SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006

• Abstract:

  The present document is intended to cover the provisions of the R&TTE Directive [2] regarding 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". The present document is applicable to the essential requirements of equipment (including equipment with integral antennas) used in Multipoint (MP) Digital Fixed Radio Systems (DFRS). The present document, together with EN 302 326-3 [12] are intended to replace and supersede, after a suitable transition period, the harmonized EN 301 753 (see bibliography) for all multipoint equipment and antennas. The present document and EN 302 326-3 [12] introduce rationalization among systems conforming to previous EN 301 753 (see bibliography) referencing a number of ENs which, being developed at different times, might have specified slightly different requirements. However, care has been taken so that such variations will not affect any frequency planning assumption for already deployed networks. Therefore, unless specifically mentioned, these new requirements, whenever different from those single ENs, are considered completely "equivalent". Therefore mixed use of equipment conforming to the present document and to those previous one will not change, in practice, any frequency planning rule in any network. Therefore, from a strictly technical point of view, in most cases it is expected that equipment already conforming to the previous versions of Harmonized EN 301 753 (see bibliography), would not need re-assessment of essential requirements according to the present document. The legal implications of the declaration of conformity and equipment labelling are, however, outside the scope of this whole multi-part deliverable. Cases, where additional conformance assessment is anyhow required, will be specifically mentioned in the present document and also EN 302 326-3 [12]. In addition to the present document, other ENs specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [2] and which will apply to equipment within the scope of the present document. In order to (technically) cover different market and network requirements, with an appropriate balance of performance to cost and effective and appropriate use of the radio spectrum, the present document, together with EN 302 326-3 [12], offers a number of system types and antennas alternatives, for selection by administrations, operators and manufacturers dependent on the desired use of the radio spectrum and network/market requirements; those options include:; channel separation alternatives (as provided by the relevant CEPT Recommendation);; spectral efficiency class alternatives (different modulation formats provided in radio equipment standards);; antenna sectorization alternatives and directivity classes for CS;; antenna directivity class alternatives for TS and/or RS;; antenna basic polarization (linear or circular).; The applicability of this whole multi-part deliverable to MP equipment is governed by the definition of a number of system profiles that define the set of consistent requirements as described in EN 302 326-1 [11] to which equipment shall conform. The present document is considered applicable to fixed radio systems products with integral antennas, for which all the technical requirements included in the present document and in EN 302 326-3 [12] apply, and to separate equipment products, to which only the relevant technical requirements apply, and which might therefore be subject to separate declarations of conformity with respect to the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive [2].

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-May-2006
• ICS: 33.060.30 - Radio relay and fixed satellite communications systems
• ICS: 33.120.40 - Aerials
• Technical Committee: SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Jun-2006
• Due Date: 01-Jun-2006
• Completion Date: 01-Jun-2006
• Directive: 1999/5/EC - 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
• Directive:

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  2005-01-1864 - Pravilnik o radijskih frekvencah, ki se smejo uporabljati brez odločbe o dodelitvi radijskih frekvenc
• Mandate: M/284
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2 (2006-03) - Fixed Radio Systems; Multipoint Equipment and Antennas; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive for Digital Multipoint Radio Equipment

• Official Journal Project Relation: SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.2.2:2007 - Fixed Radio Systems - Multipoint Equipment and Antennas - Part 2: Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive for Digital Multipoint Radio Equipment
• Effective Date: 25-Jan-2010

SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 is the Slovenian standard identical to ETSI EN 302 326-2 Version 1.1.2. It is a harmonized European standard for Fixed Radio Systems, Multipoint Equipment and Antennas, covering Digital Multipoint Radio Equipment under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive. In practice, it gives manufacturers, suppliers, test laboratories and regulators a common basis for classifying equipment, testing spectrum use, and documenting conformity.

What does SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 specify?

SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 specifies the essential requirements for Multipoint (MP) Digital Fixed Radio Systems (DFRS), including equipment with integral antennas. Its focus is spectrum use and interference control, so the document is aimed at radio equipment that must fit into coordinated fixed-service bands without causing harmful interference.

The scope sets out how equipment is grouped by Equipment Classification (EqC), how profiles are selected, which frequency ranges are covered, and how asymmetric systems are handled. It also links this part to the companion part EN 302 326-3 and says the pair is intended to replace EN 301 753 after a transition period.

