SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

• Abstract:

  Maintenance of the conformance testing for radio aspects to incorporate DMO requirements, and RF loopback.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.070.10 - Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)
• Technical Committee: SS EIT - Technical Board for the electrotechnical, information technology and telecommunications fields
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2 (2000-12) - Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); Conformance testing specification; Part 1: Radio

Overview

SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003 is a Slovenian standard that aligns with the European standard EN 300 394-1. It provides the conformance testing specifications for the radio aspects of Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) systems. TETRA is a well-established mobile radio standard designed for secure and reliable voice and data communications, widely used by emergency services, public safety organizations, transportation, and critical infrastructure providers.

This part of the standard focuses on the essential requirements for testing the radio features of TETRA equipment, including requirements related to Direct Mode Operation (DMO) and RF loopback. The objective is to ensure interoperability and consistent quality across TETRA-compliant devices through uniform test procedures and measurement methods.

Key Topics

• Radio Conformance Testing
  The standard describes comprehensive test procedures for evaluating the performance and compliance of TETRA radio equipment, covering both mobile (MS) and base station (BS) units.

• Incorporation of DMO Requirements
  Direct Mode Operation (DMO) allows TETRA radios to communicate directly without network infrastructure. The standard maintains and incorporates DMO-specific testing criteria to ensure seamless operation and reliability in field applications.

• RF Loopback Functionality
  RF loopback testing is included as a method for verifying transmitter and receiver performance without external signals. This is critical for diagnosing and validating equipment both during development and in operational maintenance scenarios.

• Measurement Methods and Parameters
  The document outlines the methods for assessing key transmitter and receiver characteristics such as:

  • Output power
  • Unwanted emissions
  • Adjacent channel power
  • Modulation accuracy
  • Carrier frequency
  • Sensitivity and blocking characteristics
  • Intermodulation and spurious response rejection

• Test Configuration and Interface
  Standardized test signal definitions, interface requirements (including the TETRA Test Connector Interface), and test equipment setup are described in detail to ensure repeatability across different test environments.

Applications

• TETRA Equipment Manufacturers
  Ensures that mobile and base station radios meet required performance criteria before market entry, guaranteeing compliance with European and international TETRA standards.

• Accredited Test Laboratories
  Provides a definitive reference for laboratories to perform standardized and reproducible radio conformance testing.

• System Integrators and Network Operators
  Assists in evaluating new TETRA equipment for integration into existing networks, supporting interoperability and network reliability.

• Regulatory Authorities
  Supports assessment and certification processes for TETRA radio devices, contributing to spectrum efficiency and service quality in mission-critical communications.

Related Standards

• EN 300 394-2 – Covers further requirements related to the protocol and service conformance testing for TETRA networks.
• ETSI TS 100 392 – Technical specifications for TETRA voice plus data and supplementary services.
• ETSI EN 302 561 – Electromagnetic compatibility and radio spectrum matters for TETRA equipment.
• ISO/IEC 9646 – General methodology for conformance testing of telecommunications equipment.

By following SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003, the TETRA ecosystem gains reliability, interoperability, and regulatory harmonization, ensuring secure and effective critical communications worldwide.

