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The SCTE Broadband Wireless Standards Information.

Introduction to Broadband Wireless.

Developments in wireless technology look set to lead to greater deployment of broadband wireless services either to extend the coverage of partially cabled areas or to bring services to less densely populated areas. The Society, through its work on various standards bodies is closely involved in these developments. The following is a summary of the work of these bodies and the resulting standards.

We hope you will find this summary of interest. As this work continues this page will be updated. 		 
   
  Wireless Specifications

There are many standards and recommendations relating to BFWA systems and equipment. A number of references are provided below from numerous sources.
 
 
Published Harmonised Publications

The following list provides the title of the current published harmonised standards:

  • EN 301 751 v1.1.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-Point equipments and antennas: Generic harmonized standard for Point-to-Point digital fixed radio systems and antennas covering the essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the Directive 1999/5/EC".
  • EN 301 753 v1.1.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-Multipoint equipments and antennas: Generic harmonized standard for Point-to-Multipoint digital fixed radio systems and antennas covering the essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the Directive 1999/5/EC".

  
 
 
  Published Equipment Standards

The following list provides the title of the current published equipment standards:

  • EN 301 213-1 v1.1.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 1: Basic parameters".
  • EN 301 213-2 v1.3.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 2: Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) methods".
  • EN 301 213-3 v1.2.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 3: Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) methods".
  • EN 300 431 v1.3.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-point equipment: Parameters for radio system for the transmission of digital signals operating in the frequency range 24.5GHz to 29.5GHz".
 
 
Draft and Final Draft Equipment Standards

The following list provides the title of the current draft and final draft equipment standards that are currently going through the approval process and are soon to be published:

  • Final Draft EN 301 213-3 v1.3.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 3: Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) methods".
  • Final Draft EN 301 213-4 v1.1.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 4: Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (DS-CDMA) methods".
  • Draft EN 301 213-5 v1.1.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 5: Multi-Carrier Time Division Multiple Access (MC-TDMA) methods".
  
 
 
  Equipment Work Items

The following provides a list of the work items and status of equipment standards being developed:

  • Work item REN/TM-04124 draft EN 301 213-1 v1.1.2 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 1: Basic parameters". Publication scheduled for September 2001:
  • Work item REN/TM-04123 draft EN 301 213-3 v1.4.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point-to-multipoint equipment: Point-to-multipoint digital radio systems in the bands in the range 24.25GHz to 29.5GHz using different access methods: Part 3: Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) methods". Publication scheduled for September 2001.
 
 
Published Antenna Standards

The following list provides the title of the current published antenna standards:

  • EN 301 215-1 v1.1.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point to Multipoint Antennas: Antennas for point-to-multipoint fixed radio systems in the 11 GHz to 60 GHz band: Part 1: General aspects":
  • EN 301 215-2 v1.2.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point to Multipoint Antennas: Antennas for point-to-multipoint fixed radio systems in the 11GHz to 60GHz band: Part 2: 24GHz to 30GHz":
  • EN 300 833 v1.2.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point to Point Antennas: Antennas for point-to-point fixed radio systems operating in the frequency band 3GHz to 60GHz".
 
 
 
  Draft and Final Draft Antenna Standards

The following list provides the title of the current published final draft antenna standards that are currently going through the approval process and are soon to be published:

  • Final Draft EN 301 215-1 v1.2.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point to Multipoint Antennas: Antennas for point-to-multipoint fixed radio systems in the 11GHz to 60GHz band: Part 1: General aspects":
  • Final Draft EN 300 833 v1.3.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point to Point Antennas: Antennas for point-to-point fixed radio systems operating in the frequency band 3GHz to 60GHz".
 
 
Antenna Work Items

The following provides the work item and status of a point to point antenna standard being developed:

  • Work item REN/TM-04132 draft EN 300 833 v1.4.1 "Fixed Radio Systems: Point to Point Antennas: Antennas for point-to-point fixed radio systems operating in the frequency band 3GHz to 60GHz". Publication scheduled for January 2002.
  
 
 
  EP BRAN HIPERACCESS Standards

EP BRAN has published a technical report on HIPERACCESS requirements and architectures the title of which is:

  • TR 101 177 v1.1.1 "Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN): Requirements and architectures for broadband radio access networks (HIPERACCESS)".
EP BRAN has current work items to develop a technical report on the HIPERACCESS system overview and technical standards for the physical (PHY) layer and data link control (DLC) aspects of the system. The following list provides their respective titles and status:

  • Work item DTR/BRAN-0030004 "Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN): HIPERACCESS: System Overview". Technical body approval is scheduled for September 2001:
  • Work item DTS/BRAN-0030001 "Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN): HIPERACCESS: PHY control specification". The first technical body draft was completed in June 2001:
  • Work item DTS/BRAN-0030002 "Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN): HIPERACCESS: DLC protocol specification". The first technical body draft was completed in June 2001.
 
 
Standards in other fora

BFWA in the range 10GHz to 60GHz. The ITU has produced standards in the form of recommendations in both the radiocommunication and telecommunication sectors:

  • ITU-R Rec. F.1499 (05/00) - Radio transmission systems for fixed broadband wireless access based on cable modem standard - published in 2000:
  • ITU-T Rec. J.116 (05/00) - Interaction channel for local multipoint distribution systems - to be published (pre-published in 2000).
  
 
 
  UK Radio Interface Requirements

The Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive 1999/5/EC was implemented in the UK on 8 April 2000 by SI 2000/730. Amongst other things, the Directive replaced the previous national type approval regimes in place throughout the various Member States of the European Union (EU). The Directive introduced a harmonised set of "essential requirements" and conformity assessment procedures governing the placing on the market of equipment within its scope.

Article 4.1 of the Directive requires Member States to notify the European Commission of the interfaces they have regulated - this provides for a high level description of how the spectrum should be used. In the UK these notified interface regulations are in the form of documents called "UK Radio Interface Requirements".

The following lists the UK Radio Interface Requirements that are relevant to BFWA and are available from the Agency website and Library:

  • UK Radio Interface Requirement 2040 for Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Multipoint Radio Systems in the 28GHz Frequency Band Administered by the Radiocommunications Agency:
  • UK Radio Interface Requirement 2041 for Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Point-to-Point Radio Systems in the 28GHz Frequency Band Administered by the Radiocommunications Agency.
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