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JOINT OPERATORS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF GSM,

UMTS & LTE INDOOR CELLULAR SYSTEM
SCOPE
This document defines the requirements of indoor cellular system for GSM, UMTS and
LTE operation. It covers the design and test requirements, and the characteristics of the
elements used in the system where the network performance is affected.
It also defines the scope of work and the expected deliveries from the contractor during
the different phases of a project.
It is expected that the contractor will be responsible for the maintenance of the indoor
cellular system, therefore a high level service level agreement is described.
PURPOSE
This document will be used by the neutral host contractor (NHC) for the design and
implementation of indoor cellular systems for the GSM, UMTS and LTE operation.
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DOCUMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................ 1
PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................... 1
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 7
1.1 DOCUMENTATION STRUCTURE .......................................................................................... 7
1.2 QUALIFYING PROCESS .......................................................................................................... 8
2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE DAS .......................................................................... 8

2.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 DESIGN REQUIREMENT ASSUMPTIONS............................................................................. 10
2.3 THE DAS .................................................................................................................................... 13
2.4 COVERAGE................................................................................................................................ 14
2.5 COVERAGE OVERLAP BETWEEN RADIATING ELEMENTS OF DAS............................. 16
2.6 COVERAGE OVERLAP BETWEEN THE INDOOR CELL AND OUTDOOR CELLS ......... 17
2.7 CONTROLLED LEAKAGE AND HANDOVER ...................................................................... 17
2.8 OVERLOAD AND INTERMODULATION .............................................................................. 18
2.9 CO-SITING ................................................................................................................................. 19
2.10HEALTH AND SAFETY ............................................................................................................ 19
2.11PEFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF DAS ELEMENTS................................................. 21
2.12BASE STATION EQUIPMENT INTERFACE B ....................................................................... 21
2.13SUPERVISORY .......................................................................................................................... 22
2.14SYSTEM AVAILABILITY ....................................................................................................... 22
3. SCOPE OF WORK .......................................................................................................................... 24

3.1 RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................................. 25
3.1.1 NHC Responsibilities ....................................................................................................... 25
3.1.2 Participating CNO’s Responsibilities ............................................................................... 26
3.2 DOCUMENTATIONS ................................................................................................................ 26
3.2.1 Feasibility Report ............................................................................................................. 26
3.2.2 Design Document ............................................................................................................. 27
3.2.3 As Build Document .......................................................................................................... 28
3.2.4 Commissioning and System Acceptance Test Report ...................................................... 28
3.2.6 Concession Applications .................................................................................................. 29
3.2.7 Factory Acceptance Test Report ...................................................................................... 29
3.2.8 Test Methodology Report ................................................................................................. 29
4. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT ................................................................................................. 30
5. DAS TESTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 30

5.1 TEST EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................................... 30
5.2 COMMISSIONING AND SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE TESTS ................................................... 30
5.2.1 VSWR, Noise Level and System Gain/Loss .................................................................... 31
5.2.2 Coverage .......................................................................................................................... 32
5.2.3 Coverage Overlap Between Antennas Of The Same DAS ............................................... 36
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5.2.4 Coverage Overlap Between Indoor and Outdoor Cells .................................................... 36

5.2.5 Controlled Leakage and Handover ................................................................................... 36
5.2.6 RF Exposure ..................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.7 Supervisory ...................................................................................................................... 37
5.3 BASE STATION INTEGRATION AND LIVE COVERAGE VALIDATION ......................... 37
APPENDIX A: LICENCED SPECTRUM OF THE UK CELLULAR OPERATORS ...................... 38
APPENDIX B: FACTORY TESTS: SUB-SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS .......................................... 39
APPENDIX C: GUIDELINES ON THE GENERATION OF SURVEY ROUTES .......................... 40
APPENDIX D: CONCESSION TEMPLATE .................................................................................... 42
APPENDIX E: SYSTEM LINK BUDGET SUMMARY TEMPLATE EXAMPLE ......................... 43
APPENDIX F: CONVERTING CW TEST RSSI RESULTS INTO GSM RXLEV, UMTS CPICH
RSCP AND LTE RSRP ...................................................................................................................... 44
DOCUMENT HISTORY ........................................................................................................................ 47
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This document is created with inputs and contributions from the current UK 2G, 3G and 4G
cellular operators EE, Three, Telefónica O2 and Vodafone.

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REFERENCES.
1. 3GPP TS 25.104, Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (FDD)
2. 3GPP TS 25.101, Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; User
Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception (FDD)
3. 3GPP TS 45.005, Technical Specification Group GSM/EDGE Radio Access
Network; Radio Transmission and Reception
4. 3GPP TS 36.101, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User
Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception
5. 3GPP TS 36.104, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base
Station (BS) radio transmission and reception
6. 3GPP TS 25.106, Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; UTRA
repeater radio transmission and reception
7. 3GPP TS 36.106, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); FDD
repeater radio transmission and reception
8. ETSI Standards under the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU
9. International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP),
Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time Varying Electric, Magnetic and
Electromagnetic Fields (Up to 300GHz), Vol 74, No. 4 April, 1998.
10. BSI EN 50383, Basic standard for the calculation and measurement of
electromagnetic field strength and SAR related to human exposure from radio
base stations and fixed terminal stations for wireless telecommunications system
(110MHz – 40 GHz)
11. IEC62232, Determination of RF field strength and SAR in the vicinity of
radiocommunication base stations for the purpose of evaluating human
exposure, International Electrotechnical Commission, Edition 1.0, 2011-05.
12. IET Wiring Regulations 17th Edition (BS7671), Jan. 2008.

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ABBREVIATIONS
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project

BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
ACI Adjacent Channel Interference
ACIR Adjacent Channel Interference Ratio
ACLR Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio
ACS Adjacent Channel Selectivity
ADC Analog-to-digital converter
C/N Carrier-to-Noise
CNO Cellular Network Operator
CPICH Common Pilot Channel
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
CW Continuous Wave (i.e. constant power and amplitude)
DAC Digital-to-analog converter
DAS Distributed Antenna System
dBi Decibels relative to the gain of an isotropic antenna
dBm Decibels relative to a milliwatt
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
DIN Deutsches Institute for Normung (Germans Standards Institute)
DL Downlink
Eb/Io Energy per bit/total received signal
Ec/Io Energy per chip/ total received signal
EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
EMF Electromagnetic Fields
ER Exposure Ratio
ESN Emergency Services Network
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EVM Error Vector Magnitude
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
GSM-R GSM-Railway
HOT Heads of Terms
ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
IEE Institution of Electrical Engineers
LOI Location of Interest
LTE Long Term Evolution
LTE-R LTE for Railway-dedicated wireless communications network
LTE-U LTE in unlicensed spectrum
M&E Mechanical and Electrical
MBSFN Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network
MCL Minimum Coupling Loss
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MT Mobile Terminal
MuLTEFire LTE in licence exempt (unlicensed or shared) spectrum
NB-IoT Narrowband-Internet of Things
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NGR National Grid Reference
NHC Neutral Host Contractor
NMAS National Measurement Accreditation Service
PCDE Peak Code Domain Error
PMR Private Mobile Radio
POI Point of Interconnect
ppm Parts per million
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QPSK Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
RBS Radio Base Station
RE Resource Element
RF Radio Frequency
RFID Radio-Frequency Identification

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RI Radiating Infrastructure
RS Reference Signal of LTE
RSCP Received Signal Code Power
RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
SAR Specific Absorption Rate
SAT System Acceptance Test
SIMO Single Input Multiple Output
SLA Service Level Agreement
TDD Time Division Duplex
TRX Transceiver
UL Uplink
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UWB Ultra Wide Band
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network

