ETSI TS 101 376-5-5 V3.1.1 (2009-07)

GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications (Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service; Part 5: Radio interface physical layer specifications; Sub-part 5: Radio Transmission and Reception; GMR-1 3G 45.005

RTS/SES-00309-5-5

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-Jul-2009
• Technical Committee: SES MSS - SES WG on Mobile Satellite Systems
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 22-Jun-2009
• Completion Date: 07-Jul-2009

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ETSI TS 101 376-5-5 V3.1.1 (2009-07)
Technical Specification


GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications (Release 3);
Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service;
Part 5: Radio interface physical layer specifications;
Sub part 5: Radio Transmission and Reception;
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RTS/SES-00309-5-5
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3G, earth station, GMPRS, GMR, GPRS, GSM,
GSO, MES, mobile, MSS, radio, satellite
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 9
3 Definitions, abbreviations and symbols . 9
3.1 Definitions . 9
3.2 Abbreviations . 9
3.3 Symbols . 10
4 Frequency bands and channel arrangement . 10
4.1 Frequency bands and duplex method . 10
4.2 RF carrier spacing and designation . 10
4.3 RF carrier used for synchronization and spot beam selection . 12
4.4 Frequency assignment to spot beams . 12
5 Stability requirements. 12
5.1 Frequency and symbol timing stability . 12
5.1.1 Definition of operating conditions . 13
5.1.2 Frequency and timing stability requirement . 13
5.1.3 Frequency and timing stability requirements for packet data mode . 13
5.2 Frequency switching time . 13
5.3 MES time alignment accuracy . 13
6 Transmitter characteristics . 14
6.1 Power output characteristics and power class . 14
6.2 Antenna radiation pattern . 16
6.3 Transmit polarization . 17
6.4 Carrier-off conditions . 17
6.4a Carrier-standby conditions . 17
6.5 Ramp-up and ramp-down . 17
6.6 Power control range and accuracy . 18
6.6.1 Approach . 18
6.6.2 Procedures and timing . 18
6.6.3 Range . 18
6.6.4 Accuracy . 18
6.6.5 Attenuation step size . 18
6.6.6 Monotonicity. 18
6.6.7 Initial power level P . 19
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6.7 Adjacent channel interference . 19
6.7.1 Interference due to modulation . 19
6.7.2 Interference due to switching transients . 21
6.8 Unwanted emissions . 21
6.8.1 Unwanted emissions in the carrier-on state and carrier-standby state (L-band) . 21
6.8.2 Unwanted emissions in the carrier-off state (L-band) . 22
6.8.3 Unwanted emissions in the carrier-on state and carrier-standby state (S-Band) . 22
6.8.4 Unwanted emissions in the carrier-off state (S-band) . 22
7 Receiver characteristics . 22
7.1 Receive antenna pattern . 22
7.2 Receive polarization . 23
7.3 Receiver figure of merit . 23
7.4 Receiver sensitivity . 24
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7.4.1 Receiver BER in static conditions . 24
7.4.2 Receiver BER in Rician fading . 28
7.4.3 FER of logical channels . 28
7.4.4 FER of PUI . 28
7.4.5 FER of ULMAP . 29
7.5 Receiver selectivity . 29
7.6 Receiver intermodulation . 29
7.7 Receiver blocking characteristics . 29
7.7.1 L-Band . 29
7.7.2 S-Band . 29
7.8 Receive signal strength . 30
7.9 Erroneous frame Indication Performance . 30
8 GPS receiver characteristics . 30
Annex A (informative): Antenna factor equation . 31
Annex B (normative): Environmental conditions . 32
Annex C (normative): Channel model. 33
Annex D (informative): Derivation of receiver sensitivity specifications . 34
D.1 Introduction . 34
D.2 Definitions . 34
D.2.1 Integral sensitivity . 34
D.2.2 Radiated sensitivity . 35
D.2.3 Conducted sensitivity . 35
D.3 Parameters . 36
D.4 Calculations . 40
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 59
History . 60

