SIST TBR 032 E1:2004

• Abstract:

  This Technical Basis for Regulation (TBR) specifies the technical requ irements to be met by terminal equipment capable of connecting to a pu blic telecommunications network. These requirements apply to terminals for Phase 2 of the public land mobile radio service, operating in: - the DCS 1 800 band; or - both in the DCS 1 800 band and the GSM 900 MHz band. with a channel separation of 200 kHz, utilizing constant envelope modu lation and carrying traffic channels according to the Time Division Mu ltiple Access (TDMA) principle. This TBR specifies the access requirements for terminals as stated abo ve implementing the GSM standard. For each test purpose and its corresponding conformance requirement, a reference is given to ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1) [2]. The requiremen ts apply to speech transmission. The measurement uncertainty is handled, as described in ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10) [2]. This TBR covers the essential requirements of the Terminal Directive 9 1/263/EEC [1] Article 4g. Articles 4d, 4e, and 4f are covered by TBR 3 1. The Terminal Directive 91/263/EEC Articles 4a and 4b are covered by ot her directives, and, therefore, not by this TBR. In this TBR, there are no Electromagnetic Compatibility technical requ irements in terms of the Terminal Directive 91/263/EEC, Article 4c. NOTE: Technical Requirements for EMC performance and testing of the eq uipment are covered by the relevant standards applicable to the EMC Di rective 89/336/EEC, annex A. Terminal equipment may be subject to additional requirements in other Common Technical Regulations (CTR) depending on the equipments functio nality. ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10) [2] constitutes the conformance test suite r eferenced by this TBR. The verification of the conformance requirement s mn this TBR is based on the tests described in this reference. The s et of requirements in ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10) [2] and the set of req uirements in this TBR need not be identical. Some requirements only apply to specific types

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2004
• ICS: 33.070.50 - Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)
• Technical Committee: RES - Radio equipment and systems
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Due Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Completion Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Mandate: T-316
• Ref Project: ETSI TBR 032 ed.1 (1997-01) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2) (GSM); Attachment requirements for mobile stations in the DCS 1 800 band and additional GSM 900 band; Telephony

SIST TBR 032 E1:2004 is the Slovenian standard for GSM Phase 2 mobile stations in the DCS 1 800 band, and for terminals that also work in the GSM 900 band. It specifies attachment requirements for speech telephony, and it is written for approval testing of terminal equipment that connects to a public telecommunications network.

What does SIST TBR 032 E1:2004 specify?

SIST TBR 032 E1:2004 specifies the access and speech requirements for GSM terminal equipment operating in the DCS 1 800 band, or in both the DCS 1 800 band and the GSM 900 MHz band. The document is organized into five clauses and one normative annex, with Table 1 in Clause 5 and the TBR Requirement Table in Annex A.

Part	What it covers
Clause 1	Scope, including the radio bands, speech focus, and relation to other regulations
Clause 2	Normative references
Clause 3	Abbreviations
Clause 4	General requirements by terminal class
Clause 5	Requirements and justifications mapped to ETS 300 607-1 items
Annex A	TBR-RT static and dynamic requirement tables, status notations, and support answers

The scope is limited to speech transmission. It also states that active accessories are covered when they change terminal performance in a way that affects conformance.

What are the key requirements of SIST TBR 032 E1:2004?

Clause 4 separates the terminal classes. DCS 1 800-only terminals follow Clause 5, while terminals that work in both DCS 1 800 and GSM 900, including Extended GSM 900, also have to meet TBR 20. In practice, a dual-band handset must be assessed against this TBR and the additional GSM 900 requirements that apply to it.

Clause 5 ties each regulatory requirement to an ETS 300 607-1 item and gives a justification linked to the Terminal Directive category g. That matters because it shows which conformance test supports each essential requirement and why the item is included in regulatory testing.

The main speech-path requirements in Clause 5 cover:

• sending and receiving sensitivity and frequency response
• sending and receiving loudness rating
• side tone performance, including STMR and LSTR
• telephone acoustic coupling loss, including echo loss and stability margin
• sending distortion

These are the checks that show whether speech remains intelligible and usable across the public network.

Clause 5 also covers speech transcoding, DTX, and transmission delay for full rate speech, and for half rate speech where that feature is supported. In practice, this means the mobile station must handle codec conversion, discontinuous transmission behavior, and delay in a way that does not break speech quality or network interworking.

Annex A turns the document into a test-planning tool. The static table records what the manufacturer has implemented, and the dynamic table selects the conformance tests for the supported functions. This is how a lab or approval team decides which tests apply to a particular mobile station.

Annex A also uses conditional entries for optional features such as Half Rate Speech and speech handset support. That means the same standard can be used for different terminal configurations without forcing irrelevant tests onto a product that does not claim the feature.

What terms does SIST TBR 032 E1:2004 define?

