights and ETSI shall not be held liable in any event for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of or related to the use
of or inability to use the software.
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No part may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
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The content of the PDF version shall not be modified without the written authorization of ETSI.
The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.

© ETSI 2021.
All rights reserved.

ETSI

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 7
Foreword . 7
Modal verbs terminology . 8
Introduction . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 References . 11
2.1 Normative references . 11
2.2 Informative references . 12
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 14
3.1 Terms . 14
3.2 Symbols . 16
3.3 Abbreviations . 17
4 Technical requirements specifications . 19
4.1 Environmental profile . 19
4.2 Conformance requirements . 19
4.2.1 Introduction. 19
4.2.2 Operating band unwanted emissions . 21
4.2.2.1 Definition . 21
4.2.2.2 Limits . 21
4.2.2.2.1 Limits for Band Categories 1 and 3 . 21
4.2.2.2.2 Limits for Band Category 2 . 32
4.2.2.2.3 Limits for GSM/EDGE single-RAT operation . 40
4.2.2.2.4 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.5 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.6 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.7 Additional limits for operation in bands in 50 and 75 within 1 432 to 1 452 MHz, and in
bands 51 and 76 . 40
4.2.2.2.8 Additional limits for operation in band 43 for co-existence with FSS/FS . 41
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 41
4.2.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 41
4.2.3.1 Definition . 41
4.2.3.2 Limits . 41
4.2.3.2.1 E-UTRA limits . 41
4.2.3.2.2 UTRA FDD limits . 43
4.2.3.2.3 UTRA TDD limits . 43
4.2.3.2.4 Cumulative ACLR requirement in non-contiguous spectrum . 43
4.2.3.2.5 NB-IoT test requirement . 45
4.2.3.2.6 NR test requirement . 45
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 46
4.2.4 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 47
4.2.4.1 Definition . 47
4.2.4.2 Limits . 47
4.2.4.2.1 Spurious emissions . 47
4.2.4.2.2 Additional spurious emissions requirement for BC2 . 47
4.2.4.2.3 Co-existence with other systems . 48
4.2.4.2.4 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 50
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 51
4.2.5 Base station maximum output power . 51
4.2.5.1 Definition . 51
4.2.5.2 Limits . 51
4.2.5.3 Conformance . 51
4.2.6 Transmit intermodulation . 52
4.2.6.1 Definition . 52
4.2.6.2 Limits . 52
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4.2.6.2.1 General limits . 52
4.2.6.2.2 Additional limits (BC1 and BC2) . 52
4.2.6.2.3 Additional limits (BC3) . 53
4.2.6.3 Conformance . 53
4.2.7 Receiver spurious emissions . 54
4.2.7.1 Definition . 54
4.2.7.2 Limits . 54
4.2.7.2.1 General limits . 54
4.2.7.2.2 Additional limits for BC2 . 54
4.2.7.3 Conformance . 55
4.2.8 In-band blocking . 55
4.2.8.1 Definition . 55
4.2.8.2 Limits . 55
4.2.8.2.1 General limits . 55
4.2.8.2.2 Additional BC3 blocking limits . 57
4.2.8.3 Conformance . 57
4.2.9 Out-of-band blocking . 57
4.2.9.1 Definition . 57
4.2.9.2 Limits . 57
4.2.9.3 Conformance . 58
4.2.10 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 58
4.2.10.1 Definition . 58
4.2.10.2 Limits . 59
4.2.10.2.1 General intermodulation limits . 59
4.2.10.2.2 General narrowband intermodulation limits . 60
4.2.10.2.3 Additional narrowband intermodulation limits for GSM/EDGE . 63
4.2.10.3 Conformance . 63
4.2.11 Narrowband blocking . 63
4.2.11.1 Definition . 63
4.2.11.2 Limits . 63
4.2.11.2.1 General limits . 63
4.2.11.2.2 Additional limits for GSM/EDGE . 65
4.2.11.2.3 GSM/EDGE limits for AM suppression . 65
4.2.11.3 Conformance . 65
4.2.12 Reference sensitivity level . 65
4.2.12.1 Definition . 65
4.2.12.2 Limits . 65
4.2.12.3 Conformance . 66
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 66
