SSH EN 301 442 V1.1.1:2000

Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Harmonized EN for Mobile Earth Stations (MESs), including handheld earth stations, for Satellite Personal Communications Networks (S-PCN) in the 2,0 GHz bands under the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) covering essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE directive

Scope

The present document applies to Mobile Earth Station (MES) radio equipment which have the following characteristics:
- these MES have both transmitted and receive capabilities and operate in a Satellite-Personal Communications
Network (S-PCN). An S-PCN MES may be handheld, portable, vehicle-mounted, host connected, semi-fixed or
fixed equipment, or may be an element in a multi-mode terminal. It may consist of a number of modules with
associated connections and user interface, or may be a self contained single unit;
- these LMESs are controlled and monitored by a Network Control Facility (NCF). The NCF is outside the scope
of the present document;
- if the MES is an element in a multi-mode terminal, unless otherwise stated in the present document, its
requirements apply only to the S-PCN MES element of the terminal operating in the MSS frequency bands given
in table 1;
- these MES are capable in operating in all or part of the frequency bands shown in table 1:
Table 1: Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) frequency bands
MES MSS frequency bands
Transmit (earth to space) 1 980 MHz to 2 010 MHz
Receive (space to earth) 2 170 MHz to 2 200 MHz
The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [1] (R&TTE Directive) Article 3.2
which states that "….radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to
terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference".
In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements
under other parts of Article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [1] may apply to equipment within the scope of the present
document.
NOTE: A list of such ENs is included on the ETSI web site.