scope:

The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Directive) [1] regarding article 3.2, which states that "[...] radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference".

The present document is applicable only to antenna types that are intended for use with the systems falling within the scope of documents EN 302 217-2-2 (see bibliography) and EN 302 217-3 (see bibliography).

Those documents introduces requirements, for systems (equipment and antennas) that were formerly covered by EN 301 751 (see bibliography) and that are technically equivalent or less stringent requirements. Therefore, from a strictly technical point of view, it is expected that antennas, covered in the present document and already conforming to the previous EN 301 751 (see bibliography) or previous versions of the present harmonized standard, would not need a new test report for re-assessment of essential requirements according this new EN 302 217 series (see notes); however, legal implications with respect to the declaration of conformity have not been considered, not being in the scope of the present document.

NOTE 1: Few antenna types of the lower classes, covered by EN 301 751, have not been carried over since the first version of the present document because no longer considered appropriate, from the system point of view, with the increasing demand of spectrum in ETSI Countries, and therefore no more suitable for essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive [1] within the European Union. Nevertheless, recognizing that ETSI ENs have worldwide relevance, they are still found into EN 302 217-4-1 (see bibliography).

In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive will apply to equipment within the scope of the present document.

NOTE 2: A list of such ENs is included on the web site http://www.newapproach.org.

In order to technically cover different market and network requirements, with an appropriate balance of performance to cost and effective and appropriate use of the radio spectrum, the present document, together with EN 302 217-2-2 (see bibliography), offers a number of system types and antennas alternatives, for selection by administrations, operators and manufacturers dependent on the desired use of the radio spectrum and network/market requirements; those options include:

• channel separation alternatives (as provided by the relevant CEPT Recommendation);

• spectral efficiency class alternatives (different complexity of modulation formats provided in radio equipment standards);

• antenna directivity class alternatives (for different network density requirement).

The present document is considered applicable to fixed radio systems products with integral antennas, for which all the technical requirements included in the present document, in EN 302 217-2-2 (see bibliography) and in EN 302 217-3 (see bibliography) apply; the present document applies, as well, to separate antenna products, to which only the relevant technical requirements apply. For more background information on the equipment and antenna parameters relevant to Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive see EG 201 399 (see bibliography) and TR 101 506 (see bibliography).