ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks; Part 14: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks; Part 14: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
DEN/ERM-TFES-002-14
Elektromagnetna združljivost in zadeve v zvezi z radijskim spektrom (ERM) - Bazne postaje (BS), ponavljalniki (repetitorji) in uporabniška oprema (UE) za celična omrežja tretje generacije IMT-2000 - 14. del: Harmonizirani EN za IMT-2000, razviti prizemni radijski dostop za UMTS (E-UTRA) (BS), ki zajema bistvene zahteve člena 3.2 direktive R&TTE
Pričujoči dokument velja za naslednjo vrsto radijske opreme:
bazne postaje za razviti prizemni radijski dostop (E-UTRA). Ta vrsta radijske opreme je zmožna delovanja v vseh ali katerem koli delu frekvenčnega pasu, kot so navedeni v tabeli 1-1
Pričujoči dokument zajema določbe Direktive 1999/5/ES (direktive R&TTE) [i.2], člena 3.2, ki navaja, da » … je radijska oprema narejena tako, da učinkovito izrablja spekter, razporejen za prizemne/vesoljske radiokomunikacije in orbitalne vire, tako da ne pride do škodljivega motenja«. Poleg pričujočega dokumenta, se ostali EN, ki določajo tehnične zahteve v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami v drugih delih člena 3 direktive R&TTE, lahko uporabljajo za opremo znotraj področja uporabe pričujočega dokumenta.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM) - Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks - Part 14: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive33.100.01Elektromagnetna združljivost na splošnoElectromagnetic compatibility in general33.060.99Druga oprema za radijske komunikacijeOther equipment for radiocommunicationsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 908-14 Version 4.2.1SIST EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1:2010en01-maj-2010SIST EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1:2010SLOVENSKI
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ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) Electromagnetic compatibilityand Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE)for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks;Part 14: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000,Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS)covering the essential requirementsof article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive SIST EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1:2010
ETSI ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)2
Reference DEN/ERM-TFES-002-14 Keywords 3G, 3GPP, cellular, digital, IMT-2000, mobile, radio, regulation, UMTS, WCDMA ETSI 650 Route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE
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ETSI ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)3 Contents Intellectual Property Rights . 5 Foreword . 5 Introduction . 6 1 Scope . 7 2 References . 7 2.1 Normative references . 8 2.2 Informative references . 8 3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 9 3.1 Definitions . 9 3.2 Symbols . 10 3.3 Abbreviations . 11 4 Technical requirements specifications . 11 4.1 Environmental profile . 11 4.2 Conformance requirements . 12 4.2.1 Introduction. 12 4.2.2 Operating band unwanted emissions . 12 4.2.2.1 Definition . 12 4.2.2.2 Limit . 12 4.2.2.3 Conformance . 14 4.2.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 14 4.2.3.1 Definition . 14 4.2.3.2 Limits . 15 4.2.3.3 Conformance . 15 4.2.4 Transmitter spurious emissions . 16 4.2.4.1 Definition . 16 4.2.4.2 Limits . 16 4.2.4.2.1 Spurious emissions . 16 4.2.4.2.2 Co-existence with other systems . 16 4.2.4.2.3 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 18 4.2.4.3 Conformance . 18 4.2.5 Base Station maximum output power . 18 4.2.5.1 Definition . 18 4.2.5.2 Limit . 18 4.2.5.3 Conformance . 18 4.2.6 Transmitter intermodulation . 18 4.2.6.1 Definition . 18 4.2.6.2 Limit . 18 4.2.6.3 Conformance . 19 4.2.7 Receiver spurious emissions . 19 4.2.7.1 Definition . 19 4.2.7.2 Limit . 19 4.2.7.3 Conformance . 19 4.2.8 Blocking characteristics . 20 4.2.8.1 Definition . 20 4.2.8.2 Limit . 20 4.2.8.3 Conformance . 20 4.2.9 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 21 4.2.9.1 Definition . 21 4.2.9.2 Limit . 21 4.2.9.3 Conformance . 22 4.2.10 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking . 22 4.2.10.1 Definition . 22 4.2.10.2 Limit . 22 SIST EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1:2010
ETSI ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)4 4.2.10.3 Conformance . 23 5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 23 5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 23 5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results . 24 5.3 Essential radio test suites . 25 5.3.1 Operating band unwanted emissions . 25 5.3.1.1 Initial conditions . 25 5.3.1.2 Procedure . 25 5.3.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 26 5.3.2.1 Initial conditions . 26 5.3.2.2 Procedure . 26 5.3.3 Transmitter spurious emissions . 26 5.3.3.1 Initial conditions . 26 5.3.3.2 Procedure . 26 5.3.4 Base Station maximum output power . 27 5.3.4.1 Initial conditions . 27 5.3.4.2 Procedure . 27 5.3.5 Transmitter intermodulation . 27 5.3.5.1 Initial conditions . 27 5.3.5.2 Procedures . 27 5.3.6 Receiver spurious emissions . 28 5.3.6.1 Initial conditions . 28 5.3.6.2 Procedure . 28 5.3.7 Blocking characteristics . 28 5.3.7.1 Initial conditions . 28 5.3.7.2 Procedure . 29 5.3.8 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 29 5.3.8.1 Initial conditions . 29 5.3.8.2 Procedures . 29 5.3.9 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking . 29 5.3.9.1 Initial conditions . 29 5.3.9.2 Procedure for Adjacent Channel Selectivity . 30 5.3.9.3 Procedure for narrow-band blocking . 30 Annex A (normative): HS Requirements and conformance Test specifications Table (HS-RTT) . 31 Annex B (normative): Base Station configurations . 33 B.1 Receiver diversity . 33 B.2 Duplexers . 33 B.3 Power supply options . 33 B.4 Ancillary RF amplifiers . 34 B.5 BS using antenna arrays . 34 B.5.1 Receiver tests . 35 B.5.2 Transmitter tests . 35 B.6 Transmit diversity and MIMO transmission . 35 B.7 BS with integrated Iuant BS modem . 36 Annex C (informative): Environmental profile specification . 37 Annex D (informative): The EN title in the official languages . 38 Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 39 History . 40