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 66
5.2 Void . 66
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 66
5.3.0 Introduction. 66
5.3.1 Operating band unwanted emissions . 67
5.3.1.0 General . 67
5.3.1.1 Initial conditions . 67
5.3.1.2 Procedure . 67
5.3.1.3 Test requirement . 68
5.3.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 68
5.3.2.0 General . 68
5.3.2.1 Initial conditions . 68
5.3.2.2 Procedure . 68
5.3.2.3 Test requirement . 69
5.3.3 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 69
5.3.3.1 Initial conditions . 69
5.3.3.2 Procedure . 69
5.3.3.3 Test requirement . 70
5.3.4 Base station maximum output power . 70
5.3.4.1 Initial conditions . 70
5.3.4.2 Procedure . 70
5.3.4.3 Test requirement . 70
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5 Draft ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.0.1 (2021-06)
5.3.5 Transmit intermodulation . 70
5.3.5.0 General . 70
5.3.5.1 Initial conditions . 71
5.3.5.2 Procedure . 71
5.3.5.2.1 General minimum requirement test procedure . 71
5.3.5.2.2 Additional minimum requirement (BC1 and BC2) test procedure . 72
5.3.5.2.3 Additional minimum requirement (BC3) test procedure . 73
5.3.5.3 Test requirement . 73
5.3.6 Receiver spurious emissions . 73
5.3.6.1 Initial conditions . 73
5.3.6.2 Procedure . 74
5.3.6.3 Test requirement . 74
5.3.7 In-band blocking . 74
5.3.7.1 Initial conditions . 74
5.3.7.2 Procedure . 74
5.3.7.2.1 Procedure for general blocking . 74
5.3.7.2.2 Procedure for additional BC3 blocking requirement . 75
5.3.7.3 Test requirement . 75
5.3.8 Out-of-band blocking . 75
5.3.8.1 Initial conditions . 75
5.3.8.2 Procedure . 76
5.3.8.3 Test requirement . 76
5.3.9 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 76
5.3.9.1 Initial conditions . 76
5.3.9.2 Procedure . 77
5.3.9.2.1 Procedure for general and narrowband intermodulation . 77
5.3.9.2.2 Procedure for additional narrowband intermodulation for GSM/EDGE . 77
5.3.9.3 Test requirement . 78
5.3.10 Narrowband blocking . 78
5.3.10.1 Initial conditions . 78
5.3.10.2 Procedure . 78
5.3.10.2.1 Procedure for narrowband blocking . 78
5.3.10.2.2 Procedure for additional narrowband blocking for GSM/EDGE . 79
5.3.10.2.3 Procedure for GSM/EDGE AM suppression . 79
5.3.10.3 Test requirement . 80
5.3.11 Reference sensitivity level . 80
5.3.11.1 General . 80
5.3.11.1A Initial conditions for GSM/EDGE reference sensitivity level for CS7 and CS15 . 81
5.3.11.1B Procedure for GSM/EDGE reference sensitivity level for CS7 and CS15 . 81
5.3.11.2 Test requirement . 81
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 82
Annex B (normative): Base Station configurations . 84
B.1 Reception with multiple receiver antenna connectors and receiver diversity . 84
B.2 Duplexers . 84
B.3 Power supply options . 84
B.4 Ancillary RF amplifiers . 84
B.5 BS using antenna arrays . 85
B.5.0 General . 85
B.5.1 Receiver tests . 85
B.5.2 Transmitter tests . 86
B.6 Transmission with multiple transmitter antenna connectors . 86
B.7 BS with integrated Iuant BS modem . 86
Annex C (informative): Maximum measurement uncertainty . 87
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 301 908-18 V15.0.1:2021
01-september-2021
Celična omrežja IMT - Harmonizirani standard za dostop do radijskega spektra -
18. del: Večstandardna (E-UTRA, UTRA in GSM/EDGE) radijska bazna postaja
IMT cellular networks - Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum - Part 18: E-
UTRA, UTRA and GSM/EDGE Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station (BS) Release
15
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.0.1 (2021-06)
ICS:
33.060.99 Druga oprema za radijske Other equipment for
komunikacije radiocommunications
33.070.99 Druge mobilne storitve Other mobile services
oSIST prEN 301 908-18 V15.0.1:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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oSIST prEN 301 908-18 V15.0.1:2021
Draft ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.0.1 (2021-06)






