Technical Requirements for Cellular Radiotelephone Systems Operating in the Bands MHz and MHz

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1 Issue 7 September 2008 Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Standard Radio System Plan Technical Requirements for Cellular Radiotelephone Systems Operating in the Bands MHz and MHz Aussi disponible en français PNRH-503

2 Preface Issue 7 of is hereby released to allow better coverage and higher throughput for mobile data services in rural and remote areas Changes include: increase of the EIRP limits outside of urban areas increase of the EIRP limit for mobile terminals update of the coordination distance for base stations using the increased EIRP limits additional updates and editorial corrections This Standard Radio System Plan (SRSP) replaces, Issue 6 Issued under the authority of the Minister of Industry Marc Dupuis Acting Director General Spectrum Engineering Branch i

3 Contents 1 Intent 1 2 General1 3 Related Documents 2 4 Availability of Spectrum and Sub-allocation for the Bands MHz and MHz4 41 Availability of Spectrum 4 42 Sub-allocation Plan 4 43 Radio Frequency (RF) Channel Spacing 5 44 Coordination of Systems in Adjacent Blocks 5 45 Coordination of Systems in the Canada/United States Border Area 5 5 Technical Criteria 5 51 Power and Antenna Height Limitations 5 52 Out-of-band Emission Limits 6 6 General Guidelines for Co-existence of Systems Operating in the Same Sub-bands6 7 General Guidelines for Co-existence of Systems Operating in Adjacent Sub-bands 6 8 Co-existence with Radio Systems in Adjacent Bands7 81 Broadcast Systems Operating Below 806 MHz 7 82 Mobile Radio Systems Operating Below 824 MHz and 869 MHz 7 Appendix A RF Channel Designation For Analogue Cellular Systems8 ii

4 1 Intent 11 This Standard Radio System Plan (SRSP) states the minimum technical requirements for the efficient use of the frequency bands 824 MHz to 849 MHz and 869 MHz to 894 MHz for cellular telephones and their evolution for advanced services 12 As this SRSP is technology neutral, it supports analogue cellular systems 1 and digital systems based on different technology platforms 13 This SRSP specifies equipment characteristics relating to efficient spectrum usage only and is not to be regarded as a comprehensive specification for equipment design and/or selection 2 General 21 Revisions to this SRSP will be made as required 22 Notwithstanding the fact that a system satisfies the requirements of this SRSP, Industry Canada may require adjustment to radio and auxiliary equipment in radio stations whenever harmful interference 2 is caused to any radio station or system 23 When potential conflicts between systems cannot be resolved, the Department shall be so advised Following consultation with the parties concerned, it will determine the necessary modifications and schedule of modifications 24 Equipment operating in the above bands must comply with appropriate technical standards listed in paragraph Cellular telephone service is not intended to be provided to airborne mobile terminals 26 New technologies can be introduced into cellular spectrum provided that the provisions of this standard are observed 27 It is desirable to maintain connectivity if the mobile subscriber roams into a geographic area serviced under a different service provider 28 Low-power devices to extend cellular features (eg wireless PBX using cellular RF channels) are permitted on the conditions that such usage is by or under the control of the cellular service provider, the integrity of the public cellular service is maintained, and equipment is certified and meets the appropriate approval standard(s) 1 2 The issue of analogue cellular systems will be reviewed in the next release of this SRSP For the purpose of this SRSP, harmful interference means interference that endangers the functioning of a radionavigation service or of other safety service, or seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunication service operating in accordance with regulations and technical requirements laid down by Industry Canada under the Radiocommunication Act 1

