SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
(Main)Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Attachment requirements for Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Mobile stations in the DCS 1 800 band and additional GSM 900 band; Telephony (GSM 13.02 version 4.0.1)
General Information
- Abstract
Merged EN 301 432 and EN 301 420 (GSM 13.02 parts 1 and 2) GSM 900 and 1800
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Sep-2004
- Technical Committee
- RES - Radio equipment and systems
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Oct-2004
- Due Date
- 01-Oct-2004
- Completion Date
- 01-Oct-2004
Overview
SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004 is a Slovenian adaptation of the harmonized European standard developed under the ETSI framework. This standard specifies the essential attachment requirements for Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) mobile stations operating in the DCS 1800 MHz and GSM 900 MHz bands, with a focus on telephony services as defined in GSM 13.02 version 4.0.1 (Phase 2). The document merges the previous standards EN 301 432 and EN 301 420, ensuring a unified approach for mobile station conformance within these GSM bands.
This standard is crucial for manufacturers and testing laboratories that develop, evaluate, or certify GSM mobile stations intended for use in the European market, particularly for public land mobile radio services.
Key Topics
- Attachment Requirements: Defines specific criteria that GSM mobile stations must meet to connect to public telecommunications networks in the DCS 1800 and GSM 900 bands.
- Telephony Performance: Establishes requirements for speech transmission, ensuring that devices provide clear speech intelligibility and operate reliably within the GSM infrastructure.
- Testing and Conformance: Outlines reference conformance specifications and tests, based on EN 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1), necessary for regulatory approval.
- Essential Requirements: Aligns with Directive 98/13/EC, Article 5g, ensuring that all necessary interworking and safety aspects are addressed for telecommunication terminal equipment.
- Device Classes: Covers both single-band (DCS 1800 or GSM 900) and dual-band devices, as well as devices supporting extended frequency operation.
- Accessory Testing: Defines when active accessories impacting conformity must also be assessed under this standard.
Applications
The practical value of SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004 is evident in several areas:
- Device Certification and Market Access: Ensures GSM mobile stations, including feature phones and terminals, meet European regulatory requirements, enabling CE marking and legal sales within the EU and associated markets.
- Quality Assurance: Provides a consistent benchmark for manufacturers to confirm that their devices meet minimum telephony performance and safety standards.
- Network Integrity: By requiring adherence to standardized attachment and telephony criteria, the standard helps maintain the quality and reliability of GSM networks.
- Product Development: Manufacturers use this specification during R&D to design devices that are compliant by default, reducing time-to-market and avoiding costly redesigns.
- Testing Laboratories: Assists testing and certification bodies in evaluating GSM terminals consistently and in accordance with EU regulations.
Related Standards
Understanding SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004 is easier in context with the following key standards:
- EN 300 607-1 (GSM 11.10-1): Mobile station conformity specifications - reference for testing requirements.
- EN 300 540 (GSM 03.50): Transmission planning of the speech service in GSM networks.
- EN 300 504 (GSM 02.06): Types of Mobile Stations (MS).
- EN 301 419-1 (GSM 13.01): Attachment requirements for GSM mobile stations in the GSM 900 and DCS 1800 bands, focusing on access.
- Directive 98/13/EC: Specifies legislative requirements for the conformity and mutual recognition of telecommunications equipment across the European Community.
By complying with these integrated standards, GSM device manufacturers and certification labs ensure seamless operation, interoperability, and safety across cellular telecommunications infrastructure in Europe.