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Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document 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
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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.
Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Satellite Earth Stations and
Systems (SES).
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within TC-SES and may change following formal
TC-SES approval. Should TC-SES modify the contents of the present document it will then be republished by ETSI
with an identifying change of release date and an increase in version number as follows:
Version 3.m.n
where:
• the third digit (n) is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the specification;
• the second digit (m) is incremented for all other types of changes, i.e. technical enhancements, corrections,
updates, etc.
The present document is part 5, sub-part 5 of a multi-part deliverable covering the GEO-Mobile Radio Interface
Specifications (Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service, as identified below:
Part 1: "General specifications";
Part 2: "Service specifications";
Part 3: "Network specifications";
Part 4: "Radio interface protocol specifications";
Part 5: "Radio interface physical layer specifications":
Sub-part 1: "Physical Layer on the Radio Path: General Description";
Sub-part 2: "Multiplexing and Multiple Access; Stage 2 Service Description";
Sub-part 3: "Channel Coding";
Sub-part 4: "Modulation";
Sub-part 5: "Radio Transmission and Reception";
Sub-part 6: "Radio Subsystem Link Control";
Sub-part 7: "Radio Subsystem Synchronization";
Part 6: "Speech coding specifications";
Part 7: "Terminal adaptor specifications".
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Introduction
GMR stands for GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) Mobile Radio interface, which is used for Mobile Satellite Services
(MSS) utilizing geostationary satellite(s). GMR is derived from the terrestrial digital cellular standard GSM and
supports access to GSM core networks.
The present document is part of the GMR Release 3 specifications. Release 3 specifications are identified in the title
and can also be identified by the version number:
• Release 1 specifications have a GMR 1 prefix in the title and a version number starting with "1" (V1.x.x).
• Release 2 specifications have a GMPRS 1 prefix in the title and a version number starting with "2" (V2.x.x).
• Release 3 specifications have a GMR-1 3G prefix in the title and a version number starting with "3" (V3.x.x).
The GMR release 1 specifications introduce the GEO-Mobile Radio interface specifications for circuit mode Mobile
Satellite Services (MSS) utilizing geostationary satellite(s). GMR release 1 is derived from the terrestrial digital cellular
standard GSM (phase 2) and it supports access to GSM core networks.
The GMR release 2 specifications add packet mode services to GMR release 1. The GMR release 2 specifications
introduce the GEO-Mobile Packet Radio Service (GMPRS). GMPRS is derived from the terrestrial digital cellular
standard GPRS (included in GSM Phase 2+) and it supports access to GSM/GPRS core networks.
The GMR release 3 specifications evolve packet mode services of GMR release 2 to 3rd generation UMTS compatible
services. The GMR release 3 specifications introduce the GEO-Mobile Radio Third Generation (GMR-1 3G) service.
Where applicable, GMR-1 3G is derived from the terrestrial digital cellular standard 3GPP and it supports access to
3GPP core networks.
Due to the differences between terrestrial and satellite channels, some modifications to the GSM or 3GPP standard are
necessary. Some GSM and 3GPP specifications are directly applicable, whereas others are applicable with
modifications. Similarly, some GSM and 3GPP specifications do not apply, while some GMR specifications have no
corresponding GSM or 3GPP specification.
Since GMR is derived from GSM and 3GPP, the organization of the GMR specifications closely follows that of GSM
or 3GPP as appropriate. The GMR numbers have been designed to correspond to the GSM and 3GPP numbering
system. All GMR specifications are allocated a unique GMR number. This GMR number has a different prefix for
Release 2 and Release 3 specifications as follows:
• Release 1: GMR n xx.zyy.
• Release 2: GMPRS n xx.zyy.
• Release 3: GMR-1 3G xx.zyy
where:
xx.0yy (z = 0) is used for GMR specifications that have a corresponding GSM or 3GPP specification. In this
case, the numbers xx and yy correspond to the GSM or 3GPP numbering scheme.
xx.2yy (z = 2) is used for GMR specifications that do not correspond to a GSM or 3GPP specification. In this
case, only the number xx corresponds to the GSM or 3GPP numbering scheme and the number yy is allocated
by GMR.
n denotes the first (n = 1) or second (n = 2) family of GMR specifications.
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A GMR system is defined by the combination of a family of GMR specifications and GSM and 3GPP specifications as
follows:
• If a GMR specification exists it takes precedence over the corresponding GSM or 3GPP specification (if any).
This precedence rule applies to any references in the corresponding GSM or 3GPP specifications.
NOTE: Any references to GSM or 3GPP specifications within the GMR specifications are not subject to this
precedence rule. For example, a GMR specification may contain specific references to the corresponding
GSM or 3GPP specification.
• If a GMR specification does not exist, the corresponding GSM or 3GPP specification may or may not apply.
The applicability of the GSM and 3GPP specifications is defined in GMR 1 3G 41.201 [6].
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1 Scope
The present document defines the performance requirements for the Mobile Earth Station (MES) radio transceiver for
the GMR-1 3G Mobile Satellite System.
Requirements are defined for two categories of parameters:
• Those that are required to provide compatibility among the radio channels, connected either to separate or
common antennas, which are used in the system. This category also includes parameters providing
compatibility with existing systems in the same or adjacent frequency bands.
• Those that define the transmission quality of the system.
2 References
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific.
• For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
• Non-specific reference may be made only to a complete document or a part thereof and only in the following
cases:
- if it is accepted that it will be possible to use all future changes of the referenced document for the
purposes of the referring document;
- for informative references.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://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.