5 29 Licensees will be expected to respect the understanding and arrangement established with the United States of America pertaining to these bands and abide by any future arrangements/agreements 210 It should be noted that the mobile terrestrial service shares these bands with other services in accordance with the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations and the International Telecommunication Union s (ITU) Radio Regulations 3 Related Documents 31 The following documents, as amended from time to time, outline the policy framework and radio licence application requirements for cellular mobile radio systems: 311 Canada Gazette Notice DGTN /DGTR , Cellular Mobile Radio Policy and Call for Licence Applications 312 Radio Systems Policy, Radio Systems Policies RP-003 and RP-005 Relevant to the Level of Usage of Mobile Systems and also the Definition of a Cellular Mobile Radio Service as originally set out in October, 1982 (RP-014) 313 Radio Systems Policy, Policy for the Provision of Cellular Services by New Parties (RP-019) 314 Spectrum Utilization Policy, General Information Related to Spectrum Utilization and Radio Systems Policies (SP Gen) 315 Spectrum Utilization Policy, Spectrum Allocation and Utilization in Certain Bands in the Range MHz, Part I (SP MHz) 316 Telecommunications Regulation Circular, Notes Regarding Designation of Emission (Including Necessary Bandwidth and Classification), Class of Station and Nature of Service (TRC-43) 317 Client Procedures Circular, Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Antenna Systems (CPC ) 318 Safety Code 6 - Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequencies Range from 3 khz GHz, available on the Health Canada website at Client Procedures Circular, Licensing Procedure for Spectrum Licences for Terrestrial Services (CPC ) 3110 Gazette Notice DGRB Conditions of Licence for Mandatory Roaming and Antenna Tower and Site Sharing and to Prohibit Exclusive Site Arrangements 2

6 32 Equipment and systems operating in the bands MHz and MHz shall be certified in accordance with the current versions of the following Radio Standards Procedure and Radio Standards Specifications: 321 Radio Standards Procedure, Certification of Radio Equipment (RSP-100) 322 Radio Standards Specification, Radio Frequency Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands) (RSS-102) 323 Radio Standards Specification, Land and Subscriber Stations: Voice, Data and Tone Modulated, Angle Modulation Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the Cellular Mobile Bands MHz and MHz (RSS-118) 324 Radio Standards Specification (Annex A), Cellular Systems Mobile Station -Land Station Compatibility Standard (RSS-118) 325 Radio Standards Specification, 800 MHz Dual-Mode CDMA Cellular Telephones (RSS-129) 326 Radio Standards Specification, Cellular Telephones Employing New Technologies Operating in the Bands MHz and MHz (RSS-132) 33 The following documents may be of interest for the implementation of cellular services related to this SRSP 331 Broadcasting Procedures and Rules, Part 4, Application Procedures and Rules for Television Broadcasting Undertakings, Appendix 12 - Television/Land Mobile Mutual Interference Analysis (Provisional) (BPR-4) 332 Broadcasting Procedures and Rules, Part 7, Application Procedures and Rules for Digital Television (DTV) Undertakings, Section B-4 - Protection of Mobile Services Draft (BPR-7) 333 DTV (Digital Television) Transition Allotment Plan 334 Standard Radio System Plans, Technical Requirements for Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Services Operating in the Bands / MHz and / MHz (SRSP-502) 335 Terrestrial Radiocommunication Agreements and Arrangements (TRAA), Interim Agreement, Land Mobile Radio Services Operating in the Band MHz 336 Terrestrial Radiocommunication Agreements and Arrangements (TRAA), Interim Agreement, Cellular Radio Systems Operating in the 800 MHz Band 337 Legislative and Regulatory Circulars (LRC), Radiocommunication Regulations (RR) 338 Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations 3

7 34 Unless otherwise stated, the above documents are available on Industry Canada s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website 4 Availability of Spectrum and Sub-allocation for the Bands MHz and MHz 41 Availability of Spectrum The frequency bands sub-allocated to the cellular and advanced services are MHz paired at 45 MHz separation with MHz The band MHz is used for mobile transmit and the band MHz is used for base transmit 42 Sub-allocation Plan A sub-allocation plan of the available spectrum, specifically designated for cellular and advanced services and providing for a maximum of two systems in a given area, is outlined below, and is shown in Figure 1 MOBILE TRANSMIT BASE TRANSMIT A B A B A B A B MHz Figure 1: Spectrum Availability and Associated Sub-allocation in the Bands MHz and MHz for Cellular Systems 421 Local Telephone-Cellular Service Provider The sub-bands MHz and MHz paired with MHz and MHz, identified as Sub-band B, have been designated for systems operated by the local telephone-cellular service provider For this duplex operation, the base station transmit RF channels are in the bands MHz and MHz; the corresponding mobile transmit RF channels are in the bands MHz and MHz 422 Other Cellular Service Provider The sub-bands MHz and MHz paired with MHz and MHz, identified as Sub-band A, have been designated for systems operated by the other cellular service provider For this duplex operation, the base station transmit RF channels are in the bands MHz and MHz; the corresponding mobile station transmit RF channels are in the bands MHz and MHz 4