Annex	What it covers
Annex A	HS requirements and conformance test specifications table
Annex B	Test report guidance for flexible systems, including wide RF bands and multirate/multiformat cases
Annex C	System capacity requirements
Annex D	Spectrum mask requirements when ATPC and/or RTPC are used
Annex E	Summary table for EqC and other parameters for conformance declaration
Annex F	EN title in official languages
Annex G	Bibliography

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006?

SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 requires equipment to meet transmitter, receiver, antenna and capacity limits for the declared EqC profile, under the declared environmental conditions. In practice, the supplier has to pick the correct profile, prove the right tests, and make sure the chosen operating modes all stay inside the declared limits.

Equipment classification and scope control

Clause 1.2 requires the supplier to identify the applicable EqC in the technical construction file, and the equipment must conform to the consistent set of requirements tied to that classification. Clause 1.3 and Table 1 define the equipment profiles by EqC-FR, EqC-PET, EqC-EMO, EqC-SET and EqC-ChS, which is how the standard keeps different radio designs aligned to the right test set.

For asymmetric systems, the document says the transmit and receive directions are assessed separately. That matters because a link may use different modulation, channel separation or even different capacities in each direction, and each direction must be declared and checked on its own.

Frequency ranges, access methods and duplex

Clause 1.4 limits applicability to the declared fixed-service bands in the stated frequency ranges. Clause 1.5 allows any access method, and clause 1.6 covers both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD), including half duplex FDD (H-FDD).

This means the standard is not tied to one multiplexing method. Instead, the manufacturer declares the system profile and the test house verifies that the chosen implementation still meets the spectrum and immunity requirements.

Transmitter performance

Clause 5.3 covers transmitter output power, output frequency stability, adjacent channel power, spurious emissions, transmitter power control, Remote Frequency Control (RFC) and Dynamic Change of Modulation Order. A key practical point is that equipment at and above 1 GHz must provide a means to attenuate output power, and equipment at and above 24.25 GHz should adjust in steps of 5 dB or less.

The spectrum mask requirements are especially important because they control how much energy can spill into neighbouring channels. Clause 5.3.4 and Table 6 set the mask by EqC-PET and EqC-EMO, so a designer has to match the actual modulation and carrier arrangement to the correct mask before declaring conformity.

Receiver sensitivity and interference immunity

Clause 5.4 covers receiver spurious emissions, minimum Receive Signal Level (RSL), co-channel interference, adjacent channel interference and Continuous Wave (CW) interference. The tables in this clause tie the acceptable RSL and Signal to Interference ratio (S/I) to the declared equipment class, frequency range and channel separation.

In practice, this is what shows the link can still work at the edge of coverage and in the presence of other radios. If the system uses multiple carriers or mixed modes, the relevant interference limits apply per carrier or per declared mode, which affects how the receiver test setup is chosen.

Integral antennas

Clause 5.5 adds special requirements for equipment with integral antennas, including Radiation Pattern Envelope (RPE), off-axis Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) density and antenna gain. That matters because when the antenna is part of the radio product, the final radiated behavior is part of the essential spectrum-use case, not just an antenna accessory.

Capacity and loading

Annex C sets minimum system capacity expectations for different EqC-PET groups. For some profiles the rule is expressed as gross bit rate per hertz, while for others it is expressed as the number of 64 kbit/s channels or equivalent bit rate.

For a buyer or integrator, this means the standard is not only about emissions and immunity. It also sets a floor for useful traffic capacity, so the declared radio configuration has to be able to carry enough data for the chosen profile.

What terms does SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 define?

• Equipment Classification (EqC) - The code set used to identify the equipment profile and select the applicable requirements and tests.
• Primary Equipment Type (EqC-PET) - The main equipment grouping used to organize the relevant transmitter, receiver and capacity requirements.
• Equivalent Modulation Order (EqC-EMO) - The declared modulation class used to match the spectrum mask, interference limits and capacity rules.
• Channel Separation (ChS) - The spacing between neighboring RF channel centre frequencies, which drives adjacent-channel testing and capacity scaling.
• Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC) - A function that varies transmit power with propagation conditions, mainly to reduce interference during normal operation.
• Remote Transmit Power Control (RTPC) - A facility that lets power be set remotely, often for link balancing or interference management.
• Receive Signal Level (RSL) - The received signal level used in the minimum sensitivity and interference tables to show when the receiver still meets the bit error target.