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1. INTRODUCTION
Riding on the success of the 2G (GSM) & 3G (UMTS) joint operator neutral host projects
in the UK, the 2G and 3G cellular network operators EE, Three, Telefonica O2 and
Vodafone agree to continue the scheme for the 4G (LTE) networks. This document
forms the baseline for the existing indoor system upgrade and the new deployment
covering the requirements of both GSM, UMTS and LTE operations for the frequency
bands given in Appendix A.
This document specifies the requirements of indoor cellular system for the 2G (GSM), 3G
(UMTS) and 4G (LTE) operations of which the Cellular Network Operators (CNO)
subscribe. The system will be designed, installed and tested by a Neutral Host Contractor
(NHC) who has the full turn-key responsibility for delivering such system meeting the
requirements defined in this document. The NHC can be either an independent third party
or one of the CNO.
The indoor cellular system can take the form of a single radiating element or distributed
radiating elements which can use omni antennas, sector antennas, radiating cables or a
combination of both together with RF components and sub-systems. For convenience,
such cellular system referred in this document is called distributed antenna system (DAS).
The technical requirements for both 2G, 3G and 4G operations are described in section 2.
The coverage requirements, the system performance and the components characteristics
are specified in details.
Section 3 defines the scope of work with which the NHC will provide.
It is expected that the NHC will be responsible for the maintenance of the DAS. Section 4
describes a high level Service Level Agreement (SLA) which will be negotiated under the
commercial agreement with each individual CNO.
A DAS is only acceptable into operation when the NHC verifies and demonstrates to the
CNO that the specifications defined in section 2 are met. Section 5 describes the system
acceptance test requirements.
1.1 DOCUMENTATION STRUCTURE
The document is made up of sections dealing with different aspect of the 2G, 3G and 4G
DAS. Each of the requirements is marked as Q, I, R or M defining the necessity. To
qualify as a NHC, the Tender is required to answer the questions, requirements and
mandatory requirements.
For the purpose of this document, NHC is used in the document for the successful Tender.
Question Q is normally raised to get information from the supplier aiming for a better
understanding of the issue.
Information I is supporting information for the NHC to design the DAS.
Requirement R is raised when the performance of the DAS is required to fulfil the mobile
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If the requirement cannot be fulfilled, the Tender should provide alternative solution and
explain the effects of non-compliance.
Mandatory requirement M is a critical requirement for which Tender shall answer with a
“Comply” or “Non-comply”. Details shall be provided where possible to support the
evaluation.
1.2 QUALIFYING PROCESS
The Tender shall submit a soft copy of response and any relevant information in MS
Word, Power Point, Excel, Map Info, AutoCAD, etc. to each CNO for reviewing and
making a decision on the suitability of the Tender to be a NHC. The Tender must
response in full to the requirements. Where compliance is not possible, detailed
explanation and alternatives shall be provided.
2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE DAS
2.1 GENERAL
1. R The NHC shall engage the CNO during each stage of a project.
2. M The DAS shall be capable of supporting radio signals of GSM, WCDMA and
LTE technologies. Where the DAS incorporates other users such as the
emergency services, public and private WLAN, in particular the non-public area
outside the common interest of CNO, i.e. ESN, the performance specification
defined in this document and the design of the DAS shall not be compromised.
However, such additional services should be contributing to the DAS CAPEX
and OPEX cost.
3. M The DAS shall be with the provision of the capacity handling according to the
expected traffic and footfall.
4. M The DAS shall cover the frequency bands given in Appendix A.
5. M The proposed DAS must be the most cost effective solution utilising the full
capability of the CNO’s equipment. Details of the equipment are provided in
separate document.
6. R The requirements of the DAS defined in this document are only applied to the
general public accessible area. If non-public area is required by the site owner
and/or a third party or a specific individual CNO, it shall be covered separately
between the site owner and the party of interest.
7. M Where a location already has a DAS installed for the 2G and/or 3G operation,
the NHC must carry out an assessment of the impact of upgrading the existing
system for supporting all GSM, UMTS and LTE technologies. This is
considered to be generally more cost effective. If this is not possible, a report
on the shortcomings and a comparison of costs and performance between a new
DAS and an upgrade to a sub-standard DAS shall be given in the design
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8. M The DAS shall be of modular construction so that it can be easily expanded and
upgraded for capacity reason by way of sectorisation into additional DAS
zones, for example, without significantly compromising the existing
performance, and offers options for individual operator mapping the capacity
and base station sectors to the DAS zones.
9. M The upgrade shall minimise the disruption to the current operations.
10. M Although it is not essential that the 2G, 3G and 4G signals of a CNO shall be
carried on the same sub-system, it is mandatory that the traffic of the same
frequency band of the associated CNO shall be carried on the same sub-system.
11. R This document defines the technical specifications for a DAS supporting the
operation of
 GSM at 900MHz & 1800MHz bands,
 UMTS at 900MHz, 1800MHz & 2100MHz bands and
 LTE at 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz & 2600MHz bands
 but excluding the GSM in the DECT guard band.
 However, all passive components must be wide band covering at least both
GSM, UMTS and LTE bands as given in Appendix-A except specific band
selective units for the purpose of channelisation and filtering.
 Wherever possible, the passive components should also cover 380-
470MHz, 694-790MHz, 1472-1492MHz, 2310-2390MHz and 3400-
3800MHz.
12. I In terms of LTE, the baseline requirement is referred to the MIMO DAS.
Where a SISO DAS is proposed, the NHC should provide the justification and
advise the upgrade path of the DAS for accommodating the MIMO operation in
future, and also provide the conceptual design and the indicative cost of the
DAS with the MIMO capability. The requirements defined in here are not
specifically dictated the indoor solution to the passive/active MIMO or SISO
DAS. Each location of interest and the solution will be assessed according to
the figure of merits and will be agreed between the NHC and CNO
13. M The DAS shall be designed to operate with base station and mobile terminal
meeting the 3GPP and ETSI standards [ref. 1-5]. Additionally, the DAS shall
conform to all the current regulations, rules and the operation conditions
imposed on CNOs by the UK Government and meet the 3GPP & ETSI
Standards where appropriate i.e. [ref. 6, 7 & 8].
14. M When either 2G, 3G or 4G is added to an existing system, it must be ensured

that the systems and operations of both the 2G, 3G and 4G are compliant with
the ETSI recommendations.
15. R The DAS shall be used in indoor and confined space environments such as, but
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2.2 DESIGN REQUIREMENT ASSUMPTIONS
16. R Where the DAS is used for in-building, road tunnel or non-high speed train
tunnel, the propagation model and performance requirements specified in
TS25.104 Case 1, Case 3 or Case 4 for a mobile terminal travelling at a speed
up to 3km/hr, 120km/hr or 250km/hr respectively shall be used, or the highest
mobile terminal travelling speed confined by the venue with an added 20%
margin in the design for the purpose of call handover.
17. I Each of the CNOs shall provide the NHC with a specification pack detailing the
mechanical, electrical and RF interface specifications of the base station
equipment. This will be provided under separate cover and under the condition
of Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the NHC in order to comply with
the confidentiality agreement between the CNO and their equipment vendors.
18. R Where information is not given by the CNO, the NHC can assume
 the 2G, 3G and 4G base station receiver noise figure of 4dB,

 Mobile terminal maximum transmit power of 30dBm, 21dBm and 23dBm
for GSM, UMTS and LTE respectively,
 Mobile terminal minimum transmit power of 5dBm, 0dBm, -50dBm and -
40dBm for GSM900, GSM1800, UMTS and LTE respectively,
 the dedicated indoor system should provide at least a dominant coverage of
6dB over 95% of the coverage target area against the coverage provided by
the external outdoor cell sites of any adjacent cellular networks,
 the dedicated indoor system delivers CPICH Ec/Io >= -8dB with reference
to the UMTS cells of 20% loading (10% CPICH and 10% control
signalling)
 a carrier-to-noise (C/N) ratio of 12dB for GSM voice calls in uplink and
downlink, and
 10% downlink RF composite power per UMTS operating channel assigned
to Common Pilot Channel (CPICH)
 Reference Signal (RS) power of LTE may usually be with 3dB boosting as
shown in table 1. Although the RS may be with 3dB power booster, the
average sub-carrier power of LTE will still remain as
PFL – 10 x Log10(Nsc) ,
where PFL is referred to the full load channel carrier power and Nsc is the
number of LTE sub-carriers in a given LTE channel bandwidth. There may
be some special cases that an individual CNO may implement a power
booster on RS power different from 3dB and NHC will be specifically
advised by the individual CNO.

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LTE channel bandwidth [MHz] LTE channel bandwidth [MHz]
carrier carrier 5 10 15 20 5 10 15 20
power power number of LTE sub-carriers within number of LTE sub-carriers within
[W] [dBm] a given channel bandwidh a given channel bandwidh
300 600 900 1200 300 600 900 1200
Transmit Reference Signal power average power of each sub-carrier
with 3dB power booster [dBm] [dBm]
5 37.0 15.2 12.2 10.5 9.2 12.2 9.2 7.5 6.2
10 40.0 18.2 15.2 13.5 12.2 15.2 12.2 10.5 9.2
15 41.8 20.0 17.0 15.3 14.0 17.0 14.0 12.3 11.0
20 43.0 21.2 18.2 16.5 15.2 18.2 15.2 13.5 12.2
30 44.8 23.0 20.0 18.3 17.0 20.0 17.0 15.3 14.0
40 46.0 24.2 21.2 19.5 18.2 21.2 18.2 16.5 15.2
Table 1: Reference Signal & sub-carrier power of LTE.
19. R With reference to the typical macro base station, the following output level can
be assumed, otherwise the lowest level and the highest level given in the CNO’s
standard pack shall be used for coverage design and power handling design
respectively.
Base station Base station nominal output Power handling design

type power per carrier per carrier (thermal
consideration)
2G base station 43dBm 46dBm
3G base station 33dBm (CPICH), 43dBm (full 46dBm
load)
4G base station 43dBm per transmission 46dBm per
(non-MBSFN channel transmission channel
transmission)
Table 2: Base station output power.
There may be some specific cases that a different power class of base station,
i.e. micro, pico, small cell, etc., may be used and NHC will be advised
accordingly in the pre-feasibility/ feasibility phase of the project.
Where an active DAS is proposed, the NHC shall provide a means to adjust the
gains and losses of the active DAS per individual CNO per band for optimising
the downlink and uplink of the DAS independently. Although it is the
responsibility of the NHC to provide appropriate safe guard protecting the DAS
from overloading, in particular the downlink, the NHC is required to provide
the evidence to show the budget allocation between CNO in terms of the RF
power, optical and/or digital bits on the active sub-systems of the DAS.
(*) For the system design, with reference to the downlink coverage
requirements, it is referred to the linear average over the power contributions of
the Resource Elements (the OFDM symbols) carrying reference symbols only
instead of the full load power, i.e. the downlink coverage is expressed as RSRP.
20. R For the purpose of coverage overlapping design including the tunnel portals to
and from the CNO macro networks, the maximum and minimum handover time
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21. I The following link budget assumptions can be used for the purpose of the
system design:
 body loss: 5dB

 car penetration loss: 7dB
 train loss: case by case basis

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2.3 THE DAS
22. R The DAS will comprise of a number of network sub-systems and interfaces as
shown in figure 1.
MT RI RBS NTE C
A B
CNO PSU
D D
Power supply
Figure 1: Schematic diagram of DAS system
Where MT is the mobile terminal,

RI is the Radiating Infrastructure,
RBS is the Radio Base station,
NTE is the Network Transmission Equipment for connecting the
traffic to core network,
CNO PSU is the CNO’s power supplier unit(s) for RBS and NTE,
A is the air-interface,
B is the Point of Interconnect (POI) with the CNO’s equipment,
C is the interface with the external transmission connections, and
D is the interface with the power supply.
23. R All the components within the shaded enclosure of figure 1 including any
cables connected to the CNO’s equipment are the responsibility of the NHC.
24. R The DAS is made up of RI and the interfaces A and B.
25. R Depending on the size of the Location of Interest (LOI) and the complexity of
the design for reason of technicality and practicality, the RI can be made up of:-
(a) passive elements such as filters, couplers, antennas, feeders and/or radiating
cables
(b) active elements such as ADC, DAC, CPRI, IP router/switch, radio over
fibre sub-system and amplifier
(c) a mixture of (a) and/or (b) with or without in-line amplifier(s).
26. I For the DAS with active elements, two types are referred in this document:
 wideband active DAS: all downlink and uplink active elements covering the
whole mobile cellular’s downlink and uplink operating bands respectively
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 narrow band active DAS: some active elements only covering the sub-bands
of the GSM, UMTS and LTE operating bands with respect to the
appropriate downlink and uplink directions.
27. R Where active DAS is proposed, the end-to-end system uplink loss shall be less
than the end-to-end system downlink loss in general. Subject to the detailed
analysis with justification approved by CNO, the end-to-end system uplink loss
can be equal to or higher than the end-to-end system downlink loss.
28. M The NHC is responsible for the DAS, the Power Supply and a safe interface (D)
so that the CNO can connect their equipment to the power supply. The NHC is
also responsible for the provision of a proper accommodation for the
installation of the CNO’s equipment, and provision of space for the installation
of external transmission equipment (C) such as leased circuit or external
microwave radio.
29. R Where the RI requires power for its operation, the NHC is entirely responsible
for the provision and installation of the required power supply.
2.4 COVERAGE
30. R The coverage requirements are referred to both downlink and uplink within the
coverage target areas of the LOI and with mobile terminal at the height of 0.5m
to 2m above the local ground.
31. R Unless specified in a separate agreement between the NHC and the individual
CNO, the NHC shall ensure that the DAS delivers coverage to the standard
defined in Table 2 below which is referred to the initial targets and has to be
validated against the dominance requirements defined in section 2.2.
GSM
Type of location/zone Hand held MT Car roof mounted MT
(in-building) (road tunnel)
95% downlink BCCH Coverage Level  95  85
(dBm)
95% uplink link GSM900  (133  N d )  (123  N d )
loss (dB) (*)
GSM1800  (130  N d )  (120  N d )
UMTS (hand held MT – in-building)