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ETSI ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)5 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 server (http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp). 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 Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM). The present document has been produced by ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission issued under Council Directive 98/34/EC [i.1] (as amended) laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. The present document is intended to become a Harmonized Standard, the reference of which will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities referencing the Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity ("the R&TTE Directive"). Technical specifications relevant to Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] are given in annex A. The present document is part 14 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks, as identified below: Part 1: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements, covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 2: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (UE) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 3: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 4: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (UE) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 5: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 6: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (UE) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 7: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; 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"; SIST EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1:2010
ETSI ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)6 Part 10: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA (DECT) covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 11: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (Repeaters) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 12: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) (Repeaters) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 13: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (UE) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 14: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; Part 15: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (FDD Repeaters) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive"; 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".
National transposition dates Date of adoption of this EN: 19 February 2010 Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 May 2010 Date of latest publication of new National Standard or endorsement of this EN (dop/e):
30 November 2010 Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 November 2011
Introduction The present document is part of a set of standards developed by ETSI and is designed to fit in a modular structure to cover all radio and telecommunications terminal equipment within the scope of the R&TTE Directive [i.2]. The modular structure is shown in EG 201 399 [i.3]. SIST EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1:2010
ETSI ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)7 1 Scope The present document applies to the following radio equipment type: • Base Stations for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA). This radio equipment type is capable of operating in all or any part of the operating bands given in table 1-1. Table 1-1: E-UTRA Base Station operating bands E-UTRA band Direction of transmission E-UTRA Base Station operating bands 1 Transmit
2 110 MHz to 2 170 MHz Receive
1 920 MHz to 1 980 MHz 3 Transmit
1 805 MHz to 1 880 MHz
Receive
1 710 MHz to 1 785 MHz
7 Transmit
2 620 MHz to 2 690 MHz
Receive
2 500 MHz to 2 570 MHz
8 Transmit
925 MHz to 960 MHz
Receive
880 MHz to 915 MHz
33 Transmit and Receive 1 900 MHz to 1 920 MHz 34 Transmit and Receive 2 010 MHz to 2 025 MHz 38 Transmit and Receive 2 570 MHz to 2 620 MHz
The present document covers requirements for E-UTRA Base Stations for Release 8. The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] (R&TTE Directive), article 3.2, which states that "…. radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference". In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive may apply to equipment within the scope of the present document. NOTE: A list of such ENs is included on the web site http://www.newapproach.org. 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. SIST EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1:2010