8 43 Radio Frequency (RF) Channel Spacing The RF channel designations for analogue cellular systems are described in Appendix A Other channel bandwidths are permitted for digital systems 44 Coordination of Systems in Adjacent Blocks Cellular system providers shall ensure that they will not create interference in adjacent frequency blocks Specific coordination requirements for analogue systems are described in Appendix A 45 Coordination of Systems in the Canada/United States Border Area The use of the bands MHz and MHz near the Canada/United States border is subject to the Interim Arrangement, Cellular Radio Systems Operating in the 800 MHz Band 5 Technical Criteria 51 Power and Antenna Height Limitations 511 Base stations for digital systems are limited to 1640 watts maximum equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) with an antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) up to 150 m, except in urban areas 3 where they are limited to a maximum allowable EIRP of 820 watts 512 Base stations for analogue systems are limited to 820 watts maximum EIRP with an antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) up to 150 m, except in urban areas where they are limited to a maximum allowable EIRP of 164 watts 513 The maximum EIRP shall be 115 watts for mobile stations 514 The EIRP and antenna height shall be limited to that necessary to provide the required service as governed by the system requirements 515 A reduction in EIRP from that specified in paragraphs 511 and 512 is required for base stations with antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) in excess of 150 m as follows: EIRP reduction = 20log10 HAAT 150 In the above formula, the EIRP reduction is measured in db and the HAAT is measured in metres 3 Urban areas are defined in Statistics Canada Census Dictionary and in A National Overview Population and Dwelling Counts (Data Products: 1996 Census of Population), Catalogue number XPB 5

9 52 Out-of-band Emission Limits 521 Out-of-band emission limits are specified in RSS-118, RSS-129 and RSS General Guidelines for Co-existence of Systems Operating in the Same Sub-bands In the event that a cellular system is authorized to use the same frequency block used by different operators in adjacent service areas, coordination of any transmitter installations which are within 70 km of the boundary shall be required, except for installations with EIRP exceeding 500W less the HAAT correction indicated in paragraph 515, for which the coordination distance is 121 km This is to eliminate any harmful interference that might otherwise be present and to ensure continuance of equal access to the frequency block by both operators The reliable service area of cells is defined to be 35 dbµv/m at the cell perimeter For the purpose of protecting stations operating in adjacent service areas from co-channel interference, a base station shall not generate a field strength exceeding this level outside the operator s service area unless agreed otherwise by the affected operator Possible interference conflicts resulting from the operation of two cellular systems may occur The resolution of those conflicts should be through mutual arrangements between the affected parties following consultation and coordination When potential conflicts between systems cannot be resolved, Industry Canada shall be so advised Following consultations with the parties concerned, the Department will determine the necessary course of actions System expansion measures such as addition of cells, cell splitting and sectorization will not force major changes in the system of the other operator, except by mutual agreement between the affected parties Any changes, including cell site locations, cell sectorization and cell splitting, require consultation with the other operator 7 General Guidelines for Co-existence of Systems Operating in Adjacent Sub-bands Possible interference conflicts resulting from the operation of two systems operating in adjacent sub-bands may occur even though the technical specifications of this SRSP and of RSS-118, RSS-129 and RSS-132 are met The resolution of those conflicts should be through mutual arrangements between the affected parties following extensive consultation and coordination When potential conflicts between systems cannot be resolved, Industry Canada shall be so advised Following consultations with the parties concerned, the Department will determine the necessary modifications and schedule of modifications 6