Type of zone A: High Bit Rate B: Medium Bit Rate C: Portal area ONLY
Service Service
95% downlink ≥-77dBm ≥-87dBm ≥-97dBm
CPCIH (≤110dB link loss(**)) (≤120dB link loss(**)) (≤130dB link loss (**))
coverage of the
target zone (dB)
95% uplink link  (110  N d )  (120  N d )  (130  N d )
loss of the target
zone (dB) (*)
UMTS (car roof mounted MT – road tunnel)

95% downlink link loss (dB) ≥-87dBm (≤120dB link loss(**))
95% uplink link loss (dB)  (120  N d )

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LTE (hand held MT – in-building)

Type of zone A: High data rate B: Medium data rate C: Portal area ONLY
service service
95% downlink >-95dBm >-105dBm >-110dBm

reference
coverage
(reference signal
received power,
RSRP) (***)
95% uplink loss  (110  N d )  (120  N d )  (125  N d )
(*)
Typical area Zone A: low mobility and high density mobile
Zone B: medium/high mobility and low/medium density mobile
Zone C: portal area ONLY
Example (not Zone A:
exhaustive list. - Airport: lounge, restaurant/bar, shopping area, departure gate etc.
Each venue - Shopping Centre: food court, restaurant/bar, seating area, etc.
MUST be - sport venue: seating area, hospitality/concourse area
analysed and - hotel/conference centre/exhibition centre: conference/meeting area,
assessed on a public break-out area, restaurant/bar
case by case
basis.) Zone B:
- Airport: arrival gate, transit area etc.
- Shopping Centre: back of the shop where public can access
- sport venue: public transit area other than the concourse area
mentioned in zone A
- hotel: any other areas subject to a separate agreement between CNO
and NHC
Zone C:
- any transition from the areas served by the dedicated indoor system
to the adjacent cellular network which can be another indoor cell or
the outdoor cellular network
Note:
- corporate coverage is likely to be designed as the requirements for
zone A but it will be subject to a separate agreement between an
individual CNO and NHC
Table 2: Coverage specification.
(*) where Nd in dB is the increase of receive noise floor at base station receiver
due to the uplink noise of the DAS at the relevant band, and the base station
noise floor is assumed to be -170dBm/Hz at the receive band.
Illustration of the base station noise floor degradation calculation:

Base station receive noise floor = -170dBm/Hz (or 10-17mW/Hz, noise figure = 4dB)
Uplink noise of DAS at base station interface = -165dBm/Hz (or 3.2x10-17mW/Hz)
Composite uplink noise due to DAS and base station  -163.8dBm/Hz (or 4.2x2x10-
17
mW/Hz)
Increase of receive noise floor at base station, Nd,  6.2dB = (-163.8 – (-170))dB
(**) The downlink link loss of UMTS stated in table 2 is with reference to the
typical CPICH transmit power of 33dBm for the case of the typical full load
downlink carrier of 43dBm. Where a different power class of base station is
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(***) RSRP for each cell is the linear average over the power contributions of
the Resource Elements that carry cell-specific Reference Signals within the
considered measurement frequency bandwidth. It can therefore only be referred
to and measured in the OFDM symbols carrying reference symbols.
32. R The NHC shall propose and define the zone types in each design for the CNO to
comment and agree.
33. R The link loss defined in table 2 is the end-to-end loss between the mobile
terminal (the interface A of figure 1) and the last connection of the individual
CNO’s base station (the interface B of figure 1).
34. R The NHC must make allowances for the floor variations, fading, clutter loss and
environment etc. in the design in order to ensure the required percentage of the
agreed areas of the LOI covered. If the DAS is for train tunnel, the NHC shall
make provision in the design of train carriage losses.
35. R For the 3G and 4G, busy traffic zones such as Zone A do not necessarily mean
that more antennas will be required. The placement of the antennas (including
radiating cable if appropriate) shall take into consideration that the demand of
higher data rate is most likely at places where the 3G and/or 4G mobile terminal
can be stationary or quasi-stationary such as lounges, restaurants and cafés etc.
2.5 COVERAGE OVERLAP BETWEEN RADIATING ELEMENTS OF DAS
36. R The NHC shall design the coverage delivered by each antenna of the DAS has
adequate overlap without discontinuity of service in the coverage area.
37. R This requirement for coverage overlap also applies to boundaries where
sectorisation is most likely to be employed when capacity expansion is
required. Based on the local knowledge of the location, the NHC shall
highlight these boundaries within the DAS.
38. R Where multiple cells are proposed, the cell boundary shall have adequate
coverage overlap enabling a mobile terminal to complete a handover within the
handover time defined above.
39. R Any sectorisation of the DAS shall avoid the high traffic area in order to
minimise the handover between them. The design should provide an indication
of the number of users per DAS zone.
40. I CNO considers 2000 active users per DAS zone are reasonable assumption at
this stage.
41. R The coverage overlapping areas provided by any two adjacent indoor cells of
the DAS shall be less than 15% with reference to
 the coverage target area of that particular two indoor cells and also
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42. R No area of the LOI shall be simultaneously served by more than 3 indoor cells.
Coverage area of Cell B

i.e. RSPB > RSPA + 3
Coverage area of Cell A

i.e. RSPA > RSPB + 3
AreaA: area where RSPA > (RSPB + 3dB) 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝐶

AreaB: area where RSPB > (RSPA + 3dB) ≤ 15%
AreaC: area where |RSPA - RSPB|≤ 3dB)
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝐴 + 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝐵 + 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝐶
where RSP stands for received signal power of pilot
i.e. BCCH RxLev of 2G, CPICH RSCP of 3G, RS RSRP of 4G
Figure 2: Coverage overlapping illustration of any two adjacent indoor cells.
2.6 COVERAGE OVERLAP BETWEEN THE INDOOR CELL AND OUTDOOR

CELLS
43. R The NHC shall position some of the antennas of the DAS so that the portal shall
be adequately covered without breaching the controlled leakage requirements
defined in section 2.7. This shall ensure a proper handover in both directions
between the indoor cell and the external cells which are defined as the cell(s)
not under the responsibility of the NHC.
44. R The handover between the outdoor cells and the indoor cells may be of inter-
frequency nature, i.e. hard handover which will take longer time to complete.
Therefore, the coverage overlapping distance between the outdoor cell and the
indoor cells at the portals shall ensure continuous voice call of a mobile
terminal at the speed as defined in section 2.2
45. R For reason of avoiding uncertainty and conflict of responsibility, it is a

preference where possible that all handover occur inside the LOI except the
road tunnel and rail tunnel in where the handover may be taken place outside.
The exceptional cases of tunnel are not the exhausted examples, and each LOI
should be assessed accordingly.
2.7 CONTROLLED LEAKAGE AND HANDOVER
46. R The distance of the controlled leakage from the LOI is with reference to a
mobile terminal at the speed as defined in section 2.2 and also takes the
maximum and minimum handover time into account.
47. R As shown in figure 3, the distance of the signal overspill from any portals of the
LOI shall be less than the double of the handover distance for the uplink link
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rail or road tunnel, the controlled signal overspill shall be confined along the
rail track or road route outside the tunnel for a proper handover between the
tunnel cells and the CNO outdoor cells.
48. R With the exception of the portals of the LOI and as shown in figure 3, the
distance of the signal overspill shall be less than the handover distance for the
uplink link loss greater than 142dB.
Signal overspill distance ≤ D

with UL link loss >142dB
from any non-portals
Signal overspill distance ≤

2D with UL link
loss >142dB from any
portals
portal LOI
Signal overspill distance ≤
Handover D with UL link
distance loss >142dB from any non-
D portals
Signal overspill distance ≤ D

with UL link loss >142dB
from any non-portals
Figure 3: Illustration of the controlled leakage and handover distances.
2.8 OVERLOAD AND INTERMODULATION
49. R The selection and the placement of the radiating elements of the DAS shall not
cause overloading, blocking and de-sensitisation to the mobile terminal in the
downlink direction, and the CNO’s base station and any active units of the
DAS in the uplink direction due to the presence of a mobile terminal
transmitting at full power within the coverage range of the radiating element,
especially in close proximity to the radiating element concerned.
50. R The minimum coupling loss (MCL) is referred to the location at where the
minimum path loss between the mobile terminal and the DAS will occur, and
the mobile terminal will receive the maximum downlink signal and the CNO’s
base station will receive the maximum uplink signal.
51. R The NHC shall carry out an assessment for each design, state the MCL which
will be achieved and ensure the downlink and uplink overload, blocking and de-
sensitisation will not occur. The maximum downlink signals at a 2G, 3G and
4G mobile terminal shall be less than -40dBm, -25dBm and -25dBm per
cellular channel respectively, and the maximum uplink signal level per cellular
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52dBm and -50dBm respectively. Consideration of alternative antenna types