ETSI ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)8 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] ETSI EN 301 908-1 (V4.1.2): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks; Part 1: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements, covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive". [2] ETSI TS 136 141 (V8.4.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base Station (BS) conformance testing (3GPP TS 36.141 version 8.4.0 Release 8)". [3] Void. [4] ITU-R Recommendation SM.329-10 (2003): "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain". [5] ETSI TS 125 104 (V8.8.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (FDD) (3GPP TS 25.104 version 8.8.0 Release 8)". [6] ETSI TS 125 105 (V8.5.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (TDD) (3GPP TS 25.105 version 8.5.0 Release 8)". [7] ETSI TS 136 104 (V8.7.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 36.104 version 8.7.0 Release 8)". 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. [i.1] Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. [i.2] Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE Directive). [i.3] ETSI EG 201 399: "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); A guide to the production of candidate Harmonized Standards for application under the R&TTE Directive". [i.4] ETSI TR 102 215 (V1.3.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Recommended approach, and possible limits for measurement uncertainty for the measurement of radiated electromagnetic fields above 1 GHz". [i.5]
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ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.2.1 (2010-03)
Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Electromagnetic compatibility
and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE)
for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks;
Part 14: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000,
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS)
covering the essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
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Reference
DEN/ERM-TFES-002-14
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, cellular, digital, IMT-2000, mobile,
radio, regulation, UMTS, WCDMA
ETSI
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F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE
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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3GPP is a Trade Mark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP Organizational Partners.
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 8
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Definitions . 9
3.2 Symbols . 10
3.3 Abbreviations . 11
4 Technical requirements specifications . 11
4.1 Environmental profile . 11
4.2 Conformance requirements . 12
4.2.1 Introduction. 12
4.2.2 Operating band unwanted emissions . 12
4.2.2.1 Definition . 12
4.2.2.2 Limit . 12
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 14
4.2.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 14
4.2.3.1 Definition . 14
4.2.3.2 Limits . 15
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 15
4.2.4 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 16
4.2.4.1 Definition . 16
4.2.4.2 Limits . 16
4.2.4.2.1 Spurious emissions . 16
4.2.4.2.2 Co-existence with other systems . 16
4.2.4.2.3 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 18
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 18
4.2.5 Base Station maximum output power . 18
4.2.5.1 Definition . 18
4.2.5.2 Limit . 18
4.2.5.3 Conformance . 18
4.2.6 Transmitter intermodulation . 18
4.2.6.1 Definition . 18
4.2.6.2 Limit . 18
4.2.6.3 Conformance . 19
4.2.7 Receiver spurious emissions . 19
4.2.7.1 Definition . 19
4.2.7.2 Limit . 19
4.2.7.3 Conformance . 19
4.2.8 Blocking characteristics . 20
4.2.8.1 Definition . 20
4.2.8.2 Limit . 20
4.2.8.3 Conformance . 20
4.2.9 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 21
4.2.9.1 Definition . 21
4.2.9.2 Limit . 21
4.2.9.3 Conformance . 22
4.2.10 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking . 22
4.2.10.1 Definition . 22
4.2.10.2 Limit . 22
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4.2.10.3 Conformance . 23
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 23
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 23
5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results . 24
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 25
5.3.1 Operating band unwanted emissions . 25
5.3.1.1 Initial conditions . 25
5.3.1.2 Procedure . 25
5.3.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 26
5.3.2.1 Initial conditions . 26
5.3.2.2 Procedure . 26
5.3.3 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 26
5.3.3.1 Initial conditions . 26
5.3.3.2 Procedure . 26
5.3.4 Base Station maximum output power . 27
5.3.4.1 Initial conditions . 27
5.3.4.2 Procedure . 27
5.3.5 Transmitter intermodulation . 27
5.3.5.1 Initial conditions . 27
5.3.5.2 Procedures . 27
5.3.6 Receiver spurious emissions . 28
5.3.6.1 Initial conditions . 28
5.3.6.2 Procedure . 28
5.3.7 Blocking characteristics . 28
5.3.7.1 Initial conditions . 28
5.3.7.2 Procedure . 29
5.3.8 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 29
5.3.8.1 Initial conditions . 29
5.3.8.2 Procedures . 29
5.3.9 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking . 29
5.3.9.1 Initial conditions . 29
5.3.9.2 Procedure for Adjacent Channel Selectivity . 30
5.3.9.3 Procedure for narrow-band blocking . 30
Annex A (normative): HS Requirements and conformance Test specifications Table
(HS-RTT) . 31
Annex B (normative): Base Station configurations . 33
B.1 Receiver diversity . 33
B.2 Duplexers . 33
B.3 Power supply options . 33
B.4 Ancillary RF amplifiers . 34
B.5 BS using antenna arrays . 34
B.5.1 Receiver tests . 35
B.5.2 Transmitter tests . 35
B.6 Transmit diversity and MIMO transmission . 35
B.7 BS with integrated Iuant BS modem . 36