2.1 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of the present document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For non-specific references, the latest edition of the referenced document
(including any amendments) applies.
[1] GMPRS-1 01.004 (ETSI TS 101 376-1-1): "GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications
(Release 2) General Packet Radio Service; Part 1: General specifications; Sub-part 1:
Abbreviations and acronyms".
NOTE: This is a reference to a GMR-1 Release 2 specification. See the introduction for more details.
[2] GMR-1 3G 45.004 (ETSI TS 101 376-5-4): "GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications
(Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service; Part 5: Radio interface physical layer
specifications; Sub-part 4: Modulation".
[3] GMR-1 3G 45.008 (ETSI TS 101 376-5-6): "GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications
(Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service; Part 5: Radio interface physical layer
specifications; Sub-part 6: Radio Subsystem Link Control".
[4] ETSI EN 301 681 (V1.3.2): "Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Harmonized EN for
Mobile Earth Stations (MESs) of Geostationary mobile satellite systems, including handheld earth
stations, for Satellite Personal Communications Networks (S-PCN) in the 1,5/1,6 GHz bands
under the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) covering essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the
R&TTE Directive".
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[5] GMR-1 05.005 (ETSI TS 101 376-5-5) (V1.3.1): "GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications
(Release 1); Part 5: Radio interface physical layer specifications; Sub-part 5: Radio Transmission
and Reception".
[6] GMR-1 3G 41.201 (ETSI TS 101 376-1-2): "GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications
(Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service; Part 1: General specifications;
Sub-part 2: Introduction to the GMR-1 Family".
[7] ETSI EN 301 444: "Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Harmonized EN for Land Mobile
Earth Stations (LMES) operating in the 1,5 GHz and 1,6 GHz bands providing voice and/or data
communications covering essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE directive".
[8] GMR-1 3G 45.010 (ETSI TS 101 376-5-7): "GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications
(Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service; Part 5: Radio interface physical layer
specifications; Sub-part 7: Radio Subsystem Synchronization".
[9] GMR-1 3G 45.002 (ETSI TS 101 376-5-2): "GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications
(Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service; Part 5: Radio interface physical layer
specifications; Sub-part 2: Multiplexing and Multiple Access; Stage 2 Service Description".
2.2 Informative references
The following referenced documents are not essential to the use of the present document but they assist the user with
regard to a particular subject area. For non-specific references, the latest version of the referenced document (including
any amendments) applies.
Not applicable.
3 Definitions, abbreviations and symbols
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in GMR-1 3G 41.201 [6] and the following
apply:
active transmission: defined as the combination of the ramp-up, ramp-down, and active burst transmission periods
average EIRP: burst EIRP averaged over at least 200 bursts
burst EIRP: instantaneous EIRP measured over 90 % of the active portion of a burst
carrier-off state: an MES is in this state when it does not transmit any signal and it is more than 20 ms away from any
active transmission (i.e. the carrier-off state excludes the carrier-standby state)
carrier-on state: a MES is in this state when it transmits a signal (i.e. the carrier-on state corresponds to an active
transmission)
carrier-standby state: a MES is in this state when it does not transmit any signal but it is within 20 ms of the
carrier-on state (i.e. the carrier-standby state occurs for up to 20 ms immediately before, and up to 20 ms immediately
after the carrier-on state)
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in GMPRS-1 01.004 [1] apply.
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3.3 Symbols
For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:
E Average energy per bit in the wanted signal.
b
E Average energy per symbol in the wanted signal.
s
N Average channel noise (the noise power spectral density integrated over the channel bandwidth).
o
4 Frequency bands and channel arrangement
GMR-1 operation is defined for L-Band and S-Band LMSS frequency allocations.
4.1 Frequency bands and duplex method
MESs operate in frequency division multiplexing (FDM) mode at L-band in two paired 34 MHz frequency bands,
which are allocated world-wide for land mobile satellite service (LMSS). The frequency bands are:
• MES receives: 1 525,0 MHz to 1 559,0 MHz;
• MES transmits: 1 626,5 MHz to 1 660,5 MHz.
In the FDM scheme, L-band downlink (forward) radio frequency (RF) carriers in the satellite-to-MES direction are
paired with L-band uplink (return) RF carriers in the MES-to-satellite direction at a frequency offset of 101,5 MHz for
circuit switched operation.
MESs operate at S-band frequencies, which are allocated world-wide for land mobile satellite service (LMSS). The
frequency bands are:
• MES receives (Space-to-Earth): 2 170,0 MHz to 2 200,0 MHz;
• MES transmits (Earth-to-Space): 1 980,0 MHz to 2 020,0 MHz.
For packet switched operation, the FDM scheme may be operated in full duplex with any downlink (forward) RF carrier
used with any uplink (return) RF carrier without necessarily having a fixed frequency offset between the two carriers.
4.2 RF carrier spacing and designation
The 34 MHz of L-band operating band is divided into 1 087 paired carriers, with carrier spacing of 31,250 kHz.
The 40 MHz of S-band spectrum in Earth-to-Space direction is divided into 1 280 carriers with carrier spacing of
31,250 kHz. The 30 MHz of S-Band spectrum in Space-to-Earth direction is divided into 960 carriers with carrier
spacing of 31,250 kHz.
Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Numbers (ARFCN), N, are assigned to each carrier pair and take the values from 1
through 1 087 (1 ≤ N ≤ 1 087) when operating in L-Band.
ARFCNs, N, are numbered from 1 through 1 280 (1 ≤ N ≤ 1 280) when operating in S-Band for earth-to-space and from
1 through 960 (1 ≤ N ≤ 960) when operating in S-Band for space-to-earth.
The centre frequency of the carriers in kHz corresponding to an ARFCN is given by the expressions in table 4.1 for
L-band and in table 4.1a for S-band.
Table 4.1: ARFCNs for L-Band
Carrier centre frequencies (kHz) ARFCN
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