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The present document details standardized test procedures for conformance testing of equipment for Point-to-Multipoint(P-MP) digital radio relay systems applying time division multiple access method (TDMA). Optionally, for certain of the system types defined in the present document, other access methods (e.g. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)) may be used in conjunction with TDMA to provide another dimension of multiple access. Standardized procedures are required in order to fulfil CEPT/ERC/DEC (97)10 [1] on the mutual recognition, within CEPT, of the results of conformance tests on equipment carried out in individual CEPT Countries. Furthermore the procedures described in the present document are relevant to be able to fulfil the conformance assessment procedure described in Chapter II of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC [3] in order to demonstrate the compliance of the DRRS with the relevant Essential Requirements identified in Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC [3]. The present document is intended to be applied in conjunction with EN 301 126-2-1 [2] and in conjunction with the individual equipment ENs/ETSs describing TDMA methods and will enable commonality of test results, irrespective of the Supplier or the Notified Body carrying out the test.