SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

• 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 V2.3.1 (2001-04) - Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); Conformance testing specification; Part 1: Radio

Overview

SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003 is the Slovenian adaptation of a key European standard for Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) systems, specifically covering conformance testing of radio aspects. Issued by the Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo (SIST), this standard aligns with EN 300 394-1 to ensure interoperability and reliable performance in digital mobile radio systems used by public safety, transport, and utility organizations across Europe.

The document details the requirements and methodologies for testing TETRA radio equipment, focusing on verifying compliance with critical specifications. Notably, it includes updated procedures to incorporate Direct Mode Operation (DMO) requirements and RF loopback testing, supporting robust radio communication even in situations where network infrastructure may be unavailable.

Key Topics

• TETRA Radio Conformance Testing

  • Procedures and requirements for testing both mobile (MS) and base station (BS) equipment.
  • Testing configurations, test signals, and supported radio test modes.

• Direct Mode Operation (DMO)

  • Specific conformance testing for radio operation without network infrastructure.
  • Ensures device functionality for peer-to-peer communication.

• RF Loopback Testing

  • Describes methods and protocols to test the performance of radios by routing transmitted signals back to their receivers.
  • Covers modes for both standard operation and loopback scenarios, supporting diagnostics and validation.

• Technical Characteristics and Performance

  • Definitions and limits for transmitter and receiver parameters, including:
    • Output power
    • Unwanted emissions
    • Adjacent channel performance
    • Modulation and carrier frequency accuracy
  • Measurement procedures and interpretation of results.

• Testing Environment and Facilities

  • Requirements for test environments, facilities, and information necessary for valid results.
  • Uncertainty measurement and test system interface guidelines.

Applications

SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003 serves as an essential reference for a diverse range of users who require consistent, secure, and interoperable digital radio communications, including:

• Manufacturers and Developers

  • Ensures new TETRA radios and infrastructure equipment meet harmonized European standards.
  • Supports product certification and market access.

• Test Laboratories

  • Provides comprehensive test methods and environmental conditions for accurate, repeatable conformance testing.

• Network Operators and Integrators

  • Validates that deployed TETRA systems-especially those used by emergency services-are compliant, dependable, and interoperable.

• Regulatory Authorities

  • Serves as a checklist for compliance enforcement and market surveillance.

By defining robust test procedures for DMO and RF loopback, the standard is especially relevant in scenarios where TETRA radios must offer communication resilience even when disconnected from centralized infrastructure, such as disaster response or tactical field operations.

Related Standards

For comprehensive TETRA conformance and interoperability, refer to these associated standards:

• EN 300 394-2 – TETRA; Conformance testing specification; Part 2: Protocols
• ETSI EN 300 392 series – Functional and performance specifications for TETRA systems and equipment
• ETSI TS 100 392-2 – Voice plus Data (V+D) Air Interface
• EN 301 489-18 – EMC standard for TETRA radio equipment
• IEC 61000 series – Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards

For a full list of telecommunications and TETRA-related standards, visit the ETSI standards portal or consult SIST for Slovenian harmonizations.