Annex C (informative): Environmental profile specification . 37
Annex D (informative): The EN title in the official languages . 38
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 39
History . 40
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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
server (http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp).
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 Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM).
The present document has been produced by ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission issued
under Council Directive 98/34/EC [i.1] (as amended) laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the
field of technical standards and regulations.
The present document is intended to become a Harmonized Standard, the reference of which will be published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities referencing the Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity ("the R&TTE Directive").
Technical specifications relevant to Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] are given in annex A.
The present document is part 14 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User
Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks, as identified below:
Part 1: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements, covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 2: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (UE) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 3: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (BS) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 4: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (UE) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE
Directive";
Part 5: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE
Directive";
Part 6: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (UE) covering the
essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 7: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (BS) covering the
essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
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: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA (DECT) covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of
the R&TTE Directive";
Part 11: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (Repeaters)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 12: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) (Repeaters) covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 13: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (UE) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 14: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 15: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (FDD
Repeaters) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
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".
National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 19 February 2010
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 May 2010
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 30 November 2010
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 November 2011
Introduction
The present document is part of a set of standards developed by ETSI and is designed to fit in a modular structure to
cover all radio and telecommunications terminal equipment within the scope of the R&TTE Directive [i.2]. The
modular structure is shown in EG 201 399 [i.3].
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1 Scope
The present document applies to the following radio equipment type:
• Base Stations for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA).
This radio equipment type is capable of operating in all or any part of the operating bands given in table 1-1.
Table 1-1: E-UTRA Base Station operating bands
E-UTRA band Direction of transmission E-UTRA Base Station operating bands
1 Transmit 2 110 MHz to 2 170 MHz
Receive 1 920 MHz to 1 980 MHz
3 Transmit 1 805 MHz to 1 880 MHz
Receive 1 710 MHz to 1 785 MHz
7 Transmit 2 620 MHz to 2 690 MHz
Receive 2 500 MHz to 2 570 MHz
8 Transmit 925 MHz to 960 MHz
Receive 880 MHz to 915 MHz
33 Transmit and Receive 1 900 MHz to 1 920 MHz
34 Transmit and Receive 2 010 MHz to 2 025 MHz
38 Transmit and Receive 2 570 MHz to 2 620 MHz
The present document covers requirements for E-UTRA Base Stations for Release 8.
The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] (R&TTE Directive), article 3.2,
which states that "…. radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to
terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference".
In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements
under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive may apply to equipment within the scope of the present
document.
NOTE: A list of such ENs is included on the web site http://www.newapproach.org.
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.
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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] ETSI EN 301 908-1 (V4.1.2): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular
networks; Part 1: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements,
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive".
[2] ETSI TS 136 141 (V8.4.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base
Station (BS) conformance testing (3GPP TS 36.141 version 8.4.0 Release 8)".
[3] Void.
[4] ITU-R Recommendation SM.329-10 (2003): "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".
[5] ETSI TS 125 104 (V8.8.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (FDD) (3GPP TS 25.104 version 8.8.0 Release 8)".
