3 Definitions, conventions and applicability
3GPP51.010-1Mobile Station (MS) conformance specificationPart 1: Conformance specificationTS
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations and acronyms given in 3GPP TS 01.04 apply.
3.1 Mobile station definition and configurations
In the present document, a MS can be:
– a vehicle mounted station;
– a portable station;
– a handheld station;
– a vehicle mounted/portable station;
– a vehicle mounted/handheld station.
A MS is the complete equipment configuration which may take part in a communication. However, this may not be the MS as it is offered to a test house for conformance testing.
In general, the MS, as it will be presented to a test house for conformance testing, is the station without all the additional Terminal Equipment (TE). Such a piece of hardware is also called a Mobile Termination (MT), but in the present document, the expression MS is used for any form of MS hardware as it is offered to the test house.
Mobile |
Interfaces, reference points: S, R, etc.. |
Terminal |
Termination |
Equipment |
Figure 3-1
During the tests, the interfaces of the MT shall be connected to a System Simulator (SS), which will also emulate the TE. For some tests, it may be necessary to establish a pre-configured setup of the MS.
EXAMPLE: For reception of automatic fax group 3 to a fax machine on the R-interface, the MS needs configuration information about the presence of such a machine on that interface.
As an alternative, the TE may be physically integrated.
For a more detailed description of MS-configurations, see 3GPP TS 02.06.
3.2 Applicability
3.2.1 Applicability of this specification
3.2.1.1 MS equipped with a connector
If a MS is equipped with a connector, to connect terminal equipment on an S or R reference point as defined in 3GPP TS 04.02, then testing of the MS may include testing of appropriate functioning to and from this connector.
The present document does not apply to TE which is to be connected to that connector, even if it is delivered with the MS.
3.2.1.2 GPRS
Several important tests are missing in the present document for the following types of GPRS MS:
– Type 2 MS [3GPP TS 05.02].
– MS with 3 or more TX-slots (included in the test cases are multislot classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 19 and 24) [3GPP TS 05.02].
– GPRS only MS.
– Mobiles that can operate in class A [3GPP TS 03.60], excluding Dual Transfer Mode.
– Mobiles that can operate in class B in Network mode III [3GPP TS 03.60].
– Optional GPRS features.
3.2.2 Applicability of the individual tests
This information has been moved to 3GPP TS 51.010-2, annex B.
3.2.3 Applicability to terminal equipment
If a MS is delivered for conformance testing, and it contains physically integrated TE, then the present document applies to the complete MS including that TE.
The present document also applies to separate TE that is delivered for conformance testing with the MS. The MS is then tested as an MT0. In that case, the specific TE with which the MS is tested is documented in the test report.
3.3 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:
idle updated: MS is defined to be "idle updated" if the following three conditions are fulfilled:
– its update status is U1 UPDATED (see 3GPP TS 04.08 / 3GPP TS 24.008);
– it is in the MM state MM-IDLE (see 3GPP TS 04.08 / 3GPP TS 24.008);
– it is in the RR idle mode (see 3GPP TS 04.08 / 3GPP TS 44.018).
idle not updated: MS is defined to be "idle not updated" if the following three conditions are fulfilled:
– its update status is U2 NOT UPDATED (see 3GPP TS 04.08 / 3GPP TS 24.008);
– it is in the MM state MM-IDLE (see 3GPP TS 04.08 / 3GPP TS 24.008);
– it is in the RR idle mode (see 3GPP TS 04.08 / 3GPP TS 44.018).
arbitrary: if for a test, a test purpose, a test group, or a test suite, which uses a certain parameter the value of that parameter has to be chosen arbitrarily in a certain set of values, this means that:
– for each value in the set the MS is required to fulfil the requirements of the test, test purpose, test group, or test suite, but that
– the test, test purpose, test group, or test suite is only performed for one value in the set, the selection of which is made by the test operator.
3.4 Conventions for mathematical notations
For the purpose of the present document mathematical terms used throughout the present document are given in this subclause.
3.4.1 Mathematical signs
The "plus or minus" sign is expressed by "".
The sign "multiplied by" is expressed by "*".
The sign "divided by" is expressed by "/", or the common division bar.
The sign "greater than or equal to" is expressed by "".
The sign "less than or equal to" is expressed by "".
3.4.2 Powers to the base 10
Powers to the base 10 are expressed by "10Ex", where x is the exponent, e.g. 10E‑5, 10E6.
3.5 Conventions on electrical terms
3.5.1 Radio Frequency (RF) input signal level
In general, the RF input signal level to the MS is expressed in terms of the received field strength E in dBµV/m (assuming a 0 dBi gain antenna). This is related to the power level P in dBm by the following formula (see 3GPP TS 05.05):
GSM 450: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 130.5 (calculated for a frequency of 460 MHz).
GSM 480: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 130.5 (calculated for a frequency of 460 MHz).
GSM 710: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 134.9 (calculated for a frequency of 770 MHz).
GSM 750: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 134.9 (calculated for a frequency of 770 MHz).
T-GSM 810: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 135.6 (calculated for a frequency of 831 MHz).
GSM 850: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 135.9 (calculated for a frequency of 859 MHz).
