7.6 Blocking Characteristics

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7.6.1 Test Purpose

Blocking and spurious response rejection is a measure of the ability of a BSS receiver to receive a wanted GSM modulated signal in the presence of an interfering signal; the level of the interfering signal is higher for the test of blocking than for spurious response.

7.6.2 Test Case

The manufacturer shall declare any intermediate frequencies (IF1 to IFn) used within the receiver, and the frequency of the local oscillator applied to the first receiver mixer.

1) This measurement is carried out in three stages:

a) an optional preliminary test to identify frequencies of interfering signal which require more detailed investigation.

b) measurement of blocking performance:

i) all out-of-band frequencies (general requirements for co-existence)

ii) in case of multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver, if the BSS is declared to be suitable for co-location with systems in other frequency bands, in the declared frequency bands (co-location requirements)

c) measurement of spurious response performance; this test need only be performed at those frequencies of interfering signal at which the specification for blocking is not met.

2) The BSS shall be configured to operate as close to the centre of the operating receive band as is possible. In case of multicarrier receiver the BTS configuration in 4.10.10 applies. If Slow frequency hopping is supported by the BSS, it shall be disabled during these measurements.

3) The measurement shall be performed in a test configuration, depending on the declared type of receiver

a) For all types of receivers except multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver, the two RF signals shall be fed into the receiver antenna connector of the BSS using a combining network. The wanted signal shall be at the operating frequency of the receiver, shall be modulated with normal GSM modulation, and shall be at a level as specified in table 7.6-1. The measurement is only performed under static propagation conditions.

b) In case of testing Wide Area and Medium Range multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver, the maximum supported number of wanted signals or four, whichever is less, and the blocking signal shall be fed into the receiver antenna connector of the BSS using a combining network.

In case of testing Local Area multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver, the maximum supported number of wanted signals or two, whichever is less, and the blocking signal shall be fed into the receiver antenna connector of the BSS using a combining network.

The wanted signals shall be equally spread over the maximum Base Station RF bandwidth with two of them allocated at the edge frequencies of the maximum Base Station RF bandwidth of the receiver. Each wanted signal shall use a normal GSM modulation, with a signal level as specified in table 7.6-1 at the receiver input. If no requirement is defined in Table 7.6-3 for a combination of interfering signal power and frequency offset between interferer and wanted signal, the measured data for the corresponding wanted signal(s) may be discarded from the evaluation. The allocation of the center frequency of the RF Base Station bandwidth is set according to 4.10.10 except for out of band blocking tests where it is sufficient to allocate the center of the supported Base Station RF bandwidth as close as possible to the center frequency of the operating band.

The performances of the wanted signals are recorded simultaneously.

The tests are repeated until all applicable interferer levels in table 7.6-3 have been tested.

The measurement is only performed under static propagation conditions without reconfiguring any receiver resources during the test.

If BSS supports both EGPRS and ECSD, it is not necessary to perform testing in both modes. If ECSD channel other than E-TCH/F43.2 NT is to be measured a wanted signal level 3 dB above the test signal level specified in subclause 7.3 shall be used, with the exception for GSM 700, GSM850, MXM850 and MXM 1900 normal BTSs, where a wanted signal 1 dB above the test signal level specified in subclause 7.3 shall be used. If TCH/FS is not supported, the highest supported of PDTCH/MCS-1 to MCS-4 shall be measured using a wanted signal level 3 dB above the test signal level specified in subclause 7.3, with the exception for GSM 700, GSM850, MXM850 and MXM 1900 normal BTSs, where a wanted signal 1 dB above the test signal level specified in subclause 7.3 shall be used. A MXM 1900 normal BTS may instead be tested to the requirements of a PCS 1900 normal BTS.

