SIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

• Abstract:

  Revise the requirements in the bands around 32 GHz now available for HDFS

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.060.30 - Radio relay and fixed satellite communications systems
• ICS: 33.120.40 - Aerials
• 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 300 833 V1.3.1 (2001-08) - Fixed Radio Systems; Point-to-point Antennas; Antennas for point-to-point fixed radio systems operating in the frequency band 3 GHz to 60 GHz

Overview

SIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003 defines essential requirements for point-to-point antennas used in fixed radio systems operating within the 3 GHz to 60 GHz frequency band. Published by the Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo (SIST), this European standard aligns with EN 300 833 and is part of the ETSI telecommunications series. The standard is designed to ensure effective frequency coordination, minimize interference, and support high-density fixed radio deployments, especially considering updates for the 32 GHz band now available for HDFS (High Density Fixed Service).

Key Topics

• Frequency Ranges: The standard covers antennas for six frequency ranges from 3 GHz to 60 GHz, reflecting international allocations and frequency coordination requirements.

  • Range 1: 3 GHz - 14 GHz
  • Range 2: 14 GHz - 20 GHz
  • Range 3: 20 GHz - 24 GHz
  • Range 4: 24 GHz - 30 GHz
  • Range 5: 30 GHz - 47 GHz
  • Range 6: 47 GHz - 60 GHz

• Antenna Classification:

  • Gain Categories: Two gain categories are specified, addressing system coordination needs (28 dBi and 32 dBi minimums).
  • Interference Classes: Four classes based on potential interference, from low to extremely high, supporting deployment of radio relay and fixed satellite communication systems in both low- and high-density environments.
  • Cross-Polar Discrimination (XPD): Three XPD categories align with system requirements for minimizing cross-polarized interference.

• Technical Requirements:

  • Radiation Pattern Envelope (RPE): Standardized envelopes ensure that antenna radiation patterns meet requirements for interference prevention across frequency ranges and deployment scenarios.
  • Electrical Characteristics: Support for linear polarization (single or dual) and specifications for connectors, return loss, inter-port isolation, and labeling.

• Conformance Testing: References to EN 301 126-1 provide a consistent method for testing and validating antenna performance and compliance.

Applications

• Microwave Fixed Radio Links: Used in terrestrial radio relay systems where stable, high-capacity wireless connections are crucial for telecommunications backbones, including mobile network infrastructure.
• High Density Deployments: The standard supports urban and suburban installations where spectrum congestion and potential interference are common, ensuring reliable performance.
• Satellite Communications: Aligns with requirements for antennas in fixed satellite services, supporting cross-system compatibility and spectrum efficiency.
• Broadcaster and Critical Communications: Ideal for broadcast and mission-critical point-to-point links that require robust, controlled radiation patterns and high interference rejection.
• Regulatory Compliance: Helps equipment manufacturers, network operators, and integrators ensure that their point-to-point antenna solutions meet European and international regulations.

Related Standards

For comprehensive antenna specification and testing, SIST EN 300 833 references and aligns with several international standards:

• ITU-R Recommendation F.746-2: Channel arrangements for radio-relay systems.
• IEC 835-2-2: Measurement methods for digital microwave transmission equipment.
• EN 301 126-1: Conformance testing for fixed radio systems.
• IEC 60154 & IEC 60169: Specifications for waveguide flanges and radio-frequency connectors.

Other referenced standards cover antenna definitions, measurement methods, and connector types, supporting cross-compatibility and international best practices in antenna engineering.

