4.1 Environmental conditions

36.5083GPPCommon test environments for User Equipment (UE) conformance testingEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)Release 17TS

Tools: ARFCN - Frequency Conversion for 5G NR/LTE/UMTS/GSM

The requirements in this clause apply to all types of UE(s).

4.1.1 Temperature

Editor’s note: Lower humidity limit is under discussion as it is not aligned with previous technologies.

The UE shall fulfil all the requirements in the full temperature range of:

Table 4.1.1-1: Temperature Test Environment

+15°C to +35°C	For normal conditions (with relative humidity of 25% to 75 %)
-10°C to +55°C	For extreme conditions (see IEC publications 68-2-1 and 68-2-2)

Outside this temperature range the UE, if powered on, shall not make ineffective use of the radio frequency spectrum. In no case shall the UE exceed the transmitted levels as defined in TS 36.101 [27] clause 6.2 for extreme operation.

The normative reference for this requirement is TS 36.101 [27] Annex E.2 .

Some tests are performed also in extreme temperature conditions. These test conditions are denoted as TL (temperature low, -10°C) and TH (temperature high, +55°C).

4.1.2 Voltage

The UE shall fulfil all the requirements in the full voltage range, i.e. the voltage range between the extreme voltages.

The manufacturer shall declare the lower and higher extreme voltages and the approximate shutdown voltage. For the equipment that can be operated from one or more of the power sources listed below, the lower extreme voltage shall not be higher, and the higher extreme voltage shall not be lower than that specified below.

Table 4.1.2-1: Voltage Test Environment

Power source	Lower extreme voltage	Higher extreme voltage	Normal conditions voltage
AC mains	0.9 * nominal	1.1 * nominal	nominal
Regulated lead acid battery	0.9 * nominal	1.3 * nominal	1.1 * nominal
Non regulated batteries: Leclanché Lithium Mercury/nickel & cadmium	0.85 * nominal 0.95 * nominal 0.90 * nominal	nominal 1.1 * nominal	nominal 1.1 * nominal nominal

Outside this voltage range the UE if powered on, shall not make ineffective use of the radio frequency spectrum. In no case shall the UE exceed the transmitted levels as defined in TS 36.101 [27] for extreme operation. In particular, the UE shall inhibit all RF transmissions when the power supply voltage is below the manufacturer declared shutdown voltage.

The normative reference for this requirement is TS 36.101 [27] Annex E.2.

Some tests are performed also in extreme voltage conditions. These test conditions are denoted as VL (lower extreme voltage) and VH (higher extreme voltage).