ETSI UWB activities

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ETSI UWB activities status Thomas Weber,
Chairman ERM TG31A
Submission DateJune 12th , 2008
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Highlight of Current Activities (1)

• The generic Harmonized European Standard for UWB
  Communications (ETSI EN 302 065) has been
  published in February 2008. It includes the
  frequency ranges 3.1 4.8 GHz and 6 8.5 GHz as
  well as specific provisions for equipment using
  Low Duty Cycle (LDC) or for implementation in
  road or rail vehicles. Fixed outdoor
  installations are currently excluded.
• ETSI TS 102 754 has been published in June 2008.
  It includes the Detect-And-Avoid specifications
  (DAA) for UWB in 3.1 to 4.8 GHz and 8.5 to 9 GHz
  for the protection of Broadband Wireless Access
  (BWA) and radars. DAA as well as additional LDC
  provisions will be added in a revision of EN 302
  065 before the end of 2008. Once the DAA
  mechanism has been validated, it will be a
  generic mechanism for the protection of a variety
  of radio services (radars, BWA, IMT, etc.)

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Highlight of Current Activities (2)

• ETSI is a partner in EU FP 7 project WALTER that
  develops a generic broadband wireless test bed.
  These test beds will be used to validate UWB
  protocol implementations.
• The automotive radar group is developing the
  77-81 GHz Harmonized European Standard for the
  anti-collision radar application (ETSI EN 302
  264). The 24 GHz Harmonized European Standard
  (ETSI EN 302 288) has been published and was
  amended in Feb. 2008. A review process mandated
  by the EC is also going to be triggered in 2008
  that will be conducted in 2009.
• Several new Harmonized European Standards have
  been created by ETSI as well as regulations being
  finalized (e.g. for location tracking - ETSI EN
  302 500, ground and wall probing radars ETSI EN
  302 066 , building material analysis equipment
  ETSI EN 302 435, tank level probing radars ETSI
  EN 302 372) and there is ongoing work for many
  new sensor applications.

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Challenges

• Non-harmonized regulation world-wide may even
  create enforcement problems in
• Global circulation of UWB products with different
  regulatory requirements will give a bad user
  experience and incompatibility of devices
• Generic applications e.g. UWB onboard aircraft
  or outdoor and
• Different regulations for Sensor Applications
  (e.g. Location Tracking, Safety Applications
  (ODC))

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Next Steps/Actions

• ETSI TG31C Sensor Applications

Location Tracking
Building Material Analysis and
Classification (BMA)
Object Discrimination and Characterizat. (ODC)
Object Identificat. for Surveillance (OIS)
Object Detection for mobile, construction,
agriculture and off-road applications
GPR / WPR
Next Steps EN Preparation Finalization ECC
Report 123
Next Steps TR and EN Preparation
EN 302 066 Published 10 / 2005
TR 102 495 - 1 EN 302 435 Published 05 / 2008
Next Steps TR and EN Preparation
Type 1
Type 2 Outdoor / fixed
LAES Ad hoc emergency tracking networks
LTT (for traffic applications)

• Next Steps with ECC
• Outdoor and
• license regulation

• Next Steps with ECC
• UWB
• in airborne
• in public transportation

Next Steps Clarification of the regulation for
ad hoc (outdoor) tracking networks for emergency
applications
TR 102 495 - 3 EN 302 500 Published 02 /
2007 Rev 06 / 2008
and ETSI EN preparation
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Next Steps/Actions

• Preparation of an ETSI Technical Report
• (over all ETSI UWB groups, coordinated by ERM
  TG31C)
• Title Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio
  spectrum Matters (ERM) Short Range Devices (SRD)
  using Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Transmission
  characteristics and related measurements
• Scope The purpose of the document is to
  summarize the available information about the
  main types of transmission characteristics used
  by UWB devices (signal and modulation) including
  the related measurement methods with the
  corresponding parameters and principles for Power
  Spectral Density and Peak power definition and
  limitation. The theoretical studies will be
  completed by practical measurements.

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Additional Information
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Next Steps/Actions

• ETSI TG31C Sensor Applications

Location Tracking
Building Material Analysis and
Classification (BMA)
Object Discrimination and Characterizat. (ODC)
Object Identificat. for Surveillance (OIS)
Object Detection for mobile, construction,
agriculture and off-road applications
GPR / WPR
EN 302 066 Published 10 / 2005
TR 102 495 - 1 EN 302 435 Published 05 / 2008
TR 102 495 - 2 EN 302 498 under work
TR 102 495 - 4 EN 302 499 under work
TR 102 495 - 6 EN 302 XXX under work
Type 1
Type 2 Outdoor / fixed
LAES Ad hoc emergency tracking networks
LTT (for traffic applications)
TR 102 495 - 3 EN 302 500 Published 02 /
2007 Rev 06 / 2008
TR 102 496 EN 302 XXX under work
TR 102 495 - 5 EN 302 501 under work
TR 102 495 - 7 EN 302 XXX under work