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RSS-132 - Cellular Telephones Employing New Technologies Operating in the Bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz

1. Scope

This Radio Standards Specification (RSS) sets out requirements for the certification of transmitters and receivers for cellular telephone systems in the 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz bands employing new technologies.

Standards for AMPS, TDMA and CDMA cellular equipment in the 800 MHz band are provided in RSS -118, RSS -128 and RSS -129, respectively.

2. General Information

Cellular equipment is classified as Category I equipment, and a technical acceptance certificate (TAC), issued by the Certification and Engineering Bureau of Industry Canada, or a certificate issued by a Certification Body (CB) is required.

2.1 Licensing Requirements

The equipment covered by this Standard is subject to licensing, pursuant to subsection 4.(1) of the Radiocommunication Act.

2.2 Related Documents

In addition to related documents specified in RSS-Gen, the following Industry Canada documents should be consulted: 

SRSP-503 Technical Requirements for Cellular Radiotelephone Systems Operating in the Bands 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz

RSS-210 Low-power Licence-exempt Radiocommunication Devices (All Frequency Bands): Category I Equipment

3. General Standard Specifications

3.1 External Controls

Section 5.3 of RSS-Gen only applies to mobile station equipment, and not to base station equipment that is intended to be under the control of a service provider.

3.2 Electronic Serial Numbers(ESN)

The electronic serial number (ESN) is a 32-bit number which uniquely identifies a cellular mobile station to any cellular system. (Note:  Other ESN schemes may be considered by Industry Canada).

  1. Each mobile transmitter in service must have a unique ESN.
  2. The ESN host component must be permanently attached to a main circuit board of the mobile transmitter and the integrity of the unit’s operating software must not be alterable. The ESN must be isolated from fraudulent contact and tampering. If the ESN host component does not contain other information, that component must not be removable, and its electrical connections must not be accessible. If the ESN host component contains other information, it must be encoded using one or more of the following techniques:
    • multiplication or division by a polynomial;
    • cyclic coding;
    • the spreading of ESN bits over various non-sequential memory locations.
  3. The ESN must be factory set and not alterable, transferable, removable or otherwise able to be manipulated. Cellular mobile equipment must be designed such that any attempt to remove, tamper with, or change the ESN chip, its logic system, or firmware originally programmed by the manufacturer will render the mobile transmitter inoperative.

3.3 Cordless-mode Cellular Base Stations (CCBS)

Cordless-mode cellular base stations (CCBS) are permitted. The CCBS is intended to form a cordless telephone system in conjunction with a cellular handset or handsets. The communication between the handsets and the CCBS will use the service provider's cellular frequency band. Such a cordless system is intended for short range and/or in-building usage. When the CCBS is certified (according to the requirements of this RSS), operation is permitted under the cellular service provider's licence.

The CCBS shall also comply with this RSS as well as with the standard CS-03 and be certified under both the radio certification procedure outlined in RSP-100 and the terminal attachment program procedure of DC‑01.

The CCBS and the handset shall incorporate a security code of a minimum of 8 bits or equivalent to prevent unintentional line seizure, dialling or ringing. While a description of the implementation of the code is required, the implementation need not be tested. If more details are required, please see the Section 2.4, "Cordless Telephones (General Conditions)", in RSS-210.

The RF output power shall not exceed a level that is required for reliable communication.

The applicant for certification shall provide a letter from one of the appropriate cellular service providers (i.e. Mobility Canada, Roger Wireless, TELUS Mobility) stating that the CCBS authorization protocol has been tested and found to work satisfactorily.

An authorization protocol shall be put in place to allow the operation of the CCBS, based on the following principles:

  1. The CCBS shall be controlled by the network of the cellular service provider in order to receive permission to operate. The controlling mechanism may be provided by wireline or wireless facilities. The operation of a CCBS must only be on frequencies within the frequency sub-band assigned for use to the cellular service provider (and not just the cell site frequencies) and must operate only within the radio service coverage of the network by which the CCBS is controlled.
  2. Upon reception of permission to operate from the network and under no other circumstances, a CCBS will enable its transmitter to permit communication with any associated certified handset, and provide service, using the frequency spectrum and operating parameters specified and/or permitted by the cellular service provider.
  3. Until authorized for service by the network, neither the CCBS nor the handset shall be able to transmit in their cordless mode.
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