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ETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);Conformancetestingspecification;Part1:RadioSIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)2ReferenceREN/TETRA-02022-1KeywordsTETRAETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCETel.:[phone]Fax:[phone]SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/88ImportantnoticeIndividualcopiesofthepresentdocumentcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.etsi.orgThepresentdocumentmaybemadeavailableinmorethanoneelectronicversionorinprint.Inanycaseofexistingorperceiveddifferenceincontentsbetweensuchversions,thereferenceversionisthePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshallbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.Usersofthepresentdocumentshouldbeawarethatthedocumentmaybesubjecttorevisionorchangeofstatus.InformationonthecurrentstatusofthisandotherETSIdocumentsisavailableathttp://www.etsi.org/tb/status/Ifyoufinderrorsinthepresentdocument,sendyourcommentto:[e-mail]opartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2000.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.9Foreword.91Scope.102References.103Definitions,symbolsandabbreviations.113.1Definitions.113.2Symbols.113.3Abbreviations.124General.124.1Presentationofequipmentfortestingpurposes.124.1.1Facilitiesandinformationrequiredfortesting.124.1.2Choiceofradiofrequencychannelstobetested.134.1.3Interpretationofthemeasurementresults.134.2Mechanicalandelectricaldesign.134.2.1General.134.2.2Controls.144.2.3Marking.145Radiotestconfiguration,testsignalsandtestmodes.145.1Generalfunctionalradiotestconfiguration.145.2Radiotestmodes.155.2.1Testreceivemode.155.2.1.1MStestreceivemode.155.2.1.2BStestreceivemode.155.2.2Testtransmitmode.165.2.2.1MSV+Dtesting.165.2.2.2MSPDOtesting.165.2.2.3BSV+D&PDOtesting.175.3Radiotestsignals.175.3.1General.175.3.2TestsignalT1(TETRAwantedsignal).175.3.2.1MSV+Dtesting.175.3.2.2BSV+Dtesting.185.3.2.3MSPDOtesting.195.3.2.4BSPDOtesting.195.3.3TestsignalT2(TETRAinterferer).205.3.4TestsignalT3(unmodulatedinterferer).206Testconditions.206.1General.206.2Powersourcesandambientconditions.206.2.1Normaltestconditions.206.2.2Extremetestconditions.216.3Procedurefortestsatextremetemperatures.226.3.1Equipmentdesignedforcontinuousoperation.226.3.2Equipmentdesignedforintermittentoperation.227Technicalcharacteristics.227.1Transmitterparameterdefinitions&limits.227.1.1Transmitteroutputpower.227.1.1.1Definition.227.1.1.2Limitvalues.237.1.2Unwantedoutputpowerinnon-activetransmitstate.237.1.2.1Definition.237.1.2.2Limitvalues.23SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)47.1.3Adjacentchannelpowerduetomodulation.237.1.3.1Definition.237.1.3.2Limitvalues.237.1.4Adjacentchannelpowerduetoswitchingtransients.247.1.4.1Definition.247.1.4.2Limitvalues.247.1.5Unwantedemissionsfarfromthecarrier.247.1.5.1Definition.247.1.5.2Limitvalues.247.1.6Unwantedradiatedemissions.257.1.6.1Definition.257.1.6.2Limitvalues.257.1.7UnwantedemissionsduringtheBLCH/CLCH(linearization).257.1.7.1Definition.257.1.7.2Limitvalues.257.1.8Transmitterintermodulationattenuation.257.1.8.1Definition.257.1.8.2Limitvalues.267.1.8.2.1MSLimitvalues.267.1.8.2.2LimitvaluesforsingleBStransmitter.267.1.8.2.3LimitvaluesforIntraBSintermodulation.267.2Receiverparameterdefinitionsandlimits.267.2.1General.267.2.2Nominalerrorrates.277.2.2.1Definition.277.2.2.2Limitvalues.277.2.3Referencesensitivityperformance.277.2.3.1Definition.277.2.3.2Limitvalues.277.2.4Referenceinterferenceperformance.287.2.4.1Definition.287.2.4.2Limitvalues