• CTR - Common Technical Regulations, the wider regulatory framework that may add requirements depending on terminal functionality.
• DTX - Discontinuous Transmission, a speech mechanism that turns transmission on and off and is tested here because failures affect speech continuity and background noise.
• EL - Echo Loss, part of the telephone acoustic coupling loss assessment for speech quality.
• MMI - Man Machine Interface, the user input/output path that is checked in the speech delay tests.
• MS - GSM Mobile Station, the terminal equipment covered by the standard.
• TCH/FS and TCH/HS - Full rate and half rate Traffic CHannels for Speech, used in the speech-related conformance items.
• TBR-RT - The TBR Requirement Table, the annexed proforma used to record support choices and select the right tests.

Who uses SIST TBR 032 E1:2004?

Manufacturers of GSM mobile stations use SIST TBR 032 E1:2004 to declare which speech features they implement and to prepare for approval testing. Test laboratories use it to select the correct ETS 300 607-1 conformance tests and to document results against the required items. Approval and conformity teams use it to check whether a terminal meets the speech-related attachment requirements for DCS 1 800, and for dual-band products, the additional GSM 900-related obligations.

Which standards are used with SIST TBR 032 E1:2004?

• Terminal Directive 91/263/EEC - provides the essential requirement framework and the article-based justification used in Clause 5.
• ETS 300 607-1 Edition 3 (GSM 11.10-1 Version 4.16.1) - supplies the conformance test suite, item references, and measurement uncertainty handling.
• TBR 19 Edition 3 - covers GSM attachment requirements for access.
• ETS 300 540 Edition 2 (GSM 03.50 Version 4.2.0) - gives speech service transmission planning aspects.
• ETS 300 504 Edition 3 (GSM 02.06 Version 4.4.0) - identifies types of mobile stations.
• TBR 20 - applies to terminals that operate in both DCS 1 800 and GSM 900.
• TBR 31 - covers the Terminal Directive articles 4d, 4e, and 4f referenced alongside this TBR.

What does the SIST TBR 032 E1:2004 document contain?

The document contains Table 1, which lists the regulatory requirement items, their ETS 300 607-1 references, short descriptions, justifications, and test categories. Annex A contains the TBR-RT, including static requirements, dynamic requirements, prerequisite lines, and the status and support notations used to complete the proforma. It also explains how to reference individual items, how conditional requirements work, and how the completed tables support conformity assessment and test selection.

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Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2) (GSM); Attachment requirements
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TECHNICAL TBR 32
BASIS for January 1997
REGULATION
Source: ETSI TC-SMG Reference: DTBR/SMG-0732TTCN
ICS: 33.020
Key words: Digital cellular telecommunications system, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM),
DCS
R
GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2);
Attachment requirements for mobile stations in the DCS 1 800
band and additional GSM 900 band;
Telephony
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Contents
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.8
3 Abbreviations.8
4 General requirements .8
5 Requirements.9
Annex A (normative): The TBR Requirement Table (TBR-RT).13
A.1 Introduction to the TBR-RT .13
A.2 Format of the tables .13
A.3 References to ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1).14
A.4 Notations used in the TBR-RT .14
A.4.1 Status Notations.14
A.4.2 Support Answer Notations .15
A.5 The TBR Requirement Tables .15
A.5.1 Static Requirements, TBR-RT A.15
A.5.2 Dynamic Requirements, TBR-RT B.16
History.17