[6] ETSI TS 125 105 (V8.5.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (TDD) (3GPP TS 25.105 version 8.5.0 Release 8)".
[7] ETSI TS 136 104 (V8.7.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 36.104 version 8.7.0 Release 8)".
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.
[i.1] Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a
procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations.
[i.2] Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio
equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their
conformity (R&TTE Directive).
[i.3] ETSI EG 201 399: "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); A guide to
the production of candidate Harmonized Standards for application under the R&TTE Directive".
[i.4] ETSI TR 102 215 (V1.3.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Recommended approach, and possible limits for measurement uncertainty for the measurement of
radiated electromagnetic fields above 1 GHz".
[i.5] 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".
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3 Definitions, symb
...
Final draft ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.1.2 (2009-12)
Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Electromagnetic compatibility
and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE)
for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks;
Part 14: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000,
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS)
covering the essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
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Reference
DEN/ERM-TFES-002-14
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, cellular, digital, IMT-2000, mobile,
radio, regulation, UMTS, WCDMA
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 8
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Definitions . 9
3.2 Symbols . 10
3.3 Abbreviations . 11
4 Technical requirements specifications . 11
4.1 Environmental profile . 11
4.2 Conformance requirements . 12
4.2.1 Introduction. 12
4.2.2 Operating band unwanted emissions . 12
4.2.2.1 Definition . 12
4.2.2.2 Limit . 12
4.2.2.3 Conformance . 14
4.2.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 14
4.2.3.1 Definition . 14
4.2.3.2 Limits . 15
4.2.3.3 Conformance . 15
4.2.4 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 16
4.2.4.1 Definition . 16
4.2.4.2 Limits . 16
4.2.4.2.1 Spurious emissions . 16
4.2.4.2.2 Co-existence with other systems . 16
4.2.4.2.3 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 18
4.2.4.3 Conformance . 18
4.2.5 Base Station maximum output power . 18
4.2.5.1 Definition . 18
4.2.5.2 Limit . 18
4.2.5.3 Conformance . 18
4.2.6 Transmitter intermodulation . 18
4.2.6.1 Definition . 18
4.2.6.2 Limit . 18
4.2.6.3 Conformance . 19
4.2.7 Receiver spurious emissions . 19
4.2.7.1 Definition . 19
4.2.7.2 Limit . 19
4.2.7.3 Conformance . 19
4.2.8 Blocking characteristics . 20
4.2.8.1 Definition . 20
4.2.8.2 Limit . 20
4.2.8.3 Conformance . 20
4.2.9 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 21
4.2.9.1 Definition . 21
4.2.9.2 Limit . 21
4.2.9.3 Conformance . 22
4.2.10 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking . 22
4.2.10.1 Definition . 22
4.2.10.2 Limit . 22
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4.2.10.3 Conformance . 23
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements . 23
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing . 23
5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results . 24
5.3 Essential radio test suites . 25
5.3.1 Operating band unwanted emissions . 25
5.3.1.1 Initial conditions . 25
5.3.1.2 Procedure . 25
5.3.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) . 26
5.3.2.1 Initial conditions . 26
5.3.2.2 Procedure . 26
5.3.3 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 26
5.3.3.1 Initial conditions . 26
5.3.3.2 Procedure . 26
5.3.4 Base Station maximum output power . 27
5.3.4.1 Initial conditions . 27
5.3.4.2 Procedure . 27
5.3.5 Transmitter intermodulation . 27
5.3.5.1 Initial conditions . 27
5.3.5.2 Procedures . 27
5.3.6 Receiver spurious emissions . 28
5.3.6.1 Initial conditions . 28
5.3.6.2 Procedure . 28
5.3.7 Blocking characteristics . 28
5.3.7.1 Initial conditions . 28
5.3.7.2 Procedure . 29
5.3.8 Receiver intermodulation characteristics . 29
5.3.8.1 Initial conditions . 29
5.3.8.2 Procedures . 29
5.3.9 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking . 29
5.3.9.1 Initial conditions . 29
5.3.9.2 Procedure for Adjacent Channel Selectivity . 30
5.3.9.3 Procedure for narrow-band blocking . 30
Annex A (normative): HS Requirements and conformance Test specifications Table
(HS-RTT) . 31
Annex B (normative): Base Station configurations . 33
B.1 Receiver diversity . 33
B.2 Duplexers . 33
B.3 Power supply options . 33
B.4 Ancillary RF amplifiers . 34
B.5 BS using antenna arrays . 34
B.5.1 Receiver tests . 35
B.5.2 Transmitter tests . 35
B.6 Transmit diversity and MIMO transmission . 35
B.7 BS with integrated Iuant BS modem . 36
Annex C (informative): Environmental profile specification . 37
Annex D (informative): The EN title in the official languages . 38
Annex E (informative): Bibliography . 39
History . 40
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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
server (http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp).