.287.2.5Blockingcharacteristics.287.2.5.1Definition.287.2.5.2Limitvalues.287.2.6Spuriousresponserejection.297.2.6.1Definition.297.2.6.2Limitvalues.297.2.7Intermodulationresponserejection.297.2.7.1Definition.297.2.7.2Limitvalues.297.2.8Unwantedconductedemissions.297.2.8.1Definition.297.2.8.2Limitvalues.307.2.9Unwantedradiatedemissions.307.2.9.1Definition.307.2.9.2Limitvalues.307.3Transmitter/receiverparameterdefinitions&limits.307.3.1Modulationaccuracy.307.3.1.1Definition.307.3.1.2Limitvalues.307.3.2Carrierfrequencyaccuracy.307.3.2.1Definition.307.3.2.2Limitvalues.307.3.3MSreceiverperformanceforsynchronizationburstacquisition.317.3.3.1Definition.317.3.3.2Limitvalues.317.3.4MSFramealignmentperformance.317.3.4.1Definition.317.3.4.2Limitvalues.317.3.5MSlinkcontrol.317.3.5.1Definition.31SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)57.3.5.2Limitvalues.318Methodsofmeasurementfortransmitterparameters.328.1Transmitteroutputpower.328.1.1MStransmitteroutputpower.328.1.2BStransmitteroutputpower.338.2Unwantedoutputpowerinnonactivetransmitstate.348.3Adjacentchannelpowerduetomodulation.348.4Adjacentchannelpowerduetoswitchingtransients.348.5Unwantedemissionsfarfromthecarrier.348.6Unwantedradiatedemissions.358.7UnwantedemissionsduringtheBLCH/CLCH(linearization).368.7.1MSunwantedemissionsduringtheCLCH(linearization).368.7.2BSunwantedemissionsduringtheBLCH(linearization).368.8Transmitterintermodulationattenuation.378.8.1MSTransmitterintermodulationattenuation.378.8.2BSTransmitterintermodulationattenuation.378.8.3IntraBStransmitterintermodulationattenuation.379Methodsofmeasurementforreceiverparameters.379.1General.379.2Nominalerrorrates.379.2.1MSnominalerrorrate.379.2.2BSnominalerrorrate.389.3Referencesensitivityperformance.389.3.1MSreferencesensitivityperformance.389.3.2BSreferencesensitivityperformance.399.3.3PUEMperformance.399.4Referenceinterferenceperformance.399.4.1MSreferenceinterferenceperformance.399.4.2BSreferenceinterferenceperformance.409.5Blockingcharacteristics.409.5.1MSblocking.409.5.2BSblocking.409.6Spuriousresponserejection.419.7Intermodulationresponserejection.419.7.1MSintermodulationresponserejection.419.7.2BSintermodulationresponserejection.419.8Unwantedemissions.429.9Unwantedradiatedemissions.4210Methodsofmeasurementfortransmitter/receiverparameters.4210.1Modulationaccuracy.4210.1.1MSmodulationaccuracy.4310.1.2BSmodulationaccuracy.4310.1.3Vectorerrormagnitudeatsymboltime.4310.2Carrierfrequencyaccuracy.4310.2.1MScarrierfrequencyaccuracy.4410.2.2BScarrierfrequencyaccuracy.4410.3MSreceiverperformanceforsynchronizationburstacquisition.4510.4MSFramealignmentperformance.4510.5MSlinkcontrol.4511Measurementuncertainty.4611.1Transmitter.4711.2Receiver.5011.3Transmitter/receiverparameterdefinitions&limits.5211.4Interpretationofmeasurementresults.52SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)6AnnexA(normative):TETRAreceivertesting.53A.1Frequenciesofspuriousresponse.53A.2TestcasesandtestconditionsforBSandMSreceivers.54A.3TestsignalT1,contentofBSCHandBNCH/T(V+D)&MBCH/T(PDO).59AnnexB(normative):Radiotestsystemfunctions.61B.1Testtransmitterandreceiver.61B.1.1General.61B.1.2Samplingsystem.61B.1.2.1General.61B.1.2.2TETRAfilter.61B.1.2.3Adjacentchannelpowermeasurements.61B.1.2.4Modulationaccuracymeasurements.62B.1.2.5Measurementofunwantedoutputpowerinthenon-activetransmitstate.62B.1.3Spectrumanalyser.62B.1.4Errorratetester.62B.1.5Testsignalrequirements.62B.1.5.1OnchanneltestsignalT1.62B.1.5.2InterferingtestsignalT2.63B.1.5.3InterferingtestsignalT3.63B.1.6Propagationsimulators.63B.1.7Timingmeasurementunit.63B.1.8Passivetestsystemcomponents.64B.1.9Testsystemcontroller.64AnnexC(normative):TETRATestConnectorInterface(TTCI).65C.1General.65C.2Formalaspects.65C.3TTCI,layer1.66C.3.1MechanicalandElectricalCharacteristics.66C.3.2TransmissionandReceptionCharacteristics.66C.4TTCI,Layer2.66C.4.1GeneralStructure.66C.4.2FrameStructure.66C.4.3FlowofI-framesonLayer2.67C.4.3.1TransmissionofFrames.67C.4.3.2Receptionofframes.67C.4.3.3ParametersonLayer2.68C.5TTCI,Layer3.68C.5.1Messagestructure.68C.5.2DefinitionsoftheMessages.68C.5.2.1DATO.68C.5.2.1.1Testequipmenterrorhandling.70C.5.2.2Bi-directionaloperationoftheTTCI.70C.5.2.3Codecconformancetesting.71C.5.2.4STindicator.71C.6ControlofMS/BS.71C.6.1ManualinterventionofMS/BS.71C.6.2Bi-directionaloperationofthetestinterface.71C.6.3MScontrolledbyT1.71C.7Characteristicsoftheinterface.71C.7.1Mechanicalcharacteristicsoftheinterface.71C.7.2Electriccharacteristicsoftheinterface.72SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)7C.8CodecconformancetestingusingtheTTCI.72C.8.1CodecconformancetestmethodologyusingtheTTCI.72AnnexD(normative):RFTestFacilityusingRFLoopBack.74D.1IntroductiontotheTETRATest(TT)protocolforRFloopbacktest.75D.1.1Outlinerequirements.75D.1.2TestModes.76D.1.3Switchingforloopbacktestmode.76D.2TETRATestEntity.77D.3TETRARFloopbacktestprotocol.78D.3.1SettingtheTETRAMSintoTETRATestmode.78D.3.2TETRATESTprotocol.79D.3.2.1ConfirmingthatTETRATESTMODEisset.79D.3.2.2OperatingTETRAloopback.80D.3.2.3EndingTETRATestmode.80D.3.3Badframeindication.80D.3.4Channelsrequiredtobeloopedback.81D.3.5TETRAloopbacktestscenarios.81D.4TETRATest(TT)PDUdescriptions.82D.4.1TTPDUdescriptiontablesdownlink.82D.4.1.1D-LOOPCOMMAND.82D.4.1.2D-OPENLOOPCOMMAND.82D.4.1.3D-TESTMODECONFIRMCOMMAND.82D.4.1.4D-TESTMODEENDCOMMAND.83D.4.2TTPDUdescriptiontablesuplink.83D.4.2.1U-LOOPCONFIRM.83D.4.2.2U-OPENLOOPCONFIRM.83D.4.2.3U-TESTMODECONFIRM.84D.4.2.4U-TESTMODEENDCONFIRM.84D.4.3Informationelementscoding.84D.4.3.1Loopbacktype.85D.4.3.2Confirm.85D.4.3.3MSpowerclass.85D.4.3.4PDU.86D.4.3.5Receiverclass.86D.5TTuseofMLE,LLCandMAC.86D.6MessagesequencechartsandoperationofTETRAloopback.87D.7IntroductiontotheT1TestModeforRFloopbacktest.87D.7.1Outlinerequirements.87D.7.2T1TestModes.87D.7.3Switchingforloopbacktestmode.88D.8TETRARFloopbackT1testmode.89D.8.1SettingTETRAequipmentintoT1testmode.89D.8.2T1loopbacktestmodeoperation.89D.8.3Logicalchannelstobeloopedback.90D.8.4Returnchannelforlogicalchannelloopback.90D.8.4.1Type1:TCH/7,2+AACH.91D.8.4.2Type2:SCH/F+AACH.91D.8.4.3Type3:BSCH+SCH/HD+AACH.92D.8.4.4Type4:TCH/2,4N=1+AACH.92D.8.4.5Type7:TCH/7,2(uplink).92D.8.4.6Type8:SCH/F(uplink).92D.8.4.7Type9:STCH+STCH(uplink).93D.8.4.8Type10:TCH/2,4N=1(uplink).93D.8.4.9Type11:SCH/HU+SCH/HU.93D.8.4.10Type15:TCH/S+TCH/S+AACH.93D.8.4.11Type16:TCH/S+TCH/S(uplink).94SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.1.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.1.2(2000-12)8D.8.4.12Type17:TCH/4,8N=1+AACH.94D.8.4.13Type18:TCH/4,8N=1(uplink).94D.8.4.14Type19:TCH/Sspeechcodectest(downlink).94D.8.4.15Type20:TCH/Sspeechcodectest(uplink).95D.8.5Loopbacktestscenarios.95D.9DirectModeOperation(DMO).96D.9.1DO-MS.96D.9.2DU-MS.96D.9.3DW-MS.97D.9.4DM-REP.97D.9.5DM-GATE.97D.9.6DM-REP/GATE.97D.9.7DMOsummary.97AnnexE(informative):UsingRFloopbacktotestaTETRAMS.98E.1Introduction.98E.2ExpectedmodeofoperationfortestingaMS.99E.3RecognitionofTETRATestmodebyMS.102E.4Usingloopbacktotesttrafficchannels.103E.4.1TCH/7,2.105E.4.2TCH/S.106E.4.3TCH/2,4,N=8.106E.4.4Controlmessagesdurin
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