Scope of annex
This annex covers information about entries previously contained in the Annexes 1 to 13 of ERC Recommendation 70-03 and that have been subsequently removed, but are still in use and/or covered by national regulations within CEPT countries. Until the entries in this Annex are withdrawn, CEPT administrations may continue to authorise the use of these bands on a national level but they should refrain from introducing new SRD uses in these bands. Related national implementation information and national restrictions are provided within the Appendices 1 and 3. This annex does not provide the full overview of the evolution.
Entries have been transferred to this annex as they have been removed, for various reasons, from the main annexes. These reasons are:
• lack of demand: devices are still in use in some CEPT countries;
• change of recommended band: CEPT no longer recommends the use of this band, but it is still in use in some CEPT countries.
| Frequency Band | Power / Magnetic Field | Spectrum access and mitigation requirements | Modulation /occupied bandwidth | ECC/ERC Deliverable | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNEX 10 b | 169.4MHz - 174MHz |
10 mW e.r.p. | No requirement | Not specified | Assistive Listening Device (ALD). On a tuning range basis | |
| ANNEX 11 a1 | 865MHz - 865.6MHz |
100 mW e.r.p. | No requirement | ≤ 200 kHz | (note 3) | |
| ANNEX 11 a2 | 865.6MHz - 867.6MHz |
2 W e.r.p. | No requirement | ≤ 200 kHz | (note 3) | |
| ANNEX 11 a3 | 867.6MHz - 868MHz |
500 mW e.r.p. | No requirement | ≤ 200 kHz | (note 3) | |
| ANNEX 2 c2 | 874.4MHz - 875.6MHz (partly) |
500 mW e.r.p. | ≤ 10% duty cycle for network access points ≤ 2.5% duty cycle otherwise Adaptive Power Control (APC) required (note 2) | ≤ 200 kHz | Data networks (notes 3, 4 and 5). All nomadic and mobile devices within the data network shall be controlled by a master network access point (NAP). APC is able to reduce the equipment’s ERP from its maximum to ≤ 5 mW. | |
| ANNEX 1 H2 | 874.4MHz - 876MHz (partly) |
25 mW e.r.p. | ≤ 1% duty cycle. For ER-GSM protection (873-876 MHz, where applicable): the duty cycle is limited to ≤ 0.01% and to a maximum transmit on time of 5 ms/1 s | ≤ 600 kHz | For new implementations, administrations are encouraged to follow the technical conditions for SRD in data networks (see Annex 2). | |
| ANNEX 1 H3 | 919.4MHz - 921MHz (partly) |
25 mW e.r.p. except within the RFID channel identified in note 6 where 100 mW e.r.p. applies | ≤ 1% duty cycle. For ER-GSM protection (918-921 MHz, where applicable): the duty cycle is limited to ≤ 0.01% and to a maximum transmit on time of 5ms/1s | ≤ 600 kHz except within the RFID channel identified in note 6 where ≤ 400 kHz applies | For new implementations, administrations are encouraged to follow the technical conditions for SRD in data networks (see Annex 2). | |
| ANNEX 11 B | 919.7MHz - 920.1MHz (partly) |
4 W e.r.p. (note 7) | No requirement | ≤ 400 kHz | (note 5) Operation only when necessary to perform the intended operation, i.e. when RFID tags are expected to be present. | |
| Note 1 | RFID interrogator devices placed on the market before the repeal date of EC Decision 2006/804/EC are ‘grandfathered’, i.e. they are continuously permitted to be used in line with the provisions set out in EC Decision 2006/804/EC before the repeal date. |
| Note 2 | Alternatively, other mitigation techniques which achieve at least an equivalent level of spectrum compatibility. |
| Note 3 | A network access point in a data network is a fixed terrestrial short range device that acts as a connection point for the other short range devices in the data network to service platforms located outside of that data network. The term data network refers to several short range devices, including the network access point, as network components and to the wireless connections between them. |
| Note 4 | Individual authorisation or additional mitigation techniques (e.g. LBT) may be applied to NAP in areas with a high number of NAP. |
| Note 5 | In some countries, usage may be limited such that installation and operation are performed only by professional users and individual authorisation may be required, e.g. to administer geographical sharing and/or the application of mitigation techniques to ensure protection of radio services. |
| Note 6 | The available channel centre frequency is 919.9 MHz. The channel bandwidth is 400 kHz. |
| Note 7 | RFID tags respond at a very low power level (-10 dBm e.r.p.) in a frequency range around the RFID interrogator channel. |
Harmonised Standards
To be defined
Technical parameters also referred to in the
harmonised standard
Sub-bands c):
EN 303 204 includes for network access points the requirement to implement LBT.
Frequency issues
Sub-bands c) to f):
Use of all or part of sub-bands c) to f) may be limited or not authorised for SRD in data networks in some countries where the sub-bands are used for defence / governmental systems. Further, some countries use the sub-bands 873-876 MHz and 918-921 MHz as extended GSM-R frequency bands; therefore restrictions (e.g. geographical) may apply.
RMR has been harmonised in 874.4-880 MHz / 919.4-925 MHz. CEPT administrations should refrain from introducing new SRD uses in 874.4-876 MHz and 919.4-921 MHz.
National rules, such as local coordination, may also be needed in order to avoid interference to radio services operating in the adjacent bands.
Sub-bands d) and e):
Access to the frequency bands 874.4-876 MHz / 919.4-921 MHz by non-specific SRD applications may require additional interference mitigation measures to be implemented such as transmission timing limitations, as set out in ECC Report 200.
CEPT administrations wishing to implement new provisions for SRD are encouraged to consider national alignment with the technical conditions for SRD in data networks, as set out in Decision 2018/1538/EU as amended, where all devices within the data network shall be under the control of a network access point (see Annex 2).
Sub-bands b1) to b3):
Channel centre frequencies are 864.9 MHz + (0.2 MHz * channel number).
The available channel numbers for each sub-band are:
b1: channel numbers 1 to 3
b2: channel numbers 4 to 13
b3: channel numbers 14 to 15.
Note: The same equipment is allowed to operate in several sub-bands.
Frequency hopping or other spread spectrum techniques shall not be used.