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 Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM), and is now submitted for the Vote phase of the
ETSI standards Two-step Approval Procedure.
The present document has been produced by ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission issued
under Council Directive 98/34/EC [i.1] (as amended) laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the
field of technical standards and regulations.
The present document is intended to become a Harmonized Standard, the reference of which will be published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities referencing the Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity ("the R&TTE Directive").
Technical specifications relevant to Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] are given in annex A.
The present document is part 14 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User
Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks, as identified below:
Part 1: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements, covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 2: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (UE) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 3: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (BS) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 4: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (UE) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE
Directive";
Part 5: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE
Directive";
Part 6: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (UE) covering the
essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 7: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (BS) covering the
essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
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: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA (DECT) covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of
the R&TTE Directive";
Part 11: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (Repeaters)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 12: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) (Repeaters) covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 13: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (UE) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 14: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 15: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (FDD
Repeaters) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
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".
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
Introduction
The present document is part of a set of standards developed by ETSI and is designed to fit in a modular structure to
cover all radio and telecommunications terminal equipment within the scope of the R&TTE Directive [i.2]. The
modular structure is shown in EG 201 399 [i.3].
ETSI
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1 Scope
The present document applies to the following radio equipment type:
• Base Stations for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA).
This radio equipment type is capable of operating in all or any part of the operating bands given in table 1-1.
Table 1-1: E-UTRA Base Station operating bands
E-UTRA band Direction of transmission E-UTRA Base Station operating bands
1 Transmit 2 110 MHz to 2 170 MHz
Receive 1 920 MHz to 1 980 MHz
3 Transmit 1 805 MHz to 1 880 MHz
Receive 1 710 MHz to 1 785 MHz
7 Transmit 2 620 MHz to 2 690 MHz
Receive 2 500 MHz to 2 570 MHz
8 Transmit 925 MHz to 960 MHz
Receive 880 MHz to 915 MHz
33 Transmit and Receive 1 900 MHz to 1 920 MHz
34 Transmit and Receive 2 010 MHz to 2 025 MHz
38 Transmit and Receive 2 570 MHz to 2 620 MHz
The present document covers requirements for E-UTRA Base Stations for Release 8.
The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] (R&TTE Directive), article 3.2,
which states that "…. radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to
terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference".
In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements
under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive may apply to equipment within the scope of the present
document.
NOTE: A list of such ENs is included on the web site http://www.newapproach.org.
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.
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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] ETSI EN 301 908-1 (V4.1.2): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular
networks; Part 1: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements,
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive".
[2] ETSI TS 136 141 (V8.4.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base
Station (BS) conformance testing (3GPP TS 36.141 version 8.4.0 Release 8)".
[3] Void.
[4] ITU-R Recommendation SM.329-10 (2003): "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".
[5] ETSI TS 125 104 (V8.8.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (FDD) (3GPP TS 25.104 version 8.8.0 Release 8)".
[6] ETSI TS 125 105 (V8.5.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (TDD) (3GPP TS 25.105 version 8.5.0 Release 8)".
[7] ETSI TS 136 104 (V8.7.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 36.104 version 8.7.0 Release 8)".
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.
[i.1] Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a
procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations.
[i.2] Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio
equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their
conformity (R&TTE Directive).
[i.3] ETSI EG 201 399: "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); A guide to
the production of candidate Harmonized Standards for application under the R&TTE Directive".