and/or the antenna locations and the overall system design may be necessary to
achieve the requirements.
52. R The NHC shall endeavour to position the radiating element such that a far
mobile terminal at the edge of an antenna coverage area will not be affected by
a near and uncoordinated mobile terminal at the MCL position of the same
radiating element, transmitting 30dBm, 21dBm and 23dBm at the GSM, UMTS
and LTE frequency band respectively. The uncoordinated mobile terminal is
due to the CNO who does not subscribe to the DAS.
53. R In the absence of 3GPP specification specifically for the DAS, the design of the
DAS shall ensure that the total intermodulation and spurii generated by the
DAS and the CNO’s base station(s) under full load conditions shall still comply
with the appropriate specifications recommended by the 3GPP Standards i.e.
[Ref. 1,3, 5, 6 and 7].
54. R When connected to all the base station equipment permitted by the design, the
DAS must meet the same requirements as specified for a single GSM, UMTS
and LTE base station.
2.9 CO-SITING
55. R The NHC shall ensure that the system is designed, either by suitable filtering or
other means, to prevent any significant mutual interference between any 2G, 3G
and 4G channels of the CNO and other telecommunication installations in the
premises at the time of design and installation. This includes but not limited to
the presence of GSM-R, PMR, wireless local access network (WLAN), ultra
wide band (UWB) device, RFID, LTE-U, MuLTEFire, LTE-R etc.
56. R The effective degradation to the UL and DL receive sensitivity due to the effect
of co-siting shall not be more than 0.1dB over the additional RF branching loss
essential for co-siting implementation. This is applied to where the GSM,
UMTS and LTE signals are distributed over different or same signal
distribution layers with different or same radiating elements.
2.10 HEALTH AND SAFETY
57. R In terms of the DAS design related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields
(EMF), appropriate exposure limits defined by ICNIRP standard [ref. 9]
according to the implementation conditions shall be used.
58. R The NHC shall take the full responsibility for the risk assessment in where the
public or occupational EMF limit is applied to each radiating element. The
EMF exposure limit for the general public shall be used in any public accessible
locations.
59. R Maximum radiated power from any single radiating element shall not expose
anyone to an EMF level which exceed the current guidelines in the ICNIRP
standard. This shall take into account of the maximum number of carriers (2G,
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 Where the radiating element will be installed at the general public

accessible location and can be reached without any aids i.e. stand or
ladder, the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) threshold, i.e. 2W/kg
within 10g volume, for the general public is applied.
 Where the radiating element can only be reached with aids i.e. stand or
ladder, the SAR threshold, i.e. 10W/kg within 10g volume, for the
occupational can be used.
60. R Any SAR thresholds such as the maximum input power to the radiating element
established and used in the design shall be based upon the SAR based tests of
the radiating elements according to the appropriate methodology as stated in
Ref. 10 and also Ref. 11 which will be adopted in the near future.
61. R The total exposure ratio (TER), as defined in eq (1), of any radiating elements
to be deployed at any public or occupationally accessible area shall be less than
or equal to 1, and is given by
n
Tx ,i
TER   eq (1)
i PSAR,i
where
 Tx,i represents the composite RF power (stated in Watts) of a given band

fed into a radiating element of the DAS. At present, the operating
bands are referred to the mobile cellular band of 800MHz, 900MHz,
1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz. The other bands will need to be
taken into account in the future.
 PSAR,i, PSAR,j, … and PSAR,n represent the maximum powers (stated in
Watts) at CNO’s bands that can be fed into a radiating element and
whilst ensuring that the resulting exposure levels are less than the limits
stated by ICNIRP. Again, the other bands will need to be taken into
account in the future. See [8] for further details on occupational and
public exposure limits.
62. M The NHC shall issue a ICNIRP compliance statement for every design of the
indoor cellular system and indicates which radiating elements are compliant
with the public and occupational exposure limits.
63. M The equipment room shall be designed to meet all the relevant building
regulations in particular in areas concerning health and safety.
64. M All the electrical installations shall follow the IET wiring guidelines [Ref 12].
65. M With the exception of the CNO equipment, the NHC is wholly responsible for
the health and safety of the DAS which includes all of the components within
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2.11 PEFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF DAS ELEMENTS
66. M Where an active or a hybrid system is used for the DAS, all the active
equipment must be type approved to the appropriate 3GPP recommendations.
67. M The spectral emission from the DAS together with the 2G, 3G and/or 4G base
station(s) shall comply with the 3GPP standards offset according to the output
power difference between a base station and the remote unit of an active DAS,
i.e. the spectral mask in the specification shall be maintained. In addition, as
specifically required by Ofcom, any out-of-band emission spuii, between
2500MHz-2615MHz and also 2700MHz- 3100MHz, radiated by any radiating
elements of the DAS shall be <-45dBm/MHz.
68. R The overall gain flatness of the DAS over the whole CNO’s licensed bands per
technology shall be less than 3dB. In addition, within each CNO’s 3G & 4G
5MHz band and 2G 200kHz channel, the gain flatness of the DAS shall be less
than 1dB.
69. R The maximum single trip propagation delay caused by the DAS and air
interface shall not be more than 66µs due to the cell range limitation of some
vendor’s base stations. The differential delays of 2G signals received by a
mobile terminal from the same source shall be less than 16µs because of
equalizer limitation of the mobile terminal. The group delay difference shall be
no more than 30ns per 3G channel. The delay spread of 4G signals received by
a mobile terminal from the same source shall be less than 5.2µs because of the
LTE normal cyclic prefix.
70. R The Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) introduced by the DAS shall be
 less than 6% for both 2G and 3G operation,
 less than 17.5%, 12.5%, 8% and 3.5% for all RE allocated for shared
channels (PDSCH) with the modulation schemes of QPSK, 16QAM,
64QAM and 256QAM of 4G operations respectively, and
 less than 17.5% for all RE allocated for NB-PDSCH of NB-IoT with
QPSK.
71. R The DAS shall not degrade the phase noise performance of the UL and DL
signals. If frequency conversion is involved in the DAS, the local oscillator
shall use a single common reference with a frequency stability conforming to
3GPP recommendations. The frequency deviation of the output signal with
respect to the input signal shall be no more than +/- 0.01ppm.
2.12 BASE STATION EQUIPMENT INTERFACE B
72. R The DAS shall provide separate 2G, 3G and 4G interface ports for each CNO.
73. R The preferred operation mode is duplex unless specified differently by

individual CNO.
74. R The interface impedance shall be 50 ohm with a VSWR of less than 1.4:1 over
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75. R In order to avoid any interference effect between the UL and DL, and also
between different operators,
 the isolation between any transmits and any receives of the duplex point
of interface B shall be more than 45dB,
 the isolation between any transmits of the duplex point of interface B
shall be at least 30dB or higher, and
 the isolation between any receives of the duplex point of interface B
shall be at least 30dB.
76. R Where the DAS is for the 2G, 3G and 4G operations, the isolation between any
2G, 3G and 4G ports shall be more than 45dB except different mobile cellular
technologies at the same operating frequency band of the same network
operator.
77. R The DAS, in particular all the elements for interface (B), shall be rated to
handle the total average power with an additional 3dB margin while all CNO
equipment are under full load conditions.
78. R The interface connector shall be 4.3-10 of female type connector unless
specified differently for the LOI by individual CNO.
79. R Regardless the SISO or MIMO DAS is proposed, two interface ports per
individual CNO per band with 4.3-10 female type connector are required.
2.13 SUPERVISORY
80. R For an active or hybrid DAS, the NHC shall provide a summary alarm per DAS
zone and a summary alarm of the DAS for connection to the external alarm
interfaces of the CNO’s base stations. The alarm shall be of the dry-contact
type. The connection terminals shall be labelled with the wiring details for easy
access wiring.
81. I Where an active system is provided, it is the responsibility of the NHC for the
provision of a full supervisory system with the capability of identifying faulty
unit(s) to facilitate maintenance.
82. R The alarm shall remain on until specific remedy actions have been taken to
clear the fault conditions.
83. R The supervisory system shall be able to suppress any transient to minimise
incorrect alarms.
2.14 SYSTEM AVAILABILITY
84. R The availability of the whole DAS shall be better than 99.95% of the time
measured over a sliding one-year period with reference to the last 12 months
from the date when the current fault of the cellular system is fixed.
85. R Sum of partial failure of any active elements of the DAS will be permitted for
0.1% of the time measured over a sliding one-year period with reference to the
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86. R Partial failure shall not require the shutdown of the whole DAS except in
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3. SCOPE OF WORK
87. M The NHC shall adopt quality processes starting from feasibility conception to
the completion of the installation and integration of the DAS.
88. I This section describes the area of responsibilities and the processes that the
NHC shall comply. Please note that each CNO may have a specific
requirement on milestones for activating their own internal processes such as
calling off of equipment.
89. I High level processes and responsibilities are outlined in the table below.
Step Process Initiat Note

or
1 Feasibility Proposal NHC The NHC nominate a location on
offer
2 Intention to CNO The CNO indicate their interest of
participate participating in the project, or the
CNO initiate a request to the NHC
of a location requiring a DAS
3 Design with cost NHC A design is submitted to the CNO
for comment. Project cost is also
submitted to start the commercial
discussion
4 Proposal acceptance CNO Indicating the acceptance of
proposal and agree to participate in
the scheme
5 Project review NHC Regular project review is held
between the NHC and the individual
CNO
6 Acquisition and NHC The NHC is wholly responsible for
Implementation the acquisition of the site and the
implementation of the DAS
7 Installation of the CNO The project needs to satisfy a certain
CNO equipment prior-agreed conditions before the
CNO can call off their equipment
and start the installation.
8 Commissioning NHC Before the CNO’s equipment is
connected to the DAS, the NHC will
carry out a system commissioning
test
9 Integration CNO The CNO connect their equipment
to the DAS and carry out functional
tests ensuring the normal
functioning of their equipment
10 System acceptance NHC A fully functional system is tested
test for confirmation of the performance
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3.1 RESPONSIBILITIES
90. I A successful completion of a DAS project relies on each party in the project
fulfil their responsibilities in an effective and efficient manner.
3.1.1 NHC Responsibilities
91. R Entirely responsible for the acquisition of the site and delivering the best deal
for the CNO.
92. R Carry out system design of both the DAS and the equipment room to
accommodate the participating CNO’s equipment
93. R Review and amend the design, if necessary in response to CNO’s comments on
the design.
94. R Provide an equipment room drawing in a scale agreed with each individual
CNO for detail positioning of the CNO’s equipment
95. R Procure and supply the DAS equipment appropriate to the design meeting 3GPP
Standards and Ofcom’s requirements.
96. R Provide an accommodation for the DAS and the CNO’s equipment. The
equipment room must be appropriately designed to meet the environmental,
health & safety and thermal management requirements. It must be suitably air-
conditioned, if necessary to accommodate all the equipment including all
designed future expansion.
97. R Provide an easily accessible space for a third party telecommunication provider
for the installation of transmission interface (C) as shown in figure 1.
98. R Carry out installation of all the equipment for the DAS and those in the
equipment room with the exception of the CNO’s base station and transmission
equipment.
99. R Provide and install the power supply equipment if necessary, and provide the
CNO with a main power supply connection point meeting the appropriate
electrical regulations currently in force.
100. R Advise the participating CNO of technical difficulties in a timely fashion.
101. R Issuing a handover document including an electrical certificate confirming that

the site is safe for the CNO to install their own equipment.
102. R Carry out commissioning test prior to the integration of the CNO’s equipment,
review and rectify non-conformance if any and highlight any non-conformance
items with reference to “R”s of this specification.
103. R Invite the CNO’s to witness the tests with an advance notice of at least 2 weeks.
104. R Improve the DAS where there is a performance short fall. If improvement is
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approval. The project is not completed until the CNO have signed off the
system acceptance certificate which will only be signed off if the system
conforms to this specification, or concessions been approved.
105. R Carry out individual regular project review with the participating CNO.
106. R Provide project report to the participating CNO in an agreed format and
frequency.
3.1.2 Participating CNO’s Responsibilities
107. R Provide a standard pack of the mechanical, thermal and electrical specification
of their equipment to the NHC. Update the pack promptly when there is a
revision of the specification.
108. R Agree with the NHC of the project review processes and the project report
format and frequency of both.
109. R Carry out design review and feedback comments to the NHC in a timely
fashion.
110. R Participate in technical review discussions with the NHC of complex project if
necessary.
111. R Participating in the commissioning test and verification test if necessary.
112. R Review the verification test results and approve concession applications if
acceptable.
3.2 DOCUMENTATIONS
113. R Over the course of the project, the following documentations will be provided
by the NHC to the CNO.
(a) feasibility report