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Keywords: fixed radio systems, point-to-point antennas, 3 GHz to 60 GHz, microwave radio relay, antenna standard, cross-polar discrimination, radiation pattern envelope, SIST, ETSI, frequency coordination, telecommunications antennas.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Fixed Radio Systems; Point-to-point Antennas; Antennas for point-to-point fixed radio systems operating in the frequency band 3 GHz to 60 GHz33.120.40AnteneAerials33.060.30Radiorelejni in fiksni satelitski komunikacijski sistemiRadio relay and fixed satellite communications systemsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 300 833 Version 1.3.1SIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003en01-december-2003SIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN300833V1.3.1(2001-08)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)FixedRadioSystems;Point-to-pointAntennas;Antennasforpoint-to-pointfixedradiosystemsoperatinginthefrequencyband3GHzto60GHzSIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300833V1.3.1(2001-08)2ReferenceREN/TM-04122Keywordsantenna,DRRS,point-to-point,radio,transmissionETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-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 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300833V1.3.1(2001-08)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.4Introduction.41Scope.52References.53Definitions,symbolsandabbreviations.53.1Definitions.53.2Symbols.63.3Abbreviations.64Frequencyranges.75Classificationofantennas.76Electricalcharacteristics.86.1RadiationPatternEnvelope(RPE).86.2Cross-PolarDiscrimination(XPD).286.3Antennagain.297Conformancetests.29AnnexA(informative):Additionalinformation.30A.1Mechanicalcharacteristics.30A.1.1Environmentalcharacteristics.30A.1.2Antennastability.30A.2Antennainputconnectors.30A.3Returnlossattheinputports.31A.4Inter-portisolation.31A.5Antennalabelling.31AnnexB(informative):Bibliography.32History.33SIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300833V1.3.1(2001-08)4IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinETSISR000314:"IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards",whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver(http://www.etsi.org/ipr).PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinETSISR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)hasbeenproducedbyETSITechnicalCommitteeTransmissionandMultiplexing(TM).IntroductionThepurposeofthepresentdocumentistodefineonlythoseantennaparametersnecessarytoensureoptimumfrequencyco-ordinationbetweencommunicationservicesinthefrequencyrange3GHzto60GHz.Additionalparametersappropriatetosystemimplementationmaybesubjecttoagreementbetweentheequipmentpurchaserandsupplier.FurtherguidanceisprovidedinannexA.NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:27July2001DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31October2001DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):30April2002DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):30April2002SIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300833V1.3.1(2001-08)51ScopeThepresentdocumentaddressestheminimumrequirementsforsinglemainbeam,linearpolarization,directionalantennastobeadoptedinconjunctionwithPoint-to-Point(P-P)systemsoperatinginthefrequencyrange3GHzto60GHz.Singlepolarizationantennas,dualpolarizationantennas,dualband/singlepolarizedantennasanddualband/dualpolarizationantennasareconsidered.Aregulatoryauthoritymayimposetighterrequirementsthantheminimumvaluesgiveninthepresentdocument,inordertomaximizetheuseofthescarcespectrumresources.2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublicationand/oreditionnumberorversionnumber)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.[1]WRC1995:"FinalActsoftheWorldRadiocommunicationConference(WRC-95)".[2]ITU-RRecommendationF.746-2:"Radio-frequencychannelarrangementsforradio-relaysystems".[3]IEC835-2-2(1994):"Methodsofmeasurementforequipmentusedindigitalmicrowavetransmissionsystems;Part2:Measurementsonterrestrialradio-relaysystems-Section2:Antenna".