Table 7.6-1: Power level of wanted signal for test of Blocking Characteristics

BTS Type	Power level of Wanted Signal
BTS Type	TCH/ FS	E-TCH/ F43.2 NT	PDTCH/ MCS-5	PDTCH/ MCS-6	PDTCH/ MCS-7	PDTCH/ MCS-8	PDTCH/ MCS-9
GSM 400/GSM 900/ER-GSM 900/DCS 1800/PCS 1900 BTS	-101 dBm	-94 dBm	-98 dBm	-96.5 dBm	-93 dBm	-90 dBm	-88.5 dBm
GSM 700/GSM 850/MXM 850/MXM 1900 BTS	-103 dBm	– 96 dBm	-100 dBm	-98.5 dBm	-95 dBm	-92 dBm	-90.5 dBm
GSM 900/ER-GSM 900/GSM 700/GSM 850/MXM 850* micro‑BTS M1	-94 dBm	– 87 dBm	-91 dBm	-89.5 dBm	-86 dBm	-83 dBm	-81.5 dBm
GSM 900/ER-GSM 900/GSM 700/GSM 850/MXM 850* micro‑BTS M2	-89 dBm	– 82 dBm	-86 dBm	-84.5 dBm	-81 dBm	-78 dBm	-76.5 dBm
GSM 900/ER-GSM 900/GSM 700/GSM 850/MXM 850* micro‑BTS M3	-84 dBm	– 77 dBm	-81 dBm	-79.5 dBm	-76 dBm	-73 dBm	-71.5 dBm
GSM 900/ER-GSM 900/GSM 700/GSM 850/MXM 850* pico-BTS P1	-85 dBm	– 78 dBm	-82 dBm	-80.5 dBm	-93 dBm	-74 dBm	-72.5 dBm
DCS 1800/PCS 1900/ MXM 1900* micro‑BTS M1	-99 dBm	– 92 dBm	-96 dBm	-94.5 dBm	-91 dBm	-88 dBm	-86.5 dBm
DCS 1800/PCS 1900/ MXM 1900* micro‑BTS M2	-94 dBm	– 87 dBm	-91 dBm	-89.5 dBm	-86 dBm	-83 dBm	-81.5 dBm
DCS 1800/PCS 1900/ MXM 1900* micro‑BTS M3	-89 dBm	– 82 dBm	-86 dBm	-84.5 dBm	-81 dBm	-78 dBm	-76.5 dBm
DCS 1800/PCS 1900/ MXM 1900* pico-BTS P1	-92 dBm	– 85 dBm	-89 dBm	-87.5 dBm	-84 dBm	-81 dBm	-79.5 dBm
GSM 400/GSM 850/GSM 900/DCS 1800/PCS 1900/GSM 700 Wide Area multicarrier BTS**	-101 dBm	-94 dBm	-98 dBm	-96.5 dBm	-93 dBm	-90 dBm	-88.5 dBm
GSM 400/GSM 850/GSM 900/DCS 1800/PCS 1900/GSM 700 Medium Range multicarrier BTS**	-95 dBm	– 88 dBm	-92 dBm	-90.5 dBm	-87 dBm	-84 dBm	-82.5 dBm
GSM 400/GSM 850/GSM 900/DCS 1800/PCS 1900/ GSM 700 Local Area multicarrier BTS**	-87 dBm	– 80 dBm	-84 dBm	-82.5 dBm	-79 dBm	-76 dBm	-74.5 dBm
* NOTE 1: TCH/FS and E-TCH/F43.2 are not applicable for MXM850 and 1900. ** NOTE 2: For GSM 700 and GSM 850 the specified power level of the wanted signal is reduced by 2 dB.

PRELIMINARY TEST

4) This optional test may be performed to reduce the number of measurements required in step 8. If it is performed, this shall be at the frequencies specified below. This test is not applicable for multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver when testing inband blocking frequencies. In case of multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver the test, if applied, shall be performed with simultaneous reception and evaluation of the number of wanted signals, as specified in step 3b), when testing out-of-band blocking frequencies.

5) The test shall be performed for an interfering signal at all frequencies which are integer multiples of 200 kHz , and which fall within one or more of the frequency ranges listed below, but excluding frequencies which exceed 12.75 GHz or are less than 600 kHz from the wanted signal:

a) from

T-GSM 810: 706 MHz to 921 MHz inclusive.

P-GSM 900: 790 MHz to 1015 MHz inclusive.

E-GSM 900: 780 MHz to 1015 MHz inclusive.

R-GSM 900: 776 MHz to 1015 MHz inclusive.

ER-GSM 900: 773 MHz to 1015 MHz inclusive.

DCS 1800: 1610 MHz to 1885 MHz inclusive.

PCS 1900 and MXM 1900: 1750 MHz to 2010 MHz inclusive.

GSM 850 and MXM 850: 724 MHz to 949 MHz inclusive.

GSM 710: 598 MHz to 816 MHz inclusive.

GSM 750: 677 MHz to 893 MHz inclusive.

GSM 450: 350 MHz to 558 MHz inclusive.