Who uses SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006?

SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 is used by manufacturers and suppliers of multipoint fixed radio equipment, especially when they prepare the technical construction file and the declaration of conformity. It is also used by test laboratories, Notified Bodies and regulators when they check whether a product fits the article 3.2 spectrum-use requirement.

Network planners and operators use it when they choose channel separation, modulation order, antenna class and power-control strategy. That matters because these choices affect coexistence, frequency coordination and whether a mixed network can be deployed without changing the planning assumptions.

What changed in SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 from the previous edition?

SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 is the V1.1.2 publication dated March 2006, and the history also lists V1.1.1 from December 2005. The scope says this document and EN 302 326-3 rationalize and are intended to replace EN 301 753 for multipoint equipment and antennas, while keeping the new requirements technically equivalent in most cases for existing networks.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006?

• Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Directive) - The legal framework for the essential requirements addressed by this standard.
• ETSI EN 302 326-1 - Gives the overview, system definitions and the classification method used to declare EqC.
• ETSI EN 302 326-3 - Provides the companion antenna part and is used together with this document for complete coverage.
• ETSI EN 301 126-2-1 to EN 301 126-2-6 - Provide the conformance testing methods for the different multipoint equipment families.
• ETSI EN 301 126-3-2 - Provides the test definitions, general requirements and test procedures for point-to-multipoint antennas.
• ETSI EN 301 390 - Provides spurious emissions and receiver immunity limits at the equipment/antenna port of digital fixed radio systems.
• CEPT/ERC/REC 74-01 - Provides the spurious emissions reference used in the document.
• ITU-R Recommendation F.746 - Provides the radio-frequency arrangements used for channel separation.

What does the SIST EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2:2006 document contain?

The document contains a modular compliance structure, an RF reference architecture, detailed transmitter and receiver requirements, and the corresponding test methods. It uses tables for spectrum masks, RSL thresholds, interference rejection, capacity limits and test-condition summaries, so most of the technical work is in matching the declared profile to the right table and test set.

It also contains an HS-RTT table in Annex A, which is meant to support a presumption of conformity when the relevant essential requirements and test specifications are completed. Annex B gives the reporting approach for wideband and multirate systems, including how to choose representative channels and bit rates for testing.

For equipment with integral antennas, the document points to antenna-specific tests and declarations, so the product file has to show both the radio part and the antenna part clearly. Annex D adds practical guidance for ATPC and RTPC, which is useful when a product uses software-controlled power ranges rather than fixed attenuators.

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Fixed Radio Systems; Multipoint Equipment and Antennas; Part 2: Harmonized EN
covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive for Digital
Multipoint Radio Equipment
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 302 326-2 Version 1.1.2
ICS:
33.060.30 Radiorelejni in fiksni satelitski Radio relay and fixed satellite
komunikacijski sistemi communications systems
33.120.40 Antene Aerials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

Candidate Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series)

Fixed Radio Systems;
Multipoint Equipment and Antennas;
Part 2: Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
for Digital Multipoint Radio Equipment