(b) Design document
(c) Test methodology document
(d) System commissioning and acceptance test report
(e) As built document
(f) Concession application
(g) Factory acceptance test data on new products
3.2.1 Feasibility Report
114. I This report is produced when a NHC identify a location of interest on their own
initiatives.
115. R The report shall have the following information as a minimum to assist the
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(a) An executive summary page stating DAS type (active/passive), number of

sectors & DAS zones being proposed, footfall of venue, number of floors,
expected number of antennas
(b) Location with the postcode and NGR,
(c) Local environment including the road access, and a comment of the nearby
commercial activities and development,
(d) A map showing the position of the location of interest (LOI),
(e) Photographs showing the LOI from different angles if necessary,
(f) Size and footfall figures, and the site owner,
(g) Facilities and amenities, number of shops and the name of the major shops
if the LOI is a shopping centre. These shall be shown on a floor plan,
(h) An indication of the construction method of the LOI, such as roof type,
(i) Current 2G, 3G and 4G network coverage where appropriate,
(j) A statement confirming landlord’s consent,
(k) Access arrangements to site and the main equipment locations plus any
special site features, and parking facilities
(l) Proposed DAS Zones (supported by polygon boundaries on site drawings,
(m) An indication of the chance of acquisition success and built within a period
of 6 months.
3.2.2 Design Document
116. R Design documents will be issued over a different period of the design phase.
The first document will be issued after the CNO confirm their interest of
participation. The second design document will be issued confirming the final
design after comments from the CNO.
117. R The design document shall be made up of two parts, namely the technical part
and the commercial part.
118. R The technical part will have the following information as a minimum:-
(a) Project plan identifying the forecast dates of main milestones such as design
approval, acquisition HOT, site access, start of installation, installation
completion, commissioning test, verification test and the project
completion. The project plan shall be presented in MS Project format.
(b) System schematic diagram with the component appropriately label, and the
Point of Interface (POI) design details. Where necessary, the loss and
power at each of the major DAS elements shall be given. Appropriate
symbols shall be used for different type of antennas.
(c) The design methodology should be supported as appropriate by CW and/or
prediction.
(d) Link budget calculations which shall include the link loss and coverage for
the near mobile and the far mobile at the edge of the coverage delivered by
the antenna concerned.
(e) Noise and intermodulation calculations if the proposed DAS is an active
system. Each individual branch and the overall system noise calculations
shall be provided. Degradation to the receiver sensitivity shall be provided.
(f) The area over which the DAS will deliver the coverage is shown by a
polygon(s) drawn over a floor plan, also showing the potential sectorisation
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(g) An overall site plan showing the location of the antennas, its orientation and
height information,
(h) Photograph showing the proposed locations of the antenna and its
surroundings.
(i) Current 2G, 3G and 4G network coverage where appropriate
(j) An appendix of the technical specification of the equipment used for the
DAS, in particular if the equipment is used for the first time
(k) ICNIRP compliance calculations and statement. A certificate confirming
the compliance shall be included as part of the engrossment documentation.
(l) A large scale equipment room layout drawing for the M&E engineer of the
participating CNO designing their equipment layout.
(m) Detail information about the power, lighting, cooling and containment of
the proposed equipment room.
(n) A declaration of compliance to this specification.
(o) Proposed survey routes for the System Acceptance Test (SAT).
(p) The required structure and cable duct for supporting the transmission link
for carrying traffic back to the CNO core network.
(q) Part list summary table in Excel format.
(r) The system budget summary as the template in Appendix E.
(s) Transmission termination and location.
119. R The commercial part may be different for each of the participating CNO,
however, the NHC will provide the information as agreed.
120. M The NHC shall provide a complete final design document which will detail all
the agreed amendments. This document will be used as the reference for the
system build and acceptance verification. No change to the system design is
permitted without the agreement from the participating CNO’s.
3.2.3 As Build Document
121. R This document shall reflect the actual build of the system covering the
following areas:-
(a) Actual installation in the equipment room.

(b) Certification of the electrical installation.
(c) A statement of conformance to all the health and safety regulations.
(d) Confirmation of the ICNIRP compliance and verification work carried out.
(e) Drawing showing the routing of cables.
(f) Drawings showing the location of the actual antenna positions
(g) As-built system diagram and set-up.
(h) A summary table to confirm the antenna type, position, orientation, height
and EIRP, and justification for any change from the design document.
(i) As-built part list summary table..
(j) A photograph showing the location of the antenna and its surroundings.
(k) A table summarising deviations from the design.
3.2.4 Commissioning and System Acceptance Test Report
122. R This report is part of the handover document providing details of the tests
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123. R Where the results indicate that the design target is not met, the NHC shall carry
out an internal review to rectify the deficiency.
124. R This report provides the test results of the final version of DAS. Copies of this
report shall be provided to the participating CNO.
125. I The test items are described in section 5.
3.2.6 Concession Applications
126. R The NHC should advise CNO about concessions of this specification during
any stages of the project.
127. R Where the NHC has not been able to deliver as promised in the design, a
concession application shall be submitted at the time of providing the system
acceptance test report. It is noted in here that concessions on matters relating to
health and safety shall not be granted under any circumstance.
128. R The concession application must be submitted on a concession template for

