1 Scope
3GPP45.005GSM/EDGE Radio transmission and receptionTS
The present document defines the requirements for the transceiver of the pan‑European digital cellular telecommunications systems GSM.
Requirements are defined for two categories of parameters:
– those that are required to provide compatibility between the radio channels, connected either to separate or common antennas, that are used in the system. This category also includes parameters providing compatibility with existing systems in the same or adjacent frequency bands;
– those that define the transmission quality of the system.
The present document defines RF characteristics for the Mobile Station (MS) and Base Station System (BSS). The BSS will contain Base Transceiver Stations (BTS), which can be normal BTS,micro‑BTS or pico-BTS. The precise measurement methods are specified in 3GPP TS 51.010 and 3GPP TS 51.021.
Unless otherwise stated, the requirements defined in this EN apply to the full range of environmental conditions specified for the equipment (see annex D).
In the present document some relaxations are introduced for GSM 400 MSs, GSM 900 MSs, GSM 700 MSs and GSM 850 MSs which pertain to power class 4, 5 or 6 (see subclause 4.1.1). In the present document these Mobile Stations are referred to as "small MS".
In the present document some relaxations to receiver requirements are introduced for a MS indicating support for Downlink Multi Carrier (DLMC), see 3GPP TS 24.008, when in DLMC configuration. DLMC configurations are specified for only GSM 850, GSM 900, DCS 1800 and PCS 1900.
MSs may operate on more than one of the frequency bands specified in clause 2. These MSs are referred to as "Multi band MSs" in this EN. Multi band MSs shall meet all requirements for each of the bands supported. The relaxation on GSM 400 MSs, GSM 900 MSs, GSM 700 MSs and GSM 850 MSs for a "small MS" are also valid for a multi band MS if it complies with the definition of a small MS.
The RF characteristics of repeaters are defined in annex E of this EN. Annexes D and E are the only clauses of this EN applicable to repeaters. Annex E does not apply to the MS or BSS. The precise measurement methods for repeaters are specified in 3GPP TS 51.026 [35].
The present document also includes specification information for mixed mode operation at 850 MHz and 1900 MHz (MXM 850 and MXM 1900). 850 MHz and 1900 MHz mixed-mode is defined as a network that deploys both 30 kHz RF carriers and 200 kHz RF carriers in geographic regions where the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations are applied or adopted.
The requirements for a MS in a mixed-mode system, MXM 850 and MXM 1900, correspond to the requirements for GSM 850 MS and PCS 1900 MS respectively.
Annex M defines the minimum performance requirements for A-GPS for MSs that support A-GPS. Annex M does not apply to the BSS.
The present document also includes specific requirements for multicarrier BTS, wherever explicitly stated in the text, that apply for all classes of multicarrier BTS (Wide Area, Medium Range and Local Area) if nothing else is stated. All other requirements designated for BTS and normal BTS apply if not otherwise stated. The multicarrier BTS classes have relaxed requirements in the areas of Tx spurious emissions, intermodulation attenuation and, when multicarrier receiver is included, Rx blocking. Usage of multicarrier BTSs in some geographical regions might be subject to regulatory restrictions to protect other radio systems operating in bands of adjacent frequency assignments, in particular for all safety related applications like railway applications. In areas where such systems coexist with multicarrier BTSs, the received interference power originating from multicarrier BTSs might have to be limited.
The document also includes entry points in some tables for the multicarrier BTS requirements to which TS 37.104 [33] for Multi-Standard Radio Base Stations (MSR BS) is referring to as specific GSM/EDGE single-RAT requirements not covered by the general requirements. These entry points are marked with M) and, as described in a note in each applicable table, identify the relevant column(s) that are applicable as MSR BS requirements. In general the requirements for multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver also apply to Multi-Standard Radio Base Stations. The GSM requirements for Multi-Standard Radio Base Stations are defined for GSM 850, GSM 900, DCS 1800 and PCS 1900 only. Requirements for other frequency bands and MXM base stations are excluded. Annex P defines the minimum performance for the receiver in MSR BS.
For equipment not declared as MSR BS the M) indications can be ignored.