2 ETSI EN 302 326-2 V1.1.2 (2006-03)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.6
Foreword.6
0 Introduction.7
0.1 General.7
0.2 Applicability to the R&TTE Directive .7
1 Scope.10
1.1 General.10
1.2 Classification of equipment.11
1.3 Profiles.11
1.3.1 General.11
1.3.2 Equipment profiles.11
1.3.3 Antenna profiles.13
1.3.4 System profiles.14
1.4 Frequency ranges.14
1.5 Access methods.14
1.6 Other relevant system characteristics .15
1.7 Bit rates.15
2 References.16
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations .17
3.1 Definitions.17
3.2 Symbols.20
3.3 Abbreviations.20
4 RF reference architecture .21
5 Technical requirements specifications.22
5.1 General.22
5.2 Environmental profile.23
5.3 Transmitting phenomena.23
5.3.1 General.23
5.3.2 Transmitter output power.23
5.3.2.1 General.23
5.3.2.2 Maximum power.24
5.3.2.3 Output power tolerance .24
5.3.3 Transmitter output frequency error/stability (output frequency tolerance).24
5.3.4 Adjacent channel power.25
5.3.4.1 Transmitter spectrum density masks .25
5.3.4.2 Discrete (CW) spectral lines exceeding the spectrum mask (all stations).28
5.3.5 Transmitter spurious emissions.29
5.3.6 Transmitter power control (ATPC and RTPC).29
5.3.6.1 General.29
5.3.6.2 Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) .30
5.3.6.3 Remote Transmitter Power Control (RTPC).30
5.3.7 Remote Frequency Control (RFC).30
5.3.8 Dynamic Change of Modulation Order .30
5.4 Receiving phenomena.31
5.4.1 General.31
5.4.2 Receiver spurious emissions.31
5.4.3 Minimum RSL.31
5.4.3.1 General.31
5.4.3.2 Single signal performance.31
5.4.3.3 Performance at maximum loading (EqC-PET = D only) .33
5.4.4 Interference sensitivity.34
5.4.4.1 Co-channel interference.34
5.4.4.2 Adjacent channel interference.36
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5.4.4.3 CW interference.38
5.5 Special requirements for equipment with integral antennas.39
5.5.1 General.39
5.5.2 Radiation Pattern Envelope (Off-axis EIRP density).39
5.5.3 Antenna Gain.39
6 Testing for conformance with technical requirements .39
6.1 General.39
6.2 Environmental profile.40
6.3 Transmitting phenomena.41
6.3.1 General.41
6.3.1.1 Summary table for transmitter test conditions .41
6.3.1.2 Spectrum analyser settings.42
6.3.2 Transmitter output power.43
6.3.2.1 General.43
6.3.2.2 Maximum power.43
6.3.2.3 Nominal output power tolerance.43
6.3.3 Transmitter output frequency error/stability (output frequency tolerance).43
6.3.4 Adjacent channel power (transmitter spectrum density masks).43
6.3.4.1 Transmitter spectrum density masks .43
6.3.4.2 Discrete (CW) spectral lines exceeding the spectrum mask (all stations).44
6.3.5 Transmitter spurious emissions.44
6.3.6 Transmitter power control (ATPC and RTPC).45
6.3.6.1 General.45
6.3.6.2 Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) .45
6.3.6.3 Remote Transmitter Power Control (RTPC).45
6.3.7 Remote Frequency Control (RFC).46
6.3.8 Dynamic Change of Modulation Order .47
6.4 Receiving phenomena.47
6.4.1 General.47
6.4.2 Receiver spurious emissions.47
6.4.3 Minimum RSL.48
6.4.3.1 General.48
6.4.3.2 Single signal performance.48
6.4.3.3 Performance at maximum loading (EqC-PET = D only) .48
6.4.4 Interference sensitivity.48
6.4.4.1 Co-channel interference.48
6.4.4.2 Adjacent channel interference.49
6.4.4.3 CW interference.49
6.5 Special requirements for equipment with integral antennas.49
6.5.1 General.49
6.5.2 Radiation Pattern Envelope (Off-axis EIRP density).50
6.5.3 Antenna Gain.50
Annex A (normative): HS Requirements and conformance Test specifications Table (HS-
RTT).51
Annex B (normative): Test report in relation to flexible systems applications .53
B.1 Wide radio-frequency band covering units specification and tests .53
B.1.1 Radio equipment.53
B.1.2 Antennas for DFRS .55
B.2 Multirate/Multiformat covering equipment specification and tests .55
Annex C (normative): System capacity.56
C.1 General.56
C.2 Capacity of equipment with EqC-PET = T, O or M.56
C.3 Capacity of equipment with EqC-PET = F .56
C.4 Capacity of equipment with EqC-PET = D.57
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C.5 Capacity of equipment with EqC-PET = H.57
Annex D (informative): Spectrum mask requirements when ATPC and/or RTPC are
implemented .58
D.1 ATPC impact.58
D.2 RTPC Impact.59
Annex E (informative): Summary Table of EqC subject to conformance declaration.60
Annex F (informative): The EN title in the official languages .61
Annex G (informative): Bibliography.62
History .63