GSM 480: 378 MHz to 586 MHz inclusive.

b) TGSM 810:

from Flo ‑ (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 7.5 MHz) to

Flo + (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 7.5 MHz).

GSM 850, MXM 850, P-GSM 900, E-GSM 900,R-GSM 900 and ER-GSM 900:

from Flo ‑ (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 12.5 MHz) to

Flo + (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 12.5 MHz).

DCS 1800:

from Flo ‑ (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 37.5 MHz) to

Flo + (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 37.5 MHz).

GSM 400:

from Flo ‑ (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 3.6 MHz) to

Flo + (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 3.6 MHz).

PCS 1900 and MXM 1900:

from Flo ‑ (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 30 MHz) to

Flo + (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 30 MHz).

GSM 700:

from Flo ‑ (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 7.5 MHz) to

Flo + (IF1 + IF2 + …. + IFn + 7.5 MHz).

c) from IF1 ‑ 400 kHz to IF1 + 400 kHz.

In the case of multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver:

From IF1 ‑ RF_{BW Max}/2 – 200kHz to IF1 + RF_{BW Max}/2 + 200kHz

d) All of the ranges:

mFlo ‑ IF1 ‑ 200 kHz to mFlo ‑ IF1 + 200 kHz

and

mFlo + IF1 ‑ 200 kHz to mFlo + IF1 + 200 kHz

In the case of multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver:

mFlo ‑ IF1 ‑ RF_{BW Max}/2 to mFlo ‑ IF1 + RF_{BW Max}/2

and

mFlo + IF1 – RF_{BW Max}/2 to mFlo + IF1 + RF_{BW Max}/2

e) All integer multiples of 10 MHz

Where: Flo is the frequency of the local oscillator applied to the first receiver mixer.

IF1 … IFn are the n intermediate frequencies in the digital as well as the analog part of the receiver.

m is all positive integers.

RF_{BW Max} equals the maximum Base Station RF bandwidth.

To reduce test time, a shortened test procedure according to annex A of the present document may be used, with an upper limit of measurement of 4 GHz.

6) The interfering signal shall be frequency modulated with a modulation frequency of 2 kHz and a peak deviation of +/‑100 kHz.

7) For interfering signal frequency within the range:

T-GSM 810: 786 MHz to 831 MHz;

P-GSM 900: 870 MHz to 925 MHz;

E-GSM 900: 860 MHz to 925 MHz;

R-GSM 900: 856 MHz to 921 MHz;

ER-GSM 900: 853 MHz to 918 MHz

DCS 1800: 1690 MHz to 1805 MHz.

GSM 450: 444.4 MHz to 460.4 MHz;

GSM 480: 472.8 MHz to 488.8 MHz;

GSM 710: 678 MHz to 728 MHz;

GSM 750: 763 MHz to 813 MHz;

GSM 850 and MXM 850: 804 MHz to 869 MHz;

PCS 1900 and MXM 1900: 1830 MHz to 1930 MHz;

the level of the interfering signal at the receiver input, except for multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver, shall be:

GSM 400, GSM 900, ER-GSM 900, GSM 700, GSM 850 and MXM 850: ‑3 dBm.

DCS 1800, PCS 1900 and MXM 1900: ‑15 dBm.

For interfering signal frequencies on other frequencies, the level of the interfering signal shall be

BTS except for multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver +10 dBm.

In case of multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver the level of the interfering signal shall be: -9 dBm.

In case of multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver, if the BSS is declared to be suitable for co-location with systems in other frequency bands, as defined in step 9a), the level of the interfering signal shall be: +22 dBm, +14 dBm and 0 dBm for Wide Area, Medium Range and Local Area multicarrier BTS, respectively.

The Residual Bit Error Ratio (RBER) for the TCH/FS channel using class II bits and the Block Error Ratio (BLER) for one supported PDTCH/MCS-x with lowest number x and 8PSK modulation (x=5, if the BSS supports all coding schemes) and/or E-TCH/F43,2 NT channel or BLER (or BER) for the highest supported data speed shall be measured and if TCH/FS is not supported the BLER for the tested PDTCH/MCS-1 to MCS-4. All frequencies at which the RBER exceeds 10 % and/or at which the BLER exceeds 25 % or the BER exceeds 0,25 % respectively shall be recorded for further study. A relaxed statistical significance may be used for this measurement, compared to that of step 9).