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Keywords: TETRA conformance testing, radio equipment, Direct Mode Operation, RF loopback, SIST EN 300 394-1, interoperability, test procedures, public safety communications, radio performance testing, ETSI standards.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Prizemni snopovni radio (TETRA) – Specifikacija za preskušanje skladnosti – 1. del: RadioTerrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); Conformance testing specification; Part 1: Radio33.070.10Prizemni snopovni radio (TETRA)Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 300 394-1 Version 2.3.1SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003en01-december-2003SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);Conformancetestingspecification;Part1:RadioSIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)2ReferenceREN/TETRA-02054KeywordsTETRAETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-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.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2001.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)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.175.2.2.3BSV+D&PDOtesting.175.3Radiotestsignals.175.3.1General.175.3.2TestsignalT1(TETRAwantedsignal).185.3.2.1MSV+Dtesting.185.3.2.2BSV+Dtesting.195.3.2.3MSPDOtesting.195.3.2.4BSPDOtesting.205.3.3TestsignalT2(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.237.1Transmitterparameterdefinitions&limits.237.1.1Transmitteroutputpower.237.1.1.1Definition.237.1.1.2Limitvalues.237.1.2Unwantedoutputpowerinnon-activetransmitstate.237.1.2.1Definition.237.1.2.2Limitvalues.23SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)47.1.3Adjacentchannelpowerduetomodulation.247.1.3.1Definition.247.1.3.2Limitvalues.247.1.4Adjacentchannelpowerduetoswitchingtransients.247.1.4.1Definition.247.1.4.2Limitvalues.257.1.5Unwantedemissionsfarfromthecarrier.257.1.5.1Definition.257.1.5.2Limitvalues.257.1.6Unwantedradiatedemissions.267.1.6.1Definition.267.1.6.2Limitvalues.267.1.7UnwantedemissionsduringtheBLCH/CLCH(linearization).267.1.7.1Definition.267.1.7.2Limitvalues.267.1.8Transmitterintermodulationattenuation.267.1.8.1Definition.267.1.8.2Limitvalues.277.1.8.2.1MSLimitvalues.277.1.8.2.2LimitvaluesforsingleBStransmitter.277.1.8.2.3LimitvaluesforIntraBSintermodulation.277.2Receiverparameterdefinitionsandlimits.277.2.1General.277.2.2Nominalerrorrates.287.2.2.1Definition.287.2.2.2Limitvalues.287.2.3Referencesensitivityperformance.287.2.3.1Definition.287.2.3.2Limitvalues.287.2.4Referenceinterferenceperformance.297.2.4.1Definition.297.2.4.2Limitvalues.297.2.5Blockingcharacteristics.297.2.5.1Definition.297.2.5.2Limitvalues.307.2.6Spuriousresponserejection.307.2.6.1Definition.307.2.6.2Limitvalues.307.2.7Intermodulationresponserejection.307.2.7.1Definition.307.2.7.2Limitvalues.307.2.8Unwantedconductedemissions.317.2.8.1Definition.317.2.8.2Limitvalues.317.2.9Unwantedradiatedemissions.317.2.9.1Definition.317.2.9.2Limitvalues.317.3Transmitter/receiverparameterdefinitions&limits.317.3.1Modulationaccuracy.317.3.1.1Definition.317.3.1.2Limitvalues.317.3.2Carrierfrequencyaccuracy.317.3.2.1Definition.317.3.2.2Limitvalues.327.3.3MSreceiverperformanceforsynchronizationburstacquisition.327.3.3.1Definition.327.3.3.2Limitvalues.327.3.4MSFramealignmentperformance.327.3.4.1Definition.327.3.4.2Limitvalues.327.3.5MSlinkcontrol.337.3.5.1Definition.33SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)57.3.5.2Limitvalues.338Methodsofmeasurementfortransmitterparameters.348.1Transmitteroutputpower.348.1.1MStransmitteroutputpower.348.1.2BStransmitteroutputpower.358.2Unwantedoutputpowerinnonactivetransmitstate.358.3Adjacentchannelpowerduetomodulation.358.4Adjacentchannelpowerduetoswitchingtransients.368.5Unwantedemissionsfarfromthecarrier.368.6Unwantedradiatedemissions.378.7UnwantedemissionsduringtheBLCH/CLCH(linearization).378.7.1MSunwantedemissionsduringtheCLCH(linearization).378.7.2BSunwantedemissionsduringtheBLCH(linearization).388.8Transmitterintermodulationattenuation.388.8.1MSTransmitterintermodulationattenuation.388.8.2BSTransmitterintermodulationattenuation.388.8.3IntraBStransmitterintermodulationattenuation.389Methodsofmeasurementforreceiverparameters.399.1General.399.2Nominalerrorrates.399.2.1MSnominalerrorrate.399.2.2BSnominalerrorrate.399.3Referencesensitivityperformance.399.3.1MSreferencesensitivityperformance.409.3.2BSreferencesensitivityperformance.409.3.3PUEMperformance.409.4Referenceinterferenceperformance.419.4.1MSreferenceinterferenceperformance.419.4.2BSreferenceinterferenceperformance.419.5Blockingcharacteristics.419.5.1MSblocking.429.5.2BSblocking.429.6Spuriousresponserejection.429.7Intermodulationresponserejection.429.7.1MSintermodulationresponserejection.429.7.2BSintermodulationresponserejection.439.8Unwantedemissions.439.9Unwantedradiatedemissions.4310Methodsofmeasurementfortransmitter/receiverparameters.4410.1Modulationaccuracy.4410.1.1MSmodulationaccuracy.4410.1.2BSmodulationaccuracy.4410.1.3Vectorerrormagnitudeatsymboltime.4410.2Carrierfrequencyaccuracy.4510.2.1MScarrierfrequencyaccuracy.4510.2.2BScarrierfrequencyaccuracy.4510.3MSreceiverperformanceforsynchronizationburstacquisition.4610.4MSFramealignmentperformance.4610.5MSlinkcontrol.4711Measurementuncertainty.4811.1Transmitter.4811.2Receiver.5111.3Transmitter/receiverparameterdefinitions&limits.5311.4Interpretationofmeasurementresults.53SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)6AnnexA(normative):TETRAreceivertesting.54A.1Frequenciesofspuriousresponse.54A.2TestcasesandtestconditionsforBSandMSreceivers.55A.3TestsignalT1,contentofBSCHandBNCH/T(V+D)&MBCH/T(PDO).60AnnexB(normative):Radiotestsystemfunctions.62B.1Testtransmitterandreceiver.62B.1.1General.62B.1.2Samplingsystem.62B.1.2.1General.62B.1.2.2TETRAfilter.62B.1.2.3Adjacentchannelpowermeasurements.63B.1.2.4Modulationaccuracymeasurements.63B.1.2.5Measurementofunwantedoutputpowerinthenon-activetransmitstate.63B.1.3Spectrumanalyser.63B.1.4Errorratetester.63B.1.5Testsignalrequirements.64B.1.5.1OnchanneltestsignalT1.64B.1.5.2InterferingtestsignalT2.64B.1.5.3InterferingtestsignalT3.64B.1.6Propagationsimulators.65B.1.7Timingmeasurementunit.65B.1.8Passivetestsystemcomponents.65B.1.9Testsystemcontroller.65AnnexC(normative):TETRATestConnectorInterface(TTCI).66C.1General.66C.2Formalaspects.66C.3TTCI,layer1.67C.3.1MechanicalandElectricalCharacteristics.67C.3.2TransmissionandReceptionCharacteristics.67C.4TTCI,Layer2.68C.4.1GeneralStructure.68C.4.2FrameStructure.68C.4.3FlowofI-framesonLayer2.68C.4.3.1TransmissionofFrames.68C.4.3.2Receptionofframes.69C.4.3.3ParametersonLayer2.69C.5TTCI,Layer3.69C.5.1Messagestructure.69C.5.2DefinitionsoftheMessages.70C.5.2.1DATO.70C.5.2.1.1Testequipmenterrorhandling.71C.5.2.2Bi-directionaloperationoftheTTCI.71C.5.2.3Codecconformancetesting.72C.5.2.4STindicator.72C.6ControlofMS/BS.72C.6.1ManualinterventionofMS/BS.72C.6.2Bi-directionaloperationofthetestinterface.73C.6.3MScontrolledbyT1.73C.7Characteristicsoftheinterface.73C.7.1Mechanicalcharacteristicsoftheinterface.73C.7.2Electriccharacteristicsoftheinterface.73SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)7C.8CodecconformancetestingusingtheTTCI.74C.8.1CodecconformancetestmethodologyusingtheTTCI.74AnnexD(normative):RFTestFacilityusingRFLoopBack.75D.1IntroductiontotheTETRATest(TT)protocolforRFloopbacktest.77D.1.1Outlinerequirements.77D.1.2TestModes.77D.1.3Switchingforloopbacktestmode.78D.2TETRATestEntity.79D.3TETRARFloopbacktestprotocol.80D.3.1SettingtheTETRAMSintoTETRATestmode.80D.3.2TETRATESTprotocol.80D.3.2.1ConfirmingthatTETRATESTMODEisset.80D.3.2.2OperatingTETRAloopback.81D.3.2.3EndingTETRATestmode.82D.3.3Badframeindication.82D.3.4Channelsrequiredtobeloopedback.82D.3.5TETRAloopbacktestscenarios.83D.4TETRATest(TT)PDUdescriptions.83D.4.1TTPDUdescriptiontablesdownlink.83D.4.1.1D-LOOPCOMMAND.83D.4.1.2D-OPENLOOPCOMMAND.84D.4.1.3D-TESTMODECONFIRMCOMMAND.84D.4.1.4D-TESTMODEENDCOMMAND.84D.4.2TTPDUdescriptiontablesuplink.85D.4.2.1U-LOOPCONFIRM.85D.4.2.2U-OPENLOOPCONFIRM.85D.4.2.3U-TESTMODECONFIRM.85D.4.2.4U-TESTMODEENDCONFIRM.86D.4.3Informationelementscoding.86D.4.3.1Loopbacktype.86D.4.3.2Confirm.87D.4.3.3MSpowerclass.87D.4.3.4PDU.87D.4.3.5Receiverclass.88D.5TTuseofMLE,LLCandMAC.88D.6MessagesequencechartsandoperationofTETRAloopback.88D.7IntroductiontotheT1TestModeforRFloopbacktest.89D.7.1Outlinerequirements.89D.7.2T1TestModes.89D.7.3Switchingforloopbacktestmode.90D.8TETRARFloopbackT1testmode.91D.8.1SettingTETRAequipmentintoT1testmode.91D.8.2T1loopbacktestmodeoperation.91D.8.3Logicalchannelstobeloopedback.92D.8.4Returnchannelforlogicalchannelloopback.92D.8.4.1Type1:TCH/7,2+AACH.93D.8.4.2Type2:SCH/F+AACH.93D.8.4.3Type3:BSCH+SCH/HD+AACH.93D.8.4.4Type4:TCH/2,4N=1+AACH.94D.8.4.5Type7:TCH/7,2(uplink).94D.8.4.6Type8:SCH/F(uplink).94D.8.4.7Type9:STCH+STCH(uplink).94D.8.4.8Type10:TCH/2,4N=1(uplink).95D.8.4.9Type11:SCH/HU+SCH/HU.95D.8.4.10Type15:TCH/S+TCH/S+AACH.95D.8.4.11Type16:TCH/S+TCH/S(uplink).95SIST EN 300 394-1 V2.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-1V2.3.1(2001-04)8D.8.4.12Type17:TCH/4,8N=1+AACH.96D.8.4.13Type18:TCH/4,8N=1(uplink).96D.8.4.14Type19:TCH/Sspeechcodectest(downlink).96D.8.4.15Type20:TCH/Sspeechcodectest(uplink).97D.8.5Loopbacktestscenarios.97D.9DirectModeOperation(DMO).98D.9.1DO-MS.98D.9.2DU-MS.98D.9.3DW-MS.99D.9.4DM-REP.99D.9.5DM-GATE.99D.9.6DM-REP/GATE.99D.9.7DMOsummary.99AnnexE(informative):UsingRFloopbacktotestaTETRAMS.100E.1Introduction.100E.2ExpectedmodeofoperationfortestingaMS.101E.3RecognitionofTETRATestmodebyMS.104E.4Usingloopbacktotesttrafficchannels.105E.4.1TCH/7,2.107E.4.2TCH/S.108E.4.3TCH/2,4,N=8.108E.4.4Controlmessagesduringloop
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