[4]ETSIEN301126-1:"FixedRadioSystems;Conformancetesting;Part1:Point-to-pointequipment-Definitions,generalrequirementsandtestprocedures".3Definitions,symbolsandabbreviations3.1DefinitionsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply.antennainterportisolation:ratioindBofthepowerlevelappliedtooneportofamulti-portantennatothepowerlevelreceivedinanyotherportofthesameantennaasfunctionoffrequencyantennas:partofthetransmittingorreceivingsystemthatisdesignedtoradiateand/orreceiveelectromagneticwavesco-polarpattern:diagramrepresentingtheradiationpatternoftheantennaundertestwhenthereferenceantennaissimilarlypolarized,scaledindBiordBrelativetothemeasuredantennagaincross-polardiscrimination:differenceindBbetweentheco-polarizedmainbeamgainandthecross-polarizedsignalmeasuredwithinadefinedregioncross-polarpattern:diagramrepresentingtheradiationpatternoftheantennaundertestwhenthereferenceantennaisorthogonallypolarized,scaledindBiordBrelativetothemeasuredantennagainfrequencyband:frequencybandofanantennaisthebandoffrequenciesoverwhichtheperformancecharacteristicsoftheantennaarewithinspecifiedlimitsSIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300833V1.3.1(2001-08)6gain:ratiooftheradiationintensity,inthemainbeamaxistotheradiationintensitythatwouldbeobtainedifthepoweracceptedbytheantennawasradiatedisotropically.ValuemeasuredindBi.halfpowerbeamwidth:angle,relativetothemainbeamaxis,betweenthetwodirectionsatwhichthemeasuredco-polarpatternis3dBbelowthevalueonthemainbeamaxisinputport(s):flange(s)orconnector(s)throughwhichaccesstotheantennasystemisprovided.Thisisshowninthefollowingfigure1atpointsDandD'.TransmitterRFTxFilterBranchingNetwork*FeederFeederBranchingNetwork*RFRxFilterReceiverA'AB'BC'CD'DZ'ZNOTE:Thepointsshownabovearereferencepointsonly;pointsB,CandD,B',C'andD'maycoincide.Figure1:Systemblockdiagramisotropicradiator:hypothetical,losslessantennahavingequalradiationintensityinalldirectionsmainbeamaxis:directionforwhichtheradiationpatternintensityisthemaximummainbeam:radiationlobecontainingthedirectionofmaximumradiationradiationpatternenvelope:envelopebelowwhichtheradiationpatternshallfitradiationpattern:diagramrelatingpowerfluxdensityataconstantdistancefromanantennatodirectionrelativetotheantennamainbeamaxisradome:coverofdielectricmaterial,intendedforprotectinganantennafromtheeffectsofthephysicalenvironment3.2SymbolsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingsymbolsapply:dBdeciBeldBideciBelsrelativetoanisotropicradiatorGHzGigaHertz3.3AbbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingabbreviationsapply:P-PPoint-to-PointRPERadiationPatternEnvelopeVSWRVoltageStandingWaveRatioWRCWorldRadiocommunicationConferenceXPDCross-PolarDiscriminationSIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300833V1.3.1(2001-08)74FrequencyrangesThepresentdocumentappliestosub-bandswithin3GHzto60GHzfrequencyband.FixedlinkfrequencyallocationsareinaccordancewiththeWRC1995[1]asgiveninITU-RRecommendationF.746-2[2]andotherfrequencyplans.Forthepurposesofthepresentdocument,theoverallfrequencyrange3GHzto60GHzisdividedintosixfrequencyrangesasfollows:Range1:3GHz-14GHz;Range2:14GHz-20GHz;Range3:20GHz-24GHz;Range4:24GHz-30GHz;Range5:30GHz-47GHz;Range6:47GHz-60GHz.5ClassificationofantennasWithrespecttoantennagain,twogaincategoriesareapplicable:Gaincategory1:thoseantennaswhichrequirelowgainforco-ordinationpurposes;Gaincategory2:thoseantennaswhichrequirehighgainforco-ordinationpurposes.WithrespecttoRadiationPatternEnvelope(RPE),fourclasseshavebeenidentified:Class1:Thoseantennasrequiredforuseinnetworkswherethereisalowinterferencepotential.Typicalexamplesofalowinterferencepotentialmightbe:-antennasforuseinradionetworkswherethereisalowdensitydeployment,andtherefore,alowpotentialforinter-andintra-systeminterference,andwherehighcapacitydigitalradioisproposed;-antennasforuseinradionetworkswherethereisamediumpotentialforinter-andintra-systeminterference,andwherelowcapacitydigitalradioisproposed.Class2:Thoseantennasrequiredforuseinnetworkswherethereisahighinterferencepotential.Typicalexamplesofahighinterferencepotentialmightbe:-antennasforuseinradionetworkswherethereisamediumpotentialforinter-andintra-systeminterference,andwherehighcapacitydigitalradioisproposed;-antennasforuseinradionetworkswherethereisahighdensitydeployment,andtherefore,ahighpotentialforinter-andintra-systeminterference,andwherelowcapacitydigitalradioisproposed.Class3:Thoseantennasrequiredforuseinnetworkswherethereisaveryhighinterferencepotential.Typicalexamplesofaveryhighinterferencepotentialmightbe:-antennasforuseinradionetworkswherethereisahighdensitydeployment,andtherefore,ahighpotentialforinter-andintra-systeminterference,andwherehighcapacitydigitalradioisproposed.Class4:Thoseantennasrequiredforuseinnetworkswherethereisanextremelyhighinterferencepotential.Typicalexamplesofanextremelyhighinterferencepotentialmightbe:-antennasforuseinradionetworkswherethereisaveryhighdensitydeployment,andtherefore,averyhighpotentialforinter-andintra-systeminterference,andwherehighcapacitydigitalradioisproposed.Infrequencybandswherespectrumcongestionislikelytoexist,theregulatormayinsistontheuseofhigherclassantennas.SIST EN 300 833 V1.3.1:2003

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