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Foreword
This Technical Basis for Regulation (TBR) has been produced by the Special Mobile Group (SMG)
Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This TBR covers the requirements for GSM Telephony (speech).
This TBR contains the procedures and requirements for the approval testing of GSM terminal equipment
for speech. These requirements apply to terminals for Phase 2 of the public land mobile radio service,
operating in:
- the DCS 1 800 band; or
- both in the DCS 1 800 band and the GSM 900 MHz band.
The requirements of other TBRs apply in addition to this TBR.
For each test, supplementary information is provided, giving a justification why this item has been selected
for regulatory testing, and a reference to the relevant article of the Terminal Directive [1].
This TBR is based on the ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1) [2].
NOTE: This TBR for Phase 2 may be developed in stages. The first release will include, as a
minimum, all of the basic Phase 2. Subsequent releases will include additional
requirements.
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1 Scope
This Technical Basis for Regulation (TBR) specifies the technical requirements to be met by terminal
equipment capable of connecting to a public telecommunications network. These requirements apply to
terminals for Phase 2 of the public land mobile radio service, operating in:
- the DCS 1 800 band; or
- both in the DCS 1 800 band and the GSM 900 MHz band.
with a channel separation of 200 kHz, utilizing constant envelope modulation and carrying traffic channels
according to the Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) principle.
This TBR specifies the access requirements for terminals as stated above implementing the GSM
standard.
For each test purpose and its corresponding conformance requirement, a reference is given to
ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1) [2]. The requirements apply to speech transmission.
The measurement uncertainty is handled, as described in ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10) [2].
This TBR covers the essential requirements of the Terminal Directive 91/263/EEC [1] Article 4g. Articles
4d, 4e, and 4f are covered by TBR 31.
The Terminal Directive 91/263/EEC Articles 4a and 4b are covered by other directives, and, therefore, not
by this TBR.
In this TBR, there are no Electromagnetic Compatibility technical requirements in terms of the Terminal
Directive 91/263/EEC, Article 4c.
NOTE: Technical Requirements for EMC performance and testing of the equipment are
covered by the relevant standards applicable to the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC,
annex A.
Terminal equipment may be subject to additional requirements in other Common Technical Regulations
(CTR) depending on the equipments functionality.
ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10) [2] constitutes the conformance test suite referenced by this TBR. The
verification of the conformance requirements in this TBR is based on the tests described in this reference.
The set of requirements in ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10) [2] and the set of requirements in this TBR need
not be identical.
Some requirements only apply to specific types of mobile station (e.g. data tests only apply to mobile
stations with a data facility). The TBR also indicates the specific test which shall be carried out for each
mobile station type.
An active accessory is covered by this TBR if it modifies the terminal performance in an aspect which
affects conformance to essential requirements.
NOTE: Only active devices are subject to this TBR. Accessories may be tested with specific
terminals, and either approved for use with those terminals only, or may possibly be
approved for use with a wider range of terminals, depending on the nature and effect
of the accessory.
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2 Normative references
This TBR incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revision of any of these publications apply
to the requirements specified in this TBR, only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For
undated references, the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] Terminal Directive 91/263/EEC: "Council directive of 29 April 1991 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications
terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity. ("The
Terminal Directive")".
[2] ETS 300 607-1 Edition 3 (GSM 11.10-1 Version 4.16.1): Digital cellular
telecommunications system (phase 2); Mobile station conformity specifications".
[3] TBR 19 Edition 3: "European digital cellular telecommunications system
(Phase 2); Attachment requirements for Global System for Mobile
communications (GSM) mobile stations; Access".
[4] ETS 300 540 Edition 2 (GSM 03.50 Version 4.2.0):" Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Transmission planning aspects of the
speech service in the GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) system".
[5] ETS 300 504 Edition 3 (GSM 02.06 Version 4.4.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Types of Mobile Stations (MS)".
3 Abbreviations
CTR Common Technical Regulations
DTX Discontinuous Transmission (mechanism)
EL Echo Loss
MMI Man Machine Interface
MS GSM Mobile Station
TCH/FS Full rate Traffic CHannel for Speech
TCH/HS Half rate Traffic CHannel for Speech
4 General requirements
The requirements of this TBR apply to the following classes of terminal.
- Terminals operating only in the DCS 1 800 band. These terminals shall conform to the
requirements of clause 5.
- Terminals operating in the DCS 1 800 band and in the GSM 900 band (including terminals
operating in the Extended GSM 900 band) either simultaneously or in one band at a time. These
terminals shall conform to:
a) the requirements of TBR 20, and
b) the requirements of clause 5 of this TBR.

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5 Requirements
Table 1 contains all requirements that are needed to meet the essential requirements as defined in the
Terminal Directive [1]. A justification according to article 4 of the Terminal Directive is given by stating the
relevant category (g) together with a text supporting the justification.
The entries are defined as follows:
- "ETS 300 607-1 Item" defines the item number of the conformance requirement and also the
reference to ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1) [2]. This reference is a normative reference to a
subclause of ETS 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1) [2] containing the conformance requirement text, and
references to the base standard.
- "Description" contains a short description of the requirement.
- "TBR Justification" contains supplementary information to explain the justification of the requirement
according to article 4 of the Terminal Directive [1].
- "TD Cat" defines the category according to article 4 of the Terminal Directive [1].
- "Test Cat" is defined as follows:
- an "X" indicates a special test situation (e.g. a manufacturer's declaration of some sort);
- a blank entry indicates conformity is by the test referred to by this TBR;
- an asterisk "*" indicates that, where the terminal supports both the GSM 900 and DCS 1 800
bands either the test in the DCS 1 800 band in TBR 32 or the equivalent test in the GSM 900
band is performed, and that a special test situation applies for the test which is not
performed.
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Table 1: Requirements and Justifications
ETS 300 607-1 DESCRIPTION TBR JUSTIFICATION TD Cat Test
Item Cat
14.4.3 Co channel rejection - Non compliance in this area may g
TCH/HS (SID frames). impair speech quality.
30.1 Sending sensitivity / If this requirement is not met, the MS g *
frequency response. will not be able to produce a
reasonable speech intelligibility.
30.2 Sending loudness rating. If this requirement is not met, the MS *
g
will not be able to produce a
reasonable speech intelligibility.
30.3 Receiving sensitivity / If this requirement is not met, the MS *
g
frequency response. will not be able to produce a
reasonable speech intelligibility.
30.4 Receiving loudness rating. If this requirement is not met, the MS g *
will not be able to produce a
reasonable speech intelligibility.
30.5.1 Side Tone Masking Rating If this requirement is not met, the MS g *
(STMR). will not be able to produce a
reasonable speech intelligibility.
30.5.2 Listener Side To
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