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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
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Foreword
This Candidate Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical
Committee Transmission and Multiplexing (TM).
The present document has been produced by ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission issued
under Council Directive 98/34/EC (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 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") [2].
Technical specifications relevant to Directive 1999/5/EC [2] are given in annex A.
This multi-part deliverable covers characteristics and requirements for fixed multipoint radio equipment and antennas
using a variety of access and duplex methods and operating at a variety of bit rates in frequency bands as specified in
the present document.
The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Fixed Radio Systems; Multipoint Equipment and
Antennas, as identified below:
Part 1: "Overview and Requirements for Digital Multipoint Radio Systems";
Part 2: "Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive for
Digital Multipoint Radio Equipment";
Part 3: "Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive for
Multipoint Radio Antennas".
The present document and EN 302 326-3 [12] are Harmonized ENs and essential requirements are those requirements
which are essential under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive [2].
In the above, "equipment" includes equipment with integral antennas, and "antennas" include requirements for antennas
whether they are integral or non-integral.
The present document with EN 302 326-3 [12] will replace and supersede the harmonized EN 301 753
(see bibliography) for all MP equipment and antennas.
The date of cessation of presumption of conformity to R&TTE Directive [2] with reference to EN 301 753 (see
bibliography, latest Version published) is proposed to be two years after the date of publication in the OJ EC of the
present document.
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National transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 30 June 2006
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 31 December 2007
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 December 2007