10 8 Co-existence with Radio Systems in Adjacent Bands 81 Broadcast Systems Operating Below 806 MHz It should be noted that television broadcasting undertakings operate below 806 MHz in accordance with BPR-4 or BPR-7 Base stations of cellular systems in the band MHz can cause degradation to TV reception for certain older receivers when tuned to TV channels 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69, due to high signal strength from base station signals that are image-related to the TV channels The relationship between cellular base transmit band and UHF TV image responses is shown in Figure UHF TV Channel Images 864 CELLULAR BASE TRANSMIT BAND MHz Figure 2: Relationship Between Cellular Base Transmit Band and UHF TV Image Response Cellular system providers will take prudent measures to ensure that interference does not occur This will include consultation with the appropriate Industry Canada office when planning base station sites within the Grade B contour for the TV stations listed in the DTV (Digital Television) Transition Allotment Plan Should interference problems arise in spite of the precautionary measures, the cellular system provider will take reasonable steps, including the possible installation of image filters, for the affected TV receivers, to arrive at a mutually satisfactory resolution with TV receiver owners 82 Mobile Radio Systems Operating Below 824 MHz and 869 MHz It should be noted that public safety mobile radio systems operate below 824 MHz and 869 MHz in accordance with SRSP-502 Coordination may be required with these systems for the protection of base station receivers operating in the lower part of the sub-bands 7

11 Appendix A RF Channel Designation For Analogue Cellular Systems The RF channel designations for analogue cellular systems are shown in Tables A and B Different channel bandwidths are permitted for digital services 1 Sub-band A The RF channels of the sub-band A are subdivided into two groups as outlined in the following paragraphs 11 Analogue Traffic Channels The RF channels in the two sub-bands MHz and MHz paired with the two consecutive sub-bands ( MHz and MHz) are available for use as traffic channels Traffic channels may be used for either speech or data transmission provided that such data use will not reduce overall spectrum efficiency 12 Analogue Control Channels/Access Channels The analogue control channel is used for the transmission of digital control information for analogue systems A total of 21 control/access channel pairs are assigned in sub-band A The 21 channel pairs are MHz to MHz paired with MHz to MHz Additional control/access channels may be designated where required 2 Sub-band B The RF channels of the sub-band B are subdivided into two groups as indicated in the following paragraphs 21 Analogue Traffic Channels The RF channels in the two sub-bands MHz and MHz paired with the two consecutive sub-bands ( MHz and MHz) are available for use as traffic channels Traffic channels may be used for either speech or data transmission provided that such data use will not reduce overall spectrum efficiency 22 Analogue Control/Access Channels The analogue control channel is used for the transmission of digital control information for analogue systems A total of 21 control/access channel pairs are assigned in sub-band B The 21 channel pairs are MHz to MHz paired with MHz to MHz Additional control/access channels may be designated where required 8

12 3 Coordination of Adjacent Control/Access and Traffic Channels in Systems A and B Analogue cellular telephone systems using adjacent frequency blocks shall require coordination of control/access channels 333 and 334, as well as traffic channels 666, 667, 716 and 717 An arrangement has been made between cellular systems providers regarding the usage of channel 355 as a control/access channel in place of channel 334 in order to minimize interference potential 9

13 Table A: RF Analogue Channel Designation Channel Number (N) Sub-band A: Other Cellular Service Provider Mobile Transmit Base Transmit Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) (N-1023) (N-1023) N N N N N N Channel Usage First traffic N traffic Last traffic First traffic N traffic Last traffic First control/access N control/access Last control/access First traffic N traffic Last traffic 10

14 Table B: RF Analogue Channel Designation Sub-band B: Local Telephone-Cellular Service Provider Channel Number (N) Mobile Transmit Frequency (MHz) Base Transmit Frequency (MHz) Channel Usage N N First control/access N control/access Last control/access N N N N First traffic N traffic Last traffic First traffic N traffic Last traffic 11