The present document defines requirements for the usage of the ER-GSM band. The national implementation might be subject to regulatory coordination agreements to avoid system impacts (RF scenarios for ER-GSM introduction are given in 3GPP TR 45.050).
The present document defines requirements for supporting a low-complexity, low data throughput service in environments experiencing high propagation attenuation as indoors in basements etc. This service, based on EGPRS, with extended coverage is called EC-GSM-IoT. For EC-GSM-IoT, in case no specific requirement is explicitly stated, the requirements for EGPRS apply.
1.1 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.
– References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non‑specific.
– For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
– For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.
[1] 3GPP TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".
[1A] 3GPP TS 25.144: "User Equipment (UE) and Mobile Station (MS) Over the Air Performance Requirements".
[1B] 3GPP TS 34.114: "User Equipment (UE) / Mobile Station (MS) Over The Air (OTA) antenna performance; Conformance testing".
[2] 3GPP TR 43.030: "Radio network planning aspects".
[3] 3GPP TS 43.052: "GSM Cordless Telephony System (CTS); Lower layers of the CTS radio interface; Stage 2".
[4] 3GPP TS 43.059: "Functional Stage 2 description of Location Services in GERAN".
[5] 3GPP TS 43.064: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); GPRS Radio Interface Stage 2".
[6] 3GPP TS 44.014: "Individual equipment type requirements and interworking; Special conformance testing functions".
[7] 3GPP TS 44.018: "Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification; Radio Resource Control Protocol".
[7A] 3GPP TS 44.031: "Mobile Station (MS) – Serving Mobile Location Centre (SMLC) Radio Resource LCS Protocol (RRLP)".
[8] 3GPP TS 44.071: "Mobile radio interface layer 3 Location Services (LCS) specification".
[9] 3GPP TS 45.001: "Physical layer on the radio path General description".
[10] 3GPP TS 45.002: "Multiplexing and multiple access on the radio path".
[11] 3GPP TS 45.003: "Channel coding".
[12] 3GPP TS 45.004: "Modulation".
[13] 3GPP TS 45.008: "Radio subsystem link control".
[14] 3GPP TS 45.010: "Radio subsystem synchronization".
[15] 3GPP TS 45.050: "Background for Radio Frequency (RF) requirements".
[16] 3GPP TS 51.010: "Mobile Station (MS) conformity specification".
[17] 3GPP TS 51.011: "Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module ‑ Mobile Equipment (SIM ‑ ME) interface".
[18] 3GPP TS 51.021: "Base Station System (BSS) equipment specification; Radio aspects".
[19] ITU‑T Recommendation O.153: "Basic parameters for the measurement of error performance at bit rates below the primary rate".
[20] ETSI EN 300 019‑1‑3: "Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1‑3: Classification of environmental conditions Stationary use at weather protected locations".
[21] ETSI EN 300 019‑1‑4: "Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1‑4: Classification of environmental conditions Stationary use at non‑weather protected locations".
[22] FCC Title 47 CFR Part 24: "Personal Communication Services", Subpart E "Broadband services".
[23] ITU‑T Recommendation O.151 (1992): "Error performance measuring equipment operating at the primary rate and above".
[24] TIA/EIA-136-C: "TDMA Third Generation Wireless".
[25] IEC publication 68-2-1: "Environmental Testing; Part 2; Tests – Test A: Cold".
[26] IEC publication 68-2-2: "Basic Environmental Testing Procedures; Part 2; Tests – Tests B: Dry heat".
[27] IEC publication 68-2-36: "Basic Environmental Testing Procedures; Part 2: Tests; Test Fdb: Random vibration wide band – Reproducibility Medium".
[28] FCC Title 47 CFR Part 22: "Public Mobile Services".
[29] FCC Title 47 CFR Part 27: "Miscellaneous Wireless Services". Subpart C "Technical Standards".
[30] ICD-GPS 200, Navstar GPS Space Segment/Navigation User Interfaces, Rev. C.
[31] P. Axelrad, R.G. Brown, "GPS Navigation Algorithms", in Chapter 9 of "Global Positioning System: Theory and Applications", Volume 1, B.W. Parkinson, J.J. Spilker (Ed.), Am. Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc., 1996.
[32] S.K. Gupta, "Test and Evaluation Procedures for the GPS User Equipment", ION-GPS Red Book, Volume 1, p. 119.
[33] 3GPP TS 37.104: "Multi-Standard (MSR) Base Sation (BS) radio transmission and reception".
[34] ITU-R SM.329: "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".
[35] 3GPP TS 51.026: "Base Station System (BSS) equipment specification; Part 4: Repeaters".
[36] 3GPP TS 24.008: "Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification; Core network protocols; Stage 3".
[37] 3GPP TS 25.101: "User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception (FDD)".
[38] 3GPP TS 44.060:"Radio Link Control/ Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol"
1.2 Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the present document are listed in 3GPP TR 21.905.
In addition to abbreviations in 3GPP TR 21.905, the following abbreviations are applied:
CC Coverage Class
EDAB Extended Dual slot Access Burst
ESAB Extended Synchronization Access Burst
SCPIR Sub Channel Power Imbalance Ratio (see 3GPP TS 45.004)
SCPIR_DL Sub Channel Power Imbalance Ratio on DownLink
SCPIR_UL Sub Channel Power Imbalance Ratio on UpLink
DLMC Downlink Multi Carrier
1.3 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply.
Blind Physical Layer Transmissions: see 3GPP TS 43.064.
Coverage Class: see 3GPP TS 43.064.
DLMC configuration: see 3GPP TS 44.060.
DLMC inter-band reception: Resource assignment in up to two frequency bands to a MS indicating support for DLMC inter-band reception, see 3GPP TS 24.008.The Maximum Bandwidth signalled by the mobile station, see 3GPP TS 24.008, applies to each band.
DLMC non-contiguous intra-band reception: Simultaneous reception of carriers in a given frequency band with greater carrier separation than indicated by the signalled Maximum Bandwidth, see 3GPP TS 24.008. The assigned carriers are grouped into two separate groups during each TDMA frame, where the carrier separation indicated by the Maximum Bandwidth applies in each group.
EC-channels: Logical channels specifically defined for EC operation, see 3GPP TS 45.002.
EC-GSM-IoT MS: Mobile Station supporting EC-GSM-IoT.
EC operation: See 3GPP TS 43.064.
Maximum supported DLMC carrier frequency spacing: Maximum spacing between the centre frequencies of simultaneously received carriers for the signalled Maximum Bandwidth, see 3GPP TS 24.008.
Minimum carrier frequency spacing: Minimum spacing between the centre frequencies of simultaneously transmitted or received GSM carriers of a BTS belonging to a multicarrier BTS class.
Overlaid CDMA: Multiplexing scheme where up to four mobile stations can be assigned orthogonal codes to simultaneously transmit on the same physical channel in the uplink, see 3GPP TS 45.002. Used in EC operation.
Overlaid CDMA subchannel: One out of up to four logical channels multiplexed on the same physical channels through the use of orthogonal Overlaid CDMA codes.
Subchannel power imbalance ratio on downlink: In the downlink, the subchannel power imbalance ratio is the SCPIR as defined in 3GPP TS 45.004.
NOTE: Information bits of VAMOS subchannel 2 and VAMOS subchannel 1 respectively modulate the quadrature component and inphase component of the AQPSK symbols (see 3GPP TS 45.002).
Subchannel power imbalance ratio on uplink: In case of VAMOS the ratio of the average received uplink power of VAMOS subchannel 2 (Pu2) to the average received uplink power of VAMOS subchannel 1 (Pu1) expressed as 10*log10(Pu2/Pu1) dB. In case of Overlaid CDMA subchannels, the ratio of the average received uplink power of Overlaid CDMA subchannel 2 (Pu2), 3 (Pu3) or 4 (Pu4) to the average received uplink power of Overlaid CDMA subchannel 1 (Pu1) expressed as 10*log10(Pu2/Pu1), 10*log10(Pu3/Pu1) or 10*log10(Pu4/Pu1) dB respectively.
VAMOS I/II/III MS: Mobile Station supporting VAMOS level I/II/III respectively (see 3GPP TS 24.008).