BLOCKING TEST

8) If the preliminary test has been performed, this test shall be performed at all frequencies which have been recorded at step 7. If the preliminary test has not been performed, this test shall be performed at all frequencies specified in step 5. The test is always applicable, irrespective of if the preliminary test has been performed or not, for multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver when testing inband blocking frequencies.

The interfering signal shall be unmodulated, and shall have a level at the receiver input as specified in tables 7.6‑3 and 7.6-4. For GSM 700 normal BTS, GSM 850 normal BTS, MXM 850 normal BTS and MXM 1900 normal BTS at inband frequency offsets  3000 kHz the interfering signal shall be GMSK modulated by any 148‑bit sequence of the 511‑bit pseudo random bit sequence, defined in CCITT Recommendation 0.153 fascicle IV.4.

9) The channels below shall, if supported, be measured. All frequencies at which the limit below is exceeded shall be recorded. In case of multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver these frequencies shall be recorded separately for each wanted signal frequency.

Channel: TCH/FS Limit: classII(RBER) = 2.0 %.

Channel: E-TCH/F43,2 NT
or for the highest supported data speed Limit: according to table 7.3-6

Channel: PDTCH/MCS-5

or, if not supported,

PDTCH/MCS-x with the

next higher supported number x Limit: according to table 7.3-6

Channel: PDTCH/MCS-1 to MCS-4
if TCH/FS is not supported Limit: according to table 7.3-6

For packet-switched channels, the tests and requirements apply for BTTI without PAN.

For this test, in band frequencies are defined in table 7.6-2:

Table 7.6-2: Definition of inband frequencies

Relevant band	Lower frequency band edge	Upper frequency band edge
T-GSM 810	786 MHz	831 MHz
P-GSM 900	870 MHz	925 MHz
E-GSM 900	860 MHz	925 MHz
R-GSM 900	856 MHz	921 MHz
ER-GSM 900	853 MHz	918 MHz
DCS 1800	1690 MHz	1805 MHz.
GSM 450	444.4 MHz	460.4 MHz;
GSM 480	472.8 MHz	488.8 MHz;
GSM 710	678 MHz	728 MHz;
GSM 750	763 MHz	813 MHz;
GSM 850 and MXM 850	804 MHz	869 MHz
PCS 1900 and MXM 1900	1830 MHz	1930 MHz

NOTE: The methodology for the measurement of BER is described in annex A.

In case of a multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver, the testing duration may be reduced by simultaneously testing different logical channels on different carriers. The error rate shall be evaluated separately for each wanted signal and over the identical time interval for all wanted signals, determined by the logical channel under test requiring the longest test duration.

9a) In case of multicarrier BTS, if the manufacturer declares that the BSS is suitable for co-siting with systems in other frequency bands, the following test shall be performed in addition:

Step 8) and 9) shall be repeated for the following frequency band(s) with interfering signal levels according to the co-siting case in tables 7.6-3 and 7.6-4:

‑ for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a DCS 1800 BSS, the band 1805 – 1880 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a GSM 900 BSS, the band 925 – 960 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a R-GSM BSS, the band 921 – 960 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a ER-GSM BSS, the band 918 – 960 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a T-GSM810 BSS, the band 851 – 866 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a GSM 400 BSS, the bands 460,4 – 467,6 MHz and 488,8 – 496,0 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a GSM 700 BSS, the bands 728 – 746 MHz and 747 – 763 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a GSM 850 BSS, the band 869 – 894 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a PCS 1900 BSS, the band 1930 – 1990 MHz.

‑ for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a E-UTRA/FDD BS, the band 791 – 821 MHz.

‑ for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a UTRA/FDD BS, the band 2110 – 2170 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a UTRA/TDD BS, the band 1900 – 1920 and 2010 – 2025 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a E-UTRA/TDD BS, the band 2300 – 2400 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a E-UTRA/FDD BS, the band 2620 – 2690 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a E-UTRA/TDD BS, the band 2570 – 2620 MHz.