which a sample is given in Appendix D.
129. R The concession application shall provide the reason for the non-compliance,
action plan and estimated time by which the non-compliance will be rectified, a
drawing showing the area of non-compliance and the coverage/performance
statistics as appropriate.
3.2.7 Factory Acceptance Test Report
130. R Where a new product is deployed, the NHC shall provide a complete set of
factory acceptance test results before/with the design. The factory acceptance
tests are the responsibility of the NHC and are carried out in order to support
the DAS design, support the acceptance of the design by CNO and confirm the
sub-systems to be used in the DAS meeting the design requirements of this
specification and also the 3GPP’s specifications & Ofcom’s requirements, in
particular the active elements and sub-systems of the DAS.
131. R The test methodology for the factory acceptance test shall be provided in the
same report.
3.2.8 Test Methodology Report
132. R This report is a general description of the method the NHC employed for the
system commissioning and acceptance tests.
133. R It shall outline the quality processes adopted, and define the method by which
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4. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT
134. R With the exception of the participating CNO’s equipment, it is expected that the
NHC will be responsible for the maintenance of all the equipment used in the
DAS and the equipment room and its accessories.
135. R The maintenance regime and a service level agreement shall be agreed with the
individual participating CNO reflecting the system reliability specified in
section 2.1.4.
136. R The NHC shall make arrangement with the site owner permitting the CNO
unlimited access to the equipment room for the maintenance of the CNO’s
equipment and checking the functioning of the DAS for network quality
assurance purposes.
137. I Contractual details shall be covered in the commercial part of the specification.
Therefore it will be handled separately.
5. DAS TESTINGS
138. R Commissioning and system acceptance tests for verifying the design and
installation of the system shall be conducted by the NHC who will provide the
participating CNO with the test results.
139. R These tests are carried out and completed by the NHC before the CNO’s
equipment is integrated to the DAS.
5.1 TEST EQUIPMENT
140. R All the test equipment must be fully calibrated by nationally recognised
establishment such as National Measurement Accreditation Service (NMAS).
141. R All the test equipment used shall have a next calibration date that is at least one
month away.
142. R The test report shall have a chapter listing all the equipment used in the tests
with the specific details on the type, model, calibration date and the next
calibration.
143. R Calibration certificate shall be made available for inspection if required.
144. R All test equipment used shall be fit for purpose i.e. the test equipment is
sensitive enough to distinguish the DAS system noise and the test equipment
noise. The sensitivity of the test system shall be at least 6dB better than the
DAS’s.
5.2 COMMISSIONING AND SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE TESTS
145. R The commissioning and system acceptance tests shall be carried out by the
NHC after the installation of the DAS. The main objectives are to verify the
performance of the DAS under a controlled environment. Therefore majority of
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146. R The test results and calculations of each test shall be included in the report
which shall form part of the handover document. Since the CW test signals
injected to the DAS may be different from the base station carrier or pilot
power, in particular the downlink coverage verification, appropriate offsets
shall be applied to the measured CW results in order to translate into the
equivalent levels, i.e. RxLev of GSM, RSCP of UMTS and RSRP of LTE, and
presented accordingly. See section 5.2.2 and Appendix F for the guidance.
Where a high gain antenna, instead of a 0dBi antenna, is used in a CW test
receiver/scanner for the downlink coverage measurements, an appropriate offset
of the measured results including the effects of high gain downlink coverage
antenna and the associated cable loss between the antenna and the test
receiver/scanner shall be taken into account.
147. R Where an existing and operational DAS is upgraded to cater for new
technology, some of the tests may not be required unless the upgrade affects the
current services. Where appropriate, the NHC shall submit the concession and
partial test detail against each requirement defined in this section for the CNO’s
approval prior to the commissioning tests or even the design phase of the
project.
148. R For any new DAS designed and built for providing the 2G, 3G and/or 4G
services, all tests defined in this section are required
5.2.1 VSWR, Noise Level and System Gain/Loss
149. R The VSWR of each interface port shall be measured and recorded. The results
shall be better than 1.4.
150. R The passive inter-modulation (PIM) at the POI of the DAS shall be measured
and the PIM shall be <-155dBc.
151. R With reference to the downlink path of the active or hybrid system, the insertion
loss from each interface port (B) to the downlink input interface of each FIRST
active sub-system or module of the DAS shall be measured and reported.
152. R With reference to the uplink path of the active or hybrid system, the insertion
loss from the uplink output interface of each LAST active sub-system or
module of the DAS to the interface port (B) shall be measured and reported.
153. R The uplink noise level at the interface point (B) due to the active or hybrid
system shall be measured with all the radiating element ports terminated with
appropriate loads unless the NHC is confident that the radiating elements
(antennas) are not picking up signals which cannot be separated from the noise
due to DAS itself, or with the input port of the last active elements in each of
the DAS branches terminated with appropriate loads. The alternative is to
measure the uplink noise level at an appropriate access point of the system and
the insertion loss from the selected access point to the interface point (B).
154. R The downlink levelling measurements are only applied to the active or hybrid
system. A CW signal of appropriate level is injected at the interface point B
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modules shall be measured. Where the wideband active DAS is deployed, the
CW signal shall be at the downlink centre frequency of 800MHz, 900MHz,
1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz mobile cellular bands. Where the narrow
band active DAS and multiple RI layers are deployed, the CW signal shall be at
the centre frequency of each designated layer.
155. R The uplink levelling measurements are only applied to the active or hybrid
system. A CW signal of appropriate level is injected at each remote unit and
the output level at each RF stage of any cascaded active sub-systems or
modules shall be measured. Where the wideband active DAS is deployed, the
CW signal shall be at the uplink centre frequency of 800MHz, 900MHz,
1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz mobile cellular bands. Where the narrow
band active DAS and multiple RI layers are deployed, the CW signal shall be at
the centre frequency of each designated layer.
156. R The results shall be presented in a structured table for easy tracking and review.
157. R Where the active DAS is deployed, the NHC shall confirm that the end-to-end
system uplink loss plus the base station noise floor degradation is not greater
than that of the downlink according to the system insertion gain/loss
measurement results.
5.2.2 Coverage
158. R For reason of convenience, the measurement can be conducted over the
downlink direction. However, with the measurement results of the downlink
coverage and the uplink system performance (gain, loss and noise), analysis
shall be provided to confirm the coverage level, coverage quality and system
link loss meeting the requirements given in this specification, in particular the
DAS with active sub-systems.
159. R A CW test signal injected at the interface point B or an appropriate access point
of the RI agreed by the CNO shall be set to the level according to the system
design budget. For the passive and the wideband active DAS, the test
frequency shall be at the downlink centre frequency of 800MHz, 900MHz,
1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz mobile cellular bands. For the narrow
band active DAS, the test frequency shall be at the downlink centre frequency
of each layer of the RI. The signal levels measured at a height of 1.5m above
floor level are collected over the agreed test routes within the coverage area.
The measurements shall be carried out under the normal operation conditions
within the LOI.
160. R Where the DAS is designed for rail tunnel, the coverage tests shall be carried
out in the train carriages of all types for that particular rail route. Where the
DAS is designed for road tunnel, the coverage tests shall be carried out with a
0dBi roof mounted antenna attached to a typical family saloon vehicle (not a
tall vehicle van) under normal usage conditions unless there is a restriction
imposed by the appropriate authority.
161. R Where the coverage or link loss fails to meet the requirements of this document,
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Where the shortfall is due to the design, the NHC shall seek for the resolution.
Where the rectification is not possible, a concession has to be submitted to the
CNO for an approval. Where the shortfall of the system is due to the
installation, no concession will be accepted, and the NHC shall get the system
fixed prior to the CNO base station integration.
162. R The statistics of the results shall be provided to demonstrate that the
requirements of the coverage and the link loss are met.
163. R For the confirmation of the downlink coverage met, 95% of the measured
downlink signals, Rx95% (the level at 95% of the cumulative distribution
function of the measured downlink coverage signals), in the coverage target
area shall be greater than or equal to the requirements given in section 2.4.
164. R For demonstrating the downlink link loss meeting the requirements given in
section 2.4, the downlink link loss, LDL95%, at 95% coverage of the target area
shall be calculated with:
 LDL95% = TxDLB – Rx95% eq (2) ,
where TxDLB representing the transmit pilot power of GSM BCCH, UMTS
CPICH or LTE Reference Symbol associated with the corresponding LTE
RSRP at the receive side, as noted in section 2.2, is the equivalent level of the
CW test signal applied to the last connection of the DAS (the interface point B
of figure 1) at the CNO’s base station,
165. R Without taking the radio propagation difference at the downlink and associated
uplink bands into account, for the confirmation of the uplink link loss met as the
requirements given in section 2.4, based upon the downlink coverage
measurement results, the uplink link loss, LUL95%, at 95% coverage of the target
area shall be calculated with:
 LUL95% = TxDLB – Rx95% eq (3), for the passive DAS and
 LUL95% = TxDLB – Rx95% - SddL eq (4), for the active DAS,
where
1 M
S ddL   (S  SU,i )
 M i  1 D,i eq (5)
is the average system loss difference between the downlink and uplink
sub-system loss, M is the total number of the remote active units feeding
N distributed antennas and/or radiating cable branches (see figure 4
below), SD,i is the downlink system loss from the interface B to the
remote active unit “i”, and SU,i is the uplink sub-system loss from the
remote active unit “i” to the interface B. i.e. if SD,i=30dB (base station
power at interface B = 40dBm and remote unit = 10dBm) and SU,i=10dB
(UL active gain = 30dB and passive loss = 40dB), then SddL of the
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Interface B
RI
RBS Note: N ≥ M
Antenna
Interfaces Remote Unit
between
RBS and
N
Remote M
Unit
Remote Unit
RBS Passive
distribution
SD,i & radiating
elements
SU,i
Figure 4: Illustration of the link loss calculation reference points.
166. R As stated, the RF power of the CW test signal, Txlev_cw, injected to the DAS for
the downlink coverage tests may be different from the pilot power of the actual
base stations. With reference to figure 5, according to the CW measurement
results, rxlev_cw, and the test set-up, the downlink coverage levels and the
corresponding uplink link losses of a given mobile cellular technology shall be
calculated with:
CW_downlink_link_loss = Txlev_cw - rxlev_cw eq (6)
Tx_delta = Txlev_cw - TxDLB eq (7)
Equivalent downlink coverage = rxlev_cw – Tx_delta eq (8a), or
= TxDLB – CW_downlink_loss eq (8b)
Equivalent uplink link loss = Txlev_cw – rxlev_cw – (SD – SU) eq (9)
Where SD represents the downlink end-to-end active sub-system loss including

the active downlink gain and the passive loss of the sub-system of the DAS, and
SU is referred to the uplink end-to-end active sub-system loss including the
active uplink gain and the passive loss of the sub-system of the DAS.
Where TxDLB is based upon the technology type, with reference to a full load
carrier of 43dBm provided by a typical macro base station as stated in section
2.2,
 For 2G: the pilot (BCCH) carrier power: TxDLB = 43dBm eq (10)
 For 3G: the pilot CPICH carrier power: TxDLB = 33dBm eq (11)
if 10% full load carrier power is assigned to the CPICH as stated in

section 2.2
 For 4G: for the case of 20MHz transmission channel bandwidth, the
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TxDLB = 43dBm - 10*Log10(1200) + 3dB = 15.5dBm eq (12)
referring to the Resource Elements carrying reference symbols only (see

table 1 for the cases of different LTE transmission channel bandwidths
and carrier power levels).
Interface B
Air-interface
RI
SD
Txlev_cw Passive
Active sub-system (DL) distribution & Measured level
Active sub-system (UL) radiating (rxlev_cw)
elements
SU
CW
Figure 5: Illustration of the reference points for the calculations of the downlink
coverage and the uplink link loss according to the CW measurement results.
167. R The measured coverage results are plotted on the floor plan layouts for the
GSM, UMTS and LTE technologies. The threshold levels in dBm and dB used
in the coverage and link loss plots respectively shall be
 Equivalent GSM BCCH RxLev coverage plot:  -55, (-55,-65], (-65,-

75], (-75,-85], (-85,-95], (-95,-98], (-98,-101], (-101,-103], (-103, -106]
and <-106
 Equivalent UMTS CPICH RSCP coverage plot:  -55, (-55,-65], (-65,-

77], (-77,-87], (-87,-97], (-97,-100], (-100,-106], (-106, -109], (-109, -
112) and <-112
 Equivalent LTE RSRP coverage plot:  -65, (-65,-80], (-80,-95], (-95,-

105], (-105,-110], (-110,-113], (-113,-116], (-116,-118], (-118, -121]
and <-121
 Uplink link loss plot per technology: ≤60, (60,80], (80,110], (110,120],
(120,125], (125,130], (130,133], (133,136] and >136
with the legends as defined in Appendix F, where (x, y] is referred to any

values within the range from x to y and including y but excludes x. In
addition, a summary table summarising the corresponding downlink coverage
levels and the corresponding uplink link loss levels of 5%, 50% and 95%
percentile for each coverage target zone is required.
168. R The NHC shall propose the survey routes for each of the LOI. A guide on the
generation of survey routes is given in Appendix C.
169. R Where LOI has a very large footprint, the coverage area shall be divided into
multiple survey zones and the coverage statistics of each zone shall be
produced. Each of the zones shall meet the agreed coverage requirement. The
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5.2.3 Coverage Overlap Between Antennas Of The Same DAS
170. R This test is not required for every antenna serving the same cell because it is the
NHC’s responsibility ensuring contiguous coverage within the LOI, however
this test is required at the expected coverage boundaries where the DAS is or
will be divided for serving different cells for capacity expansion reason, and
also at the coverage boundaries of different live cells serving the same LOI.
Within the coverage overlap area, the signal level shall not be less than that
derived from the permitted link loss by 3dB for both 2G, 3G and 4G.
171. R For reason of convenience, the measurement can be conducted over the
downlink.
172. R Two CW signals of appropriate level at different downlink frequencies of each

technology are simultaneously injected at the appropriate access points of any
two adjacent indoor cells; one CW for each cell. The coverage levels of these
two CW signals are simultaneously measured within the coverage target areas
of these two cells. The measured signal level difference in the coverage target
areas shall be plotted on the layout map. The test results shall be analysed to
confirm the coverage overlapping requirement met, and the coverage
overlapping region(s) are adequate for call handover according to the handover
time required and the speed of the mobile terminal defined.
5.2.4 Coverage Overlap Between Indoor and Outdoor Cells

