Telecom Standards

The following list details a sampling of major telecommunications standards in the United States and Europe.

US Telecom Standards

FCC Licensed Radio Standards—CRF 47.

Part 11 Emergency Alert System (EAS).

Part 15 Filing and Measurement Guidelines for Frequency Hopping Spectrum Systems.

Part 21 Domestic Public Fixed Radio Services; Subpart K: Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS).

Part 22 Public Mobile Services; Subpart E: Paging and Radiotelephone Service; Subpart F: Rural Radiotelephone Service; Subpart G: Air–Ground Radiotelephone Service; Subpart H: Cellular Radiotelephone Service; Subpart I: Offshore Radiotelephone Service.

Part 23 International Fixed Public Radiotelephone Services.

Part 24 Personal Communications Services; Subpart D: Narrowband PCD; Subpart E: Broadband PCS.

Part 25 Satellite Communications.

Part 26 General Wireless Communications Service.

Part 27 Wireless Communications Service.

Part 73 Radio Broadcast Services; Subpart A: AM Broadcast Stations; Subpart B: FM Broadcast Stations; Subpart C: Noncommercial Educational FM Broadcast Stations; Subpart E: Television Broadcast Stations; Subpart F: International Broadcast Stations; Subpart G: Emergency Broadcast System.

Part 74 Experimental Radio, Auxiliary Special Broadcast, other Program Distributional Services; Subpart A: Experimental Broadcast Stations; Subpart D: Remote Pickup Broadcast Stations; Subpart E: Aural Broadcast Auxiliary Stations; Subpart F: TV Broadcast Auxiliary Stations; Subpart G: Low-Power TV, TV Translator, and TV Booster Stations; Subpart H: Low-Power Auxiliary Stations; Subpart I: Instructional Fixed Service; Subpart L: FM Broadcast Translator and Booster Station.

Part 78 Cable Television Relay Service.

Part 80 Stations in the Maritime Services; Subpart J: Public Coast Stations; Subpart K: Private Coast Stations and Marine Utility Stations; Subpart L: Operational Fixed Stations; Subpart M: Stations in the Radiodetermination Service; Subpart N: Maritime Support Stations; Subpart O: Alaska Fixed Stations; Subpart V: Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRBs); Subpart W: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

Part 87 Aviation Services; Subpart F: Aircraft Stations; Subpart G: Aeronautical Advisory Stations (Unicoms); Subpart H: Aeronautical Multicom Stations; Subpart I: Aeronautical Enroute and Fixed Stations; Subpart J: Flight Test Stations; Subpart K: Aviation Support Stations; Subpart L: Aeronautical Utility Mobile Stations; Subpart M: Aeronautical Search and Rescue Stations; Subpart N: Emergency Communications; Subpart O: Airport Control Tower Stations; Subpart P: Operational Fixed Stations; Subpart Q: Stations in the Radiodetermination Service; Subpart R: Civil Air Patrol Stations; Subpart S: Automatic Weather Observation Stations.

Part 90 Private Land Mobile Radio Services; Subpart B: Public Safety Radio Pool; Subpart C: Industrial/Business Radio Pool; Subpart F: Radiolocation Service; Subpart J: Nonvoice and other Specialized Operations; Subpart M: Intelligent Transportation Systems Radio Service; Subpart P: Paging Operations.

Part 95 Personal Radio Services; Subpart A: General Mobil Radio Service (GMRS); Subpart B: Family Radio Service (FRS); Subpart C: Radio Control (R/C) Radio Service; Subpart D: Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service; Subpart F: Interactive Video and Data Service (IVDS); Subpart G: Low-Power Radio Service (LPRS).

Part 97 Amateur Radio Service.

Part 101 Fixed Microwave Services; Subpart G: Digital Electronic Message Service; Subpart H: Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service; Subpart I: Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service; Subpart J: Local TV Transmission Service; Subpart L: Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS).

