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Technical and Operating Parameters and Spectrum Use for Short-Range Radiocommunication Devices** Report ITU-R SM.2153-2 (06/2011) Technical and operating parameters and spectrum use for short-range radiocommunication devices SM Series Spectrum management ii Rep. ITU-R SM.2153-2 Foreword The role of the Radiocommunication Sector is to ensure the rational, equitable, efficient and economical use of the radio-frequency spectrum by all radiocommunication services, including satellite services, and carry out studies without limit of frequency range on the basis of which Recommendations are adopted. The regulatory and policy functions of the Radiocommunication Sector are performed by World and Regional Radiocommunication Conferences and Radiocommunication Assemblies supported by Study Groups. Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR) ITU-R policy on IPR is described in the Common Patent Policy for ITU-T/ITU-R/ISO/IEC referenced in Annex 1 of Resolution ITU-R 1. Forms to be used for the submission of patent statements and licensing declarations by patent holders are available from http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/go/patents/en where the Guidelines for Implementation of the Common Patent Policy for ITU-T/ITU-R/ISO/IEC and the ITU-R patent information database can also be found. Series of ITU-R Reports (Also available online at http://www.itu.int/publ/R-REP/en) Series Title BO Satellite delivery BR Recording for production, archival and play-out; film for television BS Broadcasting service (sound) BT Broadcasting service (television) F Fixed service M Mobile, radiodetermination, amateur and related satellite services P Radiowave propagation RA Radio astronomy RS Remote sensing systems S Fixed-satellite service SA Space applications and meteorology SF Frequency sharing and coordination between fixed-satellite and fixed service systems SM Spectrum management Note: This ITU-R Report was approved in English by the Study Group under the procedure detailed in Resolution ITU-R 1. Electronic Publication Geneva, 2011 ITU 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without written permission of ITU. Rep. ITU-R SM.2153-2 1 REPORT ITU-R SM.2153-2* Technical and operating parameters and spectrum use for short-range radiocommunication devices** (2009-2010-2011) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 6 2 Definition of short-range radio devices .......................................................................... 6 3 Applications .................................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Telecommand ..................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Telemetry ............................................................................................................ 7 3.3 Voice and video .................................................................................................. 7 3.4 Equipment for detecting avalanche victims ........................................................ 7 3.5 Broadband radio local area networks ................................................................. 7 3.6 Railway applications ........................................................................................... 7 3.7 Road transport and traffic telematics .................................................................. 8 3.8 Equipment for detecting movement and equipment for alert ............................. 8 3.9 Alarms ................................................................................................................. 8 3.10 Model control ...................................................................................................... 9 3.11 Inductive applications ......................................................................................... 9 3.12 Radio microphones ............................................................................................. 9 3.13 RF identification systems ................................................................................... 9 3.14 Ultra low power active medical implant ............................................................. 10 3.15 Wireless audio applications ................................................................................ 10 3.16 RF (radar) level gauges ....................................................................................... 10 4 Technical standards/regulations ..................................................................................... 11 5 Common frequency ranges ............................................................................................. 11 * This Report replaces Recommendation ITU-R SM.1538. ** Unless otherwise specified by mutual agreement between given administrations, status given to SRDs in individual country does not engage any other countries. 2 Rep. ITU-R SM.2153-2 Page 6 Radiated power or magnetic or electric field strength .................................................... 12 6.1 European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations member countries ................................................................................................ 12 6.2 United States of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brazil and Canadian general limits ..................................................................... 13 6.3 Japan ................................................................................................................... 13 6.4 The Republic of Korea ........................................................................................ 14 7 Antenna requirements ..................................................................................................... 14 8 Administrative requirements .......................................................................................... 15 8.1 Certification and verification .............................................................................. 15 8.2 Licensing requirements ....................................................................................... 16 8.3 Mutual agreements between countries/regions ................................................... 17 9 Additional applications ................................................................................................... 18 Annex 1 – Additional applications........................................................................................... 18 1 SRDs operating in the 57-64 GHz band ......................................................................... 18 2 RF level gauges .............................................................................................................. 19 2.1 Pulsed systems .................................................................................................... 19 2.2 FMCW systems .................................................................................................. 19 2.3 RF level gauge operating parameters and spectrum use ..................................... 20 Annex 2 .................................................................................................................................... 20 Appendix 1 to Annex 2 (Region 1; CEPT Countries) – Technical and operating parameters and spectrum use for SRDs ............................................................................................ 20 1 Recommendation CEPT/ERC/REC 70-03 ..................................................................... 20 2 Frequency bands and corresponding parameters ............................................................ 21 2.1 Non-specific short-range devices ....................................................................... 21 2.2 Tracking, tracing and data acquisition ................................................................ 24 2.3 Wideband data transmission systems ................................................................. 24 2.4 Railway applications ........................................................................................... 25 2.5 Road transport and traffic telematics (RTTT) .................................................... 27 2.6 Radiodetermination applications ........................................................................ 28 2.7 Alarms ................................................................................................................. 29 2.8 Model control ...................................................................................................... 30 2.9 Inductive applications ......................................................................................... 31 2.10 Radio microphone applications including aids for the hearing impaired ........... 34 Rep. ITU-R SM.2153-2 3 Page 2.11 Radio-frequency identification applications ....................................................... 36 2.12 Active medical implants and their associated peripherals .................................. 37 2.13 Wireless audio applications ................................................................................ 39 3 Technical requirements .................................................................................................. 40 3.1 ETSI standards .................................................................................................... 40 3.2 EMC and safety .................................................................................................. 40 3.3 National type approval specifications
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