173. R This test shall be carried out at each of the portals of the LOI.
174. R A CW signal of appropriate level at the centre frequency of 800MHz, 900MHz,

1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz mobile cellular bands is injected to the
antennas of the DAS from which the handover coverage will be delivered to the
portals of the LOI, or an appropriate access point of the RI. The downlink
coverage overlapping distance between the indoor and outdoor cells shall be
measured from the portals to the external of the LOI at where the equivalent
uplink link losses as defined in section 2.6 are delivered.
5.2.5 Controlled Leakage and Handover
175. R To assess the impact of the interference to the existing cellular network due to
the DAS, the NHC shall carry out measurements of the RF leakage immediately
and at a distance of 20m (wherever possible) around the building external wall
of the LOI, 600m from the portals of the road tunnel, or 1.2km from the portal
of the high speed train tunnel. Where the leakage measurement cannot be taken
at 20m around the building external wall of the LOI, the distances from the LOI
and the corresponding signal levels shall be noted and reported.
5.2.6 RF Exposure
176. R The NHC shall confirm that the DAS installed is compliant to the ICNIRP
recommendation according to the SAR thresholds established for the associated
radiating elements of the DAS. Based upon the downlink end-to-end system
gain/loss test results, the NHC shall calculate the composite RF power to be
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177. R The analysis results shall be presented in a table format confirming the
compliance of each radiating element.
5.2.7 Supervisory
178. R Where an active or hybrid DAS is used, the NHC shall carry out a test on the
supervisory system by simulating all the appropriate faulty conditions. An
alarm and the corresponding indicator shall turn on and a summary alarm shall
be created.
179. R The alarm shall remain on until a remedy action has been specifically taken.
180. R Test conditions shall also be created simulating faults for the triggering of a
summary alarm in the CNO’s network management centre. This test will
require the co-operation of the participating CNO after the CNO’s base station
integration.
5.3 BASE STATION INTEGRATION AND LIVE COVERAGE VALIDATION
181. R The NHC shall provide logistical support to the CNO carrying out the base
station integration.
182. I It is the CNO’s responsibility to make to the last interface connections from the
DAS to the base stations with the cables properly labelled and provided by the
NHC at the top of the base station racks.
183. R Due to different cabling from each CNO base station to the DAS interface, if
the DAS is an active one, the NHC shall be responsible for carrying out the
system gain/loss levelling of the DAS to the appropriate and optimum settings
after the CNO base station integration according to the system equipment
specification.
184. R If the DAS is an active one, the NHC shall assist the CNO to establish and test
the summary alarm connections in the CNO’s network management centre via
the external alarm ports of the base stations.
185. R The NHC shall assist the site access for the CNO to carry out post-integration
coverage and service surveys.
186. I If an individual CNO requires the NHC to carry out the post-integration
coverage and service surveys, it will be a separate agreement between the NHC
and that specific CNO and the other CNO will not bear the cost of such
managed services for another CNO.

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APPENDIX A: LICENCED SPECTRUM OF THE UK CELLULAR OPERATORS
Mobile transmit (MHz) Base transmit (MHz)

UPLINK DOWNLINK
Operator designation band technology lower limit upper limit lower limit upper limit
1800MHz GSM, UMTS, LTE 1736.7 1781.7 1831.7 1876.7
2100MHz – TDD UMTS, LTE 1899.9 1909.9 1899.9 1909.9
2100MHz – FDD UMTS, LTE 1959.7 1979.7 2149.7 2169.7
EE/BT
800MHz - FDD LTE 837 842 796 801
2600MHz - FDD LTE 2520 2570 2640 2690
2600MHz - TDD LTE 2595 2620 2595 2620
GSM, UMTS, LTE 885.1 889.9 930.1 934.9
900MHz GSM, UMTS, LTE 894.9 902.1 939.9 947.1
GSM, UMTS, LTE 910.1 914.9 955.1 959.9
Telefonica O2 1800MHz GSM, UMTS, LTE 1710.1 1715.7 1805.1 1810.7
2100MHz – TDD UMTS, LTE 1909.9 1914.9 1909.9 1914.9
2100MHz – FDD UMTS, LTE 1934.9 1944.9 2124.9 2134.9
800MHz - FDD LTE 852 862 811 821
1800MHz GSM, UMTS, LTE 1721.7 1736.7 1816.7 1831.7
2100MHz – TDD UMTS, LTE 1914.9 1920 1914.9 1920
Three 2100MHz – FDD UMTS, LTE 1920 1934.9 2110.3 2124.9
800MHz - FDD LTE 832 837 791 796
1400MHz - FDD LTE 1472 1492
GSM, UMTS, LTE 880.1 884.9 925.1 929.9
900MHz GSM, UMTS, LTE 890.1 894.5 935.1 939.5
GSM, UMTS, LTE 902.3 909.9 947.3 954.9
1800MHz GSM, UMTS, LTE 1715.9 1721.5 1810.9 1816.5
Vodafone 2100MHz – FDD UMTS, LTE 1944.9 1959.7 2134.9 2149.7
800MHz - FDD LTE 842 852 801 811
2600MHz - FDD LTE 2500 2520 2620 2640
2600MHz - TDD LTE 2570 2595 2570 2595
1400MHz - FDD LTE 1452 1472

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APPENDIX B: FACTORY TESTS: SUB-SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS
B.1 I Although there is no specific factory acceptance test requirements defined in here,
for the NHC’s own benefit, the NHC should verify the performance of any new
sub-systems or modules to be used in the DAS, in particular the active elements of
the DAS. The CNO would not be responsible for the cost of carrying out the
factory tests.
B.2 R The test items covering 3GPP Standards and Ofcom’s requirements may include
but may not be limited to:
(a) Operating frequency band,
(b) Input and output levels at each stage of the system,
(c) Frequency response and gain flatness,
(d) Noise performance including the noise figure,
(e) Output power, 1dB compressed point and the 3rd order intercept point IP3,
(f) Intermodulation performance under normal and overloading conditions,
(g) In band and out of band spurii,
(h) Out-of-band emission level over 2720-3100MHz
(i) Phase noise performance,
(j) Spectral mask conformance,
(k) Adjacent channel leakage power,
(l) Error vector magnitude (EVM) and Peak Code Domain Error (PCDE),
(m) Power handling capability,
(n) Delay and group delay,
(o) PIM @ POI components

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APPENDIX C: GUIDELINES ON THE GENERATION OF SURVEY ROUTES
Below is guidance on the generation of survey routes which shall be agreed with the
participating CNO. The NHC shall use common sense bearing in mind the main objective
of the testing is to verify that the DAS will deliver the required signal level to mobiles
used by the general public. Where the guideline is not possible, the NHC should use
common sense proposing alternatives.
C.1 Passages  7 metres wide

Passages not more than 7m wide shall be surveyed along a route defined by the centre-line
of the passage with a tolerance of +/- 1m.
C.2 Passages >7 metres wide

Passages wider than 7m shall be surveyed along routes on both sides of the passage at a
distance of 21 m from the passage walls.
C.3 rooms  5 metres wide

Rooms with an average width of not more than 5m shall be surveyed on routes around the
internal perimeters, at a distance of 11m from the perimeter wall. Where this route is not
accessible then the nearest public accessible route shall be taken.
C.4 5m < Room width  10m

Rooms with an average width of between 5 and 10m shall be surveyed on routes around
the internal perimeters, at a distance of 11m from the perimeter wall and along a centre-
line parallel to the longest wall of the room. Where this route is not accessible then the
nearest public accessible route shall be taken.
C.5 Room width >10m

Rooms with an average width greater than 10m shall be surveyed on routes around the
internal perimeters, at a distance of 21m from the perimeter wall and along zigzag route
sweeping the floor area. The pitch of the zip-zap route shall be not more than 4m. Where
this route is not accessible then the nearest public accessible route shall be taken.
C.6 stairs and escalators

Stars and escalators shall be surveyed along the centre line of the stair or escalator.
Where multiple stairs or escalators are located within the same passage way or bore, then
the survey routes shall be along the stair or escalator located nearest to the centre-line of
the passage way or bore. Where stairs and escalators are contained within separate
passage ways or bores, they shall be treated as separate stairs and escalators.
C.7 port of entry (entrances and exits )

Entrances and exits shall be surveyed along a centre-line route normal to the entry or exit
doorway, or as near as is practically possible by the general public. The route shall be
extended to at least 20m on either side of the port of entry.
C.8 building perimeter

The perimeter of the building shall be surveyed along the nearest publicly accessible
route. Surveying is not required if the nearest publicly accessible route is over 50m from
the building perimeter. All section of road highway which falls within 100m of the
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In all the above cases, where obstacles prevent or impede public access, then the nearest
publicly accessible route shall be taken to get back onto the defined survey route.
C.9 Road tunnels

The road tunnel shall be surveyed using a saloon style vehicle in each direction/carriage
way in the slow lane, i.e. the lane furthest from the tunnel centre line.
C.10 railway carriage

Railway carriage shall be surveyed with a walk along the centre line of the carriage and at
sitting position on every five aisle seat inside the carriage.
C.11 car park

Car parks shall be surveyed using a typical saloon vehicle along all designated entrance,
throughway and exit routes.

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APPENDIX D: CONCESSION TEMPLATE
Site Details
Cell ID Cell ID as appropriate to the individual CNO Date of
issue
Site Name Issue

version
Site Address
Concession Approval
NHC : Prepared by Name in block Signature
name Telephone date
Checked by Name in block Signature
Position date
CNO Approved by Name in block Signature
Position date
Concession Details
Concession
Affected Area
Supporting Doc. Performance statistics Ref:

Plots/Drawings Ref:
Remedy Proposal
Est. Completion
Date

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APPENDIX E: SYSTEM LINK BUDGET SUMMARY TEMPLATE EXAMPLE

Frequency band [MHz]: 800
active DAS sub-system total RF component
total cable loss (end-to-end) [dB]
SD,i SU,i loss (end-to-end) [dB]
DAS antenna antenna
zone label active passive active passive LDF2-50 LDF4-50 LDF5-50 gain [dBi]
couplers, splitters, jumper- jumper- jumper- jumper-
downlink downlink uplink uplink (or (or (or
filters etc 0.5m 1m 2m 3m
gain [dB] loss [dB] gain [dB] loss [dB] equivalent) equivalent) equivalent)
1 A1-1
1 A1-2
1 A1-3
.
.
.
1 A1-m
1 A1-n
2 A2-1
2 A2-2
2 A2-3
.
.
.
.
2 A2-p
etc
… etc.
Where the radiating element is referred to the case of radiating cable instead of antenna, the
radiating cable coupling loss of 95% should be defined and included under the column for
the antenna gain.
With reference to the template example above, as shown in figure E-1, SD,i is referred to the
downlink system loss from the interface B to the remote active unit “i”, and S U,i is referred to
the uplink sub-system loss from the remote active unit “i” to the interface B.
Interface B
RI
RBS Note: N ≥ M
Antenna
Interfaces Remote Unit
between
RBS and
N
Remote M
Unit
Remote Unit
RBS Passive
distribution
SD,i & radiating
elements
SU,i
Figure E-1: Illustration of the link budget reference points.