HARMONISED EUROPEAN STANDARD
IMT cellular networks;
Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum;
Part 18: E-UTRA, UTRA and GSM/EDGE
Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station (BS)
Release 15

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oSIST prEN 301 908-18 V15.0.1:2021
 2 Draft ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.0.1 (2021-06)

Reference
REN/MSG-TFES-15-18
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, 5G, cellular, digital, EDGE, E-UTRA,
GSM, IMT, IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, LTE, mobile,
MSR, NR, radio, regulation, UMTS, UTRA,
WCDMA
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE

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

Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - APE 7112B
Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la
Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° w061004871


Important notice
The present document can be downloaded from:
http://www.etsi.org/standards-search
The present document may be made available in electronic versions and/or in print. The content of any electronic and/or
print versions of the present document shall not be modified without the prior written authorization of ETSI. In case of any
existing or perceived difference in contents between such versions and/or in print, the prevailing version of an ETSI
deliverable is the one made publicly available in PDF format at www.etsi.org/deliver.
Users of the present document should be aware that the document may be subject to revision or change of status.
Information on the current status of this and other ETSI documents is available at
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If you find errors in the present document, please send your comment to one of the following services:
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Notice of disclaimer & limitation of liability
The information provided in the present deliverable is directed solely to professionals who have the appropriate degree of
experience to understand and interpret its content in accordance with generally accepted engineering or
other professional standard and applicable regulations.
No recommendation as to products and services or vendors is made or should be implied.
In no event shall ETSI be held liable for loss of profits or any other incidental or consequential damages.

Any software contained in this deliverable is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, express or implied, including but not
limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property
rights and ETSI shall not be held liable in any event for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of or related to the use
of or inability to use the software.
Copyright Notification
No part may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
microfilm except as authorized by written permission of ETSI.
The content of the PDF version shall not be modified without the written authorization of ETSI.
The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.

© ETSI 2021.
All rights reserved.