0 Introduction
0.1 General
For the general background, rationale and structure of the present document see also the clause "Introduction" in
EN 302 326-1 [11].
0.2 Applicability to the R&TTE Directive
The present document is part of a set of standards designed to fit in a modular structure to cover all radio and
telecommunications terminal equipment under the R&TTE Directive [2]. Each standard is a module in the structure.
The modular structure is shown in figure 1.
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Disability*
3.3f
Emergency*
3.3e
Fraud*
3.3d
3.3c
Privacy*
No harm to the network*
3.3b
* If needed
Scoped by
Interworking via the network*
equipment
3.3a class or type
Interworking with the network
Use of spectrum
3.2
New radio harmonized standards
Spectrum
Scoped by frequency and/or equipment type
Radio Product EMC
EN 301 489 multi-part EMC standard
3.1b
EMC
Generic and product standards also notified under EMC Directive
- If needed, new standards for human exposure to
Electromagnetic Fields,
- if needed, new standards for acoustic safety
3.1a
Standards also notified under LV Directive
Safety
Non-radio Radio (RE)
TTE Non-TTE
Figure 1: Modular structure for the various standards used under the R&TTE Directive [2]
The left hand edge of figure 1 shows the different clauses of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [2].
For article 3.3 various horizontal boxes are shown. Dotted lines indicate that at the time of publication of the present
document essential requirements in these areas have to be adopted by the Commission. If such essential requirements
are adopted and as far and as long as they are applicable, they will justify individual standards whose scope is likely to
be specified by function or interface type.
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The vertical boxes show the standards under article 3.2 for the use of the radio spectrum by radio equipment. The
scopes of these standards are specified either by frequency (normally in the case where frequency bands are
harmonized) or by radio equipment type.
For article 3.1b the diagram shows EN 301 489 (see bibliography), the multi-part product EMC standard for radio used
under the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (see bibliography).
NOTE: For Fixed Radio Systems, EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-4 are relevant.
For article 3.1a the diagram shows the existing safety standards currently used under the LV Directive 73/23/EEC
(see bibliography) and new standards covering human exposure to electromagnetic fields. New standards covering
acoustic safety may also be required.
The bottom of the figure shows the relationship of the standards to radio equipment and telecommunications terminal
equipment. A particular equipment may be radio equipment, telecommunications terminal equipment or both. A radio
spectrum standard will apply if it is radio equipment. An article 3.3 standard will apply as well only if the relevant
essential requirement under the R&TTE Directive [2] is adopted by the Commission and if the equipment in question is
covered by the scope of the corresponding standard. Thus, depending on the nature of the equipment, the essential
requirements under the R&TTE Directive [2] may be covered in a set of standards.
The modularity principle has been taken because:
• it minimizes the number of standards needed. Because equipment may, in fact, have multiple interfaces and
functions it is not practicable to produce a single standard for each possible combination of functions that may
occur in an equipment;
• it provides scope for standards to be added:
- under article 3.2 when new frequency bands are agreed; or
- under article 3.3 should the Commission take the necessary decisions
without requiring alteration of standards that are already published;
• it clarifies, simplifies and promotes the usage of Harmonized Standards as the relevant means of conformity
assessment.
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1 Scope
1.1 General
The present document is intended to cover the provisions of the R&TTE Directive [2] regarding 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".
The present document is applicable to the essential requirements of equipment (including equipment with integral
antennas) used in Multipoint (MP) Digital Fixed Radio Systems (DFRS).
The present document, together with EN 302 326-3 [12] are intended to replace and supersede, after a suitable transition
period, the harmonized EN 301 753 (see bibliography) for all multipoint equipment and antennas.
The present document and EN 302 326-3 [12] introduce rationalization among systems conforming to previous
EN 301 753 (see bibliography) referencing a number of ENs which, being developed at different times, might have
specified slightly different requirements. However, care has been taken so that such variations will not affect any
frequency planning assumption for already deployed networks. Therefore, unless specifically mentioned, these new
requirements, whenever different from those single ENs, are considered completely "equivalent". Therefore mixed use
of equipment conforming to the present document and to those previous ones will not change, in practice, any
frequency planning rule in any network.
Therefore, from a strictly technical point of view, in most cases it is expected that equipment already conforming to the
previous versions of Harmonized EN 301 753 (see bibliography), would not need re-assessment of essential
requirements according to the present document. The legal implications of the declaration of conformity and equipment
labelling are, however, outside the scope of this whole multi-part deliverable. Cases, where additional conformance
assessment is anyhow required, will be specifically mentioned in the present document and also EN 302 326-3 [12].
In addition to the present document, other ENs specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements under
other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [2] and which will 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.
In order to (technically) cover different market and network requirements, with an appropriate balance of performance
to cost and effective and appropriate use of the radio spectrum, the present document, together with EN 302 326-3 [12],
offers a number of system types and antennas alternatives, for selection by administrations, operators and manufacturers
dependent on the desired use of the radio spectrum and network/market requirements; those options include:
• channel separation alternatives (as provided by the relevant CEPT Recommendation);
• spectral efficiency class alternatives (different modulation formats provided in radio equipment standards);
• antenna sectorization alternatives and directivity classes for CS;
• antenna directivity class alternatives for TS and/or RS;
• antenna basic polarization (linear or circular).
The applicability of this whole multi-part deliverable to MP equipment is governed by the definition of a number of
system profiles that define the set of consistent requirements as described in EN 302 326-1 [11] to which equipment
shall conform.
The present document is considered applicable to fixed radio systems products with integral antennas, for which all the
technical requirements included in the present document and in EN 302 326-3 [12] apply, and to separate equipment
products, to which only the relevant technical requirements apply, and which might therefore be subject to separate
declarations of conformity with respect to the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive [2].
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1.2 Classification of equipment
