Broadband Wireless Access
Introduction
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) technologies provide broadband data access by wireless means to consumer and business markets. The most common example of BWA is Wireless LAN, but efforts are intensively continuing to deliver ubiquitous broadband network access by deploying adequate radio technologies like Metropolitan Area Networks, 3G and Wireless LAN which can even be combined in one single device to ensure seamless operation.
Broadband Wireless Access is also an attractive option to Operators in areas that do not have a wired access network available. Savings in speed of deployment and in installation costs will ensure that interest in BWA Standards continues.
Our Role & Activities
Broadband Wireless Access includes a large variety of radio technologies and corresponding services therefore several ETSI technical committees are active in this area:
Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN)
The work of ETSI technical committee BRAN includes the areas of HiperMAN, HiperMAN/WiMAX Testing, High Performance Radio LAN in the 5 GHz frequency band as well as radio technologies using the frequency bands 2,6 GHz and 3,5 GHz that can be used for running Metropolitan Area Networks.
EMC & Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM)
ETSI technical committee ERM is responsible for a European Standard covering 'Wideband Data Links operating in the 2,4 GHz band', i.e. Radio LANs or Wireless LANs. This Standard is very widely used for demonstrating the conformity of Wi-FiTM, and similar licence-exempt data communications equipment, with the Radio Equipment & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive from the European Commission.
Access, Terminals, Transmission & Multiplexing (ATTM)
The Working Group TM 4 of ETSI technical committee ATTM is responsible for specifications for point-to-point and multipoint radio systems, in the fixed service used in core and access networks, covering all equipment aspects including antenna parameters. These specifications address many frequency bands, e.g. 38 GHz and 65 GHz for point-to-point radio systems and 3,5 GHz, 10 GHz and 26 GHz for multipoint radio systems.
Other Technical Committees
The following ETSI technical committees also work on specifications that can be used for Broadband Wireless Access:
- Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECTTM)
- Railway Telecommunications (RT)
- Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPPTM)
Standards
The following is a list of recently published standards. Please use the ETSI Work Programme to find further related standards.
| Standard No. | Standard title. |
|---|---|
| EN 301 893 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); 5 GHz high performance RLAN; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive |
| TR 101 534 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); Very high capacity density BWA networks; System architecture, economic model and derivation of technical requirements |
| EN 302 774 | Broadband Wireless Access Systems (BWA) in the 3 400 MHz to 3 800 MHz frequency band; Base Stations; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive |
| EN 302 567 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); 60 GHz Multiple-Gigabit WAS/RLAN Systems; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive |
| TS 102 177 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Physical (PHY) layer |
| TS 102 178 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Data Link Control (DLC) layer |
| EN 302 544-1 | Broadband Data Transmission Systems operating in the 2 500 MHz to 2 690 MHz frequency band; Part 1: TDD Base Stations; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive |
| TS 102 624-1 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Conformance Testing for the Network layer of HiperMAN/WiMAX terminal devices; Part 1: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma |
| TS 102 624-2 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Conformance Testing for the Network layer of HiperMAN/WiMAX terminal devices; Part 2: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) |
| TS 102 624-3 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Conformance Testing for the Network layer of HiperMAN/WiMAX terminal devices; Part 3: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) |
| TR 102 741 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); Test Report Template for testing to EN 301 893 V1.5.1 (R&TTE) |
| TR 102 651 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); 5 GHz high performance RLAN; Guide to the implementation of Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) |
| TS 102 545-1 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Conformance Testing for WiMAX/HiperMAN 1.3.1 Part 1: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma |
| TS 102 545-2 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Conformance Testing for WiMAX/HiperMAN 1.3.1 Part 2: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) |
| TS 102 545-3 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); HiperMAN; Conformance Testing for WiMAX/HiperMAN 1.3.1 Part 3: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) |
| EN 302 544-2 | Broadband Data Transmission Systems operating in the 2 500 MHz to 2 690 MHz frequency band; Part 2: TDD User Equipment Stations; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive |
| EN 302 623 | Broadband Wireless Access Systems (BWA) in the 3 400 MHz to 3 800 MHz frequency band; Mobile Terminal Stations; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive |
| EN 302 502 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); 5,8 GHz fixed broadband data transmitting systems; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive |
| TR 102 742 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); Consideration of requirements for Mobile Terminal Station (TS) in Broadband Wireless Access Systems (BWA) in the 3 400 MHz to 3 800 MHz Frequency Band |
| TR 102 439 | Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); Test Report Template for testing to EN 301 893 ( V1.3.1) (R&TTE) |