– for a BSS suitable for co-siting with a E-UTRA/TDD BS, the band 1880 – 1920 MHz.

fo is the frequency of the wanted signal

Table 7.6-3: Level of interfering signal for blocking for BTS except multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver

	GSM 400, GSM 900 and ER-GSM 900 (dBm)					DCS 1800 and PCS 1900 (dBm)
Frequency band		micro and pico‑BTS					micro and pico‑BTS
	BTS	M1	M2	M3	P1	BTS	M1	M2	M3	P1
in ‑ band:
fo +/‑ 600 kHz	‑26	‑31	‑26	‑21	-34	‑35	‑40	‑35	‑30	-41
800 kHz \|f‑fo\| < 1.6 MHz	‑16	‑21	‑16	‑11	-34	‑25	‑30	‑25	‑20	-41
1.6MHz \|f‑fo\| < 3MHz	-16	-21	-16	-11	-26	-25	-30	-25	-20	-31
3 MHz \|f‑fo\|	‑13	‑21	‑16	‑11	-18	‑25	‑30	‑25	‑20	-23
out – of – band	8	8	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0
	GSM 700, GSM 850 and MXM 850 (dBm)					MXM 1900 (dBm)
Frequency band		micro and pico‑BTS					micro and pico‑BTS
	BTS	M1	M2	M3	P1	BTS	M1	M2	M3	P1
in ‑ band:
fo +/‑ 600 kHz	‑37	‑31	‑26	‑21	-34	‑43	‑40	‑35	‑30	-41
800 kHz \|f‑fo\| < 1.6 MHz	‑35	‑21	‑16	‑11	-34	‑38	‑30	‑25	‑20	-41
1.6MHz \|f‑fo\| < 3MHz	-33	-21	-16	-11	-26	-33	-30	-25	-20	-31
3 MHz \|f‑fo\|	‑33	‑21	‑16	‑11	-18	‑33	‑30	‑25	‑20	-23
out – of – band	8	8	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0

NOTE 1: f refers to the interfering blocker signal and fo refers to the wanted signal under test. NOTE 2: Micro and pico-BTS is not defined for GSM400. NOTE 3: For a BTS belonging to the WA multicarrier BTS class without multicarrier receiver the requirements for BTS apply.

Table 7.6-4: Level of interfering signal for blocking for multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver

Frequency band		GSM 400 and GSM 900 (dBm)			DCS 1800 and PCS 1900 (dBm)			GSM 700 and GSM 850 (dBm)
Multicarrier BTS class		WA	MR	LA	WA	MR	LA	WA	MR	LA
in ‑ band:
fo +/‑ 600 kHz		-35	-30	-22	-35	-30	-22	-37	-32	-24
800 kHz \|f‑fo\| < 1.6 MHz		-25 & ‑16	-20 & ‑15	-12 & ‑7	-25	-20	-12	-35	-30	-22
1.6MHz \|f‑fo\| < 3MHz		-25 & ‑16	-20 & ‑15	-12 & ‑7	-25	-20	-12	-33	-28	-20
3 MHz \|f‑fo\|		-25 or ‑16	-20 or ‑15	-12 or ‑7	-25	-20	-12	-33	-28	-20
Out-of-band	General	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15
Out-of-band	Co-siting	16	8	-6	16	8	-6	16	8	-6
NOTE 1: f refers to the interfering blocker signal and fo refers to the wanted signal under test. In case of more than one wanted signal under test fo refers to each wanted signal under test as described in step 3b). NOTE 2: For GSM 400 and GSM 900, for inband requirements for frequency offsets 800 kHz  \|f‑fo \|, the power level of wanted signal in table 7.6-1 may be increased according to table 7.6-5. The relaxed values in this Table are not applicable for GSM-R usage. For GSM 400 and GSM 900, for inband requirements and for frequency offsets \|f‑fo \| ≥ 3 MHz, the interfering signal level depends on the interferer frequency according to following rule: The higher interfering signal level from the table is used if the interferer frequency is a multiple of 400 kHz and otherwise the lower level.

Table 7.6-5: Wanted signal level increase in GSM 400 and GSM 900 for multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver

Wide Area		Medium Range		Local Area
Level of interfering signal	Wanted signal level increase	Level of interfering signal	Wanted signal level increase	Level of interfering signal	Wanted signal level increase
≤ -25 dBm	+0 dB	≤ -20 dBm	+0 dB	≤ -12 dBm	+0 dB
> -25 dBm and ≤ -20 dBm	+5 dB	> -20 dBm and ≤ -15 dBm	+5 dB	> -12 dBm and ≤ -7 dBm	+9 dB
> -20 dBm and ≤ -16 dBm	+9 dB	–	–	–	–

For P-GSM 900 and E-GSM 900, the blocking level in the band 925 MHz to 935 MHz is relaxed to 0 dBm.

For R-GSM 900 at offsets 600 kHz |f‑fo| < 3 MHz, the blocking level in the band 876 MHz ‑ 880 MHz shall be reduced by 5 dB.