The present document is applicable, in principle to multipoint radio system equipment using any access method,
operating in some combinations of frequency bands, equipment variations on the above access methods (referred to as
secondary equipment type), equivalent modulation orders and channel separation.
The applicability of this whole multi-part deliverable to MP equipment is governed by the definition of a number of
system profiles that define the set of consistent requirements (see clause 1.3) to which equipment shall conform. The
supplier shall uniquely identify in the technical construction file which Equipment Classification(s) (EqC) (among those
limited sets defined in clause 1.3) apply to his equipment and assess it consequently.
Those sets of parameters, relevant to article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive [2], have been derived from a set of previous
ENs that historically included only parameters derived from a finite number of combinations of basic system
characteristics.
However, from the article 3.2 of R&TTE Directive [2] point of view, it is not required that the systems to be assessed
physically conform to a specific system description. It is, however, necessary that the equipment should conform to a
consistent set of parameters as designated in the present document. The set of parameters for conformance shall be
indicated by the supplier, according to the classification method described in annex A to EN 302 326-1 [11].
The basic system characteristics are described in the introduction of EN 302 326-1 [11].
1.3 Profiles
1.3.1 General
This whole multi-part deliverable allows many distinct types of equipment, several different antenna types and several
ways in which they might be interconnected to form a network. However, within this whole multi-part deliverable these
are restricted to certain combination of attributes and these combinations of attributes are called "profiles". The
following clauses address:
• Equipment profiles.
• Antenna profiles.
• System profiles.
1.3.2 Equipment profiles
The applicability of the present document is limited to alternative consistent sets of recommendations and requirements,
each for identified equipment profiles, which are defined in terms of their Equipment Classification (EqC) which
classify equipments in terms of key characteristics. The profiles (or indeed any specific equipment) within the scope of
this whole multi-part deliverable may be classified as discussed in normative annex A of EN 302 326-1 [11] in terms of
the various fields of EqC, which are:
• Frequency Range (EqC-FR);
• Primary Equipment Type (EqC-PET);
• Secondary Equipment Type (EqC-SET), (where needed to distinguish variants of EqC-PET);
• Equivalent Modulation Order (EqC-EMO);
• Channel separation (EqC-ChS) - or range of separations;
• Station type (EqC-STN).
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Table 1 shows the complete list of equipment profiles within the scope of this multi-part deliverable in terms of the
allowed values (or ranges of values) of the various fields of EqC. The manufacturer shall indicate, in the Technical
Construction File or elsewhere, the profile that the specific equipment shall comply with, by defining the values of
those fields of EqC shown in table 1 that are applicable to the equipment. The equipment shall then comply with all
requirements in EN 302 326-1 [11] and the present document relevant to that EqC.
In the case of asymmetric MP implementations (see clause 1.6 of EN 302 326-1 [11]), the supplier shall identify
separately the profiles of the equipment in the two alternate directions in terms of the various EqC fields, and the
present document shall apply independently to each direction.
Table 1: Equipment Profiles within the scope of this multi-part deliverable
defined by their Equipment Classification (see notes 1 and 2)
EqC-FR EqC-PET EqC-EMO EqC-SET EqC-ChS
Frequency Range Primary Equivalent Secondary Channel Separation
(Basic ranges) Equipment Type Modulation Order Equipment Type (MHz)
(note 7) (note 3) (note 4) (note 5) (Basic Ranges)
(note 6)
< 1 GHz T 2 QP, DQ, or GM No restriction
O 2, 4, 6 DM or MA No restriction
F (note 8) 2, 3, 4 Null No restriction
D Not applicable OR or PR 3,5 to 20
H Not applicable Null 1 to 14
1 GHz to 3 GHz T 1,2 Null 1,75 to 4
O 2, 4, 6 DM or MA 1,75 to 14
F (note 8) 2,3,4 Null 1 to 14
D Not applicable OR or PR 3,5 to 14
H Not applicable Null 1 to 14
3 GHz to 11 GHz T 2 Null 0,025 to 30
HC 1,75 to 30
LC 0,025 to < 2
4 Null 0,025 to 30
6 Null 1,75 to 30
O 2, 4 DM or MA 0,025 to 30
6 DM or MA 1,75 to 30
F (note 8) 2, 3, 4 Null 1 to 30
D Not applicable OR or PR 1 to 30
H Not applicable Null 1 to 30
24,25 GHz to 29,5 GHz T 2 Null or HC 3,5 to 112
4,6 Null 3,5 to 112
M 2, 4, 6 Null 3,5 to 112
F (note 8) 2, 3, 4, 6 Null 3,5 to 112
D Not applicable OR or PR 3,5 to 112
31,0 GHz to 33,4 GHz T 2, 4, 6 Null 3,5 to 56
M 2, 4, 6 Null 3,5 to 56
F (note 8) 2, 3, 4 Null 3,5 to 56
NOTE 1: A description of the fields of EqC appears in annex A of EN 302 326-1 [11], and the relationship between
EqC fields and the previous equipment types described in the superseded ENs appears in annex B of
EN 302 326-1 [11].
NOTE 2: In the earlier standards a number of system types were defined (e.g. A, B, C, etc.). Annex B of
EN 302 326-1 [11] indicates the relationship between the earlier system types and the present EqC.
NOTE 3: Although EqC-PET historically has a relationship with a specific multiple access method, any access
method, or combination of access methods, may be used provided that the entire set of requirements
relevant to article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive [2] in the present document and, if desired, also other
complimentary requirements in EN 302 326-1 [11] are met for the stated EqC-PET value.
NOTE 4: In the EqC-EMO column, the reference made to the modulation order is only indicative, and any equivalent
modulation scheme is allowed provided that the whole set of requirements relevant to article 3.2 of the
R&TTE Directive [2] in the present document and, if desired, also other complimentary requirements in
EN 302 326-1 [11] are met for the manufacturer's stated EqC-EMO value. For mixed-mode systems
EqC-EMO=1 might also be provided, among other more efficient EMO, within the same channel separations.
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NOTE 5: For certain primary equipment types (EqC-PET) it has historically been necessary to sub-divide the
equipments according to further characteristics which have different consistent sets of requirements.
Although no longer tied to specific characteristics, this subdivision is reflected in Secondary Equipment Type
(EqC-SET) classifications which are represented by various two-letter codes.
(See annex A of EN 302 326-1 [11]).
NOTE 6: The EqC-ChS column indicates range of ChS values for which the present document is applicable. Several
parameters in the present document are given for discrete values of ChS only. For intermediate ChS values,
methods are given for deriving the required characteristics with the default being by interpolation between
the two nearest adjacent ChS values.
NOTE 7: The EqC-FR column represents the basic frequency range for which the present document is applicable. For
assessment purpose the specific frequency band of the equipment/antenna operation should be defined
(e.g. EqC-FR = 3,5 or EqC - FR = 3,4 - 3,6) according the assessment rules for wide band equipment and
antennas defined in annex B of the present document.
NOTE 8: Systems of EqC-PET = H, implementing an actual FH-CDMA access method with hopping period exceeding
400 ms, are not considered within the scope of the present document.