Keywords: GSM, DCS 1800, GSM 900, telephony, mobile station attachment, ETSI, EN 301 420, conformance, standardization, Slovenia, device certification, Directive 98/13/EC, speech performance, CE marking, mobile telecommunications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Attachment requirements for Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Mobile stations in the DCS 1 800 band and additional GSM 900 band; Telephony (GSM 13.02 version 4.0.1)". This standard covers: Merged EN 301 432 and EN 301 420 (GSM 13.02 parts 1 and 2) GSM 900 and 1800
Merged EN 301 432 and EN 301 420 (GSM 13.02 parts 1 and 2) GSM 900 and 1800
SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.070.50 - Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004 is associated with the following European legislation: Standardization Mandates: T-237E-A, T-316. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Attachment requirements for Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Mobile stations in the DCS 1 800 band and additional GSM 900 band; Telephony (GSM 13.02 version 4.0.1)33.070.50Globalni sistem za mobilno telekomunikacijo (GSM)Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 420 Version 4.0.1SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004en01-oktober-2004SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)CandidateHarmonizedEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2);AttachmentrequirementsforGlobalSystemforMobilecommunications(GSM);MobilestationsintheDCS1800bandandadditionalGSM900band;Telephony(GSM13.02version4.0.1)GLOBALSYSTEMFORMOBILECOMMUNICATIONSRSIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
ETSIETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)2(GSM13.02version4.0.1)ReferenceDEN/SMG-071302P(d5c0200o.PDF)KeywordsDigitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem,GlobalSystemforMobilecommunications(GSM),DCSETSIPostaladdressF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCEOfficeaddress650RoutedesLucioles-SophiaAntipolisValbonne-FRANCETel.:+33492944200Fax:+33493654716SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/88Internetsecretariat@etsi.frIndividualcopiesofthisETSIdeliverablecanbedownloadedfromhttp://www.etsi.orgIfyoufinderrorsinthepresentdocument,sendyourcommentto:editor@etsi.frImportantnoticeThisETSIdeliverablemaybemadeavailableinmorethanoneelectronicversionorinprint.Inanycaseofexistingorperceiveddifferenceincontentsbetweensuchversions,thereferenceversionisthePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshouldbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.CopyrightNotificationNopartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute1999.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
ETSIETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)3(GSM13.02version4.0.1)ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.41Scope.62References.73Abbreviations.74Generalrequirements.75Requirements.8AnnexA(normative):TheRequirementTable(RT).11A.1IntroductiontotheRT.11A.2Formatofthetables.11A.3ReferencestoEN300607-1(GSM11.10-1).12A.4NotationsusedintheRT.12A.4.1StatusNotations.12A.4.2SupportAnswerNotations.12A.5TheRequirementTables.13A.5.1StaticRequirements,RTA.13A.5.2DynamicRequirements,RTB.13History.14SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
ETSIETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)4(GSM13.02version4.0.1)IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinSR000314:"IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards",whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver(http://www.etsi.org/ipr).PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinSR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisCandidateHarmonizedEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)hasbeenproducedbytheSpecialMobileGroup(SMG).ThepresentdocumenthasbeenproducedbyETSIinresponsetoamandatefromtheEuropeanCommissionissuedunderCouncilDirective98/34/EC(asamended)layingdownaprocedurefortheprovisionofinformationinthefieldoftechnicalstandardsandregulations.ThepresentdocumentisintendedtobecomeaHarmonizedStandard,thereferenceofwhichwillbepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesreferencingtheDirective98/13/ECoftheEuropeanParliamantandoftheCouncilrelatingtotelecommunicationsterminalequipmentandsatelliteearthstationequipment,includingthemutualrecognitionoftheirconformity("Directive98/13/EC").Technicalspecificationsrelevanttothe98/13/ECDirectivearegivenintheRequirementsTable(RT)inannexA.ThisstandardcoverstherequirementsforGSMTelephony(speech).ThisstandardcontainstheproceduresandrequirementsfortheapprovaltestingofGSMterminalequipmentforspeech.TheserequirementsapplytoterminalsforPhase2ofthepubliclandmobileradioservice,operatingin:-theDCS1800band;or-theGSM900band;or-bothintheDCS1800bandandtheGSM900MHzband.Therequirementsofotherstandardsapplyinadditiontothisstandard.Foreachtest,supplementaryinformationisprovided,givingajustificationwhythisitemhasbeenselectedforregulatorytesting,andareferencetotherelevantarticleoftheTerminalDirective[1].ThisstandardisbasedontheEN300607-1(GSM11.10-1)[2].NOTE:ThepresentdocumentforPhase2maybedevelopedinstages.Thefirstreleasewillinclude,asaminimum,allofthebasicPhase2.Subsequentreleaseswillincludeadditionalrequirements.SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
ETSIETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)5(GSM13.02version4.0.1)ThecontentsofthepresentdocumentmaybesubjecttocontinuingworkwithinSMGandmaychangefollowingformalSMGapproval.ShouldSMGmodifythecontentsofthisENitwillthenbere-submittedforformalapprovalproceduresbyETSIwithanidentifyingchangeofreleasedateandanincreaseinversionnumberasfollows:Version4.x.ywhere:4GSMPhase2;xtheseconddigitisincrementedforallothertypesofchanges,i.e.technicalenhancements,corrections,updates,etc.;ythethirddigitisincrementedwheneditorialonlychangeshavebeenincorporatedinthespecification.NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:3December1999DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31March2000DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):30September2000DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):30September2000SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
ETSIETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)6(GSM13.02version4.0.1)1ScopeThepresentdocumentspecifiesthetechnicalrequirementstobemetbyterminalequipmentcapableofconnectingtoapublictelecommunicationsnetwork.TheserequirementsapplytoterminalsforPhase2ofthepubliclandmobileradioservice,operatingin:-theDCS1800band;or-theGSM900band;or-bothintheDCS1800bandandtheGSM900MHzband.withachannelseparationof200kHz,utilizingconstantenvelopemodulationandcarryingtrafficchannelsaccordingtotheTimeDivisionMultipleAccess(TDMA)principle.ThisstandardspecifiestheaccessrequirementsforterminalsasstatedaboveimplementingtheGSMstandard.Foreachtestpurposeanditscorrespondingconformancerequirement,areferenceisgiventoEN300607-1(GSM11.10-1)[2].Therequirementsapplytospeechtransmission.Themeasurementuncertaintyishandled,asdescribedinEN300607-1(GSM11.10)[2].ThisstandardcoverstheessentialrequirementsoftheDirective98/13/EC[1]Article5g.Articles5d,5e,and5farecoveredbyEN301419-1(GSM13.01)[6].TheTerminalDirective98/13/ECArticles5aand5barecoveredbyotherdirectives,and,therefore,notbythisstandard.Inthisstandard,therearenoElectromagneticCompatibilitytechnicalrequirementsintermsoftheTerminalDirective98/13/EC,Article5c.NOTE1:TechnicalRequirementsforEMCperformanceandtestingoftheequipmentarecoveredbytherelevantstandardsapplicabletotheEMCDirective89/336/EEC,annexA.EN300607-1(GSM11.10)[2]constitutestheconformancetestsuitereferencedbythisTBR.TheverificationoftheconformancerequirementsinthisTBRisbasedonthetestsdescribedinthisreference.ThesetofrequirementsinEN300607-1(GSM11.10)[2]andthesetofrequirementsinthisTBRneednotbeidentical.Somerequirementsonlyapplytospecifictypesofmobilestation(e.g.datatestsonlyapplytomobilestationswithadatafacility).Thestandardalsoindicatesthespecifictestwhichshallbecarriedoutforeachmobilestationtype.Anactiveaccessoryiscoveredbythisstandardifitmodifiestheterminalperformanceinanaspectwhichaffectsconformancetoessentialrequirements.NOTE2:Onlyactivedevicesaresubjecttothisstandard.Accessoriesmaybetestedwithspecificterminals,andeitherapprovedforusewiththoseterminalsonly,ormaypossiblybeapprovedforusewithawiderrangeofterminals,dependingonthenatureandeffectoftheaccessory.SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
ETSIETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)7(GSM13.02version4.0.1)2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.•Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.•Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.•Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.•Anon-specificreferencetoanETSshallalsobetakentorefertolaterversionspublishedasanENwiththesamenumber.[1]Directive98/13/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilof12February1998"relatingtotelecommunicationsterminalequipmentandsatelliteearthstationequipment,includingthemutualrecognitionoftheirconformity"(OfficialJournal,L74/1,12.3.98).(TheDirective)[2]EN300607-1(GSM11.10-1):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2);Mobilestationconformityspecifications".[3]Void.[4]EN300540(GSM03.50):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2);TransmissionplanningaspectsofthespeechserviceintheGSMPublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)system".[5]EN300504(GSM02.06):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationsystem(Phase2);TypesofMobileStations(MS)".[6]EN301419-1:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2);AttachmentrequirementsforGlobalSystemforMobilecommunications(GSM);Part1:MobilestationsintheGSM900andDCS1800bands;Access(GSM13.01version4.0.0)".3AbbreviationsForthepurposesofthisstandard,thefollowingabbreviationsapply:DTXDiscontinuousTransmission(mechanism)ELEchoLossMMIManMachineInterfaceMSGSMMobileStationTCH/FSFullrateTrafficCHannelforSpeechTCH/HSHalfrateTrafficCHannelforSpeech4GeneralrequirementsTherequirementsofthisstandardapplytothefollowingclassesofterminal:-TerminalsoperatingonlyintheDCS1800band.Theseterminalsshallconformtotherequirementsofclause5.-TerminalsoperatingintheDCS1800bandandintheGSM900band(includingterminalsoperatingintheExtendedGSM900band)eithersimultaneouslyorinonebandatatime.Theseterminalsshallconformto:therequirementsofclause5ofthisstandard.SIST EN 301 420 V4.0.1:2004
ETSIETSIEN301420V4.0.1(1999-12)8(GSM13.02version4.0.1)5RequirementsTable1containsallrequirementsthatareneededtomeettheessentialrequirementsasdefinedintheDirective[1].Ajustificationaccordingtoarticle5oftheDirectiveisgivenbystatingtherelevantcategory(g)togetherwithatextsupportingthejustification.Theentriesaredefinedasfollows:-"EN300607-1Item"definestheitemnumberoftheconformancerequirementandalsothereferencetoEN300607-1(GSM11.10-1)[2].Thisreferenceisanormative
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