[i.4] ETSI TR 102 215 (V1.3.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Recommended approach, and possible limits for measurement uncertainty for the measurement of
radiated electromagnetic fields above 1 GHz".
[i.5] ETSI TR 100 028 (all parts) (V1.4.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters
(ERM); Uncertainties in
...
Draft ETSI EN 301 908-14 V4.1.1 (2009-04)
Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Electromagnetic compatibility
and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for
IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks;
Part 14: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000,
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS)
covering the essential requirements of
article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
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Reference
DEN/ERM-TFES-002-14
Keywords
3G, 3GPP, cellular, digital, IMT-2000, mobile,
radio, regulation, UMTS, 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
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.5
Foreword.5
Introduction .6
1 Scope.7
2 References.7
2.1 Normative references.8
2.2 Informative references.8
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations .9
3.1 Definitions.9
3.2 Symbols.10
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 Operating band unwanted emissions .11
4.2.2.1 Definition.11
4.2.2.2 Limit.12
4.2.2.3 Conformance.13
4.2.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) .13
4.2.3.1 Definition.13
4.2.3.2 Limits.13
4.2.3.3 Conformance.14
4.2.4 Transmitter spurious emissions.14
4.2.4.1 Definition.14
4.2.4.2 Limits.15
4.2.4.2.1 Spurious emissions.15
4.2.4.2.2 Co-existence with other systems .15
4.2.4.2.3 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS.17
4.2.4.3 Conformance.17
4.2.5 Base station maximum output power.17
4.2.5.1 Definition.17
4.2.5.2 Limit.17
4.2.5.3 Conformance.17
4.2.6 Transmitter intermodulation.17
4.2.6.1 Definition.17
4.2.6.2 Limit.17
4.2.6.3 Conformance.18
4.2.7 Receiver spurious emissions.18
4.2.7.1 Definition.18
4.2.7.2 Limit.18
4.2.7.3 Conformance.19
4.2.8 Blocking characteristics.19
4.2.8.1 Definition.19
4.2.8.2 Limit.19
4.2.8.3 Conformance.19
4.2.9 Receiver intermodulation characteristics .20
4.2.9.1 Definition.20
4.2.9.2 Limit.20
4.2.9.3 Conformance.21
4.2.10 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking .21
4.2.10.1 Definition.21
4.2.10.2 Limit.21
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4.2.10.3 Conformance.22
5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements.22
5.1 Environmental conditions for testing .22
5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results .23
5.3 Essential radio test suites.24
5.3.1 Operating band unwanted emissions .24
5.3.1.1 Initial conditions .24
5.3.1.2 Procedure.24
5.3.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) .24
5.3.2.1 Initial conditions .24
5.3.2.2 Procedure.25
5.3.3 Transmitter spurious emissions.25
5.3.3.1 Initial conditions .25
5.3.3.2 Procedure.25
5.3.4 Base station maximum output power.25
5.3.4.1 Initial conditions .25
5.3.4.2 Procedure.26
5.3.5 Transmitter intermodulation.26
5.3.5.1 Initial conditions .26
5.3.5.2 Procedures.26
5.3.6 Receiver spurious emissions.27
5.3.6.1 Initial conditions .27
5.3.6.2 Procedure.27
5.3.7 Blocking characteristics.27
5.3.7.1 Initial conditions .27
5.3.7.2 Procedure.27
5.3.8 Receiver intermodulation characteristics .28
5.3.8.1 Initial conditions .28
5.3.8.2 Procedures.28
5.3.9 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking .28
5.3.9.1 Initial conditions .28
5.3.9.2 Procedure for Adjacent Channel Selectivity .28
5.3.9.3 Procedure for narrow-band blocking.28
Annex A (normative): HS Requirements and conformance Test specifications Table
(HS-RTT).29
Annex B (normative): Base Station configurations.31
B.1 Receiver diversity.31
B.2 Duplexers.31
B.3 Power supply options .31
B.4 Ancillary RF amplifiers.32
B.5 BS using antenna arrays .32
B.5.1 Receiver tests.33
B.5.2 Transmitter tests .33
B.6 Transmit diversity and MIMO transmission .33
B.7 BS with integrated Iuant BS modem.34
Annex C (informative): Environmental profile specification .35
Annex D (informative): The EN title in the official languages .36
Annex E (informative): Bibliography.37
History .38
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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
server (http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp).