For defining the coherent set of essential test suites for conformity assessment, a number of declared EqC codes and
other parameters are needed as declaration from the supplier. Standing the considerable number of possibilities under
the scope of the present document summarized in table 1 and, for systems with integral antennas in table 3, it is
recommended to consider the production of a summary table, such as E.1 proposed in informative annex E, to be
attached as header of the technical construction file and/or test documentation for aid the correct identification of the
equipment/system profile by any interested third party.
1.3.3 Antenna profiles
According to their characteristics, multipoint systems use different types of antennas as indicated in clause 1.3.4.
Table 2 outlines the multipoint antenna types described in EN 302 326-3 [12].
Table 2: Antenna Types
Frequency Range Types Polarization Notes
1 GHz to 3 GHz Directional Linear The sectored and omni directional antennas
Sectored single beam may have a symmetric or asymmetric
Omni directional radiation pattern in the elevation plane.
3 GHz to 11 GHz Directional Linear The sectored single and omni directional
Sectored single beam antennas may have a symmetric or
Sectored multibeam (up to asymmetric radiation pattern in the elevation
5,9 GHz only) plane. The sectored multi beam antennas
Omni directional have a symmetric radiation pattern only.
1 GHz to 11 GHz Directional Circular The sectored and omni directional antennas
Sectored single beam may have a symmetric or asymmetric
Omni directional radiation pattern in the elevation plane.
24,25 GHz to 30 GHz Directional Linear
Sectored single beam
30 GHz to 40,5 GHz Directional Linear The omni directional antennas may have a
Sectored single beam symmetric or asymmetric radiation pattern in
Omni directional the elevation plane.

The present document is applicable to multipoint radio system antennas of both linear (single or dual) polarization and
circular (single or dual) polarization. Linear polarization antennas may support either or both of two mutually
perpendicular planes of polarization. These planes are frequently, though not always, horizontal and vertical. Circular
polarization antennas may support either right hand or left hand polarization or, for dual polarization, both.
The RPE directional characteristics and polarization characteristics (co-polar and cross-polar and for either linear or
circular polarized antennas) impact the interference considerations in network planning. A number of antenna options
are defined in EN 302 326-3 [12] to allow a trade-off between highly demanding RPE directivity and the
cost/size/weight of the antennas. The antenna choice should take into account the constraints of present and future
networks requirements and constraints.
Annex B of EN 302 326-3 [12] discusses Antenna Profiles for multipoint systems.
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1.3.4 System profiles
This multi-part deliverable applies only to Multipoint systems using the following antenna type to station type
combinations according to whether the network topology is P-MP or MP-MP (Mesh). Table 3 indicates which system
profiles are within the scope of this multi-part deliverable.
Table 3: System Profiles within the scope of this multi-part deliverable:
Antenna types - Station types combinations
Antenna types
Network Statio
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