Note: Only some of the subparts contained within each part are listed above, to illustrate the distinctly different services regulated under each part. Each part also contains other subparts, including the general technical standards applying to all subparts.

EU Telecom Standards

ETSI (EN)

EN 301 419-1 (December 1999)—Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Attachment requirements for global system for mobile communications (GSM); Part 1: Mobile stations in the GSM 900 and DCS 1800 bands; Access (GSM 13.01 version 4.0.1).

EN 301 419-2 (April 1999)—Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); attachment requirements for global system for mobile communications (GSM); High-speed circuit switched data (HSCSD); Multislot mobile stations; Access.

EN 301 419-3 (November 1999)—Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Attachment requirements for global system for mobile communications (GSM); Advanced speech call items (ASCI) mobile stations; Access (GSM 13.68 version 5.0.2 Release 1996).

EN 301 419-7 (November 1999)—Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Attachment requirements for global system for mobile communications (GSM); Railways Band (R-GSM) mobile stations; Access.

ETSI (TBR)

TBR 06 (January 1997)—Radio equipment and systems (RES); Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT); General terminal attachment requirements.

TBR 19 Ed.3 (October 1996)—European digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Attachment requirements for global system for mobile communications (GSM) mobile stations; Access.

TBR 23 (March 1998)—Electromagnetic compatibility and radio spectrum matters (ERM); Terrestrial flight telecommunications system (TFTS); Technical requirements for TFTS.

TBR 26 (May 1998)—Satellite earth stations and systems (SES); Low data rate land mobile satellite earth stations (LMES) operating in the 1.5/1.6 GHz frequency bands.

TBR 27 (December 1997)—Satellite earth stations and systems (SES); Low data rate land mobile satellite earth stations (LMES) operating in the 11, 12, and 14 GHz frequency bands.

TBR 28 (December 1997)—Satellite earth stations and systems (SES); Very small aperture terminal (VSAT); Transmit-only, transmit-and-receive or receive-only satellite earth stations operating in the 11, 12, and 14 GHz frequency bands.

TBR 30 (December 1997)—Satellite earth stations and systems (SES); Satellite news-gathering transportable earth stations (SNG TES) operating in the 11–12 and 13–14 GHz frequency bands.

TBR 31 Ed.2 (March 1998)—Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Attachment requirements for mobile stations in the DCS 1800 band and additional GSM 900 band; Access.

TBR 35—Terrestrial trunked radio; Emergency access.

TBR 41 (February 1998)—Satellite personal communications networks (S-PCN); Mobile earth stations (MESs), including handheld earth stations, for S-PCN in the 1.6/2.4 GHz bands under the mobile satellite service (MSS); Terminal essential requirements.

TBR 42 (February 1998)—Satellite personal communications networks (S-PCN); Mobile earth stations (MESs), including handheld earth stations for S-PCN in the 2,0 GHz bands under the mobile satellite service (MSS); Terminal essential requirements.

TBR 43 (May 1998)—Satellite earth stations and systems (SES); Very small aperture terminal (VSAT) transmit-only, transmit-and-receive, receive-only satellite earth stations operating in the 4 and 6 GHz frequency bands.

TBR 44 (May 1998)— Satellite earth stations and systems (SES) land mobile earth stations (LMES) operating in the 1.5 and 1.6 GHz frequency bands providing voice and/or data communications.

CENELEC

EN 50065-1:1991—Signaling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 to 148.5 kHz—Part 1: General requirements, frequency bands and electromagnetic disturbances; Amendment A1:1992 to EN 50065-1:1991; Amendment A2:1995 to EN 50065-1:1991; Amendment A3:1996 to EN 50065-1:1991.

EN 50081-1:1992—Electromagnetic compatibility—Generic emission standard—Part 1: Residential, commercial, and light industry.

Note: Standards published under Directives 73/23/EC and 89/336/EEC may also be used to demonstrate compliance with Articles 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(b) of Directive 1999/5/EC.