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 Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM), and is now submitted for the Public Enquiry phase
of the ETSI standards Two-step Approval Procedure.
The present document has been produced by ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission issued
under Council Directive 98/34/EC [i.1] (as amended) laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the
field of technical standards and regulations.
The present document is intended to become a Harmonized Standard, the reference of which will be published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities referencing the Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity ("the R&TTE Directive").
Technical specifications relevant to Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] are given in annex A.
The present document is part 14 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User
Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular networks, as identified below:
Part 1: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements, covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 2: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (UE) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 3: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (BS) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 4: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (UE) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE
Directive";
Part 5: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) and Evolved CDMA Multi-Carrier
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) (BS) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE
Directive";
Part 6: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (UE) covering the
essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 7: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA TDD (UTRA TDD and E-UTRA TDD) (BS) covering the
essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
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: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, FDMA/TDMA (DECT) covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of
the R&TTE Directive";
Part 11: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD and E-UTRA FDD) (Repeaters)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 12: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, CDMA Multi-Carrier (cdma2000) (Repeaters) covering the essential
requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 13: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (UE) covering
the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 14: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (BS)
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 15: "Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (FDD
Repeaters) covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
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".
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
Introduction
The present document is part of a set of standards developed by ETSI and is designed to fit in a modular structure to
cover all radio and telecommunications terminal equipment within the scope of the R&TTE Directive. The modular
structure is shown in EG 201 399 [i.3].
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1 Scope
The present document applies to the following radio equipment type:
• Base stations for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA).
This radio equipment type is capable of operating in all or any part of the operating bands given in table 1-1.
Table 1-1: E-UTRA Base Station operating bands
E-UTRA band Direction of transmission E-UTRA Base Station operating bands
1 Transmit 2 110 MHz to 2 170 MHz
Receive 1 920 MHz to 1 980 MHz
3 Transmit 1 805 MHz to 1 880 MHz
Receive 1 710 MHz to 1 785 MHz
7 Transmit 2 620 MHz to 2 690 MHz
Receive 2 500 MHz to 2 570 MHz
8 Transmit 925 MHz to 960 MHz
Receive 880 MHz to 915 MHz
33 Transmit and Receive 1 900 MHz to 1 920 MHz
34 Transmit and Receive 2 010 MHz to 2 025 MHz
38 Transmit and Receive 2 570 MHz to 2 620 MHz
The present document covers requirements for E-UTRA Base Stations for Release 8.
The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [i.2] (R&TTE Directive), article 3.2,
which states that "…. radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to
terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference".
In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements
under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive may apply to equipment within the scope of the present
document.
NOTE: A list of such ENs is included on the web site http://www.newapproach.org.
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.
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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] ETSI EN 301 908-1 (V4.1.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Base Stations (BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular
networks; Part 1: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common requirements,
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive".
[2] ETSI TS 136 141 (V8.1.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base
Station (BS) conformance testing (3GPP TS 36.141 version 8.1.0 Release 8)".
[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".
[4] ITU-R Recommendation SM.329-10 (2003): "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".
[5] ETSI TS 125 104 (V8.5.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (FDD) (3GPP TS 25.104 version 8.5.0 Release 8)".
[6] ETSI TS 125 105 (V8.2.0): "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (TDD) (3GPP TS 25.105 version 8.2.0 Release 8)".
[7] ETSI TS 136 104 (V8.4.0): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 36.104 version 8.4.0 Release 8)".
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.
[i.1] Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a
procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations.
[i.2] Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio
equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their
conformity (R&TTE Directive).
[i.3] ETSI EG 201 399: "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); A guide to
the production of candidate Harmonized Standards for application under the R&TTE Directive".
[i.4] ETSI TR 102 215 (V1.3.1): "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Recommended approach, and possible limits for measurement uncertainty for the measurement of
radiated electromagnetic fields above 1 GHz".
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3.1 Definition
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