For ER-GSM 900 at offsets 600 kHz ≤ |f -fo| < 3 MHz, the blocking level in the band 873 MHz – 880 MHz shall be reduced by 5 dB.

Spurious response

10) This test shall be performed at all frequencies and channels which have been recorded at step 9. The interfering signal shall be unmodulated, and shall have a level of ‑43 dBm. In case of multicarrier BTS with multicarrier receiver the test shall be performed with simultaneous reception and evaluation of the number of wanted signals, as specified in step 3b).

11) The RBER for TCH/FS channel using class II bits and BLER for one supported PDTCH/MCS-x with lowest number x and 8PSK modulation (x=5, if the BSS supports all coding schemes) and/or BLER for E-TCH/F43,2 NT or BLER (or BER) for the highest supported data speed and, if TCH/FS is not supported, the BLER for the tested PDTCH/MCS-1 to MCS-4 shall be measured.

7.6.3 Void

7.6.4 Conformance requirement

Test environment

Normal: One TRX shall be tested.

Minimum Requirement

For step 9) (blocking), the recorded frequencies for the channel type tested shall meet all of the following requirements per wanted signal frequency under test:

a) For measurement frequencies which are:

GSM 900, ER-GSM 900: 45 MHz or less from the wanted signal, the total number does not exceed six.

GSM 850 and MXM 850: in band frequencies, the total number does not exceed six.

GSM 700 : in band frequencies, the total number does not exceed six.

DCS 1800: 95 MHz or less from the wanted signal, the total number does not exceed twelve.

PCS 1900 and MXM 1900: In band frequencies, the total number does not exceed twelve.

GSM 400: in band frequencies, the total number does not exceed three.

b) For measurement frequencies which are:

GSM 900, ER-GSM 900: 45 MHz or less from the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

GSM 850 and MXM 850: in band frequencies, no more than three are consecutive.

GSM 700: in band frequencies, no more than three are consecutive.

DCS 1800: 95 MHz or less from the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

PCS 1900 and MXM 1900: In band frequencies , no more than three are consecutive.

c) For measurement frequencies which are:

GSM 900, ER-GSM 900: more than 45 MHz from the wanted signal, the total number does not exceed twenty four.

GSM 850 and MXM 850: out band frequencies, the total number does not exceed twenty four.

GSM 700: out band frequencies, the total number does not exceed twenty four.

DCS 1800: more than 95 MHz from the wanted signal, the total number does not exceed twenty four.

PCS 1900 and MXM 1900: out band frequencies, the total number does not exceed twenty four.

GSM 400: out band frequencies, the total number does not exceed twenty four.

d) For measurement frequencies which are:

GSM 900, ER-GSM 900: more than 45 MHz below the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

GSM 850 and MXM 850: out band frequencies below the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

GSM 700: out band frequencies below the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

DCS 1800: more than 95 MHz below the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

PCS 1900 and MXM 1900: out band frequencies below the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

GSM 400: out band frequencies below the wanted signal, no more than three are consecutive.

e) For multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver the requirements in a) and b) above apply for inband frequencies on all frequency bands. Similarly the requirements in c) and d) apply for out band frequencies on all frequency bands.

For step 11) (spurious response), the limits below shall never be exceeded.

Channel: TCH/FS Limit: classII (RBER) = 2.0 %.

Channel: E-TCH/F43,2 NT
or the highest supported data speed Limit: according to table 7.3-6

Channel: PDTCH/MCS-5

or, if not supported,

PDTCH/MCS-x with the

next higher supported number x Limit: according to table 7.3-6

Channel: PDTCH/MCS-1 to MCS-4
if TCH/FS is not supported Limit: according to table 7.3-6

For packet-switched channels, the tests and requirements apply for BTTI without PAN.

In addition for the multicarrier BTS equipped with multicarrier receiver, declared suitable for co-siting, the limits below shall never be exceeded for each supported frequency band in test 9a).

Channel: TCH/FS Limit: classII (RBER) = 2.0 %.

Channel: E-TCH/F43,2 NT
or the highest supported data speed Limit: according to table 7.3-6

Channel: PDTCH/MCS-5

or, if not supported,

PDTCH/MCS-x with the

next higher supported number x Limit: according to table 7.3-6

Channel: PDTCH/MCS-1 to MCS-4
if TCH/FS is not supported Limit: according to table 7.3-6

7.6.5 Requirements reference

3GPP TS 45.005 subclause 5.1.