ETSI

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oSIST prEN 301 908-18 V15.0.1:2021
 3 Draft ETSI EN 301 908-18 V15.0.1 (2021-06)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 7
Foreword . 7
Modal verbs terminology . 8
Introduction . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 References . 11
2.1 Normative references . 11
2.2 Informative references . 12
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 14
3.1 Terms . 14
3.2 Symbols . 16
3.3 Abbreviations . 17
4 Technical requirements specifications . 19
4.1 Environmental profile . 19
4.2 Conformance requirements . 19
4.2.1 Introduction. 19
4.2.2 Operating band unwanted emissions . 21
4.2.2.1 Definition . 21
4.2.2.2 Limits . 21
4.2.2.2.1 Limits for Band Categories 1 and 3 . 21
4.2.2.2.2 Limits for Band Category 2 . 32
4.2.2.2.3 Limits for GSM/EDGE single-RAT operation . 40
4.2.2.2.4 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.5 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.6 Void . 40
4.2.2.2.7 Additional limits for operation in bands in 50 and 75 within 1 432 to 1 452 MHz, and in
bands 51 and 76 . 40
4.2.2.2.8 Additional limits for operation in band 43 for co-existence with FSS/FS . 41
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 41
4.2.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 41
4.2.3.1 Definition . 41
4.2.3.2 Limits . 41
4.2.3.2.1 E-UTRA limits . 41
4.2.3.2.2 UTRA FDD limits . 43
4.2.3.2.3 UTRA TDD limits . 43
4.2.3.2.4 Cumulative ACLR requirement in non-contiguous spectrum . 43
4.2.3.2.5 NB-IoT test requirement . 45
4.2.3.2.6 NR test requirement . 45
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 46
4.2.4 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 47
4.2.4.1 Definition . 47
4.2.4.2 Limits . 47
4.2.4.2.1 Spurious emissions . 47
4.2.4.2.2 Additional spurious emissions requirement for BC2 . 47
4.2.4.2.3 Co-existence with other systems . 48
4.2.4.2.4 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 50
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 51
4.2.5 Base station maximum output power . 51
4.2.5.1 Definition . 51
4.2.5.2 Limits . 51
4.2.5.3 Conformance . 51
4.2.6 Transmit intermodulation . 52
4.2.6.1 Definition . 52
4.2.6.2 Limits . 52
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4.2.6.2.1 General limits . 52
4.2.6.2.2 Additional limits (BC1 and BC2) . 52
4.2.6.2.3 Additional limits (BC3) . 53
4.2.6.3 Conformance . 53
4.2.7 Receiver spurious emissions . 54
4.2.7.1 Definition . 54
4.2.7.2 Limits . 54
4.2.7.2.1 General limits . 54
4.2.7.2.2 Additional limits for BC2 . 54
4.2.7.3 Conformance . 55
4.2.8 In-band blocking . 55
4.2.8.1 Definition . 55
4.2.8.2 Limits . 55
4.2.8.2.1 General limits . 55
4.2.8.2.2 Additional BC3 blocking limits . 57
4.2.8.3 Conformance . 57
4.2.9 Out-of-band blocking . 57
4.2.9.1 Definition . 57
4.2.9.2 Limits . 57
4.2.9.3 Conformance . 58
4.2.10 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 58
4.2.10.1 Definition . 58
4.2.10.2 Limits . 59
4.2.10.2.1 General intermodulation limits . 59
4.2.10.2.2 General narrowband intermodulation limits . 60
4.2.10.2.3 Additional narrowband intermodulation limits for GSM/EDGE . 63
4.2.10.3 Conformance . 63
4.2.11 Narrowband blocking . 63
4.2.11.1 Definition . 63
4.2.11.2 Limits . 63
4.2.11.2.1 General limits . 63
4.2.11.2.2 Additional limits for GSM/EDGE . 65
4.2.11.2.3 GSM/EDGE limits for AM suppression . 65
4.2.11.3 Conformance . 65
4.2.12 Reference sensitivity level . 65
4.2.12.1 Definition . 65
4.2.12.2 Limits . 65
4.2.12.3 Conformance . 66
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 66
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 66
5.2 Void . 66
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 66
5.3.0 Introduction. 66
5.3.1 Operating band unwanted emissions . 67
5.3.1.0 General . 67
5.3.1.1 Initial conditions . 67
5.3.1.2 Procedure . 67
5.3.1.3 Test requirement . 68
5.3.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 68
5.3.2.0 General . 68
5.3.2.1 Initial conditions . 68
5.3.2.2 Procedure . 68
5.3.2.3 Test requirement . 69
5.3.3 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 69
5.3.3.1 Initial conditions . 69
5.3.3.2 Procedure . 69
5.3.3.3 Test requirement . 70
5.3.4 Base station maximum output power . 70
5.3.4.1 Initial conditions . 70
5.3.4.2 Procedure . 70
5.3.4.3 Test requirement . 70
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5.3.5 Transmit intermodulation . 70
5.3.5.0 General . 70
5.3.5.1 Initial conditions . 71
5.3.5.2 Procedure . 71
5.3.5.2.1 General minimum requirement test procedure . 71
5.3.5.2.2 Additional minimum requirement (BC1 and BC2) test procedure . 72
5.3.5.2.3 Additional minimum requirement (BC3) test procedure . 73
5.3.5.3 Test requirement . 73
5.3.6 Receiver spurious emissions . 73
5.3.6.1 Initial conditions . 73
5.3.6.2 Procedure . 74
5.3.6.3 Test requirement . 74
5.3.7 In-band blocking . 74
5.3.7.1 Initial conditions . 74
5.3.7.2 Procedure . 74
5.3.7.2.1 Procedure for general blocking . 74
5.3.7.2.2 Procedure for additional BC3 blocking requirement . 75
5.3.7.3 Test requirement . 75
5.3.8 Out-of-band blocking . 75
5.3.8.1 Initial conditions . 75
5.3.8.2 Procedure . 76
5.3.8.3 Test requirement . 76
5.3.9 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 76
5.3.9.1 Initial conditions . 76
5.3.9.2 Procedure . 77
5.3.9.2.1 Procedure for general and narrowband intermodulation . 77
5.3.9.2.2 Procedure for additional narrowband intermodulation for GSM/EDGE . 77
5.3.9.3 Test requirement . 78
5.3.10 Narrowband blocking . 78
5.3.10.1 Initial conditions . 78
5.3.10.2 Procedure . 78
5.3.10.2.1 Procedure for narrowband blocking . 78
5.3.10.2.2 Procedure for additional narrowband blocking for GSM/EDGE . 79
5.3.10.2.3 Procedure for GSM/EDGE AM suppression . 79
5.3.10.3 Test requirement . 80
5.3.11 Reference sensitivity level . 80
5.3.11.1 General . 80
5.3.11.1A Initial conditions for GSM/EDGE reference sensitivity level for CS7 and CS15 . 81
5.3.11.1B Procedure for GSM/EDGE reference sensitivity level for CS7 and CS15 . 81
5.3.11.2 Test requirement . 81
Annex A (informative): Relationship between the present document and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU . 82
Annex B (normative): Base Station configurations . 84
B.1 Reception with multiple receiver antenna connectors and receiver diversity . 84
B.2 Duplexers . 84
B.3 Power supply options . 84
B.4 Ancillary RF amplifiers . 84
B.5
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