GSM 900: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 136,5 (calculated for a frequency of 925 MHz).
R-GSM 900: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 136,5 (calculated for a frequency of 925 MHz).
ER-GSM 900: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 136,5 (calculated for a frequency of 925 MHz).
DCS 1 800: E (dBµV/m) = P (dBm) + 142,3 (calculated for a frequency of 1 795 MHz).
PCS 1 900: E (dBV/m) = P (dBm) + 142,9 (calculated for a frequency of 1 920 MHz).
According to annex 1 subclause A.1.1.5.3, in all tests in which a handheld MS normally only equipped with integral antenna is the unit under test, the equivalent input signal level into a temporary test connector is determined from:
Ein = Ereq + F;
where:
Ein = input signal level to a temporary antenna connector (dBµVemf);
Ereq = signal level required by the test (dBµVemf);
F = coupling factor (dB) at the respective ARFCN.
Since F has to be determined by each test house individually, Ein cannot be given as a figure in test procedures.
If the case of integral antenna is applicable, the input signal level is then expressed in the test procedures as:
Ereq dBµVemf( );
where the empty parenthesis is to be read as Ein.
Alternatively, the input signal level to the MS at the antenna connector can be expressed in dBµVemf( ). This is related to the power level P in dBm by the following formula, assuming a 50 antenna connector:
Input signal level (dBµVemf( )) = P(dBm) + 113.
3.5.2 Reference sensitivity level
In the present document the term:
Reference Sensitivity level ( )
is used to indicate that the SS establishes reference sensitivity level taking account of any loses associated with the RF connection to the MS.
3.5.3 Power level of fading signal
The power level of a fading signal is defined as the total signal level averaged over time.
3.6 Terms on test conditions
Unless otherwise stated, all Test Cases in this document apply to all the frequency bands mentioned in this section.
The MNC values used in this document have either 2 digits or 3 digits according to Frequency Band – see Table 3.1
Table 3.1: MNC values
Band |
MNC value |
GSM 450, GSM 480, GSM 900, DCS 1 800 |
2 digits |
Otherwise |
3 digits |
3.6.1 Radio test conditions
The radio propagation conditions refer to multipath propagation models of 3GPP TS 05.05.
They are expressed by typical profiles:
– static;
– rural area (RA);
– hilly terrain (HT);
– urban area (TU); or for
– equalization test (EQ).
The non-static profiles are also related to typical speeds of movement of the MS expressed in km/h, e.g. TU1,5, TU3, TU50, HT100, EQ50.
In the present document the following conventions are used.
Table 3.2
Term |
for GSM 400 represents |
for GSM 700 represents |
For GSM 850 and GSM 900 represents |
for DCS 1800 and PCS 1 900 represents |
RA |
RA500 |
RA300 |
RA250 |
RA130 |
HT |
HT200 |
HT120 |
HT100 |
HT100 |
TUhigh |
TU100 |
TU60 |
TU50 |
TU50 |
TUlow |
TU6 |
TU3.6 |
TU3 |
TU1,5 |
EQ |
EQ100 |
EQ60 |
EQ50 |
EQ50 |
For tests using ARFCN ranges the following table 3.3 and shall be used.
Table 3.3
Term |
|||
Band |
Low ARFCN range |
Mid ARFCN range |
High ARFCN range |
GSM 450 |
259 to 261 |
275 to 277 |
291 to 293 |
GSM 480 |
306 to 308 |
322 to 324 |
338 to 340 |
GSM 710 |
438 to 452 |
472 to 474 |
507 to 511 |
GSM 750 |
438 to 452 |
472 to 474 |
507 to 511 |
T-GSM 810 |
438 to 452 |
472 to 474 |
507 to 511 |
GSM 850 |
128 to 132 |
188 to 192 |
247 to 251 |
P-GSM 900 |
1 to 5 |
60 to 65 |
120 to 124 |
E-GSM 900 |
975 to 980 |
60 to 65 |
120 to 124 |
R-GSM 900 |
955 to 960 (R-GSM) and |
60 to 65 |
120 to 124 |
ER-GSM 900 |
940 to 945 (ER-GSM) and |
60 to 65 |
120 to 124 |
DCS 1800 |
513 to 523 |
690 to 710 |
874 to 884 |
PCS 1900 |
513 to 523 |
650 to 670 |
799 to 809 |
NOTE 1: For definitions of GSM 450, GSM 480, GSM 710, GSM 750, T-GSM 810, GSM 850, P-GSM 900, DCS 1 800, PCS 1 900, E‑GSM 900 and R-GSM 900 refer to 3GPP TS 05.05.
NOTE 2: In the present document the term "GSM 900" is used to cover the primary GSM band, the extended GSM band and the railway-GSM band.
NOTE3: For R-GSM and ER-GSM, two low ARFCN ranges are defined. Unless specified otherwise for a specific test the ARFCN range defined for E-GSM900 MS is used for the testing of MS supporting the R-GSM 900 frequency range.
NOTE4: GSM 710 and T-GSM 810 use dynamic ARFCN mapping. The numbering scheme choosen here is the same as that for GSM 750 for ease of specifiying default message contents.