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APPENDIX F: CONVERTING CW TEST RSSI RESULTS INTO GSM RXLEV, UMTS

CPICH RSCP AND LTE RSRP
For the purpose of the downlink coverage tests as required and defined in section 5.2, if a
narrow-band CW signal at an appropriate frequency is injected into the DAS at a power level
different from the pilot power of the base station carrier, a normalisation factor has to be
included for normalising the CW signal level into the equivalent top of rack carrier power
(pilot) for each band and technology accordingly. The equivalent levels of GSM RxLev,
UMTS CPICH RSCP and LTE RSRP should be presented accordingly.
GSM, e.g.
 CW input to the POI “B” of DAS, Txlev_cw = 40dBm at the GSM band.
 GSM BTS carrier power to the POI “B” of DAS, TxDLB = 43dBm.
 Normalisation factor, X:
o X = Txlev_cw – TxDLB = 40 – 43 = -3dB,
 To get the equivalent GSM RxLEV for a BCCH carrier from the measured narrow-
band CW RSSI, rxlev_cw, the normalisation factor have to be included
 Equivalent BCCH RxLev = rxlev_cw – X , i.e. if rxlev_cw = -83dBm, the equivalent
BCCH RxLev will be -80dBm
UMTS, e.g.
 CW input to the POI “B” of DAS, Txlev_cw = 40dBm at the UMTS band.
 UMTS Node-B carrier power to the POI “B” of DAS = 43dBm
 CPICH transmit power, TxDLB = 33dBm if 10% of 43dBm carrier is assigned to the
CPICH: 43dBm + 10 Log10 (10%) = 33dBm
 Normalisation factor, X:
o X = Txlev_cw – TxDLB = 40 – 33 = +7dB
 To get the equivalent CPICH RSCP from the measured narrow-band CW RSSI,
rxlev_cw, the normalisation factor have to be included
 Equivalent CPCIH RSCP = rxlev_cw – X , i.e. if rxlev_cw = -83dBm, the equivalent
CPICH RSRP will be -90dBm
LTE, e.g.
 Reference Symbol power of Reference Signal, TxDLB, is related to
o the number of LTE OFDM sub-carriers within a given LTE channel
bandwidth, as noted in the table below, and
LTE channel bandwidth, BW LTE [MHz] 1.4 3 5 10 15 20
number of sub-carriers 72 180 300 600 900 1200
a LTE sub-carrier power as a fraction of
1/72 1/180 1/300 1/600 1/900 1/1200
a full load carrier power
a LTE sub-carrier power as a fraction of
-18.6 -22.6 -24.8 -27.8 -29.5 -30.8
a full load carrier power, Fsub-carrier, [dB]
o the power booster, PRS_booster, assigned to the Reference Signal (see section
2.2.)
o TxDLB = PeNB + Fsub-carrier + PRS_booster , where PeNB is a carrier power of eNode-
B to the POI “B” of DAS
o For the case of BWLTE = 20MHz leading to Fsub-carrier = -30.8dB, PRS_booster
=3dB and PeNB = 43dBm,
TxDLB = 43dBm – 30.8dB + 3dB = 15.2dBm to the POI “B” of DAS

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 Thus, if a CW input to the POI “B” of DAS, Txlev_cw = 40dBm at the LTE band, the
normalisation factor, X:
o X = Txlev_cw – TxDLB = 40 – 15.2 = +24.8dB
 To get the equivalent LTE RSRP from the measured narrow-band CW RSSI,
rxlev_cw, the normalisation factor has to be included
 Equivalent LTE RSRP = rxlev_cw - X , i.e.
o if rxlev_cw = -83dBm and Reference Symbol with 3dB power booster, the
equivalent LTE RSRP will be -107.8dBm
As aforementioned, converting the measured narrow-band CW RSSI to the equivalent LTE

RSRP is depended upon the LTE channel bandwidth, the full load carrier power and the
Reference Symbol power booster regardless the received signal being referred to the SISO or
MIMO transmission. The LTE RSRP is the linear average over the power contributions of
the Resource Elements that carry cell-specific Reference Signals within the considered
measurement frequency bandwidth. It can therefore only be referred to and measured in the
OFDM symbols carrying reference symbols
It is also emphasised in here that all of the examples above are based upon the assumption of
the CW coverage tests with a 0dBi antenna at the test receiver/scanner as a typical mobile
handset receive antenna gain. If a higher gain antenna is used for the CW RSSI
measurements, an appropriate offset should be included to establish the equivalent GSM
BCCH RxLev, UMTS CPICH RSCP and LTE RSRP.
In terms of the presentation of the equivalent GSM BCCH RxLev, UMTS CPICH RSCP and
LTE RSRP, the bin sizes as defined in section 5.2.2 and the corresponding legends as below
should be followed. For a completeness, the bin sizes and legends for GSM RxQual, UMTS
Ec/Io and LTE SNR are included.
legend GSM RxLev [dBm] UMTS CPICH RSCP [dBm] LTE RSRP [dBm] legend Uplink link loss [dB]
≥-55 ≥-55 ≥-65 ≤60
(-55,-65] (-55,-65] (-65,-80] (60,80]
(-65,-75] (-65,-77] (-80,-95] (80,110]
(-75,-85] (-77,-87] (-95,-105] (110,120]
(-85,-95 ] (-87,-97 ] (-105,-110 ] (120,125]
(-95,-98] (-97,-100] (-110,-113] (125,130]
(-98,-101] (-100,-106] (-113,-116] (130,133]
(-101,-103] (-106,-109] (-116,-118] (133,136]
(-103, -106] (-109, -112] (-118, -121] >136
<-106 <-112 <-121
legend GSM RxQual (sub/full) UMTS Ec/Io [dB] LTE SNR [dB]
[1,3] >-4 >20
4 (-4,-8] (14,20]
5 (-8,-10] (6,14]
6 (-10,-13] (0,6]
7 <-13 <0

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JOINT OPERATOR APPROVAL
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NAME: Julian Dorneanu In-Building & Special Projects

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DOCUMENT HISTORY
Issue Date Details

0.1 01/7/2005 Draft issued for comment.
0.2 12/10/2005 Updated draft issued for comment
0.5 02/05/2006 Updated draft issued for final comment
0.6 22/05/2006 Updated draft issued for final comment
1.0 18/07/2006 Final issue (Spec for GSM & UMTS)
2.0 09/04/2008 Update of Issue 1 with the main changes of section 5 (formal issue, Spec for GSM
& UMTS)
2.1 24/04/2009 Update for comment with reduction of the system tests (not formal issue)
2.2 28/07/2011 Update with the LTE draft
2.3 24/10/2011 Update with the LTE draft
2.4 22/05/2012 Update with LTE draft & the requirements for tunnel
2.5 15/01/2013 Update with the LTE draft for final comment
3.0 15/02/2013 Formal issue (Spec GSM, UMTS & LTE)
3.1 05/04/2013 Correction of Appendix-A Licensed Spectrum (reverse DL & UL)
3.2 03/02/2014 Document classification changed from “Internal” to “Public”
3.3 06/04/2017 CNO internal Review ONLY
4.0 12/06/2017 Formal issue
4.1 13/07/2017 Further minor update after the Joint-Operators and Indoor Cellular System
Suppliers/Neutral Hosts meeting dated 23rd June 2017.
TITLE - JOINT OPERATORS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF GSM, UMTS & LTE

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JOINT OPERATORS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF GSM,

Please E-Mail the Corporate Library for DOCUMENT REFERENCE: EE/CDOC/4413

Turning Information Into Knowledge

DOCUMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE DAS .......................................................................... 8

3. SCOPE OF WORK .......................................................................................................................... 24

4. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT ................................................................................................. 30

5. DAS TESTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 30

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5.2.4 Coverage Overlap Between Indoor and Outdoor Cells .................................................... 36

DOCUMENT HISTORY ........................................................................................................................ 47

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 3 of 47 Issue: 4.1

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 4 of 47 Issue: 4.1

3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 5 of 47 Issue: 4.1

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 6 of 47 Issue: 4.1

1.1 DOCUMENTATION STRUCTURE

Information I is supporting information for the NHC to design the DAS.

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 7 of 47 Issue: 4.1

1.2 QUALIFYING PROCESS

2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE DAS

4. M The DAS shall cover the frequency bands given in Appendix A.

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 8 of 47 Issue: 4.1

9. M The upgrade shall minimise the disruption to the current operations.

14. M When either 2G, 3G or 4G is added to an existing system, it must be ensured

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 9 of 47 Issue: 4.1

2.2 DESIGN REQUIREMENT ASSUMPTIONS

 the 2G, 3G and 4G base station receiver noise figure of 4dB,

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 10 of 47 Issue: 4.1

LTE channel bandwidth [MHz] LTE channel bandwidth [MHz]

Base station Base station nominal output Power handling design

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 11 of 47 Issue: 4.1

 body loss: 5dB

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 12 of 47 Issue: 4.1

2.3 THE DAS

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of DAS system

Where MT is the mobile terminal,

24. R The DAS is made up of RI and the interfaces A and B.

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UMTS (hand held MT – in-building)

UMTS (car roof mounted MT – road tunnel)

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 14 of 47 Issue: 4.1

LTE (hand held MT – in-building)

95% downlink >-95dBm >-105dBm >-110dBm

Illustration of the base station noise floor degradation calculation:

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 15 of 47 Issue: 4.1

2.5 COVERAGE OVERLAP BETWEEN RADIATING ELEMENTS OF DAS

 3dB link loss window as shown in an example of figure 2 below.

EE/CDOC/4413 Page 16 of 47 Issue: 4.1

Coverage area of Cell B

Coverage area of Cell A

AreaA: area where RSPA > (RSPB + 3dB) 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝐶

Figure 2: Coverage overlapping illustration of any two adjacent indoor cells.

2.6 COVERAGE OVERLAP BETWEEN THE INDOOR CELL AND OUTDOOR